TVM Ventures

TVM Ventures is a venture capital firm dedicated to investing in projects built on The Open Network (TON). The firm focuses on supporting visionary founders who can leverage the Telegram ecosystem and the TON Virtual Machine to create scalable and innovative solutions. By providing capital, infrastructure, and technical resources, TVM Ventures aims to drive the mass adoption of decentralized finance (DeFi) and payment finance (PayFi) within the TON blockchain. The firm's investment strategy centers on three key pillars: DeFi and Infrastructure, Cross-Border Payments and PayFi, and Security. TVM Ventures prioritizes DeFi protocols, recognizing their foundational role in decentralized financial services. The firm seeks to accelerate PayFi founders who address inefficiencies in the traditional payments space and underscores its commitment to security by collaborating with advanced security auditors for the TON Virtual Machine. This comprehensive approach aims to build an advanced and comprehensive financial system capable of meeting the needs of a large on-chain user base. TVM Ventures launched its inaugural fund, a $100 million initiative, in February 2025 to expand the TON blockchain as a global financial network. Led by Steve Yun, the former President of the TON Foundation, the fund focuses on providing startups and enterprises with the necessary resources to lead the mass adoption of DeFi and PayFi. The firm's vision is to build a financial system that serves a vast on-chain user base, leveraging the unique advantages of the TON blockchain and its integration with Telegram's extensive user base.

Projects built on The Open Network (TON), Innovative solutions in DeFi and PayFi, Scalable and secure applications