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Building companiesat the intersection of AIand cryptographic systems.
Venture studio and long-term capital for foundational technology.
Venture Studio
We ideate, build, and spin out companies focused on intelligence, security, and decentralized infrastructure.
Capital & Incubation
We back founders early with aligned capital, technical depth, and long-term conviction.
Research & Infrastructure
We invest in foundational systems that enable autonomy, trust, and resilience at scale.
High-Conviction Focus Areas
Agentic & Autonomous AI Systems
Systems that can act, coordinate, and adapt in real environments.
Cryptographic & On-Chain Infrastructure
Primitives for trust, settlement, and coordination at internet scale.
Adversarial Security & Trust Primitives
Defense-first systems designed for hostile conditions by default.
Applied Systems Research
Turning theory into production-grade infrastructure.
Long-Horizon Protocol Design
Protocols designed to survive cycles, not chase them.
We believe intelligent systems must be verifiable.
We believe infrastructure outlives products.
We believe strong primitives compound over time.
We partner with founders building for decades, not cycles.
We work with founders building serious systems.
Get in TouchCommon Questions
We operate inside the systems our companies depend on. Our infrastructure relationships provide direct integration paths, not introductions. Our AI partnerships enable access to frontier models and compute. Our security stack is embedded in portfolio company workflows. This operational depth means companies we build ship faster and more safely.
We build and back companies at the intersection of AI and cryptographic systems—where intelligent agents need verifiable trust, where autonomous systems need security guarantees, where scale requires resilient infrastructure. These convergence points create defensible value.
Technically driven founders building systems designed for adversarial conditions and long time horizons. We look for conviction about infrastructure choices, clear thinking about security from day one, and patience to build foundations rather than chase cycles.
Direct access to infrastructure platforms for integration, capital partners who participate in governance and growth, and security providers embedded in development workflows. Each company we build strengthens the network for the next—security tools, distribution channels, and relationships compound over time.
If you're building foundational systems at the intersection of AI and cryptography, reach out at hello@ethlas.com. Include what you're building, why now, and what infrastructure or network access would accelerate your work.