vcvibes

Dba Asset Management, LLC

Emerging manager

SEC exempt reporting adviser (private fund adviser exemption, under $150M).

HQ
NY

DBA Asset Management is a research-driven investment firm. It runs 10-year closed-end venture funds that invest across private and public markets. Its portfolio includes Alpen Labs, Stride, and Eclipse Laboratories, Inc. Stride is a specialized Cosmos chain that issues liquid-staking tokens for other IBC-enabled chains. Strata, tied to Alpen Labs, is a zkEVM rollup on Bitcoin with a hybrid optimistic-ZK bridge.

01 · Says / Does

TagSaysDoes
StagesPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, GrowthNot enough dated deals
SectorsNot statedNot enough dated deals
RegionsNot statedNot enough dated deals

Says: what the firm's funds state. Does: from 0 dated deals in the last 24 months.

02 · Fund history

FundYearSizeStatus
DBA Asset Management Venture Offshore Fund II, LP

DBA is a research-driven venture firm investing across private and public markets. It backs crypto and web3 companies, such as Alpen Labs and Stride, and works closely with founders as a partner-led team. Inferred from the firm's website and portfolio companies

approx. 2025$100M (Form D)Raising
DBA Asset Management Venture Fund II, LP

DBA is a research-driven venture firm investing across private and public markets. It backs crypto and web3 companies, such as Alpen Labs and Stride, and works closely with founders as a partner-led team. Inferred from the firm's website and portfolio companies

2025$25.93M to $100M (Form D)Open, writing first checks

03 · People across funds

04 · Recent deals

No dated deals found yet.

05 · Latest from the firm

No news from the firm's website yet.

06 · Sources

  1. https://dba.xyz
  2. https://dba.xyz/dbafundii/
  3. https://dba.xyz/modular-money-liquid-staking-for-people-in-a-hurry/
  4. https://dba.xyz/
  5. https://dba.xyz/a-bitcoin-l2-thesis/

Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026