Stage FocusPre-Seed, Seed
GeographyUS, Global
TypeVC
Last Activity2025
Industry Focus
Industries
Crypto / Web3AI Infrastructure
Technical BenchStrong
Investor TypeDeepTech Purist
ExposureMostly DeepTech Investments
Bio
Robot Ventures was founded by Robert Leshner (creator of Compound) and Tarun Chitra (founder of Gauntlet, a crypto risk modeling firm). Fund IV raised $75M in 2024 — a 3x increase from the previous ~$22M fund, signaling growing institutional confidence.
The focus is pre-seed and seed crypto infrastructure and DeFi protocols, with check sizes of $250K-2M. The portfolio is exceptional: EigenLayer, ...
Notable Investments
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EigenLayerL
Lido FinanceF
FlashbotsA
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