Amnis Ventures is a private investment company established in 2013 that focuses on high growth technology, fintech, and energy enterprises.
Portfolio
3
companies
Qredo
Decentralized digital asset management infrastructure for institutional crypto trading.
Archax
Archax operates a regulated digital asset exchange, brokerage and custodian for institutional investors.
CloseCross
CloseCross develops a multi-party decentralised derivatives trading platform.
Manuel Silva III
President
The seed round was led by a diverse group including G1, Gumi Cryptos, Maven 11, Spartan Group, 1kx, and Kenetic.
"The next generation of DeFi players will be institutions that actively look for ways to enter the crypto market in a secure and compliant manner without sacrificing their ability to respond to economic opportunities, "
The seed round drew backing from a group of digital and blockchain focused venture firms, including Alameda Research and CoinFund.
"Getting our FCA regulation in place and building the exchange platform were huge first milestones for us. But we obviously also needed the funding in place to meet our regulatory capital requirements to launch. To successfully close our seed raise, and beat our target in the process, was amazing – even more so when you consider the calibre of the VCs who have invested in us."
Amnis Ventures backed the London fintech to support platform development and expand market access.
"The vast majority of people are prevented from participating in the global derivatives trading market through a combination of cost and complexity. The support of Amnis Ventures brings us one step closer towards realising our vision of a valid, fair, and transparent alternative to the current derivatives market, and proves crucial to the continued development of the CloseCross platform and our ongoing efforts to get it into the hands of as many people and partners as possible."