BTC INC
438 Houston St, Ste 257, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
Overview
BTC Media is a Bitcoin and blockchain media company that works globally from the heart of Nashville, Tennessee, America’s Music City. Here, from their front-row seat in the fast-growing fintech industry, They gather and distribute the information, education, and research that are building the financial systems of the future. And they have a great time doing it. Their clients include everyone from tech startups to Fortune 500 financial titans. Like them, they are driven by a vision of money moving faster, cheaper and more conveniently around the globe; of individuals everywhere empowered by financial freedom and security. BTC Media keeps the world informed through products and services that include Bitcoin Magazine, yBitcoin and The Distributed Ledger, the planet’s most widely read digital currency publications, along with multi-media educational information and services about financial technology.
- Total investments
- 2
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 5
Sector focus
- Bitcoin
- Education
- News
- Publishing
Investment portfolio
- HEMI
Participated · Equity · Sep 2024
Hemi is a modular blockchain network built on Bitcoin and Ethereum designed to deliver superior scaling, security, and interoperability. Its core product offerings include the Hemi Virtual Machine (hVM), which integrates a full Bitcoin node within an EVM to let developers build smart contracts that work with both chains while remaining backwards-compatible with existing EVM dApps and wallets. The Hemi Bitcoin Kit (hBK) unlocks direct smart-contract access to granular Bitcoin state, enabling Bitcoin-native applications such as staking, lending markets, and MEV marketplaces. Other foundational features include Superfinality (a Proof-of-Proof consensus inheriting Bitcoin’s security), trustless cross-chain Tunnels for secure asset portability, and on-chain asset programmability (time-locks, routing, password protection, and gasless transfers). Hemi’s incentivized testnet is live and the team targets a mainnet launch in Q4 2024; the company announced a $15 million founding investment round to support development and launch. Hemi Labs was co-founded by early Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik and blockchain security pioneer Max Sanchez and announced the round from Chicago.
- Valkyrie Investments
Participated · Series A · Jul 2021
Valkyrie Investments is a specialized alternative asset financial services firm offering managed products across a number of digital assets, including Bitcoin and Polkadot. The firm provides a range of investment products and services from trusts and separately managed accounts to multiple exchange-traded funds that are pending SEC approval. Co-founded by CEO Leah Wald, a World Bank veteran, and CIO Steven McClurg, a Guggenheim Partners and Galaxy Digital veteran, Valkyrie focuses on building institutional-grade digital-asset investment products. The company raised approximately $10 million in a Series A and plans to use proceeds to further build its Nashville presence by hiring research, trading, compliance, marketing, and sales staff. It will also develop its product pipeline, broaden distribution channels, and expand its presence in Asia when conditions permit. Valkyrie currently offers managed products across several digital assets and is positioning to broaden its product and distribution footprint.