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Utopian Ventures — 2018 Investments

9 investments dated 2018 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Alpacaalpaca.marketsin𝕏Seed · Dec 2018

Alpaca provides brokerage infrastructure APIs that enable fintechs and financial institutions to build investing applications and platforms with access to stocks, options, crypto, and other asset types.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Yoshi Yokokawa(CEO)inHitoshi Harada(CTO)inKaren Borchert(Executive Officer, Director)inRaja Bhatia(Vice President of Engineering)Kevin Chandra(Software Engineer)inAbbey Gless(HR Manager)

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesBreakpoint CapitalDiagramElefundEndeavor CatalystHorizons Ventures+24 more

Basisbasis.ioApr 2018 · $130M

Co-investorsValor Capital Group

Elphelph.com𝕏Jun 2018acquired by Brex

Elph was a blockchain startup building infrastructure to make decentralized applications easier to access and use.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ritik Malhotra(CEO)inTanooj Luthra(CTO)inVamsi Chitters(Founder)inSarat Ravi(Founder)inHenrique Dubugras(Co-CEO)

Co-investorsY CombinatorDST GlobalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Kleiner PerkinsRibbit CapitalTiger Global Management+5 more

Oasis Labsoasislabs.com𝕏Seed · Apr 2018

Oasis Labs develops privacy-preserving data analytics and AI tools using differential privacy, homomorphic encryption, and zero-knowledge proofs for organizations that need to analyze sensitive data while protecting individual privacy.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsPalo Alto, US

Dawn Song(Founder)inBobby Jaros(Executive Officer)Noah JohnsonRaymond Cheng

Co-investors1k(x)1kx500 GlobalAmino CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAngelONE Capital+25 more

Originoriginprotocol.comin𝕏Apr 2018 · $29M

Origin Protocol builds onchain yield products such as automatically-compounding ERC-20 tokens that generate staking and arbitrage returns, along with governance and yield-forwarding mechanisms.

Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US

Josh Fraser(Founder)inMatthew Liu(Founder)inRafael Ugolini(CEO)

Co-investorsContinue CapitalEterna Capitalgumi IncPantera CapitalSora VenturesTenzor Capital+3 more

Revivegetrevivehq.comSeed · Nov 2018

Revive (getrevivehq.com) offers a curated resale edit of sought-after fashion pieces from brands such as Anine Bing, Farm Rio, Ruti, Bloomingdale's, and Lululemon.

Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplaces

Co-investorsMute VenturesBanter CapitalBanter CapitalBeechwood CapitalBlueberry VenturesCoalition Operators+4 more

SFOXsfox.comin𝕏Series A · Aug 2018 · $23M

sFOX is an institutional digital asset infrastructure platform providing enterprise-level access to crypto markets through a unified interface with deep liquidity, trading algorithms, and custody solutions.

Crypto & Web3FintechLos Angeles, US

George Melika(CTO)inAkbar Thobhani(Founder)inJavier Martinez(CEO)inBilal Chinoy(Chief Technology Officer)inDavid Arnold(Chief Financial Officer)inAleksandr Zhuk(Chief Information Security Officer)in

Co-investorsBlockchain CapitalDigital Currency GroupPlug and Play VenturesTransmedia CapitalY CombinatorBoost VC+6 more

Witnetwitnet.io𝕏Aug 2018 · $3M

Witnet is a decentralized oracle network that supplies smart contracts and blockchains with external real-world data (such as prices, weather, and event results) using cryptographic and Proof of Stake mechanisms.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsArrington CapitalDraper AssociatesArrington XRP Capital

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Skale Labs

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.