Aug 31, 2025
Venture capital game has changed due to market maturation — VC exec

Venture capital firms are now investing in established projects with clear and predictable revenue generation models over early-stage tech.
Venture capital (VC) firms have become much more selective with the crypto projects they invest in, representing a shift from the previous cycle due to market maturation, according to Eva Oberholzer, the chief investment officer at VC firm Ajna Capital.
“It's harder because we have reached a different stage in crypto, similar to every cycle we have seen for other technologies in the past,” Oberholzer told Cointelegraph.
She added that market maturation has slowed down pre-seed investing, as VCs pivot their attention to established projects with clear business models. Oberholzer said:
Source: Cointelegraph →Related News
- Feb 24, 2026
Ethereum Foundation starts staking ETH as client diversity concerns persist
- Feb 24, 2026
‘Bitcoin scarcity is dead’: Crypto executives push back on viral claim
- Feb 24, 2026
Solo Bitcoin miner bags over $200K block reward using rented hashrate
- Feb 24, 2026
Vitalik sells 17K ETH in one month after earmarking $45M for privacy
- Feb 24, 2026
Stablecoin stagnation, tariffs a headwind for Bitcoin prices, analysts say
