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Tether
Hong Kong · Seed
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Investment thesis
Tether is a company in the digital asset industry, known for stablecoins and gold-backed digital assets such as XAU₮.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Tether went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 23 of 26 portfolio companiesFintech ×13Crypto & Web3 ×12AI & Machine Learning ×4Energy ×4Hardware ×4Cleantech ×3Climate Tech ×3Data & Infrastructure ×3
HQs:United States×5Mexico×2Singapore×2Argentina×1Brazil×1Canada×1
Investments · 26 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 142025 · 42024 · 220 dated
Bitdeer operates a vertically integrated Bitcoin mining and high-performance computing business, spanning IC design, ASIC hardware manufacturing (SEALMINER), datacenter infrastructure, and cloud mining plans.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3HardwareSingapore, SG
Celine (Haiyi) Lu(Founder)inJihan Wu(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoatue Management
Bit2Me is a crypto-asset service provider in Spain offering digital asset trading, custody, and compliance infrastructure for individuals and institutions.
Crypto & Web3FintechMadrid, ES
Leif Ferreira(Founder)inAndrei Manuel(Founder)Koh Martinez(Founder)
Co-investorsBBVAInvestcorpInveready Technology Investment GroupNextBlockStratMindsCardano+1 more
CityPay.io is a fintech company building a crypto ecosystem that lets businesses accept cryptocurrency payments online and in physical stores (via POS terminals and QR codes) with conversion to national currency, while offering individuals a crypto wallet to manage their assets.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Beka Kemertelidze(Founder)inEralp Hatipoglu(Founder)
Co-investorsPresto VenturesStartupYard
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Ualá is an Argentine digital bank offering banking, payments, savings, investment, and lending services to consumers across Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia.
Construction TechFintechMedia & EntertainmentPropTech
Co-investorsAllianz XBrick Mortar VenturesMagma PartnersMGV CapitalRapid ScaleInvexor Venture Partners
Ledn provides bitcoin-backed loans and related financial services to individual clients globally, with over $10 billion in loan originations since 2018.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Adam Reeds(Co-Founder)inMauricio Di Bartolomeo(Co-Founder)inKenneth Ng(Chief Legal Officer)inJoanna Halligan(Chief People Officer)inKevin Vecmanis(Chief Technology Officer)inCarlos Ng(Chief Treasury Officer)
Co-investors10T FundCoinbase VenturesFJ LabsParaFi CapitalParafi General FundRaptor Group+3 more
Linka provides blockchain infrastructure and access to the cryptocurrency ecosystem across Latin America, connecting the region to global digital financial markets.
Crypto & Web3FintechImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Co-investorsSyntax Capital
Mercado Bitcoin (MB) is a Brazilian cryptocurrency and investment platform that gives retail investors access to crypto and other investment opportunities.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Gustavo Chamati(Founder)inReinaldo Rabeloin
Co-investorsParallax VenturesSand Hill AngelsSoftbank Latin America FundPIPO CapitalSoftBank GroupTribe Capital
Anchorage Digital is a global cryptocurrency platform providing institutions with custody, staking, trading, governance, and settlement services, along with security infrastructure.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US
Diogo Mónica(Founder)inNathan McCauley(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzGICa16z cryptoAmplify PartnersBlockchain CapitalDelta Blockchain+28 more
ARK is a land-based aquaculture company that recreates marine environments on land to raise various organisms using controlled water, air, soil, and heat systems.
AgTechCircular EconomyClimate TechFoodTechHardwareChigasaki, JP
Takao Takenosita(Co-founder, Chief Sustainability Officer)Yoshida(Co-founder, Chief Aqua Officer)Yosuke Yoshida(Co-founder, Representative)Takenosita(Co-founder, Chief Sustainability Officer)Gishin Nakamura(Co-founder, CEO)
Co-investorsBeyond Next VenturesUntroD CapitalW Inc.
Blackrock Neurotech develops a neurotechnology platform, including brain-computer interface systems, aimed at improving patient lives and treating neurological conditions.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Florian Solzbacher(Co-Founder & CSO)inMarcus Gerhardt(Co-Founder & CEO)inThomas Thiele(CFO)in
BoardChristian Angermayer(Co-Chairman)Tim Sievers(Co-Chairman)
Co-investors2050 CapitalCatalio Capital Management, LPForepont Capital PartnersPresight CapitalWPSS Investments
Drift Resource Technologies develops bitumen extraction technology for oil sands operations, designed to reduce emissions and avoid tailings ponds.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyFort McMurray, CA
Co-investorsForesight Canada
DRIFT builds high-performance sailing vessels equipped with underwater turbines, onboard energy storage, and AI routing to harvest wind and ocean energy at sea and deliver renewable power to ports.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyBath, GB
Ben Medland(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsOctopus VenturesAlameda ResearchJump CapitalMulticoin CapitalNot3Lau CapitalQCP Capital+1 more
Drift is a decentralized trading platform on Solana that allows users to trade perpetual futures and spot markets with leverage up to 101x, earn yield on deposits, and access credit solutions.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Cindy Leow(Founder)David Lu(Founder)
Co-investorsBixin CapitalBixin VenturesEquilibrium VenturesMulticoin CapitalRobot Ventures
Eight Sleep manufactures a smart bed system called the Pod that provides personalized temperature control, elevation adjustment, and integrated sound for sleep optimization.
ConsumerHardwareIoTWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Matteo Franceschetti(CEO)inMassimo Andreasi Bassi(CTO)inAlexandra Zatarain(CMO)inAndrea Ballarini(COO)Brian Chen(Advisor)Keith Myers(Recruiting Manager)
Co-investorsAltra VentureAntiAzure Capital PartnersBlue Scorpion InvestmentsCapital B Private HoldingsComcast Ventures+73 more
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
Co-investorsShorooq PartnersFurther VenturesLaser Digital
LayerZero builds decentralized infrastructure for interoperability across blockchains and asset issuance, enabling applications and chains to connect liquidity and extend reach across ecosystems.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Bryan Pellegrino(Founder)inRaz Zarick(Founder)inCaleb Banister(Founder)Ryan Zarick(Founder)
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAndromeda CapitalBitDAOBixin CapitalBixin Ventures+36 more
Streaming service offering Black cultural content.
Woodland Hills, US
Daniel Tanjeloff(Executive Officer, Director)Nathaniel Parker(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardDavid Oyelowo(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBase Venture Management, Inc.Bronze InvestmentsFaculty GroupMaC Venture CapitalOcterra CapitalPolymorphic Capital+3 more
NEURA Robotics develops cognitive robots equipped with AI and perception capabilities that learn and collaborate with humans in physical environments.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsMetzingen, DE
David Reger(Founder)in
Co-investorsC4 VenturesGerman Startups GroupGrazia Equity GmbHHoltzbrinck VenturesHV Capitalimec.xpand+6 more
Vehicle-licensing platform that automates licence renewals for individuals and businesses in Cape Town and Gauteng.
Co-investorsDazzle AngelsAntlerBEENEXTConduit ConnectGreen Angel VenturesNB Ventures+2 more
Tether helps organizations identify and reduce operating costs by analyzing bills, meter data, and baselines to separate normal load from avoidable waste, rank fixes, and measure savings after delivery.
CleantechEnergySaaS
Co-investorsNZ Growth Capital Partners
Tether is a cryptocurrency company that issues USDT, a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar, and invests in Bitcoin mining, peer-to-peer communications, AI infrastructure, and education initiatives.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3EnergyFintech
Reeve Collins(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlexia VenturesNorrsken22
Transak provides fiat-to-crypto on-ramp and off-ramp infrastructure for wallets, apps, and platforms, offered as white-label APIs or plug-and-play widgets.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechNew York, US
Sami Start(Executive Officer, Director)inYeshu Agarwal(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investors1k(x)1kxBitDAOBR CapitalConsenSys MeshFuel Venture Capital+14 more
A regulated bank licensed by Argentina's central bank (BCRA) offering secure digital banking services with focus on account security and data protection.
FintechBuenos Aires, AR
Pierpaolo Barbieri(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpAllianz XBessemer Venture PartnersChaos VenturesMONASHEESSoftbank Latin America Fund+7 more
Whop provides APIs and embedded components for developers to integrate checkout and payment functionality into their applications without building complex infrastructure from scratch.
Developer ToolsFintechNew York, US
Steven Schwartz(Founder)inJack Sharkey(Founder)inCameron Zoub(Founder)inAndrew Mudd(Founder)in
Co-investorsA*Bain Capital VenturesMantis CapitalMotley Fool VenturesSignalFireSoma Capital+10 more
Next-generation crypto wallet with MPC-powered security and no seed phrase vulnerability
Ouriel Ohayon 🇮🇱(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlphaDriveCollider VenturesInsight PartnersSamsung NextSero Capital, LLCSpark Digital Capital
Exits · 1
1 IPOsBitdeerNASDAQ: BTDR
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesBitdeer · globenewswire.com · Sep 9, 2026
LayerZero · genfinity.io · Aug 25, 2026
NEURA Robotics · finance.yahoo.com · Jun 11, 2026
Eight Sleep · techcrunch.com · Mar 4, 2026
Zengo · prnewswire.com · Nov 20, 2025
Transak · finsmes.com · Aug 14, 2025
Bit2Me · finsmes.com · Aug 7, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Tether made?
- Tether has 26 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 18 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Tether invest at?
- Tether invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does Tether focus on?
- Tether focuses on Crypto & Web3, Fintech.
- Where is Tether located?
- Tether is headquartered in Hong Kong, HK.
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