Tether
Hong Kong · Seed–Late Stage · 5 people tracked
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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₮.
Team · 5 people
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Tether went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 17 of 20 portfolio companiesFintech ×12Crypto & Web3 ×10Data & Infrastructure ×3Climate Tech ×2Developer Tools ×2Enterprise Software ×2Hardware ×2AgTech ×1
HQs:United States×4Mexico×2Argentina×1Brazil×1Canada×1Germany×1
Investments · 20 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 92025 · 42024 · 114 dated
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(CEO and Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsBBVAInvestcorpStratMindsCardanoTelefónica Ventures
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
Co-investorsPresto Ventures
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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-investorsCoinbase VenturesParaFi CapitalRaptor GroupValor Capital GroupWhite Star CapitalHashed
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(Co-Founder and President)inNathan McCauley(CEO and Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzGICa16z cryptoAmplify PartnersBlockchain CapitalDelta Blockchain+13 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-investorsUntroD Capital
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 Partners
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
Co-investorsBixin CapitalBixin VenturesEquilibrium VenturesMulticoin CapitalRobot Ventures
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 & CEO)inRaz Zarick(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAndromeda CapitalBitDAOBixin CapitalBixin Ventures+30 more
Streaming service offering Black cultural content.
Co-investorsBase Venture Management, Inc.Bronze InvestmentsMaC Venture CapitalPolymorphic CapitalBlack OperatorFaculty Group+2 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(CEO and Founder)in
Co-investorsGerman Startups GroupGrazia Equity GmbHHoltzbrinck VenturesHV CapitalPRIMEPULSE SEQualcomm Ventures+5 more
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+13 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+4 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)in
Co-investorsA*Bain Capital VenturesMantis CapitalMotley Fool VenturesBow CapitalInsight Partners
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
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesArk · nwahomepage.com · Sep 11, 2026
Linka · mining.com.au · Sep 10, 2026
LayerZero · genfinity.io · Aug 25, 2026
Blackrock Neurotech · neurotechreports.com · Aug 20, 2026
KAIO · coindesk.com · Jul 23, 2026
Ualá · pluang.com · Jul 16, 2026
Anchorage · cryptobriefing.com · Jul 14, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Tether made?
- Tether has 20 tracked investments, including 13 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Tether invest at?
- Tether invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Tether's typical check size?
- Tether typically writes checks of $1.5M – $775M.
- 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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