Dovey Wan

Founder of Primitive Ventures (not active on Linkedin please DM @doveywan on Twitter/Telegram)

📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 39 investments📅 12 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2023𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United States20+ investments
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2023
At Chaos Labs, were reimagining the future of DeFi with automated, on-chain economic security systems. Our mission is simple: Build trust and transparency in the financial markets of the future. Trusted by leading protocols like Aave, GMX, dYdX, LayerZero, Jupiter, Optimism, Arbitrum, and Venus, Chaos Labs transforms data on risk, security, and incentive strategies into powerful tools to guide the evolution of decentralized finance. Join us in revolutionizing decentralized finance with unparalleled security and efficiency.
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2021
Multichain is the ultimate Router for web3. It is an infrastructure developed for arbitrary cross-chain interactions. Multichain was born as Anyswap on the 20th July 2020 to service the clear needs of different and diverse blockchains to communicate with each other. Each blockchain has its own unique services that it provides, its own community and its own development ecosystem. The solutions developed by Multichain allow almost all blockchains to inter-operate. There is no restriction to Ethereum like chains (e.g. Binance Smart Chain), or different Layer 2 chains requiring finality to Ethereum (e.g. Polygon), or a network of Parachains (e.g. Moonbeam in the PolkaDot system), or Bitcoin types of chain (e.g. Litecoin), or COSMOS chains (e.g. Terra). These are either now all integrated, or on course for integration. With support for all ECDSA and EdDSA encrypted chains, Multichain is almost universally applicable as an interoperable layer. Multichain is now the leader in the cross-chain field, with a rapidly expanding family of chains (currently 28) and daily volumes well in excess of $100 million (https://anyswap.net). Its sustained daily volume of more than $100 million, its Total Value Locked in excess of $5 billion and its thousands of daily users are testament to its popularity and security.
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2021
Biconomy is a web3 developer and infrastructure platform setting UX standards and removing onboarding complexities with Account Abstraction. Build seamless dApps now, powered by Biconomy SDK. Explore what AA can do for you: http://rebrand.ly/sdk-book-demo Our Account Abstraction SDK has helped power user onboarding and retention for more than 4M+ users and 400 dApps, such as Onyx by J.P Morgan, Trust Wallet, Acentrik by Mercedes-Benz, The Sandbox, dYdX, and FanTV. By empowering end-users to use dApps and transact on-chain without native knowledge of wallets, crypto or gas fees management, see how dApps are scaling fast with our AA-SDK. If you want to be a part of the future of the internet and are passionate about crypto – our team is for you!
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2021
RockX is a blockchain fintech company that helps our customers embrace web 3.0 effortlessly through the development of innovative products and infrastructure. We strive to enable institutions and disruptors in the financial and internet sectors to gain seamless access to blockchain data, crypto yield products and best-in-class key management solutions in a sustainable way
Investor
2021
See forward with Nansen, the most powerful multichain analytics platform, helping you surface actionable insights fast.
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2021
DODO Exchange is a capital-efficient, low-slippage on-chain liquidity provider built currently on Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain and powered by the Proactive Market Maker (PMM) algorithm. Featuring single-asset liquidity and working to solve impermanent loss, DODO offers a smooth trading experience and lucrative liquidity provision opportunities.
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2021
The Credora Network is powered by a Consensus Ratings Protocol, providing market participants and protocols vital risk information. The Credora Network combines transparent methodology development and collective intelligence from industry-leading risk experts. The network produces transparent, credible, and standardized risk ratings for a diverse range of assets in DeFi, serving as a foundational layer for adoption.
Investor
2020
The Optimism Foundations mission is to seed and grow an ecosystem of projects and infrastructure that drives global adoption of the Optimism protocol.
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2018
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2018
Figure is transforming capital markets through blockchain. Figure Lending LLC, is the largest non-bank provider of home equity lines of credit; our software has been used to originate more than $20B for 217k+ homeowners. Figure’s technology is embedded across a broad network of loan originators and capital markets buyers, and is used directly by homeowners in 49 states and Washington, DC. We have offices in NYC, San Francisco, Reno, Charlotte, and Helena. Join us, were hiring! https://figure.com/careers Figure Technologies Solutions is responsible for this page. Figure Lending LLC dba Figure. 650 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor, Charlotte, NC 28202. NMLS ID 1717824. For licensing information, go to www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org. Equal Housing Opportunity. Terms apply. Visit figure.com for details. Visit https://www.figure.com/licenses/ for the full list of Figure Lending LLC Mortgage State Licensing details.
Investor& Advisor
2018
TrustToken envisions a world where financial freedom is as accessible as the internet. To realize this vision, we are reinventing financial infrastructure to be more effective and equitable. Our core project is TrueFi, the blockchain protocol for global lending. TrueFi lets portfolio managers launch diverse lending opportunities on-chain to a global base of lenders and borrowers. Since November 2020, TrueFi has facilitated ~$1.5B of loan originations and more than $1B of repayments, with no defaults to date. Our mission is to grow TrueFi into the definitive protocol for the nearly $10 trillion global lending market. Our team is global with employees in the US, Poland, Ireland and remote, made up of talented people that bring passion and expertise from pioneering web3/crypto projects, consumer and enterprise technology companies, and institutional finance leaders. We're backed by luminaries from a16z crypto, Blocktower, Founders Fund, Alameda Research, Stanford StartX, and other top global investors from North America, Europe, and Asia.
Investor & Advisor
2018
All in Bits (AiB) aims to create a more transparent and accountable world through open-source software that enables permissionless innovation and borderless transactions. Our technology empowers builders to launch sovereign blockchains and decentralized applications (dApps) that are secure, scalable, and interoperable. AiB is a longstanding contributor to the Cosmos ecosystem. In 2014, our CEO, Jae Kwon, was the first to introduce a solution to the Proof-of-Stake distributed consensus problem, building the core infrastructure that powers Cosmos today, including Tendermint Core and Cosmos SDK. AiB also conceptualized and contributed to the development of Cosmos standard for blockchain interoperability, Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC). We’re currently supporting the development of three new projects, Gno.land, Tendermint2, and Decentralists DAO, as well as the continued development of Ignite. From creating and funding to engineering and marketing, we prioritize simplistic and minimalistic approaches to building technological solutions that endure. AiB is committed to upholding core Cosmos values of transparency, accountability, and decentralization. We aim to advance core components of the Cosmos tech stack and encourage open dialogue, informed decision-making, and bleeding-edge innovation.
Investor
2018
StarkWare solves the inherent problems of blockchains – scalability and privacy. We develop a full proof stack, using STARK technology to generate and verify proofs of computational integrity. StarkWare’s cryptographic proofs are zero-knowledge, succinct, transparent and post-quantum secure. We use high-level math to develop scaling solutions that provide blockchain users with a secure, fast, and seamless experience.
Board Member
2018
Over the past few years, it’s been impossible not to notice that crypto has been on the rise. And yet, the people benefitting from crypto are overwhelming those who are already doing pretty well for themselves. What’s more: the most recognizable cryptocurrency is consuming massive amounts of energy at a time when we’re in the grips of a climate crisis. But we say, enough is enough. It’s time to bring crypto and DeFi to the masses—without damaging the environment. At Spacemesh, our mission is to build a layer-one crypto protocol with a resource that many ordinary people already have: unused computer storage space. Our protocol is also race-free, meaning that everybody gets their fair share of mining rewards. Low barrier to entry and proportional rewards means that nobody will ever be priced out, keeping coin distribution fair and ensuring decentralization. This way, we’ll bring crypto to the masses.
Investor
2018
Messari provides market intelligence that drives high-conviction participation in the crypto economy. We help professionals, builders, and communities navigate web3 by providing world-class tools and intelligence. Founded in 2018, Messari is the leading provider of crypto market intelligence products that help professionals navigate crypto/Web3 with confidence. We bring transparency and smarter qualitative and quantitative analytics to the industry by combining a global research database with a comprehensive suite of data visualization and asset discovery tools. We help drive smarter participation in crypto from individuals and institutions alike.
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2023
At Chaos Labs, were reimagining the future of DeFi with automated, on-chain economic security systems. Our mission is simple: Build trust and transparency in the financial markets of the future. Trusted by leading protocols like Aave, GMX, dYdX, LayerZero, Jupiter, Optimism, Arbitrum, and Venus, Chaos Labs transforms data on risk, security, and incentive strategies into powerful tools to guide the evolution of decentralized finance. Join us in revolutionizing decentralized finance with unparalleled security and efficiency.
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HOOKED Protocol
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2021
Multichain is the ultimate Router for web3. It is an infrastructure developed for arbitrary cross-chain interactions. Multichain was born as Anyswap on the 20th July 2020 to service the clear needs of different and diverse blockchains to communicate with each other. Each blockchain has its own unique services that it provides, its own community and its own development ecosystem. The solutions developed by Multichain allow almost all blockchains to inter-operate. There is no restriction to Ethereum like chains (e.g. Binance Smart Chain), or different Layer 2 chains requiring finality to Ethereum (e.g. Polygon), or a network of Parachains (e.g. Moonbeam in the PolkaDot system), or Bitcoin types of chain (e.g. Litecoin), or COSMOS chains (e.g. Terra). These are either now all integrated, or on course for integration. With support for all ECDSA and EdDSA encrypted chains, Multichain is almost universally applicable as an interoperable layer. Multichain is now the leader in the cross-chain field, with a rapidly expanding family of chains (currently 28) and daily volumes well in excess of $100 million (https://anyswap.net). Its sustained daily volume of more than $100 million, its Total Value Locked in excess of $5 billion and its thousands of daily users are testament to its popularity and security.
Investor
2021
Biconomy is a web3 developer and infrastructure platform setting UX standards and removing onboarding complexities with Account Abstraction. Build seamless dApps now, powered by Biconomy SDK. Explore what AA can do for you: http://rebrand.ly/sdk-book-demo Our Account Abstraction SDK has helped power user onboarding and retention for more than 4M+ users and 400 dApps, such as Onyx by J.P Morgan, Trust Wallet, Acentrik by Mercedes-Benz, The Sandbox, dYdX, and FanTV. By empowering end-users to use dApps and transact on-chain without native knowledge of wallets, crypto or gas fees management, see how dApps are scaling fast with our AA-SDK. If you want to be a part of the future of the internet and are passionate about crypto – our team is for you!
Investor
2021
RockX is a blockchain fintech company that helps our customers embrace web 3.0 effortlessly through the development of innovative products and infrastructure. We strive to enable institutions and disruptors in the financial and internet sectors to gain seamless access to blockchain data, crypto yield products and best-in-class key management solutions in a sustainable way
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