The Venture Codex

Participated · Seed · Aug 2026

Quantera Network is building an EVM-compatible layer-1 blockchain engineered for the post-quantum era, emphasizing quantum-resistant transaction security and cryptographic flexibility. The project launched an incentivized testnet on August 4 that awards participants QP points through simple social and on-chain tasks and claims from a faucet. For the testnet, 18% of the future QTER token supply was set aside for participant rewards, and the program offers AURA token rewards with a deadline listed as TBA. The testnet includes features such as faucet claims, token transfers, social and Yap (Twitter/X) posting tasks, a leaderboard, and conditions to mint a Quantera Origin NFT. Quantera closed a $2.1M seed round backed by Split Capital, Arāya, Morningstar Ventures and Passion Capital. The articles do not disclose founding year, location, valuation, or detailed use of the seed proceeds.

Participated · Seed · Jul 2026

Founded in 2025 and based in London, geoSurge builds a Corpus Engineering platform aimed at shaping how generative AI models process and represent brand entities. The company positions its product as an auditable, data-science-driven alternative to traditional SEO for managing brand representation in LLMs. GeoSurge sells software that helps businesses influence how models learn, retain and represent their brands. Following a $12M Seed raise, the company plans to expand its research and engineering teams and accelerate development of its proprietary platform. The financing includes both institutional seed capital and strategic angel participation from AI practitioners. The article did not disclose revenue, user metrics, or prior funding rounds.

Led · Seed · Jun 2026

Paypercut provides a full payments stack for online merchants across Central and Eastern Europe via a single integration, combining card payments, local payment methods, and multiple Buy Now Pay Later providers. Since its EUR 2M pre-seed in July 2025 the company has expanded to serve over 200 merchants across eight CEE markets and evolved from a BNPL aggregator into a full payments platform. Key product features include multi-currency settlement, onboarding fully online in days, payment links and QR payments, and an Express Checkout launching to enable one-tap Apple Pay and Google Pay flows. Paypercut operates through licensed and regulated partners across the EEA and has submitted its own EMI application with the Central Bank of Ireland, expecting authorisation in Q4 2026. The company is also developing stablecoin-based rails for high-volume non-euro corridors (starting with EUR-to-PLN and EUR-to-RON) and has a roadmap extending into treasury, FX, payouts, and embedded financial services.

Led · Seed · Apr 2026

Tapaya builds a software layer that consolidates compliance, certification, and processor integrations to enable in-person payment acceptance on Android, iOS, and other commercial devices. Founded in 2025 by Laura Ďorďová, Roman Kuchařík, and Petr Zahradník and based in Prague, the company aims to turn standard hardware into payment terminals and shorten integration timelines from months to days. Tapaya is already working on integrations in the Czech Republic and is expanding partnerships across Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltics. The startup is preparing to complete PCI MPoC certification as part of its product roadmap. Financially, Tapaya recently closed a €1M pre-seed round led by Passion Capital with Depo Ventures co-leading and follow-on capital from BADideas.fund.

Participated · Seed · Apr 2026

Round provides an AI-powered finance automation platform that combines intelligence with financial infrastructure to automate tasks such as invoice approvals, payment execution, payroll funding and synchronization with ERPs. It recently launched two products, Agentic Workflow Builder, which converts natural-language workflow descriptions into continuously running automated processes, and Autonomous Payroll, which streamlines the payroll cycle from payslip import to payment execution. The company emphasizes automating repetitive operational finance tasks rather than replacing finance leaders. Round integrates with existing banks and accounting systems and has existing customers, about 10% of whom invested in the recent seed round. Proceeds from the $6M seed will be used to accelerate product development, hire across engineering and go-to-market, deepen integrations, scale infrastructure, and support community initiatives to drive adoption.