# Evgeny Gaevoy

> Evgeny Gaevoy is a pre-seed investor at Wintermute (London) backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Wintermute](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wintermute-trading)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 22%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evgeny-gaevoy-3148a61/?originalSubdomain=uk
- Website: https://medium.com/@evgenygaevoy

Evgeny Gaevoy is a pre-seed investor at Wintermute in London focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. CEO @ Wintermute Trading Evgeny has a track record of consistently growing market share in Europe’s top cash exchanges, developing and executing ambitious expansion projects and leading agile cross-functional teams through expansion and innovation ventures. ​Prior to co-founding Wintermute, Evgeny ran the European ETF business at Optiver - theleading high-frequency trading firm. Evgeny holds an Executive MBA from London Business School, MSc in Finance, and BSc in Economics.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $800k–$2M |
| Series A | $17M–$17M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 3 | 33% |
| Cryptocurrency | 3 | 33% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 33% |
| FinTech | 2 | 22% |
| Finance | 2 | 22% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 33% |
| Angel | 1 | 11% |
| Series A | 1 | 11% |
| Series B | 1 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 44% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 11% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fireplace | Fireplace is a trading terminal platform that combines marketplaces, pricing, and execution by using real-time data, graphing and trade processing. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Feb 17, 2026 |  |
| ego.tech | Ego is a protocol that seeks to transform personal data found on the Internet into a financial asset. | $800K | Pre-Seed | May 28, 2025 |  |
| fomo | Fomo is a cutting-edge fintech startup revolutionizing the financial landscape through innovative technology and strategic partnerships. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Feb 18, 2025 |  |
| TBD | TBD is a forecasting market system that analyzes individual attitudes through integrating verifiable online polls. | $800K | Angel | Jan 01, 2025 |  |
| Backpack | Backpack is a fully regulated global cryptocurrency exchange that innovates to deliver an engaging, enjoyable, and simple trading environment for both seasoned and new web3 users. | $17M | Series A | Feb 28, 2024 |  |
| Backpack | Backpack is a fully regulated global cryptocurrency exchange that innovates to deliver an engaging, enjoyable, and simple trading environment for both seasoned and new web3 users. | $17M | Series A | Feb 28, 2024 |  |
| WOO Network | WOO Network is a trading platform provider that aims to provide above-average liquidity for spot and futures trading while charging zero or negative trading fees. The company's platform connects traders, exchanges, institutions, and Defi platforms, democratizing access to liquidity and trading execution | $9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 18, 2024 |  |
| Zerion | Zerion is an investing app that enables anyone, anywhere in the world, to access a suite of new financial products and services built on the backbone of decentralized finance (DeFi). Simple, user-centered design is combined with a powerful tech stack that aggregates across every major decentralized exchange, offering users a single point of entryfor managing their digital assets with ease. Zerion is non-custodial, which means users never delegate their funds to the platform. This agile approach mitigates centralization risk and has allowed Zerion to operate globally since inception. | $12.3M | Series B | Oct 11, 2022 |  |
| Zerion | Zerion is an investing app that enables anyone, anywhere in the world, to access a suite of new financial products and services built on the backbone of decentralized finance (DeFi). Simple, user-centered design is combined with a powerful tech stack that aggregates across every major decentralized exchange, offering users a single point of entryfor managing their digital assets with ease. Zerion is non-custodial, which means users never delegate their funds to the platform. This agile approach mitigates centralization risk and has allowed Zerion to operate globally since inception. | $12.3M | Series B | Oct 11, 2022 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Placeholder](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/placeholder-55ca) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Amber](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amber-3) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Selini Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/selini-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Wintermute Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wintermute-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alchemy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alchemy-insights) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alchemy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alchemy-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Wintermute

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Wintermute is a leading global algorithmic trading firm and one of the largest players in digital asset markets. With an average daily trading volume of over $5bn, Wintermute facilitates OTC trading of 350+ tokens and provides liquidity across 80+ centralized and decentralized exchanges. Wintermute is an active player in the ecosystem, and investsin early stage DeFi projects, provides liquidity provisioning services for high profile blockchain projects, and overall supports builders of decentralized finance.

2 contacts available at Wintermute.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Evgeny Gaevoy | Co-founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evgeny-gaevoy |
| Yoann Turpin | Co-Founder & Head Of Business Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yoann-turpin |

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## FAQ

### What does Evgeny Gaevoy invest in?

Evgeny Gaevoy invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Information Technology startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Evgeny Gaevoy's check size?

Evgeny Gaevoy typically joins rounds of $800k–$2M at Pre-Seed and $17M–$17M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Evgeny Gaevoy participates in.

### When did Evgeny Gaevoy last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Evgeny Gaevoy closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 9 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?

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