# Todd McDonald

> Todd McDonald is a seed investor at R3 (New York) backing Legal, FinTech and Ethereum. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [R3](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/r3-cev)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddvmcdonald/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/mcdtv
- Website: https://x.com/mcdtv

Todd McDonald is a seed investor at R3 in New York focused on Legal and FinTech. Todd McDonald is the Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of R3. Mr. McDonald attended Colgate University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Legal | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Ethereum | 1 | 50% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 50% |
| Legal Tech | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TEN (Obscuro Labs) | Obscuro is a layer 2 solution for Ethereum that brings privacy. It ensures the inputs, ledger state and execution are always encrypted. No changes to Dapps, just migrate and gain privacy. | $9M | Seed | Mar 15, 2024 |  |
| Thirdfort | Thirdfort is an app-based solution that lets conveyancers verify client ID and source of funds in minutes. Combining ID scanning technology to check a client’s identity with open banking to prove money is from a legitimate source, Thirdfort is being used by award winning conveyancers around the UK. Thirdfort is backed by Alex Chesterman (Founderof Zoopla), Mishcon de Reya, Lawyer Checker and HM Land Registry. | $19.7M | Series A | Mar 07, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Big Brain Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-brain-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BREEGA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breega-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DWF Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dwf-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [13books Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/element-ventures-8419) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Jets Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jets-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KuCoin](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kucoin) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About R3

VC Fund · New York, United States

R3 provides enterprise technology and services for direct, digital collaboration. The company’s multi-party solutions leverage its trust technology, connected networks, and expertise in regulated markets to improve processes in banking, capital markets, global trade, and insurance.As an early adopter of both private distributed ledger technology(DLT) application platforms and confidential computing technology, R3 enables institutions to leverage direct digital collaboration fully. The company manages one of the largest DLT production ecosystems globally, connecting over 400 institutions, including global systems integrators, cloud providers, technology firms, software vendors, corporates, regulators, and financial institutions from both the public and private sectors.

5 contacts available at R3.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Isabelle Corbett | Head of Regulatory Affairs and GovTech | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/isabelle-corbett |
| Todd McDonald | Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/todd-mcdonald-2 |
| Amit Ghosh | Chief Information and Services Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amit-ghosh |
| Andy Mosson | Head of Sales | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-mosson |
| David Rutter | Founder and Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-rutter |

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## FAQ

### What does Todd McDonald invest in?

Todd McDonald invests primarily in Legal, FinTech and Ethereum startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Todd McDonald last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Todd McDonald closed in Mar 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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