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Renowned global Web3 venture capital firm Taisu Ventures has announced today that it will be joining hands with the Keio FinTEK Center to launch Keio ChainHack 2026.
The event, Keio ChainHack 2026, is a one-day pitch-and-hackathon jointly hosted by Taisu Ventures and the Keio FinTEK Center to boost web3 innovation.
According to the announcement, 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.
While the event focuses on fostering web3 growth, Keio ChainHack 2026 aims to bring together students, founders, and academics to explore practical applications of blockchain technology and on-chain economic systems.
 
Nonetheless, it is important to note that the launch of Keio ChainHack 2026 reflects Taisu’s broader strategy to support 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.
Taisu Ventures Unveils Major Partnerships
While the event will also feature high-profile entities, Taisu Ventures highlighted several portfolio companies, including Helix, Lofty, and Pruv, in the announcement.
Taisu Ventures noted that the companies reflect a broader industry trend toward rebuilding real industries on-chain by addressing structural gaps that traditional systems have not solved.
Notably, Helix was founded to address a core challenge facing financial institutions exploring blockchain adoption, making its presence at the event significant. The company understands that the institutional infrastructure required to support compliant issuance, custody, reporting, and distribution has historically been fragmented despite the demand for tokenized assets and on-chain money flows.
While Helix is committed to partnering with banks, fintechs, and regulated originators, it has evolved into a unified orchestration layer spanning structuring, issuance, tokenization, and distribution of real-world assets (RWAs).
The Helix team commented on the development, saying, “Taisu doesn’t just invest; they show up, think with us, and connect us with partners who matter…Their support has been essential to our momentum and to making our pivot possible.”
Furthermore, Lofty was founded on the insight that real estate 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, aiming to replicate mortgage-driven economics in an on-chain environment.
“Taisu proactively reaches out, asks how they can help, and connects us with the right partners…It’s the kind of support most investors promise, but very few actually deliver,” said Lofty CEO Jerry Chu.
Lastly, 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.
The founder, Chung Ying Lai, also commented, saying;
“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.”