Tether
VC Fund
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Tether is a blockchain-enabled platform designed to facilitate the use of fiat currencies in a digital manner. Tether works to disrupt the conventional financial system via a more modern approach to money. Tether has made headway by giving customers the ability to transact with traditional currencies across a blockchain, without the inherent volatility and complexity typically associated with a digital currency. As the first blockchain-enabled platform to facilitate the digital use of traditional currencies (a familiar, stable accounting unit), Tether has democratised cross-border transactions across a blockchain.
- Total investments:
- 65
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 78%
Last updated:
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Industries Tether invests in
Stages Tether invests in
Countries Tether invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
Round size
- Seed
- $2.1M–$8M
- Corporate Round
- $1.5M–$250M
- Post-IPO Equity
- $74M–$775M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 23 (35%)
- FinTech 21 (32%)
- Cryptocurrency 19 (29%)
- Blockchain 16 (25%)
- Bitcoin 12 (18%)
Stage
- Seed 13 (20%)
- Corporate Round 12 (18%)
- Post-IPO Equity 10 (15%)
- Series A 9 (14%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (5%)
Country
- Canada 9 (14%)
- United States 8 (12%)
- United Kingdom 3 (5%)
- United Arab Emirates 3 (5%)
- Peru 2 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Craig Sellars
Co-founder
|
Co-founder | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Matthew Tremblay
Chief Compliance Officer
|
Chief Compliance Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Giancarlo Devasini
Chief Financial Officer
|
Chief Financial Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Givi Chkhartishvili
Head of Tech Growth
|
Head of Tech Growth | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | ||
| See all 6 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saber Money provides stablecoin-based payment infrastructure for fintechs and businesses to manage cross-border transfers, crypto onramp and offramp services, and fiat settlement through APIs and local payout networks. | Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 14, 2026 | ||
| efinti is a fintech startup that provides SMEs with liquidity through invoice factoring and confirmation. efinti is a registered trademark owned by the company Core Soft | Seed / Oct 13, 2026 | ||
| Your global USDT digital dollars App for Individuals and Businesses. Make withdrawals, OTC, transfers, payments and savings secure, fast and cost free. | $3M / Seed / Sep 02, 2026 | ||
| Pact Labs develops the fundamental wallet, data, and payment infrastructure, as well as smart contract architecture, that connects the PACT Protocol to real-world fintechs and their end consumers. | $7M / Series A / Jul 14, 2026 | ||
| Mercado Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that allows people to trade cryptocurrency, digital assets, and other tokens.Mercado Bitcoin provides access to alternative investments through tokenized assets, such as high-yield public and private debt, FuteCoin, and carbon credits.The company was founded in 2013 by Gustavo Chamati andMauricio Chamati and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. | $20M / Series C / Jul 07, 2026 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Sorted Wallet simplifies crypto transactions for feature phones in emerging markets. | $4.4M / Seed / May 20, 2026 | ||
| Lemonade Finance is a digital bank for the African diaspora. Lemonade provides users with accounts in their country of residence and country of origin for personal and business banking needs. | Corporate Round / May 18, 2026 | ||
| Crypto for everyone, everyday | $14M / Series A / Apr 29, 2026 | ||
| 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 | ||
| See all 65 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Tether invest in?
Tether invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Seed and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 65 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Tether invest in?
Tether typically joins rounds of $2.1M–$8M at Seed, $1.5M–$250M at Corporate Round and $74M–$775M at Post-IPO Equity. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Tether's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Tether took part in.
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Who are the partners at Tether?
The team at Tether includes Craig Sellars (Co-founder), Matthew Tremblay (Chief Compliance Officer) and Giancarlo Devasini (Chief Financial Officer), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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