Participated · Seed · Apr 2026

Froot Pops produces chocolate-covered frozen fruit snacks formulated without artificial additives. Founded in 2024 by Ana Martins and Mark Jones and based in London, the company is positioning itself within the frozen snack category. It recently raised $1.5M in a Seed round to fund retail expansion and scale distribution. The company intends to use the new capital to grow its presence in retail channels. No revenue figures, user metrics or valuation were disclosed in the articles.

Participated · Seed · Jul 2025

Chariot, recently rebranded from ClaimClam, has built an advanced web platform that streamlines the entire mass-action claims process for both consumers and law firms. Using sophisticated automation and a user-friendly interface, the product helps individuals identify class or mass actions they qualify for, links them with leading litigation firms, and manages each step from discovery through payout. To date, the platform has already processed more than 65,000 claims, with an estimated $92 million in gross settlements expected—amounts that could translate into thousands of dollars returned to each claimant. For its 21 partner law firms, Chariot supplies a steady flow of qualified plaintiffs, automates administrative work, and plans to roll out new case-origination tools that will let firms pursue a wider array of high-impact actions more efficiently. By addressing the gap where only 4% of the $50 billion corporations spend on misconduct settlements reaches victims, Chariot aims to rebalance the system in favor of consumers. The recent seed funding gives the company fresh capital to launch and scale the platform nationally, deepen product capabilities, and expand partnerships within the complex litigation ecosystem.

Participated · Seed · Dec 2024

Laam, founded in January 2021 and based in Lahore, is an online marketplace that connects Pakistani sellers of South Asian fashion with global buyers. Its curated catalog includes over 100,000 items from nearly 1,200 Pakistan-based sellers, covering casual, ethnic, and formal wear, footwear, and accessories for men, women, and kids. The startup reports sales across more than 100 countries, with the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and the Middle East as top revenue markets; Pakistan accounts for over 300,000 of the company’s roughly half a million buyers. Laam uses data and machine learning for personalization, structured search, and a chatbot, and it extracts product attributes (fabric, size, quantity) to improve discovery and operations. For sellers it provides logistics, supply chain infrastructure, warehousing, photo shoots, barcodes, and on-demand pickup, plus a verification process and customization workflows for high-end orders. Laam also offers Octane, an infrastructure platform serving over 50 businesses to help local sellers establish online presence and sell globally. The company plans to use new funding to expand its footprint, recruit sellers beyond Pakistan, open an office in the UAE, and later establish a U.S. presence.

Led · Seed · Aug 2024

Elmnts is a mineral-rights tokenization platform built on the Solana blockchain. The company aims to provide users an intermediary-free way to invest in oil and natural gas via tokenization technology. Its platform converts mineral rights into tokens to enable direct investment exposure to oil and gas assets. Elmnts raised $2 million in a pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Graph Ventures, Foundation Capital and B+J Studios, and the raise was reported by DoNews on August 6, 2024.

Participated · Seed · Feb 2024

dub is a copy-trading app and marketplace that lets users mirror the portfolio strategies of financial influencers and experienced investors with a single tap. Its core product includes a creator program operated by dub Advisors that rewards successful portfolio creators with royalties, turning investment strategies into monetizable assets. Launched from stealth one year ago, dub has surpassed one million downloads, reflecting early consumer traction. The company positions itself to shift retail investing from stock picking to people selection, emphasizing education, transparency, and accessible model portfolios. Proceeds from the fundraise will be used to scale the creator-driven marketplace and expand accessibility and features to reach more investors at every level. Regulatory and operational functions are provided by DASTA entities: DASTA Investment LLC offers advisory services and DASTA Financial, LLC operates as its SEC-registered broker-dealer (FINRA, SIPC). dub is a copy-trading platform that enables everyday investors to replicate portfolios of emerging managers, famed hedge funds, or elected officials with a single tap. The company operates an affiliated broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a FINRA member to facilitate copy-trading. dub translates the creator economy to investing, allowing individuals to both copy others' portfolios and make their own portfolios available for copying via a simple mobile app. Its launch offerings include proprietary strategies built by former hedge fund managers from firms like Millennium as well as strategies shared by financial influencers. Financially, dub recently closed a $17 million seed round and secured a $2 million venture-debt facility from Silicon Valley Bank. The company is backed by a broad group of venture capital firms and individual investors, including Tusk Venture Partners, Nathan Rodland, and Dara Khosrowshahi. Founder and CEO Steven Wang, who previously founded and sold a VR company and worked at Apple, leads the firm.