Prior rug/exit-scam affiliation

Midas's assessment for RD-F-115 — scored green on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.

Evidence summary #

No team member linked to prior rug or exit-scam-labeled protocol. Romain Bourgois prior role at Ondo Finance (legitimate, ongoing protocol). Fabrice Grinda FJ Labs portfolio contains no known rug protocols in any public record. Dennis Dinkelmeyer: TradFi-only prior background (Goldman Sachs / Capital Group), no DeFi rug history. No adverse finding from rekt.news, OSINT, or press search.

Sources #

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Berlin-based Midas lands €43 million — EU-StartupsEU-Startups Series A coverage confirming founding team credentialsretrieved 2026-05-16
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Midas Raises $50M — CoinDesk 2026-03-30CoinDesk Series A naming founders with prior employer backgrounds — no adverse historyretrieved 2026-05-16

Methodology #

Determine whether any team member is linked via verified OSINT to a prior rug or exit-scam-labeled protocol.

See the full factor methodology and distribution across all protocols →

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