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Aave

Europe, England, United Kingdom, London

Description

Aave is an open source non-custodial protocol on Ethereum for decentralized lending and borrowing.

Investor Profile

Aave has backed more than 5 startups, with 1 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 1 rounds, about 20% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Series Unknown, Pre Seed, Seed rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in South Korea, United States, France.
  • Strong thematic focus on Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Finance.

Stage Focus

  • Series Unknown (20%)
  • Pre Seed (20%)
  • Seed (20%)
  • Grant (20%)
  • Series A (20%)

Country Focus

  • South Korea (20%)
  • United States (20%)
  • France (20%)
  • Spain (20%)
  • United Arab Emirates (20%)

Industry Focus

  • Blockchain
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Finance
  • Information Technology
  • Smart Contracts
  • Accounting
  • Fintech
  • Payments
  • Communities
  • Marketing
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Who does Aave frequently co-invest with?

SoftBank
Asia, Chiba, Japan, Minato
Co-Investments: 1
Hashed
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
UOB Venture
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 1
Soma Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
LV
Asia, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Co-Investments: 1
Co-Investments: 1
Orange DAO
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Atka Capital
Europe, Ile-de-France, France, Paris
Co-Investments: 1
Signum Capital
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 1
Ligature VC
North America, Colorado, United States, Boulder
Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Aave often collaborate with?

RL
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
SK
North America, Nevada, United States, Las Vegas
Shared Deals: 1
TC
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
FM
Europe, Portugal
Shared Deals: 1
SK
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 1
ME
Europe, Zurich, Switzerland, Zürich
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Aave?

Symbiotic

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Symbiotic is a generalized shared security system enabling decentralized networks to bootstrap powerful, fully sovereign ecosystems.

BlockchainFinancial ServicesNetwork Security
Series AApr 23, 2025
Amount Raised: $29,000,000
Fantom Foundation

Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea

Fantom Foundation is a smart contract platform for digital assets and dApps.

BlockchainInformation TechnologySmart Contracts
Series UnknownMay 24, 2024
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
Kairos Loan

Sury-ès-bois, Centre, France

Kairos Loan is a lending protocol allowing you to borrow instantly using an NFT as collateral and with the best rates on the market.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyFinance
SeedMay 22, 2023
Amount Raised: $1,000,000
Tookey.io

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Collaborative Marketing Platform & DAO | Web3 Growth: Collaborative. Cost-Effective. Connected. Powered by Tookey.io

BlockchainCommunitiesCryptocurrencyMarketingSoftwareWeb3
GrantJan 15, 2023
Amount Raised: $20,000
Acctual

New York, New York, United States

AP / AR for fiat and digital assets

AccountingCryptocurrencyFinanceFinTechPayments
Pre SeedMar 5, 2022

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