# COTI

> COTI is a VC fund in Gibraltar backing Blockchain and Web3. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gibraltar, Gibraltar
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/25171228/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/COTInetwork
- Website: https://coti.io/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/COTInetwork

COTI is a blockchain protocol optimized for use by payment dApps, merchants, and stable coin issuers. The company offers the first-ever dispute resolution system to protect users from errors, fraud, and counterparty abuse. Its technology eliminates the need for hours or days to clear transactions, P2P payments, and remittances.COTI'splatform enables businesses to easily create advanced fintech solutions, saving time, data, and money. COTI Pay accepts all online and offline payment methods, including crypto and stable coins, credit cards, and even a merchant's native coin. It also has built-in financing in the form of interest on deposits and business loans.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for COTI. Shizune tracks 6 team members at COTI. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/coti?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.6M–$14M |
| Grant | $7.5k–$250k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 3 | 50% |
| Web3 | 1 | 17% |
| Gaming | 1 | 17% |
| Generative AI | 1 | 17% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 17% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Grant | 2 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 1 | 17% |
| Ireland | 1 | 17% |
| Vietnam | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Leonard Tye | VP of Business Development, Head of Asia | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leonard-tye |
| Shahaf Bar-Geffen | CEO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shahaf-bar-geffen |
| Yuval Altun | Senior Team Lead | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yuval-altun |
| Nir Arazi | COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-assaraf |
| Nir Haloani | CTO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nir-haloani |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UCTalent | UCTalent is the Decentralized Talent Network on a mission to disrupt the $320B+ global Tech recruitment industry by decentralizing headhunting, freelance work, and professional development with Blockchain and AI. Our long-term vision is to foster a comprehensive ecosystem for all talent-related services. We operate as a dynamic, unified platformwhere freelance headhunters, companies, gig-based professionals, and coaches can collaborate and create value. This ecosystem is composed of four key pillars: a Headhunting Marketplace for full-time roles, a Freelancer Marketplace for project-based work, a Talent Board for direct engagement, and a Coaching Marketplace for skill development. This ecosystem is powered by proprietary Dual AI Agents for automated sourcing and career optimization, all running on a strategic multi-chain architecture for maximum accessibility. On-demand privacy technologies are integrated to ensure sensitive data remains confidential. The result is a secure, efficient, and highly incentivized network where talent is sourced more effectively, professional growth is accelerated, and everyone is rewarded for creating value. | $7.5K | Grant | Mar 06, 2025 |  |
| COTI AI Agents | COTI AI Agents is an AI Agent platform on the COTI network that focuses on privacy and ease of use. Users can launch, train, and trade AI agents with just one click. Co-own agents to earn revenue share while enjoying personalized tools, fun interactions, and rewards.COTI AI Agents is the first grantee of MomentumX Accelerator - The #1 acceleratorfor startups exploring Web3 privacy, backed by COTI network & Poolz. | $250K | Grant | Dec 19, 2024 |  |
| Polemos | Polemos is a 'Play-to-Earn' guild(DAO) that focuses on player education, large scale farming operations, and esport dominance within the NFT gaming space | $14M | Seed | Apr 04, 2022 |  |
| Polemos | Polemos is a 'Play-to-Earn' guild(DAO) that focuses on player education, large scale farming operations, and esport dominance within the NFT gaming space | $14M | Seed | Apr 04, 2022 |  |
| AdaSwap | AdaSwap is a platform that swaps, bridges & trades between Cardano-based tokens and stablecoins within seconds. | $2.6M | Seed | Mar 02, 2022 |  |
| WingRiders | WingRiders is a British Virgin Islands-based exchange platform that leverages the benefits of Cardano to correct the issues plaguing DEXs on Ethereum. | $4.5M | Seed | Feb 10, 2022 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Framework Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/framework-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Altered State Machine](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altered-state-machine) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Delphi Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/delphi-digital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GoldenTree Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goldentree-asset-management-llc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [IOSG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iosg-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [LD Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ld-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does COTI invest in?

COTI invests primarily in Blockchain, Web3 and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is COTI's check size?

COTI typically joins rounds of $2.6M–$14M at Seed and $7.5k–$250k at Grant. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds COTI participates in.

### How do I contact COTI?

Public channels for COTI include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at COTI?

The team at COTI includes Leonard Tye (VP of Business Development, Head of Asia), Shahaf Bar-Geffen (CEO) and Yuval Altun (Senior Team Lead), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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