Investors

Minted Protocol is operated by MintedAssociates Corp (Delaware C-Corp, HQ: New York, NY). We are building mUSD, the first exclusive Canton-native institutional payment stablecoin, and smUSD, a structurally separate optional institutional yield vault. The seed round is open. Full investor deck and data room at deck.minted.app.

Round status

• Stage: Seed round open
• Target: $5M at $25M pre-money
• Instrument: SAFE + Token Warrant
• First-check seed investor: X Ventures (independent Web3 venture firm — NOT affiliated with Elon Musk, xAI, or X Corp). NOT the lead. Lead slot is open.
• Entity: MintedAssociates Corp (Delaware C-Corp, EIN 41-3300859)

Institutional traction (pre-launch)

Pre-launch protocols cannot show TVL or live revenue. The relevant traction signals are signed agreements, validated infrastructure, and committed counterparties.

• Five North Validator/NaaS Agreement (signed): DocuSign envelope 2A8720F7-6FBA-40C9-8936-8323231E31BC, executed 2026-03-23. Covers DevNet, TestNet, MainNet validator nodes on Canton. Public PDF at deck.minted.app/five-north-validator-agreement.pdf.
• Five North 5N sandbox validation: 27 phases passed, 99.3% test coverage, 116+ successful lifecycles, full DvP settlement proven, 6-hour soak 72/72 samples passing.
• Current Canton-native architecture: 100% Canton-native with no Ethereum bridge and no cross-chain components. No public production-scope third-party audit letter is currently available for this architecture.
• Prior Softstack audits (public, historical reference): Canton Protocol DAML — 70 pages, 0 critical, 5 high all FIXED. DeFi Lending — 43 pages, 0 critical, 4 high all FIXED. These audits cover the earlier deprecated cross-chain architecture and remain on the data room for transparency.
• Strategic partnerships at LOI / NDA stage (2026-04-28): T-RIZE Capital (Canton-native private credit, $500M committed sleeve, Kairos UK PCP litigation finance), Texture Capital (FINRA broker-dealer, ATS, transfer agent on Canton), Obligate (Swiss bearer bond yield), Temple DEX (mUSD listing confirmed), Canton Foundation (ecosystem alignment).
• Capital pipeline: Five North (Yiannis Varelas) — soft-yes at $250-300K participation pending diligence. Robert Sagerton (Fogo Network founder) — committed angel. Active conversations: Tomorrow Ventures, Blockwall, additional institutional crypto funds.

Ecosystem signal

• Proof of Talk 2026 Canton Track: Gold Partner + featured speaker (Luis Cuello). Independent third-party verification at proofoftalk.io/canton-track. Speaker roster includes Jenny Johnson (Franklin Templeton CEO), Cathie Wood (ARK), Barry Silbert (DCG), Rob Hadick (Dragonfly), Stani Kulechov (Aave).
• Canton ecosystem leadership amplification: 25+ verified high-signal engagements in 60 days from Yuval Rooz (CEO Digital Asset), Shaul Kfir (Co-Founder Digital Asset), Canton Foundation, Canton Network official accounts, and ecosystem stewards. See deck llms.txt for the full named record.

Team

• Luis Cuello — Founder & CEO. Ex-BNP Paribas (Fund Administration), ex-Johnson & Johnson (Director of M&A, East Coast). Prior SaaS exit. Most visible independent Canton ecosystem educator (@TrenchWeb3).
• Mark Napolitano — CTO, Co-Founder. Ex-CertiK Senior Auditor (5,000+ smart contracts audited). Ex-Core Developer at Thirdweb and Ape Chain.
• Nathan Chen — Co-Founder, CRO. YC alum, first exit at 19.
• Wallace Glausi — General Counsel. Securities law specialist (Reg D, BD/TA/ATS).
• Bob Feil — Chief Advisor. Ex-VP Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (~40-year Fed career).
• Ivan Paskar — Fractional CMO. Ex-Binance Head of Marketing Europe (~7 years), current Head of Emerging Markets Growth at Kraken.

Diligence materials

What Minted Protocol is NOT

Contact

For investor diligence and round terms: [email protected]. Founder X: @TrenchWeb3. Company X: @tryminted. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/tryminted.