# Ben Lakoff, CFA

> Ben Lakoff, CFA is a seed investor at B Hub Prague backing Blockchain. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [B Hub Prague](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchain-hub-prague)
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benlakoff/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/benlakoff
- Website: http://benlakoff.com

Ben Lakoff, CFA is a seed investor at B Hub Prague 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.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.1M–$4.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 4 | 40% |
| Decentralized Finance (DeFi) | 4 | 40% |
| Cryptocurrency | 3 | 30% |
| FinTech | 2 | 20% |
| Internet | 2 | 20% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 90% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 10% |
| Singapore | 1 | 10% |
| United States | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rover | Rover is a liquid staking protocol on Botanix that exchanges Bitcoin for rovBTC. | $4.1M | Seed | May 20, 2025 |  |
| Neptune Protocol | 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 | 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 | 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 | Soul Wallet is a smart contract wallet. | $3M | Seed | Mar 16, 2023 |  |
| Altitude | 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 | 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 |  |
| prePO | 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 | Seed | Mar 23, 2022 |  |
| Drops | Drops, a groundbreaking project that unlocks additional value for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) | $1.1M | Seed | May 05, 2021 |  |
| Push Protocol | 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. | $1.4M | Seed | Dec 08, 2020 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Animoca Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Bloccelerate VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bloccelerate) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Builder Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/builder-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [CMS Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cms-holdings) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [IVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/infinity-ventures-crypto) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Maelstrom](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maelstrom) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

## About B Hub Prague

VC Fund

A shared office and incubator proagram for early stage startups to synergize and succeed.

3 contacts available at B Hub Prague.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ben Lakoff, CFA | Director of Finance | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-lakoff |
| Denisa Matsche | UX Consultant | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/denisa-matsche |
| Tom Counsell | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-counsell |

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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 is Ben Lakoff, CFA's check size?

Ben Lakoff, CFA typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$4.1M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ben Lakoff, CFA participates in.

### 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.

### 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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