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First believer.First believer.

Third co-founder.Third co-founder.

Last one standing.Last one standing.

Lightshift joins forces and invests in early-stage projects to co-build the open, decentralized future. We see potential where most don’t look and we’ll write the first check to realize it.

Portfolio Highlights

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AminoChain

Decentralized Biobank

Founder Testimony

"Having Lightshit as an early partner has been a game changer for AminoChain. The team provides far more than just capital, and they have a unique ability to both open doors and help you build at the lowest level. Lightshift has been the co-founder we didn't know we were missing."

Caspar Barnes, Founder & CEO

Details

AminoChain's community-owned and decentralized biobank streamlines biosample procurement, safeguards data, and accelerates ethical breakthroughs in healthcare.

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Partners

Our portfolio companies tap into the collective expertise of builders and investors who started the web3 movement.

Simão Cruz Founding Partner & CEO

David Nogueira Founding Partner & CTO

Roberto Machado Founding Partner

Protocol Labs

Gnosis

Ethereum

Parity

a16z

Blockchange

Anchorage Digital

ConsenSys

Node Capital

GSR

Celo

DCG

Articles

Simão Cruz / Published May 26, 2025

AssetOS: The Operating System for Trillion Dollar Industries

The internet was built to share information — not coordinate value. Asset Operating Systems (AOSs) introduce a new architecture where assets, not apps, sit at the center of the digital economy. By making assets programmable, composable, and ownable, AOSs unlock the next generation of infrastructure for trillion-dollar industries.

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