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HyperNest

Accelerator

48 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Hypernest operates at the intersection of ecosystems, investors, institutions, and builders to launch resilient DeFi protocols rather than hype-driven forks. Through its venture studio and modular acceleration infrastructure, it maps ecosystem gaps and missing primitives, designs ventures with clear adoption and integration paths, and assembles execution teams from its network of builders and operators. Its four modules span access to a curated builder network, a hands-on acceleration program covering product, go-to-market, fundraising, and scaling, capital and grant deployment with milestones and accountability, and enabling partners to launch their own venture studios. The firm emphasizes aligned incentives, accountability, and real adoption over announcements.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Instruments
Equity · Grants
Portfolio companies
19

Team · 48 people

from the firm's website
Benoit Campagnaud· Founder & UX Expert, Braillein

Founder and UX expert at Braille.

Daniel Malinovski· Co-Founder & Director, Simplicity Groupin

Co-founder and director at Simplicity Group.

Divya Prashanth· Founder & CEO, JurnyOnin

Founder and CEO of JurnyOn.

Georgy Sokolov· Co-founder, Wirexin

Co-founder of Wirex.

Gonçalo Perdigão· Co-founder, Algorithm Gin

Co-founder of Algorithm G.

Hristo Piyankov· Founder, FinDaSin

Founder of FinDaS.

Mark Soons· Founder, Mr. Cashflowin

Founder of Mr. Cashflow.

Noa Dekel-Smith· Founder, Pie Supplyin

Founder of Pie Supply.

Pedro Veiga· Co-Founder, MOICin

Co-founder of MOIC.

Rasikh Morani· Co-Founder & CEO, Arcadiain

Co-founder and CEO of Arcadia.

Rolf Schroemgens· Founder, Brafe Space / Trivagoin𝕏

Founder associated with Brafe Space and Trivago.

Sai Poorna· Early-stage Investor / Founder, Meta V cafein

Early-stage investor and founder of Meta V cafe.

Serge Balatre· Founder, Le Lievre Tortue formationin

Founder of Le Lievre Tortue formation.

Xiaochen Zhang· Founder, AI 2030in

Founder of AI 2030.

Aidan Bristow· Business Development, Gauntletin

Business development at Gauntlet.

Arseny Klekovkin· Managing Partner, G1 Venturesin

Managing partner at G1 Ventures.

Austin McKee· Chief of Staff, Hydra Venturesin

Chief of staff at Hydra Ventures.

Bretton Putter· CEO, CultureGenein

CEO of CultureGene.

Bryn Bennett· Growth & Business Development, Hackenin

Growth and business development at Hacken.

David Mc Govern· BDM, Chainlink Labsin

Business development manager at Chainlink Labs.

Diogo Almeida· Platform Lead, Lightshift Capitalin𝕏

Platform lead at Lightshift Capital.

Eric Kang· GTM Lead, Tempoin

Go-to-market lead at Tempo.

Etienne Le Roux· DAO Club Lead, Colonyin

DAO club lead at Colony.

Gafoor Khan· CMO, Zerolandin

CMO at Zeroland.

Hayden Smith· Lead Private & Venture Debt Advisoryin

Leads private and venture debt advisory.

James Burnie· Partner, Gunnercookein

Partner at Gunnercooke.

Jeremy Roux· Product Designer, Dtravelin

Product designer at Dtravel.

Lázaro Iglesias· Smart Contracts Engineer, 0xin

Smart contracts engineer at 0x.

Luca Bazzurro· Head of Token Design, asp3ctin

Head of token design at asp3ct.

Luís Medeiros· Field CTO, ProtoFirein

Field CTO at ProtoFire.

Mark Richardson· Project Lead, Bancorin

Project lead at Bancor.

Noah Jelich· Software Architect, Freelancein

Freelance software architect.

Reid Stender· Partner, Stateless Venturesin

Partner at Stateless Ventures.

Roman Prokhorenco· Product, Mellow Protocolin

Product at Mellow Protocol.

Selim Erünkut· CTO, Novem Gold AGin

CTO at Novem Gold AG.

Soledad Contreras· Director of Partnerships, Coindeskin

Director of partnerships at Coindesk.

Tony Simonovsky· AIin

Focused on AI.

Victor Cioffi· GTM Strategist, MOICin

Go-to-market strategist at MOIC.

Vinicius Ribeiro· Head of BD, CUBE3in

Head of business development at CUBE3.

Yarko Hayduk· Partner, Pragma Venturesin

Partner at Pragma Ventures.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through HyperNest went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 3 of 19 portfolio companies

Crypto & Web3 ×3Fintech ×3AI & Machine Learning ×1

Portfolio companies · 19 tracked

alumni founders can tell you what the program is really like
Bloxcross
Cashmere

Achieved $2B cross-chain volume and $400k MRR with a sustainable revenue engine from day one.

Cashmere Labs

Move, earn, and settle stablecoins with trust and efficiency

ChooseK
Creators Capital

DeFi-powered funding for the creator economy

D8X
Dominion

Tokenized silver infrastructure for DeFi

Finceptorfinceptor.app

Finceptor is a Web3 investment platform that lets individuals access curated crypto deals with minimum investments as low as $1.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Levvalevva.fi

Levva offers AI-powered Smart Portfolios that automate DeFi yield strategies, allocation, and rebalancing across risk tiers for both beginners and experienced crypto users.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Fintech

Lobster

DeFi structured products, ALMs

Lynex

DeFi protocol whose founder credits Hypernest for transforming their building approach.

Ocelex

The native liquidity layer on Zircuit Chain

QuantAMM
Raster

DeFi analytics and risk infrastructure

St0xst0x.io

st0x issues blockchain tokens that each carry a contractual right to delivery of a corresponding security, with supply bridged in real time from stock markets.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Stable Jack

Yield and volatility trading platforms

Unitas

Reached $100M TVL post-program through organic growth without mercenary capital.

VaultEdge

The credit layer of DeFi's yield

Zoth

Secured $21.5M in post-acceleration funding.

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has HyperNest made?
HyperNest has 19 tracked investments.
What sectors does HyperNest focus on?
HyperNest focuses on Crypto & Web3, Fintech.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

from their channel

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