1kx

1kx is an early-stage investment firm that focuses on the cryptocurrency ecosystem, specifically targeting sectors such as remittance, computation, storage, prediction, and power. Established in 2017, the firm participates primarily in private pre-ICO rounds, aligning with forward-thinking protocols, founders, and communities to foster growth within the web3 landscape. With its headquarters located in Road Town, British Virgin Islands, 1kx aims to support startups in scaling their platforms and cultivating sustainable, community-driven networks.

Diana Biggs

Partner

Lasse Clausen

Founding Partner

Christopher Heymann

Founding Partner

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Pudgy Penguins

Seed Round in 2023
Pudgy Penguins is a Web3-based brand that specializes in creating content, goods, toys, and digital collectibles centered around a collection of unique penguin characters. Each character is designed with over 150 hand-drawn traits, resulting in a diverse array of digital art and collectibles that engage customers creatively. The brand focuses on fostering community and positivity, offering a variety of merchandise and interactive experiences that encourage customer connection and self-expression. Additionally, Pudgy Penguins supports causes that align with its values, promoting a sense of belonging and positive change within its community.

AcadArena

Series A in 2023
AcadArena is focused on developing student gaming communities throughout Southeast Asia. The organization offers educational services related to campus gaming and esports, targeting collegiate-level tournaments that cater to diverse skill sets and game titles. Through its initiatives, AcadArena provides opportunities for student gamers to participate in competitions, earn scholarships, and gain insights from experienced mentors in the esports field. This approach not only fosters a competitive spirit among students but also promotes learning and collaboration within the gaming community.

Spicyest

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of a financial services application designed for NFT liquidity. The company's application provides comprehensive data and analytics serves projects at any stage of their lifecycle and supports collections, providing clients with fair market valuations for NFTs and offering instant liquidity on select collections.

Gnosis

Venture Round in 2022
Gnosis offers a decentralized platform for prediction markets, leveraging Ethereum's blockchain technology to facilitate advanced smart contracts. This infrastructure aims to eliminate intermediaries and counterparty risks, supporting a vision of a redistributed future. Gnosis enables the creation of customized forecasting applications that produce conditional tokens, making event outcomes tradable and serving as a valuable tool for information discovery. By prioritizing credible neutrality and resiliency, Gnosis provides a transparent environment for clients to make informed decisions regarding the development and governance of their projects within the blockchain ecosystem.

Highlight

Seed Round in 2022
Sea Ranch Labs builds a no-code platform for anyone to mint, manage, buy and sell NFTs that unlock community membership.

Playmint

Seed Round in 2022
Playmint is a game development studio focused on creating innovative games for the web3 era. The company specializes in developing games that incorporate player-owned economies, utilizing blockchain technology to give players complete control over their digital assets. By enabling players to earn or gain through their involvement in the games, Playmint aims to redefine the gaming experience in a decentralized environment.

Strider

Seed Round in 2022
Strider Sports International produces strider bikes, balance bikes, toddler bikes, push bikes, running bikes, walking bikes.

Strider

Seed Round in 2022
Strider is a Web 3 platform based on the transparent and secure digital ledger of blockchain that lets creators use DAOs, the DAO spreads membership and ownership of the project across both creators and the users.

B.Protocol

Seed Round in 2021
B.Protocol is a developer of a decentralized backstop liquidity protocol aimed at enhancing the security of lending platforms. Its blockchain-based platform integrates with existing lending systems, allowing users to engage through a dedicated smart contract interface. By providing a cushion to user accounts approaching liquidation, B.Protocol offers priority in the liquidation process. This innovative approach enables both lenders and borrowers to mitigate financial risks and improve effective interest rates, ultimately unlocking higher capital efficiency in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space.

Staking Rewards

Venture Round in 2021
Staking Rewards provides a list of Proof-of-Stake and Masternode Cryptoassets. Staking are thriving to provide up-to-date information, tutorials and support on how to earn passive income with these cryptoassets. With the Reward Calculator it is possible to estimate the passive income for each asset.

NFTFi

Seed Round in 2021
NFTFi operates a peer-to-peer lending platform that allows NFT holders to leverage their digital assets as collateral for loans. By using NFTs, users can borrow cryptocurrency from lenders, providing liquidity without the need to sell their valuable assets. When a loan is accepted, the NFT is placed in a secure escrow smart contract, and the borrower receives the agreed-upon cryptocurrency directly in their wallet. This model draws on traditional practices from the art world, where collateralized loans are commonly offered by banks and auction houses to artists based on the value of their artworks. NFTFi thus creates a marketplace that facilitates financial transactions for NFT owners, enhancing the utility of their digital assets.

NFTFi

Seed Round in 2021
NFTFi operates a peer-to-peer lending platform that allows NFT holders to leverage their digital assets as collateral for loans. By using NFTs, users can borrow cryptocurrency from lenders, providing liquidity without the need to sell their valuable assets. When a loan is accepted, the NFT is placed in a secure escrow smart contract, and the borrower receives the agreed-upon cryptocurrency directly in their wallet. This model draws on traditional practices from the art world, where collateralized loans are commonly offered by banks and auction houses to artists based on the value of their artworks. NFTFi thus creates a marketplace that facilitates financial transactions for NFT owners, enhancing the utility of their digital assets.

Nym

Series A in 2021
Nym Technologies SA, based in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, specializes in creating a private Internet infrastructure that enhances user privacy and prevents data leakage. The company develops an anonymous overlay network and privacy infrastructure that employs anonymous authentication credentials, allowing for secure and privacy-focused data transfers. This innovative network supports various applications, including cryptocurrency wallets and mobile applications, by concealing users' IP addresses and personal data from external observers. By integrating advanced privacy measures, Nym strives to provide users with robust network-level anonymity and protect sensitive information in an increasingly data-driven world.

RedStone

Pre Seed Round in 2021
RedStone is a next-generation cross-chain data oracle that specializes in providing pricing data for financial protocols. The company develops modular oracles that deliver data feeds compatible with both layer 1 and layer 2 blockchains, including rollups-as-a-service (RaaS) solutions. RedStone's offerings include liquid staking tokens and liquid restaking tokens, as well as an online decentralized finance platform designed to utilize blockchain's permanent storage capabilities. This platform supports cross-chain data services while ensuring an audit trail, which enhances transparency and reliability. Additionally, RedStone enables decentralized finance providers to implement automatic dispute mechanisms, bolstered by insurance through staking, thereby facilitating more secure and efficient transactions.

Index Coop

Seed Round in 2021
Index Coop creates and maintains the world's best crypto index products. Index Coop is a Decentralized and Autonomous Asset Manager governed, maintained, and upgraded by INDEX token holders. Our products are built on Set Protocol's battle-tested V2 infrastructure. Product methodologies are sourced from industry experts.

Set Labs

Series A in 2021
Set Labs is creating the next generation of finance through crypto-financial primitives. The company is developing tools that enable developers to bundle crypto assets together called Sets, which allow users to create cryptocurrency baskets, baskets of non-fungibles, baskets of on-chain securities, and more.

Gitcoin

Series A in 2021
Gitcoin is a platform founded in 2017, based in Boulder, Colorado, that enables open source developers to monetize their work effectively. It allows developers proficient in various programming languages, including Python, Rust, Ruby, JavaScript, Solidity, HTML, and CSS, to receive compensation when their contributions are utilized. Built on the Ethereum network, Gitcoin employs smart contracts to align incentives among participants in the ecosystem, facilitating value creation without reliance on traditional legal mechanisms. The platform fosters collaboration between developers, repo maintainers, and financiers, emphasizing the importance of community in enhancing the success of open source projects. By integrating the local tech community's #givefirst ethos with financial incentives, Gitcoin aims to advance the development of open source software and strengthen community ties.

WalletConnect

Seed Round in 2021
WalletConnect is an open-source protocol that facilitates the connection between decentralized applications (DApps) and mobile wallets through end-to-end encryption. By using a QR code, users can seamlessly connect their mobile wallets to desktop DApps without the need for browser extensions. This infrastructure allows developers to easily integrate the protocol into their applications. WalletConnect employs a bridge server to relay messages between devices while ensuring that the contents remain private and secure, as they are encrypted using session data shared through the QR code. The organization is based in Zug, Switzerland, promoting a user-friendly approach to decentralized finance and blockchain interactions.

Connext

Seed Round in 2021
Connext, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2017 that develops software enabling users to purchase and manage blockchain applications. It offers a platform for peer-to-peer micropayments, leveraging the Ethereum blockchain to facilitate instant and low-cost transfers globally. Connext's modular interoperability protocol enhances liquidity settlement across various blockchain networks, allowing for secure cross-chain applications that enable efficient fund and data transfers. The company's innovative features include direct card purchases for token acquisition, decentralized compliance, and walletless signature capabilities, aimed at empowering individuals by transforming finance through decentralized systems.

Overlay

Seed Round in 2021
Overlay is a protocol that enables users to trade streaming data without the need for traditional counterparties. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Pacific Palisades, California, United States.

NFTBank

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of a portfolio and analytics platform designed to provide in-depth tools to assist in asset management. The company's platform provides a central management base for scattered non-fungible tokens on different platforms, where users can buy, sell, and manage non-fungible tokens more efficiently, enabling holders to overcome the illiquid nature and help users better manage liquidity risk.

NFTFi

Seed Round in 2021
NFTFi operates a peer-to-peer lending platform that allows NFT holders to leverage their digital assets as collateral for loans. By using NFTs, users can borrow cryptocurrency from lenders, providing liquidity without the need to sell their valuable assets. When a loan is accepted, the NFT is placed in a secure escrow smart contract, and the borrower receives the agreed-upon cryptocurrency directly in their wallet. This model draws on traditional practices from the art world, where collateralized loans are commonly offered by banks and auction houses to artists based on the value of their artworks. NFTFi thus creates a marketplace that facilitates financial transactions for NFT owners, enhancing the utility of their digital assets.

Nexus Mutual

Venture Round in 2021
Nexus Mutual Limited operates a decentralized insurance platform built on the Ethereum public blockchain, enabling users to become members and purchase coverage. This innovative approach allows individuals to collectively share insurance risks without relying on traditional insurance companies. Member decisions are governed by smart contracts, ensuring transparency and security in transactions. Initially, Nexus Mutual launched with a focus on providing earthquake coverage. The company, originally named Nexus Collective Limited, was incorporated in 2017 and rebranded in July 2018. Based in London, United Kingdom, Nexus Mutual aims to transform the insurance industry by leveraging blockchain technology to create a more inclusive and accessible insurance solution.

Matter Labs

Series A in 2021
Matter Labs is a blockchain technology company founded in 2019 and based in George Town, Cayman Islands. The firm focuses on developing a blockchain network that leverages zero-knowledge technologies to facilitate secure interactions between untrusted parties. Matter Labs aims to promote the mass adoption of public blockchains, driven by a commitment to improving global financial systems through open and accessible alternatives. The company's mission stems from a blend of scientific inquiry and engineering enthusiasm, highlighting its belief in the transformative potential of blockchain technology.

Armor

Venture Round in 2021
Armor develops a dynamic cover brokerage protocol for decentralized finance to serve cryptocurrency investors. Founded in 2021, Armor is a DeFi coverage aggregator that makes securing your DeFi assets against hacks as easy as possible. Ease wants to make DeFi as easy and safe as possible. They aim to cover every dollar in DeFi so that users can finally feel at ease.

NIFTEX

Seed Round in 2020
Niftex is a platform that facilitates fractional ownership of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). It enables investors to purchase fractions of various NFTs, including artwork, game assets, and personal brands. The platform allows NFT owners to convert their assets into fungible fractions, thereby increasing liquidity and enabling a broader range of participants to access valuable digital assets. By democratizing ownership in the NFT market, Niftex aims to make high-value collectibles more accessible to a wider audience.

Covalent

Venture Round in 2020
Covalent Research & Development Inc. is a technology company based in Vancouver, Canada, focused on enhancing transparency and accountability in the cryptocurrency sector. Established in 2018, Covalent develops a data analytics suite that addresses significant infrastructure challenges obstructing blockchain adoption. Its offerings include on-chain data and analytics for the Ethereum network, as well as APIs that provide visibility and transparency across various blockchain networks. The company aims to bridge centralized databases with decentralized blockchain technologies, thereby facilitating adoption among enterprises and consumers. Covalent supports several leading decentralized finance protocols and is actively building tools like SafeKeeep, which aims to improve data availability and record-keeping in the DeFi space. The company’s team comprises industry veterans with extensive experience in database and distributed systems, underscoring its commitment to driving innovation in blockchain technology.

Covalent

Seed Round in 2020
Covalent Research & Development Inc. is a technology company based in Vancouver, Canada, focused on enhancing transparency and accountability in the cryptocurrency sector. Established in 2018, Covalent develops a data analytics suite that addresses significant infrastructure challenges obstructing blockchain adoption. Its offerings include on-chain data and analytics for the Ethereum network, as well as APIs that provide visibility and transparency across various blockchain networks. The company aims to bridge centralized databases with decentralized blockchain technologies, thereby facilitating adoption among enterprises and consumers. Covalent supports several leading decentralized finance protocols and is actively building tools like SafeKeeep, which aims to improve data availability and record-keeping in the DeFi space. The company’s team comprises industry veterans with extensive experience in database and distributed systems, underscoring its commitment to driving innovation in blockchain technology.

Liquity

Seed Round in 2020
Liquity AG operates a decentralized borrowing protocol on the Ethereum blockchain, providing interest-free consumer loans. Founded in 2020 and based in Baar, Switzerland, the platform allows users to obtain loans by using Ethereum as collateral. The loans are issued in a USD-pegged stablecoin, with a specific minimum collateralization ratio required to secure the borrowing. By eliminating interest fees, Liquity aims to offer a more accessible and cost-effective financial solution for users seeking to leverage their Ethereum holdings.

Hummingbot

Seed Round in 2020
Hummingbot is an open-source software platform that enables users to implement automated, algorithmic trading strategies typically accessible only to institutional investors. It specializes in high-frequency trading and provides tools for deploying, monitoring, and managing multiple trading bots, facilitating the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies. The platform generates market analysis insights and current pricing information, allowing users to engage in decentralized market making. Hummingbot is recognized as a leader in the open-source algorithmic trading space for cryptocurrencies and is supported by significant investment from Bain Capital Ventures and Stanford University's StartX Fund. Through its liquidity mining platform, Hummingbot is transforming the landscape of financial markets by promoting crowd-sourced trading solutions.

Opyn

Seed Round in 2020
Opyn is building an insurance marketplace to protect cryptocurrency users against system risks in Decentralized Finance.

Matter Labs

Seed Round in 2019
Matter Labs is a blockchain technology company founded in 2019 and based in George Town, Cayman Islands. The firm focuses on developing a blockchain network that leverages zero-knowledge technologies to facilitate secure interactions between untrusted parties. Matter Labs aims to promote the mass adoption of public blockchains, driven by a commitment to improving global financial systems through open and accessible alternatives. The company's mission stems from a blend of scientific inquiry and engineering enthusiasm, highlighting its belief in the transformative potential of blockchain technology.

Nym

Seed Round in 2019
Nym Technologies SA, based in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, specializes in creating a private Internet infrastructure that enhances user privacy and prevents data leakage. The company develops an anonymous overlay network and privacy infrastructure that employs anonymous authentication credentials, allowing for secure and privacy-focused data transfers. This innovative network supports various applications, including cryptocurrency wallets and mobile applications, by concealing users' IP addresses and personal data from external observers. By integrating advanced privacy measures, Nym strives to provide users with robust network-level anonymity and protect sensitive information in an increasingly data-driven world.

Flexa

Initial Coin Offering in 2019
Flexa is a payments company focused on revolutionizing transactions by enabling point-of-sale payments using cryptocurrency. Its application allows users to make purchases with various digital currencies, including bitcoin, ether, bitcoin cash, and litecoin, through a unique flex code. This system facilitates faster and more secure payments, reducing the risk of fraud and allowing consumers to choose their preferred currency without the need for liquid cash. By promoting the mass adoption of blockchain technologies, Flexa aims to create a seamless commerce experience that prioritizes transactions between individuals and businesses rather than traditional financial institutions.

Fluence Labs

Seed Round in 2018
Fluence is an open-source, public, blockchain-based decentralized database platform. It connects computing devices into the network running managed database services and generalized backends, all the while using a cryptographic token as a digital payment system.

Arweave

Initial Coin Offering in 2018
Arweave is an information technology company founded in 2017 and headquartered in London, England, that focuses on providing permanent data storage solutions through its blockchain protocol. The protocol employs a unique consensus mechanism that facilitates low-cost and permanent data storage, ensuring that users have continuous access to their information. By offering robust data replication and security, Arweave incentivizes participants in its network, enabling them to autonomously manage information distribution. The company's innovative approach positions it as a leader in the serverless web and blockchain data storage sectors.
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