Minke
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Minke was an Australian fintech company founded in 2021 in Melbourne by Evan Colehart, building a self-custodial mobile crypto wallet. The Minke app gave users a familiar bank-like interface for saving, sending and investing with stablecoins and DeFi on the Polygon network, targeting users in emerging markets seeking protection from inflation. Backed by Australian angels and part of the Startmate S22 accelerator batch, it was acquired by crypto wallet company ZenGo in April 2024.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founded
Evan Colehart founds Minke in Melbourne, Australia, to build a mobile-first DeFi wallet; the company joins Startmate's S22 batch after a pre-seed round from Australian angels.
- Acquisition
Crypto wallet company ZenGo acquires Minke in April 2024, folding the Minke wallet into its portfolio.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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