# Chuk Okpalugo

> Chuk Okpalugo is a seed investor at Paxos (New York) backing Payments and Financial Services. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Paxos](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paxos)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuk-okpalugo/

Chuk Okpalugo is a seed investor at Paxos in New York focused on Payments and Financial Services. Chuk Okpalugo is the Product Manager at Paxos.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.4M–$5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Payments | 2 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 100% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 50% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brazil | 1 | 50% |
| Argentina | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lumx | From stablecoin on/off-ramps to virtual accounts and wallets, we provide tools for seamless cross-border banking with instant settlements and unmatched liquidity. | $3.4M | Seed | Oct 15, 2025 |  |
| Takenos | Takenos provides the best way to get paid in LATAM for freelancers and contractors. | $5M | Seed | Oct 06, 2025 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lattice Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lattice-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bitso](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitso) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cafe VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cafe-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CMT Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cmt-digital-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Escala Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/escala-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [gumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gumi-cryptos) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Paxos

VC Fund · New York, United States

Paxos is a regulated financial institution building infrastructure to enable movement between physical and digital assets.The company takes a two-pronged approach of establishing regulatory designations that give it access to the current financial infrastructure and the ability to develop innovative products. This allows Paxos to operate as agateway between traditional finance and the digital future. Paxos was founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, United States.

5 contacts available at Paxos.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Robert Herz | Board Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-herz |
| Charles Cascarilla | CEO and Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-cascarilla |
| Chuk Okpalugo | Product Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chuk-okpalugo |
| Daniel Burstein | General Counsel & CCO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-burstein |
| Dorothy Jean Chang | VP of Marketing & Communications | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dorothy-jean |

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## FAQ

### What does Chuk Okpalugo invest in?

Chuk Okpalugo invests primarily in Payments, Financial Services and FinTech startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Chuk Okpalugo's check size?

Chuk Okpalugo typically joins rounds of $3.4M–$5M 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 Chuk Okpalugo participates in.

### When did Chuk Okpalugo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Chuk Okpalugo closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 2 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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