A complete analysis of the AI layout of crypto venture capital in 2024 ...
In the past two months, the explosion of Agentfi has once again demonstrated the huge potential of the integration of "AI+Crypto" (also known as encrypted AI). In the recently released forecast of the trend of the crypto industry in 2025, a16z partners, Messari, Blockworks and other well-known industry organizations all mentioned that the combination of "AI and crypto" will be the mainstream hotspot in the crypto market in 2025. The intersection of crypto technology and AI is expected to achieve breakthrough progress, promoting the rise of a large number of AI projects and tokens. Looking back at 2024, the crypto AI market has ushered in an unprecedented investment boom, with major investment institutions pouring in and the amount of investment rising sharply.
Venture Capital Institutions in Crypto AI
In this field, top venture capital institutions in the crypto industry, such as Grayscale, Coinbase Ventures, Binance Labs, and a16z, have actively invested in the layout of "Crypto+AI" projects. In particular, institutions such as Delphi Venture, CoinFund, Coinbase Ventures, Binance Labs, and a16z not only "shill" but also take action, demonstrating their firm optimism about the field of crypto AI through multiple investments.
On December 24, Messari released the "2025 Crypto Outlook Report", which showed that crypto AI is the most eye-catching emerging investment theme in 2024. The total financing in this field has achieved a year-on-year growth of about 100%, and the number of financing rounds has also increased significantly by 138%.
Investment Strategies
As the core force driving industry progress and capturing cutting-edge projects, capital flows and public investment activities have always been regarded as important indicators of market trends. In 2024, the crypto AI market also ushered in an investment boom, with major investment institutions rushing in. The enthusiasm for investing in crypto AI projects is unprecedentedly high, and the amount of investment is rising sharply.
Many of the industry's top crypto venture capital institutions, such as Grayscale, Delphi Venture, Coinbase Ventures, Binance Labs, and a16z, have announced their active investment and strategic deployment in "Crypto+AI" projects.
Investment Institutions' Activities
Earlier this year, Tommy, co-founder of Delphi Digital, publicly stated his optimism about the combination of Crypto and AI, encouraging developers of related projects to contact him. Delphi Ventures has invested in multiple cryptocurrency AI projects, including the decentralized GPU project io.net, AI blockchain OG Labs, and AI venture capital fund Mythos Ventures.
Recent Developments
Entering the second half of the year, more crypto venture capital institutions announced their entry into the crypto AI field. Pantera Capital announced a new fund with a significant portion dedicated to AI-related projects, while Grayscale launched the "Grayscale Decentralized AI Fund" focusing on AI project tokens.
Future Trends
In a recent interview, Binance co-founder He Yi emphasized the impact of AI technology on productivity and its collaboration with blockchain technology. Coinbase Ventures also shifted its investment strategy to focus on "Crypto + AI" projects, highlighting the complementarity between encryption technology and AI.
Investment Figures
According to the Q3 2024 crypto investment and financing report released by Messari, crypto venture capital institutions injected more than US$213 million into AI projects that quarter, showing a significant increase year-on-year.
Finally, the "2025 Crypto Outlook Report" indicates a growing interest in the intersection of crypto and AI, with a substantial increase in financing and financing rounds in the field of crypto AI in 2024.
Conclusion
Overall, the crypto venture capital landscape in 2024 reflects a strong focus on AI projects, with top institutions like a16z, Delphi Venture, Coinbase Ventures, and others actively participating and driving the growth of the crypto AI market.
