Led · Equity · Oct 2021

Liquid Marketplace is a private company that tokenizes collectible trading cards and offers fractional ownership of rare collectibles. The platform enables users to purchase, collect, exchange, and sell fractional ownership interests and operates a secondary marketplace with instant settlement on trades. ThreeD Capital Inc. recently invested US$400,000 to acquire 1,600,000 common shares and now holds a total of 3,100,000 common shares in Liquid Marketplace at a total cost of US$550,000. The securities acquired were common shares (equity). The company says it will use additional capital to execute its growth strategy, leverage partnerships with major partners, and establish itself as a leader in the co-ownership space. ThreeD has participated in each of Liquid Marketplace’s financings to date, according to the release.

Participated · Series A · Aug 2021

XREX operates as a blockchain-enabled financial institution working with banks, regulators, and users to deliver enterprise-grade banking services to small and medium-sized businesses operating in or dealing with emerging markets, and novice-friendly financial services to individuals globally. The company focuses on compliant, USDT-based cross-border payments and RegTech solutions for emerging markets. XREX plans to expand its product set through a collaboration with Tether to facilitate USDT-based cross-border B2B payments and to innovate regulatory technology. As part of the partnership it will work with the Unitas Foundation to launch XAU1, a USD-pegged unitized stablecoin over‑reserved with Tether Gold (XAUt), intended as a stable alternative and inflation hedge for customers. XREX Singapore recently acquired the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Major Payment Institution license, and XREX operates under a Taiwan Financial Supervisory Commission Registered VASP status. The company is led by CEO Wayne Huang and has an investor lineup that includes Taiwan’s National Development Fund, CDIB Capital Group, SBI Holdings, E.Sun Financial Holding, ThreeD Capital, AppWorks, BlackMarble, and New Economy Ventures. XREX is a Taipei‑headquartered blockchain startup offering cross‑border payment and crypto‑fiat services to help merchants in emerging markets perform faster transactions. Its platform includes a wallet, a commercial escrow service called Bitcheck that uses stablecoins (USDT and USDC) to guarantee payments, and a crypto‑fiat exchange enabling conversion between stablecoins and U.S. dollars. The company targets merchants in countries with low U.S.‑dollar liquidity, letting buyers escrow stablecoins until suppliers provide proof of shipment. XREX emphasizes compliance and partners with AML providers such as CipherTrace, Sum&Substance and TRISA, and uses Public Profiles with a Reputation Index to increase transparency. Following an oversubscribed $17M pre‑Series A led by CDIB Capital Group (after a $7M seed in 2019), XREX plans to use funding to pursue financial licenses in Singapore, Hong Kong and South Africa and to partner with banks and payment gateways. Leadership includes co‑founder and CEO Wayne Huang and co‑founder Winston Hsiao, and the company says it will limit supported cryptocurrencies to a small set of compliant stablecoins favored by business customers.

Led · Equity · Jul 2021

DeFi Yield Technologies has developed a proprietary automated yield engine designed to make investing in decentralized finance simple by leveraging different DeFi protocols and strategies to increase diversification, maximize yield, and minimize exposure to risk. The company aims to build an easy-to-use suite of automated, diversified, and optimized yield-generating products and continuously reviews new and existing opportunities to add to its optimization engine and vault strategies. Leadership includes CEO Philipp Kallerhoff, who stated the firm plans to scale the technology and target bringing over USD 1 billion onto the platform in the near future. The company positions itself as reinventing financial services by enabling investors to earn returns without needing to understand underlying protocols and strategies. Financially, ThreeD Capital invested $400,000, acquiring 563,380 shares at $0.71 per share, and ThreeD's CEO Sheldon Inwentash has agreed to join as an advisor.

Led · Equity · Feb 2021

Nirvana Life Sciences focuses on developing medical products and regimens aimed at non‑addictive pain management and addiction treatment, using naturally sourced psychedelics in novel formulations. The company’s stated objective is to provide healthier outcomes for chronic pain patients and to develop therapies that could address the opioid epidemic. Nirvana describes a team of leading researchers from around the globe who will carry out its research programs. The company says its approach could free millions from addiction and save society billions annually. The only disclosed financing in the article is a $450,000 equity investment from ThreeD Capital; no operating metrics (revenue or users) are provided.