Cicada (Pre-Seed)
Funding Details
Awarder
Inbox
Date Award
October 4, 2023
Vertical
Credit Risk Management
Funding Amount
$9,700,000
Company Info
Founders
Sefton Kincaid
Market
Institutional Lending on Public Blockchains
Location
Boston, MA, USA
Coinvestors
Bitscale, Bodhi Ventures, Shiliang Tang
Company Description

Cicada is an on-chain credit risk management company founded by a seasoned team of former buy and sell-side credit professionals. Cicada's co-founders have deep crypto lending expertise, having underwritten $850m in loans at a 1.2% default rate during the prior cycle. Created following the collapse of FTX, Cicada facilitates the growth of institutional lending on public blockchains by enabling lenders to participate in risk-managed non-custodial lending products.

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