Taisu Ventures and Keio FinTEK Center Launch Keio ChainHack 2026 Focused on Web3 Innovation

TheNewsCryptoPublicado a 2026-01-05Actualizado a 2026-01-05

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Taisu Ventures, a global Web3 venture capital firm, has announced Keio ChainHack 2026, a one-day pitch and hackathon co-hosted with the Keio FinTEK Center. The event aims to support early-stage builders working on blockchain infrastructure, regulation, and real-world adoption. It will bring together students, founders, academics, and investors to explore practical blockchain applications. The announcement highlighted several portfolio companies: Helix, which provides institutional infrastructure for real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and stablecoins; Lofty, a blockchain-based real estate exchange enabling fractional property ownership; and Pruv, Indonesia’s first licensed platform for permissionless RWA issuance. Each company emphasized Taisu’s active support beyond capital, including strategic partnerships and regulatory guidance. Keio ChainHack 2026 reflects Taisu’s strategy to foster innovation through academic-industry collaboration. Taisu Ventures has over 120 early-stage investments in Web3 sectors and supports the ecosystem through events and founder forums.

Singapore, Singapore, January 5th, 2026, Chainwire

Taisu Ventures, a global Web3 venture capital firm, today announced Keio ChainHack 2026, a one-day pitch and hackathon co-hosted with the Keio FinTEK Center. The event forms part of Taisu Ventures’ broader initiative to support early-stage builders working at the intersection of blockchain infrastructure, regulation, and real-world adoption.

Keio ChainHack 2026 will bring together students, founders, academics, and investors to explore practical applications of blockchain technology and on-chain economic systems. Participation and attendance details are available at https://luma.com/e0pbv2og.

Alongside the event announcement, Taisu Ventures highlighted several portfolio companies that reflect a broader industry trend toward rebuilding real industries on-chain by addressing structural gaps that traditional systems have not solved.

Helix: Building Institutional RWA and Stablecoin Infrastructure

Helix was founded to address a core challenge facing financial institutions exploring blockchain adoption: while demand for tokenized assets and on-chain money flows exists, the institutional infrastructure required to support compliant issuance, custody, reporting, and distribution has historically been fragmented.

Through partnerships with banks, fintechs, and regulated originators, Helix has evolved into a unified orchestration layer spanning structuring, issuance, tokenization, and distribution of real-world assets (RWAs). The platform has been validated through initiatives such as a Malaysia tokenization whitepaper with Kenanga and Saison Capital, Shariah-compliant invoice financing with SILQFi, and a LATAM private credit pipeline via AmFi.

“Taisu doesn’t just invest; they show up, think with us, and connect us with partners who matter,” the Helix team said. “Their support has been essential to our momentum, and to making our pivot possible.”

Lofty: Expanding Access to Real Estate Ownership

Lofty was founded on the insight that real estate investors often face barriers to access rather than a lack of information. After initially developing an AI-driven analytics platform, the company pivoted toward building a blockchain-based real estate exchange that enables fractional ownership and continuous trading of properties.

To deliver this model, Lofty has integrated multiple parts of the real estate value chain, including sourcing, underwriting, transaction execution, and property management. The company is now focused on enabling on-platform leverage through fractional property-backed lending, with the goal of replicating mortgage-driven economics in an on-chain environment.

“Taisu proactively reaches out, asks how they can help, and connects us with the right partners,” said Lofty CEO Jerry Chu. “It’s the kind of support most investors promise, but very few actually deliver.”

Pruv: Unlocking a Licensed RWA Pathway in Indonesia

Pruv emerged from founder Chung Ying Lai’s experience building digital asset infrastructure during the early growth of Southeast Asia’s crypto markets. After multiple market cycles, the team identified the lack of yield-bearing, regulated assets as a key source of instability.

Indonesia offered a unique opportunity, with regulators developing a digital-asset-specific framework separate from traditional securities law. After more than two years of regulatory engagement, Pruv has received formal approval to operate as Indonesia’s first licensed platform for permissionless real-world asset (RWA) issuance. The company now utilizes a hybrid blockchain architecture and facilitates cross-chain asset integration in collaboration with regulated asset managers.

“Taisu has been one of the most engaged partners we work with, consistently proactive, accessible, and willing to support us in ways that go far beyond capital,” said Chung Ying Lai.

Strengthening the Builder Ecosystem

According to Taisu Ventures, Keio ChainHack 2026 reflects the firm’s broader strategy of supporting founders beyond capital by fostering early experimentation, talent development, and collaboration between academia and industry through specialized research and innovation centers such as the Keio FinTEK Center.

About Taisu Ventures

Taisu Ventures is a global Web3 venture capital firm with over 120 early-stage investments across Infrastructure, DeFi, AI/DePIN, IP & Entertainment, and User Platforms. The firm partners with founders building technically complex and regulated blockchain systems and actively supports the ecosystem through events, founder forums, and academic-industry collaborations, including Keio ChainHack 2026, co-hosted with the Keio FinTEK Center (https://luma.com/e0pbv2og).

Founders and builders interested in engaging with Taisu Ventures or submitting projects for investment consideration can find additional information and submit details via the firm’s project submission form here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekoWOZJwUq-bmKc9j1Gs6FtdTsrIo4zS7rqrl7NeXsgAZWxQ/viewform)

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Preguntas relacionadas

QWhat is the Keio ChainHack 2026 and who is co-hosting it?

AKeio ChainHack 2026 is a one-day pitch and hackathon event focused on Web3 innovation, co-hosted by Taisu Ventures and the Keio FinTEK Center.

QWhat is the core challenge that Helix was founded to address for financial institutions?

AHelix was founded to address the fragmented institutional infrastructure required for compliant issuance, custody, reporting, and distribution of tokenized assets and on-chain money flows.

QHow did Lofty pivot from its initial business model and what is its current focus?

ALofty initially developed an AI-driven analytics platform but pivoted to building a blockchain-based real estate exchange for fractional ownership. Its current focus is on enabling on-platform leverage through fractional property-backed lending.

QWhat regulatory achievement has Pruv accomplished in Indonesia and why is it significant?

APruv has received formal approval to operate as Indonesia's first licensed platform for permissionless real-world asset (RWA) issuance. This is significant because it operates under a unique digital-asset-specific regulatory framework separate from traditional securities law.

QBeyond capital investment, how does Taisu Ventures support the Web3 builder ecosystem according to the article?

ATaisu Ventures supports the ecosystem by fostering early experimentation, talent development, and collaboration between academia and industry through events, founder forums, and academic-industry collaborations like the Keio ChainHack.

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