Share this article
Payments Firm Stronghold Launches $100M Investment Fund Aimed at Fintech and Web 3
Stronghold Capital has already invested in Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research, and Precursor Ventures.
Updated May 11, 2023, 5:55 p.m. Published Feb 16, 2022, 4:15 p.m.
Payments and financial infrastructure firm Stronghold’s investment fund – Stronghold Capital – will focus on the areas of overlooked and underrepresented founders and fund managers, the payments and fintech ecosystem, and the Web 3 and blockchain ecosystem.
The fund has already put money to work in Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research via a decentralized finance (DeFi) syndicated loan through Maple Finance. Another early investment is in Precursor Ventures, which looks to take stakes in companies whose founders identify as women, LGBTQ+ or BIPOC.
STORY CONTINUES BELOW
Don't miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today. See all newsletters
"Stronghold Capital will create opportunities to develop new products and business models that improve financial infrastructure for everyone," said Tammy Camp, CEO of Stronghold, in the press release. Camp will also be the fund manager for the new capital arm. “Identifying and investing in emerging talent – especially underrepresented and undervalued founders – stands to benefit the developer community, the fintech industry and even society as a whole.”
Stronghold’s SHx token was launched in 2018 to provide real-time settlement, discount in fees for business customers, rewards, and merchant cash advances. It was listed on Kucoin exchange this week.
More For You
What to know:
- As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M.
- GoPlus Intelligence's Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025 , with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. Total blockchain-level requests, including transaction simulations, averaged an additional 350 million per month.
- Since its January 2025 launch , the $GPS token has registered over $5B in total spot volume and $10B in derivatives volume in 2025. Monthly spot volume peaked in March 2025 at over $1.1B , while derivatives volume peaked the same month at over $4B.
More For You
Crypto Firm Tether Says It Wants to Take Over Italian Football Club Juventus
The issuer behind the most popular stablecoin said that if the bid succeeds, it prepares to invest $1 billion in the football club.
What to know:
- Tether said it aims to take over popular Italian football club Juventus FC.
- The firm proposed to acquire Exor's 65.4% stake in an all-cash offer, and intends to make a public offer for the rest of the shares.
- Tether reported net profits exceeding $10 billion this year, while its flagship token USDT is the world's dominant stablecoin with a $186 billion market capitalization.
Top Stories
