DB1 Ventures

Great podcast with Javier Avalos, CEO of DB1 Ventures portfolio company Caplight on "Unlocking the VC Secondary Market": Explore how VC secondary markets are transforming venture capital, what’s fueling their growth and how they are creating new opportunities for investors. Dr. Markus Hablizel, Monika Fuchs, Leopold Büning, Stefan Djuknic, Luca Wendler

Shoutout to Yazhou Sun and the team at Bloomberg News for the thoughtful analysis of Elon's public and private company performance from US Election Day to now! Thanks for featuring Caplight Data and our D.O.G.E Index (Don't Overestimate Gains of Elon)... more simply dubbed by Yazhou as the 'Elon Index'. ?? TL;DR while Tesla stock has dropped this year in the public market, private companies in the Elon empire have carried our equal-weighted reference index into strong positive territory ?? ??. Check out the full article for the analysis! https://lnkd.in/gntBY_Mc **This does not constitute an offer to buy or sell any securities.?Check with an investment professional before investing in securities of non-public companies.** #preIPO #secondarymarket #liquidity #transparency #Elon #DOGE

?? Institutional Access to Crypto via Clearstream & Crypto Finance ?? Clearstream, Deutsche B?rse Group’s post-trade business, expands its custody services to include crypto assets, providing institutional investors with a secure and seamless solution. By integrating Crypto Finance as a sub-custodian, Clearstream leverages market-leading expertise to offer regulated custody and settlement services for digital assets. The offering is expected to launch in April 2025. ? ?? Jens Hachmeister, Head of Issuer Services & New Digital Markets at Clearstream: "Offering crypto custody is the next step on Clearstream’s journey to digitise financial markets. The institutional-grade, regulatory compliant solution offers clients easy and quick access to new asset classes while enjoying the best features of our trusted and established post-trading systems. We are thrilled to collaborate with Crypto Finance, leveraging the strength of our global Deutsche B?rse Group portfolio to make crypto assets ready for mass adoption." ?? Stijn Vander Straeten, CEO of Crypto Finance Group: "This offering puts Deutsche B?rse Group in a position second to none in the digital assets industry. We are now not only covering native services via direct interface, but also leverage traditional rails that are implemented with most financial market participants, meaning a very convenient offering to any financial institution who wishes to enter the crypto industry." Key Highlights: ? Institutional-grade crypto custody & settlement ? Access via Clearstream Banking S.A. (Luxembourg, CBL) ? Bitcoin (ISIN: XTV15WLZJMF0) & Ethereum (ISIN: XTD5RG2FHH04) included at launch ? Seamless Swift connectivity – no additional provider relationships needed This marks another milestone towards harmonised digital financial markets, bridging the gap between traditional finance and digital assets. ?? Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/dm4sXeVY #CryptoFinance #Clearstream #DeutscheB?rseGroup #DigitalAssets #CryptoCustody #InstitutionalInvestors #Blockchain #CryptoInnovation

Excited to further our collaboration with PitchBook by including Caplight's secondary market data in their Pitchbook 100 tracker! Now subscribers can compare Pitchbook's industry-leading funding round data with our real-time secondary market pricing for 100 of the largest VC-backed private companies. You can check out the new tracker here: https://lnkd.in/gzCMuZAN Another step towards transparency in private markets! Shoutout to Van Le, James Thorne, and Jordan Rubio for the release on the Pitchbook side, and Maui Simon for leading the effort from Caplight. Onward ?? #privatemarkets #venturecapital #unicorn #IPO #preIPO #transparency

Whitepaper: The role of Central Counterparties in a DLT environment The digital transformation of the financial industry is now a reality. Emerging technologies offer opportunities for innovation and efficiency but require a suitable legal and regulatory framework. There is ongoing debate about the roles of financial market infrastructures like Central Counterparties (CCPs) and whether new and existing market entrants can provide complementary alternatives. Eurex Clearing and Linklaters discuss in a whitepaper a smooth transition to a digital ecosystem from a practical perspective by focusing on topics related to clearing and settlement that are essential for this transition including the role of CCPs. We present our view on the implications and benefits of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) with a focus on key aspects such as instant settlement and efficiency of netting in a clearing environment. The insights and conclusions presented in this whitepaper are derived from direct experiences in operating under live conditions, rather than theoretical environments, providing a grounded and realistic view of the challenges and opportunities of a DLT financial ecosystem. (link to whitepaper in comments)

We have a unique opportunity to address the key challenges of our time. But seizing this opportunity requires rapid and decisive action – now. The pressing challenges of our economy and politics are clear: growth, competitiveness and a strong industrial policy. To finance this, we need a strong capital market. Germany alone cannot create the efficient capital market with the necessary ecosystem that is needed to compete globally. Instead, we need European answers. In the new EU legislature, Brussels has recognised the importance of the capital market for economic recovery by putting a focus on the EU Savings and Investments Union. The EU Savings and Investment Union offers a strategic vision that we urgently need. As a pioneer in developing capital market infrastructure, we at Deutsche B?rse firmly believe that this is the right approach to strengthen the European capital markets. And we see ourselves as a driving force in its realisation. As #CapitalMarketEngineers we want to contribute with our innovation power, our long term orientation and our wider stakeholder partnership approach. Specifically, we have identified 10 steps as a basis to establish a true EU Savings and Investments Union. Let’s work on it together!

The numbers speak for themselves—but more importantly, they tell a story of momentum. Yes, these figures are still small in the grand scheme of things. But the trajectory is clear, and the potential ahead is limitless. We are just getting started. The opportunity to improve, scale, and transform market efficiency is immense. This journey wouldn’t be possible without our clients, partners, and teams who believe in building something bigger, better, and smarter. To those who’ve joined us and those considering it—this is just the beginning. #Fintech #Growth #Trading #Innovation #Wematch

Have a look at the Q4 numbers

Access the latest data on the private market in our newly released quarterly report?from DB1 Ventures' portfolio company Forge