# VanEck: portfolio, investments and team

> VanEck is a vc firm based in United States. 33 investments on record, 10 in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# VanEck

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 33 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $110K, Jul 2026 VC firm

Series A Series B Female Led Us Military Veteran People Of Color

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**53%** of best year **10** **cheques in 12 months**, 33 on record

Since the last cheque **92** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$20M** Rounds led **0 of 33** Sole investor **2 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 69%**

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## VanEck highlights

- 01 10 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 71% of its rounds
- 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 A Series B
- **Sectors:** Female Led Us Military Veteran People Of Color
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **33 appearances**

- **2026** 8 rounds
- **Aug** **[Primus Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/primus-labs)** Seed · HK **$150K** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Morpho](https://millionrounds.com/company/morpho)** Seed · FR · Ventureburn **$175M** With 18 others
- **May** **[True Anomaly](https://millionrounds.com/company/true-anomaly)** Series D · US · Crunchbase News **$600M** With 8 others
- **May** **[Gemini](https://millionrounds.com/company/gemini)** US **$100M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[T1 Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/t1-energy)** Debt · US **$160M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Ubyx](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubyx)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Solid Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/solid-power)** US **$130M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Devoted Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/devoted-health)** Series F · US **$366M** With 4 others
- **2025** 17 rounds
- **Dec** **[Architect Financial Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/architect-financial-technologies)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$35M** With 11 others
- **Dec** **[T1 Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/t1-energy)** US **$140M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[ZAR](https://millionrounds.com/company/zar)** Seed · PK · Ventureburn **$13M** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[CrunchDAO](https://millionrounds.com/company/crunchdao)** Seed · Ventureburn **$5.0M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Crunch Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/crunch-lab)** TechStartups **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Inversion Capital](https://millionrounds.com/company/inversion-capital)** Seed · US · Ventureburn **$27M** With 6 others
- **Aug** **[Loop Crypto](https://millionrounds.com/company/loop-crypto)** Venture · US **$2.0M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Legion](https://millionrounds.com/company/legion)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Gemini](https://millionrounds.com/company/gemini)** Debt · US **$75M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[EVgo](https://millionrounds.com/company/evgo)** Debt · US **$225M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Fiscal.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/fiscal-ai)** Series A · CA · Firms' own news pages **$10M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Blueprint Finance](https://millionrounds.com/company/blueprint-finance)** Venture · US **$9.5M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Dinari](https://millionrounds.com/company/dinari)** Series A · US **$13M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Gunzilla Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/gunzilla-games)** Venture · DE **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[Manifest](https://millionrounds.com/company/manifest)** Pre-seed · AU **$2.5M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Primus Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/primus-labs)** Seed · HK **$6.5M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[GEODNET](https://millionrounds.com/company/geodnet)** Token sale · US **$8.0M** With 4 others
- **2024** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Superform Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/superform-labs)** Venture · US **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Record](https://millionrounds.com/company/record)** Seed · US **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Parallel](https://millionrounds.com/company/parallel)** Venture · US **$35M** With 2 others
- **2022** 3 rounds
- **Aug** **[Investo](https://millionrounds.com/company/investo)** Seed · BR **$8.0M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Binance.US](https://millionrounds.com/company/binance-us)** Seed · US · Firms' own news pages **$200M** With 6 others
- **Mar** **[Benson Hill](https://millionrounds.com/company/benson-hill)** US **$85M** With 4 others
- **2021** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[1inch](https://millionrounds.com/company/1inch)** Series B **$175M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[The Financial Gym](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-financial-gym)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 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 registration **17 named**

AF **Adam F. Phillips** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

BF **Barry F. Mah** Director i Filing they signed

BJ **Bruce John Smith** Director of Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corp., the Investment Manager i Filing they signed

CF **Charles F Cameron** Director i Filing they signed

DF **David F. Semple** Director i Filing they signed

FM **Francesco Michael Gozzillo** Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer i Form ADV

GF **Gregory F. Krenzer** Director i Filing they signed

JF **Jan Frederick Van Eck** Director of the Issuer and Director of the Investment Manager, Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corp. i Filing they signed

JF **Jan Frederick Vaneck** President of the General Partner and Investment Manager i Filing they signed

JR **Jonathan Rich Simon** Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Director of the Sponsor i Filing they signed

JF **Joseph F. Kelly** Director i Filing they signed

JJ **Joseph J. McBrien** Director of Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corp., the Investment Manager i Filing they signed

LR **Lee Robert Rappaport** Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Sponsor i Filing they signed

MF **Matthew F. Babinsky** Vice President of the Investment Manager i Filing they signed

RR **Robert Rudoy Grusky** Director/Trustee i Form ADV

SF **Shawn F Reynolds** Director i Filing they signed

WA **William Alexander Ullman** Director i Form 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

**$126B** assets it manages Oct 2026

**Registered** investment adviser full reporting to the SEC

- **Legal name:** VAN ECK Associates Corporation
- **SEC number:** CRD 105080

New fund on file

**$110K**

raised in Jul 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Series A Series B

Median round joined **$20M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.5M**

Led 0 of 33 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *10*
- Venture *7*
- Series A said *3*
- Debt *3*
- Token sale *1*
- Series B said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Amber Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amber-group) 4
- [GSR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsr) 4
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 3
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase) 3
- [Multicoin Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/multicoin-capital) 3
- [ParaFi Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/parafi) 3

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## 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 Group** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amber-group)[**GSR** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsr)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Coinbase Ventures** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase)[**Multicoin Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/multicoin-capital)[**ParaFi Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/parafi)[**Paradigm** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paradigm)[**YZi Labs** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yzi-labs)[**A16z Crypto** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a16z-crypto)[**BlackRock** Asset manager **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock)[**CMT Digital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cmt-digital)[**Dragonfly Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dragonfly-capital-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies VanEck put money into.

[**Primus Labs** $150K · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/primus-labs)[**Morpho** $175M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/morpho)[**True Anomaly** $600M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/true-anomaly)[**T1 Energy** $160M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/t1-energy)[**Solid Power** $130M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/solid-power)[**Devoted Health** $366M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/devoted-health)

## 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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