# BENQI Finance

> BENQI Finance is a VC fund in Newark backing Art and FinTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Newark, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/benqi
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/BenqiFinance
- Website: https://benqi.fi

BENQI Finance is a VC fund in Newark focused on Art and FinTech. BENQi is built on Avalanche combining elements of defi and tradfi to create a liquidity protocol. BENQi aims to bridge Ethereum, Polkadot, and Binance Smart Chain through Avalanche's subnets by becoming a cross-chain defi.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Art | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 50% |
| Trading Platform | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dan Mgbor | Co-founder and CEO | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lost Worlds | A location based NFT platform and marketplace | $2.2M | Seed | Mar 01, 2022 |  |
| Dexalot | Dexalot operates a trading platform that brings a viable decentralized exchange. Its platform creates an inclusive trading environment that can rival centralized exchanges, enabling people to trade at low fee rates to maximize their returns. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in St. Petersburg, Florida. | $7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 17, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Colony Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colony-lab) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [IconPlus Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iconplus-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Maven Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maven-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Muhabbit Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/muhabbit-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Avalaunch](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avalaunch-9633) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AVentures Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aventures-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does BENQI Finance invest in?

BENQI Finance invests primarily in Art, FinTech and Software startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 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 BENQI Finance?

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### Who are the partners at BENQI Finance?

The team at BENQI Finance includes Dan Mgbor (Co-founder and CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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