Participated · Equity · Jul 2025

Neutonic produces research-backed functional drinks and supplements formulated with nootropics at effective dosages and a flavour-first approach intended to drive repeat purchase and everyday use. Founded in 2023 by Chris Williamson, James Smith, Luke Betts and Shan Hanif, the brand has scaled rapidly since launch, selling over 7.5 million cans to date. It is stocked in more than 10,000 retail doors globally across grocery, specialist retail, forecourts and fitness environments, and is rolling out into 500 Sainsbury’s stores in the UK while being available in U.S. retailers such as GNC and The Vitamin Shoppe. Neutonic is on track to exceed $25 million in revenue this year, having doubled revenue from 2024 to 2025 and forecasting a further 3x increase into 2026. The company plans to use recent funding to accelerate global retail expansion, make strategic hires across product, commercial and operations, expand distribution channels, and continue product innovation, with an Australian launch planned as part of international growth.

Led · Equity · May 2024

MetaPhone is a DePIN project developing a flagship smartphone that integrates native Web3 functionality. The company is partnering with an advanced, leading 3C manufacturer to bring the flagship device to market. Its product combines quality hardware, a simplified Android interface, and cutting-edge Web3 features so users can handle everything on a single smartphone. MetaPhone aims to create a broad decentralized marketing network and jointly build the TON DePIN ecosystem. The team intends to use its offerings to drive global adoption of Web3 across multiple sectors. The company recently completed a $1 million financing from investor JDI to support these efforts.

Participated · Equity · Mar 2024

Metablox develops DePIN solutions focused on simplifying access to public WiFi through its Roam protocol. Roam enables users to traverse public WiFi networks using decentralized identifiers (DIDs) and verifiable credentials (VCs), creating a unified global WiFi OpenRoaming network. The protocol interlinks distinct WiFi networks to remove repeated log-ins, reconnecting, password sharing and redundant registrations during local or international travel. The company said it will use new funding to enhance operational capabilities, broaden market presence and accelerate adoption of its DePIN solutions. Metablox is based in Vancouver, BC, Canada and is a portfolio company of NFT Technologies Inc. MetaBlox is described in the article as a DePIN project. The company completed a $5 million financing round at the end of 2023. That round was led by Anagram and Volt Capital, with participation from Comma3 Ventures, ECMC Group, Awesome People Ventures, Stratified Capital, DePIN Labs, Future 3 Campus, IoTeX, ZC Capital and JDI. Earlier angel investors Synergis and SNZ continued to invest in the strategic round. The article does not provide details on MetaBlox's core product, future plans, operating metrics, valuation, or the specific financing instrument.