• Blacksheep

  Led · Seed · Mar 2026

  Blacksheep operates a fintech platform that integrates traditional fiat payment rails with stablecoin infrastructure, enabling seamless cross-border remittances. The company focuses on solving ‘stablecoin/fiat/banking rails’ problems for businesses that need to move money quickly and cost-effectively across different currencies. Since launch, Blacksheep has processed more than AUD $20 million, demonstrating early demand for its solution. Management is currently exploring new currency corridors, additional payment methods, and industry-specific product offerings to expand its reach. The firm believes that fiat-to-stablecoin bridged remittance represents the next evolution of global payments and is positioning its product accordingly. With fresh capital, Blacksheep plans to scale operations and accelerate product development while deepening integrations with both banking partners and digital-asset networks.

• Bless Payments

  Led · Seed · Dec 2025

  Founded in 2022 by Affy Bhatti, Mo Zaatar and Omair Chodhry, Bless Payments operates a global payments platform focused on eliminating hidden fees for migrant workers sending money home. Its app supports remittances to 60 countries and recently introduced a no-fee travel card that promises better foreign-exchange rates than traditional banks. The company currently serves more than 1,500 active users and targets 8,000 users by the end of 2026. Bless has secured regulatory approval to launch in Canada next month and plans to obtain licences for the UK in 2027 and the US in 2028. Chair Peter Khoury is steering compliance, capital and partnership strategy to support this expansion. Management positions Bless as a challenger to incumbents such as Airwallex, Wise, Revolut and Monzo, emphasising transparent pricing and migrant-specific financial tools.

• MANTRA

  Participated · Equity · Mar 2024

  MANTRA aims to transform private-market assets into tradable digital tokens within the DeFi ecosystem, with real-time data reporting. The company is building a full market infrastructure for tokenized real-world assets (RWA) and plans to leverage regulatory frameworks and local infrastructure in the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates. MANTRA already has a Dubai subsidiary with a full license to operate digital-asset services. The recent strategic partnership with Inveniam and access to the AI capabilities of G42 in the UAE are positioned to accelerate that buildout. The initiative targets an estimated $18.9 trillion RWA opportunity by 2033. Operational metrics are under pressure: MANTRA’s TVL fell from over $4 million in April to under $500,000 in August while its native OM token collapsed more than 90%, erasing over $5 billion of market value. MANTRA Labs is an RWA L1 blockchain project focused on building compliant infrastructure for tokenizing real-world assets. The company provides developer support and tooling to accelerate RWA tokenization on its protocol. MANTRA’s stated goals include expanding RWA tokenization and creating an ecosystem that meets regulatory and compliance needs. The article reports MANTRA completed a financing of $11 million. The raise was described as a strategic investment led by Shorooq Partners. No operating metrics, founding year, or location were provided in the article.

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