# Trust Machines

> Trust Machines is a VC fund in New York backing Bitcoin and Financial Services. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/trust-machines
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/trustmachinesco
- Website: https://www.trustmachines.co/

Trust Machines is a VC fund in New York focused on Bitcoin and Financial Services. Trust Machines is building an ecosystem of applications and platform technologies aimed at unleashing the true potential of bitcoin.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bitcoin | 4 | 57% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 43% |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 29% |
| Apps | 1 | 14% |
| FinTech | 1 | 14% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 71% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 29% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Muneeb Ali | Co-Founder & CEO | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/muneeb-ali |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BitcoinOS | BitcoinOS is a Decentralized Finance company that builds and develops Bitcoin ecosystem. | $10M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 21, 2025 |  |
| Asigna | Asigna project started in late 2022, was established with full decentralization in mind, akin to Bitcoin's original vision. There has always been a pressing need in the Bitcoin community for a personal multi-sig that would offer peace of mind to all its holders. Moreover, Asigna is introducing itself to the rising player in the ecosystem: theStacks ecosystem, which operates as a layer 2 on top of Bitcoin.Asigna employs a native multisig solution. This makes it the safest multi-sig available since user privacy remains unaffected.Asigna digital vault offers a robust channel for storing, transmitting, and collecting various currencies such as BTC, Stacks, BRC20, and Ordinals. Additionally, it supports batch transactions. Soon to be added to the roadmap are Unisat, sBTC integration. Notably, Asigna integration with other Stacks dApps are flawless, allowing users to stake STX or directly acquire ordinals. | $3M | Seed | May 27, 2025 |  |
| Hermetica | Hermetica is a crypto-native team with extensive financial technology experience, having worked with big organizations such as Kraken and State Street. Hermetica is dedicated to developing innovative financial products that capitalize on Bitcoin's security and transparency. | $1.7M | Seed | Oct 16, 2024 |  |
| Hermetica | Hermetica is a crypto-native team with extensive financial technology experience, having worked with big organizations such as Kraken and State Street. Hermetica is dedicated to developing innovative financial products that capitalize on Bitcoin's security and transparency. | $1.7M | Seed | Oct 16, 2024 |  |
| Zest Protocol | Zest Protocol is a pioneering financial service platform focused on enhancing the utility of Bitcoin. It offers a unique borrowing and lending ecosystem that allows Bitcoin holders to earn more BTC or borrow against their holdings. Zest Protocol is recognized as the first on-chain Bitcoin lending protocol, aiming to make Bitcoin productive bycreating opportunities for its holders to engage in a vibrant borrowing and lending market. The platform emphasizes security and innovation, leveraging Bitcoin and Layer 2 solutions to minimize risks, such as counterparty risk, associated with traditional Bitcoin lending solutions. Users can participate in yield pools using Stacks and Bitcoin addresses, with rewards provided in USDC/T on Ethereum, denominated in USD. | $3.5M | Seed | May 13, 2024 |  |
| VELAR | VELAR is a Multi-Feature DeFi App with Bitcoin Finality. | $3.5M | Seed | Feb 01, 2024 |  |
| Alex | Alex is an open-source DeFi development business based on the Stacks Blockchain and inspired by financial markets throughout the world. | $2.5M | Seed | Mar 14, 2023 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sats Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sats-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Silvermine Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silvermine-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Tykhe Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tykhe-block-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [UTXO Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/utxo-management) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [CMS Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cms-holdings) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Draper Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draper-associates-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Trust Machines invest in?

Trust Machines invests primarily in Bitcoin, Financial Services and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown 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.

### How do I contact Trust Machines?

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### Who are the partners at Trust Machines?

The team at Trust Machines includes Muneeb Ali (Co-Founder & CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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