Irreducible
Series A in 2025
Ulvetanna is an Enterprise Grade Zero-Knowledge Proof Acceleration Platform supporting web3 technologies.
Fiamma builds the future of finance and the internet on bitcoin with ZK and BitVM2.
Spire a zk appchain system with atomic adaptability.
zkPass is a technology company specializing in a privacy-preserving protocol for verifying private data. It enables users to selectively prove various types of sensitive information, such as identity, financial records, and healthcare data, from any HTTPS website without compromising privacy. The protocol, built on zkTLS and utilizing zero-knowledge proof computations, ensures data integrity and privacy, making it suitable for a range of applications in both financial and non-financial sectors.
Yala is a technology company that develops infrastructure to connect Bitcoin liquidity with a meta-yield stablecoin, enabling users to securely and transparently earn yield on their Bitcoin holdings within a DeFi ecosystem. Its modular, on-chain, and permissionless infrastructure aims to be capital-efficient, fostering a thriving and interconnected DeFi ecosystem on Bitcoin.
Liquorice
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Liquorice is a technology company specialising in decentralised finance (DeFi). It develops a protocol that combines one-sided loan pools with a MEV-free trading engine, aiming to facilitate liquidity in intent-based trading systems. This enables clients to significantly reduce trading costs and provide centralised exchange (CEX) level liquidity on decentralised platforms.
Aligned Layer
Series A in 2024
Universal Verification Layer for Ethereum using Eigenlayer
Nubit
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Founded by UCSB professor Yu Feng, Nubit is building the Trustless World Computer for Bitcoin, enabling open scaling and programmability of Bitcoin through Bitcoin-native technology (BitVM, OP_CAT, DA, etc). Nubit lets developers build any native application, onboarding the world to Bitcoin. Backed by Polychain. Learn more at Nubit.org.
Lumino
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Lumino is an AI infrastructure startup focused on making artificial intelligence accessible to all. It develops a platform designed to enhance the cloud computing process, specifically in the realm of AI. This platform facilitates the AI training process, providing tools for model development and ensuring accountability within production systems. By doing so, Lumino enables clients to lower the costs associated with machine learning training while effectively developing and training their AI models.
Linera is a multi-chain infrastructure company focused on enhancing the scalability of web3 applications. By developing a blockchain protocol that integrates microchains, Linera enables parallel operation of these chains within a shared set of validators. This innovative approach aims to bring web2-level performance to web3, providing users with low latency and improved network efficiency. Through its solutions, Linera seeks to redefine the landscape of blockchain technology, making it more accessible and effective for developers and end-users alike.