Skynet Trading

Pancho Vanhees, the founder, leads Skynet Trading and also co-founded SAVA Investment Management. The firm has not publicly named additional investment committee members or heads of trading. Key shareholders include Seier Capital, founded by Saxo Bank co-founder Lars Seier Christensen, and Edessa Capital, founded by former Arrington Capital partners. Operational details suggest Vanhees remains the central decision-maker.

Skynet sources through direct outreach and its curated-access service, which connects token issuers to listings, funds, and strategic partners. The firm’s website emphasizes testimonials from founders of Stepn, Nosana, and from Lars Seier Christensen, indicating a deal-flow network anchored in Web3 builders and early-stage crypto investors. No proprietary sourcing channel beyond its team and shareholder network is publicly disclosed.

No. Skynet Trading operates on an API-key model where clients retain full control of their exchange accounts and capital. The firm deploys its algorithms to manage order books, but trading results and liquidity remain with the client. This structure separates Skynet from market makers that require asset custody and functions more like a SaaS liquidity infrastructure provider.

Beyond direct market-making mandates, Skynet co-manages the Skynet EGLD Capital Fund in partnership with the MultiversX Foundation. That fund targets early-stage blockchain projects within the MultiversX ecosystem. The firm also offers OTC execution for VC funds and token issuers, but its primary engine remains structured market-making services, not discretionary fund investing.

Skynet Trading does not publicly list any sector exclusions. Its client base spans token issuers, foundations, and venture funds across multiple blockchain ecosystems, suggesting a generalist approach within digital assets. There is no disclosed policy on avoiding specific DeFi subsectors, memecoins, or privacy-focused protocols.

Seier Capital, the family office of Saxo Bank co-founder Lars Seier Christensen, and Edessa Capital, founded by former Arrington Capital partners, are both private shareholders in Skynet Trading. The investments were made in 2024. The relationship appears to be equity ownership and strategic endorsement rather than operational integration — no shared investment committee or merged infrastructure is disclosed.

Skynet Trading does not publicly describe a co-investment program alongside external GPs in the traditional private-equity sense. Its collaborative model operates through the Skynet EGLD Capital Fund with MultiversX Foundation and through curated partner introductions for clients. There is no evidence of a platform for limited partners to co-invest in discrete market-making pools or special-purpose vehicles.