# Paolo Ardoino

> Paolo Ardoino is a seed investor at Ethfinex (London) backing FinTech and Cryptocurrency. See 32 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Ethfinex](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ethfinex)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 32
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paoloardoino/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/paoloardoino
- Website: https://github.com/prdn

Paolo Ardoino is a seed investor at Ethfinex in London focused on FinTech and Cryptocurrency. Paolo Ardoino is the Chief Technology Officer at Bitfinex. He previously worked as the Founder and Partner of Fincluster. Paolo attended the Università degli Studi di Genova and Liceo Scientifico.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 13 | 41% |
| Cryptocurrency | 11 | 34% |
| Financial Services | 11 | 34% |
| Bitcoin | 10 | 31% |
| Blockchain | 7 | 22% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 22% |
| Corporate Round | 6 | 19% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 13% |
| Series A | 4 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 9% |

12 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 22% |
| Canada | 4 | 13% |
| Italy | 2 | 6% |
| Spain | 2 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 6% |

15 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NEURA Robotics | NEURA Robotics is a high-tech robotics company which is poised to usher the way into the cognitive era by building intelligent robotic assistants which can be used in all areas of life. At NEURA Robotics, we bridge the gap of human-robot interaction by advancing robots’ cognitive abilities with groundbreaking leaps in environment perception,mechanical design, and artificial intelligence. We have successfully introduced the first-ever commercially available cognitive robot, MAiRA, together with MAV –the Multi-Sensing Autonomous Vehicle and LARA - the Lightweight Agile Robotic Assistant. By giving the robot what is currently missing: senses and a mind, we aim to not only revolutionize modern production sites but also conquer new markets such as medical technologies, home automation, food and agricultural production. | $1.4B | Series C | Jun 10, 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 |  |
| Ark Labs | Ark Labs is scaling Bitcoin with Ark, a new layer two protocol for fast, low-cost, seamless payments. | $5.2M | Seed | Mar 12, 2026 |  |
| Eight Sleep | Eight Sleep is a company that creates sleep technology and products. Its core product, the Pod, is a smart sleep system that dynamically adjusts temperature, elevation, and sound based on biometrics. The system also includes a health check feature that monitors heart rate and breathing without wearable devices. | $50M | Series D | Mar 04, 2026 |  |
| Whop | Whop is building a platform to service the internet economy. Millions of people are building new products that they are selling guerrilla style on social media and on forums throughout the internet. Whop gives these sellers a sleek storefront that can accept payments, seamlessly deliver digital products, and attract new customers visiting theirmarketplace. They currently handle almost $150M+ in yearly payments with thousands of active merchants. To view their open roles, please visit https://careers.whop.com | $200M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 25, 2026 |  |
| LayerZero Labs | LayerZero Labs is a blockchain messaging protocol developer that allows decentralized applications build across multiple blockchains. The company is a User Application (UA) configurable on-chain endpoint that runs a ULN. |  | Corporate Round | Feb 10, 2026 |  |
| t-0 Network | t-0 Network Institutional, USDT-based settlement network enabling fast, low-cost cross-border fiat payments via a single API. |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 06, 2026 |  |
| Anchorage Digital | Anchorage is a digital asset platform offering custody, trading, and financing services, as well as staking and governance.Its crypto-native digital asset platform offers solutions like modern security engineering for secure crypto custody, trading, staking and governance, enabling businesses to streamline their investments through blockchaintechnology. The company has raised $80 million in funding from such leading investors as Visa and Andreessen Horowitz and counts as clients many of crypto’s largest and best-known funds, including Blockchain Capital, BlockTower, Polychain, and Paradigm.Diogo Monica and Nathan McCauley co-founded the company in 2017 and headquartered it in San Francisco, California. | $100M | Secondary Market | Feb 05, 2026 |  |
| Speed | Speed is a leading Bitcoin payment processor for businesses and individuals to easily accept Bitcoin payments. They provide instant transactions and ensure all the transactions are secure protecting merchants and customers from any fraudulent attempt. Customers can choose to pay via any on-chain or lightning network, Speed is compatible with morethan 100 wallets. With its user-friendly interface, integration with various shopping carts, and support for multiple languages, Speed makes it easy for merchants of all sizes to start accepting Bitcoin payments. | $8M | Seed | Dec 16, 2025 |  |
| Generative Bionics | Generative Bionics develops humanoid robots that integrate robotics, advanced artificial intelligence, and design for safe, reliable operation in real-world industrial environments.​ | $81.5M | Seed | Dec 08, 2025 |  |

10 of 32 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Karatage](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karatage) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bitfinex](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitfinex) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ego death capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ego-death-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Flow Traders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flow-traders) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fulgur Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fulgur-venture) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Ethfinex

VC Fund · Taipei, Taiwan

Ethfinex is a community hub for developers, enthusiasts and traders to share, discuss and crowdsource information from across the decentralised ecosystem. The platform offers both centralised exchange trading and secure trustless trading from a private wallet or custom custody solution, for all Ethereum based tokens.

4 contacts available at Ethfinex.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kasper Rasmussen | Marketing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kasper-rasmussen-7473 |
| Paolo Ardoino | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paolo-ardoino |
| Ross Middleton | Commercial Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ross-middleton |
| Will Harborne | Project Lead | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/will-harborne |

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## FAQ

### What does Paolo Ardoino invest in?

Paolo Ardoino invests primarily in FinTech, Cryptocurrency and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 32 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Paolo Ardoino last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Paolo Ardoino closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 32 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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