The Hashgraph Group (THG) has secured a venture capital fund manager licence from Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and will launch a $100 million global venture fund.
THG is a Swiss-based technology and investment firm operating exclusively within the Hedera ecosystem.
The new Hashgraph Venture Fund-I will invest in innovative startups and enterprises leveraging artificial intelligence, blockchain/DLT, robotics, and quantum computing.
$20 million in funding is seeded by The Hashgraph Association (THA), the non-profit organisation that builds Hedera Hashgraph ecosystems.
Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, the fund will target global investment opportunities to build enterprise-grade solutions, focusing on strong ESG (environmental, social, and governance) outcomes and long-term returns.
THA has ramped up activity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) significantly over the past year, signing agreements for innovation ecosystem initiatives with government entities in Morocco, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
The association signed a partnership early this year with the Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia (MISA) to launch a DeepTech Venture Studio in Riyadh, worth $250 million over the next five years.
This was followed by a new partnership with the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) to launch a Digital Assets Venture Studio, leveraging the Hedera Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) network.
THA also signed a partnership agreement with Morocco’s Digital Development Agency (ADD), to foster the growth of blockchain technology.
The Hashgraph Venture Fund-I announced this week will provide a vehicle to invest across all of those ecosystems.
Here are some key points from the Hashgraph announcement:
- The Hashgraph Group (THG) secured its venture capital fund manager licence from ADGM’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), and plans to launch a $100 million Hashgraph Venture Fund-I to focus on Web3 solutions using AI, blockchain/DLT, robotics, and quantum computing.
- Switzerland-headquartered non-profit organisation The Hashgraph Association (THA), has committed $20 million to the new fund.
- Investments will target companies with proven commercial traction, ESG-focused impact, and innovative solutions aligned with Hedera’s DLT ecosystem.
- THG’s Venture Studio Program provides engineering, productisation, and commercialisation support to portfolio companies.
- The fund leverages THG’s global network of venture studios in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, India, and Morocco.
- ADGM continues to attract global tech players, with THG’s new fund highlighting its role as MENA’s fastest-growing financial centre.
- Hedera’s ecosystem enables scalable, secure, and sustainable enterprise applications, a key differentiator for the fund’s investment strategy.
