Istari Ventures
San Francisco, CA, United States
Overview
Istari Ventures is a blockchain fund with a mission to provide visionary Web3 founders with the capital, network, and long-term support needed to succeed. Istari Ventures believe in the inevitability of Web3 and its disruptive potential. Istari Ventures achieves this primarily through venture capital arm, as well as our crypto incubator.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 1
- Investments · 12mo
- 1
- Active investors
- 0
Sector focus
- Web3
Investment portfolio
- Takadao
Led · Seed · Nov 2025
Founded in 2022 by Sharene Lee and Morrad Irsane, Takadao operates a Web3 platform that delivers bankless, Shariah-compliant financial alternatives. Its flagship Takadao protocol powers The LifeDAO, giving members access to a DeFi wallet, a cooperative life protection fund, non-custodial investment pools, and a financial-education hub. The LifeDAO currently holds around US$1 million in total value locked, and all surpluses are redistributed to members. Takadao has also launched The LifeCard, a prepaid VISA card that lets users spend stablecoins like cash, provides profit sharing from fees, round-up micro-investing, and 0% interest micro-loans. All deposits remain user-owned, reinforcing the cooperative model. Fresh capital will support expansion in markets where the company already has traction, including Southeast Asia, France, the UK, and the US. To date, the company has raised a total of US$3.1 million.
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