8 Founders Backed by Variant (2026)

Variant founders (8)

Variant founders covers 8 founders on Coop Records, OpenFX and Project Eleven and 5 other companies. The most common sectors are Fintech (5), AI Infrastructure (1) and Cybersecurity (1). Members are based in 4 cities, led by New York, NY (5), Buenos Aires, Argentina (1) and Los Angeles, CA (1). The remaining members span Media (1). Companies represented include Pye Labs, Takenos, Tenbin Labs, True Markets and Turnkey. Every founder below links to a profile with their company, backers, and the filings behind each round.

• Founders listed: 8
• Companies represented: 8
• Top sector: Fintech (5 founders)
• Top location: New York, NY (5 founders)
• Sectors represented: 4
• Locations represented: 4

• Alex Pruden — Project Eleven
• Bryce Ferguson — Turnkey
• Erik Ashdown — Pye Labs
• Jake Lang — Tenbin Labs
• Lucas Posada — Takenos
• Prabhakar Reddy — OpenFX
• Ramie Chaarani — Coop Records
• Vishal Gupta — True Markets

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