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Astera Ventures
Toronto, Canada
Astera Ventures invests in founders building decentralized, blockchain‑enabled technologies that unlock new Web3 opportunities. They seek to fund solutions that make blockchain equitable, empowering new economic models a...
Portfolio
13+
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N/A
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AUM
≈ $0.0
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Artificial IntelligenceBlockchain & Cryptocurrency
Geographic scope
North America
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Astera Ventures
Astera Ventures invests in founders building decentralized, blockchain‑enabled technologies that unlock new Web3 opportunities. They seek to fund solutions that make blockchain equitable, empowering new economic models and open systems. The firm also supports AI‑driven applications that complement the decentralized ecosystem.
Portfolio
13+
Employees
N/A
Founded
N/A
AUM
≈ $0.0
Stages
No stages listed
Industries
Artificial IntelligenceBlockchain & Cryptocurrency
Geographic scope
North America
Sources
Showing 11 of 11 matched portfolio companies
Fiat Republic provides a single API for fintech companies to integrate with a network of local banks, enabling global fiat currency payments and payouts. This platform simplifies the process of managing diverse banking relationships, allowing businesses to scale their financial operations internationally with reduced complexity.
Blessed is a digital platform that provides a Bible reading app designed to enhance users' spiritual practices through daily scripture engagement, prayer prompts, and community sharing features. The app addresses feelings of anxiety, confusion, and loneliness by offering tailored biblical content that promotes emotional well-being and strengthens personal faith.
Collar is a decentralized finance (DeFi) borrowing solution that utilizes a Prepaid Variable Forward agreement, allowing borrowers to cap their potential upside while eliminating liquidation risk. By leveraging market makers to provide collateral, Collar enables users to borrow against any asset with industry-leading loan-to-value ratios and zero counterparty risk.
Funding: $2.5M
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Funding: $2.5M
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Fun provides white‑label payment APIs that enable fintechs, crypto exchanges, and digital marketplaces to embed high‑conversion, low‑latency crypto deposit, withdrawal, and checkout flows. Its platform abstracts multi‑chain routing, compliance, and liquidity management, delivering real‑time settlement across 50+ payment methods in 100+ countries with a >99.999% success rate.
Funding: $10.0M
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Funding: $10.0M
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HelloCreator offers an AI-powered coaching tool designed to support digital creators struggling with audience engagement and revenue generation. This platform guides creators in balancing their creative passion with the business demands of content monetization. It aims to help users rediscover joy in their work by streamlining necessary but undesirable administrative tasks.
Intro is a platform that connects users with top experts across various fields for personalized advice via live video consultations. By facilitating direct access to industry leaders, Intro addresses the challenge of obtaining tailored guidance in areas such as fashion, wellness, and career development, enhancing users' decision-making and personal growth.
Funding: $25.7M
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Funding: $25.7M
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Ola provides decentralized security and cross-chain data verification services using zero-knowledge proofs to enhance the integrity and stability of Bitcoin projects. By enabling users to run nodes and participate in early-stage Bitcoin initiatives, Ola unlocks access to over $1.5 trillion in assets, facilitating sustainable earnings through diverse blockchain interactions.
Funding: $3.0M
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Funding: $3.0M
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Uses AI-driven photo analysis to automatically identify and recommend the best photos from users' devices while suggesting deletions for duplicates or low-quality images. This streamlines the photo curation process, helping users reduce clutter and easily organize, share, or create photo books with their favorite memories.
Funding: $3.5M
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Funding: $3.5M
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Ormi provides a unified Web3 data layer that combines live, historical, and AI-enriched blockchain data through its high-performance SQL engine, enabling rapid indexing and querying for complex data workloads. This platform addresses the challenges of slow data access and inefficient data pipelines, allowing businesses to optimize their blockchain applications and analytics at petabyte scale.
Shardeum is an EVM-compatible layer-1 blockchain that utilizes dynamic state sharding and a combined proof-of-stake and proof-of-quorum consensus mechanism to achieve linear scalability and low transaction fees. It enables community participation in node operation, enhancing decentralization and increasing transaction throughput while maintaining robust security.
Funding: $23.6M
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Funding: $23.6M
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Zoth operates as a stablecoin neobank infrastructure designed to facilitate onchain dollar transactions for earning, spending, and sending. The platform integrates automatic yield generation on user balances through high-quality Real-World Assets (RWAs) and diversified DeFi strategies. Users also earn on-chain rewards and real-world perks for engaging in standard financial activities like saving and spending.
Funding: $6.7M
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Funding: $6.7M
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