Venrock is a venture capital firm with roots in the Rockefeller family, founded by Laurance S. Rockefeller. Venrock's Twitter Score is 35 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #27,465 (top 10%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Venrock traces its origins to Laurance S. Rockefeller's early venture investing activity, which was formalized through the firm beginning in August 1969. Over the decades, Venrock built a broad investment portfolio spanning technology and life sciences, and has more recently extended its attention to crypto and digital assets. Regulatory constraints have historically made it difficult for traditional venture firms like Venrock to pursue deep crypto exposure without registering as investment advisers, a structural tension that shaped how the firm approached the space.
Venrock has maintained a connection to the crypto ecosystem through its affiliation with Dapper Labs as an investor and through its relationship with CoinFund. David Pakman, who spent nearly 13 years at Venrock, departed to become managing partner at the crypto-focused CoinFund. Venrock's portfolio includes Dapper, Axiom Zen, Dapper Labs, CryptoKitties, Rarible, Recall, Props and Klout.
Venrock has published 5,796 posts on the platform. Venrock has been mentioned by 146 accounts, with 419 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Venrock include 134 founders, 48 angel investors, 21 influencers and 65 VCs. Among them are Marc Andreessen, Kyle Samani, John Wang, Jake Brukhman, Emilie Choi and Jane Lippencott.