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  "markdown": "Corporate investor.\n\nWebsite: https://www.vaneck.com\n\n## Companies on Anchor Terminal\n\n- **CoinDesk Data (formerly CCData / CryptoCompare)**, Strategic investment round, January 2024, led a round, through MarketVector Indexes\n  - [CoinDesk Data API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/coindesk-data-api.md), graded D, 46.7/100\n  - Source: https://data.coindesk.com/press-releases/vaneck-and-marketvector-indexes-complete-strategic-investment-in-ccdata-leading-global-digital-asset-data-firm\n- **Crusoe**, Series F, September 2026, through Van Eck, valued at $30.9B post-money, Series F, September 2026\n  - [Crusoe Cloud](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crusoe-cloud.md), graded B, 63.4/100\n  - Source: https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/crusoe-announces-series-f-funding\n\n## Where they invest\n\n- Data providers, 1\n- GPU \u0026 serverless compute, 1\n\n## Founders they backed\n\n- [Vlad Cealicu](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/vlad-cealicu/), CoinDesk Data (formerly CCData / CryptoCompare), Anchor Terminal\n- [Chase Lochmiller](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chase-lochmiller/), Crusoe\n- [Cully Cavness](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/cully-cavness/), Crusoe\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which AI tools has VanEck invested in?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists CoinDesk Data (formerly CCData / CryptoCompare) and Crusoe backed by VanEck.\n\n### How are VanEck's companies graded?\n\nOn Anchor Terminal's benchmark, CoinDesk Data API (D, 46.7) and Crusoe Cloud (B, 63.4).\n\nInvestors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source. An investor isn't a sign of quality, and nobody can pay to be listed or to change a grade. To correct something or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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