Druid Ventures

Druid Ventures is a Tampa, Florida-based early-stage Web3 venture fund founded in 2022 by Chris Pizzo and Kyle Schroeder. The firm manages a $13 million Fund I focused on digital asset infrastructure, blockchain interoperability, and decentralized technology. The investment committee includes Joey Rosati, Chris Jenkins, Bryan Crino, and Scott Feuer, with Charlie Shrem as a partner. Druid leads rounds at pre-seed and seed stages, writing checks of $200,000 to $1 million-plus in tokens, equity, or a combination. With 28 investments to date, the portfolio includes Steer Protocol (whose $1.5 million seed Druid led), Gensyn, Flashbots, Pocket Network, Grove, Octane Security, Passage, BlockSpaces, Fountain, Qiro Finance, Mintlayer, Omni, and WeFuzz. The firm has built a co-investor network of more than 200 VC funds spanning North America, Europe, South America, Asia, and Australia. Thirty-eight percent of investments include female founders or co-founders. Beyond capital, Druid provides post-funding support in strategy, business development, and talent recruitment. The fund's approach is to engage deeply with the ecosystems it backs — participating as an informed protocol user and community member rather than a passive financial stakeholder. The firm's global co-investor network is a deliberate asset, designed to help portfolio projects source follow-on capital and strategic partnerships across the international Web3 landscape.