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VanEck

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 33 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $110K, Jul 2026VC firm

Series ASeries BFemale LedUs Military VeteranPeople Of Color

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53%of best year10cheques in 12 months, 33 on record
Since the last cheque92days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$20MRounds led0 of 33Sole investor2 roundsMostly inUnited States, 69%
Pitch VanEck

VanEck highlights

  1. 01

    10 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 71% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $5.5M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Series ASeries B
Sectors
Female LedUs Military VeteranPeople Of Color
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first33 appearances

  1. 2026

    8 rounds

  2. Aug
    Primus LabsSeed · HK$150KWith 4 others
  3. Jun
    MorphoSeed · FR · Ventureburn$175MWith 18 others
  4. May
    True AnomalySeries D · US · Crunchbase News$600MWith 8 others
  5. May
    GeminiUS$100MWith 3 others
  6. Apr
    T1 EnergyDebt · US$160MWith 3 others
  7. Feb
    UbyxVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 2 others
  8. Jan
    Solid PowerUS$130MWith 2 others
  9. Jan
    Devoted HealthSeries F · US$366MWith 4 others
  10. 2025

    17 rounds

  11. Dec
    Architect Financial TechnologiesSeries A · US · Ventureburn$35MWith 11 others
  12. Dec
    T1 EnergyUS$140MWith 3 others
  13. Oct
    ZARSeed · PK · Ventureburn$13MWith 6 others
  14. Oct
    CrunchDAOSeed · Ventureburn$5.0MWith 5 others
  15. Oct
    Crunch LabTechStartups$5.0MWith 3 others
  16. Sept
    Inversion CapitalSeed · US · Ventureburn$27MWith 6 others
  17. Aug
    Loop CryptoVenture · US$2.0MWith 4 others
  18. Aug
    LegionSeed · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  19. Jul
    GeminiDebt · US$75MWith 4 others
  20. Jul
    EVgoDebt · US$225MWith 3 others
  21. Jun
    Fiscal.aiSeries A · CA · Firms' own news pages$10MWith 2 others
  22. Jun
    Blueprint FinanceVenture · US$9.5MWith 3 others
  23. May
    DinariSeries A · US$13MWith 4 others
  24. Apr
    Gunzilla GamesVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 5 others
  25. Mar
    ManifestPre-seed · AU$2.5MWith 2 others
  26. Feb
    Primus LabsSeed · HK$6.5MWith 2 others
  27. Feb
    GEODNETToken sale · US$8.0MWith 4 others
  28. 2024

    3 rounds

  29. Dec
    Superform LabsVenture · US$3.0MWith 3 others
  30. Jul
    RecordSeed · US$3.0MSole investor
  31. Mar
    ParallelVenture · US$35MWith 2 others
  32. 2022

    3 rounds

  33. Aug
    InvestoSeed · BR$8.0MSole investor
  34. Apr
    Binance.USSeed · US · Firms' own news pages$200MWith 6 others
  35. Mar
    Benson HillUS$85MWith 4 others
  36. 2021

    2 rounds

  37. Dec
    1inchSeries B$175MWith 5 others
  38. Jan
    The Financial GymVentureUndisclosedWith 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 registration17 named

AFAdam F. PhillipsManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
BFBarry F. MahDirectoriFiling they signed
BJBruce John SmithDirector of Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corp., the Investment ManageriFiling they signed
CFCharles F CameronDirectoriFiling they signed
DFDavid F. SempleDirectoriFiling they signed
FMFrancesco Michael GozzilloVice President and Chief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
GFGregory F. KrenzerDirectoriFiling they signed
JFJan Frederick Van EckDirector of the Issuer and Director of the Investment Manager, Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corp.iFiling they signed
JFJan Frederick VaneckPresident of the General Partner and Investment ManageriFiling they signed
JRJonathan Rich SimonSenior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Director of the SponsoriFiling they signed
JFJoseph F. KellyDirectoriFiling they signed
JJJoseph J. McBrienDirector of Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corp., the Investment ManageriFiling they signed
LRLee Robert RappaportVice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the SponsoriFiling they signed
MFMatthew F. BabinskyVice President of the Investment ManageriFiling they signed
RRRobert Rudoy GruskyDirector/TrusteeiForm ADV
SFShawn F ReynoldsDirectoriFiling they signed
WAWilliam Alexander UllmanDirectoriForm ADV

We also hold 24 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

$126Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
VAN ECK Associates Corporation
SEC number
CRD 105080

Who they invest alongside

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

Amber GroupVC firm4rounds togetherGSRVC firm4rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm3rounds togetherCoinbase VenturesCorporate VC3rounds togetherMulticoin CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherParaFi CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherParadigmVC firm3rounds togetherYZi LabsVC firm3rounds togetherA16z CryptoVC firm2rounds togetherBlackRockAsset manager2rounds togetherCMT DigitalVC firm2rounds togetherDragonfly Capital PartnersVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies VanEck put money into.

Primus Labs$150K · Aug 2026Morpho$175M · Jun 2026True Anomaly$600M · May 2026T1 Energy$160M · Apr 2026Solid Power$130M · Jan 2026Devoted Health$366M · Jan 2026

Quick answers about VanEck

What does VanEck invest in?

VanEck invests most often at Seed and Venture (71% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Female Led, Us Military Veteran and People Of Color.

How active is VanEck?

33 investments on record, 10 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

What has VanEck invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Primus Labs (Seed, Aug 2026), Morpho (Seed, Jun 2026) and True Anomaly (Series D, May 2026).

How big are VanEck's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M.

Does VanEck lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 33 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does VanEck invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (69%) and Hong Kong SAR China (7%).

Is VanEck investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 10 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does VanEck invest alongside?

Most often Amber Group (4 rounds together), GSR (4 rounds together) and Andreessen Horowitz (3 rounds together).

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