Node Capital

Node Capital embeds a proprietary node-operating company, Node.Monster, directly into the investment process. Every portfolio network gets Node.Monster as its inaugural validator, which means the firm writes code, runs infrastructure, and participates in governance from day zero — not just capital. This arrangement gives the investment team real-time feedback on documentation quality and network stability before external validators join.

Node.Monster is a group company that operates as the first node in every Node Capital-backed network. It currently manages $2.5B in staking and restaking assets across more than 20 networks (per the firm). By running validation infrastructure internally, Node Capital earns staking yield while stress-testing the protocols it funds — making the operator a source of both revenue and due diligence.

The firm's primary mandate targets seed and A-stage private rounds in crypto infrastructure and decentralized protocols. Or Harel leads a dedicated liquid-tokens division, which indicates the firm also analyzes and may actively participate in secondary token markets, though the core brand emphasizes long-term, early-stage positions.

Amos Meiri, co-founder and managing partner, leads the investment function. He is supported by venture partner Ben Rothschild, who sources deals from Israeli tech networks. Technical diligence flows through co-founder and CTO Rotem Lev, while infrastructure adviser Eyal Elsheich evaluates network bootstrapping requirements through the Node.Monster lens.

The firm operates node.security, a dedicated blockchain security firm that audits smart contracts and assesses protocol risk across the portfolio (per the firm). This in-house capability means Node Capital does not fully outsource technical diligence to third-party audit firms; security review is structurally integrated into the investment workflow.

The firm's roots are in the Israeli crypto ecosystem — both co-founders and venture partner Ben Rothschild have deep ties to Israeli tech — and its Gibraltar headquarters gives it a European regulatory base. Portfolio companies operate globally, but the founding team's network and Node.Monster's validator architecture concentrate early-stage sourcing in protocols emerging from Israeli and European developer communities.

Node.Monster's $2.5B in staking and restaking AUM (per the firm) confirms active participation in both categories. The portfolio includes ether.fi, a major liquid restaking protocol, which positions Node Capital as both an equity investor in and a node operator for restaking infrastructure.