“Focused on crafting generational companies and protocols. A New York fund built by former Digital Currency Group and Blockchain Capital investors, offering hands-on help with community, business model and marketing alongside a $20M Fund One.”
Reverie is a New York-based crypto fund founded by Larry Sukernik and Derek Hsue. Sukernik led venture investments at Digital Currency Group, with over 100 investments including Fireblocks and Dune Analytics, and previously consulted at EY. Hsue was an investor at Blockchain Capital, including the investment in Bison Trails before Coinbase acquired it. Carl Bergman, former VP of operations at Genesis Global Trading, and Adyant Dagur, an analyst with prior research experience at Sorella Labs and The Block, round out the visible team.
TechCrunch and The Block both confirmed the launch of Reverie Fund One at $20M in September 2023, focused on pre-seed and seed-stage startups. The fund's own framing goes beyond capital: it describes itself as a long-term partner that helps founders build community, refine business models and execute marketing, and it positions itself in some cases as a protocol advisor and governance delegate rather than only an investor.
The portfolio page lists 21 companies, with star ratings marking the fund's own view of top investments. Solana infrastructure is a clear pattern: Squads (multisig), Tensor (NFT marketplace) and Geodnet (DePIN geospatial network) are all Solana-native. Security tooling (Blockaid), cross-border payments (Infinia, also a Lattice Fund portfolio company, and Erebor), and Cosmos ecosystem tooling (Keplr wallet) round out the visible names.
Key stats:
| Partner | Role | Where to find them |
|---|---|---|
| Larry Sukernik | Co-Founder (ex-Digital Currency Group) | reverie.ooo/team |
| Derek Hsue | Co-Founder (ex-Blockchain Capital) | reverie.ooo/team |
| Carl Bergman | Team (ex-VP Operations, Genesis Global Trading) | reverie.ooo/team |
| Adyant Dagur | Analyst | reverie.ooo/team |