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Invest early in Web3 and AI, together with 70+ experts.

Review pre-seed and seed deals with validators, security auditors, protocol founders and VC partners, then invest from $5,000 in the ones you believe in. Led by former Interchain Foundation Ecosystem Lead and Bank for International Settlements Managing Architect.

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1-2
Vetted deals per month
$5,000
Minimum ticket per deal
$10,000
Invested = membership fee back
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From deal to investment in 4 steps

01

Source

We tap hundreds of deals through our network across Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin, and emerging chains.

02

Vet

You and 70+ investors and experts review tech, team and market together before the vote.

03

Vote

Members get full memos and a live founder Q&A, then vote. Your voice shapes the decision.

04

Co-invest

Invest from $5,000 per deal. SPV formed, legal handled, capital deployed. You own shares directly.

Typical timeline: 2-3 weeks from presentation to capital deployed.

Portfolio

Where We've Invested

Active portfolio companies building the future of frontier tech. Our investments to date concentrate in blockchain infrastructure; we're actively expanding into AI and adjacent frontier domains.

● Active

OKcontract

The ultimate security layer for transacting onchain

Why We Invested

Security-first, non-custodial infrastructure for operating onchain value at scale. Enables 100% onchain enforcement of transactions before execution - eliminating blind signing and front-running. Mentioned by Vitalik Buterin at ETHCC 2025.

Pre-Seed
Stage
Infra
Sector
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● Active

Index Network

Intent-driven discovery protocol with trusted AI agents

Why We Invested

Decentralized discovery where broker agents compete to fulfill user intents via double opt-in matching. Backed by BlueYard and Consensys Mesh. Building the protocol layer for privacy-preserving, context-aware discovery.

Seed
Stage
AI x Crypto
Sector
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● Active

XO Market

Modular, permissionless prediction market protocol

Why We Invested

Built as sovereign chain with Celestia for DA. Anyone can create markets using any token on any chain. Winner of Celestia Mammothon, backed by Cyber Fund and Delphi.

Pre-Seed
Stage
Consumer
Sector
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● Confidential

Stealth Project

Interoperability leading solution

Why We're Excited

Veteran team with deep ecosystem experience building critical cross-chain infrastructure. Strong backing from prominent ecosystem builders.

🔒 Member-Only Deal: Full thesis, founder calls, and investment terms available exclusively to SunDAO members.

Pre-Seed
Stage
Active
Status
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Deal Flow

Startups That Pitched to SunDAO

Every month founders present to SunDAO members. Beyond our portfolio, these are some of the teams our community has met and reviewed.

Warden Protocol logo

Warden Protocol

Layer 1 blockchain for verifiable AI inference and autonomous on-chain agents.

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Velvet logo

Velvet

AI-powered DeFi platform for on-chain research, trading and portfolio management.

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Layer logo

Layer

WAVS, a framework for building verifiable off-chain compute services.

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Kravata logo

Kravata

Stablecoin infrastructure that lets Latin American banks, telcos and fintechs offer digital dollars.

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Syntetika logo

Syntetika

Regulated investment strategies brought on-chain, including Bitcoin yield products.

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Botanika logo

Botanika

Edge storage hardware and data infrastructure for AI agents.

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Tashi Network logo

Tashi Network

Leaderless peer-to-peer consensus for real-time gaming, robotics and IoT.

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Ryder logo

Ryder

Seedless self-custody hardware wallet, growing into a self-custody banking app.

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Stable logo

Stable

USD wallet where brands fund spending money for fans at sponsored events.

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The Indexing Company logo

The Indexing Company

Distributed, plug-and-play blockchain data indexing as a service.

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V

Valence

Development environment for trust-minimised cross-chain DeFi applications.

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Escher Finance logo

Escher Finance

Chain-abstracted liquid staking across proof-of-stake chains.

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B

Banana Zone

Free-to-play arcade game on Solana where players predict price moves.

Members see every deal in full

Investment memos, founder Q&A sessions and the vote on every startup that pitches to SunDAO.

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Our members come from

Interchain Foundation
Interchain Foundation
Berachain
Berachain
Hack VC
Hack VC
Polymer Labs
Polymer Labs
Oak Security
Oak Security
Babylon
Babylon
Foundry
Foundry
MEXC
MEXC
Stride
Stride
Neutron
Neutron
Pump.fun
Pump.fun
BlueYard Capital
BlueYard Capital
Interchain Foundation
Interchain Foundation
Berachain
Berachain
Hack VC
Hack VC
Polymer Labs
Polymer Labs
Oak Security
Oak Security
Babylon
Babylon
Foundry
Foundry
MEXC
MEXC
Stride
Stride
Neutron
Neutron
Pump.fun
Pump.fun
BlueYard Capital
BlueYard Capital

Why members join

Real reasons from the operators, validators, and investors in the community.

I run validators on a few chains, so I see infrastructure plays before most VCs do. What I needed was a way to actually invest in them at a check size that makes sense. SunDAO gives me both: the deal flow and the option to put in $5K when I want.

Validator operator

I joined for the network. What I got was honest feedback during DD calls that actually changed how I pitch. The members have seen enough to spot weak spots fast, and they share their thinking openly.

Crypto founder

The transparency is what kept me. Most syndicates show you the winners. SunDAO publishes why they passed too, and that's where the real signal is. You can see how the group actually thinks about risk.

Security auditor
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A community of operators, builders, and investors co-investing in frontier tech.

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