# Ayesha Kiani

> Ayesha Kiani is a seed investor at NYU Tandon School of Engineering backing Bitcoin. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [NYU Tandon School of Engineering](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nyu-tandon-school-of-engineering)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayeshakiani
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/AyeshKiani
- Website: https://x.com/AyeshKiani

Ayesha Kiani is a seed investor at NYU Tandon School of Engineering in New York focused on Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency. Ayesha Kiani is the Chief Operating Officer at LedgerPrime.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 100% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Domination Finance | Domination Finance is a developer of a non-custodial financial instrument for traders. Its platform is an ethereum app built on the UMA protocol that allows users to long or short Bitcoin Dominance and enables trading in the cryptocurrency market. | $3.2M | Seed | Sep 15, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AU21 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/au21-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CoinGecko](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coingecko) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dragonfly Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dragonfly-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GSR](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gsr) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HiggsBoson Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/higgsboson-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HTX](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/huobi) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About NYU Tandon School of Engineering

VC Fund · Brooklyn, United States

New York’s Polytechnic Institute is a comprehensive school of engineering, technology, applied sciences and research located in downtown Brooklyn, New York.With 11 academic departments and 156 years of tradition, NYU-Poly prides itself on its racial and ethnic diversity and student-to-teacher ratio. Undergraduate students can choose from one ofthe following academic programs that NYU-Poly has to offer: * Applied Physics * Chemical and Biological Engineering * Chemical and Biological Sciences * Civil Engineering * Computer Science and Engineering * Electrical and Computer Engineering * Finance and Risk Engineering * Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering * Technology ManagementNYU-Poly has an admissions checklist for students to ensure that they have everything they need when they apply. When applying to this school, students should have the following items prepared: completed application, official transcript, standardized test scores (SAT, ACT or TOEFL), personal essay, two letters of recommendation, and an application fee.The application fee differs for domestic and international students, so students should check the amount they need to pay before submitting their application.Financial aid is available for students who qualify. In order to qualify for financial aid, students must complete their FAFSA each year.Students can have a unique college life by taking advantage of this school’s study abroad program, which gives students a chance to experience and learn about other cultures and perspectives.

5 contacts available at NYU Tandon School of Engineering.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ali Nazari | Adjunct Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ali-nazari |
| Ayesha Kiani | Adjunct Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ayesha-kiani-4a3d |
| Beth Noveck | Jerry M. Hultin Global Network Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beth-noveck |
| Danya Glabau | Visiting Industry Assistant Professor, Interim Director of Science and Technology Studies | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danya-glabau |
| John Falcocchio | Professor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-falcocchio |

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## FAQ

### What does Ayesha Kiani invest in?

Ayesha Kiani invests primarily in Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ayesha Kiani last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ayesha Kiani closed in Sep 2021. Shizune tracks 1 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?

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