Participated · Equity · Dec 2024

OpenPad AI provides a platform that harnesses decentralized AI analytics combined with blockchain to improve investment decision-making and data management. The product offers personalized investment strategies, project scoring and real-time market insights while enabling users to retain control of their data. The company emphasizes privacy, data ownership and decentralized control as core design principles. OpenPad AI plans to use new funding to expand its AI-powered tools and scale operations. The article does not disclose revenue, users, or other financial metrics beyond the recent fundraise.

Participated · Equity · Jan 2023

Fuel Labs positions its technology as a new computation and development paradigm tailored for modular blockchains, branding itself as the fastest modular layer with strong security guarantees and adaptable bandwidth. The project currently offers the Fuel Wallet and an operational public testnet, encouraging users to interact with the network through detailed “from A to Z” testing guides. Community growth is a strategic priority: an ambassador program previously selected 10 participants, and the team signals that early contributors may be rewarded. While the company has not disclosed revenue or user counts, it highlights the significance of its testnet activity and community engagement on Discord and Twitter. Fuel Labs has secured more than $80 million in outside investment, underscoring substantial market confidence. The investor roster spans notable crypto funds, infrastructure projects, and DeFi platforms, including CoinFund, Blockchain Capital, MathWallet, TrustPad, Rarible, Boba Network, The Graph, THORChain, ParaSwap, and Celestia. The capital supports ongoing protocol development, ecosystem tooling, and preparations for mainnet launch.