Auros
155 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, 10013, United States
Overview
Auros is an algorithmic trading and market making firm that delivers best-in-class liquidity for exchanges and token projects.
- Total investments
- 16
- Lead investments
- 1
- Investments · 12mo
- 8
- Active investors
- 1
Sector focus
- Cryptocurrency
Investment portfolio
- TownSquare
Participated · Series A · May 2026
TownSquare operates an on-chain infrastructure that routes deposited stablecoins and tokenized RWAs into lending, liquidity provisioning, leverage loops, institutional yield strategies and DeFi vault strategies so users can earn APY. The platform supports EVM ecosystems including Monad and BNB Chain and has initial yield vaults planned for assets such as USD1, USDC, cbBTC, tokenized gold and other RWAs through partner integrations. As of the reporting, TownSquare's total value locked (TVL) stood at $46.4M. The company cites that institution-backed on-chain assets have grown to roughly $36 billion and notes some institutional yield strategies generating returns above 8%. TownSquare has also announced plans with WLFI for a $100M UhSD1 pipeline to scale institutional and on-chain yield products.
- Oh
Participated · Series A · Apr 2026
Oh develops uncensored generative AI models and applications and operates an ecosystem that includes OhChat, an immersive interactive platform featuring AI characters, and the OH token used for governance and platform utilities. The team emphasizes decentralizing AI governance and providing monetization opportunities for creators via interoperable AI characters. The company has raised $12 million to date, including the recent $7.5 million Series A. Coverage does not provide revenue, user counts, or a founding year. Public statements highlight continued product and ecosystem development aligned with its decentralization and creator-monetization goals.
- Utexo
Participated · Seed · Mar 2026
Utexo is developing a Bitcoin-native execution and settlement layer that lets payment operators process USDT stablecoin transactions instantly with predictable costs and privacy. Its API and SDK combine the Lightning Network’s real-time transaction capability with RGB’s privacy-preserving asset issuance to remove the technical complexities of routing stablecoin payments on Bitcoin rails. By abstracting custody, compliance workflows, and user-experience changes, the platform enables operators to integrate Bitcoin-based settlement without rebuilding their systems. Led by Viktor Ihnatiuk and Chris Hutchinson, the company positions itself as critical infrastructure for stablecoin payment providers seeking speed and discretion. The freshly raised capital will be directed toward expanding operations and accelerating product development. No revenue, user, or other operating metrics were disclosed in the article.
- Harbor
Participated · Seed · Dec 2025
Harbor is a decentralized trading platform co-founded by AirSwap founder Michael Oved and former THORChain core engineer Pluto. The product is designed as high-performance, chain-neutral DeFi liquidity infrastructure that supports native asset cross-chain trading. It offers professional-grade matching and scalability features intended for integration by wallets and other decentralized applications. By focusing on native asset swaps, Harbor seeks to bypass wrapped tokens and reduce fragmentation across blockchains. The platform aspires to become a core liquidity layer for the broader DeFi ecosystem. Although still in its early stage, Harbor has secured outside capital to accelerate development. The $4.2 million strategic round provides the company’s initial disclosed funding and will be used to build out the protocol and expand ecosystem partnerships.
- Haiku
Participated · Seed · Dec 2025
Haiku develops a decentralized trading infrastructure centered on a "declarative trading" model in which users specify a desired portfolio state and the system automatically performs the necessary steps. By abstracting away manual interactions, the platform seeks to simplify DeFi participation and reduce operational friction. Haiku already integrates with 20 blockchains and more than 45 DeFi protocols, giving users broad liquidity and strategy coverage. The product is positioned to move DeFi from multi-step transactions toward single-click execution. To accelerate development, the company has secured a $1 million pre-seed round. The new capital will fund further expansion of protocol support and refinement of its automation engine. Financial metrics beyond the recent raise were not disclosed.
Team
Ben Roth
Co-Founder & CIO
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