# Standard

> Standard is a San Francisco venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Adam Goldberg and Alok Vasudev. Formerly known as Standard Crypto, it now describes its focus as intelligence, automation, and cryptography, pairing investment capital with technical and company-building experience. Its disclosed investments include Axiom, Walrus, Cognition, Modal, Aave, and Morpho.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Adam Goldberg (Co-founder and Managing Partner), Alok Vasudev (Co-founder and Managing Partner)
- **Products:** Venture investment, Technical and company-building support
- **Notable:** Co-founded in 2019 by investors previously at Lightspeed and Benchmark., Reported a $500 million investment fund in May 2022., Co-led Axiom’s $20 million Series A in January 2024.

## Products & services

- **Venture investment** — Investment capital for frontier technology companies and networks; historical reporting describes equity and crypto investments.
- **Technical and company-building support** — Support informed by the founders’ engineering, mathematics, product, and venture backgrounds; the team includes engineering expertise contributing to technical diligence.

## Achievements

- Co-founded in 2019 by investors previously at Lightspeed and Benchmark.
- Reported a $500 million investment fund in May 2022.
- Co-led Axiom’s $20 million Series A in January 2024.
- Led Walrus Foundation’s $140 million private token sale in March 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — At review, Standard’s current website identifies intelligence, automation, and cryptography as its focus, with Cognition, Modal, Ramp, and Snorkel AI among the disclosed investments. This is an observation date, not a claimed investment or rebranding date.
- **2025-03** — Led Walrus Foundation’s $140 million private token sale, announced March 20.
- **2024-01** — Co-led Axiom’s $20 million Series A with Paradigm.

## Links

- Website: https://www.standardvc.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/standard-vc
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/standard_vc

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Last updated: 2026-10-27