Hashgraph Venture Fund-I

United Arab Emirates
Pre Seed
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About Hashgraph Venture Fund-I

Hashgraph Venture Fund-I is a venture capital firm based in United Arab Emirates, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Web3 Infrastructure, Deep Tech, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited Arab Emirates
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Deep Tech
Web3 Infrastructure

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Hedera-native founders solving logistics, trade, identity, or high-volume trust infrastructure

Hedera/hashgraph ecosystem
supply chain & logistics
cross-border trade
digital infrastructure
post-quantum cryptography
decentralized identity (DID)
zero-knowledge proofs
Middle East digital trust
live events ticketing
proof of authenticity

Bullish Signals

Active Hedera ecosystem builder & partnerexternal
Co-developing live product with Teleportexternal
Featured in Air Cargo Weekexternal
CEO quoted in The Block on quantumlinkedin
Proactive post-quantum security positioninglinkedin
Google 2029 quantum deadline validates thesislinkedin
"Harvest now decrypt later" risk flagged earlylinkedin
Expanding into Middle East digital identityexternal
IDTrust + patent-pending CITI framework liveexternal
Published Integrator Media on AI deepfake threatsexternal
Pivoting to higher-TAM identity + trust layersexternal
SECUTIX partnership: Hedera ticketing production pilot livelinkedin
Major EU music festival mass-scale deployment this summerlinkedin
Cryptographic proof scales to tens of millions tickets/yearlinkedin
Hashgraph Association grant validates ticket authenticity use caselinkedin
Third-party resale portal integration roadmap confirmedlinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Narrow Hedera-only tech focusexternal
Niche SE Asia logistics verticalexternal
Quantum risk timeline still speculativeexternal
Small LinkedIn following — 3.1kexternal
Identity market crowded; DID adoption nascentexternal

Founder Do's

Build on Hedera network
Focus on supply chain visibility
Target Southeast Asia & Middle East
Solve cross-border logistics pain points
Consider long-term cryptographic resilience
Leverage zero-knowledge proofs for privacy
Integrate physical presence verification
Explore mass-scale B2B2C platforms
Apply cryptographic proof to high-volume use cases

Founder Don'ts

Avoid non-Hedera blockchain stacks
Skip enterprise partnership angle
Ignore regulatory/customs complexity

Key GPs & Partners

SD
Stefan Deiss
Co-Founder & CEO
security-forwardenterprise-focusedthought leader

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$20M
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Key People

Stefan Deiss

Stefan DeissCo-Founder & CEO

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