Zokyo

Zokyo's smart-contract auditing division functions as a proprietary deal-sourcing engine. By reviewing a project's codebase and security architecture before the project seeks venture funding, the firm gains early technical and operational insight that most investors only receive post-investment. This security-first funnel is supplemented by mentorship roles within programs like Techstars Web3 and strategic partnerships with collaborators such as Animoca Brands and Brinc.

Zokyo concentrates on early-stage seed rounds, entering at the point where technical architecture and tokenomics are being designed. This matches the firm's technical due diligence advantage, as security audits are most impactful during a project's pre-launch development phase. The firm does not publicly indicate participation in later-stage growth rounds or liquid token markets.

Animoca Brands is a frequent co-investor alongside Zokyo in Web3 gaming and metaverse projects, sharing overlapping sector focus and thesis alignment. Zokyo's relationship with Linea, a zkEVM Layer-2 network developed by ConsenSys, is a security partnership: Zokyo provides auditing and security services to help fortify projects building within the Linea ecosystem.