• Exponent

  Participated · Seed · Apr 2026

  Exponent operates an onchain yield exchange on Solana that lets users convert variable yield exposures—such as staking or lending returns—into fixed-rate or leveraged positions via an onchain interest rate order book. The company is updating its platform to introduce fully onchain order book functionality and strategy vaults that allow asset managers to package interest-rate strategies for users under predefined governance policies. Exponent has processed over $2 billion in yield volume across more than 35,000 users since launching in late 2024 and generates revenue from fees on issuing derivative positions tied to yield assets and from trading activity. It is onboarding partners and preparing markets across stablecoins, real-world assets, and Solana-denominated products, with early strategy-vault partners including RockawayX, Hastra, OnRe, and Solstice. The startup operates with a 12-person team, plans to allocate part of its recent funding toward security (audits and a bug bounty), and intends to remain focused on building on Solana. The company began fundraising for its seed in May and closed the round in August.

• Houdini Swap

  Led · Equity · May 2023

  Houdini Swap offers a compliant privacy tool and infrastructure layer that lets users anonymize crypto transactions, enabling secure sending, swapping, and bridging without revealing private wallets. The service anonymizes transactions by routing through Monero as a tunnel and is integrated with 20+ blockchain protocols. Led by Lou Waroo, the project has released an API and is transitioning into an infrastructure provider offering privacy-as-a-service to protocols, DEXs, wallets, projects, and other web3 commerce. The company reports over $50,000,000 in swap volume since inception and $21,000,000 in the past two months. Houdini Swap plans to use new funding for product development, new hires in technology and marketing, and to support its $POOF token buyback program.

No current team members are available.