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 261 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #1,419 (top 0.5%) among 493,668 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 61,610 followers as of October 2026 and has published 230 posts. Mechanism Capital has been mentioned by 249 accounts a total of 570 times.
Mechanism Capital's portfolio includes BENQI, Covalent, Moonbeam, BOB, Set Labs, NEAR Protocol, Shib and Yield Guild Games.
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