• JAN3

  Participated · Seed · Jan 2025

  JAN3 is an El Salvador-based digital infrastructure company led by CEO Samson Mow that focuses on expanding access to Bitcoin technology. Its core product is the AQUA Wallet, a Bitcoin wallet that combines on-chain Bitcoin with Layer 2 scaling technologies like the Lightning and Liquid Networks to offer users efficiency and security. The company intends to use the new funding to accelerate development and marketing of AQUA Wallet and to support its nation-state initiatives. JAN3 raised $5M in a Seed funding round to advance those plans. The financing underscores the company’s early-stage commercial push for its wallet and broader Bitcoin infrastructure efforts. No operating metrics were disclosed in the article.

• Ocean

  Led · Seed · Nov 2023

  Mummolin is a Cheynne, WY-based bitcoin mining software company. It is developing mining software and is launching OCEAN, a decentralization project for Bitcoin. OCEAN is led by Luke Dashjr and Mark Artymko and is designed to be non-custodial, transparent, and permissionless. Mummolin is the parent company Mummolin, Inc., a Wyoming corporation and a successor to the Eligius Bitcoinmining pool that operated from 2011–2017. The company raised $6.2M in Seed funding to support the launch of OCEAN. Investors in the seed round include Jack Dorsey, Accomplice, Barefoot Bitcoin Fund, MoonKite, NewLayer Capital, the Bitcoin Opportunity Fund, and other strategic partners.

• Anchor Watch

  Participated · Equity · Sep 2023

  AnchorWatch develops Trident Vault, a protocol-native custody solution designed for commercial bitcoin holders and backed by regulated, high-quality insurance. Trident Vault integrates dispersed workflows for remote teams and introduces key holder seniority and time-locked spending conditions to enable on-chain compliance and governance. The product targets family trusts, funds and pensions, family and multifamily offices, bitcoin miners and mining pools, and advisors involved in estate and inheritance planning. AnchorWatch is led by cofounder and CEO Robert Hamilton. The company plans to use new funding to complete regulatory and capital requirements, deliver Trident Vault to customers, begin selling policies, and undergo security audits by credentialed firms. AnchorWatch intends these steps to further solidify Trident Vault as a custody solution for enterprise use.

• Ripple

  Participated · Series A · May 2015

  Ripple offers blockchain-based enterprise solutions spanning global payments, custody, liquidity, and treasury management. It operates a multi-asset prime brokerage platform called Ripple Prime that provides financing and other services to institutional clients in traditional and digital markets. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, Ripple positions itself as a one-stop shop for moving, storing, exchanging, and managing value. The company has secured a $200M debt facility from funds managed by Neuberger Specialty Finance to support growth of Ripple Prime and extend client financing. The financing is intended to increase Ripple's capacity and enhance its ability to serve new and existing institutional relationships. The deal reflects Ripple's focus on expanding institutional-facing products and access to capital.

• BitFlyer

  Led · Equity · Jan 2015

  bitFlyer operates a bitcoin exchange serving more than 150,000 monthly users. Led by CEO Yuzo Kano, the company employs 23 people across Tokyo and Luxembourg. The firm raised ¥3bn (approx. $27m) in a Series C to support R&D of blockchain technology. It plans to use the capital to expand operations and hire new people. To date bitFlyer has raised over $34m in total funding. The company focuses on growing its exchange services and underlying blockchain capabilities. bitFlyer, led by CEO Yuzo Kano, is a Bitcoin marketplace and settlement platform based in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Its products include bitFlyer Lightning, a Bitcoin exchange designed for professionals; chainFlyer, a blockchain visualization website; the bitFlyer Android app; adFlyer, an advertisement service built on Bitcoin; and Bitcoin Multi-Sig security. The company emphasizes professional-grade trading via bitFlyer Lightning and blockchain visibility through chainFlyer. It plans to use new funding to improve security, expand its customer base, strengthen revenues, and pursue global business development. The company raised approximately JPY 510m in the disclosed funding round. bitFlyer operates a market-order style bitcoin exchange and has launched a mobile iOS app, offering multiple tiers of accounts for personal and business users. The exchange charges 0.5% plus 0.0004 BTC on buys and 0.01 BTC to sell. The company said it will use new capital to set up overseas offices, improve security, recruit talent, accelerate service development and run marketing and advertising campaigns. bitFlyer also plans to leverage relationships with investment partners and partners such as GMO Holdings to expand its customer and revenue base. Through GMO Holdings, bitFlyer has gained access to over 48,000 online merchants and started a bitcoin-based consumer rewards scheme via PointTown.

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