Led · Seed · Jun 2026

Founded in 2025 by Alexander Ringsdorff and Kai-Thomas Krause, ShopAgentic develops e-commerce infrastructure to enable autonomous AI agents to act as consumers. The company is headquartered in Hannover and focuses on integrations with existing e-commerce systems. Its product roadmap and near-term plans include advancing product development and expanding system integrations. Financially, the company has just closed a €1.9 million pre-seed round led by May Ventures and Greenfield Capital with participation from international business angels and e-commerce experts to fund product and team growth. The article does not report revenue, user metrics, or prior financing beyond this round.

Led · Seed · Feb 2026

Rebind is developing a consumer finance application that bypasses legacy banking intermediaries by linking user funds straight to internet-native, blockchain-based financial protocols. The product begins with savings accounts, promising users more than double the returns of traditional bank offerings while maintaining full liquidity. Delivered through intuitive iOS and Android apps, Rebind’s interface is designed to hide the technical complexity of open finance and make emerging financial infrastructure accessible to everyday users. The company sees savings as an entry point and plans to expand into a broader suite of financial services built on the same open rails. Recent maturation of blockchain protocols—now holding over €30 billion in deposits—creates a timely backdrop for Rebind’s launch. The fresh capital will be used to complete product development, roll out on mobile platforms, and broaden core features focused on convenience and user control. No revenue or user figures have been disclosed yet, but the €1.6 million raise provides initial resources to execute its roadmap.

Participated · Seed · Nov 2025

Self is a San Francisco–based identity-solution provider that uses zero-knowledge (ZK) cryptography to verify characteristics such as personhood, age, and country of residence while keeping underlying data private. The platform supports privacy-preserving identity checks for users in more than 174 countries and is already integrated by Web2 and Web3 partners including Google Cloud, Aave, and Velodrome. It was created by Celo contributors Rene Reinsberg, Marek Olszewski, and CEO Eric Nakagawa after acquiring the OpenPassport project. By combining ZK proofs with a user-friendly experience, the company aims to foster a more secure, human-first internet. Fresh capital is earmarked for expanding engineering and operational capacity to accelerate product development and global reach. No revenue or user counts were disclosed, but the breadth of geographic coverage underscores early traction. The firm positions itself as critical infrastructure for compliance, onboarding, and reputation in decentralized and traditional applications alike.

Led · Equity · Oct 2025

BitcoinOS (BOS) is building a suite of developer and institutional tools that enable Bitcoin to function as a programmable foundation for digital economies. The company achieved a milestone by verifying the first zero-knowledge (ZK) proof on Bitcoin’s mainnet, opening the door to smart-contract-like functionality without altering the core protocol. Its product roadmap includes Grail Pro, an institutional-grade BTC yield protocol now in pilot with custodians, and trustless bridges that connect Bitcoin liquidity to other chains such as Ethereum and Cardano. BOS positions itself within the emerging Bitcoin DeFi (BTCFi) sector, aiming to unlock Bitcoin’s deep liquidity for broader financial use cases. The newly raised capital will fund the scaling of its developer infrastructure and continued rollout of institutional products. No operating metrics, revenue figures, or founding details were provided in the article.

Led · Equity · Feb 2025

Drosera builds an Ethereum-aligned security automation layer using customizable Solidity “Traps” that let protocols define security parameters and deposit funds to incentivize third-party operators to detect and respond to threats. The system models an immune response: node operators run the Drosera Client to monitor Ethereum data and execute emergency responses when breaches are detected. The network has attracted over 25 protocols to its Testnet, including Ion Protocol, EtherFi, and Gravita, and has partnerships with node operators such as Infstones, Everstake, Cosmostation, a41 and Blockscape, as well as security specialist GoPlus. Drosera plans to use the recent funding to accelerate product development, hire personnel, and prepare for a mainnet launch scheduled for Q2 of 2024. Financially, the company has closed a raise bringing total capital to $4.75 million. Drosera is a trustless, decentralized project that detects exploit activity and mitigates economic losses on the Ethereum network. It functions as a decentralized automatic response system and provides a framework to create and execute automated responses to events on Ethereum. The platform is built to detect vulnerability exploitation and reduce associated economic damage. Drosera completed a $1.55 million seed round. Investors in the seed included Anagram, Arrington Capital, UDHC, Comfy Capital, Bodhi Ventures, Metamatic, BaseDAO, Asymmetric, Zeal Capital, Everstake, 01Node, Marin Ventures, Infinite Capital and NxGen.