Side Door Ventures

Side Door Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, established in 2020. The firm is dedicated to investing in innovative founders who are working on transformative projects across a diverse range of sectors, including software, life sciences, space, deep tech, blockchain, logistics, gaming, media, security, food, and financial services. Side Door Ventures aims to support teams that are pushing the boundaries of technology and innovation to reshape industries and enhance quality of life. By focusing on audacious ideas and emerging technologies, the firm positions itself at the forefront of investment in sectors poised for significant growth.

Drew Gonzales

Principal

Kenton Jarvie

Venture Partner

Edward Kim

Partner

JJ MacLean

Principal

Past deals in Bitcoin

Torram Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Torram Labs is a technology company specializing in the development of middleware solutions for the Bitcoin blockchain. Their primary product is a decentralized Oracle network and indexer, designed to securely provide off-chain data to applications built on Bitcoin. This enables seamless integration of financial and predictive market data with on-chain information, unlocking the value through programmable event-driven smart contracts. By doing so, Torram Labs facilitates the creation of applications that were previously impossible on the Bitcoin blockchain, thereby expanding its functionality and potential.

BitSmiley

Venture Round in 2024
BitSmiley is a cryptocurrency platform that focuses on addressing the gaps in stablecoin and lending infrastructure within the Bitcoin ecosystem. The company specializes in providing an over-collateralized stablecoin, enabling users to utilize Bitcoin as collateral through its BitSmileyDAO and Mint BitUSD services. In addition to its stablecoin offerings, BitSmiley facilitates peer-to-peer lending and has developed insurance and credit default swap (CDS) derivatives based on its lending framework. This diverse range of services allows users to engage in various financial activities, enhancing the overall functionality and accessibility of the Bitcoin ecosystem.

Torram Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Torram Labs is a technology company specializing in the development of middleware solutions for the Bitcoin blockchain. Their primary product is a decentralized Oracle network and indexer, designed to securely provide off-chain data to applications built on Bitcoin. This enables seamless integration of financial and predictive market data with on-chain information, unlocking the value through programmable event-driven smart contracts. By doing so, Torram Labs facilitates the creation of applications that were previously impossible on the Bitcoin blockchain, thereby expanding its functionality and potential.

Omega

Seed Round in 2024
Omega is a Web3 infrastructure supplier that makes it possible for idle bitcoin to be collateralized for DeFi yield production.

Liquidium

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Liquidium is a decentralized peer-to-peer lending platform operating exclusively on the Bitcoin blockchain. It enables users to borrow and lend native Bitcoin using Ordinal Inscriptions, a novel form of digital assets, as collateral. Users can lock their Ordinals as collateral to borrow Bitcoin, retaining ownership and exposure to their assets. The platform facilitates lending through Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions and validates loan outcomes using DeepLake oracles, ensuring a trust-minimal and custodian-free solution. Liquidium is the leading Bitcoin NFT lending protocol by volume on the Stacks blockchain.
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