Van Eck Securities Corporation is a New York-based financial institution within VanEck that distributes mutual funds and ETFs tied to a global investment management platform. Its investment products and private-fund offerings emphasize thematic and macro-driven strategies across equities, fixed income, commodities, gold, natural resources and digital assets, with exposure across the United States, Europe, Asia, Latin America and Australia. For founders, it is better viewed as an asset-management or institutional capital-markets counterparty than a conventional venture capital investor.