Oyster Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund that has since been renamed Republic Ventures, as described in a 2025 SEC filing. Oyster Ventures's Twitter Score is 1.3 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #451,151 among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Oyster Ventures was founded by Sophie Liao and operated under the domain oyster.vc before the rebrand. Its stated investment thesis, as reflected in its own bio, targeted companies bringing liquidity and efficiency to antiquated industries, enabling globalization through technology. In a 2022 interview, the fund was described as seed-stage-focused, investing in cryptocurrency and blockchain companies, though it very rarely took positions in crypto tokens without an accompanying equity component.
Oyster Ventures is affiliated with Republic Ventures, which a 2025 SEC filing identifies as the renamed successor entity. The current Republic Ventures operation is described as Republic's private venture division, serving accredited, institutional, and family-office investors, with a focus on SaaS, AI, and fintech infrastructure. Oyster Ventures, LLC filed an annual Form ADV amendment on April 23, 2024 and holds CRD number 319254.
Oyster Ventures's portfolio includes Republic, Vault12 Crypto Inheritance, Saakuru Protocol, Conductive.ai and Sogni.ai. Oyster Ventures has 250 followers as of July 2026 on X and has published 6 posts. Oyster Ventures has been mentioned by 1 accounts, with 1 total mentions.
Who follows Oyster Ventures on X?
The accounts that follow Oyster Ventures include 5 founders, 2 angel investors and 3 influencers. Among them are Sebastien, Dan Primack, Dave McClure, Mohamed Fouda, Sophia Amoruso 3.0 and Chainleft.