Wintermute

Wintermute is a global leader in algorithmic trading for digital assets. With an average daily trading volume of over $5 billion across 350+ tokens on 80+ exchanges, it facilitates OTC trades and provides liquidity provisioning services. Wintermute actively invests in early-stage DeFi projects, supporting the growth of decentralized finance.

Evgeny Gaevoy

Founder and CEO

Past deals in Crypto

Euler Labs

Venture Round in 2025
Euler Labs is a developer of a non-custodial lending protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain, designed to facilitate lending and borrowing of a wide range of crypto assets. The platform operates without the need for trusted third parties, allowing users to earn interest on their crypto holdings or hedge against market volatility in a capital-efficient manner. Euler's innovative approach incorporates reactive interest rates that adjust in real-time based on market conditions, alongside asset-specific collaterals, which provides clients with a risk-minimized opportunity to engage in crypto finance. The company's technology aims to enhance financial accessibility and efficiency for users in the decentralized finance space.

Codex

Seed Round in 2025
Codex is a peer-to-peer version of electronic cash allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution.

Blum

Seed Round in 2025
Blum is a technology company that operates a decentralized exchange platform for cryptocurrencies. Its platform enables direct trading from third-party crypto wallets, utilizing an off-chain order book and on-chain settlements. This design allows for streamlined listing processes of crypto projects and instant transactions from personal wallets, such as MetaMask or Trust Wallet.

GTE

Seed Round in 2025
GTE is a decentralized trading platform that offers end-to-end trading services.

Usual

Series A in 2024
The new playbook for financial freedom.

Notabene

Series B in 2024
Notabene, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2020 that specializes in developing a software as a service (SaaS) platform for crypto compliance tailored for the financial industry. The company focuses on helping financial institutions adhere to emerging global regulations concerning cryptocurrency transactions, specifically addressing the complexities of the Travel Rule. Notabene offers a unified API and dashboard designed to assist compliance officers in managing risk associated with both Travel Rule and non-custodial transactions. By providing access to a broad network of crypto businesses, Notabene simplifies the compliance process, enhances transaction confidence, and ultimately supports its clients in increasing their transaction volumes and business growth.

karpatkey

Seed Round in 2024
Karpatkey operates in the financial services sector, focusing on decentralized organizations. The company offers state-of-the-art risk management and trust-minimized DeFi treasury execution services. Their goal is to help these organizations preserve capital. They also engage in professional DAO treasury development and manage funds to fuel development regardless of overall economic conditions. Karpatkey is also involved in enhancing liquidity incentive strategies and has a non-custodial AUM.

Stork Network

Seed Round in 2024
Stork Network provides decentralized data solutions for decentralized protocols.

Chaos Labs

Series A in 2024
Chaos Labs is a cloud-based platform that enhances the economic security of crypto protocols through automated risk management and capital efficiency optimization. By utilizing advanced simulation technology, Chaos Labs enables protocols to model user interactions, protocol behavior, and potential malicious activities, thereby allowing for informed decision-making in volatile markets. The platform's agents can simulate various scenarios, execute complex logic, and rewind to previous states to analyze specific on-chain activities. Currently operational on the Ethereum network, Chaos Labs plans to expand its services to include other blockchains like Terra, NEAR, and Polygon, ultimately providing a more secure environment for users and protocols in the cryptocurrency space.

Crossover Markets Group

Series A in 2024
Crossover Markets Group develops a digital asset exchange platform tailored for institutional clients. Its technology enhances cryptocurrency trading speed and reduces latency, enabling seamless trading while maintaining high liquidity standards expected in traditional markets.

Monad

Series A in 2024
Monad is a proof-of-stake blockchain and decentralized computation platform that focuses on high performance and portability. It features a scalar architecture with pipelined execution, which allows for efficient transaction throughput. This innovative design enables developers to create complex decentralized applications (dApps) capable of processing a large volume of transactions quickly. By combining advanced technology with a user-friendly framework, Monad aims to enhance the overall functionality and scalability of decentralized applications in the blockchain ecosystem.

Agora

Seed Round in 2024
Agora operates as a digital dollar and an asset platform.

Reya

Venture Round in 2024
Reya offers trading-optimized modular L2 immediate liquidity, lightning-fast transactions, and higher APYs.

Taiko Labs

Series A in 2024
Taiko Labs is a cryptocurrency firm focused on developing a zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) scaling solutions platform for the Ethereum Blockchain. The company's platform aims to enhance Ethereum's scalability by closely emulating its functionality, both technically and non-technically. It supports all Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) opcodes within a decentralized, permissionless, and secure layer-2 architecture, providing Ethereum developers with the necessary tools to execute blockchain projects effectively.

Backpack

Series A in 2024
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 platform focused on facilitating omnichain interoperability and transferring validated event data in the Web3 ecosystem. Built on the Proof-of-Time consensus algorithm, Analog serves as the creator of the Timechain, a consensus-agnostic protocol that enhances cross-chain communication. The company offers a suite of developer tools, including the Watch SDK and Timegraph SDK, which enable developers to deploy and query blockchain data seamlessly across connected networks. The Watch SDK provides a data infrastructure toolkit, while the Timegraph SDK simplifies access to organized Web3 data through an intuitive interface. By developing features such as the General Message Passing SDK, Analog aims to empower developers to create innovative event-based applications that extend beyond simple token transfers, thereby contributing to a more interconnected and trustless blockchain environment.

Woo X

Venture Round in 2024
Woo X is a high-performance crypto trading platform.

Pontem Network

Venture Round in 2024
Pontem Network is a product studio focused on developing foundational decentralized applications (dApps) for the Aptos blockchain. Its flagship product, the Pontem Wallet, is a secure wallet available on multiple platforms, including Chrome, Firefox, iOS, and Android, allowing users to store and send tokens on the Aptos network. The wallet is integrated with various services, including the Liquidswap decentralized exchange, NFT marketplaces like Topaz and Souffl3, and liquid staking platforms such as Ditto and Tortuga. Additionally, Pontem Network offers tools for developers, including the Move Playground browser code editor, the Move IntelliJ IDE plugin, and ByteBabel, a Solidity-to-Move code translator that enables Ethereum Virtual Machine compatibility on Aptos. Through these products, Pontem Network aims to facilitate innovation and support the growth 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 is an institutional-grade spot exchange for digital assets, recognized for its robust platform designed for 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 include regulated crypto derivatives. Leveraging a partnership with Amazon Web Services, One Trading boasts the distinction of being one of the fastest digital asset trading venues available. Its platform provides essential features such as market data, charting tools, and efficient order execution, facilitating effective trading for its users.

Vertex Protocol

Seed Round in 2023
Vertex Protocol is a decentralized FX trading platform.

DFlow

Seed Round in 2023
DFlow is a payment-for-order-flow marketplace that provides transparent and market-driven price discovery for order flow. They provide a decentralized market platform to ensure the most optimal execution environment for consumers. The market-driven approach to PFOF used by DFlow allows the public to see live market prices for token pairs.

Arkham Intelligence

Series A in 2023
Arkham Intelligence is a blockchain intelligence company that specializes in providing detailed insights into cryptocurrency networks and the entities involved in market activities. Its platform caters to a diverse clientele, including traders aiming to forecast market trends, journalists requiring accurate information for reporting, and government agencies investigating criminal activities. By delivering sophisticated data and analysis, Arkham Intelligence enables its clients to navigate the complexities of the cryptocurrency market effectively.

Econia Labs

Seed Round in 2023
Econia Labs develops a DeFi protocol on the Aptos blockchain. Its hyper-parallelized on-chain order book facilitates trading in decentralized finance, offering high-performance transaction execution and promoting financial inclusion.

Crossover Markets Group

Seed Round in 2023
Crossover Markets Group develops a digital asset exchange platform tailored for institutional clients. Its technology enhances cryptocurrency trading speed and reduces latency, enabling seamless trading while maintaining high liquidity standards expected in traditional markets.

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 cloud-based platform that enhances the economic security of crypto protocols through automated risk management and capital efficiency optimization. By utilizing advanced simulation technology, Chaos Labs enables protocols to model user interactions, protocol behavior, and potential malicious activities, thereby allowing for informed decision-making in volatile markets. The platform's agents can simulate various scenarios, execute complex logic, and rewind to previous states to analyze specific on-chain activities. Currently operational on the Ethereum network, Chaos Labs plans to expand its services to include other blockchains like Terra, NEAR, and Polygon, ultimately providing a more secure environment for users and protocols in the cryptocurrency space.

Texture

Funding Round in 2022
Texture is a Solana-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform focused on facilitating access to sustainable DeFi yields. It employs a specific yield management strategy known as the SOL Power Yield Strategy, which aims to enhance profitability for investors in the DeFi space. Additionally, Texture has developed an NFT borrowing platform that enables users to leverage their non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as collateral. This platform allows clients to connect their wallets and engage in lending and borrowing activities, thereby generating income from their NFT holdings. Ultimately, Texture seeks to attract new users to the cryptocurrency ecosystem while contributing to the growth of the Solana network.

Zerion

Series B in 2022
Zerion Inc. is a blockchain software company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2015. It specializes in decentralized finance (DeFi), providing a platform that allows users to invest, earn interest, and borrow cryptocurrency assets. Zerion's primary offering is an investment app that aggregates data from major decentralized exchanges, enabling users to manage their digital assets from a single interface. The platform features real-time asset tracking with live price updates and instant notifications. Additionally, Zerion emphasizes a non-custodial approach, meaning users retain control of their funds and do not have to delegate them to the platform, thereby mitigating centralization risks. The company also offers CryptoTrader, an application designed to track the cryptocurrency market through charts, news, and alerts, further enhancing user engagement in the evolving financial landscape.

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 multiple leading blockchains, including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Avalanche, BNB Chain, Optimism, Polygon, and Solana. Launched in April 2021, Hashflow employs an intent-based smart order routing system to ensure traders receive optimal prices, drawing from over $8 billion in liquidity and enabling the trading of any token. The platform has successfully facilitated over $18 billion in total trade volume. Hashflow's team comprises experienced professionals from renowned companies in both web2 and web3 sectors, bringing expertise from organizations such as Airbnb, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, and Google. The company is supported by notable investors, including Dragonfly Capital, Electric Capital, and Coinbase Ventures, among others. Hashflow aims to enhance the trading experience by combining centralized order-matching and trade execution with decentralized custody, thereby offering users non-custodial trading 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.

Thalex

Series A in 2022
Thalex is a cryptocurrency-native derivatives trading platform that focuses on options and futures trading. Established in 2020 and headquartered in Mahé, Seychelles, the company provides a robust platform designed to help users efficiently trade digital assets. Thalex offers multi-collateral support and competitive fee structures for multi-leg options and futures strategies. The platform emphasizes risk reduction and efficient trading by leveraging partnerships with liquidity providers and major exchanges, ensuring that collaterals are securely held with these partners. Through its innovative approach and commitment to stability, Thalex aims to empower traders to seize the opportunities within the growing digital asset market.

Astaria

Seed Round in 2022
Astaria operates a non-fungible on-chain lending platform that provides instant liquidity for NFTs. The platform enables NFT holders to access capital by offering customized loan terms on NFT collateral, with no forced liquidations. Accessible via a web application, the service is designed to operate without two-sided approvals, creating a streamlined, NFT-backed liquidity ecosystem for lenders and borrowers.

MachineFi

Seed Round in 2022
MachineFi Lab is a company focused on the development of Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain technologies. It specializes in creating a software platform that integrates various machines, providing a comprehensive infrastructure suite. This suite includes an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) blockchain, a multichain crypto wallet, a blockchain bridge, and an onboarding platform. Additionally, MachineFi Lab offers software development kits (SDKs) that empower developers to build applications and establish machine networks. Through its innovative solutions, the company aims to enhance connectivity and functionality within the IoT ecosystem.

MYSO Finance

Seed Round in 2022
MYSO Finance provides fully customizable on-chain covered calls and bespoke DeFi loans.

Ondo Finance

Series A in 2022
Ondo Finance develops a cryptocurrency trading platform that democratizes decentralized finance. Users can choose between downside protection and higher returns, allowing them to tailor their risk tolerance according to market volatility.

Tonic

Seed Round in 2022
Tonic is developing a decentralized exchange protocol aimed at facilitating efficient and user-friendly trading of various assets on the NEAR and Aurora blockchains. This platform allows developers using NEAR's Layer 1 solution to seamlessly integrate trading capabilities into their applications. Tonic's protocol is designed to offer the advantages of centralized exchanges, such as speed and convenience, while maintaining the community-driven ownership characteristic of decentralized systems. Users benefit from low trading fees, deep liquidity, and accurate pricing, making Tonic a competitive option for trading crypto tokens.

Push Protocol

Series A in 2022
Push Protocol is a decentralized, blockchain-agnostic communication protocol for Web3 that enables notifications for both on-chain and off-chain activity. It supports the creation of notifications by decentralized applications, smart contracts, and backends, driven by configurable logic and triggered through various events. Notifications travel via an open network of push nodes and are tied to wallet addresses, allowing wallets, frontends, and infrastructure services to display them across supported chains in a gasless, platform-agnostic fashion.

Struct Finance

Seed Round in 2022
Struct Finance is a DeFi platform for building and using on-chain structured products. It provides tools to customize interest rate instruments and combine them with on-chain options, enabling the construction of structured financial instruments across multiple blockchains. By enabling cross-chain access to these products, Struct Finance aims to maximize returns while reducing risk and cost for DeFi participants.

Optimism

Series B in 2022
Optimism is an Ethereum-based decentralized infrastructure platform founded in 2019. It enables instant transactions and scalable smart contracts through its layer 2 scaling solution, helping developers build on the blockchain.

Treehouse

Seed Round in 2022
Treehouse Finance is a Web3 company focused on transforming on-chain data into actionable insights for decentralized finance (DeFi) investors. The company develops a financial inclusion platform that provides data, analytics, and risk management services tailored for DeFi users. By leveraging quantitative data and sophisticated algorithms, Treehouse Finance creates risk management products and a comprehensive dashboard that analyzes information recorded on public blockchains. This enables clients to gain a clearer understanding of DeFi through curated information, portfolio analytics, and innovative tools designed to facilitate informed financial decisions and drive community innovation.

Hex Trust

Series B in 2022
Hex Trust is a licensed provider of secure custody services for digital assets. It offers solutions including custody, decentralized finance (DeFi), brokerage, and financing through its proprietary platform Hex Safe™. The company serves financial institutions, digital asset organizations, corporates, and private clients, with offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, and expanding across Europe and the Middle East.

Thetanuts Finance

Seed Round in 2022
Thetanuts Finance operates a DeFi platform that offers crypto derivatives, structured products and customizable vaults to generate yield. The platform serves treasury management needs for DAOs and enables retail traders to earn yield on their tokens. Its vaults simplify options trading, making complex instruments accessible and allowing users to monetize volatility in a risk-adjusted manner. The company enables access to cross-chain crypto derivatives and structured products across multiple networks, expanding options markets for native tokens and providing competitive, risk-adjusted yield opportunities.

Analog

Seed Round in 2022
Analog is a decentralized platform focused on facilitating omnichain interoperability and transferring validated event data in the Web3 ecosystem. Built on the Proof-of-Time consensus algorithm, Analog serves as the creator of the Timechain, a consensus-agnostic protocol that enhances cross-chain communication. The company offers a suite of developer tools, including the Watch SDK and Timegraph SDK, which enable developers to deploy and query blockchain data seamlessly across connected networks. The Watch SDK provides a data infrastructure toolkit, while the Timegraph SDK simplifies access to organized Web3 data through an intuitive interface. By developing features such as the General Message Passing SDK, Analog aims to empower developers to create innovative event-based applications that extend beyond simple token transfers, thereby contributing to a more interconnected and trustless blockchain environment.

BCB Group

Series A in 2022
BCB Group is a regulated financial services company providing banking and payments infrastructure for the digital asset economy. It offers accounts, foreign exchange, and digital custody, along with compliance, trade execution, settlement, reporting, and payment services that enable cryptocurrency and blockchain institutions to operate with efficiency and scale. Serving a diverse client base in the crypto market, BCB Group functions as a gateway to banking and payments for the sector, leveraging multi jurisdictional regulatory know-how. Founded in the United Kingdom, the company emphasizes secure, governance‑driven infrastructure to support rapid, compliant access to fiat and digital assets for institutional participants.

Beyond Protocol

Funding Round in 2022
Beyond Protocol develops blockchain-based technology enabling secure communication among IoT devices. Its protocol facilitates machine-to-machine interaction using decentralized tech and digital tokens, aiming to create a universal language for devices.

Size

Seed Round in 2022
Size is a company that has developed a virtual auction marketplace, enabling users to engage in sealed-bid auctions for both vested and unvested tokens. By providing this platform, Size facilitates a unique bidding experience for participants in the token market. The company is currently operating in stealth mode, indicating a focus on refining its offerings and preparing for a broader market introduction.

Voltz

Seed Round in 2022
Voltz Labs, established in 2021 and based in Road Town, British Virgin Islands, specializes in decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure. The company develops a non-custodial automated market maker platform for interest rate swaps, utilizing a concentrated liquidity virtual AMM for price discovery and a margin engine for asset management. This enables users to efficiently create and trade fixed and variable rate swaps.

Zeta Markets

Seed Round in 2021
Zeta Markets is a decentralized finance (DeFi) derivatives platform operating on the Solana blockchain. It offers liquid derivatives trading for individuals and institutions, enabling users to hedge, speculate, or take positions on various market movements. The platform provides real-time pricing updates, instant trade execution, and low-cost settlements.

NFTFi

Seed Round in 2021
NFTfi is a peer-to-peer lending marketplace that specializes in NFT collateralized loans. It allows NFT holders to leverage their digital assets as collateral to secure cryptocurrency loans from lenders. When an NFT holder accepts a loan offer, the NFT is placed in a secure escrow smart contract while the corresponding cryptocurrency, such as wETH, DAI, or USDC, is transferred directly to the borrower's wallet. This innovative platform provides liquidity to NFT owners, enabling them to access cash without the need to sell their valuable digital assets. By utilizing a valuation approach similar to that of traditional art financing, NFTfi helps users determine the worth of their NFTs for loan purposes.

Neon Labs

Seed Round in 2021
Neon Labs builds innovative blockchain products.

Synchrony

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Synchrony is an asset management protocol built on the Solana blockchain, focusing on on-chain copy-trading. The platform leverages advanced analytics and machine learning algorithms to assess and enhance various on-chain instruments. By providing single-click solutions for diversified exposure to different ecosystem primitives, Synchrony enables crypto traders to optimize their strategies and maximize profits. Its features include copy-trading and composable indices, making it a comprehensive tool for those looking to navigate the complexities of the cryptocurrency market.

PsyOptions

Seed Round in 2021
PsyOptions is beta software and is a fully decentralized options protocol.

Futureswap

Funding Round in 2021
Futureswap is a company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in developing a decentralized futures exchange platform utilizing blockchain technology. The platform operates on a non-custodial basis, enabling users to engage in the trading of crypto futures contracts. Futureswap employs an automated market-making (AMM) algorithm to facilitate these transactions, enhancing liquidity and efficiency in the trading process. With a focus on decentralized finance, Futureswap aims to provide a secure and user-friendly environment for trading perpetual futures in the cryptocurrency market.

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.

Clearpool

Seed Round in 2021
Clearpool operates a decentralized capital markets ecosystem that lets institutional borrowers create single-borrower liquidity pools and access uncollateralized liquidity from the DeFi ecosystem. Liquidity providers fund these pools to earn yields, with rewards provided in the platform’s native tokens. The system uses tokenized credit mechanics to support risk management and liquidity hedging. By connecting traditional capital markets with decentralized finance, Clearpool enables flows between the two realms and offers borrowers the ability to compare, select, and exit pools; participants receive tokens in return, redeemable at any time without lock-up. The company focuses on delivering a transparent, programmable framework for institutional-grade liquidity.

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 governance within the cryptocurrency sector through biometric technology. The company focuses on establishing a stable and equitable financial system grounded in the presence of human life, addressing the challenges posed by Sybil accounts in financial and gaming blockchain protocols and decentralized applications (DApps). By utilizing homomorphically encrypted feature vectors for biometric processing, Humanode enables the creation of human nodes that verify transactions while maintaining user privacy. This innovative approach allows for a public, permissionless financial system that relies on private biometric data, promoting a secure and just financial environment.

bloXroute Labs

Funding Round in 2021
bloXroute Labs, Inc. is a company focused on providing blockchain scalability solutions that enable cryptocurrencies and blockchains to process thousands of transactions per second without requiring protocol changes. Established in 2018 and based in Evanston, Illinois, the company operates a blockchain distribution network that enhances the efficiency of data propagation across all blockchains. By utilizing a global network of servers optimized for performance through advanced techniques like compression and encryption, bloXroute Labs ensures that all nodes can maintain consensus even as transaction volumes soar. This provably neutral platform supports a wide range of blockchains, facilitating improved transaction throughput and addressing scalability challenges at the network layer.

Zerion

Series A in 2021
Zerion Inc. is a blockchain software company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2015. It specializes in decentralized finance (DeFi), providing a platform that allows users to invest, earn interest, and borrow cryptocurrency assets. Zerion's primary offering is an investment app that aggregates data from major decentralized exchanges, enabling users to manage their digital assets from a single interface. The platform features real-time asset tracking with live price updates and instant notifications. Additionally, Zerion emphasizes a non-custodial approach, meaning users retain control of their funds and do not have to delegate them to the platform, thereby mitigating centralization risks. The company also offers CryptoTrader, an application designed to track the cryptocurrency market through charts, news, and alerts, further enhancing user engagement in the evolving financial landscape.

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.

Mangrove DAO

Seed Round in 2021
Mangrove DAO operates as a decentralized exchange that facilitates the posting of arbitrary smart contracts as offers. Its platform leverages decentralized finance protocols to provide the underlying infrastructure for trading activities. Users can engage in sharing, borrowing, lending, and displaying offers within an order book system, allowing for a dynamic trading environment. This structure not only enhances liquidity but also empowers users to create and manage their own unique trading offers.

Tesseract

Series A in 2021
Tesseract is a digital asset management company that provides a comprehensive range of yield solutions for digital asset owners and institutions. Founded in December 2017 by Yichen Wu in Helsinki, the company enables clients to earn passive income through innovative investment products while ensuring protection through its in-house risk engine and third-party custody. Tesseract's offerings include advanced yield and loan products designed to help institutions attract and retain clients, boost revenue, and focus on their core operations. By leveraging blockchain technology, Tesseract aims to facilitate effective portfolio management and investment strategies, supporting clients in navigating the complexities of capital markets and maintaining financial stability amid market volatility.

SynFutures

Series A in 2021
SynFutures is a decentralized derivatives platform focused on synthetic assets, enabling the creation and trading of diverse asset pairs with a single digital token as margin. It aims to open and democratize the derivatives market by supporting trading on anything with a price feed in a trustless, open environment, thereby increasing liquidity and lowering entry barriers. The platform facilitates free creation of tradable assets to foster a more equitable digital assets exchange for participants.

dYdX

Series C in 2021
Founded in 2017 by an ex-Coinbase engineer, dYdX is a leading decentralized exchange offering Perpetual, Margin, and Spot trading on Ethereum. It combines the security of a decentralized exchange with the speed and usability of a centralized one.

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.

Bitpanda

Series B in 2021
Bitpanda GmbH is a digital assets platform based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2014. The company facilitates the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies, fractional stocks, and precious metals, aiming to simplify access to financial markets for users. Its platform offers features such as low fees, 24/7 trading, real-time settlement, and various payment options, allowing users to manage their investments conveniently. Bitpanda also provides a debit card that enables users to spend their investments like cash, further enhancing the accessibility and usability of digital assets.

Qredo

Seed Round in 2021
Qredo Ltd is a London-based company that operates a platform designed to facilitate the secure and efficient movement of digital assets for institutional traders. Established in 2011, Qredo provides an open protocol and decentralized, multi-party computation network that enhances the security and custody of digital assets. Its solutions address the operational challenges and security risks associated with wallet key management, trading, storage, and transfer of these assets. By offering features such as cross-chain liquidity, treasury management tools, and peer-to-peer trading venues, Qredo aims to streamline the digital asset management process while mitigating cyber threats.

Hashflow

Seed Round in 2021
Hashflow is a decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator that allows users to trade digital assets seamlessly across multiple leading blockchains, including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Avalanche, BNB Chain, Optimism, Polygon, and Solana. Launched in April 2021, Hashflow employs an intent-based smart order routing system to ensure traders receive optimal prices, drawing from over $8 billion in liquidity and enabling the trading of any token. The platform has successfully facilitated over $18 billion in total trade volume. Hashflow's team comprises experienced professionals from renowned companies in both web2 and web3 sectors, bringing expertise from organizations such as Airbnb, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, and Google. The company is supported by notable investors, including Dragonfly Capital, Electric Capital, and Coinbase Ventures, among others. Hashflow aims to enhance the trading experience by combining centralized order-matching and trade execution with decentralized custody, thereby offering users non-custodial trading options.

Optimism

Series A in 2021
Optimism is an Ethereum-based decentralized infrastructure platform founded in 2019. It enables instant transactions and scalable smart contracts through its layer 2 scaling solution, helping developers build on the blockchain.

dYdX

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2017 by an ex-Coinbase engineer, dYdX is a leading decentralized exchange offering Perpetual, Margin, and Spot trading on Ethereum. It combines the security of a decentralized exchange with the speed and usability of a centralized one.

Serum

Seed Round in 2020
Serum is a decentralized on-chain cryptocurrency trading ecosystem built on Solana that enables trustless trading and cross-chain activity. It provides a full-limit order book and an interface familiar to users of centralized exchanges, delivering speed and low transaction costs through its on-chain architecture. The protocol is permissionless and community governed, combining DeFi transparency with usability for trading derivatives and other assets.
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