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Kraken

Last cheque observed Jan 2026; 5 cheques on record.

Corporate VCDeploying now

SeedSeries ASeries BCryptoBlockchainFintech

Deploying now
20%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 5 on record
Since the last cheque295days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$150MRounds led0 of 5
Pitch Kraken

Kraken highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series D: 100% of its rounds

What they do

We invest earlyFrom their own website
Type
Corporate VC
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
CryptoBlockchainFintech
Based in
San Francisco, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Jan
    AlpacaSeries D · US · Diagram$150MWith 15 others
  3. 2025

    4 rounds

  4. Nov
    Tharimmune, Inc.US · Ventureburn$540MWith 7 others
  5. Oct
    PreneticsHK · Ventureburn$48MWith 4 others
  6. Oct
    EvernorthVentureburn$1.0BWith 5 others
  7. Oct
    Greenlane HoldingsUS · Ventureburn$110MWith 5 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

We hold 11 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

$377assets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Kraken Adviser LLC
SEC number
CRD 337920

Funds they back

1 fund commitment on record

Managers
1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 3 we have independently watched raise

BrokercheckCrypto perpetualsGet the app

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 Kraken. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Kraken put money into.

Quick answers about Kraken

What does Kraken invest in?

Kraken invests most often at Series D (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Crypto, Blockchain and Fintech.

How active is Kraken?

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

What has Kraken invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Alpaca (Series D, Jan 2026), Tharimmune, Inc. (Undisclosed round, Nov 2025) and Prenetics (Undisclosed round, Oct 2025).

How big are Kraken's cheques?

The median round it joins is $150M.

Does Kraken lead rounds?

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

Is Kraken investing now?

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

Who does Kraken invest alongside?

Most often Polychain (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Kraken?

Kraken is a corporate VC based in San Francisco, United States.

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