Participated · Equity · Dec 2025

Zoo Finance develops decentralized finance solutions aimed at improving liquidity for otherwise locked or staked tokens. Its flagship products, LVT and LNT, convert locked tokens into freely tradable instruments, allowing token holders to access capital without forfeiting staking rewards or vesting schedules. The protocol targets blockchain ecosystems where token lock-ups limit market efficiency and user flexibility. With a focus on liquidity unlocking tooling, Zoo Finance intends to broaden its product suite and integrate with additional chains and DeFi platforms. The company has now raised a total of $10 million, providing fresh resources for product development, security audits, and community growth. No operating metrics such as revenue or user counts were disclosed in the article.

Participated · Seed · Apr 2023

INTMAX develops a stateless zkRollup Layer2 protocol designed to deliver near-zero gas costs while preserving data sovereignty, targeting payments at global scale. It also offers the INTMAX Wallet (a Walletless Wallet) that leverages biometric authentication, MPC and FHE to provide secure, instant access across devices and browsers without app installs or seed phrases. The wallet reportedly reached over 1,000 daily registrations worldwide within three weeks of launch. The project positions its Layer2 to support extremely large scale (the team states capacity for handling up to one billion users per day) and to specialize in low-cost cross-border payments. Public milestones include a 2022 Ethereum Foundation grant and selection among Crypto Valley’s top 50 blockchain projects in 2023. Roadmap items in the article include additional wallet features in 2023 Q4 (support for non-biometric devices, other L2s, and link payments) and an INTMAX mainnet start targeted for 2024 Q1. INTMAX is a stateless zkRollup developed by Ryodan Systems AG that aims to combine extremely high scalability with customizable privacy for Ethereum Layer 2. The project claims it can scale to 1 billion users in a single day and targets near‑zero gas costs through design elements such as a preconsensus mechanism, state deltas, a zkRollup with limited online assumptions, and liveness/safety separation. Ryodan Systems announced a $5M seed raise to continue development and pursue a roadmap that includes an alpha on Ethereum mainnet in Q2 2023 and a mainnet launch in Q4 2023. The company is headquartered in Lucerne, Switzerland, and received an Ethereum Foundation grant in 2022. Ryodan Systems was also named one of Crypto Valley's Top 50 Best Performing Blockchain Projects in 2023. The fundraising included both institutional/VC backers and prominent angel investors who the company says will support development and ecosystem growth.

Participated · Seed · Dec 2021

MetaMundo is a platform where 3D creators can mint 3D assets as NFTs and sell, auction or license them to collectors and game builders. It aims to ensure 3D NFTs are interoperable across the metaverse and to empower creators and collectors to build an open metaverse. The company offers premium collectibles from a curated community of architects, designers, and 3D creators, including avatars, wearables, vehicles and buildings. Initial categories will include NFT art galleries, DJ venues, shops, bars, homes, and interactive buildings. Built on Polygon, minting and selling trades off lower gas fees and about 99.5% less energy, with interoperability across Polygon-based metaverses such as Decentraland and Somnium Space. MetaMundo plans to use its recent funding to launch the marketplace in Q1 2022, continue optimizing conversion tools, and develop direct integrations with metaverses and game builders; it is led by Mark Studholme and Finn Hansen and lists advisors including Jon Radoff and Eric Arsenault.