# Further Ventures

> Further Ventures is a VC fund in Abu Dhabi backing FinTech and Cryptocurrency. See 20 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Total investments: 20
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 65%
- Last fund: Sep 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/further-ventures/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/further
- Website: https://further.ae

Further Ventures is a VC fund in Abu Dhabi focused on FinTech and Cryptocurrency. We support innovative startups from ideation to exit. The company partners with founders to incubate ventures developing next generation financial infrastructure. These ventures include FinTechs that cover wealth management, SME finance, financial inclusion, remittance, and payroll products; as well as, VASPs, which include virtual asset paymentsproducts, blockchain-based asset custody and security solutions, marketplaces, wallets, and other infrastructure aimed at the institutional market.We make big bets on high conviction ideas early on. Our philosophy is to take high ownership stakes at company formation and preserve the right to double down on winners.Further Ventures Limited is Regulated by the ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority (220066).

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.2M–$55M |
| Series A | $8M–$19M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 5 | 25% |
| Cryptocurrency | 4 | 20% |
| Blockchain | 3 | 15% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 15% |
| B2B | 1 | 5% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 20% |
| Series A | 2 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 20% |
| United States | 2 | 10% |
| France | 1 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gary Sheynkman | Venture Partner - Product | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gary-sheynkman |
| John Ounjian | Venture Partner - Digital Assets | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-ounjian-b47a |
| Mohammed Bashkeel | Partner - Fund Operations | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mohammed-bashkeel |
| Faisal Al Hammadi | Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/faisal-al-hammadi-a333 |
| Faisal Al Hammadi | Managing Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/faisal-al-hammadi |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bundle | Bundle is the first networked rewards platform in the world, revolutionizing how companies interact with and reward their clients.Bundle provides companies with access to significantly more incentives than they could provide on their own by pooling brand incentive funds into common reward pools. Even though they only contribute a small portion ofthe total incentive value, brands can increase conversions. | $5.5M | Pre-Seed | Jul 30, 2026 |  |
| CredibleX | CredibleX Limited empowers companies to offer lending solutions to their SME ecosystem thereby creating a convenient, trustable and transparent lending solution for all partners. Credible X Limited is regulated by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority ("FSRA") in the Abu Dhabi Global Market ("ADGM") and holds Category 2,Category 3 and Category 4 licenses for Providing Credit, Providing Money Services and Operating Private Financing Platform. | $15M | Series A | May 06, 2026 |  |
| Four Pillars | Four Pillars offers facilities for creating web3 with cutting-edge web3 trends. |  | Series A | Apr 27, 2026 |  |
| KAIO | Libre Capital, a pioneer in onchain real-world assets (RWAs), today announced its rebrand to KAIO, signalling a bold step forward in bridging traditional finance with decentralized ecosystems via compliant, institutional-grade tokenized funds. | $8M | Seed | Apr 20, 2026 |  |
| OP_NET | OPNET is a Bitcoin Layer 1 metaprotocol that enables smart contracts to function directly on the Bitcoin blockchain, without the use of sidechains or Layer 2 solutions. | $5M | Seed | Mar 11, 2026 |  |
| Theia Insights | Leveraging AI to transform information into insights | $8M | Series A | Feb 27, 2026 |  |
| GRVT | GRVT is an institutional-grade self-custody derivatives trading platform, where we eliminate counterparty risk and offer unparalleled efficiency. With features like KYC, self-custody, and privacy-enabled trading, plus high transaction throughput, we provide RFQ and CLOB options for futures, perpetuals, and more. | $19M | Series A | Sep 18, 2025 |  |
| KAIO | Libre Capital, a pioneer in onchain real-world assets (RWAs), today announced its rebrand to KAIO, signalling a bold step forward in bridging traditional finance with decentralized ecosystems via compliant, institutional-grade tokenized funds. | $11M | Seed | Jul 30, 2025 |  |
| BridgePort | SaaS, Fintech, Middleware, Trading Infra | $3.2M | Seed | May 21, 2025 |  |
| Fuze | Fuze operates as a digital assets infrastructure provider. | $12.2M | Series A | May 01, 2025 |  |

10 of 20 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blockchain Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchain-founders-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Motier Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/motier-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [BH Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bh-digital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [C² Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/c2-ventures-b56d) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Deribit](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deribit) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ethereal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ethereal-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Further Ventures invest in?

Further Ventures invests primarily in FinTech, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 20 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Arab Emirates. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Further Ventures's check size?

Further Ventures typically joins rounds of $3.2M–$55M at Seed and $8M–$19M 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 Further Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Further Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Further Ventures?

The team at Further Ventures includes Gary Sheynkman (Venture Partner - Product), John Ounjian (Venture Partner - Digital Assets) and Mohammed Bashkeel (Partner - Fund Operations), among 7 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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