# Adaverse

> Adaverse is a VC fund in Lagos backing Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Financial Services. See 58 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lagos, Nigeria
- Total investments: 58
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 36%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/adaverse/
- Website: https://www.adaverse.co/

Adaverse is a Cardano Ecosystem Accelerator that aggregates entrepreneurs, strategists and mentors building its most robust foundation.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 15 | 26% |
| Cryptocurrency | 9 | 16% |
| Financial Services | 9 | 16% |
| FinTech | 5 | 9% |
| Web3 | 4 | 7% |

52 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 20 | 34% |
| Pre-Seed | 11 | 19% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 7% |
| Series A | 1 | 2% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nigeria | 6 | 10% |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | 10% |
| United States | 6 | 10% |
| Kenya | 2 | 3% |
| Singapore | 2 | 3% |

13 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AI Pay with Crypto | AI Pay with Crypto is an AI-native financial infrastructure built for the emerging agent economy.APC enables autonomous AI agents to execute payments, settle transactions using programmable stablecoins, and connect directly to real-world merchant networks through QR codes, POS terminals, and other payment channels | $10M | Seed | Jun 11, 2026 |  |
| Takadao | Takadao provides Shariah-compliant insurance alternatives. It operates on blockchain and offers products like Takaturn and Takasure. | $1.5M | Seed | Nov 12, 2025 |  |
| cNGN | cNGN is the first regulated stablecoin, created to enhance capital market and financial activities in the digital era. |  | Seed | Sep 16, 2025 |  |
| Grintafy Technologies | Grintafy Technologies is operates a talent discovery platform for amateur footballers. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 04, 2024 |  |
| Tharawat Green Exchange | Tharawat Green Exchange is an innovative startup that uses Web3 technology to promote environmental sustainability. Its objective is to enhance the green economy with blockchain technology. | $450K | Pre-Seed | Oct 28, 2024 |  |
| UniLive | UniLive is a Web3 live broadcast platform that allows users to create short videos and creative content for global social and entertainment interaction. |  | Seed | Oct 24, 2024 |  |
| UmrahCash | UmrahCash is focused on providing pilgrims with easier access to Saudi Riyals and allowing them to make payments in their home countries. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Sep 16, 2024 |  |
| Mithu | mithu is an aggregated and gamified loyalty program powered by web3 that connects customers to earn and save more from their favourite stores, Founded in 2024, mithu is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | $500K | Pre-Seed | Aug 16, 2024 |  |
| Nuqtah NFT | Pioneering NFT's in the Saudi Arabia with Nuqtah's NFT creative marketplace, with a goal to value the creative economy at the pedestal it should be at. |  | Seed | Jun 26, 2024 |  |
| 0XVM | 0xVM is a Infrastructure of rollup L2s in Bitcoin. And it's an EVM-compatible execution layer on Bitcoin. It brings Bitcoin to the next level by enabling Turing-complete smart contracts. 0xVM operates directly within Bitcoin's consensus layer, integrating an execution layer and a data consistency layer. By offering a platform forprogrammability on Bitcoin, 0xVM resonates with the BTC community's vision and principles and offers a scaling approach that enhances Bitcoin's utility while retaining its integrity. | $5.2M |  | Mar 01, 2024 |  |

10 of 58 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [EMURGO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emurgo) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Tekedia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tekedia-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Everest Ventures Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everest-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Kepple Africa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kepple-africa-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Launch Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launch-africa) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Adaverse invest in?

Adaverse invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 58 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Adaverse last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Adaverse closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 58 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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