• IndexZoo

  Participated · Seed · Apr 2022

  IndexZoo is a Boston-based provider of a decentralized crypto asset index protocol and a DeFi multi-chain ecosystem of tokenized indices. Led by CEO Marshall Chang, its core product is the Habitat Index Protocol. The company plans to deploy Habitat to multiple EVM-compatible Layer 1 and Layer 2 blockchains to establish a multi-chain index standard. IndexZoo has received grants from NEAR, Polygon, Avalanche and others to support development. It closed a $2M Seed funding round to expand operations and development efforts. Backers include CMS Holdings, Warburg Serres, DefinanceX, Pragma Ventures, 0xVentures, BigBrainHoldings and angel investors such as Nick Tong and Yenwen Feng.

• Stables

  Participated · Seed · Feb 2022

  Coins is listed on CryptoRank where fundraising, token sale reviews, and tokenomics analysis are presented. CryptoRank records a total of $5.20M raised for Coins, attributed to a Seed financing dated Feb 14, 2022. The platform aggregates investor and funding-round data alongside market analytics for the project. Named investors on the listing include FinTech Collective, Global Founders Capital, Double Peak, Waterdrip Capital, Gate.io, LedgerPrime, 0xVentures, Digital Asset Capital Management (DACM), Valhalla Capital, NxGen, and Athena Ventures. The listing shows 1–10 entries from a total of 15 investors, indicating additional backers beyond those named.

• Folks Finance

  Participated · Seed · Jan 2022

  Folks Finance is a remote DeFi hub that lets users lend, borrow, trade and manage digital assets across multiple blockchains. Its core product is the xChain app, which enables cross-network lending, borrowing and trading across Avalanche, Base, Ethereum, Arbitrum and BNB Chain. The company plans to accelerate crosschain expansion of xChain and integrate many more networks in the near future. Since its 2022 mainnet launch Folks powers over 15,000 active wallets monthly and is the largest DeFi app on Algorand, with an all-time high TVL of $220 million. Led by CEO Benedetto Biondi, Folks has raised $6.2M in total funding to date, including the new Series A at a $75M valuation. Folks Finance provides a borrowing and lending protocol built on top of the Algorand blockchain. Users can deposit liquidity to earn continuous economic returns and request crypto loans by locking deposited funds as collateral. The company completed a protocol design review and is currently in the smart contract security verification phase. It plans an official launch on the Algorand TestNet early this year and will release Folksy Guys, an NFT collection for the Folks Finance community. The team will publish a research paper on the protocol economic model soon and is working to establish milestones for version 2.0. Folks Finance is the result of research and engineering by Blockchain Italia and is led by CEO Benedetto Biondi. The company raised $3M in Seed funding to expand operations and accelerate growth.

• SOMA.finance

  Participated · Seed · Jan 2022

  SOMA.finance operates a decentralized marketplace for digital assets, compliant digital securities, and NFTs. It is a joint venture between DeFi platform MANTRA DAO and Tritaurian Holdings, owner of FINRA‑licensed broker‑dealer Tritaurian Capital. The platform aims to be a fully compliant decentralized exchange and suite of products for institutional and retail investors, offering built‑in KYC/AML and a permissionless regulated AMM. SOMA.finance plans to enable trading of digital assets of all kinds, including STOs and NFTs, and to support listings under Regulation CF, Regulation D, Regulation S and Regulation A. Led by John Patrick Mullin and Bill Heyn, the company intends to offer its services globally, including in the United States. It recently closed a Seed funding round to finance these efforts.

• Venue One

  Participated · Seed · Jan 2022

  Venue One is building a non-custodial, decentralised, fast and global predictions protocol on the Algorand blockchain. The team says its core tech stack and smart contracts were finished in October 2021 and smart contracts were audited in November 2021. They have developed Algorand-specific infrastructure in-house, including oracles and a blockchain indexer, and resolved third-party password-less onboarding integration. Venue One completed seed and private financing rounds by December 2021 and reports those rounds were oversubscribed. Upcoming milestones include a testnet launch (Feb 22), mainnet launch, community AMAs, $VENO airdrops for community and early supporters, a strategic & community round, and a TGE/IDO/token listing. The team plans UI and roadmap updates and emphasizes long‑term focus on the Algorand ecosystem.

No current team members are available.