Theya GTM brain
Theya provides Bitcoin self-custody tools for businesses, advisors and individuals managing Bitcoin holdings.
category
Bitcoin self-custody infrastructuremarket profile
- text: Bitcoin holders face exchange and platform risks while managing keys and recovery introduces its own operational complexity.
- text: Collaborative multisignature services address both individual and organizational custody, with different tradeoffs in key management and support.
personas
- title: Corporate treasurer or finance leaderpains:
- Protecting company Bitcoin without concentrating access in one employee
- Coordinating vault permissions and recovery across team members
- title: Wealth or Bitcoin advisorpains:
- Helping clients retain control of assets while receiving operational guidance
- Explaining shared custody and recovery to clients without specialist knowledge
- title: Individual Bitcoin holderpains:
- Concern about exchange failure or loss of custody
- Fear that a lost key or forgotten recovery phrase could make savings inaccessible
icp
- text: Bitcoin-owning businesses, funds and exchanges that require shared vault management and role-based access; no minimum balance or company size is stated.
- text: Advisors and families who want user-controlled Bitcoin keys with support for shared custody and recovery.
message pillars
- text: Provide custody infrastructure across business and individual use cases.
- text: Combine multisignature protection with usability.
- text: Give users control of their keys with support.
objections
- objection: Self-custody sounds difficult for a nontechnical team.response: Review onboarding, key responsibilities and recovery procedures with the provider before transferring funds.
- objection: Can our organization enforce shared control?response: Evaluate role-based access and multisignature vault configuration against the organization's authorization and recovery requirements.
competitors
- name: Unchainedwhy: Offers collaborative Bitcoin multisignature custody and related financial services.
- name: Casawhy: Offers assisted multisignature self-custody and inheritance services.
- name: Nunchukwhy: Offers multisignature wallet and collaborative custody options.
influencers
- name: Smeet Bhatturl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOKFttNigjAwhy: Founder discusses Theya's Bitcoin custody approach.
- name: Sriram Bhargav Karnatiurl: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/srirambhargav_launch-week-theya-yc-has-been-great-activity-7192287832328003584-VNtuwhy: Founder shares product launch features.
keywords
- bitcoin multisig wallet
- bitcoin custody for business
- bitcoin treasury self custody
- bitcoin custody for financial advisors
- shared bitcoin vault
- bitcoin inheritance wallet
voice
- reassuring
- accessible
- security-focused
signals
- text: A business announces a Bitcoin treasury and is evaluating shared custody controls.
- text: An advisor is adding Bitcoin services and needs a client custody workflow.
stack
- Bitcoin multisignature
pricing
model: unknown
motion
hybridchannels
- X
- YouTube
- blog
- partnerships
confidence
mediumFounders
- name: Vikas Choudharytitle: Founderrole: Founderbio: Co-founder/CTO at Theya - building a self-custodial bitcoin private bank. Previously co-founder/CTO at Porter (marketplace for trucking - >$230M revenue; backed by Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global)
- name: Smeet Bhatttitle: Founderrole: Founderbio: Smeet has background as a tech entrepreneur and investor. Previously, he led marketing and GTM at a YC S18 enterprise software company, Prodigal (Sr A: Accel, Menlo, YC). Smeet was also an investor with IDG Ventures and co-founded Chymera (mobile VR ad-network). Smeet studied Civil Engineering and Physics at IIT Bombay and has experience trading global macro (equities, bonds, FX, commodities) and growth tech investing for over 8 years. He also believes that Bitcoin is not a choice.
- name: Sriram Bhargav Karnatititle: Founder/CTOrole: CTObio: Previously co-founder / CTO @ Theya (W23). Now I do AI stuff @ Fireworks AI