Darius Rugys came into crypto through academic research, having studied blockchain since 2016 and written his thesis on its use in capital markets, and he's built up a strong individual reputation in specialist blockchain circles beyond just his role at Maven 11. He tends to talk about backing protocols over long, multi-year build cycles rather than pushing for fast growth, pointing to real examples like Maple Finance when explaining how his portfolio companies work.
About their Fund
Maven 11 Capital
Sectors
Web3 / Crypto, Fintech, AI, Gaming / VR, Devtools
Rounds
Avg Check Size
Notable Investments
Maven 11 Capital started out as Cryptocrunch during the early days of blockchain investing and later rebranded to reflect its broader expertise across engineering, operations, and finance, focusing on protocol-level infrastructure projects like Celestia, bloXroute, and Fuel. Beyond investing, the fund has taken on an operator role by managing institutional lending pools on Maple Finance, helping originate $283 million in loans, and its advisor bench includes Celestia CEO Mustafa Al-Bassam, giving it direct ties to the ecosystems it backs.
Other partners at the fund
Notable Fund
Investments
No items found.
Sheets they're in
No items found.
Sheets they're Fund is in
No items found.
Is this information out of date? Let us know
Popular Investors
investor name
Active in
Rounds
Avg. Check
Links
Deeptech / Hardware
.svg)
Robotics
Biotech
+
12
View more in profile...
Unknown
Pre-Seed - Seed
Unknown
$400K - $2M
Unknown
Defense
Deeptech / Hardware
Energy
+
7
View more in profile...
Unknown
Pre-Seed - Series A
Unknown
$100K - $5M
Unknown
Defense
Deeptech / Hardware
Energy
+
7
View more in profile...
Unknown
Pre-Seed - Series A
Unknown
$100K - $5M
Unknown
Biotech
Health
Deeptech / Hardware
+
2
View more in profile...
Unknown
Pre-Seed - Seed
Unknown
$250K - $2M
Unknown
Climate
Deeptech / Hardware
Materials
+
4
View more in profile...
Unknown
Pre-Seed - Seed
Unknown
$400K - $1.5M
Unknown
Deeptech / Hardware
Robotics
Biotech
+
7
View more in profile...
Unknown
Pre-Seed - Seed
Unknown
$400K - $2M
Unknown
.jpeg){kind=logo}
Deeptech / Hardware
Robotics
Biotech
+
2
View more in profile...
Unknown
Pre-Seed - Seed
Unknown
~$750K
Unknown
Fintech
Deeptech / Hardware
Devtools
+
2
View more in profile...
Unknown
Pre-Seed - Series A
Unknown
$250K-$1M
Unknown
Or automatically find your investor matches
Upload your pitch deck to get your best investor matches in minutes.
Reveal the very best VCs to pitch for your startup
Get matching investors' email addresses
No ads. No catch. Free from VC Sheet.
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Success. Check your email in 5 minutes.
.jpeg){kind=logo}
.png)
.jpeg)
.jpeg)
.jpeg)