Ben Lakoff, CFA
Angel Investor
Ben Lakoff, CFA is a seed investor focused on Blockchain and Decentralized Finance (DeFi). Entrepreneur, Founder, Investor.My background includes broad and diverse experience across various areas of corporate finance, investments, banking and strategy roles.I have developed a strong global finance experience through international assignments in the US, Brazil, Panama, Afghanistan, Southeast Asia, Czech Republic and through the awardof my Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certification.Lately I've been more involved more of an entrepreneurial capacity, helping create, scale and lead fintech startups ITF & TDAX.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Ben Lakoff, CFA invests in
Stages Ben Lakoff, CFA invests in
Countries Ben Lakoff, CFA invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $750k–$4.1M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Blockchain 4 (40%)
- Decentralized Finance (DeFi) 4 (40%)
- Cryptocurrency 3 (30%)
- FinTech 2 (20%)
- Internet 2 (20%)
Stage
- Seed 9 (90%)
- Private Equity 1 (10%)
Country
- Gibraltar 1 (10%)
- Singapore 1 (10%)
- United States 1 (10%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Rover is a liquid staking protocol on Botanix that exchanges Bitcoin for rovBTC. | $4.1M / Seed / May 20, 2025 | ||
| Neptune Protocol is a decentralized lending platform. It enhances capital efficiency by enabling customers to obtain liquidity in a secure manner. | $3.9M / Seed / Dec 10, 2024 | ||
| Magma is a decentralized liquid staking protocol built on the Monad Network, an Ethereum-compatible Layer 1 blockchain. | $3.9M / Seed / Oct 30, 2024 | ||
| Fluid Protocol is a decentralized, over-collateralized lending mechanism designed especially for Fuel Network. In order to maximize capital efficiency, Fluid offers users a safe and effective method of releasing liquidity from their collateral without having to liquidate their underlying assets. | $3.9M / Seed / Oct 23, 2024 | ||
| Soul Wallet is a smart contract wallet. | $3M / Seed / Mar 16, 2023 | ||
| Altitude is a Decentralized Finance (DeFi) protocol offering a first-of-its-kind actively managed collateralized loan, which uses the volatility of the value of the collateral to repay itself over time. | $2.1M / Seed / Jul 01, 2022 | ||
| prePO is a decentralized trading platform allowing anyone anywhere to speculate on the value of any pre‑IPO company or pre‑token project. | $2.1M / Private Equity / Mar 23, 2022 | ||
| Drops, a groundbreaking project that unlocks additional value for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) | $1.1M / Seed / May 05, 2021 | ||
| Ethereum Push Notification Service (EPNS) is a decentralized notification protocol that enables any dApps or smart contracts to send platform-agnostic, incentivized, and dynamic notifications. | $750K / Seed / Dec 08, 2020 | ||
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FAQ
What does Ben Lakoff, CFA invest in?
Ben Lakoff, CFA invests primarily in Blockchain, Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Seed and Private Equity stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Gibraltar. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Ben Lakoff, CFA invest in?
Ben Lakoff, CFA typically joins rounds of $750k–$4.1M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Ben Lakoff, CFA's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Ben Lakoff, CFA took part in.
How do I contact Ben Lakoff, CFA?
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When did Ben Lakoff, CFA last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Ben Lakoff, CFA closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 10 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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 Nov 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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