Illuminating Ventures is an early-stage venture fund focused on AI and Web3 companies that previously operated under the Antalpha Ventures identity before rebranding. Illuminating Ventures's Twitter Score is 12 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #90,711 among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Illuminating Ventures supports founders building at the intersection of Web3, blockchain, and AI, with a focus on early-stage companies. The fund was formerly affiliated with Antalpha Ventures and Antalpha Labs, with operator posts as recently as May 2023 referencing the Antalpha Ventures team directly. The account has since operated independently under the Illuminating Ventures name, with its primary public presence being the X account.
Illuminating Ventures has disclosed participation in several notable funding rounds. The fund publicly stated it took part in Bubblemaps' €3M raise in September 2023, and it participated in ChainML's funding round, a project associated with TheoriqAI's agent base layer. The fund also called WOO Network a portfolio company in connection with a Binance Labs-led strategic round in January 2022. Beyond direct investments, Illuminating Ventures partnered with Mint Blockchain as a sponsor for the NIP Proposer Season 1 Hackathon in January 2024, and has regularly published weekly blockchain and Web3 fundraising roundups linked to a deal-tracking Airtable sheet. The account has accumulated 1,419 followers as of July 2026 and has published 576 posts.
Who follows Illuminating Ventures on X?
The accounts that follow Illuminating Ventures include 49 founders, 13 angel investors, 16 influencers and 6 VCs, among them Mario Nawfal, Andrew, Seraphim, Leonidas DOG, David and BG.