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Further Ventures
Crossover fundAbu Dhabi · Seed–Growth · 16 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Further Asset Management operates as an integrated platform spanning venture investing, fund-of-funds allocation, and digital-asset strategies, aiming to give institutions and entrepreneurs access to future markets. Further Ventures builds and invests in companies powering the financial markets of tomorrow, connecting next-generation financial infrastructure with global capital markets; its companies enable institutional partners to store and transfer assets, trade structured products, operate decentralized networks, tokenize funds, and settle derivatives trustlessly. The Further Liquidity Crypto Fund offers institutional investors scalable, diversified, and liquid digital-asset strategies with institutional-grade risk management, while Further Fund of Funds allocates to leading global venture and digital-asset managers for specialized strategies and unique deal flow.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 25, 2026.
Team · 16 people
from the firm's website
Faisal Al Hammadi blends sovereign incubation and venture leadership, granting direct access to government-backed strategic initiatives and early-stage ventures; Forbes Middle East–recognized expert on UAE fundraising and Web3/tokenization.
Robbie is a venture capital investor and attorney qualified in both English and Australian law, based in the United Arab Emirates. His investment focus includes fintech, digital assets, cryptocurrency, decentralized finance, and artificial intelligence.
Wajahat is Chief Financial Officer at Further Ventures. He brings experience in finance leadership, M&A, and accounting across venture capital and private equity, with expertise in portfolio company restructurings, valuations of early-stage companies, and fund operations. His background spans consultancy, sovereign wealth funds, and private equity, with particular experience in technology, fintech, and healthcare sectors.
Ganesh is an Investment Principal at Further Ventures, where he evaluates early-stage fintech and digital asset companies with a focus on blockchain infrastructure, including exchanges, trading platforms, and tokenization ventures. Previously, he served as Chief of Staff at a stealth EV startup, overseeing product development, manufacturing planning, investor relations, and operational strategy, while also assessing investment opportunities for a family office structure. He brings analytical expertise from McKinsey, where he worked on engagements across pharmaceuticals, sustainability, and natural resources sectors.
Gary is the founder of TARA and serves as vice president at Further Ventures, where he focuses on capital markets infrastructure. He is also a general partner at Leyden VC and maintains involvement in founder support and community building initiatives through AngelSpark.net and TacoStars.org.
Anas is an Assistant Finance Manager at Further Ventures with over six years of finance experience. He holds ACCA qualification and has previously worked at Contour and EY, with professional experience in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Angelo is a CISO consultant at Further with over 10 years of IT experience across healthcare, aviation, investment, construction, and recruitment sectors. He holds multiple certifications including CISSP, SSCP, and ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, and serves as a cybersecurity professor at Trust Asian Training Center in Abu Dhabi. His background includes work with organizations ranging from small businesses to enterprise-level operations.
Isabella is Partner and General Counsel at Further, focusing on digital assets and artificial intelligence applications in law. She has experience in mergers and acquisitions both as a client advisor and as a principal investor, and has authored a book on the intersection of artificial intelligence and legal practice. Her work at Further centers on blockchain-based asset management and AI-driven solutions.
Konstantin serves as Chief Operating Officer at ABEX, a firm focused on algorithmic best execution. His professional background spans financial advisory, digital capital markets, crypto finance, traditional finance, and asset management.
What they invest in
from 21 of 27 portfolio companiesFintech ×16Crypto & Web3 ×13Enterprise Software ×11SaaS ×7Data & Infrastructure ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5Cybersecurity ×2InsurTech ×2
HQs:United States×3United Arab Emirates×2United Kingdom×2Singapore×2France×1Netherlands×1
Investments · 27 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 52024 · 42023 · 113 dated
CredibleX provides an embedded finance platform that enables small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to pay insurance premiums through installment plans rather than lump-sum payments, targeting Group Medical, Fleet, and Trade Credit Insurance products.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSAbu Dhabi, AE
Co-investorsPollen Street Capital
4Pillars is a research-driven blockchain company operating three brands covering digital asset research, validator/node infrastructure, and advisory services, with particular focus on the Asian markets of Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
Crypto & Web3
Steve Kim(CEO)Heechang Kang(CSO)in
Co-investorsKakao VenturesPantera CapitalBass InvestmentHashed
ABEX builds machine learning-based execution algorithms and an ultra-low-latency, high-frequency C++ trading engine for digital asset markets, offering agency best-execution and Transaction Cost Analysis tools.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechLondon, GB
Erkan Kaya(Founder)Sam Senchal(Founder)
Co-investorsMMC Ventures
BridgePort builds middleware infrastructure that connects exchanges, custodians, and wallet providers in the digital asset market, enabling institutions to trade and manage crypto positions across fragmented venues without vendor lock-in.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech
DFNS provides wallet-as-a-service infrastructure for financial institutions, fintech platforms, and digital asset management.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechParis, FR
Clarisse Hagège(Founder)inChristopher Grilhault des Fontaines(Founder)inClarisse Hagege(Founder)
Co-investorsHashedTechstarsWintermute6th Man VenturesCoinbase VenturesMotier Ventures+9 more
Dora provides a next-generation pricing infrastructure and API for the yield-bearing assets economy, enabling institutional liquidity and trading with transparent fee structures and advanced order types.
Data & InfrastructureFintech
EQTY Lab builds an AI Integrity platform that uses cryptography and hardware-based secure execution to certify data, models, and agents across the AI lifecycle.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Ethereal Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in companies building on permissionless blockchain networks and digital assets.
Crypto & Web3
Joseph Lubin(Chairman)inMin Teo(Managing Partner & Co-CIO)in
Co-investorsAmbush CapitalConsenSys MeshEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.
Medal is a free clip-recording app for PC and mobile that runs in the background while gaming to capture and instantly share gameplay clips.
ConsumerGamingMedia & EntertainmentSocial
Co-investorsGFR FundSummit PartnersBessemer Venture Partners
Fuze Finance provides a platform that enables financial institutions to launch payments, trading, lending, and yield products on blockchain infrastructure without building their own compliance and technical stack.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Arpit Mehta(Founder)Mo Ali Yusuf(Founder)Mohammed Ali Yusuf(Founder)Srijan Shetty(Founder)
Co-investorsPharsalus CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersInsight PartnersLiberty City VenturesMiroma VenturesSummit Partners+1 more
Fuze provides sales and design software for solar installers, digitizing the sales process and installation delivery workflow in a unified platform.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningCleantechSaaS
Co-investorsRockstartLiberty City Ventures
Grvt operates a crypto derivatives and spot trading exchange offering classic perpetuals on crypto, equities, and commodities with up to 50x leverage settled in USDT, plus spot markets and yield products.
Crypto & Web3FintechMarketplacesSingapore, SG
Aaron Ong(Founder)inHong Gyu Yea(Founder)inGyu Yea HongMatthew QuekinPatrick SuYong Lee
Co-investors500 GlobalAppWorks VenturesCatcherVC
KAIO is a blockchain protocol built for real-world assets (RWAs), providing infrastructure for asset movement, compliance, and liquidity access.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSingapore, SG
Kevin Lin(Founder)in
Co-investorsShorooq PartnersLaser DigitalTether
Kemet builds a portfolio, execution and risk management platform for institutional trading firms operating in digital asset derivatives.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Ash Ashmawy(Co-founder)inChris(Co-founder)
Co-investorsFlow TradersHyperithmTaisu VenturesBECO CapitalFalconX Ventures
Pave Bank offers programmable banking services, with a focus on digital assets and programmability features for its customers.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Simon Vans-Colina(Founder)inDmitry Bocharov(Founder)Salim Dhanani(Founder)
Co-investorsAccelBR CapitalHelios Digital VenturesMirana VenturesQuona CapitalWintermute+3 more
Soter offers insurance products for companies operating in digital assets and blockchain, including directors and officers, professional indemnity, technology PI, crime and specie, and crypto-specific coverage such as ETH slashing and smart contract insurance.
Crypto & Web3FintechInsurTech
Henson Orser(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsPharsalus CapitalToken Bay CapitalAV8 VenturesBrevan Howard DigitalCoinbase VenturesFranklin Templeton+4 more
Theia builds a common ontology for financial markets, mapping thematic exposures across companies and funds so users can screen stocks and funds, create thematic indices and ETFs, and analyze portfolio risk.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechSaaSBethesda, US
Ye Tian(Founder & CEO)inIsami Ito(Founder)inJames Thorne(Founder)in
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesUnusual VenturesMiddlegame Ventures
Twinstake provides non-custodial staking infrastructure for institutional clients in the digital assets space, including asset managers, hedge funds, and exchanges.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Co-investorsSC VenturesWebN Group
Yuno is a payment orchestration platform that enables merchants to accept payments from anywhere in the world through a single no-code integration with 1,000+ payment methods and providers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSDoha, QA
Juan Pablo Ortega(Co-Founder and CEO)inJulián Núñez(Co-Founder and COO)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzMONASHEESTiger Global ManagementBridge LatamClocktower VenturesKaszek Ventures+13 more
Zodia Custody provides institutional-grade digital asset custody solutions that connect traditional financial systems with the digital asset ecosystem.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon, GB
Craig Perrin(Managing Director, Solutions)in
Co-investorsEmirates NBDStandard Chartered BankSBI HoldingsSC Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Argyle OneBridgePortFour PillarsKemet Financial Technologies
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Yuno · thesaasnews.com · Aug 13, 2026
CredibleX · finsmes.com · May 11, 2026
KAIO · asksurf.ai · Apr 20, 2026
Theia Insights · finance.yahoo.com · Mar 27, 2026
Pave Bank · globenewswire.com · Oct 27, 2025
EQTY Lab · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 10, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Further Ventures made?
- Further Ventures has 27 tracked investments, including 10 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Further Ventures invest at?
- Further Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Further Ventures focus on?
- Further Ventures focuses on Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Fintech.
- Where is Further Ventures located?
- Further Ventures is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, AE.
- Does Further Ventures lead rounds?
- Further Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Further Ventures co-invest with?
- Further Ventures most often shares deals with Flow Traders, Hyperithm, MMC Ventures, among 6 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 1
Motier Ventures is the venture family office of the Houzé family (Groupe Galeries Lafayette), acting as a value-added business angel that backs early-stage founders across several technology sectors.
Firms observed investing alongside Further Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Further Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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