Faction Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2022 by Samuel Harrison and Banafsheh Fathieh. The firm invests in disruptive blockchain and cryptocurrency projects, specifically targeting Seed and Series A rounds. Its investment strategy is vertical agnostic, focusing on projects that create real utility and positive societal impact across the entire blockchain stack, including web3, crypto-infrastructure, decentralized finance (DeFi), and non-fungible token (NFT) platforms. Faction Ventures operates through a hybrid joint venture structure with Lightspeed Venture Partners, leveraging its team's prior experience at major industry players like Coinbase and Blockchain.com to support portfolio companies. In November 2023, the firm launched its inaugural fund with $285 million in committed capital.