Participated · Seed · Dec 2025

LayerBank operates a universal on-chain money market that supports more than 150 markets across 17 blockchains spanning EVM, Move, and BTC ecosystems. Its platform enables users to lend, borrow, and deploy sophisticated yield strategies through a single, chain-abstracted interface. The company claims a community of over 693,000 users, underscoring early traction and network effects. LayerBank’s forthcoming native token, $ULAB, underpins its value-accrual model with ve-boosted rewards, fee redistribution, and buy-back-and-lock mechanics designed to align users with platform growth. Proceeds from its recent financing will fund the $ULAB Token Generation Event (TGE) on Movement Network and accelerate rollout of additional automated, user-centric DeFi products. Future plans include bringing deeper liquidity, real-world-asset (RWA) exposure, and more intuitive lending flows to Movement Network. By positioning itself as “the universal liquidity layer,” LayerBank aims to scale capital efficiency and real yield across both DeFi and RWA markets.

Participated · Seed · Nov 2022

Finery Markets operates an over-the-counter multi-dealer electronic marketplace and provides trading solutions for institutional participants in crypto markets. The platform offers pre-trade and post-trade functionality, price intelligence, full trade transparency, settlement flexibility, market and counterparty risk controls, and reporting tools. It has served clients since 2019 and enables 70+ businesses working with digital assets to access deep liquidity pools from global providers. The platform is available as a white-label solution for prime brokers, OTC desks and exchanges seeking to develop low-touch client businesses. Led by CEO Konstantin Shulga, the company intends to use newly raised funds to accelerate platform growth and diversify its client base.

Led · Series B · Feb 2022

Newton operates a low-cost crypto asset trading platform focused on Canadian retail customers, providing simple fiat on-ramps and off-ramps, the ability to buy and sell more than 60 crypto assets, and deposit or withdraw crypto on any device. The platform emphasizes competitive pricing and ease of use for individuals looking to access crypto markets in Canada. Newton’s product suite is positioned for integration with wealth-management channels, as investors in the company expect accelerated timelines to extend trading capabilities to third-party clients. The company was the subject of a Series B financing that valued it at roughly US$200 million. CI Financial acquired a minority stake as part of that round, signaling strategic interest from a major asset manager. Financial terms of CI’s specific transaction were not disclosed in the announcement.