# Philipp Zentner

> Philipp Zentner is a seed investor at LI.FI (Berlin) backing Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [LI.FI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/li-finance-fbae)
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippzentner
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/philippzentner
- Website: https://www.stomt.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philipp.zentner

Philipp Zentner is a seed investor at LI.FI in Berlin focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. Founder & CEO of LI.FI

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.5M–$8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 4 | 57% |
| Cryptocurrency | 4 | 57% |
| Web3 | 2 | 29% |
| Internet | 1 | 14% |
| Software | 1 | 14% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 57% |
| Angel | 1 | 14% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 29% |
| Poland | 1 | 14% |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OneBalance | OneBalance is a new framework for credible accounts - combining chain abstraction, gas abstraction and permission management to solve the fragmented Web3 user experience. | $5M | Angel | Aug 26, 2024 |  |
| RedStone | RedStone is a quickly growing blockchain startup, building two data-focused products aimed to unlock the potential of DeFi & Web3:1. RedStone Oracles: A new generation of blockchain oracles with a novel architecture that optimises the way data is delivered to decentralised Apps (dApps). RedStone provides 1,100+ data feeds delivered at a fewseconds refresh interval to Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, Arbitrum and 30+ other top chains. We support price feeds for assets such as popular & long-tail tokens, fiat currencies, commodities, stocks, NFTs floor and RedStone can deliver also other types of data i.e. transactions volume data or results of real-world events like sports games. Available feeds -> https://app.redstone.finance/ ; Sample integration on popular chains -> https://showroom.redstone.finance/2. Warp: A data-processing Smart Contract layer on top of the Arweave data storage chain. Warp is optimised for data-heavy use cases such as sophisticated gaming & social dApps, interactive NFTs, simple on-chain Machine Learning and other blockchain-based solutions that have not been feasible before, due to huge data processing costs on chains like Ethereum or Avalanche. Warp overview -> https://warp.cc/ ; Warp Academy -> https://academy.warp.cc/RedStone Gitcoin grant -> https://gitcoin.co/grants/5477/redstone-new-generation-of-oracles-for-defiWarp Gitcoin grant -> https://gitcoin.co/grants/7733/warp-contracts-on-arweave-revolution-of-on-chain- | $15M | Series A | Jul 02, 2024 |  |
| STON.fi | STON.fi is a decentralized automated market maker (AMM) built on the TON blockchain, with an extremely simple UI and direct connection with TON wallets. |  | Seed | May 14, 2024 |  |
| Superform Labs | Superform is a non-custodial yield marketplace. The protocol enables access to Erc-4626 vaults using any Evmchain. | $6.5M | Seed | Feb 08, 2024 |  |
| VELAR | VELAR is a Multi-Feature DeFi App with Bitcoin Finality. | $3.5M | Seed | Feb 01, 2024 |  |
| Astaria | Astaria is the solution to the hardest problem in Defi: instant highly liquid NFT lending. Astaria allows users to get instant liquidity for their NFTs. | $8M | Seed | Jun 20, 2022 |  |
| Astaria | Astaria is the solution to the hardest problem in Defi: instant highly liquid NFT lending. Astaria allows users to get instant liquidity for their NFTs. | $8M | Seed | Jun 20, 2022 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hypersphere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hypersphere-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Double Peak Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/double-peak-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Flow Traders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flow-traders) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Genblock Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genblock-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [mgnr.io](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mgnr-io) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Proof Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/proof-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About LI.FI

VC Fund · Berlin, Germany

Li.Finance provides the cross-chain swap across all liquidity pools and bridges. Li.Finance is a mesh of aggregated cross-chain liquidity networks and protocols that makes liquidity available when needed to fuel next-generation DeFi initiatives with superior UX. It is founded in 2021 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

2 contacts available at LI.FI.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Max Klenk | Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/max-klenk |
| Philipp Zentner | CEO, Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philipp-zentner |

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## FAQ

### What does Philipp Zentner invest in?

Philipp Zentner invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Web3 startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Arab Emirates. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Philipp Zentner's check size?

Philipp Zentner typically joins rounds of $3.5M–$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 Philipp Zentner participates in.

### When did Philipp Zentner last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Philipp Zentner closed in Aug 2024. Shizune tracks 7 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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