We write $50-500K checks of our own money in cracked founders building unconventional companies that make money and do useful things for the world.
We don't care if you have a lead.
Tell us 📬:
1) what problem you're solving
2) why you'll make money
3) and how it’ll make a big difference for many people.
Some of our investments:
Ellipsis — decentralized finance (Phoenix, Atlas)
ZAR — cash on/off-ramp for the emerging world
Perena — stablecoin clearinghouse
Plasma — stablecoin L2 appchain
ARI — tokenized debt cash flows
Efy Finance — Blackrock for LATAM
Decentral — stablecoin invoice factoring
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We're good friends that one day decided to invest in cool companies and people.
We don't have LPs and we're not a traditional VC fund, so if what you're working on us is exciting to us we'll sign and fund after one or two calls.
We don't have a legal obligation to make money for other people, so we'll invest as we see really interesting things, up to a maximum of 10-12 companies per year.
Reach out and ask for yourself!
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If it's interesting we'll get in a group chat and set up a call where we'll do a deep dive on your team, product, market, and approach.
If it’s a good mutual fit, we’ll sign and fund immediately.
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We're engineers that have spent the last several years building companies. We'll help as much as you want, or leave you alone and be on standby until you ask.
Some areas where we know things:
distributed systems architecture and engineering
fintech and blockchain product, regulation, ecosystem, GTM, strategy, and compliance
hiring, team building, and fundraising
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Who you are, the problem you're working on, and why you're uniquely born to solve it are way more important to us than excel sheets or fancy supporters.
We like being the first check in teams that have non-traditional backgrounds, are structurally overlooked by the market, and prioritize action over form.