Pre-Seed, Seed
$100K – $1.0M
$10M
12+ companies
4 partners
Investment Thesis
Amentum backs blockchain and crypto-related early-stage ventures that bolster decentralized infrastructure capabilities.
Meet the Team
Chris Russ
General Partner
Chris Russ is currently a private equity investor, where he has evaluated and invested in opportunities within the TMT, transportation/logistics and consumer industries. Prior to private equity, he spent 2 years as an investment banking analyst at Credit Suisse, covering companies in the industrials sector. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, with a minor in Computer Science, from Stanford University in ’14.
Steven McKie is a crypto veteran of 9 years. Previously Head of Growth and Product Content at Purse, he expanded Purse’s operations with value-added partnerships in multiple regions globally and assisted in building out the bcoin developer team and support team. McKie also hosts and edits BlockChannel, a podcast and educational publication focused on Bitcoin and Ethereum. He's studied CS/Networking and received his BSBA in Information Systems & Technology at Old Dominion University in ‘14.
Kyle Forkey
General Partner
Kyle Forkey is a successful entrepreneur and engineer. His latest venture is a firm specializing in equity-oriented ICOs and has successfully raised millions of dollars for multiple projects. He previously managed over $10mm as a project manager for Pegasus Builders in Wellington, FL. He received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Old Dominion University in ’13.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (12)
Other
FTX Staking
Sia
Namebase
"Discovered via portfolio_page (high confidence)"
The first name exchange, and sub-domain management platform for the Handshake public blockchain.
Handshake
"Discovered via portfolio_page (high confidence)"
A decentralized and alternative peer-to-peer root DNS; a new public blockchain asset.
Mattereum
"Discovered via portfolio_page (high confidence)"
A tokenized 'Smart Property Registry' for managing on-chain legal, technical, and commercial infrastructure.
Cent Network
"Discovered via portfolio_page (high confidence)"
An income generating social network utilizing state channel micropayments, built on Ethereum.
TokenSoft
"Discovered via portfolio_page (high confidence)"
An institutional grade platform for compliant token offerings; offering a suite of tech and security products to crypto funds and enterprises.
Connext Network
"Discovered via portfolio_page (high confidence)"
An infrastructure layer that scales the Ethereum blockchain, enabling developers to provide instant, low cost transactions in their wallets, browsers, and applications.
DexGrid
"Discovered via portfolio_page (high confidence)"
A platform for bootstrapping and managing community microgrids and energy management to create distributed marketplaces for clean energy.
Audius
"Discovered via portfolio_page (high confidence)"
A decentralized music streaming platform built on the decentralized web (Ethereum/Handshake/IPFS), complete with governance.
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