# Bitstamp by Robinhood

> Bitstamp by Robinhood is a VC fund backing Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/bitstamp/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/Bitstamp
- Website: http://www.bitstamp.net/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Bitstamp/

Bitstamp by Robinhood is a VC fund in London focused on Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin. Bitstamp owns and operates a digital currency marketplace that allows companies and individuals from all around the world to buy and sell bitcoin, litecoin, ethereum, ripple, and bitcoin cash. Damijan Merlak and Nejc Kodric founded Bitstamp in 2011. It has its headquarters in London in the United Kingdom with additional offices in Luxembourg andBerkeley in California.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 67% |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Computer | 1 | 33% |
| Hardware | 1 | 33% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Slovenia | 1 | 33% |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bob Zagotta | CEO - Bitstamp USA | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-zagotta |
| Edward Kemp | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edward-kemp |
| Michel Leyers | Chief Compliance Officer, EU | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michel-leyers |
| Nejc Kodric | Co-Founder & CEO | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nejc-kodric |
| Polona Bastar | Project Manager Business Development | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/polona-b-bastar |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Thalex | Thalex is a crypto-native derivatives trading platform with a focus on options and futures. | $7.6M | Series A | Jul 07, 2022 |  |
| Figment | Figment offers institutional-grade staking solutions for established and emerging Proof-of-Stake protocols, allowing users to earn rewards and secure digital assets. The company provides resources for staking with protocols like Ethereum, Solana, and Polkadot, featuring security and validator performance monitoring. Figment delivers staking APIs,rewards reporting tools, and on-chain data sets for asset managers and exchanges. | $110M | Series C | Dec 20, 2021 |  |
| Koto Labs | Koto is a family of small, stylish and connected sensors that help you understand how every room in your home or office is affecting your health, comfort and productivity.Koto is the evolution of CubeSensors, an award-winning hardware startup from the heart of Europe that has already shipped thousands of Cubes to over 50 countries worldwide.Koto was cofounded by Ales Spetic and Marko Mrdjenovic. Ales cofounded and ran Zemanta, one of the first successful Easter European startups, where he hired Marko, as VP of Engineering. For Koto they assembled a world class team that has been working on indoor sensors for the past three years. As CubeSensors, the team won the Best Hardware Award at the Launch Festival in San Francisco in March 2013, and the TechCrunch Hardware Battlefield at CES 2014. | $700K | Seed | Jun 19, 2014 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Bitstamp by Robinhood invest in?

Bitstamp by Robinhood invests primarily in Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Slovenia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Bitstamp by Robinhood?

The team at Bitstamp by Robinhood includes Bob Zagotta (CEO - Bitstamp USA), Edward Kemp (Chief Financial Officer) and Michel Leyers (Chief Compliance Officer, EU), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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