Robot Ventures

Robot Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2019 and based in New York, specializing in early-stage investments in the fintech and blockchain sectors. The firm focuses on (pre-)seed funding for innovative companies that are led by founders with ambitious visions and unconventional perspectives. By targeting exceptional startups within the cryptocurrency and financial technology domains, Robot Ventures aims to support and nurture transformative ideas that challenge traditional business models.

Robert Leshner

Co-Founder and Partner

Past deals in Crypto

Resolv Labs

Seed Round in 2025
Resolv Labs is a low-risk crypto investment backed by the True-Delta Neutral Architecture and building resilient investment instruments for risk-conscious crypto holders

Chronicle Labs

Seed Round in 2025
Evolving from the Oracle Core Unit at MakerDAO, Chronicle Protocol was created by the unit’s development team. Although the Oracles that underpinned Chronicle Protocol had been securing MakerDAO’s $10B+ collateral since 2016, the technology and its unique innovations weren’t available outside of Maker’s portfolio. In 2021, the team received support from MakerDAO to spin out the proprietary technology and form a new entity and brand. Chronicle Protocol was born. Chronicle continues to service MakerDAO and now, for the first time, is rolling out its on-chain Oracle services to support the wider Web3 world. Chronicle Protocol has been developed to solve many of the current pain points of on-chain Oracles and DeFi. On-chain Oracles, particularly on computationally expensive blockchains such as Ethereum, are bottlenecking the development of DeFi with an exorbitant cost of service and a lack of feasible scalability. Through developing a proprietary solution called Scribe, the team at Chronicle has built a blockchain-agnostic, ubiquitously accessible, scalable, end-to-end verifiable, and decentralized Oracle. The protocol’s unique architecture enables an ecosystem that delivers 100% decentralization and transparency. Every byte of data can be traced back to each Feed’s original data source queries, and new Oracles can be deployed (and updated) with the click of a button on the Chronicle Dashboard. Inspired by Ancient Greece’s Herodotus (the Father of History), Chronicle Protocol aims to be the world’s first open and verifiable data chronicler. Transparency, democracy, and accessibility are the columns on which Chronicle has built its temple, and industry-leading scalability, integration, and security are the features that power the protocol. Verifiable data, accessible to all - delivered securely and affordably.

Fragmetric

Seed Round in 2025
Fragmetric is a technology company specializing in blockchain infrastructure. It has developed a native liquid restaking mechanism for the Solana ecosystem, designed to bolster security and economic potential. The company's protocol facilitates precise conversion between deposited assets and minted tokens, optimizing staking rewards, maximal extractable value, and revenues from node consensus networks. This enables users to stake assets, provide liquidity, or trade on decentralized exchanges while supporting network stability.

Templar Protocol

Pre Seed Round in 2025
Templar Protocol is a startup that focuses on creating a lending platform for cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and other digital assets.

Rakurai

Seed Round in 2025
Rakurai specializes in developing blockchain software designed to enhance the scalability of blockchain networks. The company offers a platform that utilizes established networking and algorithmic trading technologies to create validator nodes for layer-1 blockchains. This innovative approach allows businesses to improve transaction throughput on blockchains while ensuring security, decentralization, and neutrality. Rakurai's solutions aim to deliver robust performance for web3 infrastructure, catering to the growing demands of the blockchain ecosystem.

FastLane

Funding Round in 2025
FastLane is a developer of a platform aimed at enhancing network efficiency and user experience in the blockchain space. The protocol focuses on generating revenue for validators while optimizing the performance of algorithmic traders. It employs ecosystem-friendly MEV relays to minimize transaction spam and bolster network health. This approach not only safeguards user interactions but also boosts the yield of liquid staking derivatives, improving the chances of success for beneficial trading bots. By simplifying the integration of sentry nodes through a single command line, FastLane aims to streamline operations for users and contribute to a more effective and sustainable blockchain environment.

Irreducible

Series A in 2025
Ulvetanna is an Enterprise Grade Zero-Knowledge Proof Acceleration Platform supporting web3 technologies.

GTE

Seed Round in 2025
GTE is a decentralized trading platform that offers end-to-end trading services.

Valhalla

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Valhalla is a decentralized exchange platform provider that allows users to trade cryptocurrencies directly from their wallets without relying on intermediaries.

Bleap

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Bleap is a financial technology company that provides a platform enabling users to buy cryptocurrencies, make payments, and split bills. Its core offering is a web3-connected debit card, allowing users to spend funds directly from their non-custodial wallets without the need for off-chain transfers. Additionally, Bleap offers services like crypto trading and investing, facilitating global money transfers with no fees, and providing cashback on payments.

Exponent Finance

Seed Round in 2024
Exponent Finance is a Solana Network DeFi fixed price market that creates time-locked tokens that can generate set returns or be traded for yield.

Cap Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2024
CAP Labs is a technology company specializing in the development of stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency designed to maintain a stable value. The company's platform enables the creation of various denominations of redeemable stablecoins, which are backed by reserves to ensure their value remains stable. CAP Labs also offers a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that generates high and sustainable yields through these stablecoins, providing users with access to profitable yield options not typically available in traditional finance.

Semantic Layer

Seed Round in 2024
Semantic Layer improves incentive alignment in dApps, enabling MEV internationalization and sequencing sovereignty.

Celestia

Series B in 2024
Celestia is a provider of modular blockchain networks based in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. Founded in 2019, the company specializes in deploying decentralized blockchains without the need for extensive initial setup. Celestia's platform serves as a scalable data availability layer for decentralized applications and sidechains with minimal trust requirements. This allows developers to efficiently store and manage blockchain data collectively, optimizing performance for various applications.

Eigenpie

Seed Round in 2024
Eigenpie is a restaking SubDAO that gives holders of Liquid Staking Tokens the chance to enhance their earning potential by restaking assets.

Huma

Venture Round in 2024
Huma is a decentralized finance platform that facilitates lending for businesses and individuals by connecting high-performing receivables with global financing. The company provides a transparent and accessible financial infrastructure, allowing clients to tokenize and trade cash flow using credit on the blockchain. Huma's innovative approach enables users to secure loans against tokens as collateral, fostering a thriving ecosystem for managing and leveraging assets in a digital format.

Ammalgam

Seed Round in 2024
Ammalgam is a technology company that specializes in decentralized finance (DeFi). It has developed a unique platform, the Decentralized Lending Exchange (DLEX), which combines lending and trading functionalities into a single protocol. This innovative solution enables users to increase their yield, unlock new utility, and enhance capital efficiency by integrating these services without the need for oracles. The platform allows market makers to provide liquidity to and borrow from the same contract, making it a comprehensive and efficient tool for DeFi participants.

Valantis Labs

Seed Round in 2024
Valantis Labs operates a decentralized exchange (DEX) platform that equips developers with tools to create custom liquidity infrastructure for blockchain ecosystems. The platform simplifies and accelerates the process, making it more cost-effective and user-friendly. It offers DEXes and on-chain tools, ensuring secure crypto trading and management, and enabling developers to build on-chain liquidity infrastructure swiftly and efficiently.

Level

Seed Round in 2024
Level is a fintech company that develops stakblecoin backed by restaked dollar tokens.

G8keep

Pre Seed Round in 2024
G8keep is a Web3 token platform that allows consumers to discover and trade with all Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) networks.

zkMe

Seed Round in 2024
zkMe operates a verification network platform that focuses on managing online identity and personal information through zero-knowledge Identity Oracles. This technology enables truly decentralized and anonymous cross-chain credential verifications, ensuring that users maintain full control over their digital identities. By processing no personal information beyond what the user provides, zkMe eliminates the risks of data leaks and misuse by service providers. The platform allows users to selectively disclose their credentials to authorized parties while preserving their privacy. Additionally, zkMe stands out as a fully decentralized KYC provider compliant with FATF regulations, offering a comprehensive suite of products, including solutions for anti-bot and anti-sybil measures, along with KYC services.

Sorella Labs

Seed Round in 2024
Sorella Labs is a technology company specializing in blockchain solutions. It is developing a decentralized protocol for on-chain liquidity markets, with a primary focus on addressing the Maximum Extractable Value (MEV) issues prevalent in the Ethereum ecosystem. The company employs advanced algorithms and blockchain analytics to identify and mitigate MEV-related attacks, ensuring fair transaction prices for DeFi users and enhancing the overall security and efficiency of the Ethereum network.

Satflow

Seed Round in 2024
Satflow is a technology company that specializes in developing advanced trading platforms for digital currencies. Its primary focus is to enhance the functionality and accessibility of decentralized exchanges (DEXs) for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Satflow aims to address key challenges in the current DEX landscape, such as the lack of advanced order types, high-speed data processing, and liquidity pools. By providing robust infrastructure tailored for market makers and high-frequency traders, Satflow seeks to elevate the cryptocurrency trading layer to institutional quality, thereby fostering stability and decentralization within the crypto network.

Ion Protocol

Seed Round in 2024
Ion Protocol is a blockchain-based lending platform that enables users to deposit and borrow against a wide array of validator-backed assets, including staked and restaked holdings. Its decentralized platform employs zero-knowledge machine learning for credit risk underwriting, facilitating efficient management of user positions and the earning of additional rewards.

Morpho Labs

Venture Round in 2024
Morpho is an on-chain peer-to-peer layer on top of lending pools. Rates are seamlessly improved for borrowers and lenders while preserving the same guarantees. Morpho combines the efficiency of P2P with the liquidity of lending pools. Users enjoy an improved APY while maintaining the pool’s flexibility

Conduit

Series A in 2024
Conduit operates as a platform focused on providing crypto native infrastructure aimed at supporting developers in the cryptocurrency space. The company collaborates with leading crypto engineering teams to develop a comprehensive suite of tools that facilitate the creation, deployment, and maintenance of smart contracts, particularly on the Ethereum network. By offering a visual programming environment, Conduit enables developers to build, test, and deploy smart contracts efficiently, utilizing various programming languages and libraries. This streamlined approach enhances the overall development process, empowering builders in the rapidly evolving field of cryptocurrency.

Storm Labs

Seed Round in 2024
Storm Labs operates an open-source software development studio, specializing in building infrastructure for the next generation of finance. It empowers users to create and manage personalized DeFi investment portfolios autonomously, mitigating challenges such as losses and portfolio rebalancing.

Monad

Series A in 2024
MONAD is a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain and decentralized computation platform that combines the best of performance and portability.

Reya

Venture Round in 2024
Reya offers trading-optimized modular L2 immediate liquidity, lightning-fast transactions, and higher APYs.

Succinct

Series A in 2024
Succinct specializes in developing zero-knowledge infrastructure for software developers. It offers an open-source platform that enables developers to write and execute programs securely on any blockchain, with a focus on Ethereum. The platform allows for the reuse of existing crates and libraries, and generates proofs rapidly, ensuring high performance without compromising security.

Clique

Series A in 2024
Clique operates as a technology company focused on bridging web-two user behaviors with web-three applications through its identity wallet and compute coordination network. The company organizes diverse computing resources, which include co-processors for verifiable computations, oracles for data integration from various online sources, and specialized hardware tailored for privacy and secure computation. This infrastructure allows applications to efficiently access and leverage these resources while accommodating varying needs for trust, privacy, performance, and cost. Additionally, Clique's wallet incorporates privacy-preserving oracles and zero-knowledge proofs, enabling creators, sports figures, and brands to effectively manage interactions with their superfans, incentivize engagement, and explore shared ownership models. The company has secured over $11 million in funding from notable investors, enhancing its capabilities and growth potential.

doormat

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Crypto, Wallet, DeFi, AI, Bots

Backpack

Series A in 2024
Backpack is a fully regulated global cryptocurrency exchange that innovates to deliver an engaging, enjoyable, and simple trading environment for both seasoned and new web3 users.

INIT Capital

Seed Round in 2024
INIT Capital operates a liquidity hook money market designed to streamline access to unified liquidity for end users and decentralized applications (dApps). The company focuses on facilitating decentralized finance (DeFi) activities, including lending, borrowing, and yield strategies. By serving as a liquidity layer, INIT Capital enables users to effectively engage in various financial operations while managing and accessing yield strategies within dApps. This approach aims to enhance user experience and foster a range of use cases within the DeFi ecosystem.

Inco

Seed Round in 2024
Inco develops a global confidentiality layer for Ethereum and other networks. It enables a wide range of new apps, spanning various verticals such as gaming and gambling, DeFi, including dark pools, private lending, and blind auctions, and enterprise solutions such as confidential stable coins, private RWAs, and private voting.

Flood

Seed Round in 2024
Flood is a DeFi aggregator that offers its platform to provide the best price available for all supported assets.

Renzo

Seed Round in 2024
Renzo operates a liquid restaking protocol within the EigenLayer ecosystem, designed to enhance yield generation for users participating in decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. By allowing clients to restake both native ether and liquid re-staking tokens, Renzo provides an opportunity to earn rewards that exceed traditional ether staking yields. This third-generation platform focuses on securing Actively Validated Services (AVSs), offering a more efficient and profitable staking experience for its users.

Kinto

Seed Round in 2023
Kinto is the KYC'ed Layer 2 capable of supporting both modern financial institutions and decentralized protocols.

Ritual

Series A in 2023
Ritual is a reaction to the aforementioned issues. Fundamentally, it is envisioned as an open, modular, and autonomous AI execution layer. Ritual connects a distributed network of nodes with access to compute and model developers.

Fairblock

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Fairblock is a technology company specializing in zero-knowledge (ZK) cryptography. It develops infrastructure that enables privacy before transaction execution and conditional decryption, allowing users to set conditions for decryption and execution of their encrypted transactions. The company employs advanced cryptographic schemes like identity-based encryption, witness encryption, and fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) to facilitate decentralized verification of conditions and generation of decryption keys.

Fhenix

Seed Round in 2023
Fhenix is a pioneering company that has developed the first private blockchain utilizing completely homomorphic encryption. This technology allows Ethereum developers to create encrypted smart contracts and conduct computations on encrypted data while using familiar tools such as Solidity. Fhenix specializes in enhancing data security and privacy through its homomorphic encryption capabilities, which enable applications in various domains, including trustless gaming, private voting mechanisms—both on-chain and off-chain—privacy-preserving artificial intelligence, and confidential token transfers. By optimizing these functionalities, Fhenix aims to provide robust solutions that enhance user trust and data confidentiality in the blockchain ecosystem.

Freatic

Seed Round in 2023
Freatic is a technology company that specializes in creating decentralized information exchange protocols. Its primary business is to connect individuals with untapped knowledge to those who can capitalize on this information, thereby fostering the growth of untapped information marketplaces. The company employs strategies such as decentralization, game theory, and current cryptography to achieve this.

Ellipsis Labs

Seed Round in 2023
Ellipsis Labs is a technology company specializing in decentralized finance (DeFi). It is developing Phoenix, a decentralized limit order book exchange on the Solana blockchain. Phoenix is fully on-chain, non-custodial, and does not require a central order book. It enables users to trade cryptocurrencies by placing limit orders, allowing for more precise price execution.

Olympix

Seed Round in 2023
Olympix is a startup focused on enhancing security in the Web3 landscape. The company has developed an innovative tool that identifies and automatically resolves vulnerabilities in clients' code in real-time. Its platform incorporates security intelligence and a comprehensive vulnerability database, allowing clients to address potential security issues efficiently. This approach helps prevent costly smart contract rewrites and mitigates the risk of irreparable damage, enabling clients to maintain robust security at scale while preserving the integrity of the Web3 environment.

Catalyst

Seed Round in 2023
Catalyst is an open-source liquidity protocol for modular blockchains, developed by Cata Labs. Catalyst will automatically connect each new chain to other chains of interest, such as other app environments or hubs like Ethereum and Cosmos.

Berachain

Series A in 2023
Berachain is a blockchain development company focused on creating an Ethereum-compatible platform designed for financial applications. Its innovative technology allows for the use of staked assets within decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, enhancing on-chain liquidity and capital efficiency. The company employs a proof of liquidity consensus mechanism to ensure sybil resistance, which fosters alignment of network incentives between validators and various projects within its ecosystem. By leveraging staked assets like staked ether, Berachain enables these locked assets to support the network's security while simultaneously facilitating their use in DeFi applications. This approach aims to provide clients with robust blockchain services that promote quality and efficiency in financial transactions.

Gyroscope

Seed Round in 2023
Gyroscope operates a decentralized stablecoin platform focused on creating a resilient financial infrastructure. The company develops an asset-backed stablecoin that utilizes a diversified reserve and autonomous monetary policy to ensure stability and reliability. By reinventing stablecoin architecture and implementing effective risk control measures, Gyroscope addresses significant challenges in stablecoin design. The platform aims to provide robust public infrastructure that enhances the overall functionality and trustworthiness of stablecoins in the decentralized finance ecosystem.

Cubist

Seed Round in 2023
Cubist is a developer of a web3 key management platform that aims to enhance the safety and efficiency of building decentralized applications (dapps). Its modular toolkit allows users to swiftly create, test, and deploy multi-chain and cross-chain dapps through automated pipelines that manage keys and sequencing. By integrating modern software engineering practices with robust security measures, Cubist facilitates the development of secure cross-chain applications from a single program, catering to the needs of web3 builders.

Term Labs

Seed Round in 2023
Term Labs is a blockchain research and development company that operates a decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform. The platform connects borrowers and lenders, facilitating fixed-rate lending within the blockchain ecosystem. By focusing on scalable and transparent solutions, Term Labs aims to provide institutional-scale participants with affordable and crypto-native lending options.

Huma

Seed Round in 2023
Huma is a decentralized finance platform that facilitates lending for businesses and individuals by connecting high-performing receivables with global financing. The company provides a transparent and accessible financial infrastructure, allowing clients to tokenize and trade cash flow using credit on the blockchain. Huma's innovative approach enables users to secure loans against tokens as collateral, fostering a thriving ecosystem for managing and leveraging assets in a digital format.

Curio Research

Seed Round in 2023
Curio Research is a developer of blockchain games that emphasizes user-generated content and rich social interactions. By leveraging blockchain technology and smart contracts, the company creates on-chain games that allow players to co-create governance structures and economic systems. This innovative approach empowers players to draft game rules and engage with one another in dynamic ways, enhancing their creative experiences within the gaming environment. Curio Research aims to unlock new types of gameplay that foster collaboration and creativity among its user base.

Renegade

Seed Round in 2023
Renegade operates as an on-chain dark pool, distinguishing itself from traditional non-custodial decentralized exchanges by ensuring complete anonymity throughout the trading process. The platform employs advanced technologies such as multiparty computation and zero-knowledge proofs, facilitating a trustless trading environment that enhances price execution. This system effectively mitigates issues like front-running and sandwich attacks, allowing sophisticated traders to achieve superior pricing. By utilizing peer-to-peer order matching and atomic settlement of transactions, Renegade provides a secure and efficient platform for dark pool trading.

Alpen Labs

Seed Round in 2023
Alpen Labs is a startup focused on enhancing Bitcoin through zero-knowledge technology. The company aims to create a scalable and private Bitcoin ecosystem, which serves as universal infrastructure for financial transactions. By developing an online platform, Alpen Labs seeks to foster broader adoption of cryptocurrency and improve global financial access. Its ZK-enabled infrastructure empowers developers to build innovative solutions, ultimately contributing to a more inclusive financial future for everyday individuals.

Blocknative

Series A in 2022
Blocknative is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in real-time blockchain transaction management and monitoring solutions for public blockchain networks. Founded in 2018, it offers a decentralized application development platform that enables developers to access data across multiple blockchains. The platform features an embedded JavaScript widget that simplifies complex blockchain codes, enhancing user experience and facilitating informed decision-making through pre-chain insights. By streamlining the development process, Blocknative aims to empower clients with the tools necessary to navigate the complexities of blockchain technology effectively.

Perennial Labs

Seed Round in 2022
Perennial Labs is a decentralized finance (DeFi) company established in 2022 in New Castle, Delaware. The firm has developed a protocol that simplifies the trading of derivatives, making it easier for developers to create DeFi tools. By offering a permission-free platform, Perennial enables a range of users to engage with its services. The protocol is designed to provide traders with a flexible and capital-efficient model for liquidity provision while allowing developers to easily compose DeFi derivatives. This focus on accessibility and efficiency positions Perennial Labs as a valuable resource in the evolving DeFi landscape.

Exponential DeFi

Seed Round in 2022
Exponential DeFi platform makes it easy to discover, assess, and invest in DeFi yield opportunities. Anyone can become a lender or market maker with DeFi. Financial freedom is within everyone's reach when individuals have the ability to grow their wealth exponentially. Its platform helps investors assess the risk of DeFi yield opportunities so they can invest with confidence. Exponential DeFi platform was founded in 2021 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Primitive

Series A in 2022
Primitive is a developer of an innovative software platform focused on the Ethereum decentralized finance ecosystem. The company has created Arbiter, an open-source software framework that facilitates crypto transaction simulation. Additionally, Primitive offers a crypto asset management platform that provides users with non-custodial options protocols for any Ethereum asset, allowing them to earn upfront returns. By emphasizing open-source solutions, Primitive aims to empower users in the rapidly evolving landscape of digital finance.

Entropy

Seed Round in 2022
Entropy provides crypto custody services to keep private keys secure and make assets available on demand. Its services specialize in creating a decentralized network leveraging advanced threshold cryptography and multi-party computation. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in New York.

LiquiFi

Seed Round in 2022
LiquiFi is a digital crypto management platform that assists cryptocurrency companies in automating their token vesting, lockups, and cap table management. By offering a streamlined solution for token management, LiquiFi allows teams to focus on their core activities instead of the complexities associated with building smart contracts, conducting audits, and manually transferring tokens. The platform also facilitates tax compliance and reporting, thereby enhancing the efficiency of managing token equity ownership in a rapidly expanding market. Trusted by leading crypto teams, LiquiFi addresses the security and compliance challenges of token management effectively.

Nomad

Seed Round in 2022
Nomad is a novel approach to blockchain interoperability that leverages an optimistic mechanism to increase the security of cross-chain communication.

CoWSwap

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
CoWSwap is the first trading interface built on top of the CoW Protocol. It saves money on token swaps by trading directly with peers and avoiding front-running attacks.

Moonwell

Seed Round in 2022
Moonwell is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that operates on the Moonbeam and Moonriver networks, focusing on open lending and borrowing services. The platform provides users with a digital financing facility that emphasizes security and flexibility in funding options. By eliminating monthly payments and additional fees, Moonwell aims to create a user-friendly environment for individuals seeking to engage in decentralized financial activities.

Voltz

Seed Round in 2022
Voltz Labs is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform founded in 2021 and based in Road Town, D8. The company specializes in leveraged interest rate swaps, offering a non-custodial automated market maker that facilitates these trades. Its platform utilizes concentrated liquidity to enhance price discovery and operates a margin engine for managing underlying assets. This structure allows users to efficiently create and trade fixed and variable interest rates, thereby providing a capital-efficient mechanism within the DeFi space.

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 seamlessly with existing lending services, allowing users to engage through a dedicated smart contract interface. This innovative approach offers priority in the liquidation process by providing a cushion for user accounts approaching liquidation prices. As a result, both lenders and borrowers can reduce their reliance on traditional financing methods and improve effective interest rates, thereby unlocking greater capital efficiency in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space.

Osmosis Foundation

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Osmosis is a decentralized peer-to-peer blockchain that people can use to create liquidity and trade IBC enabled tokens. The Osmosis blockchain is made up of free, public, and open-source software. - Osmosis is a first-of-its-kind automated market maker (AMM) that marks a foundational shift in how liquidity providers can benefit from Interchain DeFi.

Sense Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Sense Finance is a decentralized finance platform that operates a fixed-income protocol on the Ethereum blockchain. The protocol enables users to manage risk through self-directed strategies, allowing them to trade fixed rates and future yields on existing yield-bearing assets. By splitting these assets into principal and yield components, Sense Finance enhances users' ability to navigate and mitigate risks associated with fluctuations in the decentralized finance markets. This innovative approach to risk management positions Sense Finance as a significant player in the evolving landscape of decentralized finance.

Vauld

Series A in 2021
Vauld is a Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform founded in 2018, with an additional office in Bengaluru, India. It provides a comprehensive online platform where users can lend, borrow, and trade various crypto assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and several stablecoins. Vauld's services include token borrowing, liquidity management, interest rate information, and repayment solutions, all aimed at enhancing the user experience in managing digital assets. The platform also offers integration services for enterprises, exchange solutions, and funds tracking, allowing for a seamless and efficient approach to crypto transactions. By treating cryptocurrencies as a distinct asset class, Vauld aims to facilitate user-friendly banking services leveraging blockchain technology.

Lyra Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Lyra Finance operates a decentralized platform focused on trading cryptocurrency options and perpetual contracts. Built on Ethereum, Lyra Finance combines traditional options market-making principles with the advantages of the crypto space, such as scalability and composability. The protocol offers unique and programmable on-chain options and structured products, allowing users to buy and sell options that are priced using an innovative market-based, skew-adjusted pricing model. This approach enhances the accuracy of pricing in the options market, catering to the needs of traders in the evolving cryptocurrency landscape.

Shipyard Software

Seed Round in 2021
Shipyard Software is focused on creating a variety of decentralized exchanges and tools for the cryptocurrency market, catering specifically to retail traders. Its flagship product, Clipper DEX, is designed to deliver optimal pricing for crypto trades valued under $50,000, while its latest offering, Longship, serves as a derivatives DEX that mitigates toxic order flow and allows experienced traders to access DeFi-native perpetual contracts with leverage up to 100 times. The company operates within a broader decentralized finance ecosystem governed by AdmiralDAO, which aims to promote equitable trading environments globally. Founded in 2021 and based in San Francisco, Shipyard Software seeks to enhance the trading experience for self-directed cryptocurrency traders.

Axelar

Series A in 2021
Axelar is a company focused on developing interoperability software that facilitates communication between various blockchain ecosystems and applications. Founded in 2020 by Sergey Gorbunov and Georgios Vlachos, Axelar Network offers a suite of protocols, tools, and APIs aimed at overcoming the challenges of cross-chain interactions. The company's solutions leverage Byzantine consensus, cryptography, and mechanism design to enable decentralized applications to operate across different blockchains seamlessly. By providing developers with the necessary resources, Axelar empowers them to select the most suitable platforms while enhancing cross-chain composability and liquidity.

Blocknative

Series A in 2021
Blocknative is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in real-time blockchain transaction management and monitoring solutions for public blockchain networks. Founded in 2018, it offers a decentralized application development platform that enables developers to access data across multiple blockchains. The platform features an embedded JavaScript widget that simplifies complex blockchain codes, enhancing user experience and facilitating informed decision-making through pre-chain insights. By streamlining the development process, Blocknative aims to empower clients with the tools necessary to navigate the complexities of blockchain technology effectively.

Donut

Funding Round in 2021
Donut is a financial technology company that facilitates wealth building through its innovative platform focused on decentralized finance (DeFi). Founded in 2018 and dual headquartered in Los Angeles and Berlin, Donut offers users a straightforward and reliable method to access both fixed and variable yields. The platform effectively bridges traditional finance and DeFi, providing a fast mobile onramp experience that is designed to be accessible, educational, and transparent. By prioritizing user experience, Donut enables individuals to save and earn competitive yields, making it easier for them to explore new financial opportunities.

Jet Protocol

Seed Round in 2021
Jet Protocol Holdings operates a decentralized lending and borrowing platform that aims to reduce transaction costs while enhancing efficiency. The platform specializes in innovative loan products and cross-chain interest rate arbitrage, allowing users to streamline their borrowing and lending transactions. By simplifying these processes, Jet Protocol facilitates more accessible and effective financial interactions in the decentralized finance space.

Alkimiya Protocol

Venture Round in 2021
Alkimiya Protocol is a developer of an open-source, permissionless platform that focuses on creating financial instruments backed by actual hash power production. The protocol utilizes smart contracts to enable miners to sell their future production rewards for a predetermined amount. This innovation allows users to design and deploy hash power-backed financial instruments from any location, leveraging the latest web and mobile technologies to generate revenue. By facilitating a new way for miners to monetize their production, Alkimiya Protocol aims to enhance the financial landscape within the cryptocurrency sector.

Greenwood Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Greenwood Labs operates as a decentralized finance platform that aims to optimize the borrowing experience for cryptocurrency users. The platform helps borrowers reduce their interest payments by automatically sourcing loans from lending protocols with the lowest available interest rates. By integrating and comparing the diverse offerings of various decentralized lending protocols, Greenwood Labs simplifies the borrowing process through a user-friendly, protocol-agnostic interface. Additionally, the company has developed a web application designed to enhance customer support for web3 users. This application replaces traditional communication channels like Discord with a more efficient customer support system that leverages artificial intelligence tools. By consolidating essential support resources into a single platform, Greenwood Labs enables decentralized finance teams to address and resolve customer inquiries more effectively and quickly.

DELV

Seed Round in 2021
DELV is focused on advancing the safe adoption of decentralized financial systems through the development of a crypto-asset trading platform. This platform offers liquidity for yield and principal tokens, allowing users to buy and sell these assets without any minimum investment requirements. By integrating various protocols, DELV aims to facilitate the creation of a new financial system that enhances capital efficiency, enabling users to grow their savings at a fixed rate. The company's commitment to open-source infrastructure and research-backed solutions underscores its mission to support the evolving landscape of decentralized finance.

Syndicate

Seed Round in 2021
Syndicate is a decentralized asset management platform and social network designed to democratize investing. It facilitates the creation of investing syndicates, allowing users to raise and invest capital quickly and efficiently. The platform supports the formation of decentralized autonomous organizations, empowering communities to engage in collaborative investment opportunities. By streamlining the investment process, Syndicate aims to transform traditional value creation methods and enhance accessibility for a broader audience.

Volmex Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Volmex. Finance is the creator of the volmex index-linked products, the BVIV Index, and the EVIV Index. They were supported by top cryptocurrency investors and dealers. Their volmex indices are the market's fear gauge, and EVIV and BVIV capture not only important information about the current market state.

Showtime

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Showtime is a non-fungible token (NFT) social network where people can discover and share NFT art. Showtime aims to provide the crypto community with a social media interface.

Vauld

Seed Round in 2020
Vauld is a Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform founded in 2018, with an additional office in Bengaluru, India. It provides a comprehensive online platform where users can lend, borrow, and trade various crypto assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and several stablecoins. Vauld's services include token borrowing, liquidity management, interest rate information, and repayment solutions, all aimed at enhancing the user experience in managing digital assets. The platform also offers integration services for enterprises, exchange solutions, and funds tracking, allowing for a seamless and efficient approach to crypto transactions. By treating cryptocurrencies as a distinct asset class, Vauld aims to facilitate user-friendly banking services leveraging blockchain technology.

SIREN

Seed Round in 2020
SIREN is a distributed protocol creating a decentralized blockchain exchange for options trading on Ethereum. The company is focused on creating a high-quality, seamless experience for sophisticated users and requires no third-party settling mechanism or order matching to complete option settlement on-chain. It allows for both buyers and sellers to mint, buy, and trade in and out of options positions at any time. SIREN was founded in 2020 and is based in San Francisco, CA.

Nansen

Seed Round in 2020
Nansen Limited is a blockchain analytics company founded in 2019 and headquartered in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The firm develops a software-as-a-service platform that enhances on-chain data by integrating it with a comprehensive database of millions of wallet labels. This analytic tool assists cryptocurrency investors in identifying opportunities, conducting due diligence, and managing their portfolios through real-time dashboards and alerts. Nansen's services are designed to provide users with valuable insights into the blockchain landscape, facilitating informed decision-making in the dynamic crypto market.

Polymarket

Seed Round in 2020
Polymarket is a prediction market platform that allows users to bet on the outcomes of various global events using cryptocurrency. Polymarket operates on the Ethereum blockchain, utilizing the Polygon network to enhance scalability and reduce transaction costs. Users connect to the platform through an Ethereum-compatible wallet and use the USDC stablecoin to place bets on events, ranging from political outcomes to entertainment predictions​.

Horizon Finance

Seed Round in 2020
Horizon Finance is a platform dedicated to decentralized interest rate and protocol cash flow markets. It enables users to deposit their assets with either fixed or floating interest rates, providing a unique opportunity to compete for preferential payment by capping their yield. The platform offers a trading toolkit for participants in the decentralized finance ecosystem, facilitating engagement with key yield streams while rewarding users for their participation. Through its innovative approach, Horizon Finance aims to enhance user experience in managing and optimizing financial returns.

Slingshot

Seed Round in 2020
Slingshot is a decentralized finance (DeFi) trading platform that enables users to access and interact with digital assets securely and independently. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, the company aggregates prices for over 50,000 cryptocurrencies across various decentralized exchanges, allowing users to buy, sell, swap, and bridge tokens at competitive rates. Slingshot offers a user-friendly experience across Web, Android, and iOS platforms, combining the performance of centralized trading with the transparency and security of decentralized finance. Its features include multiple wallet options, live price tracking, portfolio management, and customer support, making it a comprehensive tool for retail users in the cryptocurrency market. The company changed its name from DEXAG, Inc. to Slingshot in November 2020, reflecting its commitment to enhancing user experience in the evolving digital asset landscape.

Liquity

Seed Round in 2020
Liquity is a decentralized borrowing protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain that offers interest-free loans to users. By allowing borrowers to use Ethereum as collateral, Liquity issues loans in its own USD-pegged stablecoin. The protocol operates under a minimum collateralization ratio, ensuring that loans are adequately secured. This innovative approach enables users to access capital without incurring interest costs, making it an appealing option for those looking to leverage their Ethereum holdings.

Cozy Finance

Seed Round in 2020
Cozy Finance, Inc. is a Seattle-based company that specializes in developing risk management software tailored for the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector. Founded in 2020, the company offers a permissionless, peer-to-peer protection solution that enables users to invest in DeFi while safeguarding their assets against potential hacks and exploits. Additionally, Cozy Finance allows users to deposit funds, which can then be utilized by others for protected investing. By providing innovative tools and solutions, Cozy Finance aims to enhance the security and value management of cryptocurrency investments for developers and investors alike.

Instadapp

Seed Round in 2019
Instadapp is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that aims to simplify interactions with various finance protocols. Founded in 2018 and based in Hyderabad, India, the company operates an autonomous banking portal and mobile application that offers services such as lending, borrowing, leveraging, and swapping assets. Instadapp enables users to manage multiple DeFi applications efficiently, maximizing returns while tracking and analyzing their blockchain-based assets and financial positions. Additionally, the platform provides developers with the tools to create custom use cases, allowing them to monetize their models and enhance user experience with reliable solutions.

Kava Labs

Seed Round in 2019
Kava Labs Inc. is a provider of interledger solutions, focusing on enhancing the interoperability of blockchains, wallets, and exchanges. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Kava operates a decentralized platform that offers a comprehensive range of financial services tailored for cryptocurrencies. As digital assets gain wider acceptance, Kava aims to fill the gap in traditional financial offerings by providing products such as money markets, loans, stablecoins, and high-yield accounts for crypto assets. By leveraging autonomous software, Kava's platform eliminates the need for intermediaries, allowing users globally to access financial services without incurring additional fees. This approach enables users to optimize their digital assets and generate returns in an evolving financial landscape.

Point Card

Seed Round in 2019
Point Card offers rewards, including additional cash-back on go-to subscriptions like Netflix, Spotify, HBO Max, Hulu, and more. It features an advanced chipset for secure payments, a high-tensile synthetic polymer construction, and comes in your choice of four editions. It was launched in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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