# Forte Securities

> Forte Securities is a VC fund in London backing Blockchain and Financial Services. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/forte-securities---eighth-wonder-capital
- Website: https://fortesecurities.com/

Forte Securities is a brokerage firm that specializes in fixed income bonds and equity derivatives.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.8M–$11M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 2 | 67% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 67% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Lending | 1 | 33% |
| Payments | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 1 | 33% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 33% |
| Seychelles | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bless Payments | Bless Payments specializes in providing financial services that facilitate secure online money transfers globally. Aimed at serving migrants, the company offers a platform where users can send money to family and friends without encountering high fees or significant delays. Bless Payments positions itself as a compassionate solution in thefinancial industry, emphasizing its commitment to reducing the financial burden on its users. The service is designed with a focus on simplicity, security, and affordability, ensuring that users can support their loved ones across borders efficiently. With a small team, Bless Payments operates with a customer-centric approach, prioritizing the needs and feedback of its users to continually improve its services. | $3.8M | Seed | Jul 01, 2025 |  |
| MANTRA DAO | MANTRA develops a vertically-integrated and regulatory-compliant blockchain ecosystem. It allows users around the world to trade, issue, and earn from both digital assets and tokenized securities alike. | $11M | Series A | Mar 19, 2024 |  |
| MANTRA | MANTRA develops a vertically-integrated and regulatory-compliant blockchain ecosystem. It allows users around the world to trade, issue, and earn from both digital assets and tokenized securities alike. | $11M | Seed | Mar 19, 2024 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Caladan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alphalab-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GameFi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gamefi-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hex Trust](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hex-trust) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mapleblock Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mapleblock-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Shorooq Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shorooq-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Three Point Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/three-point-capital-6603) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Forte Securities invest in?

Forte Securities invests primarily in Blockchain, Financial Services and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Forte Securities's check size?

Forte Securities typically joins rounds of $3.8M–$11M 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 Forte Securities participates in.

### When did Forte Securities last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Forte Securities closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 3 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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