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Sei Development Foundation

Manhattan, NY, United States

Overview

Sei Development Foundation is an independent U.S. nonprofit focused on advancing open source, permissionless protocols like the Sei Network. The foundation promotes Sei as a high-performance Layer-1 blockchain for decentralized applications across finance, AI, robotics, gaming, and decentralized science. It provides education, ecosystem funding, and coordination support for founders, researchers, and institutions building on Sei. The organization also collaborates with partners such as Sapien Capital and academic institutions to expand science and innovation use cases onchain.

Total investments
1
Lead investments
0
Investments · 12mo
1
Active investors
0

Sector focus

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Blockchain
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
  • Education
  • Gaming
  • Non Profit
  • Open Source
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Investment portfolio

  • IRONLIGHT Group

    Participated · Series A · Mar 2026

    Ironlight Group is an Austin-based financial technology company developing infrastructure for global tokenized securities markets through its subsidiaries Ironlight Markets and Ironlight Technologies. Ironlight Markets operates a registered broker-dealer and an Alternative Trading System (ATS) under SEC Regulation ATS and FINRA oversight, while Ironlight Technologies provides platform and settlement options for tokenized securities. The company's ecosystem is designed to support tokenized private equity, structured products, fixed income, private credit, and real estate. Ironlight combines traditional market structure with blockchain-native atomic settlement to streamline post-trade workflows for institutions and wealth advisors. Following the Series A, the company plans to scale its ATS and platform capabilities to expand digital trading, distribution, and settlement systems. The company also appointed Greg Braca as Executive Chairman to help advance development of its marketplace.

Team

No current team members are available.