ICEYE
Venture Round in 2024
ICEYE is a Finnish company that operates a large synthetic aperture radar satellite constellation to provide near real-time Earth observation data. Its radar imagery works in all weather and at any time, independent of daylight, enabling monitoring and mapping for insurance, disaster response, maritime surveillance, and defense. Customers use ICEYE data to assess flood and wildfire risks, track storm impacts, monitor crops, detect oil spills, monitor sea ice and port activity, and support search-and-rescue operations and security missions. Founded in 2014 and based in Espoo, Finland, ICEYE enables decision-makers to observe areas of interest globally and rapidly respond to events with satellite imagery.
Greenly provides a carbon accounting and management platform that helps companies track, measure, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It delivers GHG protocol compliant disclosures and Net Zero strategies aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative, and automates data collection by integrating with customers' accounting and billing systems for real-time emission analysis and ongoing carbon reporting. The platform supports industry-specific implementations with activity-based tracking apps for verticals such as freight, electricity, cloud, inventory management, and financed emissions, and helps procurement teams implement sustainable purchasing policies and engage suppliers to decarbonize the supply chain. Greenly focuses on practical, scalable solutions beyond traditional consulting, enabling continuous monitoring, reduction, and offsetting in line with international carbon accounting standards.
Shark Robotics
Venture Round in 2023
Shark Robotics is a robotics company specializing in the development of terrestrial unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for defense and space applications. The company focuses on creating robots designed to enhance safety for humans in various environments. Leveraging its expertise in robotics and precision mechanics, Shark Robotics offers both standard catalog robots and customized solutions tailored to specific client needs. Its products serve a range of industries, including security, defense, energy, and nuclear, highlighting the company's commitment to advancing robotic technology for critical applications.
Bastion is a lending and exchange protocol built on Aurora, the Ethereum-compatible layer of the Near blockchain. Bastion builds an autonomous interest-rate engine with high-quality capital efficiency, quick transactions, low transaction fees, accurate liquidations, and leverages NEAR's underlying UX benefits. Users can deposit assets into the Bastion liquidity pool, and the protocol will generate collateral tokens. These cTokens earn interest based on the underlying asset value and can be used as loan collateral in the future.
Burrow is a decentralized platform that operates a non-custodial liquidity pool, enabling users to supply and borrow assets for trading. The platform focuses on unlocking liquidity for interest-bearing assets, particularly layer 1 staking derivatives. By allowing users to supply assets, Burrow facilitates the earning of interest and enables borrowing against those assets to enhance liquidity. Additionally, the platform features a governance token staking program, which encourages user participation and investment in the ecosystem. Overall, Burrow aims to provide a streamlined approach to accessing liquidity in the decentralized finance space.
Ref Finance
Initial Coin Offering in 2022
Ref Finance is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform built on the NEAR Protocol, designed to provide users with a range of financial services in a single location. The platform offers a decentralized exchange (DEX), a lending protocol, and the ability to issue synthetic assets, facilitating a seamless trading experience akin to centralized services. With transaction costs under $0.01 and network transaction finality of less than two seconds, Ref Finance aims to deliver efficient and low-cost trading options for its customers. This integration of various DeFi tools positions Ref Finance as a comprehensive solution in the evolving landscape of decentralized finance.