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Crypto Investments by Illuminate Financial
Total Investments12
Infrastructure2
Trading2
Web31
Payments1
Zero Knowledge Industry1
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| Name | Round | Category | Description | Lead Investor | Chains | Other Investors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karta | Jun 16, 2026 | $15m | Series A | Payments | Karta offers a U.S.-issued premium charge card for global travelers and international clients, with WhatsApp-based card management and concierge support | Galaxy Digital | Illuminate Financial, Canary, Clocktower Technology Ventures | ||
| Crossover Markets | Mar 4, 2026 | $31m | Series B | Trading | Crossover Markets is a digital asset trading technology firm providing institutional liquidity infrastructure for crypto spot and derivatives markets. Its ECN, CROSSx, separates execution from custody and brokerage, allowing institutions to select their own credit counterparties without the platform holding client funds | Tradeweb | $200m | DRW Venture Capital, Ripple Labs, Virtual Financial, Illuminate Financial, Wintermute Ventures, XTX Markets | |
| Terminal 3 | Apr 29, 2025 | $8m | Seed | Zero Knowledge Industry | a Hong Kong-based Web3 startup using zero-knowledge cryptography and blockchain to create decentralized identity and data privacy tools for enterprises, focusing on secure user data storage and compliance with global regulations | Illuminate Financial, Titan Fund | IDG Blockchain, 500 Global, Animoca Brands, BlackPine, Progession Fund, ConsenSys Mesh, Cherubic Ventures, Hard Yaka | ||
| Notabene | Nov 12, 2024 | $14.5m | Series B | Infrastructure | Crypto AML specialist | DRW Venture Capital | Y Combinator, CMT Digital, Jump Capital, Wintermute Ventures, ParaFi Capital, Apollo Capital, Nextblock, F Prime, Green Visor Capital, Illuminate Financial, Signature Ventures | ||
| SendBlocks | Jul 2, 2024 | $8.2m | Seed | Infrastructure | blockchain data management | Castle Island Ventures | Pitango, Illuminate Financial, Laser Digital, StarkWare | ||
| Crossover Markets | Jun 26, 2024 | $12m | Series A | Trading | execution-only trading platform for crypto | Illuminate Financial, DRW Venture Capital | |||
| Pontoro | Sep 26, 2023 | $4.6m | Seed | Web3 | a Mountain View, CA-based financial technology company creating a proprietary and structurally differentiated platform | Ulu Ventures | Illuminate Financial, Nevcaut Ventures, W11 Capital | ||
| Kiln | Nov 28, 2022 | $17.6m | Series A | Staking as a Service | Illuminate Financial | ConsenSys Ventures, GSR, Kraken Ventures, LeadBlock Partners, Sparkle Ventures, XBTO Ventures, 3KVC, SV Angel, Alven, Blue Yard Capital | |||
| Fordefi | Nov 8, 2022 | $18m | Seed | Institutional MPC wallet & security platform | Lightspeed Venture Partners | Electric Capital, Alameda Research, Jump Crypto, Castle Island Ventures, Pantera Capital, Illuminate Financial, Paypal Alumni Fund, Nima Capital, DCG, DeFiance Capital, StarkWare | |||
| Pontoro | Dec 6, 2021 | $6.2m | Seed | Creating new access, liquidity, and data for private assets | Ulu Ventures | A100x, Adit Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Bloccelerate, Fin Capital, Illuminate Financial, KD Ventures, Neva SGR, Nevcaut Ventures, Quest Venture Partners, Viking Maccabee Ventures | |||
| Notabene | Nov 8, 2021 | $10.2m | Series A | Notabene helps businesses perform crypto transactions that are regulatory compliant. | Bitso, BlockFi, Castle Island Ventures, Charles Delingpole, F-Prime Capital, Fenbushi Capital, Gemini Frontier Fund, Green Visor Capital, Illuminate Financial, Jump Capital, CMT Digital | ||||
| Talos | May 27, 2021 | $40m | Series A | Talos is an end-to-end crypto trading platform that provides digital asset trading technology for lenders, brokers, and investors. | a16z, Autonomous Partners, Castle Island Ventures, Elefund, Galaxy Digital, Illuminate Financial, Initialized Capital, Notation Capital, PayPal Ventures, Steadfast Capital |
