Valentin Mihov

Blockchain and DeFi Technical Expert

📍 Bulgaria🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 6 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2021
VC🌍 Bulgaria
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Angel Investor & Tech Due Dilligence
2021
Daedalus is a group of founders, builders and angel investors that want to help write - and underwrite - the next 10 years of blockchain narratives. Were currently a 9-person team with members from Yearn, Nansen, Perpetual Protocol and more. Our wide range of backgrounds, operational expertise and web3 experiences let us empower our portfolio companies in more ways than one, including technical, product, marketing and legal know-how, connections, liquidity and more - all in an effort to be the biggest value add on any cap table. The Daedalus team includes: ▶️ Nick (/tongnicholas): Head of Strategy & Partnerships at Perpetual Protocol ▶️ Facu (@saltyfacu): core contributor at Yearn Finance ▶️ Isaac (/izns): Chief of Staff at Nansen.ai ▶️ Ivailo (/ivailo): software engineer turned VC, now building Altitude.fi ▶️ Lyuben (/lyubenbelov): partner at Launchub.com, venture investing in crypto since 2014 ▶️ Nemo (/ncerovac): early member and admin of Lobster DAO, currently building Nimi.link ▶️ Luka (/lukasucic): ex startup-dev evangelist and partner at Meta Change Capital ▶️ Valentin (/valentinmihov): senior engineer & ex-CTO at Santiment.net, our go-to arm for platform exploits, SC audits and all things yield. ▶️ Dino (/dino-ibisbegovic): resident wordsmith, overseeing all things content and research. More than any single niche or vertical, Daedalus overarching thesis is that founders always come first. As buidlers ourselves, we know all the chronic pain points & routine bottlenecks that founders will face. We also know how to bridge them fast, and help projects stay focused on rapid execution and first principles. More about the Daedalus team and our portfolio - https://daedalus.gg Building something cool and want to talk? Our DMs are always open 📨
Decentralized Finance Consultant & Investor
Oct 2020
Die ILG Technologies GmbH ist ein dynamisches IT-Unternehmen mit Sitz in Berlin, und vereint eine leidenschaftliche Gruppe von Tech-Enthusiast:innen und Entwickler:innen, die sich für Open Source Software (OSS) engagieren. Mit Herz und Verstand arbeitet unser Team daran, digitale Freiheit zu fördern und Technologien für alle zugänglich zu machen.
Experience · 5 entries
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Founder (1)
2025
Chief Technology Officer
Aug 2025
Since 2021, weve managed non-directional, DeFi-native funds focused on generating yield through interest rate arbitrage, liquidity provision, and TVL bootstrapping for emerging primitives. Our conservative, proactive approach and strong track record have made K3 Capital one of the largest crypto-native asset managers, trusted by leading protocols and high-net-worth investors.
2021
Co-founder and Fund Manager
Feb 2021
Finexify is a boutique investment firm that provides one of a kind opportunity to get into and profit from the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) space – the most promising and complicated space of the blockchain industry. The limited access to DeFi means extraordinary alpha with limited exposure to the cryptocurrency market volatility. Reserved only for the most crypto- and tech-savvy, our team of experts is more than prepared to exploit this profit opportunity for its investors.
Angel Investor & Tech Due Dilligence
2021
Daedalus is a group of founders, builders and angel investors that want to help write - and underwrite - the next 10 years of blockchain narratives. Were currently a 9-person team with members from Yearn, Nansen, Perpetual Protocol and more. Our wide range of backgrounds, operational expertise and web3 experiences let us empower our portfolio companies in more ways than one, including technical, product, marketing and legal know-how, connections, liquidity and more - all in an effort to be the biggest value add on any cap table. The Daedalus team includes: ▶️ Nick (/tongnicholas): Head of Strategy & Partnerships at Perpetual Protocol ▶️ Facu (@saltyfacu): core contributor at Yearn Finance ▶️ Isaac (/izns): Chief of Staff at Nansen.ai ▶️ Ivailo (/ivailo): software engineer turned VC, now building Altitude.fi ▶️ Lyuben (/lyubenbelov): partner at Launchub.com, venture investing in crypto since 2014 ▶️ Nemo (/ncerovac): early member and admin of Lobster DAO, currently building Nimi.link ▶️ Luka (/lukasucic): ex startup-dev evangelist and partner at Meta Change Capital ▶️ Valentin (/valentinmihov): senior engineer & ex-CTO at Santiment.net, our go-to arm for platform exploits, SC audits and all things yield. ▶️ Dino (/dino-ibisbegovic): resident wordsmith, overseeing all things content and research. More than any single niche or vertical, Daedalus overarching thesis is that founders always come first. As buidlers ourselves, we know all the chronic pain points & routine bottlenecks that founders will face. We also know how to bridge them fast, and help projects stay focused on rapid execution and first principles. More about the Daedalus team and our portfolio - https://daedalus.gg Building something cool and want to talk? Our DMs are always open 📨
2020
Decentralized Finance Consultant & Investor
Oct 2020
Die ILG Technologies GmbH ist ein dynamisches IT-Unternehmen mit Sitz in Berlin, und vereint eine leidenschaftliche Gruppe von Tech-Enthusiast:innen und Entwickler:innen, die sich für Open Source Software (OSS) engagieren. Mit Herz und Verstand arbeitet unser Team daran, digitale Freiheit zu fördern und Technologien für alle zugänglich zu machen.
2012
Principal Software Engineer And Partner
Jan 2012
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