Merit Circle
Pre-Seed–Seed
Investment thesis
Beam positions itself at the intersection of artificial intelligence, trading and blockchain, operating as an innovation lab that builds, invests in, and accelerates frontier technologies. Backed by a crypto-native treasury and the $BEAM token, the ecosystem spans DeFi, data-compute, DePIN, gaming, and consumer apps. Through its incubation and venture activities—including the Beam Foundation and Beam Ventures, a frontier-tech fund based in Abu Dhabi Global Market—it backs high-conviction founders at the earliest stages and supports projects from concept to launch. Beam aims to advance decentralized compute, DeFi infrastructure, and web3 gaming while establishing Abu Dhabi as a hub for next-generation frontier-tech companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 2, 2026.
Investments · 6 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathDecentralized GPU cloud network with 435,000+ containers across 90+ countries serving AI and gaming workloads; a major treasury position.
Consumer trading app built on Hyperliquid offering perpetual futures, spot tokens, and equity markets with up to 40x leverage; incubated by the Beam Foundation.
Yield-generating stablecoin protocol building USN using delta-neutral strategies; partnered with Beam.
ZK Stack blockchain built for consumer entertainment with gasless transactions and social login; incubated by Beam before becoming independent.
A $40M joint venture (TACOM) between Aethir, Beam, and USDai providing exposure to Crypto x AI via hardware financing and yield arbitrage.
Mobile racing game by Gameplay Galaxy with 2M+ downloads, being integrated with blockchain elements in partnership with Beam.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Merit Circle invest at?
- Merit Circle invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Merit Circle focus on?
- Merit Circle focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, Gaming.
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