# Muneeb Ali

> Muneeb Ali is a seed investor at Trust Machines (New York) backing Bitcoin and Apps. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Trust Machines](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trust-machines)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/muneebali
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/muneeb
- Website: https://x.com/muneeb
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/muneeb.ali

Muneeb Ali is a seed investor at Trust Machines in New York focused on Bitcoin and Apps. Muneeb Ali is the Co-founder and CEO at Trust Machines and the Co-founder and Exec Chairman of Hiro System. Muneeb Ali attended Princeton University and Lahore University of Management Sciences.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.2M–$8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bitcoin | 2 | 40% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| Hardware | 1 | 20% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 20% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 80% |
| Angel | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zest Protocol | Zest Protocol is a pioneering financial service platform focused on enhancing the utility of Bitcoin. It offers a unique borrowing and lending ecosystem that allows Bitcoin holders to earn more BTC or borrow against their holdings. Zest Protocol is recognized as the first on-chain Bitcoin lending protocol, aiming to make Bitcoin productive bycreating opportunities for its holders to engage in a vibrant borrowing and lending market. The platform emphasizes security and innovation, leveraging Bitcoin and Layer 2 solutions to minimize risks, such as counterparty risk, associated with traditional Bitcoin lending solutions. Users can participate in yield pools using Stacks and Bitcoin addresses, with rewards provided in USDC/T on Ethereum, denominated in USD. | $3.5M | Seed | May 13, 2024 |  |
| Arch | Arch is a Blockchain Infrastructure Premier Bitcoin-Native Application Platform | $7M | Seed | May 09, 2024 |  |
| Zeus Network | Zeus Network is a cutting-edge and permissionless communication layer platform that connects connects Solana and Bitcoin. |  | Angel | Mar 09, 2024 |  |
| Zeus Network | Zeus Network is a cutting-edge and permissionless communication layer platform that connects connects Solana and Bitcoin. | $8M | Seed | Mar 09, 2024 |  |
| Ryder | Ryder develops the Ryder One hardware wallet to provide an easy and secure way for users to control their cryptocurrency holdings offline. The wallet uses simple tap-to-pay technology for fast setup and transaction authorization, combined with an EAL6+ Secure Element for protection against digital and physical attacks. | $1.2M | Seed | Oct 19, 2023 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [OKX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/okx-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [OKX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/block-dream-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Draper Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draper-associates-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Karatage](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karatage) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Portal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/portal-ventures-a465) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [UTXO Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/utxo-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Trust Machines

VC Fund · New York, United States

Trust Machines is building an ecosystem of applications and platform technologies aimed at unleashing the true potential of bitcoin.

1 contacts available at Trust Machines.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Muneeb Ali | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/muneeb-ali |

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## FAQ

### What does Muneeb Ali invest in?

Muneeb Ali invests primarily in Bitcoin, Apps and Hardware startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Muneeb Ali's check size?

Muneeb Ali typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$8M 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 Muneeb Ali participates in.

### When did Muneeb Ali last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Muneeb Ali closed in May 2024. Shizune tracks 5 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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