// founders

Built by people who understand the problem firsthand.

// about

We partner with founders who have earned their perspective the hard way — operators, researchers, and practitioners solving problems they lived before they started a company to fix them.

// Portfolio Founders

Meet some of the visionary founders we proudly support

From first cheque through initial public offering, 
our relationships are measured in decades, not quarters.

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Jan

Moellmann
Leonardo
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Luis
Carchi
ShieldPay
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Zain

Zaidi
TransCrypts
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Daryl

Hok
Seashell
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Joe

Pak
amber Technologies
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Andreas

Canel
northbound

Jan Moellmann

Founder & CEO, Leonardo.Impact

Leonardo.Impact builds AI-powered software that improves the collection of impact data 
for institutional investors, corporations 
and financial institutions.

Luis Carchi

Founder, ShieldPay

ShieldPay is a stablecoin-based payment platform helping small and medium-sized enterprises move money across borders faster, and in full regulatory compliance.

Zain Zaidi

Founder, TransCrypts Solutions

TransCrypts is a software-as-a-service platform that uses artificial intelligence 
and consumer data to securely issue, verify and manage personal information.

Daryl Hok

Founder, Seashell Financial

Seashell Financial is a decentralized finance platform offering compliance-focused financial products designed to bring 
the benefits of crypto to a consumer

Vishwas Bhushan & Shanu Joshi

Co-founders, LYNC

LYNC is a mobile-centric roll-up solution
 to onboard the next billion smartphone users onchain and to give developers the mobile tools and applications for web3.

Joe Pak

Founder, Amber Technologies

Amber Technologies is a digital marketplace that helps EV owners access after-sales care and financial products, accelerating EV adoption and support services.

Henry Yoshida

Founder, Rocket Dollar

Rocket Dollar is a fintech company that helps consumers and investors easily self-manage their IRA and 401(k) retirement accounts 
with greater flexibility and control.

Chris Lustrino

Founder, KingsCrowd

KingsCrowd is a vertical SaaS platform 
giving retail investors digital access 
to institutional-grade private-market analytics, insights and financial products.

Jorge Caballero

Founder, Pathbooks

Pathbooks is a SaaS technology company equipping schools with a digital operating system of e-books and reading tools 
that reach thousands of students.

Kelley Cambry

Founder, Blue Studios Labs

Blue Studios Labs is a technology and digital entertainment company creating next-generation family experiences across education, fintech, gaming, and media. Its ecosystem includes STEM learning, interactive content, and fintech tools for children and families.

Andreas Canel

Co-Founders, Northbound

Northbound is an Al-powered logistics platform optimizing global supply chains and container operations. The company hips importers and operators improve visibility, reduce demurrage costs, and automate logistics workflows through intelligent technology.

// What We Look For

Three qualities define the founders we back.

// 01

Technical depth

An earned, unfakeable understanding of the problem — gained through years of practice, research, or operating experience close to the ground truth.

// 02

Product conviction

A sharp, opinionated sense of what to build and what to ignore, and the discipline to hold that line through the chaos of early company-building.

// 03

Capital discipline

An institutional instinct for capital — raising only what is needed, deploying it toward durable compounding, and running the company as a long-term enterprise.