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Varrock Ventures

Geography: United States
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: $30M
Focus: Web3 Infrastructure
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Varrock Ventures

Varrock Ventures is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in Web3 Infrastructure, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

Web3 Infrastructure

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Early crypto/fintech founder raising pre-seed or seed

crypto

pre-seed

seed

web3

fintech

Bullish Signals

Clear $600-900k check size publishedexternal

Direct GP contact email availableexternal

Active Substack + Dune presenceexternal

Recent Twitter activity — engaged communityexternal

Recruits 'genius gigachads' globally for US techexternal

Public portfolio showcases conviction investmentsexternal

Website confirms $600-900k check commitmentwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Crypto-only, narrow vertical focusexternal

GP first name only — limited transparencyexternal

Twitter: ethnonationalist/sovereignty rhetoric, polarizingexternal

Reputational risk — extreme political posts publicexternal

Inconsistent tone: niche memes to serious geopoliticsexternal

Immigration/demographic framing tied to founder qualityexternal

Founder Do's

Build in crypto/fintech space

Raise pre-seed or seed round

Contact richard@varrock.vc directly

Follow their Substack for thesis signals

Check Portfolio for fit validation

Founder Don'ts

Pitch if outside crypto/finance vertical

Expect checks below $600k or above $900k

Pitch post-seed stage

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$30M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Richard Chen

RichardGeneral Partner

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