Pairing early-stage capital with deep ecosystem alignment to ensure the best teams have the resources to achieve venture-scale growth from day one.
Base Ecosystem Fund is the strategic investment arm of Base. In partnership with Coinbase Ventures, the fund invests in pre-seed and seed stage startups that choose Base as their home, taking a borderless and uncompromisingly team-centric approach focused on accelerating the ecosystem's most capable builders.
Early-stage technical founders building onchain primitives and businesses on Base — spanning DeFi, consumer applications, developer tooling, gaming, social platforms, and infrastructure — who are aiming for venture-scale, durable outcomes.
Teams apply directly via the linked Google Form. The fund also sources deals through ecosystem activity and network referrals, rather than relying solely on inbound applications.
Mention ETHStars when you apply. It shows the hiring team you’re connected to the Ethereum ecosystem.
