DeFi & Protocols
DeFi protocols are redefining financial infrastructure by enabling transparent, permissionless access to liquidity, yield, and credit.
They empower users and institutions to create and manage financial products directly on-chain, from trading and lending to structured strategies. The key challenge is balancing innovation and composability with risk management, sustainability, and regulatory readiness.
Sub Verticals
Dexs & Aggregators
Lending & Borrowing
Liquidity Protocols
Derivatives & Perps
Treasury Management
Tokenized Assets
DeFi & Protocols
DeFi protocols are redefining financial infrastructure by enabling transparent, permissionless access to liquidity, yield, and credit.
They empower users and institutions to create and manage financial products directly on-chain, from trading and lending to structured strategies. The key challenge is balancing innovation and composability with risk management, sustainability, and regulatory readiness.
Sub Verticals
Dexs & Aggregators
Lending & Borrowing
Liquidity Protocols
Derivatives & Perps
Treasury Management
Tokenized Assets
DeFi & Protocols
DeFi protocols are redefining financial infrastructure by enabling transparent, permissionless access to liquidity, yield, and credit.
They empower users and institutions to create and manage financial products directly on-chain, from trading and lending to structured strategies. The key challenge is balancing innovation and composability with risk management, sustainability, and regulatory readiness.
Sub Verticals
Dexs & Aggregators
Lending & Borrowing
Liquidity Protocols
Derivatives & Perps
Treasury Management
Tokenized Assets
Sector Team
Guided by Areta's DeFi specialists, advising the builders reimagining financial markets on-chain.
Karl-Martin Ahrend
Partner
Karl-Martin Ahrend
Partner
Former Blackstone investor with prior experience at J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank, bringing deep institutional finance expertise to Areta.
Karl-Martin Ahrend
Partner
Joseph Goh
Director
Joseph Goh
Director
Former Superscrypt investor and UBS Associate Director with extensive experience in venture capital, M&A, and capital markets across technology and consumer sectors.
Joseph Goh
Director
Dominic Dyett
Vice President
Dominic Dyett
Vice President
Former Ripple Director and Goldman Sachs banker with deep M&A and capital markets expertise, bridging finance and technology to drive innovation in digital assets.
Dominic Dyett
Vice President
DeFi & Protocols
Areta Advises Pact on Acquisition by Humble DeFi
2024
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DeFi & Protocols
Areta Advises Pact on Acquisition by Humble DeFi
2024
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DeFi & Protocols
Areta Advises Pact on Acquisition by Humble DeFi
2024
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DeFi & Protocols
Areta Advises Enzyme on Acquisition by Myso
2024
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DeFi & Protocols
Areta Advises Enzyme on Acquisition by Myso
2024
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DeFi & Protocols
Areta Advises Enzyme on Acquisition by Myso
2024
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DeFi & Protocols
Areta Advises Zash on Acquisition by CoinGecko
2023
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DeFi & Protocols
Areta Advises Zash on Acquisition by CoinGecko
2023
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DeFi & Protocols
Areta Advises Zash on Acquisition by CoinGecko
2023
