Volt Capital

Volt Capital is a venture capital firm based in New York, founded by General Partner Soona Amhaz. It invests in category-defining technologies underpinning the "machine economy" at the earliest stages, with an investment team composed of former founders and operators taking a founder-first approach. The firm provides operational support through Volt Labs, helping portfolio companies with product architecture, technical feedback, and market cycle navigation. Volt also runs validators and block producers internally to deepen its understanding of blockchain networks. Its focus spans crypto infrastructure, DeFi, and Web3 applications, with notable investments including Replit, LayerZero, Squads, Magic Eden, Nansen, and USDAI. Typical check sizes range from $500K to $3M at the pre-seed and seed stages. Volt's investment criteria favor technically sophisticated founders rethinking foundational systems like payments and authentication, backed by a hands-on, deeply embedded approach to ecosystem support.