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Mechanism Capital

Mechanism Capital

Venture Capital
Est. Jan 1, 202084 investments

Mechanism Capital is an investment firm that focuses on investing in the cryptocurrency industry, particularly in decentralized finance (DeFi). Category: Crypto-Native Fund Founded: Jan , Location: --

Portfolio

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Platypus Finance
Platypus Finance

Automatic Market Maker (AMM) for stablecoins

Funding
Ancient8
Ancient8

Infrastructure for GameFi

Private$6.0MJun 2022
Inference Labs
Inference Labs

Web3 AI Infrastructure

Funding
SifChain
SifChain

Omni-chain decentralized exchange

Funding
RareRound
RareRound

Gaming platform which allows using NFTs as bets

Funding
Exponent Finance
Exponent Finance

Solana’s DeFi fixed rate market

Funding
Tessera
Tessera

Buy, sell and mint fractions of NFTs

Series A$20.0MAug 2022
Atomic Form
Atomic Form

Hardware and software solutions for NFTs

Funding
Diagonal
Diagonal

Non-custodial protocol for recurring payments

Funding
KYVE
KYVE

Web3 Data Validation Solutions

Funding$9.0MJun 2022
Branch
Branch

Building next-gen captivating social games in web3

Funding
xBacked
xBacked

Decentralized Stablecoin protocol For Algorand

Seed$1.5MJan 2022
Ctrl
Ctrl

Multi-chain wallet

Series A$6.0MJul 2024
C3
C3

Next-generation self-custodial exchange

Seed$3.6MNov 2024
LFJ
LFJ

Decentralized trading platform on Avalanche

Strategic$5.0MSep 2021
Horizon Finance
Horizon Finance

Decentralized Interest Rate Markets

Funding
FIAT protocol
FIAT protocol

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Ember Sword
Ember Sword

Social sandbox MMORPG

Seed$2.0MMay 2021
The Defiant
The Defiant

The dark web of DeFi journalism

Funding
Humanity Protocol
Humanity Protocol

Sybil-resistance network of blockchains

Funding$20.0MJan 2025
Kaidro
Kaidro

Post-apocalyptic sci-fi universe

Funding$5.0MApr 2023
D
Deribit
Funding
nftperp
nftperp

Perpetual futures exchange for NFTs

Series A$3.0MDec 2023
RabbitX
RabbitX

Decentralised Perpetuals Trading on StarkNet

Funding
Hubble Protocol
Hubble Protocol

Solana borrowing and lending marketplace

Seed$3.6MSep 2022
NGRAVE
NGRAVE

Crypto hardware wallet

Funding
Opyn
Opyn

DeFi Options Platform

Funding$6.7MFeb 2021
Creator.Bid
Creator.Bid

Digital content monetization and ownership platform

Funding
MyPrize
MyPrize

Gambling-type GambleFi ecosystem

Funding
Nansen
Nansen

All-in-one analysis platform

Series B$75.0MDec 2021
Set Protocol
Set Protocol

Asset management platform

Funding
Silent Protocol
Silent Protocol

Privacy wrapper for the Web3 ecosystem

Funding
Gudchain
Gudchain

One-Stop Web3 Game Store

Funding
Blast Royale
Blast Royale

WEB3 battle royale game

Seed$5.0MApr 2022
Code4rena
Code4rena

The Web3 Security Auditing League

Funding
Covalent
Covalent

Decentralized data infrastructure

Strategic$5.0MJun 2024
Defi App
Defi App

The Robinhood of DeFi

Seed$2.0MFeb 2025
Divergence
Divergence

Decentralized Derivatives Platform

Seed$2.9MSep 2021
Fableborne / Pixion Games
Fableborne / Pixion Games

Isometric play-to-own multiplayer game

Funding
Ignite Tournaments
Ignite Tournaments

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NFT Oasis
NFT Oasis

An experience for the NFT community in immersive VR

Funding
SO-COL
SO-COL

Web3 social platform

Funding
Boxed
Boxed

Web3 Loot Boxing Platform

Funding
Runes DEX
Runes DEX

AMM platform for Runes

Funding
NEAR Protocol
NEAR Protocol

Layer-one blockchain

Funding$350.0MApr 2022
1inch
1inch

Decentralized Exchange Aggregator

Series B$175.0MNov 2021
Arbitrum
Arbitrum

Ethereum Layer2 scaling solution

Series B$120.0MAug 2021
XION
XION

Wallet-less Chain Abstraction L1

Series A$8.0MMay 2026
Nyan Heroes
Nyan Heroes

Third-person shooter game

Strategic$7.5MMay 2024
SHRAPNEL
SHRAPNEL

Multiplayer first-person shooter

Funding
Star Atlas
Star Atlas

Next-gen gaming metaverse

Funding
Moonbeam
Moonbeam

Etheruem-compatible smart contract platform

Strategic$6.0MMar 2021
Pixels
Pixels

Open-ended world of farming and exploration

Strategic$4.8MFeb 2024
Puffer Finance
Puffer Finance

Enhancing Ethereum scalability through restaking and based rollups

Series A$18.0MApr 2024
Mira
Mira

DeSci Memecoin

Seed$9.0MJul 2024
Avalon
Avalon

Interoperable digital universe

Funding
Yield Guild Games
Yield Guild Games

Web3 gaming guild

Series A$4.0MAug 2025
Allora
Allora

Decentralized AI platform

Strategic$3.0MJun 2024
Zeus Network
Zeus Network

Permissionless Communication Layer on Solana and Bitcoin

Funding$8.0MApr 2024
Bluefin
Bluefin

Decentralized spot and derivatives trading on Sui

Funding$22.8MSep 2021
Pendle
Pendle

Tokenize and trade future yield

Community$11.8MApr 2021
NAVI Protocol
NAVI Protocol

No.1 Liquidity Protocol on Sui

Funding$2.0MJan 2024
Cryowar
Cryowar

Multiplayer PVP arena NFT game

Funding
Suilend
Suilend

DeFi on Sui starts with Suilend

Funding$4.0MDec 2024
Holograph
Holograph

Omnichain tokenization Protocol

Seed$6.5MMay 2024
Biconomy
Biconomy

Universal execution layer

Private$9.0MJul 2021
BIO Protocol
BIO Protocol

Financial layer for DeSci

Seed$6.9MSep 2025
Arweave
Arweave

Decentralized Data Storage Protocol

Funding$8.3MMar 2020
Morpho
Morpho

Decentralized lending-borrowing protocol

Funding$50.0MJul 2024
Frax
Frax

Stablecoin Protocol

Funding
Perpetual Protocol
Perpetual Protocol

Decentralized perpetual contract protocol

Funding$1.8MAug 2020
Sovrun
Sovrun

NFT asset factory

Series A$10.0MJan 2022
Timeswap
Timeswap

AMM-based decentralized money market protocol

IDO$2.0MJan 2025
Chainflip
Chainflip

Cross-chain swaps without wrapping or bridging

Funding$5.8MFeb 2026
Synapse
Synapse

AI prediction market

Strategic$2.0MApr 2021
Shiba Inu
Shiba Inu

Decentralized meme token

Funding$12.0MApr 2024
Itheum
Itheum

Data tokenization protocol

Funding
Magicblock
Magicblock

High-performance engine on Solana

Funding
Aurigami
Aurigami

Lend, borrow, and earn with ease on Aurora

Funding
Beam
Beam

Payment Service Provider

IDO$105.0MNov 2021
Power Protocol
Power Protocol

Blockchain Entertainment Architecture Layer

Funding$3.0MFeb 2026
BOB
BOB

Meme coin

Funding$10.0MNov 2025
SIREN
SIREN

Decentralized options protocol

Funding$4.0MMar 2021
GAM3S.GG
GAM3S.GG

Web3 Game Content Project

Funding

News

Very cool to see this go live. @oobit team is crushing it and thrilled to be collaborating with them on the Arbitrum side. https://x.com/oobit/status/2059636829352009797

@ajwarner90May 2026

RT @deacix: $5B is a milestone worth celebrating, but it’s just a drop in the ocean compared to what’s ahead. The 1inch infrastructure is…

@1inchMay 2026

RT @Americanfort_io: Arbitrum holds $16B in TVL, that’s 40% of the entire L2 market. Variational, USDai, GMX. The deepest DeFi stack in the…

@arbitrumMay 2026

The single busiest USDT0 L2 route by volume: Ethereum → @Arbitrum. $6.4B moved across 30,947 transactions. Average transfer size: $206K. Average settlement time: 4 minutes 54 seconds. Institutional size at internet speed.

@USDT0_toMay 2026

This will be a death knell for the defi orgy that has been triplicate rehypothecation on forked proxy protocols True immutable modular hyperstructures like uniswap, seaport, morpho will dominate and thrive https://x.com/maraoz/status/2059413451265441990

@0xfoobarMay 2026

Block 旗下 Cash App 已开始分阶段推出 USDC 支付功能,目前已向其近 6000 万用户中的 25% 开放,计划本周末前覆盖全部用户。该功能支持 Solana、Ethereum、Polygon 和 Arbitrum 上的 USDC,用户可存入 USDC 为 Cash App 法币余额充值,或将资金以 USDC 提至外部账户。(CoinDesk) https://t.co/K6PMOPYLpI

@wublockchain12May 2026

Bitcoin Vault on @krakenfx, powered by Morpho Kraken is expanding its noncustodial yield offerings to $BTC, via a @SentoraHQ curated @veda_labs vault leveraging Morpho's open credit network.

@bfavieroMay 2026

Smart money moves before CT catches up Ethereum → Base Solana → Base Arbitrum → Base deBridge keeps you ahead of the flow https://t.co/hxDJhXAxKc

@debridgeMay 2026

Programmable finance only matters if it reaches the global economy. With @oobit on the Arbitrum Platform, users can now spend directly from their onchain balance at 150M+ Visa merchants worldwide. The programmable economy just hit retail.

@arbitrumMay 2026

If you have deposits or loans in asdCRV LlamaLend market on Arbitrum - please exist ASAP out of precation. The market is fine right now but its price oracle can become unstable due to the vsdCRV exploit which can cause liquidations.

@CurveFinanceMay 2026