# XYO

> XYO is a VC fund in San Diego backing Software and Computer Vision. See 1 investment, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Diego, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/xyonetwork
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/officialxyo
- Website: https://xyo.network
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialXYO

XYO is an effort to create a vast, geospatial, blockchain-powered location network currently under development with the goal to provide accurate, certainty-driven location data on everything from cars to smartphones. By combining location beacons with IoT and mobile devices, the XYO ecosystem plans to deliver the verified coordinates and dataneeded to execute smart contracts, run smart cities, foster financial transactions, and power a legion of location-centric applications. For more information, please visit https://xyo.network.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for XYO. Shizune tracks 4 team members at XYO. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/xyo-network?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Computer Vision | 1 | 100% |
| Internet of Things | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arie Trouw | CEO & CTO & Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arie-trouw |
| Markus Levin | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/markus-levin |
| Scott Scheper | Founder, Vice Chairman & CMO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-scheper-17a2 |
| Kevin Stanley | Head of Marketing | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-stanley-b6f3 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATIX Network | NATIX Network is building an open geospatial Intelligence network using their proprietary AI and smartphone cameras. The existing geospatial data collection solutions suffer from limited data types, low update frequency, high costs to gather data, and even higher prices charged to business customers. NATIX uses driver assistant apps (e.g. dashcamand navigation), token incentives, Computer Vision AI, and smartphone cameras to crowdsource real-time data and create a digital twin of our world. The network enables a new era of real-time applications ranging from autonomous driving to smart city services. With over 100k registered drivers and over 33M km covered in only 12 months, NATIX is one of the fastest-growing geospatial networks globally. | $3.5M | Seed | Apr 13, 2023 | https://www.natix.network |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arcadis-city-of-2030-accelerator-powered-by-techstars) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blockarm Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockarm-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blockchange Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchange-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/comcast-nbcuniversal-lift-labs-accelerator-powered-by-techstars) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Conix Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/conix-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CV VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cv-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does XYO invest in?

XYO invests primarily in Software, Computer Vision and Internet of Things startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact XYO?

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### Who are the partners at XYO?

The team at XYO includes Arie Trouw (CEO & CTO & Founder), Markus Levin (Co-Founder) and Scott Scheper (Founder, Vice Chairman & CMO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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