LayerZero
Venture Round in 2022
LayerZero Labs is a developer of a blockchain messaging protocol that enables decentralized applications to operate across multiple blockchains. The company's platform facilitates data exchange and interoperability by connecting disparate blockchains, offering a streamlined solution for cross-chain applications. Utilizing an on-chain light node for validation, LayerZero improves speed, security, and cost-efficiency, as it streams block headers on-demand through decentralized oracles rather than maintaining all headers sequentially. This innovative approach allows clients to efficiently implement low-level communication primitives necessary for cross-chain functionality.
Delta One
Seed Round in 2022
Delta One is a technology company that develops decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols on the Solana blockchain. Its core product is a yield generation protocol designed to offer novel, low-risk farming markets for cryptocurrency investors. The platform employs innovative quantitative research and rigorous engineering to create automated, delta-neutral trading strategies, aiming to minimize impermanent loss and maximize risk-adjusted yields. Delta One's mission is to democratize access to these yield opportunities, fostering mass adoption of crypto investing through user-friendly DeFi primitives.
Aver is a decentralized peer-to-peer betting exchange built on the Solana blockchain and the world’s first decentralized Web3 betting exchange.
Chipper Cash
Venture Round in 2022
Chipper Cash is a financial services company founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It operates a software application platform that enables users to send and receive money instantly and for free across different currencies within Africa. The platform facilitates peer-to-peer cross-border money transfers in a simple manner, similar to sending a text message, enhancing financial inclusivity across the continent. Chipper Cash’s innovative approach allows users to make personal payments efficiently via their mobile devices, making it a key player in the African fintech landscape.
Toss
Venture Round in 2022
Toss is a South Korea-based mobile financial service platform developed by the fintech startup Viva Republica, established in 2011 by Seunggun Lee in Seoul. The platform offers a range of services aimed at simplifying financial management for users, including peer-to-peer money transfers, credit score management, and bank account oversight. Additionally, Toss provides access to loan and insurance plans, facilitates bill splitting, and supports QR payments. These features collectively enable users to handle their financial needs efficiently and conveniently.
Phantasia
Seed Round in 2021
Phantasia Sports is a company that offers a blockchain-powered, peer-to-peer fantasy sports platform. This platform is designed to securely manage contest or league dues and facilitate instant prize payouts. Phantasia enables users to host both public and private tournaments, providing a comprehensive fantasy sports experience across a variety of sports, including American football, football, basketball, and cricket. The company's focus on utilizing blockchain technology ensures a secure and efficient environment for players, enhancing their overall gaming experience.
BitOasis is a cryptocurrency trading platform established in 2015 by co-founders Ola Doudin and Daniel Robenek. The company provides a digital asset wallet and exchange that facilitates the buying, selling, and trading of cryptocurrencies. It focuses on cash-based emerging markets, offering a multi-signature wallet and exchange service that enhances asset protection and security for users. BitOasis aims to create a secure and regulated infrastructure for cryptocurrency trading, catering to both retail and institutional clients in the region. By ensuring a safe environment for transactions, BitOasis seeks to simplify access to crypto assets for investors.
Nifty Island
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Nifty Island, developed by Nyft Studios, is an innovative open social gaming platform and virtual world that serves as the focal point of the Nyftverse. This platform is designed to integrate various components, including interoperable games, a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, play-to-earn protocols, and game developer tools, all underpinned by web3 technology. Nifty Island aims to create a truly open and player-owned metaverse, allowing users to engage in gaming while displaying and trading their NFT collections. The platform also empowers users to earn cryptocurrency by participating in games and contributing content, fostering a vibrant community and enhancing user control over their digital experiences.
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UXD Protocol
Seed Round in 2021
UXD Protocol is a decentralized platform that operates on the Solana blockchain, designed to facilitate digital asset transactions. It offers an algorithmic stablecoin that generates interest automatically for its users. The platform maintains the stability of its stablecoins by holding and balancing various cryptocurrencies as collateral, ensuring they remain pegged to their intended value. This innovative approach allows investors to earn returns from their crypto transactions while benefiting from the stability of the platform's assets.
Oxygen.org
Venture Round in 2021
Oxygen.org is a decentralized brokerage protocol focused on digital assets and leveraged trading. Its platform provides a decentralized prime brokerage solution, a DeFi wallet, and a dedicated token. This infrastructure allows users to engage in borrowing, lending, and trading with leverage, thereby democratizing access to these financial services. Users can earn yields, borrow from peers, and trade directly from their asset pools, all while obtaining trading leverage against their portfolios.
PIP is a developer of Web3 payment products that enhances traditional social platforms by integrating cryptocurrency functionalities. The company offers users the ability to embed crypto payment buttons on their websites, facilitating the buying and selling of NFTs and enabling the sending and receiving of various digital asset tips on popular platforms such as Twitter, Reddit, Discord, and Twitch. PIP's services include a unique Solana tag function that simplifies the user experience by converting complex cryptocurrency addresses into easily readable names. By providing these tools, PIP aims to bridge the gap between Web2 and Web3, allowing users to seamlessly engage with digital assets on platforms with extensive global reach.
Maple Finance
Seed Round in 2020
Maple Finance operates a capital-efficient corporate debt marketplace that connects institutions seeking loans with liquidity pools funded by the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. The platform employs a peer-to-pool model, allowing experienced investors to manage these liquidity pools while providing borrowers, such as crypto corporates, market makers, exchanges, and miners, with access to tailored loans. By facilitating this process, Maple Finance enables institutions to efficiently secure capital while offering investors the opportunity to participate in a diversified and high-yielding portfolio of corporate and institutional loans.
Persistence
Initial Coin Offering in 2020
Persistence is a company that develops a user-facing application aimed at facilitating the borrowing of crypto assets, specifically stablecoins, by using real-world assets, such as invoices, as collateral. By bridging decentralized finance and traditional finance, Persistence addresses real-world financing challenges and enhances liquidity for users. The application focuses on improving the speed and efficiency of cross-border trade and financing, thereby helping to close the financing gap. Through its innovative approach, Persistence leverages the benefits of decentralized finance to offer a seamless exchange of value, catering to the needs of both crypto investors and lenders.