Framework Ventures, a venture capital company that backs crypto platforms, has closed its fourth fund while expanding its investment strategy beyond blockchain.<\/p>\n
The San Francisco-based investor has raised $400 million to target \u201cfrontier technology,\u201d including investments in crypto and technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics and energy, Fortune reported<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n The report cited Framework co-founders Vance Spencer and Michael Anderson, who said about half of the capital has already been deployed but declined to identify the fund’s limited partners.<\/p>\n The raise reflects a broader push by crypto venture firms to expand beyond blockchain into other emerging technologies while continuing to invest in crypto.<\/p>\n Framework co-founder Anderson said the company is not simply chasing the AI trend, but instead following where its existing network of founders is already building.<\/p>\n \u201cWe can see these founders leading us in this direction,\u201d he said, adding:<\/p>\n We should pay attention.\u201d<\/p>\n Related: <\/strong><\/em>Social trading platform Fomo raises $75M, reaches $550M valuation<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n The company backed<\/a> the robotics data startup Mecka AI in a $60 million round in early June. In February, Framework also partnered with mortgage lender Better<\/a> to provide up to $500 million in financing through the Sky stablecoin ecosystem. Separately, Framework took a $45 million stake in Better, representing roughly 10% of its stock, according<\/a> to Fortune.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Source: Framework Ventures<\/em><\/p>\n Cointelegraph approached Framework for details regarding the latest fund, but did not receive a response at the time of publication.<\/p>\n Framework Ventures was founded in 2019, when it launched its first crypto fund, focusing on backing early decentralized finance (DeFi) projects.<\/p>\n Its portfolio includes major crypto platforms such as Aave, Chainlink, Hyperliquid, Jito Labs and Plasma, according<\/a> to the company\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Framework Ventures\u2019 portfolio. Source: Framework Ventures<\/em><\/p>\n The company says it has invested across multiple market cycles, focusing on founders building infrastructure and products in emerging digital asset markets.<\/p>\n Framework raised<\/a> a $100 million second fund in 2021 and a $400 million third<\/a> fund in 2022, both focused primarily on crypto investments.<\/p>\n Magazine: <\/strong><\/em>Bitcoin slides to $58K, XRP hits $1 but onchain data promising: Market Moves<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Framework Ventures, a venture capital company that backs crypto platforms, has closed its fourth fund while expanding its investment strategy beyond blockchain. The San Francisco-based investor has raised $400 million to target \u201cfrontier technology,\u201d including investments in crypto and technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics and energy, Fortune reported on Friday. 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The San Francisco-based investor has raised $400 million to target \u201cfrontier technology,\u201d including investments in crypto and technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics and energy, Fortune reported on Friday. The report cited Framework…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30433"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30435,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30433\/revisions\/30435"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Not a shift away from crypto<\/h2>\n
Framework\u2019s portfolio includes Hyperliquid, Plasma and Aave<\/h2>\n