Participated · Series B · May 2026

Darkhive, founded and led by John Goodson, is a defense-focused technology company based in San Antonio that aims to deliver cutting-edge technology to U.S. defense customers. The company runs programs with the U.S. Air Force, the Defense Innovation Unit, and the Air Force Research Laboratory, and was selected by the Pentagon to lead a $49.7M APFIT program. Darkhive has progressed from angel-backed pre-seed support in 2022 to raising a $30M Series B led by RTX ventures. Its growth has been characterized by winning national contracts and scaling operations in San Antonio. The company emphasizes retaining and expanding defense-related innovation locally rather than relocating to other innovation hubs.

Participated · Seed · Jun 2024

Verida develops infrastructure for decentralized personal data storage and encryption as a DePIN network developer. The company focuses on providing users with decentralized storage and cryptographic protection for personal information. Verida plans to use new funding to continue development of its personal data storage infrastructure and related encryption services. The recent financing will support product development and scaling of its storage capabilities. Financially, Verida completed a seed financing reported at $5 million with a post-money valuation of $50 million. No operating metrics or past rounds were disclosed in the article.

Participated · Equity · Feb 2022

BitsCrunch offers a decentralized, AI-powered NFT data platform that provides multi-chain insights and forensic analysis for NFTs and digital assets. The platform enables developers to build dependable NFT applications (dApps) and supports retail, institutional, and venture investors in making better decisions about crypto assets. BitsCrunch emphasizes crypto data forensics and transparency in the NFT space. The company recently secured strategic funding and expanded its community financing via a CoinList sale, demonstrating strong market interest. Management says the investment will help the company scale across multiple chains in the coming years. CEO Vijay Pravin highlighted Cypher Capital's introductions to venture partners and portfolio companies as a valuable contribution to growth. bitsCrunch operates a decentralized, AI-enhanced network that delivers NFT analytics, forensic data, price estimations, and developer tools accessible via APIs. The network aggregates data across multiple blockchains and NFT marketplaces to help users identify risks, fraud, and make informed investment decisions. bitsCrunch ran an incentivized testnet that attracted over 27,000 unique wallets and used CoinList to run a community BCUT token sale that raised $3.85M and added more than 3,300 unique token holders. The BCUT sale offered 7% of a 70,000,000 total supply at $0.055 per token; registrants pre-funded wallets with $21M and more than 38,000 unique registrants from 163 countries participated. The team is preparing for a mainnet launch planned for January 2024; 20% of purchased tokens will be distributed on mainnet with a 12-month linear release. Prior financings include a $3.6M private round led by Animoca Brands and a $2.4M strategic round led by Hashkey Capital, demonstrating institutional backing. bitsCrunch is a Munich, Germany–based blockchain analytics startup that uses artificial intelligence to provide security and analytics tools for the NFT ecosystem. Its products deliver actionable NFT insights to help users decide which NFTs to buy and to safeguard NFT assets against fraud and theft. The company was founded by CEO Vijay Pravin and maintains operations in India. The launch context for its services is a rising tide of NFT fraud—OpenSea reported more than 80% of NFTs created for free on its platform are fraud or spam—driving demand for better safeguards. bitsCrunch said it will use recent funding to expand the team and focus on securing many prominent blockchains. Financially, it announced a $3.6M private funding round led by Animoca Brands. bitsCrunch GmbH is a Chennai- and Germany-based startup that provides blockchain analytics focused on NFTs for collectors and traders. The company describes itself as the "Guardian of the NFT ecosystem" and says it is one of the top four AI companies in Munich, Germany. Its core product blends artificial intelligence with blockchain technology to generate predictive analytical insights from complex data sources. bitsCrunch aims to empower organizations with actionable intelligence and to make the NFT ecosystem safer and more reliable. The company plans to use funding to move products into production and to build infrastructure to expand to other blockchains. In September 2021 bitsCrunch raised $750,000 in a seed round.

Led · Series A · Mar 2021

Fluid Truck has built an app-based platform designed to remove the pain and cost of owning or leasing commercial vehicles by enabling on-demand rentals and virtual fleet management. The service targets mid-mile and last-mile delivery companies, allowing them to rent and manage trucks without a full-time fleet manager. The company operates in 25 U.S. markets and says its fleet comprises thousands — and plans for tens of thousands — of cargo vans, pickup trucks, large box trucks and other vehicles. Fluid Truck claims to have the largest medium-duty EV rental fleet in the U.S., though electric vehicles still represent under 1% of its total portfolio. Revenue reportedly increased 100x in the last two years, though the company did not disclose a baseline. Future plans include expanding the team, adding dozens more U.S. markets, preparing to enter the EU and Canada, investing in its proprietary telematics and broader tech stack, and partnering with OEMs to grow EV capacity.

Participated · Series B · Jul 2019

FinFit offers a self-directed online financial wellness platform that lets employees measure their financial fitness and access education, tools, and resources. The company serves over 125,000 employers and its platform is available to millions of employees. Recent product launches include the FinFit Visa Prepaid Card and the WageNow program for earned-wage access. FinFit positions its offering as a way to reduce employee stress and improve employer ROI by increasing productivity and retention. The company has been building out its leadership team with new hires including a CFO and CTO. FinFit plans to continue launching and enhancing products and to grow its team as it scales. FinFit operates a financial wellness benefit platform that combines a proprietary personalized financial assessment, game-based education, budgeting tools, and a short-term loan option. The company reports over 80,000 companies having access to its platform and positions itself as the nation’s largest financial wellness benefit platform. Its loan program (loans issued by Celtic Bank) is designed to help employees cover short-term emergencies. FinFit says proceeds from recent capital will be used to expand its ability to offer financial wellness programs and short-term financial assistance nationwide. The platform targets employers seeking to improve productivity by reducing employee financial stress and related costs. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods acted as exclusive financial advisor for the recent financing.