Proxima | Strategic Capital & Advisory for Next-Gen Digital Assets

Our Focus

We operate across three disciplines that reflect our conviction-driven approach to building and backing excellence

Principal Investments

Proxima deploys proprietary capital at the inception and pre-seed stages, where early strategic decisions shape long-term outcomes. We support founders with tokenomics and incentive design, access to technical and commercial talent, fundraising preparation, centralized exchange listing support, and introductions to key ecosystem partners. Our early investments establish the foundation for long-term collaboration as companies move toward product validation and market entry.

Advisory

Our advisory practice provides strategic and operational guidance across token architecture, governance, partner development, and capital strategy. We work closely with founders to refine product and economic design, strengthen market positioning, and prepare for investor engagement. Many advisory engagements emerge from our principal investments, reflecting the trust and alignment built from the earliest stages.

Alternative Investments

Proxima also evaluates select alternative investment opportunities that offer principal protection, low volatility, and stable return profiles. These include structured yield solutions, credit-oriented strategies, and other risk-managed instruments designed to enhance capital resilience. This vertical ensures liquidity and stability, enabling consistent investment activity and strategic optionality across market cycles.

Portfolio

We back exceptional founders and ideas with clarity and conviction across Web3 infrastructure, DeFi, and emerging technologies

Abstract

Consumer-grade L2 portal and ecosystem focusing on-chain discovery and gasless onboarding.

Bitlayer

Bitcoin Layer 2 leveraging the BitVM protocol; EVM-compatible with security hardened by Bitcoin.

Cambrian

Data intelligence API helping agents make autonomous DeFi decisions with on/off-chain data.

CONCRETE

A suite of DeFi products powering secure, automated yield strategies and unlocking new derivatives for any on-chain asset.

CoW Swap

Intent-based aggregator with MEV protection and batch auctions for the best execution of trades.

dYdX

Leading decentralized perpetual exchange with deep liquidity and pro trading tools.

GRVT

Licensed DEX building a compliant CeDeFi trading venue with high speed and low fees.

LayerZero

Omnichain messaging layer enabling secure, censorship-resistant cross-chain interoperability.

MyPrize

Multiplayer crypto casino and social gaming experiences; "bet together" with creators and friends.

OpenTrade

Stablecoin yield infrastructure enabling turnkey, compliant treasury products for fintechs.

Orderly

Omnichain liquidity layer and SDK stack for spot & derivatives trading in DeFi.

Pudgy Penguins

A web3-born consumer IP brand turning NFTs into global toys, media, and community-driven products.

Sei

Parallelized high-performance Layer 1 EVM blockchain optimized for high-frequency apps and DeFi.

Solv

Enables liquid Bitcoin staking and yield generation by bridging BTC to other chains and DeFi applications.

StarkWare

Pioneers of STARK proofs; builders of Starknet and StarkEx to scale Ethereum with validity proofs.

Advisory

We have a proven history of advisory and partnership engagements with prominent institutions across the Web3 ecosystem

Cambrian

Data intelligence API helping agents make autonomous DeFi decisions with on/off-chain data.

GRVT

Licensed DEX building a compliant CeDeFi trading venue with high speed and low fees.

Kronos Research

Leading quantitative trading and liquidity provider across global crypto markets.

Orderly

Omnichain liquidity layer and SDK stack for spot & derivatives trading in DeFi.

Solv

Enables liquid Bitcoin staking and yield generation by bridging BTC to other chains and DeFi applications.

WOO

Unified trading platform with deep liquidity, zero-fee trading, and best-in-class execution across CeFi and DeFi.

Team

Founded in 2021 as Kronos Ventures, the venture arm of Kronos Research, we rebranded as Proxima in 2025 to expand our operations as an independent platform for ventures, liquid investments, and advisory. Our team combines decades of experience across investment banking, private equity, venture capital, and digital assets. From global institutions to emerging crypto ecosystems, we deliver disciplined investing backed by thorough diligence and deep operational expertise.