Thunderstruck⚡️6.24.25⚡️Lightning Ventures News, Jobs, Deals, Stuff!

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• Relai, a Swiss Bitcoin platform, partners with Casa to offer multisig solutions for enhanced security.

• Blink introduces customizable Bitcoin donation buttons for websites, enabling creators to receive BTC contributions directly to their wallet with a simple three-step setup process.

• Breez, a self-custodial Lightning service, and Spark, a Bitcoin-native L2, debut a new SDK for easy Bitcoin payment integration by app developers.

• Unchained launches Gannett Trust Company, Wyoming's first regulated bitcoin-native trust service to deliver fiduciary solutions for long-term family and institutional wealth.

• AQUA Wallet launches the Dolphin Visa Card for bitcoin and Liquid BTC spending directly from the wallet, offering beta access to 50 users with on-chain top-ups.

• Fountain introduces episode summaries, offering faster insights into lengthy podcasts for premium users or in exchange for a small sat payment.

• 🔑Invest in Foundation Devices🔑

• Follow-on round for Lightning Ventures portfolio company Foundation Devices! Arche Capital is leading this $3 million Seed+ Round with participation from Polychain Capital, Third Prime, Greenfield, and other existing investors. Co-syndication with our good friends at Gaingels/FlightVC. 

• 8,500+ devices sold across two prior Passport hardware generations

• 1,400+ devices sold in the last 60 days, generating approximately $365K in revenue

• Targeting 10,000 Passport Prime units sold by end of Q2 2025, projected to reach breakeven profitability

• Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 74, reflecting strong customer satisfaction

• Fully open-source software (KeyOS) and hardware, distinguishing it from closed-source competitors

• Introducing Foundation Shield, a subscription service that provides magic backups, extended warranty, transaction intelligence (AI), and priority support for recurring revenue

• Check out the deal memo -> Invest in Foundation Devices

  

  Latest Interview with Zach Herbert of Foundation

  INVEST IN FOUNDATION DEVICES

Thunder Funder got a new CEO, yo. That’s right. Give Josh Friedeman a follow and ask him yo’ Thunder Funder questions. Check out his other passion project, Bitcoin is better. If you’re looking to be a guest on his Bitcoin Playbook Podcast, hit him up and get that scheduled! He has a cool free downloadable Business Bitcoinization PDF, pass it on to your local homies.

🍊💊 CLOSING JUNE 30TH 🍊💊

Invest in the Orange Pill App

• The Orange Pill App is profitable with over 16k users in over 86 countries.

• Over $500k in Lifetime Revenue

• $15K Monthly Recurring Revenue (Growing ~ +5%)

• 24 Months of Runway

• ZERO DEBT

• 2024 revenue was $282k (+123%). OPA holds ~4.5 BTC on their balance sheet and recently launched a Bitcoin wallet inside their app with “Geozapping.” We’re excited about the roadmap, which includes ticketing, video calls, voice calls, and more. OPA is building the social layer for Bitcoin.

  INVEST IN ORANGE PILL APP’S SEED ROUND

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