BlockTower Capital

BlockTower Capital is a Miami-based venture capital firm that focuses on investments in the cryptocurrency, blockchain, and decentralized finance sectors. The firm manages a DeFi Fund that aims to capitalize on the growth and potential of these emerging markets. In addition to its investment activities, BlockTower Capital has developed a cryptoasset platform designed to assist clients with investing and portfolio management. This platform provides a range of services, including insights into cryptography, game theory, network and behavioral economics, competitive strategy, and computer science. Through these offerings, BlockTower Capital seeks to enable clients to navigate the digital currency landscape effectively and trade with confidence.

Thomas Klocanas

General Partner and Head of Venture

Steven Venino

Principal

22 past transactions

Lighthouse Labs

Seed Round in 2022
Lighthouse is an open metaverse navigation engine that enables the search for places, events, friends, creators, assets, and experiences across and within virtual worlds. Through its portal, Lighthouse empowers users to find trending activities, build groups of friends to explore the metaverse, see where their NFTs are usable and follow the work of specific brands and creators. Lighthouse powers its solution by directly integrating with the virtual worlds for which it provides searchability capabilities. F

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.

Tinyman

Seed Round in 2021
Tinyman is a decentralized trading protocol that utilizes the fast and secure framework of the Algorand blockchain, creating an open and safe marketplace for traders, liquidity providers, and developers.

TrueFi

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
TrueFi is a decentralized protocol for uncollateralized on-chain lending. The aim is for TrueFi to become the ultimate market-driven, automated credit rating and lending system, freeing money to move wherever it creates the most value instantly. On TrueFi, lenders enjoy competitive rates and full transparency of how their assets are utilized. Meanwhile, borrowers get access to fast, fixed rate loans with no collateral requirements, all while building an on-chain credit history. The process of vetting borrowers for creditworthiness and approving new loans is in the hands of holders of TRU, the TrueFi platform token. TrueFi was developed by TrustToken, the same team that launched and grew TUSD and four other leading stablecoins into asset-backed tokens trusted by many, attested live on-chain and now moving billions of dollars in monthly volume across +100 trading partners and 112 countries.

Archblock

Venture Round in 2021
Archblock, formerly known as TrustToken, Inc., operates a platform for creating asset-backed tokens that facilitate global buying and selling. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company aims to provide a seamless way to tokenize various assets, enabling the conversion of physical assets like gold into digital tokens. Its flagship product, TrueUSD, is a stablecoin that can be redeemed on a 1-for-1 basis for US dollars. Archblock employs a team with diverse backgrounds from prestigious institutions and companies, including Stanford, UC Berkeley, and major financial and tech firms. The platform is designed to align incentives among participants while ensuring compliance with fiduciary standards and creating a transparent audit trail of asset management.

Gamma Point Capital

Acquisition in 2021
Operator of a discretionary fund based in Pennsylvania, United States. The company uses investing and algorithmic trading strategies including equity & token investments, high-frequency market-making, arbitrage, yield farming, liquidity mining, and also takes positions in crypto startup tokens, enabling investors to generate consistent, market-neutral returns.

Enjin

Venture Round in 2021
Enjin Pte Ltd, founded in 2009 and based in Singapore, operates a blockchain-based platform that serves gamers and game publishers by facilitating the creation, management, trading, storage, exploration, and integration of blockchain assets. The company is known for its Enjin Coin, a digital token that empowers users to incorporate virtual goods and value into their gaming experiences. Enjin supports over 250,000 gaming communities and provides tools such as the Unity SDK for blockchain interaction and the Enjin Wallet for secure storage of digital items. By offering a comprehensive ecosystem, Enjin enables gaming entities, from large publishers to indie developers, to explore new revenue streams and enhance player engagement through tokenized digital assets.

Sky Mavis

Series A in 2021
Sky Mavis is a technology company that specializes in developing decentralized applications and services, primarily focusing on the gaming sector. As a blockchain studio, it creates virtual worlds that feature player-owned economies, allowing gamers to engage in trading digital assets. Through its innovative approach, Sky Mavis empowers players by providing them with economic freedom, enabling the buying and selling of collectibles within these digital environments. The company's commitment to building practical applications and interactive experiences positions it as a significant player in the intersection of gaming and blockchain technology.

Injective

Funding Round in 2021
Injective Protocol Inc. is a company that develops and operates a decentralized derivatives exchange and trading platform. Founded in 2018 and based in New York, it offers a layer-2 exchange protocol designed to enhance borderless finance. The platform supports various trading options, including margin trading, derivatives, and futures, while also enabling decentralized lending and short or long margin trading. Notably, it features mechanisms to eliminate front-running, ensuring fair liquidity sharing among users.

Enjin

Venture Round in 2021
Enjin Pte Ltd, founded in 2009 and based in Singapore, operates a blockchain-based platform that serves gamers and game publishers by facilitating the creation, management, trading, storage, exploration, and integration of blockchain assets. The company is known for its Enjin Coin, a digital token that empowers users to incorporate virtual goods and value into their gaming experiences. Enjin supports over 250,000 gaming communities and provides tools such as the Unity SDK for blockchain interaction and the Enjin Wallet for secure storage of digital items. By offering a comprehensive ecosystem, Enjin enables gaming entities, from large publishers to indie developers, to explore new revenue streams and enhance player engagement through tokenized digital assets.

Shyft

Venture Round in 2021
Shyft Network Inc, founded in 2017 and based in Barbados, operates a blockchain-based digital identity network aimed at enhancing regulatory compliance and data security. As a subsidiary of Bitfury USA, Inc., Shyft focuses on aggregating existing protocols to create a standardized approach to anti-money laundering verification. The network offers robust data protection and features such as a bridge watcher system to detect and deter threats. It provides users with granular control over their information, allowing them to decide what data to share, with whom, and for what purposes. Shyft also facilitates incentivized data exchange, enabling businesses to improve personal information security while accessing valuable compliance-satisfying data.

Yield Guild Games

Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2018, Yield Guild Games is a venture capital firm based in Quezon City, Philippines. The firm invest in early-stage token and equity deals in web3, gaming studios and the infrastructure that supports the growth of the industry.

Solana

Series A in 2019
Solana is a high-performance blockchain network designed for speed, security, and scalability, capable of processing up to 50,000 transactions per second. The platform supports a variety of applications, including distributed apps, marketplaces, and enterprise solutions, making it suitable for a wide range of industries. In addition to its blockchain infrastructure, Solana Ventures, founded in 2021 and based in San Francisco, focuses on venture capital investments within the gaming, digital assets, cryptocurrency, and blockchain sectors. This dual approach positions Solana as a significant player in the evolving landscape of decentralized technology and applications.

The Block

Seed Round in 2019
The Block is a prominent research, analysis, and news organization focused on the digital asset sector. Established in 2018 and headquartered in New York City, The Block operates with a team distributed across multiple time zones, enabling continuous coverage of the global cryptocurrency and blockchain landscape. The organization aims to serve as a comprehensive resource for individuals seeking to understand and navigate the evolving world of digital assets, including programmable money, distributed ledgers, and decentralized applications. Through its in-depth reporting and insights, The Block positions itself as a key player in the digital asset space.

Hedera Hashgraph

Venture Round in 2018
The Hedera hashgraph platform will offer a distributed public ledger that enables anyone to easily develop globally decentralized applications. Developers can build secure, fair, blazing-fast decentralized applications on top of the Hedera hashgraph platform.

Hedera Hashgraph

Venture Round in 2018
The Hedera hashgraph platform will offer a distributed public ledger that enables anyone to easily develop globally decentralized applications. Developers can build secure, fair, blazing-fast decentralized applications on top of the Hedera hashgraph platform.

Archblock

Initial Coin Offering in 2018
Archblock, formerly known as TrustToken, Inc., operates a platform for creating asset-backed tokens that facilitate global buying and selling. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company aims to provide a seamless way to tokenize various assets, enabling the conversion of physical assets like gold into digital tokens. Its flagship product, TrueUSD, is a stablecoin that can be redeemed on a 1-for-1 basis for US dollars. Archblock employs a team with diverse backgrounds from prestigious institutions and companies, including Stanford, UC Berkeley, and major financial and tech firms. The platform is designed to align incentives among participants while ensuring compliance with fiduciary standards and creating a transparent audit trail of asset management.

RightMesh

Initial Coin Offering in 2018
At the heart of RightMesh is a mesh networking protocol that allows direct, P2P connections between disparate devices, and a cryptocurrency protocol that incentivizes people to share mobile device resources such as bandwidth, data and storage with those who lack access. Developers can use our platform and SDK to integrate RightMesh technology into their applications, thereby increasing global connectivity and facilitating international communication and commerce.

Cred

Initial Coin Offering in 2018
Cred is a decentralized lending ecosystem that facilitates open access to credit anywhere and anytime based on the Ethereum blockchain. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Cred

Venture Round in 2018
Cred is a decentralized lending ecosystem that facilitates open access to credit anywhere and anytime based on the Ethereum blockchain. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

FunFair Technologies

Initial Coin Offering in 2017
FunFair Technologies operates a decentralized gaming platform that leverages Ethereum smart contracts to address the challenges faced by traditional blockchain casinos. The platform allows users to quickly establish low-cost blockchain casinos and offers a variety of casino games aimed at providing a fun, fast, and fair gaming experience. By utilizing breakthrough technology, FunFair aims to create a transparent and secure environment where anyone, anywhere can easily develop and operate their own gaming establishments. This innovative approach not only enhances user engagement but also enables players to earn money through tokens and digital currencies.

Mainframe

Initial Coin Offering in 2017
Mainframe Group, Inc. is a decentralized finance platform that enables users to borrow against their cryptocurrency holdings. Founded in 2013 and based in Lehi, Utah, the company offers several products, including Onyx, a messaging tool designed for decentralized workplace communication, and Mainframe OS, which assists developers in launching decentralized applications (dApps). Additionally, the Mainframe Credit Protocol facilitates fixed-rate lending and borrowing through a decentralized framework. The platform emphasizes privacy and security, providing a censorship-resistant network for messaging and data routing, which addresses the growing concerns over centralized control and surveillance in the digital age. With its focus on creating a reliable and secure communications ecosystem, Mainframe aims to empower users by ensuring their data remains protected from external threats.
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