# Blockchain Founders Fund's AI Investments: 11 Startups in Its Portfolio (2026) > The 11 AI startups Blockchain Founders Fund has backed, by stage: $102M raised between them. From the rounds we track; updated nightly. Source: https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/blockchain-founders-fund-ai-portfolio (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Series A 5 - [Blockbrain](https://millionrounds.com/company/blockbrain) - [*G* GRID](https://millionrounds.com/company/grid) - [Validation Cloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/validation-cloud) - [Aperture Finance](https://millionrounds.com/company/aperture-finance) - [LunarCrush](https://millionrounds.com/company/lunarcrush) ## Stage not reported 3 - [Sapien](https://millionrounds.com/company/sapien) - [KINO](https://millionrounds.com/company/kino) - [NettyWorth](https://millionrounds.com/company/nettyworth) ## Pre-seed and seed 3 - [*AS* Altered State Machine](https://millionrounds.com/company/altered-state-machine) - [Tashi Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/tashi-network) - [Metafide](https://millionrounds.com/company/metafide) ## Segment by segment ### Series A 5 startups · $70M raised - [**Blockbrain**](https://millionrounds.com/company/blockbrain) Blockbrain: The AI Transformation Platform for Enterprises. Germany $24M - [*G* **GRID**](https://millionrounds.com/company/grid) Iceland $20M - [**Validation Cloud**](https://millionrounds.com/company/validation-cloud) Validation Cloud is a Web3 infrastructure company based in Zug, Switzerland, founded in 2017. Switzerland $15M - [**Aperture Finance**](https://millionrounds.com/company/aperture-finance) Aperture Finance is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that leverages AI to simplify onchain trading and liquidity actions. United States $6.7M - [**LunarCrush**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lunarcrush) LunarCrush is a technology company founded in 2018, based in Costa Mesa, California. United States $5.0M ### Stage not reported 3 startups · $13M raised - [**Sapien**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sapien) Sapien, also known as Sapien AI Corp., is a decentralized data foundry and Web3 data labeling platform founded in 2023 in San Francisco. United States $8.7M - [**KINO**](https://millionrounds.com/company/kino) KINO is a technology company focused on enhancing the film and television industry through innovative digital infrastructure. United States $4.3M - [**NettyWorth**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nettyworth) NettyWorth is a blockchain and AI-powered loan infrastructure company based in San Francisco. United States $116K ### Pre-seed and seed 3 startups · $19M raised - [*AS* **Altered State Machine**](https://millionrounds.com/company/altered-state-machine) Altered State Machine is a new protocol for non fungible intelligence. New Zealand $11M - [**Tashi Network**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tashi-network) Tashi Network is a decentralized Edge Consensus Network that utilizes a global mesh of edge devices for real-time coordination. Singapore $4.5M - [**Metafide**](https://millionrounds.com/company/metafide) Metafide is a fintech startup founded in 2022, specializing in predictive finance through its platform called SURGE. United States $3.3M **How this map is made.** Every startup here works in AI and has raised money in a round we track that names Blockchain Founders Fund as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026. ## More portfolio maps [All portfolios](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps) [Sector portfolio **Blockchain Founders Fund's Web3 & Crypto portfolio** 30 startups · $270M](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/blockchain-founders-fund-web3-crypto-portfolio)[Portfolio map **Blockchain Founders Fund portfolio map** 50 startups · $640M](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/blockchain-founders-fund-portfolio-map)[Co-investors **Who invests with Blockchain Founders Fund** 32 co-investors](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/blockchain-founders-fund-co-investors)[Investments abroad **Blockchain Founders Fund's investments in the United States** 22 startups · $235M](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/blockchain-founders-fund-investments-united-states)[Sector portfolio **NGC Ventures' Web3 & Crypto portfolio** 59 startups · $532M](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/ngc-ventures-web3-crypto-portfolio)[Sector portfolio **YZi Labs' Web3 & Crypto portfolio** 48 startups · $974M](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/yzi-labs-web3-crypto-portfolio) ## Raising from investors like Blockchain Founders Fund? Find the investors who back startups like yours, with their cheques, rounds and partners, in the app with filters, lists and exports. [Find investors](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=/app/investors)[Market maps](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps)