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.

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 · Seed · Apr 2022

Joyn provides a collaborative platform that allows creators, collaborators, intellectual property holders, supporters, and patrons to connect and turn ideas into new Web3 media projects. Developed by Chestr Labs, the platform enables creators who collaborate on a project to share ownership, royalties, and clout. Joyn is preparing the launch of a closed alpha where initial collaborative projects will be incubated. The company raised US$3.5M in a Seed round led by IOSG Ventures and GBV Capital, with participation from Protocol Labs, ConsenSys, Axia8 Ventures, LongHash Ventures, Bixin Ventures, Akatsuki Entertainment Technology, Signum Capital, Kinsa Durst, Sandeep Nailwal, Geoff Renaud, Calvin Chu, Travis Wu, TN Lee, Mohak Agarwal, and Keith Rumjahn. It intends to use the funds to scale the platform and fund community development. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.

Participated · Equity · Feb 2022

Kyoko operates a multi-blockchain GameFi NFT lending market and a DAO-to-DAO lending platform that targets peer-to-peer and cross-chain lending for GameFi guilds. The platform focuses on liquidity management and credit lending solutions for blockchain-based institutions. Kyoko completed a $3,000,000 strategic funding round to support expansion and partnerships. The company plans to use the funds to secure partnerships with play-to-earn guilds and GameFi-focused DAOs and to grow its credit lending offerings. Its infrastructure was undergoing stress tests ahead of a planned mainnet launch in Q1 2022. Company leadership has stated the investment will accelerate development and capture demand for blockchain-based credit in the open metaverse ecosystem.

Led · Equity · May 2021

Drops is a Vilnius, Lithuania-based project that builds infrastructure to surface additional value for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), offering loans, vaults, staking and yield farming for NFT owners and investors. The team plans tools that let NFT owners stake NFTs to earn dPoints, use a dNFT protocol to vault NFTs and convert them into ERC20 tokens, and underpin NFT loan smart contracts and yield-farming supply without selling the original NFT. Drops says it will use capital for development, marketing, operational expenses and liquidity provision. The company has a roadmap for 2021 and plans an initial offering for the NFT and cryptocurrency communities in Q2 2021, led by Darius Kazlovskis. The round builds on a network of strategic partners including Polkastarter, Quantstamp, 0xb1, Kyros Ventures, Zokyo, Petrock Capital and Blockstar Technologies.