VC firm
Chain Reaction
Also known as Chain Reaction Capital
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-18Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- Boston, United States
- Assets under management
- $12MStated by firm, as of 2026-09-18Source (opens in a new tab)
- Check size
- $500K initial checks into 20 pre-seed positions.Source (opens in a new tab)
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About
A Boston-based blockchain fund built on seven years of angel investing, sixteen portfolio companies, and an institutional process for selecting the next generation of infrastructure builders.
Investment approach
- Thesis
- Every major bank now has a digital-asset desk. Fewer than 1% of the tools they rely on have reached commercial maturity. Fund 1 backs the teams building the missing layer.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Takes board seats
- Yes
- Board policy
- Board-observer seats.
- Ownership target
- 6.25% At avg. $8M post-discount valuaton.
- Reserves policy
- 20 positions. No blind reserves.
- Investing status notes
- Sixteen blockchain investments since 2018, spanning payments, compliance, data, and infrastructure.
Locations
- Headquarters
- Boston
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