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Halo Capital

680 E Main Street, Stamford, CT, 06901, US

Overview

Halo Capital is a research and data-driven investment firm focused on the pillars of the digital asset economy.

Total investments
9
Lead investments
1
Investments · 12mo
5
Active investors
2

Sector focus

  • Financial Services
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Investment portfolio

  • BlueWalker Capital

    Led · Equity · Apr 2026

    BlueWalker Capital builds and runs algorithmic, quantitative trading strategies focused on prediction markets such as Polymarket. The firm processes hundreds of millions of data points per day, isolates signals among tens of millions of combinations, and executes arbitrage and market-correcting trades in milliseconds. It invests its own capital rather than managing outside funds and highlights significant ecosystem growth—Polymarket daily volume grew from about $12 million to over $125 million since the company’s early entry. With a headquarters in Sant Cugat (Barcelona), BlueWalker plans to expand its technology base and hire specialists in mathematics, data science and engineering following its latest fundraising. The company emphasizes exploiting inefficiencies in emerging financial instruments to establish an institutional presence before larger Wall Street players enter the space.

  • Kash

    Participated · Seed · Feb 2026

    Kash provides a permissionless prediction market protocol that enables any user to create markets, including short-lived flash markets that can last from 15 minutes to several weeks. The platform allows trading with built-in leverage and natively embeds into social media feeds, leveraging familiar user habits on X. Founded by CEO Lucas Martin Calderon, the company is headquartered in George Town, Cayman Islands. Beyond its core consumer product, Kash is extending its infrastructure to third-party platforms, allowing other companies and communities to embed prediction markets for increased engagement and user acquisition. The recent capital raise will be directed toward expanding operations and accelerating product development. No revenue, user counts, or other operating metrics were disclosed in the article.

  • Frontera Labs

    Participated · Seed · Dec 2025

    Frontera Labs is a London-based blockchain R&D company building Strata, a generalized risk-tranching protocol that separates yield into senior and junior tokenized slices, each with distinct risk-return profiles. Strata currently centers on Ethena’s USDe stablecoin and, since its mainnet launch in October 2025, has accumulated more than $210 million in total value locked. The protocol targets capital allocators seeking risk-adjusted returns and improved capital efficiency as DeFi shifts toward demand-driven yield markets. Its modular, chain-agnostic design is intended to extend beyond USDe to a broader set of USD and non-USD assets, spanning multiple ecosystems and real-world-asset strategies. The fresh $3 million seed financing will support product expansion, additional asset integrations, and institutional-grade features. Early developmental backing came from the Ethena Foundation.

  • Maha

    Participated · Equity · Nov 2025

    Maha develops core on-chain infrastructure and related tools designed to bring the next wave of users onto blockchain networks. Its platform focuses on expanding global infrastructure, fostering collaborations across the Web3 ecosystem, and accelerating product innovation for decentralized applications. The company positions itself as a partner to both institutional and retail participants by delivering scalable, user-friendly solutions. Backed by a strong roster of crypto-native funds and strategic angels, Maha is doubling down on product development and ecosystem growth. Future plans include broadening international infrastructure footprints and deepening integrations with industry partners. Financially, Maha has secured $17 million in venture backing across two rounds since February 2024, providing the capital to execute its roadmap. No revenue or user metrics were disclosed in the fundraising announcement.

  • Temple

    Participated · Seed · Oct 2025

    Temple Digital Group is developing an institutional-grade trading stack that combines traditional electronic market features—such as automated order routing, all-to-all liquidity and post-trade reporting—with blockchain innovations like instant settlement, non-custodial wallets and tokenization. Built on the privacy-preserving Canton Network, the platform is designed to offer 24/7 compliant markets that integrate seamlessly with the broader digital-asset economy. The company is led by CEO Evan Varsamis and CSO Dan Simerman, who bring deep experience in trading systems and decentralized networks. With its recent seed financing, Temple plans to extend support to additional asset classes, financial instruments and cross-chain integrations. Canton Network already processes trillions in monthly volume for partners such as Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas, giving Temple a robust institutional foundation. Financially, Temple has raised $5 million to date, and no revenue or user figures have been disclosed. Headquartered in New York, the startup positions itself as a core trading engine for institutions entering digital asset markets.

Team

  • Daniel Howard

    Co-Founder & Managing Partner

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  • Bhavin Vaid

    Co-Founder & Managing Partner

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