# XBTO Group

> XBTO Group is a VC fund in New York backing FinTech and Blockchain. See 21 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 21
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 10%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/xbto/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/xbtogroup
- Website: http://www.xbto.com/

XBTO Group is a VC fund in New York focused on FinTech and Blockchain. XBTO is a cryptofinance company that provides institutional-grade liquidity to major trading platforms.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for XBTO Group. Shizune tracks 8 team members at XBTO Group. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/xbto-group?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.7M–$6M |
| Series A | $2M–$75M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 7 | 33% |
| Blockchain | 7 | 33% |
| Cryptocurrency | 7 | 33% |
| Financial Services | 7 | 33% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 14% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 48% |
| Series A | 7 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 5% |
| Series B | 1 | 5% |
| Secondary Market | 1 | 5% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 8 | 38% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 10% |
| India | 1 | 5% |
| France | 1 | 5% |
| Bermuda | 1 | 5% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mas Nakachi | Managing Director - Digital & Special Situations | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mas-nakachi-d71c |
| Mike Elmore | Programmer - Streaming Markets | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-elmore-afb5 |
| Mohamed Ousseimi | Board Member | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mohamed-ousseimi |
| Alexi Benhamron | Director of Marketing | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rebekah-keida |
| Brice Wilson | Chief Operating Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brice-wilson |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BridgePort | SaaS, Fintech, Middleware, Trading Infra | $3.2M | Seed | May 21, 2025 |  |
| Credbull | Credbull manages on-chain private credit funds that provide vital financing solutions to creditworthy small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). | $5.2M | Seed | Aug 22, 2024 |  |
| Omega | Omega is a Web3 infrastructure supplier that makes it possible for idle bitcoin to be collateralized for DeFi yield production. | $6M | Seed | Feb 06, 2024 |  |
| Kiln | Kiln creates an enterprise-level pledge platform and provides one-click pledge services for encrypted assets. It develops validator-independent APIs and services to enable multi-provider staking. Digital assets can be staked wherever they are held, including wallets, custodians, and exchanges. As the industry evolves and the need to integratemultiple stakeholder players becomes apparent, Kiln is in an excellent position to act as an aggregator and accelerate it. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Paris, France. | $17.6M | Series A | Nov 28, 2022 |  |
| Kwik | Your parcels delivered on-demand, safer, cheaper - Soon in Lagos | $2M | Series A | Mar 24, 2022 |  |
| Anboto Labs | Anboto Labs is a crypto execution platform connected to CeFi and DeFi exchanges. They strive to build the number one execution platform, which helps traders remain agile in the rapidly moving crypto market. Anboto Labs supports advanced order types such as TWAP, VWAP and Iceberg, as well as smart order routing, pre- and post-trade analysis and pairtrading execution. |  | Seed | Feb 14, 2022 |  |
| Anboto Labs | Anboto Labs is a crypto execution platform connected to CeFi and DeFi exchanges. They strive to build the number one execution platform, which helps traders remain agile in the rapidly moving crypto market. Anboto Labs supports advanced order types such as TWAP, VWAP and Iceberg, as well as smart order routing, pre- and post-trade analysis and pairtrading execution. |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 14, 2022 |  |
| Block Earner | Block Earner is a blockchain-powered fintech on a mission to provide a user-friendly interface to access the benefits of decentralized finance. Block Earner provides better products built on blockchain and helps people take control of their money. | $4.5M | Seed | Dec 09, 2021 |  |
| Hodl Hodl | Hodl Hodl is a P2P cryptocurrency exchange that allows users to trade directly with each other and it doesn't hold user's funds — locking it in multisig escrow instead — which minimizes the possibilities of crypto assets theft and reduces trading time. Because Hodl Hodl does not hold any money (neither cryptocurrencies, nor fiat) it isnot subject to complex compliance procedures. In result, trades happen directly between users' wallets and you do not open your identity to the exchange. |  | Series B | Oct 05, 2021 |  |
| Bitwave | Bitwave is a developer of financial software that enables companies to include digital assets in their accounting records and operational procedures.The company provides software that helps businesses easily manage their transactions involving digital assets. This software includes tax tracking, bookkeeping, Decentralized Finance (Defi)monitoring, and cryptocurrency accounts receivable or payable.Bitwave was established in 2018 by Amy Kalnoki and Patrick White in San Francisco, California. | $7.3M | Seed | Aug 12, 2021 |  |

10 of 21 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [XBTO Humla Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xbto-humla-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Kronos Research](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saas) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Astera Institute](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/astera-institute) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blockchain Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchain-founders-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Cadenza Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cadenza-capital-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does XBTO Group invest in?

XBTO Group invests primarily in FinTech, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 21 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is XBTO Group's check size?

XBTO Group typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$6M at Seed and $2M–$75M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds XBTO Group participates in.

### How do I contact XBTO Group?

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### Who are the partners at XBTO Group?

The team at XBTO Group includes Mas Nakachi (Managing Director - Digital & Special Situations), Mike Elmore (Programmer - Streaming Markets) and Mohamed Ousseimi (Board Member), among 8 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 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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