Archetype is a crypto-native venture fund founded and led by Ash Egan, one of the earliest dedicated crypto VCs, structured as a lean team of builders rather than traditional finance generalists who systematically invest from first check to Series A while maintaining concentrated positions in both startups and liquid protocols like Solana and Ethereum. The fund operates as a New York-centric hub for crypto with regular in-person events and runs its own media arm including the Archebyte podcast and content platform, actively bridging crypto with design and culture while emphasizing a "0x to 1" mindset to back founders building entirely new on-chain markets rather than incremental web2.5 plays.