# Mona El Isa

> Mona El Isa is a seed investor at Avantgarde Finance (Zug) backing FinTech and Trading Platform. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Avantgarde Finance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avantgarde-finance)
- Location: Zug, Switzerland
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mona-el-isa-3a653526/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Mona_El_Isa

Mona El Isa is a seed investor at Avantgarde Finance in Zug focused on FinTech and Trading Platform. Mona El Isa is the CEO and Founder at Avantgarde Finance. Mona previously worked at Enzyme as a CEO and Co Founder. He attended the University College London (UCL).

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 50% |
| Trading Platform | 2 | 50% |
| Financial Exchanges | 2 | 50% |
| Insurance | 1 | 25% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 25% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |
| Initial Coin Offering | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DeversiFi | DeversiFi gives traders the edge in fast-moving decentralized finance (Defi) markets by allowing them to trade at lightning speed and with deep aggregated liquidity, directly from their privately owned cryptocurrency wallet.Traders can take advantage of more trading opportunities while always preserving control of their assets when they need tomove fast. DeversiFi’s order-books are off-chain, but settlement occurs on the Ethereum blockchain. This means that traders benefit from fast-moving order books and instant execution, without having to trust the exchange and whilst always maintaining control of their assets at all times. | $5M |  | May 18, 2021 |  |
| DeversiFi | DeversiFi gives traders the edge in fast-moving decentralized finance (Defi) markets by allowing them to trade at lightning speed and with deep aggregated liquidity, directly from their privately owned cryptocurrency wallet.Traders can take advantage of more trading opportunities while always preserving control of their assets when they need tomove fast. DeversiFi’s order-books are off-chain, but settlement occurs on the Ethereum blockchain. This means that traders benefit from fast-moving order books and instant execution, without having to trust the exchange and whilst always maintaining control of their assets at all times. | $5M | Initial Coin Offering | May 18, 2021 |  |
| Vega Protocol | Vega is a technology protocol and crypto-asset for an open, blockchain-backed public network for fully automated end-to-end financial product trading and execution. Fully automated processes and incentives for trading margined financial products allow for markets that are open and decentralized, with pseudonymous participants. The platform of thecompany provides open and fair markets in which fees are shared by market makers, not owners, and governance decisions are made by the community, allowing financial institutions to open access, reduce costs, and enable a new wave of financial market innovation. | $5M | Series A | Mar 18, 2021 |  |
| Unslashed Finance | Unslashed Finance provides insurance products for crypto assets. | $2M | Seed | Mar 04, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ParaFi Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/parafi-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Blockchain.com Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchain-ventures-1104) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [DeFiance Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/defiance-capital-96c1) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Delphi Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/delphi-digital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fenbushi Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fenbushi-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Genblock Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genblock-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Avantgarde Finance

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Creating better experiences for aspiring asset managers & their investors by providing easy access to new superior financial infrastructure

2 contacts available at Avantgarde Finance.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chris Taylor | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-taylor-40a4 |
| Mona El Isa | CEO & founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mona-el-isa |

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## FAQ

### What does Mona El Isa invest in?

Mona El Isa invests primarily in FinTech, Trading Platform and Financial Exchanges startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Gibraltar. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Mona El Isa last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mona El Isa closed in May 2021. Shizune tracks 4 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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