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Archetype

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 116 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $1.4M, Mar 2023VC firmWebsite unconfirmed

Pre-seedSeedSeries ACryptoOnchainBlockchain

Deploying now
70%of best year19cheques in 12 months, 116 on record
Since the last cheque55days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.0MCheque size, as they say$1.0M – $10MRounds led1 of 116Sole investor8 roundsMostly inUnited States, 53%
Pitch Archetype

Another investor of this name exists, and we could not establish from the rounds which of them the press meant. Treat the record below as possibly belonging to either. Tell us which if you know.

Archetype highlights

  1. 01

    19 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 65% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 8 rounds, median $1.8M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$1.0M – $10M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
CryptoOnchainBlockchain
Based in
Soho, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first116 appearances

  1. 2026

    16 rounds

  2. Sept
    Bulwark DynamicsSeed · US$6.8MSole investor
  3. Sept
    NocallSeries A · JP$5.2MWith 1 other
  4. Jul
    Venice AISeries A · US · TechCrunch$65MWith 3 others
  5. Jun
    fomoSeries B · US · AlleyWatch$75MWith 5 others
  6. Jun
    CULTAGrant · JP$2.0MWith 2 others
  7. Jun
    WelmoVenture · JP$4.2MWith 2 others
  8. Jun
    HiwaySeries A · FR$1.9MWith 2 others
  9. May
    TurnkeyVenture · US$13MWith 4 others
  10. Apr
    LOOVVenture · JPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  11. Mar
    CULTASeed · JP$4.5MWith 2 others
  12. Feb
    RelaySeries B · Ventureburn$17MLed
  13. Feb
    SotasSeries A · JP$6.5MWith 6 others
  14. Jan
    Tenbin LabsSeed · US$7.1MWith 3 others
  15. Jan
    Power WaveSeries A · JP$5.9MWith 2 others
  16. Jan
    TaxnapSeries A · JP$8.2MWith 2 others
  17. Jan
    REVORNVenture · JP$2.7MWith 2 others
  18. 2025

    22 rounds

  19. Dec
    CascadeUS · Ventureburn$15MWith 3 others
  20. Dec
    dawnSeries B · US$13MWith 5 others
  21. Nov
    FomoSeries A · TechCrunch$17MWith 6 others
  22. Oct
    Allora LabsVenture · US$35MWith 5 others
  23. Oct
    HokanDebt · JP$6.5MWith 5 others
  24. Aug
    AssetHubSeed · US$2.0MWith 3 others
  25. Aug
    Loop CryptoVenture · US$2.0MWith 4 others
  26. Jul
    Herd LabsSeed · US · AlleyWatch$3.0MSole investor
  27. Jul
    SuperwormSeed · JP$1.9MWith 3 others
  28. Jul
    HubbleSeries B · US$5.5MWith 5 others
  29. Jul
    TACEOSeed · AT$5.5MWith 1 other
  30. Jun
    PolicyBoundSeed · US$2.0MSole investor
  31. May
    HacobuVenture · JP$4.8MWith 3 others
  32. May
    ZaicoDebt · JP$1.4MWith 1 other
  33. May
    BeamVenture · GB$7.0MWith 2 others
  34. May
    HaulDebt · US$1.6MWith 3 others
  35. Apr
    OctaneSeed · US$6.8MWith 2 others
  36. Mar
    AugustSeries A · US$10MWith 3 others
  37. Feb
    ReservoirSeries A · US$14MWith 5 others
  38. Feb
    Altius LabsPre-seed · US$11MWith 4 others
  39. Jan
    TribeauSeries C · JP$3.9MWith 3 others
  40. Jan
    Rysk FinanceVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  41. 2024

    21 rounds

  42. Dec
    AnySeries B · JP$7.0MWith 3 others
  43. Dec
    TVisionDebt · US$1.5MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration9 named

AAAshbel Aldrich EganSole MemberiForm ADV
ACAustin C. SheltonManaging Member of Archetype Endeavors LLC.iFiling they signed
CSChetan Singh BaggaCEO/CIO/ManagingpartneriForm ADV
CHChristopher HarrisonManaging Member of Archetype Endeavors LLC.iFiling they signed
DMDana Michelle CrookExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
DHDuff HearonManaging Member of Archetype Endeavors LLC.iFiling they signed
IGIain George Grant FitzpatrickExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
MDMichael DimartileExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
SRShahrukh Rohinton TaraporeExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 10 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$369Mgross assets of its funds, 2 advisers combinedOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Archetype Fund Management LLC
SEC number
CRD 327973

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

38 of 60 we have independently watched raise

AltiuslabsChainalysisDecentEndstateExolabsFarcasterFigmentFomoFreaticHerdLoopcryptoMeowModerntreasuryMonadMonaverseMoonpayOdynOpacityParclPerennialPoapPolynomialPrivyRainRatedRelayRemixSentimentSherlockSocketSoundStackrlabsSyndicateT2TaceoTenbinlabsTurnkeyVenice0xAlchemyAlloraAppBeamDawninternetEssentialFounder PortalGondiHut8LagrangeMovingcastlesNavalabsObolOctaneOnceuponRitualRiverRwaShinkaiStackTephraand 2 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Archetype. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Archetype put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Archetype in the title.

Quick answers about Archetype

What does Archetype invest in?

Archetype invests most often at Seed and Venture (65% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Crypto, Onchain and Blockchain.

How active is Archetype?

116 investments on record, 19 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Archetype invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Bulwark Dynamics (Seed, Sept 2026), Nocall (Series A, Sept 2026) and Venice AI (Series A, Jul 2026).

How big are Archetype's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.0M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $10M.

Does Archetype lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 116 investments on record (1%).

Where does Archetype invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (53%) and Japan (39%).

Is Archetype investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 19 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Archetype invest alongside?

Most often Coinbase Ventures (15 rounds together), DNX Ventures (13 rounds together) and Nissay Capital (10 rounds together).

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