It’s hard to believe we’re already three quarters into the year. At V1, we’re all about finishing strong, and Q3 gave us plenty of reasons to be excited about what’s ahead.

As always, we’ve rounded up a quick snapshot of the action across our portfolio from the past quarter:

Funding announcements

We welcomed TRIC Robotics to the V1 family, leading their $5M seed round alongside an amazing syndicate of friends. The startup builds UV-light powered robots that help farmers reduce pesticides, protect crops, and farm more sustainably. In case you missed it, you can read our funding announcement to learn why we’re so excited about this opportunity.

Product updates and partnerships

Q3 2025 was a record for Uniswap in terms of quarterly trading volume; it had already crossed $270 billion with a week left in the quarter.

Ether.fi’s Token Terminal dashboard has gone live! You can track their growth in real-time.

Jam launched Jam MCP (Model Context Protocol) to ChatGPT so it can fix bugs for you. Just paste a Jam to give ChatGPT all the context instantly. 

Jobber released its 2025 Blue Collar report: Gen Z and the Blue Collar Revolution. The report surveyed 1,000 Gen Z individuals and 1,000 of their parents, revealing that many view the trades as a smart and stable career path. But old-school views and low awareness continue to steer most students toward a college-first mindset.

Dinari launched its own blockchain, Dinari Financial Network, to facilitate trades of Dinari-issued tokens across multiple blockchains without fragmenting liquidity.

Optimotive introduced Scrubbles, an autonomous clean-up robot, to its robotics lineup. It’s designed to remove debris like nails, metal, etc. from active job sites. 

Bolt.Earth is continuing to power India’s clean mobility revolution by deploying 100,000+ charging stations for EVs in more than 1800 towns and cities. 

Ada was included in a new a16z report which analyzes the top 50 AI-native application layer companies that startups are spending money on. 

Mergers and acquisitions

Lolli has been acquired by Thesis, a Bitcoin-focused venture studio. Joining Thesis’s ecosystem of Bitcoin-powered financial products will accelerate Lolli’s growth and open up new opportunities for users to earn and use Bitcoin in their everyday lives.

Uwill, the leading mental health and wellness solution serving more than 4 million students at 500+ institutions worldwide, acquired Tbh to expand its student support to address food insecurity, housing instability, and transportation challenges. You can read about it here.

Opyn joined Coinbase. The Opyn team has been building in DeFi since the early days; they were the first DeFi options protocol, the inventors of Power Perpetuals, and the team behind Squeeth. 

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