Led · Equity · May 2024

Sekuya is an anime-game metaverse platform. It aims to transform the gaming landscape through a community-oriented approach set in a new anime epic fantasy world. The platform focuses on blending anime and gaming elements within a metaverse environment. Sekuya announced the completion of a $1.6 million financing. The round was led by SingularityDAO and included OIG Capital, GAINS Associates, NewTribe Capital, SEED THRIFT VENTURES, Bigger Than Race VC, and angel investors Casiraghi Mario A., SingularityNET, R1n, and W3GG. The article does not report operating metrics.

Participated · Equity · Apr 2024

Wisdomise offers an AI infrastructure and investment platform that gives crypto enthusiasts, active traders, and passive investors access to proprietary information and premium signals to manage portfolio risk and improve investment performance in digital financial markets. It also provides a fully automated AI-driven passive income product for investors who want exposure to digital assets without active management. The company says it will use recent funding to accelerate product and community development and to further enhance its deep-tech foundation across AI/ML, blockchain, and quantitative finance. Wisdomise has market penetration across APAC and MENA, especially Taiwan, China, Japan, Hong Kong, UAE, and Turkey, and maintains offices in Dubai and Tallinn with one planned in Taipei. The company is led by CEO Dr. Fardad Zand and is based in Zug, Switzerland. Financially, Wisdomise has raised $9.5M in this latest round and previously secured $6.5M in equity Seed and Pre-Series A rounds in 2022 and 2023.

Participated · Seed · Apr 2024

Zoth is developing what it claims to be the world’s first privacy-first stablecoin neobank, aiming to give both retail and institutional customers a trusted, transparent and compliant way to save, spend and earn in stablecoins. The platform blends institutional-grade security with a neobank-style interface to hide the technical complexity and volatility commonly associated with crypto. Management sees strong demand in emerging markets for borderless, dollar-based accounts and positions Zoth as a bridge between decentralized finance yield opportunities and mainstream banking workflows. Future plans include advancing its product roadmap, deepening compliance capabilities and expanding brand awareness through elements such as its "Zoctopus" mascot. Investor Luca Netz is expected to help craft a retail-ready community strategy, while JLabs Digital intends to leverage Zoth’s rails for a regulated DeFi fund. The recent strategic financing will accelerate product development and go-to-market efforts. No revenue, user or asset figures have been disclosed to date.