• Tholos

  Led · Seed · Jan 2023

  Tholos is building an institutional-grade custody and treasury management platform that enables organizations to securely hold assets, transact, interact with dApps, and manage day-to-day operations. The product is fully self-custodial (Tholos does not retain any share of a vault’s key), multi-chain across EVM and beyond, and targets DAOs, funds, teams, businesses, and security-conscious individuals. Tholos uses an MPC infrastructure developed by former Israeli intelligence cybersecurity experts, has onboarded a security advisor with intelligence and institutional custody experience, and will undergo cryptography and penetration testing prior to going live. The company emphasizes UX improvements based on user research and aims to streamline common flows into one-click pathways. Tholos positions itself as the cheapest custody solution with no startup cost, no transaction take rate, no contracts or monthly fees, and plans to monetize via small convenience fees for opt-in services like in-dashboard asset swaps. The platform is now available to the public.

• Arkive

  Participated · Seed · Jul 2022

  Arkive is building a decentralized, on-chain museum governed as a DAO where members vote on acquisitions and curate collections. The company encodes provenance, authentication, condition and ownership metadata into complex NFT bundles to enable transparent custody, voting and fractional ownership. Arkive intends to keep artifacts close to their cultural roots by arranging long-term residencies and traveling exhibitions rather than concentrating items in a single, centralized institution. The company is not currently planning to operate a physical museum, though its team has experience in moving and storing valuable objects. Arkive has launched out of stealth after acquiring historical pieces including the original ENIAC patent and Lynn Hershman Leeson’s 1985 print “Seduction.” Founder and CEO Tom McLeod previously founded Omni (acquired by Coinbase) and had prior exits including Pagelime and LolConnect. The company raised $9.7 million in a recent funding round to support its launch and early operations.

No current team members are available.