Hong Kong SAR China · Investor

Maelstrom

Last cheque observed Mar 2026; 4 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

SeedSeries AMetaverseDecentralizationDecentralized

Deploying now
50%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 4 on record
Since the last cheque236days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$9.4MRounds led1 of 4
Pitch Maelstrom

Maelstrom highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
MetaverseDecentralizationDecentralized
Based in
Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first4 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Mar
    ZodlSeed · Ventureburn$25MWith 7 others
  3. Jan
    RiverVentureburn$12MWith 3 others
  4. 2025

    2 rounds

  5. Sept
    Bio ProtocolSeed · Ventureburn$6.9MLed
  6. Jul
    LimitlessUS · TechStartups$4.0MWith 1 other

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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

18 of 33 we have independently watched raise

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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.

Recently backed

The latest companies Maelstrom put money into.

Quick answers about Maelstrom

What does Maelstrom invest in?

Maelstrom invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Metaverse, Decentralization and Decentralized.

How active is Maelstrom?

4 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Mar 2026.

What has Maelstrom invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Zodl (Seed, Mar 2026), River (Undisclosed round, Jan 2026) and Bio Protocol (Seed, Sept 2025).

How big are Maelstrom's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.4M.

Is Maelstrom investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is Maelstrom?

Maelstrom is a VC firm based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China.

Where does this information on Maelstrom come from?

From 4 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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