Participated · Seed · Jun 2026

Idilio produces vertical micronovelas with episodes of one to three minutes and seasons that can reach up to 80 chapters, aiming for strong hooks in the first three seconds. The company describes itself as data-first: it writes and produces initial chapters, publishes them in-app and on social, and uses rapid metrics to decide whether to rewrite or scale a story. Idilio reports roughly two million downloads in 120 countries and about 45 minutes of daily use per user, which the company says is double Netflix's mobile time by its metrics. Founder Gabriela Tafur, a Colombian lawyer, TV presenter and Stanford MBA, built the product after observing short-form dubbed dramas in mobile use. The company targets Latin American melodrama as a cultural differentiator versus Chinese-origin micro-series and aims to scale its audience internationally. The model emphasizes low-cost, fast production cycles but faces sector risks such as low retention and variable content quality.

Participated · Equity · Sep 2025

InCountry develops data protection products positioned at the intersection of AI, identity, and data sovereignty. Its offerings include AgentCloak—an AI agent data protection solution launched alongside the financing—tools for AI data minimization and cross-border AI sovereignty, profile data residency for Identity and Access Management platforms, and end-user data residency integrations for enterprise applications such as Salesforce and ServiceNow. The platform is already used by Global 2000 enterprises across life sciences, semiconductor, and financial-services sectors. By handling regional compliance mandates from bodies such as the Cyberspace Administration of China, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority, and various European Data Protection Authorities, InCountry enables multinational companies to operate securely in multiple jurisdictions. The newly announced capital will fund expanded R&D, deepen strategic partnerships, and support broader global market expansion. CEO Peter Yared leads the company’s push to embed its solutions into AI and SaaS ecosystems worldwide.

Participated · Seed · Jun 2025

Spekter Games publishes high‑quality, roguelite mobile games augmented with passive Web3 incentives designed to avoid disrupting core gameplay. Its debut title, Spekter Agency, is a rogue‑lite action game launching on Telegram’s Mini Apps, leveraging Telegram’s built‑in wallet and 1B+ monthly active users for frictionless onboarding. The studio emphasizes traditional free‑to‑play monetization (IAP) while layering passive blockchain rewards to boost retention, virality, and loyalty. The company plans to scale Spekter Agency to other chat‑based super apps and traditional mobile stores such as the App Store and Google Play. Capital from the recent raise will also fund development of a second game already underway. Spekter is led by founder Taehoon Kim (TK), an industry veteran with 20+ years’ experience and prior exits, including leading nWay to 100M+ downloads.

Participated · Seed · Feb 2024

Prefer, founded in 2022, uses a proprietary fermentation and roasting process to transform upcycled food-manufacturing byproducts (rice and soy) into flavours and ingredients. The company has commercialised soluble coffee and cocoa powders and supplies FMCG brands, food manufacturers, private-label retailers, and flavour houses. According to its life-cycle analysis, Prefer’s coffee can have up to 85% lower emissions and is 50% more affordable than traditional Arabica. Prefer announced commercial partnerships with Ajinomoto Co., (Thailand) Ltd and The Coffee Ferm (Australia/New Zealand) and has commercial foodservice activity with Melvados in Singapore. The startup plans to scale its pilot production through toll manufacturers in key markets, deepen R&D on cocoa flavour development, and expand global partnerships with a continued focus in Asia. Financially, Prefer completed an oversubscribed US$4.2M pre-A round, bringing total equity raised to US$6.2M. Prefer is a Singapore-based startup that makes bean-free coffee alternatives using a fermentation technology that repurposes leftover bread, soy pulp, and spent grain to recreate coffee flavor, aroma and the brewing experience. The company supplies ground coffee compatible with standard espresso machines to B2B customers — cafes, coffee chains, distributors, and flavor houses — and also offers ready-to-drink bottled beverages for events, retail and quick-service restaurants. Prefer says its product generates an estimated 10 times less CO2 than conventional coffee beans and offers highly adjustable caffeine levels, from decaffeinated to twice the caffeine of regular coffee. Twelve locations in Singapore currently carry Prefer, including Dough, Foreword Coffee Roasters, and several SaladStop! outlets. The company plans to expand ground coffee and ready-to-drink distribution across Asia-Pacific, beginning with Singapore and the Philippines, and to invest in growing its production capacity.

Participated · Seed · Jan 2023

DashLX provides Lived Experience (LX) data by leveraging wearable technology data with user permission to translate physical experiences into the digital world. Its solutions emphasize hyper-personalization and authentic community-building to help brands improve sales, marketing, R&D and product development. The company is led by CEO and co-founder Adam Stepanovic. DashLX raised $2.5M in seed funding. It intends to use the funds to accelerate growth and expand operations. The company is based in Flagstaff, AZ.