Kintsu
15 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
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Kintsu is a liquid staking protocol on the Monad blockchain that lets users stake MON tokens and receive sMON liquid staking tokens usable across DeFi for trading, lending, and pooling while earning staking and MEV yield. It also offers superMON, a curated on-chain vault, and is governed by the Kintsu DAO through its KSU token and a decentralized validator registry.
Founders & leadership
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Connor McKenzieinFounderHe is a Framer Pro Expert with experience in website design and development for service-based companies.
Investors · 5
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$4M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2024–2025
- $4MSeedJul 2024 · 2 sources
Castle Island Ventures (lead)
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Kintsu do?
- Kintsu is a liquid staking protocol on the Monad blockchain that lets users stake MON tokens and receive sMON liquid staking tokens usable across DeFi for trading, lending, and pooling while earning staking and MEV yield. It also offers superMON, a curated on-chain vault, and is governed by the Kintsu DAO through its KSU token and a decentralized validator registry.
- Who founded Kintsu?
- Kintsu was founded by Connor McKenzie.
- Who are Kintsu's investors?
- Kintsu's investors include NxGen, Pragma Ventures, Reciprocal Ventures, Brevan Howard Digital, Castle Island Ventures.
- How much funding has Kintsu raised?
- Kintsu has disclosed $4M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.