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Thesis

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Last activity: 12.01.2026

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Thesis is a cryptocurrency venture production studio which builds and invests in products that empower individuals. Its first two products are Fold, a consumer payment app, and Keep, a privacy layer for public blockchains.

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Location: United States, California, San Francisco

Total raised: $28.5M

Founders name: Adam Lovallo

Founders Related Locations: United States, New York, New York

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Investors 5

Date	Name	Website
-	Fenbushi C...	fenbushica...
03.11.2021	Dragonfly ...	dcp.capita...
-	Collab+Cur...	collabcurr...
-	Broadhaven...	broadhaven...
-	Draper Ass...	draper.vc

Funding Rounds 2

Date	Series	Amount	Investors
28.07.2024	-	$7.5M	-
22.07.2021	Series A	$21M	-

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Date	First Name	Last Name	Title	LinkedIn	Twitter	Email
-	Adam	Lovallo	Founder	linkedin.c...	-	-

Mentions in press and media 20

Date	Title	Description
12.01.2026	Mezo Opens Pre-Deposit Vaults to Migrate Bitcoin Liquidity From Ethereum Back to Bitcoin-Native Infrastructure	New York, New York, USA, January 12th, 2026, Chainwire Mezo’s “Bring Bitcoin Home” initiative targets billions in wrapped Bitcoin on Ethereum, offering MEZO token rewards to participants who migrate BTC liquidity back to its home network. M...
12.01.2026	Mezo Opens Pre-Deposit Vaults to Migrate Bitcoin Liquidity From Ethereum Back to Bitcoin-Native Infrastructure	New York, New York, USA, January 12th, 2026, Chainwire Mezo’s “Bring Bitcoin Home” initiative targets billions in wrapped Bitcoin on Ethereum, offering MEZO token rewards to participants who migrate BTC liquidity back to its home network. M...
11.12.2025	Lolli Partners with Spark to Accelerate Bitcoin Rewards and Self-Custody	New York, New York, December 11th, 2025, Chainwire Bitcoin rewards platform Lolli integrates Spark’s infrastructure, with expanded integrations planned. Lolli, the Bitcoin rewards platform acquired earlier this year by Bitcoin venture studi...
19.11.2025	A Major Institutional Partnership: Anchorage Digital and Mezo Set a New Standard for Bitcoin Finance	New York, United States, November 19th, 2025, Chainwire The strategic partnership will unlock institutional-grade support for BitcoinFi applications, backed by the trusted security of Anchorage Digital and its institutional-grade self-custo...
03.11.2025	Lolli Acquires Slice to Unify Bitcoin Rewards Space	New York, USA, October 30th, 2025, Chainwire Lolli, a leading Bitcoin rewards platform and Thesis* portfolio company, today announced its acquisition of Slice, a browser extension that enables users to earn Bitcoin through passive browsing....
29.10.2025	Acre Launches V2 Platform, Enabling Bitcoin Holders to Earn 14% APY (est.) from Self-Custody	Share Share Share Share Email By enabling BTC to earn a sustainable yield right from their Bitcoin wallet, Acre sets a new standard for decentralized, transparent Bitcoin finance. Acre, a Bitcoin-first platform that enables BTC holders to c...
02.07.2025	Bitcoin Venture Studio Thesis* Acquires Lolli Rewards Platform to Kick Off BTC Ecosystem Expansion	New York, New York, July 2nd, 2025, Chainwire Bitcoin Venture Studio Thesis* Acquires Lolli Rewards Platform to Kick Off BTC Ecosystem Expansion Known as one of the longest standing and most accessible crypto rewards platforms, Lolli will n...
02.07.2025	Bitcoin Venture Studio Thesis* Acquires Lolli Rewards Platform to Kick Off BTC Ecosystem Expansion	New York, New York, July 2nd, 2025, Chainwire Bitcoin Venture Studio Thesis* Acquires Lolli Rewards Platform to Kick Off BTC Ecosystem Expansion Known as one of the longest standing and most accessible crypto rewards platforms, Lolli will n...
28.05.2025	Mezo Launches First Full-Stack Bitcoin Economy to Mainnet	New York, USA, May 28th, 2025, Chainwire Mezo, the bank-free Bitcoin finance platform built by Thesis*, the leading venture studio building brands on Bitcoin, today announced its Mainnet launch. As the industry’s first full-stack Bitcoin ec...
28.05.2025	Mezo Launches First Full-Stack Bitcoin Economy to Mainnet	New York, USA, May 28th, 2025, Chainwire Mezo, the bank-free Bitcoin finance platform built by Thesis*, the leading venture studio building brands on Bitcoin, today announced its Mainnet launch. As the industry’s first full-stack Bitcoin ec...
29.07.2024	Mezo Raises $7.5 Million To Grow BitcoinFi Ecosystem	Thesis, which is one of the longest-standing venture studios funding and building brands on Bitcoin, announced a strategic funding round led by Ledger Cathay Fund (Ledger and Cathay Innovation’s early-stage venture fund) for Mezo, its permi...
28.07.2024	Thesis Secures $7.5m for Mezo BitcoinFi Expansion	Listen to this article 0:00 / 0:04 1X BeyondWords Thesis, one of the most established venture studios focused on Bitcoin, announced raising $7.5 million in funding for Mezo, its permissionless Bitcoin Economic Layer. The round was led by Le...
10.04.2024	Mezo Raises $21M in Funding	Mezo, a permissionless Bitcoin Economic Layer launched by Thesis, a NYC-based venture studio funding and building brands on Bitcoin, with $21M in funding. The round was led by Pantera Capital with participation from Multicoin, Hack VC, Para...
09.04.2024	Bitcoin Layer 2 Mezo Emerges From Stealth With $21M Raise Led by Pantera Bitcoin ETFs Are Not the 'Dominant Narrative' Driving BTC's 2024 Rally: VanEck CEO	Venture studio Thesis is announcing Mezo, a bitcoin layer 2 network, out of stealth. Mezo closed a $21 million fundraising led by Pantera Capital. The blockchain allows bitcoin owners to hold their tokens while earning yield. Unmute Bitcoin...
22.07.2021	Why Uber’s new deal comes as a surprise	The post-pandemic Uber is certainly not the same business it came in as. Paid Content The art of swapping cars—for art From Polestar Throughout the pandemic, as its core ride-hailing business flagged, the company focused on the parts of its...
22.07.2021	Why Uber’s new deal comes as a surprise	This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. Paid Content Why the Electricity 4.0 moment is here From Schneider Electric The post-pandemic Ube...
22.07.2021	DeFi: Venture Studio Thesis Announces $21M Series A	dollarVenture studio Thesis has completed a $21 million Series A round. Participants include ParaFi Capital, Nascent, Fenbushi Capital, Polychain Capital, and Draper Associates along with Kain Warwick, James Prestwich, Viktor and Lisa Bunin...
02.04.2020	Makers of Keep Protocol Raise $7.7M to Bring Trustless BTC to DeFi	With a forthcoming product that may entice more decentralized finance (DeFi) players to incorporate bitcoin-backed tokens, Thesis has closed a $7.7 million deal by selling its Keep tokens to some of crypto’s top investors. Announced Thursda...
25.09.2019	Bitcoin Shopping App Fold Raises $2.5 Million to Bring Lightning to Retailers	The lightning-friendly Fold App, which allows users to spend bitcoin on goods like clothes and pizza and then earn bitcoin-back rewards, just added fiat capability after raising its first round as an independent startup. Fold product lead W...
10.07.2019	Fold App Enables Bitcoin Lightning Payments at Whole Foods, Starbucks	Fold, a payments platform, is introducing a lightning network protocol that will allegedly enable users to shop in-store or online at several retailers, including Starbucks, Whole Foods, AMC, Home Depot, and Southwest Airlines. Though custo...

Thesis

Investors 5

Funding Rounds 2

Persons 1

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