Mechanism Capital is a crypto and deep-tech venture fund focused on DeFi and Web3 that was co-founded by Andrew Kang and Marc Weinstein. Mechanism Capital's Twitter Score is 256 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #1,634 (top 0.5%) among 389,587 tracked accounts.
Mechanism Capital was announced in September 2020 with a primary focus on DeFi and no outside investors. The fund has since grown to more than 120 crypto investments, including Ethena, Arbitrum, and Prime Intellect. Alongside its investment activity, Mechanism Capital publishes original research covering topics such as Bitcoin liquidity, rollups, and DeFi.
Mechanism Capital's current team includes Steve Cho as General Partner, Shayaan Nackvi as COO, and Roland Roventa as Investment Principal. The account has accumulated 61,730 followers as of July 2026 and has published 222 posts. Mechanism Capital has been mentioned by 242 accounts a total of 563 times.
Mechanism Capital's portfolio includes BENQI, Covalent, Moonbeam, BOB, Set Labs, NEAR Protocol, Shib and Yield Guild Games.
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