Summary

We founded the investment firm in 2018 on a structural claim that trust will become contestable, driving technology outcomes toward large networks. Our team comprises 33 founding partners with diverse nationalities, including Christopher Heymann. Despite this high-impact history, our core strategy remains rooted in research-driven global investment since inception, focusing on profitable exits, unicorns, and early-stage innovation.

The firm's portfolio covers modular smart accounts led by Rhinestone, as well as the 20-billion-dollar onchain economy where crypto revenue stories are evolving due to shifting fees. They also support firms like Camp Network which use blockchain for AI royalties and have received substantial funding rounds from Andreessen in 2024.

We believe financial innovation must be sustainable long-term. Our founding partners emphasize that trust was not just about securing initial investments, but about compressing costs and rewarding those who compressed it most effectively. Through writing thesis research and rigorous analysis, we remain committed to navigating this complex landscape while maintaining open, programmable trust mechanisms.

Title

1kx · Making Trust Instant, Open and Programmable

Description

1kx is a research-driven global investment firm making trust instant, open, and programmable, with 160+ investments since 2018 across DeFi, stablecoins, and onchain infrastructure.

Categories

Technology

Upstreams

caldera.xyz, gravitaprotocol.com, iyk.app, liquity.org

Downstreams

fortune.com, arweave.org, liquity.org, curve.finance, matter-labs.io, blockscout.com, linkedin.com, rocketpool.net, iyk.app, jokerace.io, rhinestone.wtf, cooprecords.xyz, treasure.lol, bloomberg.com, solana.com, predicate.io, transak.com, nexusmutual.io, time.com, igloo.inc, cryptio.co, x.com, twitter.com, 1kx.capital, icn.global, miden.xyz, abs.xyz, nymtech.net, cow.fi, reown.com, daylight.xyz, trameparis.com, opyn.co, fabriccryptography.com, superstate.co, coindesk.com, covalenthq.com, li.fi, rarible.com, forbes.com, caldera.xyz, lagrange.dev, fuzz.land, kiln.fi, polkadot.com, makerdao.com

NS Lookup

A 76.76.21.21

Dates

Created 2024-02-26

Updated 2026-11-08

Summarized 2026-11-10