Participated · Seed · Mar 2026

Founded in December 2024, Eureka Labs builds Ethereum blocks with added execution logic it calls "programmable blocks," enabling capabilities such as intra-block credit, state-aware pre-computation, execution-time external data access, and deterministic transaction placement. The company operates within Ethereum’s Proposer-Builder Separation architecture and aims to make blocks active execution environments rather than passive containers of transactions. Eureka’s business model collects fees from transactions included in the blocks it builds. By number of blocks built it has become the fourth-largest Ethereum block builder, though its market share is around 1.5% compared with the three largest builders. The team is about 12 people, is based in Tel Aviv, and recently opened an additional research and development site in Poland; the company is hiring for technical roles across both locations.

Participated · Seed · Sep 2024

Nectar AI offers a web- and mobile-based platform where users design fully customizable AI companions that respond with text, images, and generative video in either realistic or anime styles. The service emphasizes uncensored, immersive interactions and already supports advanced features such as photo-to-character conversion and short-form video generation. More than 500,000 users have created stories and characters on the platform since the project began in August 2023. Looking ahead, the team plans to launch an on-chain protocol later this year so users can port companions to blockchain, gain full IP ownership, and monetize their creations. Future product updates will add richer video and voice messaging. Founded in 2023 by Stanford graduates Keccak and Zi, the company is using its recent capital to expand engineering and protocol teams and to deepen partnerships. Nectar AI ultimately aims to become the leading decentralized platform for creating and trading AI assets.

Participated · Equity · Mar 2024

Metablox develops DePIN solutions focused on simplifying access to public WiFi through its Roam protocol. Roam enables users to traverse public WiFi networks using decentralized identifiers (DIDs) and verifiable credentials (VCs), creating a unified global WiFi OpenRoaming network. The protocol interlinks distinct WiFi networks to remove repeated log-ins, reconnecting, password sharing and redundant registrations during local or international travel. The company said it will use new funding to enhance operational capabilities, broaden market presence and accelerate adoption of its DePIN solutions. Metablox is based in Vancouver, BC, Canada and is a portfolio company of NFT Technologies Inc. MetaBlox is described in the article as a DePIN project. The company completed a $5 million financing round at the end of 2023. That round was led by Anagram and Volt Capital, with participation from Comma3 Ventures, ECMC Group, Awesome People Ventures, Stratified Capital, DePIN Labs, Future 3 Campus, IoTeX, ZC Capital and JDI. Earlier angel investors Synergis and SNZ continued to invest in the strategic round. The article does not provide details on MetaBlox's core product, future plans, operating metrics, valuation, or the specific financing instrument.

Led · Seed · Jan 2024

Infrared is the first proof-of-liquidity (PoL) staking protocol on Berachain, offering liquid staking for the network’s native BGT and BERA tokens. Users who stake native tokens receive validator rewards plus iBERA, a liquid-staked token that can be deployed across other DeFi protocols to generate additional yield. The protocol aims to unlock productive capital within the wider Berachain ecosystem by maximizing efficiency and yield for stakers and builders. Infrared will be among the first projects to benefit from the Berachain Foundation’s incubator, Build a Bera. The article links the rollout to Berachain’s recent mainnet launch on Feb. 6 and the network’s proof-of-liquidity consensus that rewards liquidity provision. Financially, the company has completed multiple financing rounds bringing institutional backing from crypto-focused investors.

Participated · Equity · Oct 2023

rabbit inc. is developing a personalized operating system (rabbit OS) powered by a proprietary foundation model called the Large Action Model (LAM) and dedicated consumer hardware. LAM is described as a model that understands intentions and acts across multiple apps without bespoke integrations or APIs. rabbit plans to launch its first standalone device, the r1, co-designed with Teenage Engineering, and will unveil the device and rabbit OS on January 9, 2024 at CES. The company says rabbit OS can operate interfaces, perform end-to-end tasks like booking tickets and ordering groceries, and does so without requiring users to create new accounts or pay additional subscriptions. The new funds will be used to expand headcount and accelerate development of the r1 device and rabbit OS. rabbit is headquartered in Los Angeles and was founded by Kaggle Grandmasters, ex-Google engineers, and repeat entrepreneurs; Jesse Lyu is founder and CEO and Alexander Liao is CTO. Rabbit (rebranded from Cyber Manufacture Co.) is developing Rabbit OS, a bespoke platform underpinned by a custom AI model that observes and operates desktop and mobile user interfaces. The model aims to comprehend complex user intentions and execute tasks across apps — Rabbit says it already interacts with high-frequency consumer apps like Uber, DoorDash, Expedia, Spotify, Yelp, OpenTable and Amazon on Android and the web. The team plans to extend support to Windows, Linux, MacOS and niche consumer apps next year, and is building a framework to test, observe and refine the model along with cloud infrastructure to validate and run future versions. Rabbit also plans to release dedicated, affordable hardware as a form factor to run its platform and sell custom devices alongside licensing the platform. The company has not released a product yet; early demos have, according to the team, attracted "tens and thousands of users." Rabbit is a small team of nine people working out of a founder's house, reports a burn of about $250,000/year and has $20 million in funding from outside investors valuing the startup at roughly $100–$150 million per a source.