“A crypto-native investment platform designed to partner with early-stage and public blockchain networks, seeking asymmetric opportunities across private venture and public digital-asset markets, with roots in the Polkadot ecosystem and a heavy interoperability and infrastructure lean.”
Hypersphere's own portfolio page lists 38+ companies described as "illustrative" examples rather than a complete record. Splits below are computed from the 27 companies we could classify by sector; the chain split covers only the 18 of those 27 whose chain sits on this directory's fixed list, since 9 run their own chain not on that list.
Hypersphere is a crypto-native investment platform founded by Jack Platts, who serves as CEO and CIO, with roots in the Polkadot ecosystem and earlier Bitcoin investing. The firm operates two connected businesses: a venture arm backing early-stage teams and a liquid fund (reported at roughly $130 million) that takes public token positions, plus validator operations on networks it invests in, an unusually integrated structure compared to most tier-2 crypto funds in this directory.
The named portfolio, which Hypersphere's own site describes as "illustrative" rather than complete, runs past 38 companies and skews heavily toward blockchain infrastructure, particularly cross-chain interoperability: Axelar, Hyperlane and LayerZero are all confirmed positions, alongside foundational L1s (Solana, Avalanche) and a real DeFi cluster spanning cross-chain trading (Chainflip, Enso, Superform) and Base-native lending (Moonwell). A number of positions sit on the firm's own Polkadot-adjacent heritage chains and other networks not on this directory's fixed chain list, including Polkadot itself, Astar, Moonbeam and Berachain.
There is no public application form. manager@hypersphere.ventures is a live, monitored inbox, and the firm's dual venture-and-liquid structure means a validator or token-generation relationship can be an additional path in beyond a standard equity or token check.
Key stats:
| Partner | Role | Where to find them |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Platts | Founder, CEO and CIO | Spotify interview |
| Brian Weaver | Head of Technology and Cybersecurity | hypersphere.capital/team |
| Mehdi Farooq | Investment Partner | hypersphere.capital/team |
| Micah Casella | Analyst | hypersphere.capital/team |