Bifrost
DefunctYC W22San Francisco, US · Founded 2021 · 4 employees · 1 known investors
Bifrost develops smart contracts that enable automated asset transfer upon death, allowing heirs to claim cryptocurrency holdings from self-custody wallets.
Also known as Hapi Finance · Mysterious · Mysterious.IO
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W22)
Bifrost was founded in 2021 by Kartik Sathappan and Samraaj Bath.
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Kartik Sathappanin𝕏FounderKartik Sathappan is a GP at Families Fund and co-host of the Pirate Wires podcast. He previously founded Bifrost (Y Combinator W22) and held roles at Panda, Neighborly, Intuit, Apple, and HBO.
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Samraaj Bathin𝕏FounderSamraaj Bath is the CEO of ion design and a two-time Y Combinator founder. He has held roles as a CTO, product manager, design team manager, and full stack engineer, with prior founding experience including an ice cream company and a birthday wishing app.
Investors · 1
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$2.5M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2024–2025
- $2.5MraisedJul 2025 · 2 sourcesSource ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Bifrost do?
- Bifrost develops smart contracts that enable automated asset transfer upon death, allowing heirs to claim cryptocurrency holdings from self-custody wallets.
- Who founded Bifrost?
- Bifrost was founded by Kartik Sathappan, Samraaj Bath in 2021.
- Who are Bifrost's investors?
- Bifrost's investors include Y Combinator.
- How much funding has Bifrost raised?
- Bifrost has disclosed $2.5M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
- Where is Bifrost headquartered?
- Bifrost is headquartered in San Francisco, US.