# VanEck (slim)

> VanEck's investments in AI tools on Anchor Terminal, CoinDesk Data (formerly CCData / CryptoCompare) and Crusoe, with each listing's grade and the founders behind it.

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Corporate investor.

Website: https://www.vaneck.com

## Companies on Anchor Terminal

- **CoinDesk Data (formerly CCData / CryptoCompare)**, Strategic investment round, January 2024, led a round, through MarketVector Indexes
  - [CoinDesk Data API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/coindesk-data-api.md), graded D, 46.7/100
  - Source: https://data.coindesk.com/press-releases/vaneck-and-marketvector-indexes-complete-strategic-investment-in-ccdata-leading-global-digital-asset-data-firm
- **Crusoe**, Series F, September 2026, through Van Eck, valued at $30.9B post-money, Series F, September 2026
  - [Crusoe Cloud](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crusoe-cloud.md), graded B, 63.4/100
  - Source: https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/crusoe-announces-series-f-funding

## Where they invest

- Data providers, 1
- GPU & serverless compute, 1

## Founders they backed

- [Vlad Cealicu](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/vlad-cealicu/), CoinDesk Data (formerly CCData / CryptoCompare), Anchor Terminal
- [Chase Lochmiller](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chase-lochmiller/), Crusoe
- [Cully Cavness](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/cully-cavness/), Crusoe

## Questions

### Which AI tools has VanEck invested in?

Anchor Terminal lists CoinDesk Data (formerly CCData / CryptoCompare) and Crusoe backed by VanEck.

### How are VanEck's companies graded?

On Anchor Terminal's benchmark, CoinDesk Data API (D, 46.7) and Crusoe Cloud (B, 63.4).

Investors 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.