RNS2 Sep 2021 16:32
KR1 plc
("KR1" or the "Company")
Investment: Exponent
KR1 plc (KR1:AQSE), a leading digital asset investment company, is pleased to
announce that the Company has invested a total of US$500,000 into the Exponent
project in return for a yet-to-be-determined amount of XPN tokens. KR1 led the
seed funding round and was joined by a network of strategic investors including
AngelDAO, Block0, GSR Markets, Golden Gate Ventures, Taureon Capital, Varys
Capital, and several prominent blockchain protocol founders and individuals.
Exponent is an open-source platform that equips strategists with the necessary
tools and infrastructure to bring quantitative trading to decentralised
finance ("DeFi"). Built by an experienced team of engineers and strategists,
the Exponent platform takes care of, both, DeFi integrations and trade
execution, allowing strategists to easily launch active strategies with the
supporting tools and infrastructure. Additionally, end-users can choose from a
selection of vaults with various alpha strategies while retaining custody of
their assets.
The Founders of Exponent commented:
"We're thrilled to on-board KR1 as one of our earliest investors - similar to
how you form a founding team, selecting your early investors is equally as
critical to get right. The individuals in the KR1 team are early adopters of
the Web3 space and understand the challenges entrepreneurs face. Over the
years, they have proven to be a trusted and consistent long term partner for
entrepreneurs. We are excited to be working closely with them to bring
financial empowerment and freedom to everyone, globally."
Keld van Schreven, Managing Director and Co-Founder of KR1, commented:
"Exponent is a much-needed service that takes quant-driven DeFi investing to
the next level. Building on top of Enzyme, another portfolio project of ours,
and led by a stellar team, we believe Exponent will spawn an important
community of strategists and hedge funds that are going to drive significant
value into DeFi. We are tremendously excited to be supporting them on their
journey."