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Why Self-Custody Matters to Safe

Safe's journey has always been rooted in one core belief: users should own and control their assets. From our early days building multisig infrastructure to becoming the most trusted smart account platform, we've seen firsthand why self-custody is non-negotiable. It's the foundation of Crypto’s promise: true ownership, portability, and decentralization.

But self-custody doesn't scale through one protocol alone. It requires an ecosystem of tools, infrastructure, and applications working together to make it secure, seamless, and accessible. That's why Safe Ventures exists.

Backing self-custody at scale

Safe Ventures backs founders building the primitives, infra, and apps that make self-custody usable at scale. Since Safe’s spin out in 2022, we've quietly invested in 24+ companies across the stack. We invest in both the teams creating building blocks for self-custody and those optimizing solutions around it.

Here's where we're placing our bets:

App developers: Teams like Clave, Picnic, Brahma, Mezzanine and Fileverse are reimagining how users interact with self-custodied accounts, removing friction without compromising security.

DeFi Primitives: Protocols like Wildcat, Sablier, and Superfluid are creating financial infrastructure designed for self-custody from the ground up.

Infrastructure & Developer tools: Pimlico, Rhinestone, Gnosis Guild, KPK are building the rails that let developers integrate self-custody seamlessly into their applications.

The full portfolio includes: 0xAarc, Alloc8, Brahma Fi, Clave, Coinshift, Epoch Protocol, Fileverse, Gnosis Guild, Hats Finance, HOPR, Interface, KPK, Metal, Mezzanine Labs, Onit, Openfort, Palmera DAO, Pimlico, PWN DAO, Rhinestone, Sablier, Superfluid, Picnic, and Wildcat Fi.

More Than Capital

We aim to be the first strategic check-in for founders in self-custody. Being in our portfolio means more than a check. It's a signal that you're part of a mutually reinforcing ecosystem. Our cap table presence connects you to distribution channels, technical resources, and strategic partnerships across the Safe network.

We help our portfolio companies integrate with each other, share learnings, and compound their impact. When one company in our ecosystem succeeds, it creates opportunities for others.

Building the Future Together

We're creating a self-reinforcing ecosystem where each piece strengthens the whole. The future of crypto depends on self-custody working at scale, and we're backing the founders who will make that happen.

If you're building foundational infrastructure for self-custody, we want to talk. Visit safefoundation.org/ventures or reach out directly.

The infrastructure for self-custody at scale is being built right now. We're excited to be backing the teams defining this future.