Archetype is an early-stage crypto venture fund that focuses on backing crypto founders and accelerating the programmable future. Archetype's Twitter Score is 142 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #4,907 (top 5%) among 389,201 tracked accounts.
Archetype was founded by Ash Egan, who previously worked at Accomplice leading its blockchain and crypto practice, co-launched the venture arm of Consensys, and spent time at Converge VC. The fund's team includes partners Dmitriy Berenzon and Danny Sursock, venture partner Katherine Wu, and chief financial officer Ben Tenenbaum, among other investors and advisors.
Archetype raised its first fund of $55 million in 2021 and its second fund of $155 million in 2022, per Fortune. On September 23, 2025, Fortune reported that Archetype raised $100 million for its third fund, Archetype III, targeting early-stage seed rounds of blockchain companies, bringing assets under management to around $350 million at that date. Investors in the fund include pensions, endowments, sovereign wealth funds, and institutional backers such as Accolade Partners, TrueBridge Capital, and Sapphire Ventures.
Archetype organizes its portfolio across Consumer, DeFi, Infrastructure, AI, and Payments categories, and has backed companies including Privy, Monad, Farcaster, Remix, Ritual, Octane, and Hut 8. Fortune reported in 2025 that portfolio company Privy was acquired by Stripe. As of September 23, 2025, Fortune reported Archetype held liquid investments including more than $10 million in Solana and $40 million in Ethereum. Archetype's portfolio includes Allora Labs, POAP - Bookmarks for your life, Obol, Socket, SHERLOCK, Nomad, Station Labs and Gyroscope.
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