Participated · Equity · Dec 2024

Symmio provides an intent-centric clearing layer and Derivatives-as-a-Service (DaaS) that enables exchanges to launch decentralized derivatives trading platforms within days. Its infrastructure allows permissionless creation of synthetic markets and offloads liquidity onboarding so partners can focus on user growth. The protocol is live across Arbitrum, Base, BSC and Mantle (non‑EVM chains coming soon), supports 600+ trading pairs, and reports $200M in open interest and over $8B in trading volume. Symmio uses off‑chain Solvers and a topological, intent‑based system to enable parallel order matching before on‑chain finalization, aiming for much higher throughput than on‑chain orderbooks. The team has been in R&D since 2021 and highlights AMFQ technology and a scalable multichain architecture as core differentiators. Symmio plans a Token Generation Event on December 16, 2024, launching the $SYMM token on the Base network with initial liquidity via SYMM/ETH on Aerodrome Finance.

Led · Seed · Jul 2024

Fenix Finance operates a decentralized exchange on the Blast network focused on delivering capital-efficient trading for users. Its DEX interface has integrated the Orbs Liquidity Hub, a layer that aggregates on- and off-chain liquidity to reduce slippage, lower fees, protect against MEV, and enable gas-free transaction executions while preserving the existing user experience. The integration is intended to deepen available liquidity on the Blast DEX and improve trade execution quality; if the Liquidity Hub cannot execute a trade at a better price it reverts to the AMM contract. Orbs’ deployment on Fenix is the Liquidity Hub’s fifth on EVM DEXs and the first deployment on the Blast network. The article notes prior Orbs activity including a Q1 2024 deal with IntentX and frames the partnership as mutually beneficial for expanding L3 capabilities and improving Fenix’s trading engine. Financially, Fenix completed a $300,000 seed investment round led by Orbs to support its goals around capital efficiency and deeper liquidity.

Led · Equity · May 2024

Harris and Trotter Digital Assets provides crypto-native accounting and professional services including bookkeeping, audit, accountancy, corporate tax, proof of reserves, and off-ramping. The firm serves exchanges, market makers, decentralized games, metaverse projects, NFT creators, miners, DeFi protocols and has worked with Oasis, Irys, 1inch, and Blockchain.com. It employs over 45 people and currently serves circa 500 crypto-native clients. Its Proof of Reserves product is powered by Chainlink to ensure verifiable on-chain and off-chain reserve transparency across multiple blockchains. The company participates in shaping UK regulation through memberships such as BKR and Web3CFO. With new funding, Harris and Trotter plans to broaden its technology services, improve its SaaS offerings, and bring a deeper technological focus to its professional services.

Participated · Equity · Feb 2024

IntentX operates an OTC marketplace and decentralized exchange that relies on a solver network to create markets and facilitate trading. The company emphasizes an intent‑based technology approach and a multi‑solver solution to deliver improved UX for traders. Recent strategic partnerships with active market makers aim to enable integrations and tighter product alignment. IntentX received investment from the Mantle Ecofund and highlights plans for deployments and integrations on the Mantle L2 chain. The team says it will leverage strategic partners, new products, and integrations to build what it calls the most complete DEX. The raise and partnerships are positioned to support upcoming deployment plans and market maker integrations. IntentX operates a full-chain OTC derivatives trading protocol and has released an Open Beta of its platform. The protocol offers trading for more than 180 perpetual currency pairs. On the platform, market makers can concentrate capital via instant liquidity to fulfill specific trade requests. The company completed a $2.5 million seed financing to support its operations and product development. Investors in the seed round include Magnus Capital (lead) and several crypto-focused funds and trading firms. No revenue or user metrics were disclosed in the article.

Participated · Seed · Apr 2023

Megaton Finance is an AMM-based decentralized exchange protocol developed by Ozys, a Republic of Korea blockchain technology company. The protocol is audited by CertiK and designed to be user-friendly for existing DeFi users and the Telegram ecosystem. Megaton plans to integrate a Telegram chatbot to combine messenger functionality with its DeFi protocol, aiming to reach Telegram’s large user base. Its cross-chain platform, Orbit Bridge, has connected TON to EVM/NEVM-based multichain communities. The team has also developed WTON Gateway, a wrapping protocol that increases TONcoin utility by enabling its use within mainnet environments. The company intends to use the recently raised funds to accelerate growth and expand operations.