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2024

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A Web3 infrastructure layer that allows modular execution layers to scale and interoperate in a trust-minimised way.
Mode Network
A modular layer 2 blockchain building new on-chain economic systems for developers to scale their applications.
Tanssi (Moondance Labs)
Moondance Labs is building Tanssi, an infrastructure protocol designed to make appchain deployment swift and effortless.

2023

Interop Ventures
Interop Ventures is an early-stage venture fund specialising in blockchain primitives and protocols of the Cosmos Interchain.
Side Protocol
Side Protocol is a distributed mesh liquidity system that utilises innovative inter-blockchain asset exchange application protocols.
Anoma
A next-generation blockchain that is innovating with an intent-centric architecture, that allows web2.5 dApps to become fully decentralised.
Code & State
Code & State is a venture studio empowering entrepreneurs to build on the Internet Computer.
Hydra Ventures DAO
Hydra Ventures is a newly launched investment DAO focusing on supporting and incubating investment DAOs across the web3 ecosystem.
HydraDX
(Series A) HydraDX is a decentralised exchange and cross-chain liquidity protocol built on Polkadot’s Substrate blockchain development framework.
Superchain
An open index protocol that will be able to collect and customise blockchain data rapidly, allowing builders to create faster decentralised applications.
Argent
(Series B) Argent is a simple and secure mobile crypto wallet that solves many of the issues of current crypto wallets.
MetaPrime
Metaprime is building an open metaverse blockchain, aiming to become a toolbox for Web3 developers.

2022

Redstone
(Pre Seed & Seed) Redstone is a next-generation cross-chain data oracle technology.
Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist is a blockchain for prediction markets and futarchy, built for the Kusama and Polkadot ecosystem.
Subspace
Subspace Network is a new eco-friendly, scalable layer-one blockchain that enables massively scalable on-chain storage and computing.
Interlay
(Pre-Series A & Crowdloan) Interlay is building interBTC a fully collateralized one-to-one Bitcoin-backed asset that enables interoperability between multiple blockchain ecosystems.
Zee Prime II
Zee Prime II is a specialised digital asset investment fund focusing on early-stage crypto projects in various verticals.
HydraDX
(Crowdloan) HydraDX is a decentralised exchange and cross-chain liquidity protocol built on Polkadot's Substrate blockchain development framework.
Starry Night
Starry Night Capital is a specialised investment fund dedicated to assembling a collection of high-profile non-fungible tokens ("NFTs").

2021

Astar
(Crowdloan) Astar (Formally Plasm) is a highly scalable decentralised application platform supporting the Ethereum Virtual Machine and WebAssembly.
Moonbeam
(Crowdloan) Moonbeam is an Ethereum compatible smart contract platform on the Polkadot network that makes it easy to build interoperable decentralised applications.
Staking
Acala
(Crowdloan) Acala is a DeFi (decentralised finance) hub and stablecoin platform powering cross-blockchain liquidity and applications built on Polkadot.
Kintsugi
Kintsugi allows users to create kBTC, a one-to-one Bitcoin-backed asset, maintained by a decentralised network through collateralised Bitcoin vaults.
Basilisk
Basilisk is a liquidity bootstrapping protocol built for Kusama, enabling frictionless liquidity for the long tail of crypto assets through a modular design.
Minterest
Minterest is an innovative borrowing and lending protocol to service the continuously growing decentralised finance ecosystem.
Exponent
Exponent is an open-source platform that brings quantitative trading to the decentralised finance ecosystem.
Moonriver
Moonriver is a community-led Ethereum-compatible smart contracts platform on Kusama.
Staking
Interlay
(Seed) Interlay is building interBTC, a fully collateralized one-to-one Bitcoin-backed asset that enables interoperability between multiple blockchain ecosystems.
RedStone
RedStone is a next-generation cross-chain data oracle technology.
Divergence
Divergence is a decentralised platform for volatility hedging and advanced financial products.
Clover
Clover is a smart contract platform enabling Ethereum developers to easily migrate their decentralised applications onto Polkadot
iTrust
iTrust Finance is a yield optimisation platform for supplying smart contract cover to the decentralised finance ecosystem
Shiden
Shiden Network is a smart contract platform and application layer on Kusama, which acts as a research and development chain of the Astar Network (formerly Plasm).
Karura
Founded by Acala, Karura is a scalable, EVM-compatible blockchain network optimised for decentralised finance services on Kusama.
Automata
(Series A) Automata Network is a protocol that provides privacy services on multiple platforms, including Ethereum or Polkadot.
Equilibrium
Equilibrium is a cross-chain money market that combines pooled lending with synthetic asset generation and trading.
Moonbeam
(Series A) Moonbeam is an Ethereum compatible smart contract platform on the Polkadot network that makes it easy to build interoperable decentralised applications.
Staking
Vega
(Series A) Vega is a protocol for creating and trading margined financial products on a fully decentralised network.
zCloak
zCloak Network (formerly Starks) provides Zero-Knowledge proofs as a Service for the Polkadot network.
Automata
(Seed) Automata Network is a protocol that provides privacy services on multiple platforms, including Ethereum or Polkadot.
Celestia
Celestia (formerly LazyLedger) is a pluggable consensus and data availability layer.

2020

Tidal Finance
Tidal is building a customizable smart contract cover marketplace for the Polkadot ecosystem.
HydraDX
(Seed) HydraDX is a decentralised exchange and cross-chain liquidity protocol built on Polkadot’s Substrate blockchain development framework.
Swarm
Swarm is an economically self-sustaining decentralised storage and communication platform.
Lido
Lido is a liquid Ethereum 2.0 staking solution backed by several industry-leading staking providers.
Phala
Phala is a confidential smart contract network built on Substrate, aiming to provide confidential computation and data protection services for enterprises and users.
Fully Exited
Acala
(Series A) Acala is a DeFi (decentralised finance) hub and stablecoin platform powering cross-blockchain liquidity and applications built on Polkadot.
Moonbeam
(Seed) Moonbeam is an Ethereum compatible smart contract platform on the Polkadot network that makes it easy to build interoperable decentralised applications.
Staking
MetaCartel Ventures
MetaCartel Ventures is a DAO providing funding and support for early-stage dApps (decentralised applications) in the Ethereum ecosystem.
Astar
(Lockdrop) Astar (formerly Plasm) is a highly scalable decentralised application platform supporting the Ethereum Virtual Machine and WebAssembly.
Union
Union is building a global, permission-less credit network, enabling any person, or smart contract, with access to Ethereum the ability to accrue credit.
Acala
(Seed) Acala is a DeFi (decentralised finance) hub and stablecoin platform powering cross-blockchain liquidity and applications built on Polkadot.

2019

Kusama
Kusama is an early, highly experimental version of Polkadot presenting real economic conditions, warning of issues to keep things safe for the developers downchain.
Staking
Commonwealth
Commonwealth Labs is developing Edgeware in addition to providing a state-of-the-art governance interface for multiple other crypto networks.
Edgeware
(Lockdrop) Edgeware is a high-performance, self-upgrading WASM smart contract platform, in the Polkadot ecosystem with a novel token distribution via a "lockdrop".
Vega
(Seed) Vega is a protocol for creating and trading margined financial products on a fully decentralised network.
Alice
Alice is a decentralised platform for the social finance sector, helping impact investors, governments and nonprofits to cut transaction costs and share verified impact data.
Nexus Mutual
(Purchase through Token Bonding Curve) Nexus Mutual is a decentralised alternative to insurance, allowing people to share risk together without the need for an insurance company.
Nym
Nym is developing infrastructure to create privacy at the lowest layer in the internet infrastructure stack, often referred to as the networking layer.
Sentinel
Sentinel is an open-source decentralised VPN application built on Tendermint and the Cosmos SDK.
ChainX
ChainX is an inter-chain crypto-asset financial blockchain in Web3 & Polkadot ecosystem that is built on Parity’s Substrate and will become a Polkadot parachain.
Nash
Nash is building a high-speed non-custodial cryptocurrency exchange platform and wallet.
Fully Exited

2018

Etherisc
Etherisc is building a decentralised insurance platform and protocol that allows anyone to collectively build insurance products.
Althea Mesh
Althea is building a full service solution that lets communities set up decentralised internet service providers.
Foam
(Token Sale) Foam is building spatial applications and proof of location that bring geospatial data to blockchains and empower a consensus-driven map of the world.
Blocksmith
Blocksmith is a blockchain and software development studio based in London.
Connext
Connext is an open source, peer-to-peer micropayment protocol that powers a new kind of internet economy.
Stake DAO
Stake DAO (formerly Flying Carpet) is a decentralised finance aggregator and interface.
Internet Computer
Internet Computer Protocol (formally Dfinity) is developing the Internet Computer blockchain, which can host hyperscale open internet services, secure enterprise systems, websites, and all of humanity's software logic and ...
Waves
Waves is a blockchain protocol offering a developer-friendly infrastructure as an experimental ground for innovation.
Fully Exited
Herdius
Herdius is building a solution that interconnects blockchain users and networks split in different ecosystems.
Argent
(Seed) Argent is a simple and secure mobile crypto wallet that solves many of the issues of current crypto wallets.
Nexus Mutual
(Seed Funding) Nexus Mutual is a decentralised alternative to insurance, allowing people to share risk together without the need for an insurance company.
Elastos
Elastos is an open-source global project building a decentralized internet powered by blockchain.
Fully Exited
Bluzelle
Bluzelle is a decentralised data network for DApps to manage data in a secure, tamper-proof, and highly scalable manner.
OST
OST (formerly Simple Token) is a full-featured wallet SDK that enables businesses to launch their own blockchain-based token and economies.
Fully Exited
Props
Props is an open-source platform and token that turns loyalty points into financial assets

2017

Neo
Neo is an open-source, community-driven platform that is leveraging blockchain technology.
Fully Exited
Vo1t
Vo1t was a institutional-grade secure cold storage custody provider that was acquired by Genesis Global Trading in May 2020.
Fully Exited
Erasure
Erasure (formerly Numerai) is a new protocol for exchanging valuable information on the internet, using encryption, smart contracts, and staking to create a trusted, decentralized venue for exchanging data.
Fully Exited
Polkadot
Polkadot is a scalable, interoperable & secure network protocol that allows arbitrary data to be transferred across blockchains under the protection of shared security.
Staking
Rocket Pool
Rocket Pool is a staking infrastructure service for Ethereum providing a truly decentralised, easy to use staking experience for individuals and businesses.
Airswap
AirSwap is a peer-to-peer request for quotation (RFQ) style trading network for Ethereum.
Fully Exited
RChain
RChain is a blockchain platform focussing on correct-by-construction software development to produce a concurrent, compositional, and infinitely scalable blockchain.
Fully Exited
Secret
Secret Network (formerly Enigma) is a privacy-enabled blockchain featuring "secret" smart contracts with encrypted inputs, outputs and state.
Fully Exited
Foam
(Seed Funding) Foam is building spatial applications and proof of location that bring geospatial data to blockchains and empower a consensus-driven map of the world.
BlockchainK2
BlockchainK2 is a holding company listed on TSXV.
0x
0x is an open protocol that enables the peer-to-peer exchange of assets on the Ethereum blockchain.
Fully Exited
Agrello
Agrello is a personal identification solution that anyone around the world can use for authentication and for digital signing.
OMG
OMG (formerly OmiseGo) Network is a trustless, non-custodial, Layer-2 scaling solution for transferring value on Ethereum.
Fully Exited
FunFair
FunFair is building a game-changing B2B platform using pioneering blockchain technology to bring transparency, efficiency and access to new markets to the casino sector.
Fully Exited
Bancor
Bancor is an on-chain liquidity protocol that enables automated, decentralized exchange on the Ethereum and across blockchains.
Fully Exited
Mysterium
Mysterium is an open-source, decentralized VPN network allowing anyone to contribute network capacity, providing a secure VPN connection for those in need.
Cosmos
Cosmos is a decentralized network of independent, scalable, and interoperable blockchains, creating the foundation for a new token economy.
Staking
Qtum
Qtum is an open-source public blockchain platform leveraging the security of UTXO while enabling multiple virtual machines including EVM and the revolutionary x86 VM.
Fully Exited
Enzyme
Enzyme (formerly Melon) is a decentralised on-chain asset management protocol built on Ethereum.

2016

SatoshiPay
SatoshiPay is a micropayment platform that enables digital transactions on a micro-scale.
Golem
The Golem Project is building the first global market for idle computer power.
Fully Exited
SingularDTV
The snglsDAO is a community-owned, self-adaptive distribution protocol.
Augur
Augur is a decentralized oracle and peer to peer protocol for prediction markets.
Fully Exited
Ethereum
Ethereum is a global, open-source platform for decentralized applications.
Staking
Bitcoin
"Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System" - Satoshi Nakamoto (2008)
Fully Exited

Staking - KR1 plc is actively engaging in staking activities on the network and is generating revenue in the network's native digital assets. The staking operations carry certain risks, such as 'slashing', but do not impose any overhead or additional operating costs to the Company.
Exited - KR1 plc fully exited the position.
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** - Often used as currency for investments, as such, holding fluctuates.
Previous investments that are no longer in active development include: Etch (Noman Ventures), iXLedger (InsureX), GBX and Rlay.