# Defactor

> Defactor is a VC fund in Dublin backing Financial Services and Finance. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dublin, Ireland
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/defactor/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/defactor_
- Website: https://defactor.com/

Defactor is a creator of integration and risk management platforms intended to create a link between centralized and decentralized finance. Their business uses the native token $FACTR and the Springpad platform, which upends the current centralized banking system and enables companies to manage assets, convert money from FIAT currencies with ease,gain visibility over digital assets despite having little experience with doing so, and access liquidity in decentralized finance. It is being used by Defactor to bring real-world assets to DeFi and unlock working capital for SMEs all over the world. The company's mission is to accelerate the adoption of decentralized finance and enable businesses all over the world to grow economically.

## Contacts

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

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $100k–$100k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 4 | 100% |
| Finance | 3 | 75% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Supply Chain Management | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Taiwan | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Bouktila | Co-Founder & Head of Partnerships | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-bouktila-2b42 |
| Alejandro Gutierrez | Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alejandro-gutierrez-d7b9 |
| Bhairav Patel | Founder & Chief Technology Officer | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bhairav-patel |
| Brian Elders | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bryan-elders |
| Ernesto Vila | Co-Founder / Commercial Lead | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ernesto-vila-7ab1 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Isle Finance | Isle Finance operates an online financial technology platform designed for supply chain finance that solves the liquidity problem with DeFi. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 20, 2024 |  |
| Haraka | Haraka connects investors and entrepreneurs using social reputation as collateral for local stablecoin loans. | $100K | Pre-Seed | Jun 20, 2024 |  |
| Silver Koi | Silver Koi creates decentralized exchange for professional traders, focusing on equities perpetuals and diverse real-world asset trading. | $100K | Pre-Seed | May 31, 2024 |  |
| moreliquid | moreliquid is a digital finance platform that offers end-to-end services to asset managers for tokenised securities. | $100K | Pre-Seed | May 31, 2024 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Outlier Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/outlier-ventures-ltd-llp) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Celo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/celo-3846) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Anti Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anti-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Celo Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/celo-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mask Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dimension-293e) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hedera Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hedera-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Defactor invest in?

Defactor invests primarily in Financial Services, Finance and FinTech startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Taiwan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Defactor's check size?

Defactor typically joins rounds of $100k–$100k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Defactor participates in.

### How do I contact Defactor?

Public channels for Defactor 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 Defactor?

The team at Defactor includes Adam Bouktila (Co-Founder & Head of Partnerships), Alejandro Gutierrez (Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer) and Bhairav Patel (Founder & Chief Technology Officer), 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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