Alameda Research

Alameda Research is a quantitative cryptocurrency trading firm founded in 2017 and headquartered in Central and Western, Hong Kong. The company specializes in providing liquidity in cryptocurrency and digital asset markets, facilitating trading through its advanced quantitative strategies. In addition to its trading operations, Alameda Research engaged in venture capital investments across various stages, supporting the growth of the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The firm offered services such as instant quotes, settlement, and streamlined onboarding processes, which helped traders efficiently navigate the complexities of cryptocurrency trading.

Andrew Croghan

COO

Sam Trabucco

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Past deals in Crypto

Circle

Convertible Note in 2022
Circle is a financial technology firm that leverages blockchain technology and stablecoins to facilitate payments and e-commerce. Founded in 2013 by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville, Circle enhances the way users send and receive money through its platform, Circle Pay. The company offers a cryptocurrency investment product called Circle Invest, enabling users to buy and sell various crypto assets. Additionally, Circle provides over-the-counter trading services through Circle Trade, featuring one of the largest global liquidity pools for digital asset trading, with an average monthly volume of $2 billion. Backed by significant investments from notable firms, Circle operates from its headquarters in Boston and has branches in New York, San Francisco, Dublin, London, and Hong Kong.

Enigma

Funding Round in 2022
Enigma is using groundbreaking privacy technologies to build the first platform for scalable, end-to-end decentralized applications. Enigma introduces secret contracts - smart contracts that let you use private and sensitive data in decentralized applications and services.

Jumbo

Seed Round in 2022
Jumbo is the solution for a decentralized solution that is ungoverned that seeks to lower the entry point to trade. They develop, tune, and process inherently present on the near blockchain. Their interface is used to configure a set of parameters for the asset. They provide a set of functionalities and interface-embedded constituents that help to detect the pools.

Optim Finance

Seed Round in 2022
Optim Finance provides investment tools that optimize yield on digital assets. Their financial primitives enable users to rent ADA delegation rights to power novel use cases such as SPO loans, leverage into ISOs, and initial bonds.

3Commas

Series B in 2022
3Commas is a company that offers a cryptocurrency trading bot platform designed to help users automate their trading strategies. It provides a comprehensive tool for managing crypto-assets, allowing traders to track their investments across various exchanges through a unified dashboard. The platform integrates with major cryptocurrency exchanges and wallets, including Poloniex, Bittrex, Bitfinex, and Binance, enabling users to access automated trading strategies and optimized indexes. By streamlining the trading process, 3Commas empowers traders to enhance their investment decisions in the dynamic cryptocurrency market.

Aurigami

Funding Round in 2022
Aurigami is a decentralized, non-custodial liquidity protocol that enables users to lend, borrow, and earn interest on their digital assets. The platform emphasizes minimizing risks associated with smart contracts and liquidations, allowing customers to participate in a secure financial environment. Users can earn passive income by providing liquidity, while borrowers can access funds through an over-collateralization model. Aurigami distinguishes itself from similar protocols by incorporating gamification elements, enhancing user engagement and experience within the decentralized finance space.

Trustless Media

Seed Round in 2022
Trustless Media is a web3 media company focused on creating community-owned content through active participation from creators and fans. By leveraging non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the company enables audience members to co-create and co-own the shows they enjoy, fostering a collaborative environment that empowers individuals to bring their ideas to life. Trustless Media pioneers a new model for media that emphasizes shared passions and collective ownership, aiming to revolutionize how content is produced and consumed in the digital landscape.

Cardinal

Seed Round in 2022
Cardinal is an NFT infrastructure protocol facilitator that allows NFTs to be conditionally owned. Cardinal offers royalty enforcement, rentals, subscriptions, and staking to increase the utility of NFTs. They provide several options for customizing the expiration and transferability of the issued NFT.

Voyager

Post in 2022
Voyager is a crypto-asset broker that provides retail and institutional investors with a turnkey solution to trade crypto assets. Voyager offers investors execution, data, wallet, and custody services through its institutional-grade open architecture platform. The Voyager app offers a way to invest in 100 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and a selection of altcoins in North America. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Jersey City, New Jersey.

StarkWare Industries

Series D in 2022
StarkWare Industries Ltd is a technology company based in Netanya, Israel, established in 2017. The company specializes in developing software and hardware solutions focused on the generation and verification of computational integrity proofs. Its primary offering, known as STARK, is a zero-knowledge proof protocol that enhances privacy in blockchain applications, increases transaction throughput, and enables off-chain computation. StarkWare Industries aims to create a comprehensive proof stack to facilitate secure and efficient computational processes across various applications.

Pine Protocol

Seed Round in 2022
Pine Protocol is a decentralized platform that enables NFT-backed borrowing and lending. It allows users to use their NFTs as collateral to borrow cryptocurrencies, facilitating asset-backed financing. Users can lend or borrow amounts in various currencies or blockchains, providing flexibility in transactions. This innovative approach helps NFT owners access liquidity without needing to sell their tokens, thus enhancing the utility of their digital assets in the financial ecosystem.

Voyager

Post in 2022
Voyager is a crypto-asset broker that provides retail and institutional investors with a turnkey solution to trade crypto assets. Voyager offers investors execution, data, wallet, and custody services through its institutional-grade open architecture platform. The Voyager app offers a way to invest in 100 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and a selection of altcoins in North America. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Jersey City, New Jersey.

PlanetQuest

Seed Round in 2022
PlanetQuest is a unique video game of exploration, survival and discovery, in which players can own entire planets, evolve and upgrade them to increase their value and eventually invite their friends to join them and go on an epic adventure together, gathering resources, building bases, fighting off alien creatures, and finding rare and powerful artifacts along the way. Join in on an epic adventure with a decentralized storyline where the choices made by you and your faction on unknown worlds will shape the fate of humanity.

BiLira

Seed Round in 2022
BiLira is a stable cryptocurrency that provides accessible payment solutions for users globally, operating 24/7. The platform focuses on facilitating the safe and efficient use of Turkish stable crypto money within the financial ecosystem. By utilizing TRYB, users can easily transfer Turkish Lira to affiliated stock exchanges, engage in cryptocurrency trading, and move assets to compatible digital wallets. BiLira also enables users to explore various applications in the blockchain sphere, including decentralized finance and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). With its one-to-one parity, BiLira connects users to the decentralized market, allowing for real-time transactions of digital assets.

Delta One

Seed Round in 2022
Delta One is a yield generation protocol built on the Solana blockchain, specializing in delta-neutral and impermanent loss-free farming markets. The platform aims to democratize access to risk-adjusted yield opportunities in decentralized finance (DeFi), making it easier for users to engage in crypto investing. By employing innovative quantitative research and robust engineering, Delta One enables a peer-to-peer liquidity provisioning system that allows users to automatically rebalance their DeFi portfolios, maintaining a delta-neutral position. This approach not only enhances user experience but also promotes mass adoption of cryptocurrency through accessible and effective financial tools.

Jumbo

Funding Round in 2022
Jumbo is the solution for a decentralized solution that is ungoverned that seeks to lower the entry point to trade. They develop, tune, and process inherently present on the near blockchain. Their interface is used to configure a set of parameters for the asset. They provide a set of functionalities and interface-embedded constituents that help to detect the pools.

GDA

Private Equity Round in 2022
GDA is one of the world's largest bitcoin mining companies in terms of hash rate. The GDA founders have over ten years of experience in the bitcoin mining industry and the company currently operates 19 industrial-scale data centers across North America, Europe, and Central Asia. With a total power capacity of over 400 MW, the company has brought over 120,000 miners online. GDA was included in the Fortune Crypto 40 list as the only bitcoin miner.

Eizper Chain

Seed Round in 2022
Eizper Chain is a developer of a blockchain-based online multiplayer role-playing game that emphasizes adventure and arena combat. The platform allows players to explore a dynamic world enriched with an engaging narrative filled with unexpected developments. By combining action-packed gameplay with blockchain technology, Eizper Chain offers players opportunities for rewards and recognition, while providing a compelling form of entertainment.

GamesPad

Corporate Round in 2022
GamesPad, founded in 2021 and based in Los Angeles, California, is the world's first comprehensive ecosystem for gaming, NFTs, and the metaverse. It serves as a one-stop shop for GameFi, combining a game incubator, a multichain launchpad tailored for games, decentralized venture capital, an NFT aggregator, a marketplace, and an in-house game studio. The company aims to support game entrepreneurs by providing mentorship, advisory services, and valuable connections within the gaming and crypto sectors. Additionally, GamesPad offers retail buyers the chance to invest in promising crypto gaming projects, positioning itself as a key player in the evolving landscape of gaming and digital assets.

VALR

Series B in 2022
VALR is a digital asset trading platform based in Johannesburg, South Africa, that enables customers to buy, sell, store, and transfer cryptocurrencies. The platform offers a wide selection of digital assets and incorporates multiple layers of security to ensure the safety of clients' accounts and funds. VALR aims to provide a seamless and secure experience for users while promoting access to financial services at fair and transparent prices. Through its services, VALR contributes to the development of a more inclusive financial system.

Salad Ventures

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
Salad Ventures builds plug-and-play apps, games using blockchain.

GDA

Private Equity Round in 2022
GDA is one of the world's largest bitcoin mining companies in terms of hash rate. The GDA founders have over ten years of experience in the bitcoin mining industry and the company currently operates 19 industrial-scale data centers across North America, Europe, and Central Asia. With a total power capacity of over 400 MW, the company has brought over 120,000 miners online. GDA was included in the Fortune Crypto 40 list as the only bitcoin miner.

StarryNift

Seed Round in 2022
StarryNift is the first integrated gamified platform and one-stop shop that provides creation, incubation, auction, and transaction for NFT collectibles. The mission is to empower creativity by technology and democratize value appreciation by crypto as DAO. Our vision is to unlock new ways for creators, collectors, and investors to explore the metaverse of Game+Art+Defi+NFT ingredients.

Galxe

Series A in 2022
Galxe is a prominent Web3 credential data network that provides a collaborative infrastructure for brands and developers to engage communities and create innovative products in the decentralized web. The company offers a modular platform that facilitates the creation, distribution, and gamification of non-fungible tokens, utilizing customized on-chain data. By rewarding curators for the use of credentials within its infrastructure and credential oracle engine, Galxe fosters a participatory environment where developers and community members can construct engaging experiences. Its platform allows for the development of tailored campaigns through plug-and-play modules, enhancing the capability of users to interact with decentralized credential data networks effectively.

Aver

Seed Round in 2022
Aver is a decentralized peer-to-peer betting exchange built on the Solana blockchain and the world’s first decentralized Web3 betting exchange.

STEPN

Seed Round in 2022
STEPN operates a blockchain-based fitness application that incentivizes users to exercise through a move-to-earn model. Users purchase non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that allow them to engage in physical activities and earn rewards in the form of native GST tokens. This innovative platform combines fitness with gaming elements, encouraging users to maintain an active lifestyle while benefiting from their efforts. By leveraging blockchain technology, STEPN creates a unique ecosystem where exercising is directly tied to earning opportunities, appealing to both fitness enthusiasts and gamers alike.

Metaplex

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
Metaplex is a developer of an NFT-based platform that facilitates creators and brands in establishing direct relationships with their audiences. It offers core infrastructure for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the Solana blockchain, which includes the primary standard for NFTs and the largest NFT minting platform. The platform enables artists and creators to easily launch self-hosted NFT storefronts using user-friendly drag-and-drop tools that connect directly to the blockchain, thereby minimizing minting costs. With over $3.7 billion in gross merchandise volume to date and a significant waiting list for its no-code launch platform, Metaplex is positioned as a key player in the NFT ecosystem.

Perion

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
Perion seeks to unlock the nascent potential of the gaming community by playing to win across the Metaverse Our vision is to create a decentralised organisation founded, championed and owned by gamers, building the heroes of tomorrow and uplifting communities in ways once thought unimaginable How we make it happen. Perion connects the best gamers in the field with a rapid turnover tech pipeline and training programs that continue to foster the highest achieving player-base in the play-to-earn ecosystem In leveraging its collective strengths in metagame analysis and resource allocation, Perion will seek out supernormal returns and create ideal scenarios for our vast network of dedicated members to participate in the play-to-earn ecosystem In championing our players we drive brand recognition, creating a network effect that positions Perion as the foremost representative of the competitive play-to-earn gaming community So what exactly is Perion? Perion is a decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO) that purchases, leases and manages NFT assets, for use in play-to-earn economies. We engage gamers as independent contractors, allowing them to leverage their skillsets to earn exceptional remuneration. We are built upon a community of globally ranked gamers, skilled developers and finance professionals

NEAR

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
NEAR Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing a blockchain protocol designed to facilitate the creation of decentralized applications. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, NEAR Protocol offers a secure and scalable platform capable of managing high-value assets such as money and identity. The company provides a range of services, including documentation, wallet, studio, and explorer tools, to support developers in writing, testing, and deploying decentralized applications. By leveraging advanced technology, NEAR aims to bridge the adoption gap for mainstream commercial software, enabling the development of performance-oriented applications across various business sectors.

PsyOptions

Seed Round in 2022
PsyOptions is beta software and is a fully decentralized options protocol.

AMINA Bank AG

Series C in 2022
AMINA Bank is a cryptocurrency company that provides a seamless, secure, and easy-to-use bridge between digital and traditional assets. Its services allow customers to secure, trade, and manage cryptocurrencies, digital assets, and conventional securities all in one place. It also allows customers and clients to have access to convenient and transparent investment solutions for their crypto and traditional assets. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Zug, Zug, Switzerland.

TDX Strategies

Series A in 2022
TDX Strategies is a developer of an investment solutions platform focused on digital assets, designed to be accessible and understandable for a wide range of users. The company offers a suite of innovative products tailored to meet the needs of various clients, including funds, corporations, family offices, high net worth individuals, and professional traders. By simplifying digital investment options, TDX Strategies aims to enhance user experience and contribute to global economic growth.

Planet Mojo

Funding Round in 2022
Planet Mojo is a gaming platform focused on player-versus-player competition, offering a unique experience through its cross-platform auto chess game that incorporates blockchain technology. This allows players to own their game characters as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and participate in play-to-earn tournaments. The platform is designed to be interconnected, enabling players to utilize their customized characters and assets across a variety of upcoming games within the Planet Mojo universe. Additionally, the company incorporates augmented reality elements to enhance the gaming experience while promoting an eco-friendly approach.

TaxBit

Venture Round in 2022
TaxBit is a software company that specializes in cryptocurrency tax and accounting solutions. Its platform automates the calculation and reporting of taxes on cryptocurrency transactions by allowing users to connect their exchanges and wallets, which enables seamless data integration. This functionality helps users generate necessary tax forms automatically. In addition to tax automation, TaxBit offers features for real-time portfolio tracking and tax optimization, allowing users to make informed, tax-efficient trading decisions throughout the year. The company serves both individual crypto enthusiasts and enterprises, providing a comprehensive approach to managing digital asset accounting and compliance.

GDA

Private Equity Round in 2022
GDA is one of the world's largest bitcoin mining companies in terms of hash rate. The GDA founders have over ten years of experience in the bitcoin mining industry and the company currently operates 19 industrial-scale data centers across North America, Europe, and Central Asia. With a total power capacity of over 400 MW, the company has brought over 120,000 miners online. GDA was included in the Fortune Crypto 40 list as the only bitcoin miner.

Magic Eden

Venture Round in 2022
Magic Eden is a community-centric company. They work hard to be responsive, close to the ground, and in service to the best interests of their collections. To prove their commitment to the community, they airdropped Magic Tickets, their own collection, to over 30,000 users. Holding a Magic Ticket gives holders access to their discord-based DAO, MagicDAO, where they deliver interconnectivity via social programs and rewards to the community.

Star Atlas

Venture Round in 2022
Star Atlas is a metaverse that offers a unique gaming experience by integrating traditional gaming elements with blockchain technology. It is a grand strategy game centered around space exploration, where players engage in territorial conquest, political dominance, and resource management. The game features three galactic factions vying for control and resources in a multiplayer online environment, allowing participants to immerse themselves in an ongoing struggle for supremacy. By blending core gaming mechanics with the advantages of blockchain, Star Atlas aims to create an innovative and engaging platform for players.

Voyager

Post in 2022
Voyager is a crypto-asset broker that provides retail and institutional investors with a turnkey solution to trade crypto assets. Voyager offers investors execution, data, wallet, and custody services through its institutional-grade open architecture platform. The Voyager app offers a way to invest in 100 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and a selection of altcoins in North America. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Jersey City, New Jersey.

DODO Exchange

Funding Round in 2022
DODO is a liquidity protocol powered by the Proactive Market Maker (PMM) algorithm and built for capital efficiency. DODO offers a low barrier-to-entry, pain-free token issuance mechanic for long-tail assets.

PlanetQuest

Funding Round in 2022
PlanetQuest is a unique video game of exploration, survival and discovery, in which players can own entire planets, evolve and upgrade them to increase their value and eventually invite their friends to join them and go on an epic adventure together, gathering resources, building bases, fighting off alien creatures, and finding rare and powerful artifacts along the way. Join in on an epic adventure with a decentralized storyline where the choices made by you and your faction on unknown worlds will shape the fate of humanity.

Bitnob

Venture Round in 2022
Bitnob is a company that develops and manages infrastructure solutions for Bitcoin and Stablecoin transactions, catering to businesses globally. It operates an online trading platform that facilitates the buying and selling of bitcoins. The platform features instant Know Your Customer (KYC) verification and offers various deposit and withdrawal methods, including mobile money. By providing these services, Bitnob aims to help users create and grow their wealth while also supporting their business needs.

Exodus

Venture Round in 2022
Exodus is a multi-asset software wallet designed to simplify the management of cryptocurrencies and digital assets for users of all experience levels. Available on both desktop and mobile platforms, it enables individuals to secure, manage, and exchange a wide range of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, across over 10,000 asset pairs. The wallet emphasizes user-friendly design and non-custodial functionality, which ensures that users maintain complete control over their assets. With local encryption, Exodus prioritizes privacy and security, allowing users to engage with decentralized finance and blockchain technologies confidently. The platform has a global presence, serving customers in regions including Europe, the United States, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America.

Metalink

Funding Round in 2022
Metalink is a private chat app that provides NFT collection. They also offer the punk owners to find and chat with other verified holders by simply connecting their wallet.

Ovex

Venture Round in 2022
Ovex is a digital asset exchange and over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk that specializes in providing prime brokerage services to institutions and high-net-worth individuals globally. The company focuses on enhancing access to cryptocurrencies by offering a secure, transparent platform for digital trading. Ovex's services allow clients to buy, sell, store, transfer, and earn interest on their cryptocurrency investments. By acting as a market maker and liquidity provider, Ovex aims to establish a competitive and open market for all crypto assets, responding to the growing demand for digital asset services.

Solstarter

Funding Round in 2022
Solstarter develops a community IDO platform for Solana. It empowers launchpad projects to raise liquidity in a fair and decentralized manner.

Axelar

Funding Round in 2022
Axelar is a company focused on creating interoperability software that facilitates communication between different blockchain ecosystems, applications, and users. Founded in 2020 by Sergey Gorbunov and Georgios Vlachos, Axelar Network encompasses a suite of protocols, tools, and APIs designed to eliminate barriers to cross-chain communication. The company utilizes byzantine consensus, cryptography, and mechanism design protocols to enable decentralized applications to operate across various blockchains seamlessly. This allows developers to select the most suitable platform for their needs while leveraging Axelar's solutions to enhance cross-chain composability and liquidity. Through its offerings, Axelar aims to simplify the development of cross-chain decentralized applications, providing users with a robust and distributed network.

DAOsquare

Funding Round in 2022
DAOSquare is an incubator from the Web3 era. DAOSquare is committed to establishing a Web3 incubator that aspires to be the Web3 equivalent of YCombinator.

HODL Media

Venture Round in 2022
HODL Media is a developer of a cryptocurrency market data application that offers real-time charts and prices from various global exchanges. The application is designed to help users track cryptocurrency prices and access comprehensive information, including filtered tweets and headlines from news sources. Key features include smart alert brackets, watchlist and portfolio tracking, portfolio analysis, coin profiles, and synchronization with exchanges and wallets. Additionally, users can share their watchlists and portfolios, enhancing collaboration within the crypto community. By providing these tools, HODL Media aims to offer clarity and insights into the evolving cryptocurrency landscape.

DarkFi

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
DarkFi is a blockchain platform that prioritizes anonymity, utilizing zero-knowledge cryptography to ensure privacy for its users. It provides a contracting language and developer toolkits that facilitate the creation of uncensorable code, making anonymous engineering more accessible to developers. The platform's smart contract architecture allows for the processing of anonymous applications through a straightforward assembly language, effectively enabling the development and deployment of decentralized applications with heightened privacy and security. By focusing on these attributes, DarkFi aims to support a new generation of applications that prioritize user confidentiality and freedom from censorship.

Sommelier

Funding Round in 2022
Sommelier consists of the Cosmos Stargate SDK, its Tendermint-based consensus layer and a decentralized, bi-directional Ethereum bridge, managed by a global network of validators. Liquidity Providers (LPs) will be able to use Sommelier to author and execute complex, automated financial transactions, such as portfolio rebalancing, limit orders, as well as a host of other features that token holders have come to expect from centralized finance (CeFi), but that are not currently available in DeFi.

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.

Alliance DAO

Venture Round in 2022
Alliance DAO is a prominent Web3 accelerator and founder community established in 2020 and based in Morton Grove, Illinois. The organization focuses on fostering innovation within the blockchain technology sector by supporting early-stage startups and entrepreneurs. Through its accelerator program, Alliance DAO provides resources, mentorship, and networking opportunities to help businesses navigate the complexities of the Web3 landscape and achieve sustainable growth.

Archax

Venture Round in 2022
Archax Ltd is a London-based digital securities exchange that caters to institutional investors by facilitating the trading of asset-backed tokens, including digital securities and security tokens. Founded in 2018, it is notable for being the UK's first regulated digital securities exchange, broker, and custodian, as well as the first firm on the FCA's Cryptoasset register. Archax serves as a credible bridge between the blockchain-centric cryptocurrency community and traditional investment sectors. The platform is designed to support various digital assets, from cryptocurrencies to digital securities, and is built on a high-performance exchange infrastructure. This setup allows institutions to engage in trading with known participants in a regulated environment, ensuring a secure and efficient trading experience.

Clover Finance

Funding Round in 2022
Clover Finance (CLV), or simply Clover, is a blockchain operating system. It provides a one-stop, easy‑to‑use blockchain infrastructure and an ethereum virtual machine (EVM) compatible framework for Substrate‑based applications. Clover Finance, another offspring of the Substrate-based Polkadot parachain aims at bridging the compatibility gap when building and operating across blockchains. The project was founded in May 2020 and the mainnet of Clover Finance launched in July 2021.

Manifold Markets

Seed Round in 2022
Manifold Markets lets anyone create a prediction market on any topic. Win virtual money betting on what you know, from chess tournaments to lunar collisions to newsletter subscriber rates or learn about the future by creating your own market!

Elumia

Funding Round in 2022
Elumia is a game development company focused on creating a play-to-earn multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that leverages blockchain technology to grant players full ownership of in-game assets. Players can immerse themselves in diverse world zones, engaging in adventures, quests, and intense battles against both in-game enemies and real-time opponents. By fostering a dynamic economy, Elumia empowers players to build communities and influence the game's future, enhancing the overall gaming experience. The company's flagship game, Legends of Elumia, exemplifies these innovative mechanics, allowing players to participate actively in the game's ecosystem.

Symmetry

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
Symmetry is an asset management platform for creating, automating, managing, and tracking on-chain funds. The Symmetry platform allows users to send and receive, stake and farm yield, borrow and lend, and invest in tried-and-tested portfolio strategies.

Efficient Frontier

Debt Financing in 2022
Efficient Frontier is a cryptocurrency algorithmic trading firm and liquidity provider that conducts over $1 billion in trades weekly. With more than 13 years of experience in high-frequency trading, the firm specializes in developing quantitative strategies and market-making services for prominent cryptocurrency exchanges and digital asset issuers. Since its entry into the digital asset sector, Efficient Frontier has established an advanced trading infrastructure tailored for electronic trading and execution in both spot and derivatives markets. The company has expanded its operations significantly, now functioning from two global hubs in Tel Aviv and San Francisco, and offers institutional-grade algorithmic trading, market-making, analytics, and liquidity management for token-backed digital assets, enabling investors to engage effectively within this sophisticated trading ecosystem.

Paradigm

Venture Round in 2022
Paradigm Connect, doing business as Paradigm, is a zero-fee, liquidity network for crypto derivatives traders across CeFi and DeFi. The platform provides traders with unified access to multi-asset, multi-protocol liquidity on demand without compromising on price, size, cost, and immediacy. The firm’s mission is to create a platform where traders can trade anything, with anyone and settle it anywhere. Paradigm has the largest network of institutional counterparties in crypto with over 1,000 institutional clients trading over $10B per month, including Hedge Funds, OTC Desks, Lenders, Structured Product Issuers, Market Makers, and prominent Family Offices.

Cryowar

Funding Round in 2022
Cryowar is a real-time multiplayer game developer that produces PVP arena games. They created a multi-blockchain gaming platform to allow RPG players to earn better rewards by increasing their in-game skills.

Wumbo

Seed Round in 2022
Wumbo is an application that sits on top of twitter and lets users mint tokens for their favorite creators. They build a thriving community and join them on their journey to the top

Cosmic Guild

Seed Round in 2021
Cosmic Guild is a developer of online games focused on creating an engaging environment where players can enjoy entertainment while also earning income. The company offers a variety of games that include competitive battle modes and various minigames. Additionally, Cosmic Guild manages a portfolio of NFT game assets from leading cryptocurrency games, which are made available to its members for play. This approach allows players globally to transform their gaming experiences into tangible income opportunities, reflecting the company's belief in the positive impact of gaming on people's lives.

Planet Mojo

Seed Round in 2021
Planet Mojo is a gaming platform focused on player-versus-player competition, offering a unique experience through its cross-platform auto chess game that incorporates blockchain technology. This allows players to own their game characters as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and participate in play-to-earn tournaments. The platform is designed to be interconnected, enabling players to utilize their customized characters and assets across a variety of upcoming games within the Planet Mojo universe. Additionally, the company incorporates augmented reality elements to enhance the gaming experience while promoting an eco-friendly approach.

RNDR Token

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
RNDR is OTOY’s token based rendering network. It enables distributed GPU rendering on the blockchain, using OctaneRender which is the world’s first and fastest GPU-accelerated, unbiased, physically correct renderer. Octane uses the graphics card in networked computers to render photo-realistic images super fast. With Octane’s parallel compute capabilities, users can render works in a fraction of the time, and at a better cost than centralized services. RNDR is currently the fund’s only pure utility token investment — in a use case where the token is actually delivering utility in a network, using proven technology to deliver a service with a real and strong market.

Solscan

Seed Round in 2021
Solscan is a full-suite block explorer and data analytics platform focusing on the Solana ecosystem. Solscan provides a vast range of data services for users, developers, and projects.

Artemis

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Artemis is a decentralized mobile-focused NFT social and trading platform.

Pixelynx

Seed Round in 2021
Pixelynx is a technology developer that focuses on integrating music, blockchain, and gaming. The company has created a direct-to-avatar gaming platform that serves as a bridge between digital collectibles, gaming, and virtual environments. By merging elements of gaming, music, fashion, art, and technology, Pixelynx enables artists and brands to launch digital collectibles through an NFT marketplace. Their platform facilitates the integration of these collectibles into both mobile and console gaming, utilizing blockchain technology to create immersive, playable worlds for users.

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.

FairSide

Seed Round in 2021
FairSide Network is a decentralized cost-sharing network that caters to cryptocurrency users. FairSide provides fair coverage for a cheap one-time charge, claims that are provably fair, and blanket coverage up to 100 ETH. It enables cryptocurrency investors to reduce their risks.

Arrow Markets

Seed Round in 2021
Arrow Markets operates a decentralized financial market options protocol designed to democratize returns for option market makers. By eliminating intermediaries such as brokers and clearinghouses, the platform streamlines the entire options trading process, facilitating market making, brokering, and settlement directly on its protocol. This approach allows liquidity providers to engage in hedging activities similar to those of traditional market makers while benefiting from reduced costs. The protocol employs cash settlement for all contingent claims, enhancing efficiency and accessibility in options trading.

Satori Research

Series A in 2021
Satori Research is a diversified start-up specializing in personalized financial services and products aimed at institutions and high net worth individuals seeking to enhance their wealth through digital asset exposure and alternative asset diversification. The company leverages its extensive experience in traditional finance and digital assets to identify market opportunities and develop the digital asset ecosystem. It offers a range of investment and trading strategies designed to provide absolute positive returns by utilizing a diversified mix of digital assets. Satori Research focuses on creating thematic and systematic investment strategies that not only capitalize on rising markets but also offer protection during downturns. Additionally, the company has a venture capital arm that invests in early-stage blockchain projects, further solidifying its commitment to innovation in the digital asset space.

StarkWare Industries

Series C in 2021
StarkWare Industries Ltd is a technology company based in Netanya, Israel, established in 2017. The company specializes in developing software and hardware solutions focused on the generation and verification of computational integrity proofs. Its primary offering, known as STARK, is a zero-knowledge proof protocol that enhances privacy in blockchain applications, increases transaction throughput, and enables off-chain computation. StarkWare Industries aims to create a comprehensive proof stack to facilitate secure and efficient computational processes across various applications.

CoinMENA

Seed Round in 2021
CoinMENA is a Sharia-compliant crypto-assets trading platform designed for individuals and institutions to buy, sell, store, and receive digital assets securely. The platform aims to simplify the trading experience by offering a user-friendly interface, competitive fees, and high liquidity. CoinMENA differentiates itself by providing a personalized service for clients looking to trade larger amounts of digital assets, ensuring privacy and tailored support. In addition to facilitating transactions, the platform also offers educational resources and updates on the cryptocurrency market, enabling users to engage effectively in the digital economy.

AscendEX

Series B in 2021
AscendEX is a global operator of digital asset exchanges catering to a wide range of clients, including retail and institutional investors. The company has developed a trading platform that facilitates the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies, offering features such as financial derivatives, cash, margin, and leveraged trading on various tokens. This platform enhances liquidity provision and creates growth opportunities within the cryptocurrency ecosystem, making it a versatile tool for investors looking to navigate the digital asset market.

Odaily

Venture Round in 2021
Odaily is a blockchain media organization that operates under a strategic partnership with the 36氪 Group. It focuses on delivering news and scientific content related to blockchain technology, catering to a broad audience interested in this rapidly evolving field. The company provides daily price updates on various cryptocurrencies, along with market news, which helps traders and enthusiasts stay informed about developments in the digital currency landscape. By emphasizing both news and educational content, Odaily aims to support the growth and understanding of blockchain technology within the industry and among the general public.

Elementus

Series A in 2021
Elementus Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in enterprise blockchain data analytics, serving institutional asset managers, financial service organizations, and government agencies. Founded in 2017, Elementus combines proprietary data with patented algorithms to provide insights into the cryptocurrency market. Its platform enables users to trace the flow of funds, identify security vulnerabilities, and gain market intelligence, facilitating informed investment decisions in digital assets. By delivering actionable insights derived from blockchain activity, Elementus aims to enhance transparency and build trust within the crypto ecosystem.

Tulip Protocol

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Tulip Protocol decentralized application designed to allow the vault strategies to compound frequently. They provide an investment with risk rewards for any DeFi user. Their protocol offers three types of yield products, vaults, lending, and leveraged farming.

Drift

Seed Round in 2021
Drift Protocol is a developer of a decentralized derivatives exchange that focuses on providing on-chain, cross-margined perpetual futures trading on the Solana blockchain. The platform aims to enhance the efficiency of trading futures through an upgraded decentralized system that features a new pegging mechanism. This innovation allows users to adjust liquidity based on market demand and open interest, thereby improving the overall trading experience. Drift Protocol's approach positions its exchange as a competitive option for margin trading within the decentralized finance space.

Aurory

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
AURORY is a free-to-play, tactical, turn-based JRPG built on the Solana blockchain. They bring the AAA quality experience from web2, but with a dash of seamless web3 asset ownership enabled by low fees and quick transactions. The company's software is a play-to-earn desktop game where players are invited to explore a rich and diverse universe, enabling gamers to earn tokens and NFTs.

MCDEX

Venture Round in 2021
Fully permissionless protocol for decentralized perpetual swaps

PsyOptions

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

BitOasis

Series B in 2021
BitOasis is a cryptocurrency trading platform established in 2015 by co-founders Ola Doudin and Daniel Robenek. It provides a digital asset wallet and an exchange for buying, selling, and trading cryptocurrencies, with a particular focus on cash-based emerging markets. The platform emphasizes security through its multi-signature wallet and aims to create a secure and regulated environment for both retail and institutional clients. By developing a comprehensive infrastructure for cryptocurrency trading, BitOasis enables investors to manage their assets safely and effectively.

Solend

Seed Round in 2021
Solend is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that facilitates borrowing and lending of cryptocurrency. It primarily serves users within the Solana ecosystem, providing them with diverse opportunities to profit from their assets. The platform enhances capital efficiency by allowing users to earn yields on idle funds and implement various DeFi yield strategies. Users can choose to lend or borrow funds, primarily using stablecoins or SOL, the native cryptocurrency of Solana. By enabling individuals to act as mini-banks, Solend aims to transform the traditional lending process in the cryptocurrency market.

Magic Eden

Seed Round in 2021
Magic Eden is a community-centric company. They work hard to be responsive, close to the ground, and in service to the best interests of their collections. To prove their commitment to the community, they airdropped Magic Tickets, their own collection, to over 30,000 users. Holding a Magic Ticket gives holders access to their discord-based DAO, MagicDAO, where they deliver interconnectivity via social programs and rewards to the community.

DoinGud

Seed Round in 2021
DoinGud operates an online marketplace and social platform centered on non-fungible tokens (NFTs), based in Zug, Switzerland. It serves a diverse range of users, including artists promoting their works, collectors seeking new products, and businesses pursuing sustainability goals. The platform leverages blockchain technology to foster a collaborative ecosystem that connects artists with their communities, enabling them to sell their creations while simultaneously supporting social impact organizations. Through this model, DoinGud encourages creators and social enterprises to collaborate, aiming to establish a self-sustaining environment that generates positive social change.

XDefi Wallet

Series A in 2021
XDEFI Wallet is a non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet that enables users to securely store, send, and swap digital assets, including NFTs, across 30 different blockchains. The wallet is designed to facilitate interaction with various decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, making it a vital tool for users looking to engage in the growing DeFi ecosystem. With over 200,000 users, XDEFI Wallet provides a user-friendly platform that allows seamless access to decentralized marketplaces and NFT applications directly through web browsers. Its chain-agnostic capabilities and robust features position XDEFI Wallet as an essential resource for individuals participating in the evolving landscape of digital finance and asset management.

SundaeSwap Labs, Inc.

Seed Round in 2021
SundaeSwap Labs contributes to the SundaeSwap protocol, a decentralized exchange and automated liquidity provision protocol built on Cardano. The SundaeSwap protocol is an open-sourced protocol, governed by a decentralized autonomous organization.

GDA

Private Equity Round in 2021
GDA is one of the world's largest bitcoin mining companies in terms of hash rate. The GDA founders have over ten years of experience in the bitcoin mining industry and the company currently operates 19 industrial-scale data centers across North America, Europe, and Central Asia. With a total power capacity of over 400 MW, the company has brought over 120,000 miners online. GDA was included in the Fortune Crypto 40 list as the only bitcoin miner.

Bluefin

Venture Round in 2021
Bluefin operates a decentralized leverage trading platform designed to provide universal access to global financial markets. The platform utilizes blockchain technology to merge the security and transparency of decentralized exchanges with the rapid trade settlement and cost efficiency characteristic of centralized platforms. This innovative approach caters to both novice users and experienced traders, offering features such as leverage trading and short selling. Backed by prominent investors including Polychain Capital, Susquehanna, and Brevan Howard Digital, Bluefin is positioned to enhance participation in the derivatives market while ensuring a user-friendly experience.

Zenlink

Series A in 2021
Zenlink is a cross-chain blockchain network based in China, founded in 2020. It serves as a central hub for asset trading, enabling users to engage in seamless cross-chain transactions. The platform offers features such as the Zenlink DEX Protocol, which provides a unified trading framework, and the Zenlink DEX Module, allowing parachains to integrate decentralized exchange capabilities. Users benefit from low fees, low slippage, and high-speed trading, all within a single platform that minimizes the complexities associated with multiple chains. Additionally, the Zenlink Token facilitates governance and incentivizes participation in the ecosystem, supporting long-term network development.

UXD Protocol

Seed Round in 2021
UXD Protocol is an algorithmic stable coin that automatically generates interest and is minted on the Solana blockchain.

Slope Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Slope Finance is a decentralized exchange and wallet platform built on the Solana blockchain, designed to facilitate crypto trading and management. It provides users with access to Solana Pay, decentralized finance features, and tools for visual management of non-fungible tokens. The platform offers a decentralized automated full limit order book, allowing for fast token swaps and transactions with near-zero fees. Users can create new wallets or import existing ones from Ethereum and Solana, enabling them to store and manage digital assets seamlessly. With its intuitive interface that resembles centralized exchanges, Slope Finance aims to enhance the user experience in the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency market.

Offchain Labs

Series B in 2021
Offchain Labs, Inc. is a company based in Princeton, New Jersey, established in 2018. It focuses on developing solutions that enhance the scalability and privacy of Ethereum smart contracts, catering primarily to the gaming industry, financial applications, and consortium blockchains. The company offers a decentralized platform that allows for the development of smart contracts capable of handling a higher volume of transactions while ensuring user privacy. This platform combines the benefits of off-chain approaches, such as lower costs, with the security and simplicity associated with on-chain methods, thereby providing a comprehensive solution for developers and users alike.

Helium

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Helium is an internet-of-things developer platform for building the network and transferring IoT device data. The platform builds the peer-to-peer wireless network to simplify connecting anything to the internet by rewarding anyone to become a network operator. It provides wireless coverage for low-power Internet of Things (IoT) devices and earns a new cryptocurrency, Helium, from your living room. Helium tokens by verifying network transactions, adding new blocks to the blockchain, and performing other tasks. The Proof-of-Coverage is a unique work algorithm that uses radio waves to validate that hotspots are providing legitimate wireless coverage.

TrueFi

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
TrueFi is a decentralized protocol for uncollateralized on-chain lending. The aim is for TrueFi to become the ultimate market-driven, automated credit rating and lending system, freeing money to move wherever it creates the most value instantly. On TrueFi, lenders enjoy competitive rates and full transparency of how their assets are utilized. Meanwhile, borrowers get access to fast, fixed rate loans with no collateral requirements, all while building an on-chain credit history. The process of vetting borrowers for creditworthiness and approving new loans is in the hands of holders of TRU, the TrueFi platform token. TrueFi was developed by TrustToken, the same team that launched and grew TUSD and four other leading stablecoins into asset-backed tokens trusted by many, attested live on-chain and now moving billions of dollars in monthly volume across +100 trading partners and 112 countries.

Archblock

Venture Round in 2021
Archblock is a financial technology company that focuses on bridging institutional capital to decentralized finance (DeFi) by enhancing modern financial infrastructure. As a key contributor to TrueFi, Archblock facilitates the involvement of institutional lenders and fund managers in blockchain-based lending, promoting transparency and accessibility in global lending markets. The company develops web3-enabled products that improve trading volume and liquidity for trusted stablecoins. Its platform ensures that fiduciaries adhere to smart contract instructions, backed by civil and criminal law, while providing legal recognition of ownership through financial institutions. This modular suite of products allows institutions and asset managers to create and manage stablecoins, tokenize real-world assets, and oversee portfolios, thereby enabling clients to generate asset-backed tokens and process digital payments in real-time. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, Archblock aims to redefine financial infrastructure for a more efficient and accessible global economy.

Ratio

Seed Round in 2021
Ratio Finance is a decentralized finance protocol designed to enhance liquidity and mitigate risks in the DeFi sector, facilitating participation for both retail and institutional investors. The platform offers user-friendly asset management tools and services, allowing users to redeploy liquidity provider (LP) assets into yield farms and swap tokens seamlessly. Ratio Finance employs sophisticated Risk Rating Algorithms to maximize leverage against deposited collateral while maintaining the yield for LPs. Additionally, it provides borrowers with flexible repayment options grounded in modern portfolio theory, giving users greater control over their financial transactions. The company aims to establish itself as a leading Decentralized Finance Risk Rating Agency, contributing to the overall stability and accessibility of emerging financial markets.

Solrise Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Solrise Finance is a decentralized finance protocol built on the Solana network, focusing on managed portfolios. It provides a platform for decentralized, non-custodial asset management services, allowing users to create, manage, and invest in portfolios that include both native and synthetic assets. This enables individuals to either select existing funds to invest in or establish their own investment portfolios, thereby promoting a more inclusive approach to fund management and financial equity.

Umee

Seed Round in 2021
Umee is the most programmable, safety-first lending algorithm built as a blockchain that enables seamless borrowing and lending of digital assets between distinct blockchain ecosystems. Umee is reshaping the global debt markets in Web3.

Snickerdoodle

Seed Round in 2021
Snickerdoodle is a developer of an enterprise platform that leverages blockchain technology to create a data economy focused on user privacy and equitable value distribution. The company aims to empower individuals by enabling them to take control of their data, allowing for secure ownership and monetization. By bridging the gap between Web2 and Web3, Snickerdoodle's platform facilitates a shift in how data is managed and utilized, ensuring that data owners can benefit from their information while maintaining privacy.
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