Sky9 Capital

Investing, building, and validating the frontier of deep tech and Web3 Stake Capital Group is not just an investment firm; we are builders, operators, and pioneers in the convergence of blockchain, AI, cryptography, and advanced computing. We invest in category-defining projects, architect decentralized systems, and validate the networks that will power the next era of global infrastructure. What we do We deploy capital, build protocols, and secure networks that shape the future of finance, governance, and computation. Our expertise spans across: Investing: We back visionary founders at the intersection of Web3, deep tech, and AI. We don’t follow trends; we set them. Building: We create and incubate next-gen protocols that merge blockchain, zero-knowledge cryptography, AI, and homomorphic encryption. This is the foundation of the new digital economy. Validating: We secure and optimize blockchain networks, ensuring the resilience and decentralization necessary for a trustless world. The future is deep tech x Web3 Blockchain is no longer just about finance; it’s becoming the foundational governance and value layer for frontier technologies. From AI models governed on-chain to encrypted compute and sovereign digital identities, the next evolution of technology is trustless, composable, and decentralized. This is the infrastructure shift of the century, and we’re building at the core of it.

Giakaa Capital focuses on blockchain startups enhancing digital public infrastructure. Our experienced team offers strategic support to streamline your journey and boost growth, helping you advance your digital vision. We respect that every founder will have their own unique journey. We’re here to help you explore your own path. We’re different in that weInvest with permanent capital, which means we have a long-term horizon time in our founder support Have experience building fintech/crypto businesses on six continents, with unique insights on both scaling global organisations and hyperlocalising them, often in very difficult markets Have access to an incredible broad global network in financial services, fintech and crypto, across everything from talent and investors to regulators and banks Our investor community210 investor partners across the globe 43 countries across emerging and developed markets 23% female Investors and/or led funds What we look for Our firm is dedicated to investing in companies that are shaping a more equitable and accessible digital public infrastructure globally. We focus on firms that are modernizing existing infrastructures as well as those that are pioneering new digital solutions in sectors like public data management and secure digital identities. Our mission is to champion innovators who are building the foundations of a more open and fair digital ecosystem, ensuring it is accessible to all. When to approach us We like to be early investors in your business, even if you are pre-product or pre-revenue. If you're confident in your concept and have started validating your idea, we'd love to learn about you. Typically, we'd like to see a prototype alongside a roadmap illustrating your approach. If you have a lead investor, we can move quickly to match your timeline. What we look for We are a global investor capitalising on Giakaa Capital operating and investing experience across 6 continents. We invest in both emerging and developed markets.

At Coinbase, we’re committed to creating an open financial system for the world. We can’t do it alone, and we’re eagerly rooting for the brightest minds in the crypto ecosystem to build empowering products for everyone. We provide financing to promising early stage companies that have the teams and ideas that can move the space forward in a positive, meaningful way. We’re taking a long term view of the space, and we believe that multiple approaches are healthy and good. Our goal is simply to help the most compelling companies in the space flourish

Sunicon Ventures is an early-stage fund fueled by over three decades of investment prowess, we're dedicated to propelling groundbreaking startups across various sectors. From Blockchain and AI/ML to Consumer, Healthcare, Ed-Tech, and Fin-Tech, we're passionate about nurturing game-changing ideas that revolutionize industries. We actively seek out visionary founders who dare to push boundaries, think globally, and bring forth innovative concepts. If you're one of these trailblazers, we're here to support your journey to global success. Got an ingenious idea to share? We're all ears! Let's innovate together and shape the future!

Luno Expeditions is a global early-stage investor that supports the top fintech and crypto founders on their journeys to build the next generation of financial services. We are successful fintech founders ourselves, have access to an unrivalled global fintech network, we move fast and invest with permanent capital which means we can truly support founders over the long term. Why we’re here We believe that the existing financial system is no longer fit for purpose, and that there is an opportunity to completely reinvent the way money works. This in turn will have an enormous, positive impact on billions of people’s lives. But there is a lot to do, and we can’t do it ourselves. We realise there are many exceptional founders from all over the world, all on different journeys but ultimately working towards the same end goal: To help build this new, better financial system. And we're here to support you on your journey. Why us As fintech founders and operators, we’ve shared a similar journey, and we know just how hard it gets. So everything we do is to make sure that the journey is lighter for you: We like to move fast, let the founders get on with it without us interfering, and help when we’re asked. We are different in that we: invest with permanent capital, which means we can truly support founders in the long run, without any interference from other investors have experience building fintech/crypto businesses on five continents and many countries, with unique insights on both scaling global organisations and hyperlocalising them, often in very difficult markets have access to an incredibly broad global network in financial services, fintech and crypto, across everything from talent and investors to regulators and banks Who we invest in Who: We back ambitious founders, wanting to disrupt all of or some specific segment of financial services Stage: We focus on the early stage and typically invest in pre-seed and seed rounds Geographies: We are a global investor capitalising on Luno’s experience across 5 continents. We invest in both emerging and developed markets. Sectors: We look at companies across the finance, metaverse, blockchain infrastructure and web3 spaces

Our existing financial system is archaic.. Novel tech stacks have enabled a new form of markets... We bridge Wall Street's top capital allocators to digital finance. We back exceptional teams engineering the next generation of financial markets. We invest in teams building at the intersection of blockchain technology, financial markets, and data at the earliest stages. The digital finance shift is creating billions in economic value via reduced inefficiencies and the creation of new markets. Our firm is solely focused on this evolution.