deep crypto

Intro

We are a group of cryptography researchers that invests in real world applications of cutting-edge cryptography to secure and scale the internet and its applications.

“Deep crypto”: applications of novel cryptography that require a substantial component of research and development.

Areas of interest

  • Multi-party computation (Decryption Oracles, Pay-to-unlock, MPC to speedup cryptographic protocols, Private Auctions);
  • Fully Homomorphic Encryption (Private AI, Smart Contracts with secrets);
  • Private Information Retrieval (Private Routing, Private Databases);
  • Quantum Cryptography (Quantum Comms, Quantum Money, One-time programs);
  • Zero Knowledge Proofs (Confidential transactions, Markets for secrets, Offline gaming, Private Smart Contracts);
  • Verifiable Computation (Compute networks, Verifiable AI, Offline games, Verifiable VMs, Refereed Multiprover).

Selected Portfolio

  • 2018, Offchain Labs / Arbitrum → $ARB (Refereed Multiprover)
  • 2020, Aleo → $ALEO (SNARKs for privacy)
  • 2020, Mirror → Kiosk (Decentralized social media)
  • 2020, Avalanche → $AVAX (Consensus)
  • 2021, Cryptosat → Aptos Orbital (TEE)
  • 2021, Sismo (Private Information Retrieval)
  • 2022, Celestia → $TIA (Data Availability)
  • 2022, Banyan (Proof of Storage)
  • 2022, Scroll → $SCR (SNARK EVM)
  • 2022, Zama (FHE)
  • 2023, Modulus → Acquired by Tools for Humanity (Verifiable AI)
  • 2023, Ritual (Edge AI)
  • 2023, Bluesky (Decentralized social media)
  • 2023, Lita (Verifiable Computing)
  • 2024, Espresso Systems (Chain Composability)
  • 2024, ZkCloud (Verifiable Computing)
  • 2024, Ligero (Verifiable Computing)
  • 2024, Nebra (Verifiable Computing)
  • 2024, Optimum (Linear Network Coding)
  • 2024, Hyperbolic (Optimistic Verifiable Compute)
  • 2024, Stoffel (Multi-party Computation)
  • 2024, Pod (Consistent Broadcast)
  • 2025, Mutable State (Data Availability)

Contact

info@deepcrypto.xyz

The materials on this website are for illustration and discussion purposes only and do not constitute an offering. Investments listed might be done by participants in the group, rather than the group itself.