Participated · Series A · Mar 2021

Komainu is a regulated digital asset services provider and custodian offering multi-asset custody, servicing and financing solutions with bank-grade governance and multi-jurisdictional regulatory oversight. Headquartered in St Helier, Jersey, it has offices in London, Dubai and Singapore and is backed by Laser Digital, a Nomura company. Komainu operates regulated entities across jurisdictions, including registration with the Jersey Financial Services Commission, the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, a UK FCA registration, and an OAM registration in Italy. Its core product suite includes Komainu Connect, an off-exchange margining and settlement solution, and institutional custody services targeting Bitcoin and broader digital-asset institutional clients. Following a strategic investment from Blockstream, Komainu plans to integrate Blockstream Corp technologies—Liquid Network, AMP and an enterprise HSM wallet—to shorten settlement times, enable tokenization and automate regulated asset support. The deal will also establish a Bitcoin Treasury to manage Bitcoin funding provided by Blockstream and support Komainu's international strategic growth plans. Komainu provides regulated digital asset custody services as a hybrid custodian created by Nomura, CoinShares and Ledger. Led by President Henson Orser, the firm serves asset managers, financial institutions, corporations and government agencies. Launched in June 2020, Komainu currently holds over $3B in assets under custody. The company’s core product is a custody solution for institutional digital asset investors, with plans to support additional assets and functionality. Komainu also intends to grow geographically and offer complementary services in the digital asset prime brokerage business. The business is based in St. Helier, Jersey.

Participated · Series A · Dec 2019

Zippin develops a checkout-free platform that uses AI, deep learning and sensor fusion to enable retailers to eliminate checkout lines and self-scanners. Its patent-pending system tracks products and shoppers via overhead cameras and smart shelf sensors to maintain high accuracy even in crowded stores. Led by co-founder and CEO Krishna Motukuri, the company has offices in San Francisco, Dallas, Toronto and India. Zippin recently closed a $30M Series B and has raised more than $45M in total funding. The company says it will use the new capital to scale its platform and power tens of thousands of stores by 2025. In recent months Zippin has signed numerous new accounts and launched multiple public checkout-free stores, further solidifying its retail technology. Zippin builds cashierless checkout systems for physical retail using a combination of computer vision, AI, and sensor fusion technology. Launched in 2015, the company powers four autonomous public stores and several private pilot stores globally and recently opened an autonomous concession stand at Golden 1 Center. Zippin has developed the "Zippin Cube," a modular, pre-fabricated microstore (300–500 sq. ft) that can be deployed in less than three weeks. The company plans to accelerate store launches for grocery and convenience chains, sports facilities, airports, and other venues. Financially, the business has raised a total of $15 million to date following the recent Series A. Proceeds from the Series A will be used to invest in product innovation, grow the technical team, and expand sales and partnership efforts.