Our Business: Ventures

Investing in the Future of Markets

CTC Ventures partners with ambitious fintech companies advancing trading, technology, and market infrastructure.

Strategic Capital. Real Partnership.

We invest where CTC’s experience can make a meaningful difference. Alongside funding, portfolio companies gain access to our strategic perspective, technical insight, and decades of experience operating in complex financial markets.

Every investment is powered by:

Capital

Long-term strategic investment aligned with driven founders.

Expertise

Decades of experience across trading, quantitative research, technology, and market structure.

Partnership

Direct access to operators who understand how financial businesses are built and scaled.

What Our Portfolio Companies Say

Across the Market Ecosystem

Our portfolio spans companies addressing a range of needs across financial markets, from trading and infrastructure to data, connectivity, and emerging technologies.

Discuss a Partnership with CTC Ventures

Contact George Kalant, Head of Venture Capital, to start the conversation.
Amberdata
As a digital asset data infrastructure company with presence in both CeFi and DeFi spaces, Amberdata sells comprehensive crypto data packages to institutional customers.
BMLL
BMLL is an independent provider of Level 3 historical data and analytics for capital markets participants.
Driver
Driver turns codebases into updated technical documentation, which creates a shared context layer that both people and AI agents can build on.
Eris Innovations
As a product development and IP licensing company, Eris collaborates with partner exchanges to drive the growth of Eris Swap Futures and related derivatives products across multiple asset classes and currencies.
ErisX
ErisX is a crypto spot/derivatives exchange and regulated clearinghouse. Acquired by Cboe in October 2021.
Here
Here, formerly OpenFin, provides enterprise browser solutions for internal applications.
HXRO
Hxro provides distributed base layer technology for DeFi and gaming operations.
Imperative Execution
Imperative Execution has created proprietary ATS technology, as machine learning is used for matching and routing within the US equity market.
kero
Kero uses proprietary data and recommendation algorithms to offer curated micro-betting offerings to sports operators.
linch
1inch is an Ethereum-based DeFi aggregator and exchange that aims to offer favorable rates by discovering the most efficient swapping routes across major DeFi entities.
MEMX
MEMX is an independently owned stock exchange that has recently expanded into the options space.
Path
Path is a crypto robo-advisor and portfolio manager. Given their licensing profile (registered with the SEC as an investment adviser), Path has the ability to recommend risk-adjusted portfolios based on risk suitability assessments.
Percent
Percent provides a comprehensive end-to-end software suite for those who transact within private credit markets.
PICO
Pico is a leading provider of technology services for the financial markets community (infrastructure, data analytics, cloud technology, market connectivity).
ProphetX
ProphetX is a prediction markets platform which provides trading opportunities for US sporting events. Following a similar orientation compared to financial exchanges, Prophet Exchange relies on market-makers for liquidity.
PYTH
Pyth is a multi-chain DeFi oracle solution which provides real-time on-chain market data for both crypto and non-crypto assets.
SHOTQUALITY
ShotQuality utilizes broadcast feeds to capture advanced sports analytics from the unique combinations of data science and computer vision logging. ShotQuality has product offerings for coaches, operators, and sports bettors.
SPECTRAXE
SpectraAxe redefines FX options trading, providing the first truly all-to-all marketplace connecting buy-side and sell-side participants on a single, anonymous trading venue.
Sports IQ
Sports IQ uses machine learning and proprietary technology to provide sporting analytics for both pre-game and live-game bet offerings. Acquired by DraftKings in May 2024.
Sporttrade
Sporttrade is a sports betting exchange platform which provides trading opportunities for US sporting events. Following a similar orientation compared to financial exchanges, Sporttrade relies on market-makers for liquidity.
Wand
Wand is a platform that specializes in the management, execution, and the creation of workforce AI agents.
Watershed Technologies
Watershed has developed ATS auction technology with a focus to improve efficiency for equity option transactions executed on international trading floors, electronic marketplaces, and financial exchanges.