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Ben Lakoff, CFA

North America, California, United States, Los Angeles

Description

I am a startup operator, advisor and investor.

I have a broad background in Finance and have developed a strong global finance experience t...

Investor Profile

Ben Lakoff, CFA has backed more than 10 startups, with 4 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Singapore, Australia.
  • Strong thematic focus on Blockchain, FinTech, Cryptocurrency.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (100%)

Country Focus

  • United States (30%)
  • Singapore (10%)
  • Australia (10%)
  • Gibraltar (10%)

Industry Focus

  • Blockchain
  • Fintech
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Decentralized Finance (Defi)
  • Web3
  • Financial Services
  • Information Technology
  • Internet
  • Ethereum
  • Finance
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Who does Ben Lakoff, CFA frequently co-invest with?

Animoca Ventures
North America, Midland, Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman
Co-Investments: 4
CMS Holdings
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 4
Infinity Ventures Crypto
Asia, T'ai-pei, Taiwan, Taipei
Co-Investments: 4
Maelstrom
Asia, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Co-Investments: 4
RockTree Capital
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 4
Builder Capital
North America, Ontario, Canada, Toronto
Co-Investments: 4
Co-Investments: 4
Co-Investments: 4
Bloccelerate VC
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Co-Investments: 4
Stake Capital Group
Europe, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Co-Investments: 4

Which angels does Ben Lakoff, CFA often collaborate with?

Scott Moore
North America, Ontario, Canada, Toronto
Shared Deals: 2
AS
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
AM
North America, North Carolina, United States, Raleigh
Shared Deals: 2
LS
Europe, Malopolskie, Poland, Kraków
Shared Deals: 2
MD
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 4
JP
North America, New York, United States, Brooklyn
Shared Deals: 2
TS
North America, North Carolina, United States, Chapel Hill
Shared Deals: 2
Mike Silagadze
North America, Ontario, Canada, Toronto
Shared Deals: 4
KT
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 4
Aniket Jindal
Asia, Delhi, India
Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by Ben Lakoff, CFA?

Rover is a liquid staking protocol on Botanix that exchanges Bitcoin for rovBTC.

CryptocurrencyDecentralized Finance (DeFi)Web3
SeedMay 20, 2025
Amount Raised: $4,100,000

Neptune Protocol is a decentralized lending platform.

Decentralized Finance (DeFi)FinanceSecurity
SeedDec 10, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,900,000

Magma is a decentralized liquid staking protocol built on the Monad Network, an Ethereum-compatible Layer 1 blockchain.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyDecentralized Finance (DeFi)
SeedOct 30, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,900,000

Fluid Protocol is an over-collateralized, decentralized borrowing mechanism designed exclusively for Fuel Network.

ConsultingFinTechInformation Technology
SeedOct 23, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,900,000
Soul Wallet

Santa Monica, California, United States

Soul Wallet is a smart contract wallet.

EthereumFinTechPaymentsSmart Contracts
SeedMar 16, 2023
Amount Raised: $3,000,000
Altitude

Gibraltar, Gibraltar, Gibraltar

Altitude is a Decentralized Finance (DeFi) protocol offering a first-of-its-kind actively managed collateralized loan.

BlockchainDecentralized Finance (DeFi)Financial Services
SeedJun 1, 2022
Amount Raised: $2,100,000
prePO

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

prePO is a decentralized pre-IPO and pre-token trading platform.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyEthereumFinancial ServicesFinTechInternetPrediction MarketsSoftware
SeedMar 23, 2022
Amount Raised: $2,100,000
reNFT

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

reNFT is a rental protocol that enables lending and borrowing of NFTs.

GamingMarketplacePeer to PeerWeb3
SeedOct 9, 2021
Amount Raised: $1,500,000
Drops

San Francisco, California, United States

Drops, a groundbreaking project that unlocks additional value for non-fungible tokens (NFTs)

CryptocurrencyDigital EntertainmentFinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechNon-Fungible Token (NFT)Peer to Peer
SeedMay 5, 2021
Amount Raised: $1,092,702
Push Protocol

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Push Protocol formerly known as EPNS (Ethereum Push Notification Services) is a decentralized communication protocol

BlockchainInformation TechnologyInternetMessagingWeb3
SeedDec 8, 2020
Amount Raised: $1,410,000

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