Key Takeaways
- • Valour Funds SPC, a new business line of DeFi Technologies subsidiary Valour Inc., launched on September 21, 2026 with its first hedge fund, Smart Crypto Fund SP, according to the company's press release.
- • The fund is a Cayman Islands vehicle registered with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) and is aimed at professional and qualified investors.
- • Neuronomics AG, a FINMA-authorized Swiss portfolio manager, runs the AI-driven strategy, which adjusts allocations across a regularly reviewed set of liquid digital assets rather than holding fixed exposure.
- • The launch extends Valour beyond its more than 100 digital asset ETPs into actively managed hedge fund strategies.
- • DeFi Technologies holds a minority stake in Neuronomics AG, and the fund's structure separates investment management, administration, custody and execution across specialist service providers.
Summary
DeFi Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: DEFT) announced on September 21, 2026 that its subsidiary Valour Inc. has launched Valour Funds SPC, a new business line focused on actively managed digital asset investment strategies. The first product under the vehicle is Smart Crypto Fund SP, described by the company as its first hedge fund. It provides professional and qualified investors with access to an actively managed strategy built on artificial intelligence, according to the company's release, which was distributed via CNW and PR Newswire.
Valour Funds SPC is a Cayman Islands company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Valour Inc. Smart Crypto Fund SP is established as the first hedge fund portfolio under it, and the company is registered with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA). The fund combines Valour's institutional fund platform and digital asset infrastructure with a strategy developed and managed by Neuronomics AG, a Swiss portfolio manager specializing in artificial intelligence and systematic investing.
The strategy uses a proprietary AI ensemble of complementary models that analyze price, volume and other market data over short and medium time horizons. According to the release, the models seek to separate useful signals from noise and estimate potential returns, risk and market conditions. These assessments set position sizes across a regularly reviewed selection of liquid digital assets. The fund is not designed to hold a fixed allocation or remain fully exposed at all times; it seeks to invest selectively and reduce exposure when model signals weaken or assessed risk rises. Allocations remain subject to predefined risk budgets, limits on individual assets and concentration, and controls on overall market exposure. Trade execution uses algorithms selected according to market liquidity and expected transaction costs.
Johan Wattenström, CEO and Chairman of DeFi Technologies, said the fund expands Valour's offering beyond exchange traded products into hedge fund strategies. Dr. Michael Kometer, founder and CEO of Neuronomics AG, said the AI ensemble "helps separate signal from noise and translates forecasts into disciplined portfolio decisions." The release states that the structure brings together Valour's digital asset platform, Neuronomics' investment management and a network of service providers covering fund administration, custody, banking, execution and audit. Valour currently offers more than 100 digital asset ETPs, which the company says is more than any other digital asset manager globally. Neuronomics is a FINMA-authorized Swiss portfolio manager in which DeFi Technologies holds a minority stake.
Valour Funds SPC is a Cayman Islands company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Valour Inc. Smart Crypto Fund SP is established as the first hedge fund portfolio under it, and the company is registered with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA). The fund combines Valour's institutional fund platform and digital asset infrastructure with a strategy developed and managed by Neuronomics AG, a Swiss portfolio manager specializing in artificial intelligence and systematic investing.
The strategy uses a proprietary AI ensemble of complementary models that analyze price, volume and other market data over short and medium time horizons. According to the release, the models seek to separate useful signals from noise and estimate potential returns, risk and market conditions. These assessments set position sizes across a regularly reviewed selection of liquid digital assets. The fund is not designed to hold a fixed allocation or remain fully exposed at all times; it seeks to invest selectively and reduce exposure when model signals weaken or assessed risk rises. Allocations remain subject to predefined risk budgets, limits on individual assets and concentration, and controls on overall market exposure. Trade execution uses algorithms selected according to market liquidity and expected transaction costs.
Johan Wattenström, CEO and Chairman of DeFi Technologies, said the fund expands Valour's offering beyond exchange traded products into hedge fund strategies. Dr. Michael Kometer, founder and CEO of Neuronomics AG, said the AI ensemble "helps separate signal from noise and translates forecasts into disciplined portfolio decisions." The release states that the structure brings together Valour's digital asset platform, Neuronomics' investment management and a network of service providers covering fund administration, custody, banking, execution and audit. Valour currently offers more than 100 digital asset ETPs, which the company says is more than any other digital asset manager globally. Neuronomics is a FINMA-authorized Swiss portfolio manager in which DeFi Technologies holds a minority stake.
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