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Variant Completes $222 Million New Fundraise to Invest in Early-Stage AI and Crypto Projects

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June 3rd: Leading crypto and AI investment firm Variant announced it has closed its Variant 4 fundraising, hitting a total size of $222 million. The fund will continue to focus on early-stage investments and provide long-term support to its portfolio companies, with a core investment theme centered on “AI + Crypto + Autonomy.” Variant founder Jesse Walden stated that the traditional “crypto investor” label will gradually disappear, as the industry shifts toward a unified broader theme of “autonomy.” This encompasses any application that grants users greater sovereignty—such as decentralized finance (DeFi), cryptocurrency, and AI agents. Walden added that cryptography will serve as foundational infrastructure, and its decentralized principles will gain renewed relevance in the AI era, particularly in the intersection of AI agents and blockchain technology. Previously, Variant’s first three funds focused solely on the pure crypto track, with high-profile investments in well-known projects including Uniswap and Morpho.
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