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ZKSync

Kingsfordweg 151, Amsterdam, 1043, Netherlands

Overview

ZKsync provides safe one-tap onboarding with FaceID/Passkeys, removing the need for seed phrases and lowering the danger of hacking.

Total investments
2
Lead investments
1
Investments · 12mo
1
Active investors
1
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Investment portfolio

  • GRVT

    Led · Series A · Sep 2025

    GRVT (pronounced “gravity”) operates a zero-knowledge-powered decentralized exchange and investment marketplace that lets users trade, invest, and earn yield while preserving transaction privacy. Running on a ZKsync Validium Layer-2, the platform delivers Ethereum-level security, high throughput, and dramatically lower fees. Its roadmap includes an industry-first Fixed Yield Generation Flywheel that promises effortless fund rotation and a guaranteed 10% return, as well as a market-making strategy called GRVT Liquidity Provider (GLP) offering high double-digit APRs. GRVT is also building a stablecoin-enabled system with cross-exchange vaults and real-world asset integrations. By addressing whale-hunting, MEV attacks, compliance hurdles, and usability gaps, the company aims to unify the fragmented on-chain finance ecosystem and bring it mainstream. The exchange has already introduced a negative 1 bps maker-fee rebate, a perk typically reserved for institutions. Funds from its latest raise will bolster product development, community growth, and global talent acquisition.

  • Marhaba Defi

    Participated · Equity · Jan 2022

    MRHB DeFi is a decentralized finance ecosystem focused on delivering halal and ethical crypto products that adhere to Islamic finance principles and reduce technological complexity for new users. The team includes developers, industry professionals and Shariah experts and built a community of over 50,000 members. MRHB has launched a Souq NFT Marketplace restricted to halal content and lists its $MRHB token on PancakeSwap, where the token has remained above launch price. Upcoming product launches include the Sahal non‑custodial filtered mobile wallet (slated for next month) and the Liquidity Harvester passive income product (planned for Q2). The project is in advanced discussions with regulated institutional partners to offer halal crypto‑wealth products, and plans additional centralized and decentralized exchange listings. Approximately 85% of funds raised came from its global community, supporting the platform’s community‑centric approach. MRHB DeFi is a halal, decentralised finance platform that embeds Shariah principles into blockchain tenets to offer a suite of ethical, inclusive, sustainable and charitable DeFi products and protocols. The project positions itself as an “Ethical and Inclusive DeFi” ecosystem aimed at bridging faith‑conscious communities with the broader crypto economy. Its offerings and governance framework are designed around transparency, security and faith‑based financial principles. The team comprises researchers, technocrats, influencers, Islamic fintech experts and entrepreneurs focused on community impact and inclusion. MRHB emphasises strong community and ethics standards compared with many other DeFi projects and publishes concept, lite and white papers outlining its approach. The company is pursuing institutional‑quality maturation while retaining a community‑centric mission.

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