Koia

Koia is a British platform for investing in alternative assets founded by Richard Draper, Iris ten Teye and Ben Riazi, who devoted their careers to working for traditional financial companies and fintech-. startups The team aims to use blockchain and DeFi to create new opportunities for users to invest in profitable asset classes.

History

2021: Raising $1.4 million

In mid-January 2022, Koia attracted $1.4 million in investments. Seedcamp, Leonid Boguslavsky's RTP fund, Portfolio Ventures, some business angels, as well as co-founders of Monzo and Freetrade, invested in the company.

Koia's mission is to make alternative assets available to everyone through equity ownership and allow users to invest in assets they understand and are passionate about. Koia aims to break down entry barriers and allow anyone to own part of a cult asset previously available to only 1% of the richest. At the start of the startup, collectibles are available to investors, including from the art sector, as well as watches, wine.

Leonid Boguslavsky Foundation invested in the British platform for investment in wine and art objects Koia

We want to open access to opportunities that were previously available only to the very wealthy. We want to make the purchase and sale of a stake in Rolex as fast and trouble-free as the purchase of a stake in another company, "said Koia co-founder Iris ten Teye.

With the funds raised, Koia will not only make alternative assets more accessible, but also take care of their storage, insurance and effective authentication when managing them.

We are seeing a new wave of collectors who are increasingly investing in what they are passionate about, be it NFT, basketball collectibles or luxury goods - resulting in a fast-growing alternative asset market. Koia is ideal for further democratization of this market, better serving users who want to access unique collectibles, and we are pleased to see them change the landscape of alternative assets, "said Seedcamp partner Tom Wilson.[1]

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