The Missing Link (Linky)

The Missing Link (Linky)

Shaun Djie launched The Missing Link (Linky) in 2021 and registered the entity in Singapore, positioning it early for the convergence of artificial intelligence and Web3 identity rails. Djie previously co-founded Digix, a platform that tokenized physical gold on Ethereum, giving him direct exposure to the limits of on-chain asset representation. That experience shaped Linky's core conviction: as AI agents execute transactions and make decisions, they will require tamper-proof credentials that decentralized identifiers can provide. The firm targets pre-seed and seed-stage infrastructure startups building decentralized identity standards, verifiable credentials, and agent-to-agent authentication protocols. Its deployment strategy combines direct equity investments with token purchases in early-stage protocols. Known portfolio positions include investments in projects aligned with the W3C Decentralized Identifier specification and the Ethereum Name Service ecosystem, where identity primitives are being actively tested. Linky concentrates its activity across Southeast Asia and the broader Asia-Pacific developer community, with secondary exposure to European open-source identity consortia. The team size and total deployment remain undisclosed. The firm operates without additional offices. In January 2023, Djie presented Linky's agent-identity thesis at the Ethereum Singapore conference, signaling continued engagement with the regional builder ecosystem. Linky's structural distinction is its narrow mandate: it invests exclusively in the stack layer where autonomous AI agents intersect with self-sovereign identity. Most Web3 investors spread across DeFi, NFTs, and gaming. Djie doubled down on a single vertical at formation — AI agent reputation — a posture that makes the firm's fundable universe unusually small but potentially non-competitive with generalist crypto funds.