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We invest in ambitious, underrepresented entrepreneurs solving global problems through technology.

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Diaspora mentors engaged

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Diaspora mentors engaged

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Diaspora mentors engaged

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Countries represented

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$100M+

$100M+

Capital Committed

$100M+

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Capital Committed

$100M+

$100M+

Capital Committed

Leader elyperps

We founded Forma VC to back diaspora and underrepresented entrepreneurs often overlooked by traditional venture capital. We invest globally across sectors like AI, fintech, health, biotech, cybersecurity, and sustainability — combining capital, mentorship, and community to help founders scale ideas into world-changing companies.

We founded Forma VC to back diaspora and underrepresented entrepreneurs often overlooked by traditional venture capital. We invest globally across sectors like AI, fintech, health, biotech, cybersecurity, and sustainability — combining capital, mentorship, and community to help founders scale ideas into world-changing companies.

Crypto

Crypto

Machine intel

FX

Indices

Indices

Digital Health

Commodities

The Vault

The Vault

Signed Oracle

Signed Oracle

Crypto

Crypto

Protecting data and infrastructure to build trust in a fast-moving, digital-first world.

Machine intel

FX

Transforming industries with smarter tools that harness data for better decisions.

Indices

Indices

Expanding access and reshaping money movement with inclusive financial innovation.

Digital Health

Commodities

Enhancing care and outcomes through technology that makes healthcare more proactive.

The Vault

The Vault

Unlocking breakthroughs that extend healthy lives and accelerate medical progress.

Signed Oracle

Signed Oracle

Driving climate innovation to build a cleaner, more resilient future for all.

Crypto

Crypto

Protecting data and infrastructure to build trust in a fast-moving, digital-first world.

Machine intel

FX

Transforming industries with smarter tools that harness data for better decisions.

Indices

Indices

Expanding access and reshaping money movement with inclusive financial innovation.

Digital Health

Commodities

Enhancing care and outcomes through technology that makes healthcare more proactive.

The Vault

The Vault

Unlocking breakthroughs that extend healthy lives and accelerate medical progress.

Signed Oracle

Signed Oracle

Driving climate innovation to build a cleaner, more resilient future for all.

Our Approach

We go beyond funding - offering founders the capital, mentorship, community, and resources they need to build lasting companies.

Pick a Market

Choose from crypto, FX, indices and commodities. Every market is priced in USD from a live, signed feed.

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Pick a Market

Choose from crypto, FX, indices and commodities. Every market is priced in USD from a live, signed feed.

Tap Up or Down

Pick a size and leverage and tap. One transaction opens the position with your HYPE as collateral.

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Tap Up or Down

Pick a size and leverage and tap. One transaction opens the position with your HYPE as collateral.

The Vault Takes the Other Side

A shared HYPE vault is the counterparty to every trade, so there is always liquidity on day one.

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The Vault Takes the Other Side

A shared HYPE vault is the counterparty to every trade, so there is always liquidity on day one.

Settle in HYPE

Close any time. Profit is paid in native HYPE straight to your wallet on Elysium.

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Settle in HYPE

Close any time. Profit is paid in native HYPE straight to your wallet on Elysium.

Our Featured Market

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BTC / USD

Bitcoin with up to 50x leverage, priced from Hyperliquid and settled in HYPE.

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“Elysium launches with 100 ms blocks and HYPE as gas. elyperps is how you trade it from the first block.”

elyperps

elyperps

CEO & Co-Founder

“Elysium launches with 100 ms blocks and HYPE as gas. elyperps is how you trade it from the first block.”

Trade BTC

Trade BTC

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Corporate pilots launched in 2024 across retail and FMCG

$9M

$9M

Secured grants and early investor funding to scale R&D

Startups We're Proud to Support

Explore portfolio

From fintech platforms breaking barriers to AI tools reshaping healthcare, our founders are creating the future.

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Vault

Minds Behind the Capital.

Partner With board

The people who fuel bold ideas and back founders with conviction. Operators, builders, and believers shaping the next generation of global ventures.

The Protocol

We are operators, founders, and investors united by a belief that diverse voices build stronger companies. Our diaspora network connects expertise and mentorship across borders.

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    Signed Oracle

    Every price is signed by the keeper and checked on chain with every trade. Stale or out of range prices are rejected.

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    HYPE Vault

    One shared pool of HYPE is the counterparty to every trade. Depositors earn fees and trader losses and pay trader profits.

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    Risk Engine

    Leverage limits, maintenance margin and open interest caps per market keep the vault solvent through big moves.

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    Funding Rate

    Funding accrues every second and pushes long and short open interest back toward balance.

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    One Tap Router

    Size, leverage and slippage in one transaction. The router attaches fresh prices so every tap fills.

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    Keeper

    Pulls prices every few hundred milliseconds, keeps the chain fresh, cranks funding and never sleeps.

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    Liquidations

    Positions below maintenance margin are closed by the keeper so losses never fall on the vault.

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    Timelock

    Every parameter change waits 24 hours on chain, so traders and depositors can see changes coming.

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    Price Impact

    Trades that add skew pay a small impact fee, trades that reduce it get a better price.

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    Open Interest Caps

    Each market has long and short caps sized to the vault, so no single market can drain it.

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    Pause Guardian

    A guardian can pause a market or the whole venue in an emergency. Closes stay open.

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    Signed Oracle

    Every price is signed by the keeper and checked on chain with every trade. Stale or out of range prices are rejected.

  • smiling woman wearing white and black pinstriped collared top

    HYPE Vault

    One shared pool of HYPE is the counterparty to every trade. Depositors earn fees and trader losses and pay trader profits.

  • woman wearing black crew-neck shirt

    Risk Engine

    Leverage limits, maintenance margin and open interest caps per market keep the vault solvent through big moves.

  • man standing in front of window

    Funding Rate

    Funding accrues every second and pushes long and short open interest back toward balance.

  • closeup photography of woman smiling

    One Tap Router

    Size, leverage and slippage in one transaction. The router attaches fresh prices so every tap fills.

  • man wearing Henley top portrait

    Keeper

    Pulls prices every few hundred milliseconds, keeps the chain fresh, cranks funding and never sleeps.

  • A striking woman with dark hair and hoop earrings, wearing a denim jacket and pink top, stares directly at the camera.

    Liquidations

    Positions below maintenance margin are closed by the keeper so losses never fall on the vault.

  • man standing beside wall

    Timelock

    Every parameter change waits 24 hours on chain, so traders and depositors can see changes coming.

  • Smiling woman with brown curly hair wearing a green and white patterned collared shirt. She is very happy

    Price Impact

    Trades that add skew pay a small impact fee, trades that reduce it get a better price.

  • Smiling Asian man in a white sweater looking at the camera with a joyful expression. He has dark hair.

    Open Interest Caps

    Each market has long and short caps sized to the vault, so no single market can drain it.

  • Man in a green cap and shirt looks up towards the sun with a happy expression.

    Pause Guardian

    A guardian can pause a market or the whole venue in an emergency. Closes stay open.

X & Research

Exploring the future of technology, venture capital, and impact — stories, data, and frameworks from founders and investors alike.

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How the HYPE Vault Works

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VC in Emerging Markets: Opportunities, Risks & Models

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Funding and Skew, Explained

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Launch Day on Elysium

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