• Avant

  Participated · Seed · Nov 2024

  Avant operates a decentralized finance platform on Avalanche that offers two core assets: avUSD, a dollar-pegged stable-value token, and savUSD, its staked variant that automatically accrues yield. savUSD’s returns come from delta-neutral strategies executed by professional trading partners such as 0xPartners, giving users exposure to managed, lower-risk yield without manual intervention. Holders of avUSD can also manually stake the token to access the same strategies, positioning the product suite as a flexible store-of-value and yield solution. Avant emphasizes security through institutional-grade custody and continuous smart-contract monitoring, while diversifying allocations to avoid single-protocol concentration risk. With fresh capital, the team plans to broaden its lineup of inclusive DeFi tools and enhance platform functionality. Although key operating metrics such as revenue or user counts have not been disclosed, the company’s model targets DeFi participants who prioritize stability and managed risk.

• CXIP Labs

  Participated · Seed · Apr 2022

  CXIP Labs is a Los Angeles, CA technology company that builds NFT infrastructure and an omnichain NFT interoperability protocol. Its product suite targets creators, developers, and enterprises and includes Bridge, Core, and Mint. Bridge is a cross-chain NFT bridge using CXIP’s patented “holographic bridging” technology to move NFTs between EVM chains with data integrity; Core is an omnichain NFT minting and bridging API for developers; Mint is a no-code NFT minting interface for creators. The company plans to use the seed funding to roll out Holograph, a new suite of NFT products. CXIP’s protocol has already been used to create thousands of NFTs for clients including Sothebys, Phillips, Nifty Gateway, the AmFAR Gala, and the Academy Awards Museum. Founders are intellectual property lawyer Jeff Gluck, Jeremy Kerbel, and artist Daniel Arsham.

• Colony Lab

  Participated · Seed · Oct 2021

  Colony is a community-driven fund evolving into a DAO that aims to boost growth across the Avalanche ecosystem. It is powered by a governance token, $CLY. Colony will deploy capital within Avalanche to early-stage projects, provide liquidity to DeFi protocols, maintain an index on top Avalanche projects, and validate networks through stacking capabilities. The fund routes value generated by its investments back to the community via airdrops, a buyback mechanism and staking rewards. Colony has announced it raised over $1M in seed funding to support these activities. The team says it selected investors who share its vision and who will partner with the project for the long term.

No current team members are available.