Cumberland

Cumberland provides financial institutions and high-net-worth individuals with the access they need to capitalize on opportunities in the crypto asset space, while also working to ensure that the ecosystem continues to grow and evolve in a responsible, sustainable manner. Within DRW, a diversified principal trading firm, Cumberland is a specialist crypto asset trading company.

John Napier

Venture lead

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BlockGames

Seed Round in 2024
BlockGames delivers a cross-game and decentralized player network driven by Universal Player Profiles.

Ithaca Finance

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Ithaca Finance operates a cross-chain derivatives trading and settlement protocol that combines an on-chain settlement layer with an off-chain matching engine. The platform focuses on decentralized trading and leverages blockchain technology to break down option payoffs into fundamental smart contract-based components. This approach facilitates atomic order matching, which allows investors to enhance their potential returns on investments. Through these innovative features, Ithaca Finance aims to streamline the derivatives trading process while providing a robust framework for market participants.

Term Structure

Seed Round in 2023
Term Structure Labs is a decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure platform that focuses on developing a peer-to-peer fixed-income protocol. This protocol is designed to create a term structure of interest rates, serving as a fundamental component within the DeFi ecosystem. The company offers customized ZK-rollup services, which enhance transaction efficiency and security, enabling users and traditional finance institutions to engage in transactions effectively in varying market conditions. By leveraging innovative technology, Term Structure Labs aims to bridge the gap between decentralized and traditional finance, providing essential tools for managing fixed-income assets.

Mangrove DAO

Series A in 2023
Mangrove DAO is an order book-based Decentralized exchange that allows liquidity providers to publish whimsical smart contracts as offers.

C3 Exchange

Seed Round in 2023
C3 Exchange operates a self-custodial trading platform that facilitates the buying and selling of spot and derivative assets. The exchange combines the advantages of self-custody and decentralization with the performance and accessibility typically associated with traditional trading platforms. Its innovative clearing engine protocol allows for cross-margin and cross-collateralization, enabling traders to optimize their capital usage by calculating margin requirements across all open positions in their accounts. Through this approach, C3 Exchange aims to enhance the trading experience while maintaining user control over their assets.

Delphia

Series A in 2022
Delphia Inc., based in Toronto, Canada, specializes in developing artificial intelligence-driven surveys that assist individuals in making informed decisions across various domains, including careers, education, finances, and health. Founded in 1993, the company emphasizes the importance of data in fostering capital formation and economic empowerment. Delphia creates products designed to incentivize the sharing of proprietary data, aiming to provide users with a competitive advantage in financial markets. By actively managing personal data, Delphia seeks to unlock innovative avenues for wealth creation for both individual and institutional investors.

Tonic

Seed Round in 2022
Tonic is developing a decentralized exchange protocol aimed at facilitating efficient and user-friendly trading of various assets on the NEAR and Aurora blockchains. This platform allows developers using NEAR's Layer 1 solution to seamlessly integrate trading capabilities into their applications. Tonic's protocol is designed to offer the advantages of centralized exchanges, such as speed and convenience, while maintaining the community-driven ownership characteristic of decentralized systems. Users benefit from low trading fees, deep liquidity, and accurate pricing, making Tonic a competitive option for trading crypto tokens.

DFlow

Seed Round in 2022
DFlow is a payment-for-order-flow marketplace that provides transparent and market-driven price discovery for order flow. They provide a decentralized market platform to ensure the most optimal execution environment for consumers. The market-driven approach to PFOF used by DFlow allows the public to see live market prices for token pairs.

Ren Labs

Seed Round in 2022
Ren Labs is a multichain technology promoting the research and development of initiatives to expand the Ren ecosystem and the broader blockchain space.

C3 Exchange

Seed Round in 2021
C3 Exchange operates a self-custodial trading platform that facilitates the buying and selling of spot and derivative assets. The exchange combines the advantages of self-custody and decentralization with the performance and accessibility typically associated with traditional trading platforms. Its innovative clearing engine protocol allows for cross-margin and cross-collateralization, enabling traders to optimize their capital usage by calculating margin requirements across all open positions in their accounts. Through this approach, C3 Exchange aims to enhance the trading experience while maintaining user control over their assets.

Injective

Seed Round in 2020
Injective Labs is a research and software development company focused on advancing decentralized finance solutions. It is a key contributor to Injective, a blockchain specifically designed for financial applications. Injective operates as an open and interoperable network, facilitating unique solutions for decentralized finance developers. The platform, compatible with both Cosmos IBC and Ethereum, serves as a hub for decentralized applications that aim to reshape the financial landscape. Applications built on Injective benefit from zero gas fees, secure transactions, and rapid processing, enhancing scalability. The company is committed to fostering a truly free and inclusive financial system through the principles of decentralization. Its protocol addresses critical security vulnerabilities and scaling challenges in decentralized exchanges by employing cryptographic research on verifiable delay functions and eliminating front-running, thereby enabling trustless liquidity sharing.
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