熊市下的“军备竞赛”,六家VC为何狂募超60亿美元?

marsbitPublished on 2026-05-07Last updated on 2026-05-07

作者|Azuma(@azuma_eth)

加密货币的熊市仍在持续,但一级市场上已出现了一些极具信号意义的动作。

5 月 4 日,由前美国联邦检察官 Katie Haun 创立的风投机构 Haun Ventures 宣布完成一轮总规模 10 亿美元的募集,早期与后期基金各将各分配 5 亿美元,在未来 2 至 3 年内主要投向加密货币与区块链领域初创公司,同时进一步扩展至 AI 代理(AI Agents)、金融科技及另类资产等交叉赛道。

仅仅 1 天之后,a16z 便紧接着官宣旗下第五支加密货币基金 Crypto Fund 5 已完成募资,获得了 22 亿美元的承诺资本。该基金将继续深耕加密货币市场,专注于那些在周期轮动中最容易被忽视、但又最能创造长期价值的部分,把新一代基础设施转化为人们每天都会使用的产品。

如果再把时间线往回拉,你会发现这不是巧合,而更像是头部 VC 们的“集体共识”。

今年 2 月,Dragonfly 旗下基金 Fund IV 完成 6.5 亿美元募资;2 月底,多家媒体报道 Paradigm 正寻求为下一支基金募资最高 15 亿美元 ;3 月,ParaFi 官宣已完成 1.25 亿美元募资;4 月下旬,消息人士透露 Blockchain Capital 正为旗下两支基金募资 7 亿美元......不到三个月时间内,仅上述六家 VC 便已悄然积攒了超过 60 亿美元的子弹。

更为关键的是,这批资金的募集并未发生在市场最热的时间,而是发生于山寨币流动性枯竭 、一级市场估值回落、行业情绪持续低迷的熊市阶段 。正如 a16z 合伙人 Chris Dixon 所说的“我们正处于一个相对安静的阶段”,这并非牛市情绪下的乘胜追击,而是典型的逆周期布局。

一级市场走向分化

如果只是聚焦于 60 亿美元的募资金额,很容易产生“一级市场正在回暖”的错觉,但现实情况远非如此简单。纵览头部 VC 与中小型 VC 当下的生存状况,一级市场已呈现出明显的分化趋势。

对于大多数中小型 VC 而言,这一轮周期远比想象中更难。由于山寨币的持续不振(几乎错失整轮牛市),加之二级市场的流动性收紧,基金退出通道严重受阻,账面上的正向收益往往也会随着漫长的解锁周期逐渐缩水甚至转负。投资回报率的不及预期直接导致 LP 的信心下降,新基金的募资也变得愈发困难。

于是我们看到,多数中小型 VC 在熊市中不得不走向被动收缩:一部分 VC 选择了缩减基金规模,降低出手频率;一部分则转为了纯二级基金;还有一部分干脆彻底告别市场。许多在上一轮牛市中曝光量极高的中小型 VC,如今已在市场销声匿迹。

与之形成鲜明对比的,便是那批仍在大举募资的头部 VC。虽然这些 VC 的投资节奏也随着市场转熊而有所放缓,但凭借着结构性优势,他们对于一级市场的主导作用实际上正在不断强化。

至于所谓的结构优势,一是头部 VC 往往有着更强的资源垄断能力,能够更有效地捕获少有的优质项目(典型代表如 Kalshi 的资方有 a16z 和 Paradigm,Polymarket 的资方有 Dragonfly 和 ParaFi,Blockchain Capital 则投了 Coinbase 和 Circle);二是头部 VC 能够覆盖更完整的投资周期,从早期的 pre-seed、seed 到后期的 A 轮、B 轮,补票上车或是放大收益的机会窗口更多;三是头部 VC 有着更大的试错空间,更大的资管规模意味着可以承受相对更高的失败率,也可以押注更长期的叙事;四则是头部 VC 的品牌效应意味着更强的议价权,即便是在同一轮融资中,头部 VC 往往也能拿到比中小型 VC 更优惠的筹码。

这种结构性的优劣势差异,最终导致了市场走向分化,马太效应逐渐凸显 —— 如果是在牛市背景下,中小型 VC 还可以通过少数彩票级出手实现逆袭,但在熊市周期内,这一趋势只会越来越明显。

这 60 亿美元都在看什么?

根据这六家 VC 的披露,本轮新募集的 60 亿美元资金,方分别用于布局以下赛道及方向。

  • Dragonfly:看好加密金融化趋势,重点提及稳定币、预测市场、Agent 支付、链上隐私、现实资产代币化等方向;
  • Paradigm:除加密外,还扩展至 AI、机器人以及其他前沿科技领域;
  • ParaFi:稳定币、资产代币化、机构级链上金融产品;
  • Blockchain Capital:专注于早期和成长期的加密货币初创公司;
  • Haun Ventures:看好新一代金融基础设施,包括稳定币、资产代币化、预测市场,同时看好 Agent 经济;
  • a16z:提及稳定币、DeFi、预测市场、资产代币化等金融基础设施,同时认为在 AI 大爆发的时代,加密网络原有的特性仍可用于解决软件的透明性和可验证问题。

将六家 VC 的公开表态放在一起,可以看到不同 VC 虽然在侧重上仍有一定差异,但整体上却已明显收敛。

其中最核心的共识,无疑是以稳定币、资产代币化(RWA)、预测市场、链上支付为代表的新一代链上金融基础设施。无论是 Haun Ventures、a16z、Dragonfly 还是 ParaFi,都在新基金的方向中反复提及这些关键词。某种程度上,这也意味着加密行业的投资逻辑正在发生变化。相比上一轮周期里偏情绪驱动出手,这一轮头部 VC 更看重的,是那些已经初步验证真实需求、并有机会长期承接传统金融流量的基础设施型项目。

除此之外,头部 VC 们也在明显加码 AI 相关布局,Paradigm 已明确表示会将部分资金投向 AI 与机器人方向,Haun Ventures 与 Dragonfly 也都提到了 Agent 相关方向。这一趋势背后的原因并不复杂,一方面,AI 已成为当前全球科技行业最具确定性的主线,顶级 VC 不可能缺席;另一方面,加密行业也在试图证明,自己并不只是 AI 热潮下被边缘化的旧叙事,而是能够成为 AI 时代底层基础设施的一部分 —— 尤其是在 Agent 经济逐渐兴起之后,加密网络原有的开放性、可组合性与无需许可特性,反而开始重新体现价值。

熊市募资,本质是在赌下一个周期

对于 VC 来说,熊市往往才是真正决定未来格局的阶段。

牛市中的资金虽然最易募集,但项目估值如入场门槛往往也会更高,只有在市场情绪低迷、流动性枯竭、行业叙事失效的时候,VC 通过判断能力捕获超额收益的机会才会被真正放大。

回头看过去几轮周期,熊市并不会扼杀真正的优质项目,反而会加速市场的洗牌速度,让“金子更快发光”。这也是为什么,即便当前市场情绪依旧低迷,头部 VC 们依然在逆周期大举募资。

因为他们真正在下注的,从来都不是“现在”,而是下一轮周期开启之后,谁能成为新的 Circle、新的 Hyperliquid、新的 Polymarket。

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