Participated · Seed · Apr 2024

Raiinmaker is described in the coverage as a Web3 artificial intelligence company. The company completed a $7.5 million seed financing, as reported by Foresight News citing The Block. The seed round was co-led by Jump Capital and Cypher Capital. Other investors named in the articles include Gate.io Labs, MEXC Global, Krypital Group, Alphabit, Launchpool, New Tribe Capital, Coach K, Axia 8 Ventures, Sheesha Finance, Andromeda Capital, Arcanum Capital, GDA Capital and Alpha Sigma Capital. The published coverage centers on the fundraising and investor participation. The articles do not provide further detail on product specifics, roadmap, operating metrics, founding year, location, or prior financings.

Participated · Series A · Jul 2022

XSET is a gaming organization and lifestyle brand that fields some of the world’s top competitive esports teams across titles including Valorant, Rocket League, Rainbow Six, Fortnite, Warzone, Apex Legends and eNASCAR. Founded in 2020 and based in Boston, MA, the company partners with brands such as Ghost Lifestyle, SCUF Gaming, Roots Canada, HyperX, Quality Control Music, Respawn, Fanshark and Wahlburgers. Since launch it has attracted talent from music, sports and entertainment including Swae Lee, Ozuna, Ezekiel Elliott, Nigel Sylvester, Tee Grizzley and Minna Stess. XSET raised $15M in a Series A to support growth. The company intends to use the proceeds to hire executive talent, expand marketing, and create content. It is opening a west coast office, gaming and content studio in Compton, CA and works with socially positive causes including Big Brother Big Sister of America. XSET is a gaming and lifestyle organization founded in 2020 that fields competitive esports teams and builds culture-driven merchandise and content. The company emphasizes diversity and equity, aiming to elevate representation of communities of color, women, and other underrepresented gamers. XSET partners with consumer brands such as Ghost Lifestyle, HyperX, SCUF Gaming, Roots Canada and Wahlburgers, and attracts talent across music, sports, and gaming. Its roster and collaborators include Grammy-nominated artists and pro athletes, and it fields top competitive squads including an all-female CS:GO team. XSET pursues content and brand collaborations alongside competitive play and merchandise as core offerings. The company announced a strategic partnership with QC Media Holdings/Quality Control that includes an investment and planned joint initiatives across content, music, talent recruitment, events, merchandise and licensing.

Participated · Equity · Feb 2022

Voltage Finance (formerly FuseFi) is an all‑in‑one decentralized finance platform built on the EVM‑compatible Fuse Network and focused on mainstream DeFi adoption. Its consumer products include integration with the Fuse Cash mobile wallet for zero‑fee exchanges and a platform‑native stablecoin, FuseDollar (fUSD). The project emphasizes usability features such as direct mobile bank‑to‑crypto onboarding across 170+ countries and interest earnings on fUSD of up to 50% annually. Voltage has launched the Voltage DAO and is preparing a public Volt (VOLT) governance token sale with launchpads and a dedicated round for Fuse token holders. The token generation event (TGE) was expected around March 3, 2022, coinciding with DEX listings, initial farming pools, staking and an airdrop for early users. The company reported a private fundraising round closing that brought total private raises to $3.4M.

Led · Equity · Oct 2021

Secure Digital Markets offers bespoke digital-asset trading, execution and liquidity services to institutional clients, miners, family offices, hedge funds, BTM operators and exchanges. The firm emphasizes proprietary technology, a specialist trading team and a white-glove client-management approach. SDM is part of the GDA Group and markets itself as Canada’s largest digital asset brokerage. The company reported 1011% year-over-year topline revenue growth and has begun taking external capital to support expansion. Management says it will roll out new trading products and services, pursue acquisitions and expand into new markets, including an increased presence in Europe after a recent acquisition. SDM plans to go to market for a Series A in November to support ongoing demand and growth.

Participated · Equity · Oct 2020

KingSwap is a fully regulated DeFi project based in Singapore introducing a liquidity pool platform with fiat conversions. Its core product is a high-yield liquidity DEX positioned as an evolution of Uniswap, offering real-time price curve benefits, extensive staking rewards, and digital collectibles. The project has issued NFTs (including four sold-out 'Knight Token' mints) that grant owners loyalty rewards and access to upcoming $KING airdrops. KingSwap emphasizes a legal structure intended to address shortfalls in the DeFi space and has cited audited smart contracts. The founding team includes leaders from banking, finance, and crypto such as Dr. Anish Mohammed, Dunstan Teo, and Ho Chin Shin, and the project has added advisors including Dr. Christian Rio, Dr. Giampaolo Parigi, and Professor Alex Nascimento. KingSwap planned a public Uniswap launch on October 31, 2020 and has been hosting AMAs and a virtual launch party as part of its go-to-market activities.