Participated · Seed · Dec 2025

ORO AI is developing a cryptography-driven data exchange layer where individuals can safely contribute their data for artificial-intelligence training while retaining privacy and earning rewards. The protocol relies on zero-knowledge (zk) cryptography to guarantee that raw data remain hidden while still verifiable for model improvement. By positioning itself as an infrastructure layer, ORO AI aims to power end-to-end decentralized AI pipelines, providing data provenance, contributor incentives and cross-chain compatibility. Backing from NEAR Protocol signals plans to deploy on scalable Layer-1 environments, while partnerships with 0G Labs point toward high-throughput compute orchestration. Investor networks such as Orange DAO and Ocular are expected to drive early developer and user adoption, particularly in emerging Web3 markets. Although the company has not disclosed revenue, user numbers or launch timing, the freshly raised seed capital is intended to fund protocol development, go-to-market efforts and further research in zk cryptography.

Participated · Equity · Jan 2025

Nevermined provides AI payment infrastructure to enable AI-to-AI transactions, positioning itself as a 'PayPal for AI' that lets AI agents pay and get paid. Its protocol manages payments, usage tracking, and credit systems, acting as a finance and billing management platform for AI agents and tools. The company emphasizes variable pricing models and dynamic payment capabilities to address limitations of traditional payment systems in AI‑Commerce. Nevermined was launched by Don Gossen and Aitor Argomaniz, who previously built Ocean Protocol, and combines expertise in machine learning, AI, data, and Web3. It has partnerships with Olas, Naptha, peaq, FLock, and Combinder. The recent funding will be used to accelerate go‑to‑market, expand the team, and strengthen partnerships within the AI ecosystem. Nevermined provides a digital asset development platform that streamlines the creation, monetization and management of decentralized digital assets. Its modular platform includes components such as a Tokenization Engine, Marketplace Creator, Royalties Engine, Decentralized Access Control, a DAO Framework and DISC (Data In-Situ Computation) for remote computation. The company positions its technology to make Web3 accessible by enabling users to create and monetize digital assets and participate in a read-write-own vision of the web. Nevermined was founded by CEO Don Gossen, CTO Aitor Argomaniz and CIO Dimitri De Jonghe. The company raised €3M in a seed round and intends to use the funds to enhance its platform. The business is based in Zug, Switzerland.

Participated · Equity · Jul 2024

idOS Labs builds a Web3 identity layer through a decentralized data storage and access-management protocol. The protocol enables ecosystems to provide an identity layer for dApps, aiming to solve compliance-driven user onboarding challenges and reduce friction. idOS’s solution focuses on combining decentralized storage with access controls to support compliant interactions within Web3 applications. The company announced completion of a $4.5 million financing round. Fabric Ventures led the investment, with participation from Arbitrum, Circle Ventures, RippleX, GnosisDAO and NEAR Protocol.

Participated · Equity · Jul 2024

Questflow is a decentralized AI agent workflow network provider exploring new directions in decentralized AI agent workflows. The company offers an integrated solution for user intent-aware distribution, AI agent workflow automation, and human–machine collaboration. Questflow Labs announced it completed a $1.5M angel financing. The round was led by MiraclePlus and included a range of strategic and angel participants. The financing package also involved support from incubators and ecosystem partners. Ecosystem support named in the announcement includes Near, Aptos, and Tezos.

Participated · Equity · Feb 2024

Analog develops interoperability tooling to enable unified liquidity and cross-chain transfer of assets. The project plans to build the Omnichain Analog Token Standard (OATS) to enable transfer of fungible and non-fungible assets across blockchains. Analog is also developing Firestarter, a real-world-asset (RWA) marketplace to tokenize real estate, collectibles and revenue-producing items. The team frames these products as solutions to fragmented liquidity that can impede tokenization adoption by traditional financial institutions. Financially, Analog completed a $15M token sale and now has $36M in total backing. The proceeds will be used to advance OATS, Firestarter and related interoperability efforts. Analog builds cross-chain communication tools aimed at helping developers pull and analyse on-chain data across multiple blockchains. Its tooling is positioned to simplify tasks such as aggregating DEX data for best-route price discovery. The company plans to use the newly raised capital to upgrade and expand those cross-chain developer tools. Analog secured $16 million in funding in the reported round, and the startup’s valuation is expected to reach $120 million after the raise. The round was backed by a mix of crypto projects, Web3 funds and venture firms including Near, Wintermute, Orange DAO, Benqi Finance, Quantstamp, Tribe Capital, Alumni Ventures and NGC Ventures, plus individuals such as Balaji Srinivasan and Samara Asset Group. Coverage notes rising demand for cross-chain solutions as Web3 becomes multichained and references other projects working on similar problems, such as LayerZero and Axelar.