Empowering Web3 Founders shaping our digital future

Blockwall's mission Who we are >

We invest in visionary Web3 founders to shape a transparent and secure digital future for all generations. By focusing on select stages, we offer unique opportunities for growth and distinct return profiles.

Our Investment Philosophy

Empowering Founders

Entrepreneurs will solve the biggest challenges of our future – we are here to enable them with passion and commitment.

Focused Expertise in Web3

It takes vertical focus and deep sector expertise to back the right founders at the right time – we are pioneers in the Web3 space.

Disciplined and Long-Term

We invest at pre-seed/seed, staying disciplined in fund size and stage, and committed to a long-term vision for Web3.

Fueling the Next Wave of Digital Innovators

We invest in bold and passionate early-stage founders who are shaping our digital future. Through our strategic investments, we create an ecosystem that produces outliers and tackles real-world problems.

River

River is an in-person event and social platform that helps brands organize community events at scale, turning online audiences into real-life (IRL) communities.

Fetch.ai

Fetch.ai is a decentralized network that powers intelligent automation through autonomous agents, integrating AI with blockchain to enable efficient and secure digital interactions across industries like smart cities, energy, and DeFi.

Tlon

Tlon transitioned from a R&D to a product-focused company in 2023, leveraging over a decade of development on the Urbit network. They are now aiming to bring Urbit to market through a decentralized superapp for the West, offering unique advantages like local data storage, composable apps, and no third-party devops.

Nilos

Nilos is a global payment infrastructure providing multi-currency accounts with an efficient FX solution tailored for B2B merchants. They facilitate cross-border transfers between Europe and Africa/LATAM using stablecoins. One of their main goals is to increase the velocity of capital and decrease the associated cost with capital movement by using the speed and global liquidity of stablecoins to enable cheap and fast payments, especially in exotic corridors (EU ↔ Africa/LATAM).

Solana

Solana is a high-performance blockchain platform known for its scalability, low transaction fees, and rapid transaction speed, processing up to 65,000 transactions per second. It has quickly become a leader in the blockchain space with respect to smart contracts with quickly growing ecosystems of applications and developers, second only to Ethereum.

Dominic Briggs
Jannis Choulidis
Nikos Choulidis
Damien Roch
Max Schneider
Rajeevan Rajendran
Syed Armani
Leonard Lang
Lars Singbartl

Dominic is a Co-Founder of Blockwall, long-term investor in crypto and blockchain technology. As well he is a Kauffman Fellow, the leading global venture capital community. He is deeply committed to supporting entrepreneurs and innovation, with a clear focus on investing in Web3, blockchain and convergent technologies. Dominic’s passion is in venture capital.

Dominic Briggs

Managing Partner

Jannis is a Co-Founder of Blockwall and a long-term investor in crypto and blockchain technology, with strong operational experience as a serial entrepreneur. He is deeply committed to empowering founders and contributing to a transparent, safe, inclusive and secure digital future. Jannis’s passion lies in driving innovation within Web3.

Jannis Choulidis

Managing Partner

Nikos is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Blockwall, driven by a passion for technology and a commitment to Web3 innovation. He manages digital asset security, builds strategic partnerships, and actively seeks out opportunities to support the next generation of tech entrepreneurs.

Nikos Choulidis

Managing Partner

Damien is Partner at Blockwall and Managing Director of Blockwall France leading the early stage investment team. Out of deep passion for tech, Damien has previously been involved in the entrepreneurial ecosystem both as an operator at companies like Rocket Internet as well as a founder of venture backed companies. When not investing, Damien can be seen enjoying and tasting great wine in the south of France.

Damien Roch

Partner

Max cares deeply about the ownership aspect of crypto, which takes away some control and agency from large centralized players and brings it back to the individual. He is part of the investment team at Blockwall since 2018 and is still as passionate about the future of crypto as on day one. Max holds a B.Sc. in General Management from EBS University. Outside of work you’ll most likely find him reading books or cycling.

Max Schneider

Investment Manager

Rajeevan is an Investment Manager at Blockwall and joined Blockwall in 2018. A Bitcoin contrarian and Web3 pragmatist, Rajeevan likes to invest in fundamentally sound businesses and infrastructure. He holds an Integrated Master’s in History with minors in Political Science and Economics, and an M.Sc. in Management from EBS Business School. In his free time, Rajeevan likes to play games, read, or watch football.

Rajeevan Rajendran

Investment Manager

Syed holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science & Engineering and an MSc in Finance from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. He is the go-to person at Blockwall for tech-heavy deals and also leads Blockwall's AI and data-driven investments platform. In his spare time, Syed enjoys exploring Bavarian lakes, reading mostly non-fiction books, and playing padel.

Syed Armani

Investment Manager

Leonard went down the crypto rabbit hole in 2017, taking a hands-on approach with a particular passion for DeFi and dApps. He’s convinced that DeFi represents a fairer and better future for finance. He holds a Master’s in Finance from Northumbria University. Apart from Web3, Leonard is dedicated to longevity — striking a balance between health and wealth, much like optimizing a portfolio for the long term.

Leonard Lang

Analyst

Former Partner and Head of Germany of Warburg Pincus, a global Growth Equity investor. Currently, Lars is engaged as investor in Base Technology and SaaS companies with focus on IoT, Blockchain Technology, AI and Cybersecurity.

Lars Singbartl

Senior Advisor & Chairman