What Ei. Ventures does

Ei. Ventures, Inc. is a Delaware-incorporated private company operating the Orthogonal Thinker platform, a capital markets infrastructure firm that supports companies transitioning from private to public markets and provides gated engagement pathways for accredited and institutional investors. The firm offers end-to-end services spanning operational company building, capital structuring (cap tables, governance, instruments), liquidity pathway design across IPO, SPAC, RTO, M&A, or digital asset issuance, and participation through equity, sponsor economics, and long-term shareholding. Its target verticals are Energy (grids, generation, storage), Compute (datacenters, silicon, networks), AI (models, agents, applications), and Health (longevity, diagnostics, biotech).

The firm's core technology is THNKR, a proprietary digital asset framework intended to bridge traditional capital markets with on-chain infrastructure through deterministic settlement, identity-aware transactions, embedded compliance, and custody interoperability. THNKR is in active development, with structure, eligibility, and offering terms still under regulatory and legal review and details disclosed only to accredited and institutional investors under NDA. Distribution runs through a private investor portal, a founder application process, and an institutional partner network anchored by FINRA-registered broker-dealer relationships with Clear Street, Maxim Group, and Cantor Fitzgerald.

The business model combines professional services with equity participation and sponsor economics rather than fee-for-service pricing, which aligns the firm's economics with the long-term public-market trajectory of its portfolio companies. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and is not tied to a publicly listed pricing schedule; investor materials are made available only under NDA following access request. The firm was founded with a venture platform that originated in 2016 and is led by co-founder and CEO David Nikzad alongside co-founder Jason Hobson; cumulative disclosed capital raised is approximately $1.05M, including a 2022 SEC Form D Rule 506(c) offering of up to $5M of which roughly $923K was sold as of the filing date.

Name

Ei. Ventures

Legal name

Ei. Ventures, Inc.

Website

https://ei.ventures

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ei. Ventures, Inc. operates Orthogonal Thinker, a capital markets infrastructure platform that builds companies, structures capital, and designs liquidity pathways (IPO, SPAC, RTO, M&A, digital asset issuance) for founders and accredited/institutional investors across Energy, Compute, AI, and Health.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Capital Markets Advisory

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Miscellaneous Intermediation (52391), Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Venture Capital Fundraising Placement (FSAEALAC)

Keywords

• Capital markets advisory
• Liquidity pathway design
• Digital asset framework
• Pre-IPO consulting
• Company building services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kihei

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Capital Markets Services: Orthogonal Thinker builds companies, structures capital, and designs liquidity pathways from idea to listing. Revenue derived from equity participation, sponsor economics, and long-term shareholding aligned with institutional capital formation and public-market readiness services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ei. Ventures, operating through the Orthogonal Thinker platform, builds companies, structures capital, and designs liquidity pathways from private to public markets. It provides operational support, capitalization table and governance design, instrument structuring, and liquidity event execution across IPO, SPAC, RTO, M&A, and digital asset issuance, complemented by the THNKR digital asset framework.

Product overview

Orthogonal Thinker operates as a unified capital markets infrastructure platform serving three segments: founders preparing for liquidity events (IPO, SPAC, RTO, M&A, digital asset issuance), accredited and institutional investors (via private placement offerings), and capital markets partners (banks, advisors, institutions). The core platform is augmented by THNKR, a digital asset framework designed to bring capital markets on-chain through institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure. The company focuses on four sector verticals: Energy (grids, generation, storage), Compute (datacenters, silicon, networks), AI (models, agents, applications), and Health (longevity, diagnostics, biotech). Originated from a venture platform launched in 2016, the company maintains broker-dealer relationships with Clear Street, Maxim Group, and Cantor Fitzgerald.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Orthogonal Thinker Platform Full-stack capital markets infrastructure platform that builds companies, structures capital, designs cap tables and governance, and executes liquidity events (IPO, SPAC, RTO, M&A, digital asset issuance) for founders, growth-stage companies, and institutional counterparties.
• THNKR Digital Asset Framework Proprietary digital asset framework used to design, issue, and manage tokenized instruments and digital asset offerings, with deterministic settlement, identity-aware transactions, embedded compliance, and interoperability with custody providers.
• Public-Market Readiness Services Advisory and execution service for institutional capital formation, public-market readiness, equity participation structuring, and sponsor economics, delivered alongside the Orthogonal Thinker platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ engagements across investments, advisory, and commercial partnerships since 2016

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Chardan Capital Markets: Boutique investment bank and broker-dealer specializing in SPAC formation, capital markets advisory, and equity offerings for growth-stage companies — directly comparable to Orthogonal's SPAC and capital-structuring focus.
• EF Hutton: Full-service investment bank and capital markets advisory firm focused on small-cap and mid-cap IPOs, SPACs, and M&A — a close functional peer given Orthogonal's positioning around liquidity-event execution.
• Galaxy Digital: Digital-asset focused financial services firm offering capital markets, trading, and asset management — directly comparable to Orthogonal's THNKR vision of bridging traditional and on-chain capital markets.
• Republic: Private investment platform providing private placement access for accredited investors and capital-formation tools for founders — appears in Orthogonal's partner marquee and is directly comparable on the investor-access side.

Broad incumbents

• H.C. Wainwright & Co. Established investment bank focused on capital markets advisory and equity financings for growth companies in tech, healthcare, and digital assets — comparable in customer profile and transaction types.
• Maxim Group: FINRA-registered broker-dealer and investment bank focused on small/mid-cap capital markets transactions. Already a stated banking relationship of Orthogonal, making it a natural comparable in service scope.
• BTIG: Global financial services firm providing capital markets, trading, and advisory for institutional and corporate clients — comparable in serving companies preparing for liquidity events and institutional investors.

Emerging players

• Securitize: Digital asset securities platform providing compliant tokenization, issuance, and secondary trading — comparable to THNKR's stated focus on compliant-by-construction digital asset infrastructure.
• WeFunder: Private markets and crowdfunding platform enabling capital formation for early-stage and growth companies — comparable in the accredited-investor private placement functionality Orthogonal offers.
• Atreides Management: Digital asset and crypto-native investment firm building a multi-strategy platform across venture, liquid, and yield strategies — relevant peer for the on-chain capital-markets thesis underpinning THNKR.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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