Ego Death Capital Unveils $100 Million Bitcoin-Only Fund to Fuel Cash-Flowing Startups

Ego Death Capital just locked down a fresh US$100M (AU$153M) fund, its second, targeting a very specific niche: Bitcoin-only software companies with proven cash flow.

Ego Death’s partner Nico Lechuga told Axios in an exclusive interview that their money is explicitly going into “true companies solving real-world problems”, not speculative assets.

Lechuga added that Bitcoin is the only truly decentralised and secure foundation capable of supporting real-world financial infrastructure. That’s why Ego Death refuses to touch altcoins and instead sticks strictly to companies that directly reinforce the BTC ethos.

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Their playbook boils down to finding Bitcoin-native software companies already pulling in around US$3M (AU$4.60M) in annual revenue. These businesses usually hit a growth ceiling because they’re short on capital, which is exactly when Ego Death steps in, mostly leading Series A rounds to push successful concepts into serious scale-ups. 

The fund does reserve a smaller portion for standout seed-stage startups that show early promise. The firm stated, however, that they’re not planning to invest in any hardware-focused company, that includes Bitcoin miners or wallet manufacturers.

They’ve already backed a few key players, including Roxom (a bitcoin-focused exchange), Relai (a bitcoin-based savings app), and Breez, a Lightning Network payments provider. But they draw a hard line at hardware or mining ventures: this fund is strictly about software solutions running directly on Bitcoin’s base layer.

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