Varrock Ventures

United States
Pre Seed
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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.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Web3 Infrastructure

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Early crypto founder raising pre-seed or seed

crypto
pre-seed
seed
web3
$600-900k checks

Bullish Signals

Clear $600-900k check size publishedexternal
Direct GP contact email availableexternal
Active Substack + Dune presenceexternal

Contrarian Signals

Crypto-only, narrow vertical focusexternal
GP first name only — limited transparencyexternal
GP Twitter: repeated xenophobic/racist contentexternal
Reputational risk — extreme political posts publicexternal

Founder Do's

Build in crypto/web3 space
Raise pre-seed or seed round
Contact richard@varrock.vc directly
Follow their Substack for thesis signals

Founder Don'ts

Pitch if outside crypto vertical
Expect checks below $600k or above $900k
Pitch post-seed stage

Key GPs & Partners

R
Richard
General Partner
crypto-nativepre-seed focusedpolitically vocal

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$30M
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Key People

Richard Chen

RichardGeneral Partner

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