Participated · Seed · Aug 2026

Manna Coffee operates a network of autonomous coffee kiosks supported by an AI-driven Platform-as-a-Service that handles telemetry, payment reconciliation, restocking logistics and service coordination. In 2026 it launched the Manna Co:llective digital twin, a multi-agent system that coordinates operations across the network. The company offers co-branding and white-label tiers that let operators and brands open autonomous coffee points without building the underlying technology. Leadership says a network of roughly 20 well-performing kiosks averaging 25 cups per day could generate around $350,000–$400,000 in annual kiosk-level operating profit, though results depend on location performance and costs. Manna is focused on expanding deployment capacity and its qualified location pipeline, aiming to activate more than 500 locations using the funds raised. The company has attracted a broad investor base while continuing to grow its platform and operator ecosystem.

Participated · Seed · Jan 2025

1Money is building the world’s first Layer 1 payments network exclusively for stablecoins, designed to deliver sub-second confirmations, low fixed fees, and native compliance. The protocol uses a patent-pending Byzantine Consistent Broadcast (BCB) design intended to eliminate long delays, surge-pricing fees, security vulnerabilities, and compliance gaps on existing blockchains. Key features include instant transaction confirmation (under one second), fixed low-cost fees with plans for gasless transactions through partners, native multicurrency stablecoin support, and network fees charged in the transacted stablecoin. The network claims scalability above 250,000 transactions per second and includes embedded compliance mechanisms to automate sanctions controls. 1Money emerged from stealth with over $20 million in seed funding and plans to launch the 1Money Network in Q2, using the capital to power product development and the network rollout. The company emphasizes simplifying the Web3 experience by removing complex tokenomics, staking, and governance layers to accelerate mainstream and enterprise adoption of stablecoin payments.