IEX Group
VC Fund
New York, United States
IEX Group is a VC fund in New York focused on Software and Cryptocurrency. IEX is an equity trading venue seeded by a consortium of buy-side investors, including mutual funds, hedge funds, and family offices. IEX focuses on investor protection and performance by creating a market that aims to maximize shares traded at the best available price, decrease information leakage, eliminate informational disadvantages andpersistent inefficiencies, and promote an opportunity for natural interest to interact without unnecessary intermediation. IEX is dedicated to offering fair access to a balanced marketplace, and delivering a defined and objective experience in support of just and equitable principles of trade.IEX operates a fair-access platform for any qualified broker dealer, and was built on the principle of investor protection, delivered through its proprietary anti-colocation architecture and simplified pricing and rule set. IEX was featured in the best-selling book, Flash Boys, written by Michael Lewis.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries IEX Group invests in
Stages IEX Group invests in
Countries IEX Group invests in
Contacts
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Andrea Ledford
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Brad Katsuyama
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Claudia Crowley
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Eric Stockland
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Paul Bauccio
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 3 (100%)
- Cryptocurrency 2 (67%)
- Database 1 (33%)
- Blockchain 1 (33%)
- Infrastructure 1 (33%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (67%)
- Series A 1 (33%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Andrea Ledford
Chief People Officer
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Chief People Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Brad Katsuyama
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
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Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Claudia Crowley
Chief Regulatory Officer
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Chief Regulatory Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Eric Stockland
Chief Strategy Officer
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Chief Strategy Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Paul Bauccio
Chief Risk Officer
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Chief Risk Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Obol Labs
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Obol Labs Inc. is promoting the adoption of distributed validator technology by creating the Obol Network and its ecosystem. Its research and software development team focused on proof-of-stake infrastructure for public blockchain networks. | $12.5M / Series A / Jan 17, 2023 | |
Skip
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Skip is a infrastructure to enable blockchains to harness MEV (Miner Extractable Value) to achieve financial sustainability and power better user experiences. | $6.5M / Seed / Sep 22, 2022 | |
Spice AI
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Spice AI is creating technology to make artificial intelligence and machine learning more accessible to developers. Building intelligent apps that leverage AI is still way too hard, even for advanced developers. Spice AI's mission is to make this as easy as creating a modern web page. This mission is in service of our vision to makequality-of-life improving AI accessible to all.Founded in June 2021, Spice AI, Inc. is a Seattle, Washington headquartered technology startup building developer-focused AI. Spice AI was founded by ex-Microsoft and GitHub engineers, with over 20 years of combined experience in distributed and cloud computing. | $13.5M / Seed / Sep 07, 2022 |
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FAQ
What does IEX Group invest in?
IEX Group invests primarily in Software, Cryptocurrency and Database startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at IEX Group?
The team at IEX Group includes Andrea Ledford (Chief People Officer), Brad Katsuyama (Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer) and Claudia Crowley (Chief Regulatory Officer), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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