Xu Brent

Argonautic Investment Management Ltd. (Argonautic ventures) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Howard Liu and Rita Chiu. The firm is headquartered in George Town, Cayman Islands.

Umee is a cross-chain borrowing and lending DeFi hub built on the Cosmos SDK that interconnects between blockchains and supports bridge technology. The company is based in New York, NY and was founded by Xu Brent, who has been the CEO since incorporation. Umee is powered by the UMEE native token and is the world's first and most programmable DeFi lending protocol in the Cosmos ecosystem. The company is committed to security and rigorous audits to ensure the safety of user funds. Umee's platform mitigates risks associated with oracle manipulation, smart contract errors, and front-end attacks. The company has created a brand guide for anyone to find their brand assets and feel confident using them.

Tendermint Ventures is a venture capital subsidiary of All In Bits, Inc. founded in March 2021 by Ethan Buchman and Jae Kwon. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.