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 network, designed to facilitate the integration of off-chain financial and market data with on-chain information. This enables developers to build innovative, data-driven applications on the Bitcoin blockchain that were previously not possible. The company's solutions also support the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs), native stablecoins, and collateralized lending products, thereby unlocking the potential of the Bitcoin decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.

BitSmiley

Venture Round in 2024
BitSmiley is a cryptocurrency platform focused on providing comprehensive Bitcoin DeFi solutions, specifically addressing gaps in stablecoin and lending infrastructure within the Bitcoin ecosystem. The company's primary offering is an over-collateralized stablecoin, which allows users to leverage Bitcoin as collateral through the BitSmileyDAO and mint BitUSD. In addition to stablecoin services, BitSmiley specializes in peer-to-peer lending and has developed insurance and credit default swap derivatives based on its lending framework. This enables users to access a variety of financial services, including stablecoin transactions, lending options, and related derivatives, contributing to a more versatile and robust financial ecosystem.

Pell Network

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Pell Network is a technology company that develops a decentralized network for the Bitcoin ecosystem. It specializes in creating a token economy security leasing platform, aggregating native BTC stake and LSD re-staking services. This enables customers to enhance security, trust, and efficiency across various blockchain ecosystems. The network is designed with a user-friendly experience, clear role segregation, and a closed-loop business logic chain.

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 network, designed to facilitate the integration of off-chain financial and market data with on-chain information. This enables developers to build innovative, data-driven applications on the Bitcoin blockchain that were previously not possible. The company's solutions also support the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs), native stablecoins, and collateralized lending products, thereby unlocking the potential of the Bitcoin decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.

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 unique digital assets called Ordinals as collateral. Ordinals are created by inscribing data on the smallest units of Bitcoin, known as Satoshis. Liquidium's platform uses Discreet Log Contracts and Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions to facilitate these loans, allowing users to retain ownership and exposure to their Ordinals while borrowing. The platform is trust-minimal and custodian-free, with loan outcomes validated by DeepLake oracles. Liquidium is the leading Bitcoin NFT lending protocol by volume on the Stacks blockchain, facilitating crypto transactions through its innovative platform.
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