Bloccelerate VC
About Bloccelerate VC
A venture fund investing in category-defining blockchain/Web3 companies.
Crunchbase and Bloomberg place Bloccelerate VC in Seattle, Washington, and list the firm as private. PitchBook gives 2018 as the founding year. Kate Mitselmakher Laurence is listed as CEO, founder and general partner. Sam Onat Yilmaz is listed as a general partner who also serves as CFO and COO. Theo Fields is listed as a general partner, and Charles Tango as a venture partner. Venture Capital Archive records Bloccelerate VC Fund I as established in 2020. A Seattle business report, indexed through ZoomInfo, says the firm was raising a second fund. Fund sizes for either fund are not public in the sources I reviewed.
The firm's public descriptions focus on blockchain. Crunchbase says its method uses research-driven trend analysis to find market gaps and back emerging decentralized applications. It also says the firm works with academic institutions to source developer talent for portfolio companies. Venture Capital Archive lists AI next to fintech and blockchain as an industry for Fund I. I did not find named AI partners, AI-specific deals, or AI portfolio companies in public sources, so this profile does not list any.
Venture Capital Archive lists seed and Series A as investment stages for Fund I. A third-party profile on VC Sheet describes the firm as seed-stage and says it looks at companies that have raised less than $1.5 million. Check sizes are not confirmed by a reliable public source, so none are given here.
Investing activity
Bloccelerate VC is listed on Lounge as a venture capital investor based in Seattle, United States. The deals desk records Series A and later AI rounds and seeds over $10M, so smaller checks may not show here yet.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Bloccelerate VC
Where is Bloccelerate VC based?
Bloccelerate VC is based in Seattle, Washington, according to Crunchbase and PitchBook. PitchBook lists its corporate office at 701 5th Avenue in Seattle.
Does Bloccelerate VC invest in AI companies?
Public sources describe the firm mainly as a blockchain investor. Venture Capital Archive lists AI as an industry for Fund I, but I found no confirmed AI deals, so founders should ask the firm directly about its AI interest.
What stages does Bloccelerate VC invest in?
Venture Capital Archive lists seed and Series A for Fund I. Fund size and check size are not public in the sources reviewed.
Who leads Bloccelerate VC?
Kate Mitselmakher Laurence is listed as CEO, founder and general partner. Sam Onat Yilmaz and Theo Fields are also listed as general partners.
How many funds has Bloccelerate VC raised?
Crunchbase lists two funds for the firm. Fund I was established in 2020, and a report says the firm was raising a second fund.
How can founders reach Bloccelerate VC?
Founders on Lounge can see Bloccelerate VC's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Bloccelerate VC to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.