# Ausum Ventures

> Ausum Ventures is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Software and Blockchain. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ausum-ventures/?originalSubdomain=pt
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ausumventures
- Website: https://www.ausum.vc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ausumvc/

Ausum Ventures is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Software and Blockchain. Investing in blockchain technology as an instrument of social change is a bold strategy. It is a paradigm that empowers entrepreneurs and fuels technologies, not for the world that we live in today, but for one that enables a better tomorrow. ​ At Ausum, we have embarked on an ambitious journey towards financial and social inclusion by harnessingWeb3. The decentralization of the internet will change how we organize intelligence (both human and machine) and capital globally.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 33% |
| Blockchain | 3 | 33% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 33% |
| FinTech | 2 | 22% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 22% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 22% |
| Series A | 2 | 22% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 11% |
| Initial Coin Offering | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 67% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bá Minuzzi | Cofounder and General Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/b%C3%A1-minuzzi |
| Bá Minuzzi | Cofounder and General Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barbara-kunde-minuzzi |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Syncfy | Syncfy, a subsidiary of Paybook, is Latin America’s leading open finance platform. Through a single API, Syncfy allows customers to access data from 125+ different financial institutions and service providers across 15+ countries in Latin America and internationally. Syncfy also offers an all-in-one solution that enables customers to acceptmultiple payment methods, including crypto, within their app or platform. | $10M | Seed | Dec 06, 2022 |  |
| Proof of Impact | Proof of Impact (POI) is the leading B2B SaaS ESG and Impact Data Intelligence Platform. The company incorporates a micro-services architecture to collect, visualize, and analyze ESG and impact data. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. | $2.3M | Seed | Dec 15, 2021 |  |
| Proof of Impact | Proof of Impact (POI) is the leading B2B SaaS ESG and Impact Data Intelligence Platform. The company incorporates a micro-services architecture to collect, visualize, and analyze ESG and impact data. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. |  | Pre-Seed | Dec 11, 2019 |  |
| MyCrypto | MyCrypto is an open-source, client-side tool for generating ether wallets, handling ERC-20 tokens, and interacting with the blockchain more easily. The company is founded on 2017 and is based in Redondo Beach, California. | $4M | Series A | Aug 30, 2018 |  |
| Vantage Point | Vantage Point operates as a workforce learning and professional development company. It develops technology platforms that deliver immersive and interactive learning experiences for employees. The company focuses on improving workplace skills and fostering understanding through human-centered training programs. Its solutions support professionaldevelopment and organizational learning initiatives. It uses interactive technology to structure learning, track progress, and facilitate skill acquisition. | $1.4M | Seed | Aug 15, 2018 |  |
| Vantage Point | Vantage Point operates as a workforce learning and professional development company. It develops technology platforms that deliver immersive and interactive learning experiences for employees. The company focuses on improving workplace skills and fostering understanding through human-centered training programs. Its solutions support professionaldevelopment and organizational learning initiatives. It uses interactive technology to structure learning, track progress, and facilitate skill acquisition. | $1.4M | Pre-Seed | Aug 15, 2018 |  |
| Codex Protocol | Codex is the decentralized title registry for the $2 trillion arts & collectibles (“A&C”) ecosystem, which includes art, fine wine, collectible cars, antiques, decorative arts, coins, watches, jewelry, and more. Powered by the BidDex native token, the Codex Protocol is open source, allowing third party players in the A&C ecosystem tobuild applications and utilize the title system. Codex’s landmark application, Biddable, is a title-escrow system built on the Codex protocol, which solves long-standing challenges in auctions: non-performing bidders, lack of privacy, and bidder access. |  | Initial Coin Offering | Jul 20, 2018 |  |
| Oasis Labs | Oasis Labs is a privacy-first cloud computing platform on blockchain technology. They are building a new computing platform that enables cloud-scale, real-world applications with decentralized trust and privacy protection; in short, a privacy-first, high-performance cloud computing platform on blockchain. | $45M | Series A | Jul 09, 2018 |  |
| Finova Financial | Finova Financial is a socially responsible lender that provides fast affordable loans based on the equity in your car, to the 70 million financially underserved Americans that spend $138 billion in fees and interest annually. Finova’s Car Equity Line of Credit (C-LOC) costs 70% less than the current national average, provides instant access tocapital, and a 12-month pathway back to financial health, online, mobile, anywhere, 24/7.Finova clients benefit from the ability to complete the loan process online, instant approval decisions and same day cash funding. The Finova client portal provides personalized access to our financial dashboard allowing real time management of your financial health. Payments can be made from the convenience of any computer or mobile device and at 32,000 US retail locations. Successful payment history provides declining rates, the opportunity to establish and build credit, along with access to additional funds on demand.Finova provides an immediate solution to our clients’ credit needs, the ability to monitor their progress in real time, which when coupled with Finova’s ongoing financial education provides a pathway to improved economic health.The Finova C-LOC is the first of many digital financial service products we will launch to address the unfulfilled needs of financially underserved Americans. At Finova we are in the business of relationships, not transactions. Our clients tell us Finova is the first positive relationship they have with any financial services provider. This is our passion and what drives us forward. |  |  | Apr 20, 2018 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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- [MaC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mac-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Ausum Ventures invest in?

Ausum Ventures invests primarily in Software, Blockchain and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Ausum Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Ausum Ventures?

The team at Ausum Ventures includes Bá Minuzzi (Cofounder and General Partner) and Bá Minuzzi (Cofounder and General Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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