# Leonard Tye

> Leonard Tye is a startup investor at COTI. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [COTI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coti)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonard22

Leonard Tye is a startup investor at COTI. Leonard is an entrepreneur, angel investor and business development executive. He has spent a decade as an early employee at unicorns in the US, UK, Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore. Currently, he is working for a web 3 IP publisher that is part of a group consisting of a crypto hedge fund, layer 1, VC arm and DeFi R&D arm To date, he has soldand implemented over USD20m of software, and been directly involved in over USD200m in funds raised. His most prolific partnership deals include GameStop, Puma, Meta, AC Milan and an undisclosed Hollywood IP valued at USD1bA law graduate from the top university in Asia, Leonard dropped out of his graduate law studies at a top American university to pursue a career in web 3. He has deferred his MBA to focus on a new career venture Leonard began his career by training at the biggest American private healthcare technology company before joining an American SaaS unicorn and a British SaaS startup. He then joined a Hong Kong web 3 startup which crashed the Solana blockchain during their token launch and was later recognized by HSBC and KPMG as the fastest growing blockchain company in Asia. He then joined a Dubai web 3 unicorn which sold a record breaking amount of NFTs and is the first web 3 company to ink a Hollywood dealLeonard has served as a keynote speaker at prominent compliance conferences. He is also an advisor to prominent DeFi, data analytics, market making, venture capital, gaming and layer 1 companies

## About COTI

VC Fund · Gibraltar, Gibraltar

COTI is a blockchain protocol optimized for use by payment dApps, merchants, and stable coin issuers. The company offers the first-ever dispute resolution system to protect users from errors, fraud, and counterparty abuse. Its technology eliminates the need for hours or days to clear transactions, P2P payments, and remittances.COTI'splatform enables businesses to easily create advanced fintech solutions, saving time, data, and money. COTI Pay accepts all online and offline payment methods, including crypto and stable coins, credit cards, and even a merchant's native coin. It also has built-in financing in the form of interest on deposits and business loans.

5 contacts available at COTI.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Leonard Tye | VP of Business Development, Head of Asia | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leonard-tye |
| Shahaf Bar-Geffen | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shahaf-bar-geffen |
| Yuval Altun | Senior Team Lead | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yuval-altun |
| Nir Arazi | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-assaraf |
| Nir Haloani | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nir-haloani |

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