# Ricky Li

> Ricky Li is a seed investor at Altonomy (New York) backing Blockchain and SaaS. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Altonomy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altonomy)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Sep 2023
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickyyouli/

Ricky Li is a seed investor at Altonomy in New York focused on Blockchain and SaaS. Ricky Li is the Co-Founder of Altonomy, a cryptocurrency trading, advisory and asset management firm. Now based in New York, he is a veteran trader in the emerging cryptocurrency market and traditional commodities markets. Li has experience in commodities quantitative trading, and research and advisory in investment banks, energy firms andmanagement consulting firms, including CME Group, where he managed the energy derivative product and published various articles and insights about market fundamentals. Prior to Altonomy, Li held a senior trading position at a top Asian crypto hedge fund. Li holds a CFA Charter and Ph.D in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 3 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 17% |
| Bitcoin | 1 | 17% |
| FinTech | 1 | 17% |
| Ethereum | 1 | 17% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 33% |
| Canada | 1 | 17% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Range Protocol | Range Protocol operates as an on-chain asset management platform. | $3.8M | Seed | Sep 12, 2023 |  |
| Gasp | A ZK-rollup L2 with universal connectivity to L1s, enabling cross-chain liquidity of native assets. Powered by Starkware zero-knowledge technology and Eigenlayer's restake finality. In it's core, MEV minimization and gas-free swaps are out of the box. | $4.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 28, 2022 |  |
| MetaDojo | MetaDojos are adaptable 3D structures that can be easily embedded into websites or deployed into metaverses. | $3M | Seed | Jan 31, 2022 |  |
| MetaDojo | MetaDojos are adaptable 3D structures that can be easily embedded into websites or deployed into metaverses. | $3M | Seed | Jan 31, 2022 |  |
| Blocknative | Blocknative is a provider of real-time blockchain transaction management and monitoring solutions for public blockchain networks. It was founded in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California. | $12M | Series A | Jul 14, 2021 |  |
| Gasp | A ZK-rollup L2 with universal connectivity to L1s, enabling cross-chain liquidity of native assets. Powered by Starkware zero-knowledge technology and Eigenlayer's restake finality. In it's core, MEV minimization and gas-free swaps are out of the box. | $1.4M | Seed | Mar 02, 2021 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [OKX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/block-dream-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Digital Finance Group (DFG)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-finance-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Good Games Guild](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/good-games-guild) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [International Blockchain Consulting](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/international-blockchain-consulting) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [IOSG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iosg-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Jsquare](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jsquare) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Altonomy

VC Fund · Singapore, Singapore

Altonomy is a trading, advisory, and asset management firm specializing in cryptocurrency and digital assets. It is the sell-side trading desk to provide institutional-grade liquidity solutions, OTC trading, advisory, and asset management services under one roof.Altonomy maintains a robust network of partners, including the industry's topcrypto projects, exchanges, and hedge funds.Altonomy now has three services: OTC trading and execution services, liquidity management and advisory, and institutional cloud mining (AltMiner).1. OTC trading and execution servicesAltonomy provides 24/7 OTC transaction services for crypto-to-fiat and crypto-to-crypto transactions, while simultaneously offering best-in-class coverage for illiquid tokens.Our proprietary Hybrid IQ methodology combines the team's extensive crypto market experience with market-making algorithms to provide deep order book depth and optimal spreads. In doing so, Altonomy ensures best execution of token trades with varying liquidity.2. Liquidity management and advisoryAltonomy helps aspiring token issuers and cryptocurrency exchanges meet their respective requirements for public listings and liquidity management. The firm also acts as a market-maker for a variety of publicly-listed tokens.Offering broad access to crypto-themed investment firms, family offices, and syndicates across the globe, Altonomy has direct partnerships with more than 80 token issuers, among which 40-plus are ranked top-200 by market capitalization, as well as top global and regional investment funds.3. Institutional cloud mining (AltMiner)AltMiner is a cloud-based mining product tailored to international institutions and accredited investors seeking long-term exposure to bitcoin.This entitles them to a share of any digital assets the machine successfully recoups over that period, without incurring the same cost overheads as direct ownership of mining technology would.

3 contacts available at Altonomy.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bo Dong | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bo-dong |
| Ricky Li | Co-Founder & Head Of North America | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ricky-li |
| Yaqing Bie | Senior Software Engineer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yaqing-bie |

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## FAQ

### What does Ricky Li invest in?

Ricky Li invests primarily in Blockchain, SaaS and Bitcoin startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 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 Ricky Li last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ricky Li closed in Sep 2023. Shizune tracks 6 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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