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Avalanche Foundation

Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 5 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $202M, Dec 2021VC firm

SeedSeries A

Deploying now
25%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque243days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$18MRounds led0 of 5
Pitch Avalanche Foundation

Avalanche Foundation highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2021-12From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Mar
    AkaveSeed · US · TechStartups$6.7MWith 8 others
  3. 2025

    3 rounds

  4. Oct
    KITEAISeries A · Ventureburn$18MWith 14 others
  5. Sept
    KiteSeries A · TechStartups$18MWith 15 others
  6. Aug
    Exotic VaultsSeed · Firms' own news pagesUndisclosedWith 1 other
  7. 2022

    1 round

  8. Oct
    Beam+ LabSeed · HK · Firms' own news pagesUndisclosedWith 2 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 registration4 named

CLChris LaveryExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
EGEmin Gun SirerExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JGJohn Gun WuExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
LALee A. SchneiderExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 14 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

8VCVC firm2rounds togetherAlchemyVC firm2rounds togetherAlumni VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherAnimoca BrandsAccelerator2rounds togetherGeneral CatalystVC firm2rounds togetherHashKey CapitalVC firm2rounds togetherHashedVC firm2rounds togetherPayPal VenturesCorporate VC2rounds togetherSamsung NextCorporate VC2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Avalanche Foundation put money into.

Akave$6.7M · Mar 2026Kite$18M · Sept 2025

Quick answers about Avalanche Foundation

What does Avalanche Foundation invest in?

Avalanche Foundation invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record).

How active is Avalanche Foundation?

5 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2026.

What has Avalanche Foundation invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Akave (Seed, Mar 2026), KITEAI (Series A, Oct 2025) and Kite (Series A, Sept 2025).

How big are Avalanche Foundation's cheques?

The median round it joins is $18M.

Does Avalanche Foundation lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 5 investments on record names it as the lead.

Is Avalanche Foundation investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Avalanche Foundation invest alongside?

Most often 8VC (2 rounds together), Alchemy (2 rounds together) and Alumni Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Avalanche Foundation?

Avalanche Foundation is a VC firm based in United States.

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