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STILLMARK

Venture capitalActively deploying

Los Angeles Β· 2 people tracked

Also known as STILLMARK LL Β· STILLMARK MANAGEMENT LLC

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Investment thesis

Stillmark backs founders building the infrastructure and applications of a bitcoin-powered future. The firm focuses on companies across the bitcoin ecosystem, including Lightning Network technology, bitcoin-native financial products, custody and cryptography solutions, energy-efficient mining, and bitcoin-based insurance. Its portfolio spans companies applying bitcoin to reimagine financial services and infrastructure at scale.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

HQ
Los Angeles, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2019
Last 12 months
1 investment
Private fund assets
$89.9M
VC funds
5
Tracked investments
33

Team Β· 2 people

from the firm's website

What they invest in

from 21 of 33 portfolio companies

Crypto & Web3 Γ—16Fintech Γ—14SaaS Γ—5Enterprise Software Γ—4Data & Infrastructure Γ—3Energy Γ—3AI & Machine Learning Γ—2Cleantech Γ—2

HQs:United StatesΓ—6BermudaΓ—2FranceΓ—2BrazilΓ—1GermanyΓ—1EstoniaΓ—1

Who they back

founder profiles across 8 portfolio companies
38%
solo founders
3 of 8 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founderΓ—32 foundersΓ—43 foundersΓ—1

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator Γ—2

Investments Β· 33 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 Β· 12023 Β· 12022 Β· 12016 Β· 14 dated

Satoshi Energysatoshienergy.comin𝕏Nov 2023

Satoshi Energy provides a platform and advisory services for large-load energy development, marketing construction-ready power sites to data center companies and helping generation, data center, and financing parties handle site selection, interconnection, contracts, and settlements.

CleantechEnergySaaSHouston, US

Alistair Croll(Co-founder)inAndrew Myers(Executive Officer, Director)Brock Petersen(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatAlyse KilleenΒ· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsDG Daiwa VenturesHivemind Ventures, LlcPlassa Capital

Alpen Labsalpenlabs.io𝕏

Alpen Labs builds a Bitcoin layer-2 network that enables financial applications through a ZK rollup with optimistic bridge architecture.

Crypto & Web3FintechNew York City, US

Abishkar Chhetri(Founder)Pramod Kandel(Founder)Simanta Gautam(Founder)John LightTrey Del BonisLiam Eagen

Co-investorsCastle Island VenturesHivemind Ventures, LlcLaunchpad CapitalMirana VenturesResolute VenturesAsymmetric+3 more

Ambossamboss.techin𝕏

Amboss provides data analytics and machine learning tools for the Bitcoin Lightning Network, offering routing optimization and risk management for merchants, consumers, and enterprise users.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechPortland, US

Anthony Potdevin(Executive Officer, Director)inJesse Shrader(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardEmanuele Rossi(ML Advisor)

Co-investorsDraper AssociatesFulgur Ventures

Ambossamboss.space𝕏

Amboss provides analytics, node and channel explorer tools, and free utilities (invoice/LNURL decoding, fiat-BTC conversion) for the Bitcoin Lightning Network.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsDraper AssociatesValor Equity Partners

Ark PESarkpes.com

Ark provides a customizable digital platform for venture capital and private equity firms to manage investor communications, performance reporting, and document sharing with their limited partners.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Co-investorsAcies InvestmentsAloft VCAlta PartnersAmity VenturesArtis VenturesAsymmetric Capital Partners+21 more

Bipabipa.appin𝕏

Bipa is a Brazilian financial app that enables users to buy, sell, and manage Bitcoin and US Dollar holdings through Pix transfers and a branded credit card offering Bitcoin cashback.

Crypto & Web3FintechSΓ£o Paulo, BR

Co-investorsHivemind Ventures, Llc

Bitstackbitstack-app.comin𝕏

Bitstack is a mobile application that enables automatic, low-friction bitcoin savings through recurring purchases and round-up features linked to users' bank accounts.

Crypto & Web3FintechParis, FR

Alexandre Roubaud(Founder)inKabir Sethi(Founder)in

Co-investors13books CapitalKima VenturesY CombinatorPlug and Play VenturesSerena

Bitwise
Casakeys.casain𝕏

Casa provides self-custody solutions for securing bitcoin and stablecoins, offering multi-key security infrastructure and dedicated support for both individual and institutional users.

Crypto & Web3

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalCoinbase VenturesLerer HippeauMantis CapitalAvon VenturesCadenza

Casacasa.ioin𝕏

Casa provides self-custody solutions for bitcoin and stablecoins, offering multi-signature security infrastructure for both individual and institutional users.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsChampion Hill VenturesF-Prime CapitalFabric VenturesFulgur VenturesTioga Capital PartnersAvon Ventures+1 more

Chamber
Clovyrclovyr.io𝕏Mar 2022

Clovyr offers one-click deployment tools for app publishers, providing a browser-based UI for users to run apps and a custom VSCode environment for contributing developers.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSNew York City, US

Patrick Nielsen(Co-founder & CEO)Amber Baldet(Executive Officer)

Fiptofipto.comin𝕏

Fipto is a European payment provider holding both a Payment Institution license for fiat and a MiCA CASP license for digital assets, covering the end-to-end transaction lifecycle.

Crypto & Web3CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Co-investorsSerenaMotier Ventures

Glimpseglimpse.trading𝕏

Glimpse is a regulated prediction market where users trade event contracts using Bitcoin, receiving fixed-odds payouts for correct predictions.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investors8VCAndreessen HorowitzY Combinator

Gridless

Brings bitcoin mining to the renewable energy mecca of Africa.

Gridless Mining
Gridlesscomputegridlesscompute.com𝕏

Gridless installs Bitcoin mining operations at renewable, rural mini-grid sites in Africa, buying surplus power to help independent power producers become financially viable while improving grid stability and rural electrification.

Climate TechCrypto & Web3Energy

Co-investorsBrad Mills

Heatbitheatbit.com
Hosekihoseki.appin𝕏

Hoseki provides cryptographic verification of Bitcoin and digital asset holdings, letting holders generate verifiable proofs of ownership and businesses request and verify counterparty holdings without exposing addresses or sensitive data.

Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS

Sam Abbassi(CEO)Cory Wilbur(CTO and Head of Product)in

Co-investorsF-Prime CapitalFulgur VenturesAvon VenturesCastle Island VenturesTen31

IBEX

Pioneer in the development of Lightning-as-a-Service infrastructure for enterprise and SMBs, with a focus on LATAM and emerging markets.

Co-investorsFulgur Ventures

Lightning Labslightning.engineeringin𝕏Mar 2016

Lightning Terminal is a web-based dashboard and management platform for Bitcoin Lightning Network node operators that simplifies node management and provides liquidity tools.

Crypto & Web3FintechPalo Alto, US

Elizabeth Stark(Founder)Olaoluwa Osuntokun(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesCraft VenturesDigital Currency GroupHivemind Ventures, LlcSlow VenturesSommet AB+5 more

LND Work

Develops and maintains Stak and Sphinx Chat, global products built with Lightning at the intersection of Lightning and frontier AI.

Meanwhile

Bitcoin-denominated life insurance company making financial protection accessible in the digital economy

Co-investorsFulgur VenturesPantera Capital

Meanwhile Bitcoin backed insurance Moneymeanwhile.bmin𝕏Oct 2025 Β· $82M

Meanwhile is a licensed Bitcoin-denominated life insurance company whose policies collect premiums and pay death benefits in BTC, with premiums that grow at a guaranteed rate in Bitcoin terms and the option to take Bitcoin loans against policy value.

Crypto & Web3FintechInsurTechHamilton, BM

Tia Beckmann(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsFramework VenturesFulgur VenturesGradient VenturesSam Altman6th Man VenturesHaun Ventures+5 more

pnkfrgpnkfrg.com

Berlin, DE

Alexander Chroust(Founder)Ferran Punet Soriano(Founder)

Co-investorsFulgur Ventures

pnkfrg studios

Re-imagining social and making it playable.

Poweredbyibexpoweredbyibex.ioin𝕏

IBEX provides settlement infrastructure that connects banks, fintechs, and stablecoins, offering instant final settlement across fiat, stablecoins, and crypto without pre-funding or counterparty risk.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Co-investorsHivemind Ventures, Llc

Sphinxsphinx.chat
Stakworkstakwork.com
Strigastriga.comin𝕏Acquired

Striga provides regulated APIs for digital asset custody, trading, banking, and card issuing across 30+ countries, serving fintech platforms, neobanks, and payment service providers that want to offer crypto and fiat services without holding their own licenses.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechTallinn, EE

Prashanth Balasubramanian(Founder/CTO)in

Co-investorsBrincFronturesY Combinator

Vespenevespene.energyin

Vespene Energy is an energy development company that provides fully managed, end-to-end electricity solutions, including biogas-to-power projects that convert waste streams into electricity and behind-the-meter on-site generation.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Co-investorsNew Layer CapitalVibe CapitalPolychain Capital

VIDAvida.livein𝕏

Vida is an AI agent operating system with a no-code interface for building, deploying, and managing omnichannel AI agents that handle business communications and operations across voice calls, text, email, web chat, and web calls.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsBrad Mills

Voltagevoltage.cloudin𝕏

Voltage provides payment infrastructure built on Bitcoin and the Lightning Network, letting financial platforms send Bitcoin and USD instantly and globally with low fees and reliable settlement.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechWichita, US

Graham Krizek(Founder)in

Co-investorsFulgur VenturesStrategic Cyber VenturesTrammell Venture Partners (TVP)GV (Google Ventures)Trammell Venture Partners

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has STILLMARK made?
STILLMARK has 33 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What sectors does STILLMARK focus on?
STILLMARK focuses on Crypto & Web3, Fintech, InsurTech.
Where is STILLMARK located?
STILLMARK is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.
Who does STILLMARK co-invest with?
STILLMARK most often shares deals with Fulgur Ventures, Hivemind Ventures, Llc, F-Prime Capital, among 68 tracked co-investors.

Media Β· Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Google ends WFH, $SNOW earnings + Stillmark's Alyse Killeen Angel S6 E7 + Pallet CEO Kai Han | E1400

This Week in Startups Β· Alyse Killeen

How Fiat went Broke w/ Alyse Killeen of Stillmark Capital

Bitcoin Magazine Β· Alyse Killeen

Bitcoin Venture Capital with Alyse Killeen of Stillmark. Investing in #Bitcoin startups since 2013

Lightning Ventures Β· Alyse Killeen

Alyse Killeen of Stillmark "Over The Past 30 Days We've Seen About a Million New HODLers" 8/17/2021

BITCOIN Β· Alyse Killeen Β· youtube.com

Alyse Killeen, Managing Partner StillMark Co #blockchaininnovation

FinTech Silicon Valley Β· Alyse Killeen

Co-investors Β· 20

Castle Island Ventures

Castle Island Ventures is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on public blockchains, backing early-stage infrastructure and application companies at the intersection of traditional finance and blockchain technology.

Both backed Β· 2
$100K – $5M
Serena

Serena is a France-based venture capital firm founded in 2008 by entrepreneurs to support founders, with more than half of its team being operators who have founded or led companies.

Both backed Β· 2
$108K – $16.2M
Gradient Ventures

Gradient is a seed-stage venture fund focused on backing founders building artificial intelligence companies, providing hands-on support as builders and mentors.

$100K – $10M
Acrew Capital

Acrew Capital is a venture capital firm that emphasizes a team-based approach to investing, offering portfolio companies access to its full team.

Both backed Β· 1
$1M – $15M
MS&AD Ventures

MS&AD Ventures is the corporate venture arm that invests in early-stage companies, partnering with entrepreneurs to build innovative solutions across insurance-adjacent and technology sectors.

$500K – $3M
March Capital Partners

March Capital is an early-growth venture capital firm investing in frontier technology companies focused on the AI revolution, partnering with founders to build category-defining businesses.

Both backed Β· 1
Mouro Capital

Mouro Capital is a venture capital investor backing early to growth stage companies, leveraging its expertise and global network across multiple regions.

$1M – $15M
Bain Capital Crypto

Bain Capital Crypto is an investment firm focused on the crypto and blockchain sector, publishing cryptography and privacy research alongside its investments in crypto infrastructure companies.

Trammell Venture Partners (TVP)

Trammell Venture Partners (TVP) is a venture firm focused on backing Bitcoin and Lightning Network startups, partnering with founders at an early stage.

Both backed Β· 1
13books Capital

13books Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage financial technology startups, backing founders building the future of finance.

Both backed Β· 1
$1.3M – $8.9M
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

$30M
Founders Fund

Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.

$500K – $5M
β–Ά8 more co-investors

Oak HC/FTTwo Sigma VenturesBlockchain CapitalEXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITALFuture Perfect VenturesBitwise Asset ManagementLondon Venture PartnersUnicorn India Ventures

Firms observed investing alongside STILLMARK, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with STILLMARK's recorded portfolio.

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