Wintermute is a global algorithmic trading firm and liquidity provider specializing in digital assets. It operates a leading over-the-counter (OTC) desk and is recognized for its expertise in decentralized finance (DeFi) trading, delivering liquidity across the digital asset ecosystem. The company also includes Wintermute Ventures, its investment arm, which supports early-stage Web3 projects by providing hands-on assistance and strategic relationships. With a focus on long-term growth, Wintermute Ventures adopts a flexible investment approach, engaging with projects from early ideation through later-stage development. Since its inception in 2020, Wintermute Ventures has invested in over 100 projects, emphasizing decentralized ownership to align its investments with a broader vision of a decentralized future.
Centrifuge Inc. is a technology company that develops a decentralized blockchain-based platform aimed at enhancing the global financial supply chain. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Berlin, Centrifuge offers a peer-to-peer protocol that facilitates the secure and privacy-preserving exchange of financial documents. This platform allows businesses to tokenize, manage, and distribute their assets on-chain, providing asset managers with new tools and investors with access to a diversified portfolio of high-quality tokenized assets. By enabling third-party service providers to interact with financial data, Centrifuge fosters economic opportunity and promotes efficient transactions while ensuring that businesses retain ownership of their data and validated company details.
Monad
Series A in 2024
MONAD is a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain and decentralized computation platform that combines the best of performance and portability.
Backpack is a fully regulated global cryptocurrency exchange that innovates to deliver an engaging, enjoyable, and simple trading environment for both seasoned and new web3 users.
Analog
Seed Round in 2024
Analog is a decentralized Layer-0 blockchain focused on facilitating event data in the Web3 ecosystem. It operates on a Proof-of-Time consensus protocol and is the creator of the Timechain, designed to enhance trustless omnichain interoperability. The company offers a comprehensive suite of tools, including the Watch SDK, which allows developers to deploy and query data from connected chains through a unified API. To improve user experience in querying blockchain data, Analog has developed a low-code platform known as the Watch UI. Additionally, Analog plans to expand the Watch SDK's capabilities to include cross-chain smart contract execution through the General Message Passing SDK, enabling the creation of sophisticated cross-chain applications beyond simple token transfers. The Timegraph SDK further supports users by providing a unified interface for querying blockchain data, coupled with a Query Marketplace that organizes Web3 data from interconnected chains and smart contracts. Overall, Analog aims to empower developers to create innovative, event-based applications while promoting a more interoperable Web3 future.
Kiln
Series A in 2024
Kiln creates an enterprise-level pledge platform and provides one-click pledge services for encrypted assets. It develops validator-independent APIs and services to enable multi-provider staking. Digital assets can be staked wherever they are held, including wallets, custodians, and exchanges. As the industry evolves and the need to integrate multiple stakeholder players becomes apparent, Kiln is in an excellent position to act as an aggregator and accelerate it. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Paris, France.
Pontem Network
Venture Round in 2024
Pontem Network is a product studio focused on creating foundational decentralized applications (dApps) for the Aptos blockchain. Among its offerings is the Pontem Wallet, a secure wallet available on major platforms such as Chrome, Firefox, iOS, and Android, enabling users to store and send tokens on Aptos. The wallet integrates with several key services, including the Liquidswap decentralized exchange, Topaz and Souffl3 NFT marketplaces, and various liquid staking and lending protocols. In addition to the wallet, Pontem Network provides tools for developers, including the Move Playground code editor, the Move IntelliJ IDE plugin, and ByteBabel, a Solidity-to-Move code translator. These products facilitate the development and testing of dApps, enhancing the functionality and interoperability of the Aptos ecosystem.
Dfns
Seed Round in 2023
Dfns offers a wallets-as-a-service (WaaS) platform that enables businesses to efficiently manage digital assets while ensuring high levels of security. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing systems, allowing for secure user onboarding and streamlined transactions across multiple blockchains.
Ethena
Seed Round in 2023
Ethena provides derivative infrastructure in order to transform Ethereum into the first crypto-native yield bearing stablecoin.
One Trading
Series A in 2023
One Trading operates as an institutional-grade spot exchange for digital assets, catering to both retail and institutional investors. The company holds a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license in Italy and is in the process of applying for a MiFID II license to expand its offerings to regulated crypto derivatives. Its trading platform, developed in partnership with AWS, provides users with advanced features including market data, charting tools, and efficient order execution, enhancing the trading experience. As one of the fastest digital asset trading venues in the market, One Trading aims to facilitate effective trading for its clients.
Vertex Protocol
Seed Round in 2023
Vertex Protocol is a decentralized FX trading platform.
Arkham Intelligence
Series A in 2023
Arkham Intelligence provides intelligence on cryptocurrency networks and the entities behind them.
Crossover Markets
Seed Round in 2023
Crossover Markets Group operates a digital asset exchange specifically tailored to address the liquidity requirements of institutional clients. The company's platform is engineered to enhance the speed of cryptocurrency trading and minimize latency, aligning with the performance standards demanded by institutional investors in traditional foreign exchange and equity markets. By facilitating seamless cryptocurrency transactions, Crossover Markets aims to provide a reliable trading environment that supports the unique needs of its institutional clientele.
Mauve
Venture Round in 2023
Mauve operates as a decentralized exchange with the compliance of traditional finance.
Chaos Labs
Seed Round in 2023
Chaos Labs is a fully automated on-chain economic security system that allows crypto protocols to optimize risk management and capital efficiency while safeguarding user funds. Chaos Labs offers a more secure and safe operating environment for crypto protocols. Chaos Labs uses technology and risk management expertise to help protocols navigate the often volatile crypto markets and make informed decisions. The platform is currently available for protocols on the Ethereum network, with plans to expand to other blockchains such as Terra, NEAR, and Polygon in the future.
Notifi
Seed Round in 2022
Notifi is a developer of a cross-chain messaging layer designed for Web3, facilitating streamlined communication and user engagement across various blockchains and messaging channels, such as Discord, Telegram, SMS, and Twitter. The platform serves as a communication infrastructure for Web3 developers and creators, offering an easy-to-integrate messaging protocol tailored for decentralized applications. It features customizable and advanced capabilities that enable businesses to effectively engage with their users through multichannel communications, enhancing interaction within the evolving landscape of Web3.
Texture
Funding Round in 2022
Texture is a Solana-based DeFi platform that aims to provide easy access to sustainable DeFi yields. The corporate protocol, also known as Texture's SOL Power Yield Strategy, focuses on implementing a particular yield management tactic to increase profitability for DeFi investors. The ultimate goal of Texture Finance is to attract new crypto users and support Solana's growth.
Zerion
Series B in 2022
Zerion Inc. is a blockchain software company that provides a platform for accessing decentralized finance (DeFi) to invest, earn interest, and borrow crypto assets. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, Zerion offers an application that allows users to manage their DeFi portfolios across multiple accounts from a single interface, with features such as real-time asset tracking and instant notifications. The platform aggregates data from major decentralized exchanges, enabling users to manage their digital assets easily and securely. As a non-custodial service, Zerion ensures that users retain control of their funds, reducing risks associated with centralization. Additionally, the company provides tools for tracking the crypto market through charts and alerts, supporting users in navigating the evolving landscape of digital finance.
Nomad
Venture Round in 2022
Nomad is a novel approach to blockchain interoperability that leverages an optimistic mechanism to increase the security of cross-chain communication.
Hashflow
Series A in 2022
Hashflow is a decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator that allows users to trade digital assets seamlessly across various leading blockchains, including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Avalanche, BNB Chain, Optimism, Polygon, and Solana. Utilizing an intent-based smart order routing system, Hashflow provides traders with optimal prices and access to over $8 billion in liquidity, facilitating trades of any token in a matter of seconds. Since its launch in April 2021, the platform has achieved more than $18 billion in total trade volume. The Hashflow team comprises seasoned professionals from diverse backgrounds, including technology, finance, and entertainment sectors. The company is supported by notable investors and venture capital firms, enhancing its position within the blockchain ecosystem. Hashflow aims to blend centralized order matching with decentralized custody and settlement solutions, offering users a hybrid trading experience that emphasizes non-custodial options.
Hidden Road
Series A in 2022
Hidden Road is the global credit network for institutional investors and provides easy access to both traditional and digital markets.
Ondo Finance is a company that develops a cryptocurrency trading platform aimed at making decentralized finance more accessible to users. The platform allows individuals to choose between downside protection and higher returns, catering to various risk tolerances. By providing these options, Ondo Finance enables users to engage with decentralized finance yields in a way that aligns with their financial goals and preferences.
Tonic
Seed Round in 2022
Tonic is building a permissionless decentralized protocol for fast and seamless trading of any asset on NEAR and Aurora. The platform will enable developers building on NEAR’s Layer 1 solution to integrate trading functionality into their applications.
Push Protocol
Series A in 2022
Push Protocol is a decentralized communication platform designed for the web3 ecosystem, enabling users to receive notifications related to both on-chain and off-chain activities. The protocol facilitates notifications from various decentralized applications (dApps), smart contracts, and backend services, all linked to users' wallet addresses. This allows for a flexible and open communication network where notifications can be triggered by diverse on-chain or off-chain logic. Push Protocol operates in a gasless, multichain, and platform-agnostic manner, ensuring that any crypto wallet or infrastructure service can display these notifications to users. By leveraging this system, users can engage with notifications and potentially earn cryptocurrency rewards through their interactions.
Phi Labs
Seed Round in 2022
Phi Labs is a contributor to the Archway protocol that rewards blockchain developers.
Struct Finance
Seed Round in 2022
Struct Finance is a developer of a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that provides tools and infrastructure for creating on-chain structured financial products. The platform allows users to customize interest rate instruments and combine them with various options available within the ecosystem. By enabling the construction of superior financial instruments, Struct Finance aims to enhance users' access to structured products across multiple blockchain networks, thereby maximizing returns while minimizing risk and associated costs.
Optimism
Series B in 2022
Optimism is a New York-based decentralized infrastructure platform founded in 2019, focused on enhancing the scalability of Ethereum through its layer 2 solutions. As a public benefit corporation, it aims to balance the financial interests of its stakeholders with the broader needs of the community and society. The platform enables developers to create scalable smart contracts and facilitates instant transactions, thereby improving access to public goods on the internet. By utilizing open-source software and zero-knowledge proofs, Optimism ensures the integrity of state updates while promoting responsible and sustainable operations in the blockchain ecosystem.
Treehouse
Seed Round in 2022
Treehouse reimagines workflows for digital asset traders and investors through Hyperion, cryptocurrency's most powerful and actionable portfolio management and market intelligence toolset.
Hex Trust
Series B in 2022
Hex Trust is a fully licensed and insured provider of bank-grade custody solutions for digital assets, established in 2017 and headquartered in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. The company offers a proprietary platform, Hex Safe™, which delivers a range of services including custody, decentralized finance (DeFi), brokerage, and financing solutions tailored for financial institutions, digital asset organizations, corporate clients, and private individuals. Hex Trust aims to facilitate the integration of digital assets into traditional business models while ensuring a secure, scalable, and compliant custody framework. The firm is registered as a Trust Company under the Hong Kong Trust Ordinance and is licensed to provide custodial services in Singapore, adhering to local regulations. With offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Vietnam, Hex Trust is actively expanding its presence in Europe and the Middle East.
Thetanuts Finance
Seed Round in 2022
Thetanuts Finance's DeFi structured products and its customizable vaults are the future of generating yield. The platform is designed to provide treasury management for DAOs, as well as help retail traders earn yield on their tokens. Thetanuts' vaults simplify the process of options trading, making previously complex instruments easy for any investor to access, empowering users to monetize volatility in a risk-adjusted manner.
BCB Group
Series A in 2022
BCB Group is a prominent provider of banking solutions tailored for the digital asset economy. It offers a range of services, including payment accounts, foreign exchange trading, cryptocurrency trading, and custody solutions. The firm serves notable clients in the cryptocurrency industry, facilitating efficient trading of fiat and cryptocurrencies while ensuring compliance and operational efficiency. Founded in the UK, BCB Group is recognized as a multi-jurisdictional regulated cryptocurrency service firm, established by leaders with extensive experience in finance, regulation, and technology. Its executive team has backgrounds in major financial institutions, enabling BCB Group to address the growing demand for robust infrastructure in digital asset markets. By providing essential services such as trade execution, settlement, digital custody, and business banking, BCB Group aims to support cryptocurrency and blockchain institutions in navigating the complexities of this evolving asset class.
Beyond Protocol
Funding Round in 2022
Beyond Protocol, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco that focuses on developing a blockchain-based protocol for the Internet of Things (IoT). The company provides a secure, decentralized solution for communication between devices, leveraging unique hardware signatures and private side chains to facilitate low-cost, efficient transactions. Beyond Protocol's platform allows devices to interact seamlessly, functioning as a unified technological ecosystem. It also incorporates cryptocurrency and fiat-based payment gateways, enabling automated transactions and enhancing device security. By creating this infrastructure, Beyond Protocol aims to deliver practical solutions for the evolving landscape of IoT, ensuring secure communication and transaction history for business clients.
Voltz Labs
Seed Round in 2022
Voltz Labs is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform founded in 2021 and based in Road Town, D8. The company specializes in leveraged interest rate swaps, offering a non-custodial automated market maker that facilitates these trades. Its platform utilizes concentrated liquidity to enhance price discovery and operates a margin engine for managing underlying assets. This structure allows users to efficiently create and trade fixed and variable interest rates, thereby providing a capital-efficient mechanism within the DeFi space.
Size
Seed Round in 2022
Size operates a virtual auction marketplace that facilitates sealed-bid auctions for both vested and unvested tokens. The platform enables users to engage in these auctions, providing a unique environment for token trading. Currently, the company is functioning in stealth mode, indicating a focus on development and refinement of its offerings before a public launch.
Zeta Markets
Seed Round in 2021
Zeta Markets is a decentralized finance (DeFi) derivatives platform that facilitates liquid derivatives trading for both individual and institutional investors. The platform allows users to hedge, speculate, and take positions on a wide array of market movements through its under-collateralized derivatives offerings. Utilizing Solana's efficient and censorship-resistant infrastructure, Zeta Markets provides quick pricing updates, enables swift trade executions, and allows for position settlements in under a second, all with minimal transaction costs. By focusing on simplifying the derivatives trading experience, Zeta Markets aims to create a user-friendly ecosystem that caters to diverse trading needs.
1inch Labs
Series B in 2021
1inch Labs is a developer of a decentralized finance platform that aggregates multiple decentralized exchanges across various blockchains. Founded in 2019 and based in the United States, the company focuses on enhancing the efficiency of cryptocurrency trading. Its suite of protocols, including the 1inch Aggregation Protocol, 1inch Liquidity Protocol, and 1inch Limit Order Protocol, work together to facilitate cost-effective and secure swap transactions. This integration allows users to access better rates than those available on individual exchanges, thereby optimizing their trading experience in the decentralized finance sector.
NFTFi
Seed Round in 2021
NFTfi is an NFT collateralized lending marketplace that can use NFT assets as collateral for a loan or lend to other users. It enables NFT holders to borrow cryptocurrency from lenders by using their NFTs as collateral. When they accept a loan offer, the NFT goes into a secure escrow smart contract and receives the wETH, DAI, or USDC from the lender directly to their wallet. To determine whether an NFT is worth a loan, users employ a common practice in the traditional art world in which banks, large galleries, or auction houses offer loans to artists.
Neon Labs
Seed Round in 2021
Neon Labs builds innovative blockchain products.
Matter Labs
Series B in 2021
Matter Labs is a company that focuses on developing blockchain solutions to enhance the scalability and privacy of decentralized applications. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, the firm utilizes zero-knowledge technologies to facilitate interactions between untrusted parties on its network. By implementing zero-knowledge proofs, Matter Labs aims to accelerate public blockchain adoption and provide a more efficient alternative to existing financial systems. Their innovations are rooted in a commitment to improving access to financial services through open and transparent technology.
Synchrony
Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Synchrony is an on-chain asset management protocol built on the Solana blockchain.
PsyOptions
Seed Round in 2021
PsyOptions is beta software and is a fully decentralized options protocol.
Futureswap
Funding Round in 2021
Futureswap is a decentralized futures exchange platform that leverages blockchain technology to facilitate non-custodial trading. Based in San Francisco, California, the company specializes in automated market making (AMM) algorithms, enabling users to buy and sell cryptocurrency futures contracts efficiently. By providing a decentralized environment, Futureswap aims to enhance trading flexibility and security for its users.
Clearpool
Seed Round in 2021
Clearpool is a decentralized capital markets ecosystem, where institutional borrowers can create single borrower liquidity pools and compete for uncollateralized liquidity directly from the DeFi ecosystem. Liquidity providers on Clearpool can earn attractive yields, with pool interest rates enhanced by additional LP rewards paid in $CPOOL — Clearpool’s utility and governance token. Clearpool LP tokens, called cpTokens, are the building blocks for a system of tokenized credit that will provide Clearpool LPs with risk management and hedging capabilities. As more institutions realize the benefits that decentralized finance can bring to their organizations, Clearpool is providing the new architecture to facilitate flows between the $120 trillion traditional capital markets and the burgeoning DeFi ecosystem. Clearpool is backed by a long list of top investors from both traditional venture capital and blockchain, including Sequoia Capital India, Arrington Capital, Sino Global Capital, Hex Trust, Huobi Ventures, Kenetic, HashKey, GBV and many more.
Angle Protocol
Seed Round in 2021
Angle Protocol focus on offering stablecoins pegged to currencies like the euro as an alternative to dollar-centric tokens.
Humanode
Seed Round in 2021
Humanode is a pioneering crypto-biometric network that operates on the principle of "One human = One node," aiming to enhance Sybil resistance and innovate governance models within the cryptocurrency sector. By utilizing biometric technology, Humanode seeks to establish a stable and equitable financial system anchored in human existence. The network addresses the Sybil account issue prevalent in financial and gaming blockchain protocols and decentralized applications (DApps). It utilizes homomorphically encrypted feature vectors to facilitate biometric processing, allowing users to create replicas that function as human nodes for transaction verification. This approach enables the development of a public, permissionless financial system based on privately biometrically encrypted nodes.
bloXroute Labs
Funding Round in 2021
BloXroute Labs, Inc. is a company that offers a blockchain scalability solution designed to enhance the performance of cryptocurrencies and blockchains without requiring protocol changes. Established in 2018 and based in Evanston, Illinois, the company operates a blockchain distribution network that allows for the processing of thousands of transactions per second on-chain. Its platform leverages a global network of servers optimized for network performance through techniques such as compression and encryption. This infrastructure facilitates the rapid propagation of transactions and blocks, thereby improving data efficiency and increasing overall transaction throughput. BloXroute's approach is designed to maintain consensus across all nodes, ensuring it remains provably neutral and applicable to any blockchain.
Index Coop
Seed Round in 2021
The Index Coop is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) and the largest provider of on-chain structured decentralized finance (DeFi) products. We’re on a mission to make DeFi simple, secure and accessible to everyone. Index Coop builds sector index products, leverage and inverse products, and yield-generating products, all built on Set Protocol’s twice-audited V2 infrastructure.
Zerion
Series A in 2021
Zerion Inc. is a blockchain software company that provides a platform for accessing decentralized finance (DeFi) to invest, earn interest, and borrow crypto assets. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, Zerion offers an application that allows users to manage their DeFi portfolios across multiple accounts from a single interface, with features such as real-time asset tracking and instant notifications. The platform aggregates data from major decentralized exchanges, enabling users to manage their digital assets easily and securely. As a non-custodial service, Zerion ensures that users retain control of their funds, reducing risks associated with centralization. Additionally, the company provides tools for tracking the crypto market through charts and alerts, supporting users in navigating the evolving landscape of digital finance.
Mangrove DAO
Seed Round in 2021
Mangrove DAO is an order book-based Decentralized exchange that allows liquidity providers to publish whimsical smart contracts as offers.
Tesseract
Series A in 2021
Tesseract is a digital asset management platform established in December 2017 by Yichen Wu in Helsinki, Southern Finland. The company provides a suite of innovative yield solutions that enable digital asset owners to earn passive income while benefiting from an in-house risk engine and third-party custody services. Tesseract also caters to institutional clients by offering advanced yield and loan products, which help attract and retain customers, boost revenue, and allow institutions to focus on their core operations. With a commitment to utilizing blockchain technology, Tesseract aims to enhance financial stability for investors amidst the inherent volatility of cryptocurrency markets.
dYdX
Series C in 2021
dYdX is a decentralized exchange that provides traders with a secure and efficient platform for various financial activities. Established in 2017 by Antonio Juliano, a former engineer at Coinbase and Uber, dYdX operates on audited smart contracts on Ethereum, ensuring transparency and security without relying on a central authority. The platform offers a range of trading options, including perpetual, margin, and spot trading, along with borrowing and lending pools. Users can earn interest on deposits or take loans at nominal fees, enabling them to trade on margin with customized leverage. dYdX aims to create an open financial system, granting users access to vital financial tools while facilitating fully collateralized loans for short-selling.
Flare Network
Venture Round in 2021
Flare Networks is a blockchain network that utilizes the Flare Consensus Protocol, which is the first Turing Complete Federated Byzantine Agreement protocol. It offers a decentralized contract platform aimed at enhancing contract capabilities across various blockchains. By leveraging the Ethereum Virtual Machine, Flare Networks can access and utilize information from other blockchains and real-world data sources, effectively addressing the oracle problem. This functionality facilitates cross-chain interoperability, allowing users to share contract capabilities with different protocols. Flare Networks seeks to enable a new era of utility within the blockchain ecosystem through its innovative technology.
Optimism
Series A in 2021
Optimism is a New York-based decentralized infrastructure platform founded in 2019, focused on enhancing the scalability of Ethereum through its layer 2 solutions. As a public benefit corporation, it aims to balance the financial interests of its stakeholders with the broader needs of the community and society. The platform enables developers to create scalable smart contracts and facilitates instant transactions, thereby improving access to public goods on the internet. By utilizing open-source software and zero-knowledge proofs, Optimism ensures the integrity of state updates while promoting responsible and sustainable operations in the blockchain ecosystem.
dYdX
Series B in 2021
dYdX is a decentralized exchange that provides traders with a secure and efficient platform for various financial activities. Established in 2017 by Antonio Juliano, a former engineer at Coinbase and Uber, dYdX operates on audited smart contracts on Ethereum, ensuring transparency and security without relying on a central authority. The platform offers a range of trading options, including perpetual, margin, and spot trading, along with borrowing and lending pools. Users can earn interest on deposits or take loans at nominal fees, enabling them to trade on margin with customized leverage. dYdX aims to create an open financial system, granting users access to vital financial tools while facilitating fully collateralized loans for short-selling.
Serum
Seed Round in 2020
Serum is a decentralized cryptocurrency ecosystem that facilitates trustless trading through its innovative protocol, developed in collaboration with experts in crypto trading and decentralized finance. Built on the Solana blockchain, Serum offers a platform for fast and efficient trading, enabling users to engage in cross-chain transactions with low fees and high speed. The platform is designed to empower the crypto community by providing a permissionless environment where users can leverage its capabilities without centralized control. By focusing on decentralized derivatives trading, Serum aims to enhance user returns and contribute to the evolution of decentralized finance.
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