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Mapleblock Capital

Vijay Garg co-founded Mapleblock Capital in 2017 to bridge early-stage crypto and software ventures with global capital across North America, Europe, and...

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Mapleblock Capital

Mapleblock Capital is an investment firm that focuses on early-stage blockchain companies. It has made 38 investments to date. Its most recent investment was in Optimum, a Seed VC investment made on April 15, 2025.

General information

Firm type

Private Equity

Year founded

2017

AUM

Undisclosed

Location

Region

Europe

Country

United Kingdom

City

London

Corporate office

London, United Kingdom

Additional offices

Palo Alto, CA, United States · New York, NY, United States · New Delhi, India · Hong Kong

Principals

Vijay Garg

Founding Partner

Matus Steis

Co-Founder

Sector focus

FinTechEnterprise SoftwareAI/MLCybersecurityDigital HealthClimateTech

Frequently asked questions

Who runs investment decisions at Mapleblock Capital?

Vijay Garg, Founding Partner, leads investment decisions alongside Co-Founder Matus Steis. The firm maintains a flat partnership structure with decision-making concentrated in the founding team, supported by a distributed network of venture partners and technical advisors across its five offices.

How does Mapleblock source proprietary deal flow?

Mapleblock sources through a multi-office structure spanning London, Palo Alto, New York, New Delhi, and Hong Kong. The firm relies on its physical presence in these technology corridors rather than aggregator platforms, building direct relationships with founders, developer communities, and protocol teams. Its crypto-native network provides access to token rounds that traditional venture firms often miss.

Is Mapleblock structured as a single family office or a venture firm?

Mapleblock Capital is structured as an asset manager operating venture funds, not a family office. The firm manages external capital through pooled fund vehicles, investing in both equity and liquid token strategies across early to growth-stage technology companies.

Does Mapleblock participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?

Mapleblock primarily executes direct deals—both equity investments in private technology companies and token acquisitions in crypto protocols. The firm has not publicly indicated a fund-of-funds strategy or significant LP commitments to other venture managers.

What investment stages does Mapleblock Capital target?

Mapleblock targets seed, start-up, and growth stages. In practice, the firm concentrates on seed and early-stage rounds where it can establish meaningful position sizing before later-stage crossover investors enter, particularly in blockchain infrastructure and enterprise software.

Which sectors does Mapleblock explicitly avoid?

Mapleblock has not published an exclusion list. The firm's investment activity clusters in FinTech, Enterprise Software, AI/ML, Cybersecurity, Digital Health, and ClimateTech—suggesting limited appetite for hardware-intensive deep tech, industrial automation, or consumer social platforms outside Web3.

Does Mapleblock maintain philanthropic structures?

There is no public record of a philanthropic foundation or donor-advised fund affiliated with Mapleblock Capital or its principals.

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