NEAR Foundation is a corporate venture arm. Based in Zug, Switzerland. Known portfolio companies include Analog, PublicAI, Abound, OpenGradient, Almanak and MoreMarkets, 11 companies in all.
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Who to pitch at NEAR Foundation
NEAR Foundation portfolio companies (11)
- Analog
- PublicAI
- Abound
- OpenGradient
- Almanak
- MoreMarkets
- Pond
- Open Forest Protocol
- Virtual Labs
- Monad.Social
- OceanPal
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About NEAR Foundation
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Climate and SaaS, and focus areas AI Infrastructure, API, Blockchain and Cloud Infrastructure; known deals cluster at Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A.
Of the 4 people on file at NEAR Foundation, Diogo Mónica (Chairman), Christopher Donovan (Member of NEAR Foundation Council) and Josh D. (Affiliated) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
Across the known portfolio, 20 co-investors appear alongside NEAR Foundation, including Foresight Group, HashKey Capital and Koyamaki Ventures.
Frequently asked questions
What is NEAR Foundation?
NEAR Foundation is a corporate venture arm based in Zug, Switzerland, with a known portfolio of 11 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does NEAR Foundation invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Climate and SaaS; listed focus areas include AI Infrastructure, API, Blockchain and Cloud Infrastructure. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does NEAR Foundation invest at?
The known deals of NEAR Foundation include Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at NEAR Foundation?
3 of the 4 people on file at NEAR Foundation are listed as contacts for the firm. All 4 have their own profile page.
How do I contact NEAR Foundation?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 4 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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