LayerZero
Funding Round in 2025
LayerZero develops a blockchain interoperability platform that enables data exchange between disparate blockchains. Its platform achieves speed and security by validating as an on-chain light node, allowing companies to build cross-chain applications using a low-level communication primitive.
Here Not There Labs
Series A in 2024
Here Not There Labs is a web3-focused software company building Towns, a blockchain-based messaging protocol and web app for online communities. The Towns platform enables self-owned and self-governed conversations by running on an on-chain protocol, designed to connect the right people at the right time to discuss topics and minimize meetings. The product aims to improve collaboration by linking conversations about work and facilitating decentralized, topic-centered discussions. The company is led by CEO Ben Rubin and comprises web3 creators who build decentralized communication tools for communities.
Azra Games
Series A in 2024
Azra Games is a blockchain-based game development company founded in 2022 in Sacramento, California, by Sonny Mayugba. The company focuses on creating collectible combat role-playing games (RPGs) specifically tailored for core gamers. By leveraging blockchain technology, Azra Games enables players to engage in a new paradigm of gaming, allowing them to create, play, collect, trade, and socialize around unique characters within their games. The company's innovative approach aims to redefine the gaming experience through unique online strategy game platforms that emphasize collectible and combat elements.
Story Protocol
Series B in 2024
Story Protocol is a technology company focused on revolutionizing the creation of narrative universes in the web3 space. Its platform enables creators to develop, own, govern, and license intellectual property on-chain, fostering an ecosystem where story elements can be remixed and composed.
SPF META develops blockchain games using blockchain technologies.
Quantinium
Seed Round in 2024
Quantinium develops pioneering blockchain infrastructure, setting industry benchmarks in speed, security, and reliability. It incorporates decentralization, scalability, sustainability, and cybersecurity, facilitating Quantum Wi-Fi, a decentralized global Software-defined Wireless Network (SDWN). This technology transforms isolated Wi-Fi networks into interconnected ecosystems, enabling users to share surplus internet capacity.
Niftmint
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Niftmint is a technology company specializing in Non-Fungible Token (NFT) commerce infrastructure. It streamlines the process for brands and organizations to offer NFTs directly on their own channels, providing a seamless customer experience. Niftmint handles all crypto and wallet management, enabling customers to purchase NFTs using credit cards, with Niftmint facilitating the minting and custody processes. The platform integrates with existing commerce platforms, eliminating the need for customers to navigate third-party crypto environments.
Azra Games
Seed Round in 2023
Azra Games is a blockchain-based game development company founded in 2022 in Sacramento, California, by Sonny Mayugba. The company focuses on creating collectible combat role-playing games (RPGs) specifically tailored for core gamers. By leveraging blockchain technology, Azra Games enables players to engage in a new paradigm of gaming, allowing them to create, play, collect, trade, and socialize around unique characters within their games. The company's innovative approach aims to redefine the gaming experience through unique online strategy game platforms that emphasize collectible and combat elements.
Yield Guild Games
Initial Coin Offering in 2023
Yield Guild Games is a decentralized organization focused on investing in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) used within virtual worlds and blockchain-based games. Its mission is to foster the largest virtual world economy, optimizing community-owned assets for maximum utility, and sharing profits with its token holders.
Aztec specializes in developing privacy-focused technologies for Ethereum-based transactions. It is renowned for creating PLONK, a leading standard in zero-knowledge proofs, enabling fast, private interactions on the public blockchain. The company's research team has made significant contributions to Layer 2 solutions on Ethereum and possesses extensive expertise in deploying intricate cryptosystems within Web3 environments. Aztec Network recently unveiled an advanced version of zk.money, showcasing its Aztec Connect SDK's ability to facilitate seamless integrations with prominent DeFi protocols like Lido and Element Finance. The company is currently working on building a secure, encrypted blockchain secured by Ethereum.
Matter Labs
Series C in 2022
Matter Labs designs and develops blockchain technology that uses zero-knowledge proofs to scale Ethereum and improve privacy, removing interaction obstacles between untrusted parties. The company builds a scaling decentralized application that provides succinctly verifiable computation, enabling businesses and others to prove integrity without disclosing sensitive data. It aims to accelerate public blockchain adoption by offering an open, scalable alternative to existing financial systems. Founded in 2018, it has been associated with Berlin, Germany, and is based in the Cayman Islands.
Uniswap Labs
Series B in 2022
Founded in 2018 by Hayden Adams, Uniswap Labs develops decentralized finance (DeFi) products. It specializes in creating user-friendly platforms for secure, peer-to-peer digital asset swapping, with a focus on accessibility and empowerment of liquidity providers and traders.
PROOF Collective
Series A in 2022
PROOF is an NFT platform that provides access to private Discord, early access to the PROOF podcast, and in-person events.
Linera is a multi-chain infrastructure company focused on enhancing the scalability of web3 applications. By developing a blockchain protocol that integrates microchains, Linera enables parallel operation of these chains within a shared set of validators. This innovative approach aims to bring web2-level performance to web3, providing users with low latency and improved network efficiency. Through its solutions, Linera seeks to redefine the landscape of blockchain technology, making it more accessible and effective for developers and end-users alike.
Cryptoys is a software company that operates an NFT studio and platform for creating, buying, selling, and collecting digital toys tied to popular franchises. The platform enables interactive experiences on the blockchain, allowing users to explore an immersive world with their Cryptoys collectibles and participate in unboxing-style reveals. It targets family-friendly use and includes safety features such as ChatGuardian to provide a secure environment for children interacting with NFTs. In addition to standard listings, Cryptoys hosts livestream events to unveil new collectibles and offers exclusive NFT gifts, reinforcing its emphasis on community-driven digital toys and blockchain-based play.
Clockwork Labs
Series A in 2022
Clockwork Labs is a game studio focused on massively multiplayer, socially oriented experiences that emphasize collaboration over combat. It develops a role-playing gaming platform that enables players to participate in expansive online worlds and earn rewards. The platform incorporates blockchain technology to offer personalized land ownership within its worlds, allowing players to engage with a crypto ecosystem and receive cryptocurrency tokens as incentives.
PartyDAO
Venture Round in 2022
PartyDAO is a decentralized platform that builds multiplayer crypto software and products. It was formed in May 2021 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.
Entropy
Seed Round in 2022
Entropy provides crypto custody services to keep private keys secure and make assets available on demand. Its services specialize in creating a decentralized network leveraging advanced threshold cryptography and multi-party computation.
The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in New York.
Azra Games
Seed Round in 2022
Azra Games is a blockchain-based game development company founded in 2022 in Sacramento, California, by Sonny Mayugba. The company focuses on creating collectible combat role-playing games (RPGs) specifically tailored for core gamers. By leveraging blockchain technology, Azra Games enables players to engage in a new paradigm of gaming, allowing them to create, play, collect, trade, and socialize around unique characters within their games. The company's innovative approach aims to redefine the gaming experience through unique online strategy game platforms that emphasize collectible and combat elements.
Metatheory
Series A in 2022
Metatheory Inc. is an interactive technology and entertainment company focused on the development of Web3 games and community-driven experiences. It aims to inspire imagination by connecting people worldwide through immersive virtual worlds. The company specializes in creating interactive content that allows users to engage in audience-driven story development, enjoy enjoyable gameplay, and experience digital ownership through blockchain technology. By leveraging cross-generational intellectual property, Metatheory seeks to empower gamers and foster social connections within its innovative environments.
LootRush
Seed Round in 2022
LootRush is a Web3 videogame platform that develops an NFT rental service to lower financial barriers for play‑to‑earn games. The platform allows users to rent non‑fungible tokens for a variety of titles, granting access to exclusive digital assets without requiring upfront investment. By simplifying the acquisition of NFTs, LootRush enables players to start playing, earn rewards, and experience blockchain gaming benefits without significant financial commitment.
Spruce is building a future where users control their identity and data across all digital interactions.
Loop Crypto
Seed Round in 2022
Loop Crypto develops an online payment platform that aims to simplify cryptocurrency transactions and enable autopay with cryptocurrency. It provides a payment gateway called Loop to facilitate autopay for non-custodial wallets, based on a web3 native non-custodial payment processor, delivering a settlement method that is designed to be safe and secure in a web3 environment.
Sky Mavis
Series C in 2022
Sky Mavis is a technology company that develops decentralized applications and services. It specializes in information technology, blockchain, video games, and related fields.
Battlebound
Seed Round in 2022
Battlebound leverages blockchain technology to develop play-to-earn games, focusing on a multiplayer social platform that enhances the creature-collecting genre. The company's platform allows all players to share the value generated by engaging with video games they enjoy. Players can create servers, participate in mini-games, and interact with community members within a gaming environment.
World is a technology company specializing in secure digital asset management. It operates the World App, which enables users to securely store their World ID, manage digital assets, and access various Mini Apps within a privacy-focused network.
World
Funding Round in 2022
World is a technology company specializing in secure digital asset management. It operates the World App, which enables users to securely store their World ID, manage digital assets, and access various Mini Apps within a privacy-focused network.
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.
Lido
Venture Round in 2022
Lido develops open-source middleware deployed on the Ethereum blockchain. It extends Ethereum's block validation functionality and is publicly accessible through multiple interfaces.
Alchemy Insights, Inc. is a blockchain intelligence and infrastructure platform that serves hedge funds and financial institutions. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, it offers a comprehensive suite of tools for analyzing blockchain data, including on-chain data, market trends, and community activity. The platform employs advanced machine learning techniques to help users identify entities, individuals, and currency flows on the blockchain, thereby aiding in sales, security, and strategic decision-making. Alchemy's emphasis on providing developers with essential tools allows for the creation of scalable and reliable decentralized applications without the complexities of managing blockchain infrastructure. The company is backed by notable organizations and individuals, reflecting its prominent position in the blockchain space.
Aleo provides a platform for building fully private applications using zero-knowledge technology. It offers a comprehensive toolkit that includes an application runtime environment, allowing software to compile, execute, and finalize its state autonomously. Aleo also supports a statically-typed programming language called Leo, designed specifically for private application development on the Aleo blockchain. The company engages its community through blogs and incentive programs to test the bounds of its decentralized technology.
Phantom is a digital wallet designed for decentralized finance and non-fungible tokens. It functions as a multichain wallet that supports multiple blockchains and applications, with a focus on Solana, enabling users to manage crypto and NFT assets across networks. The platform allows users to store, buy, send, receive, swap tokens, and collect NFTs in a single interface. It is accessible via mobile apps and browser extensions, providing cross-device usability for crypto activity. Phantom emphasizes secure access to funds and assets and aims to offer a straightforward, user-friendly experience for navigating DeFi and NFT ecosystems.
Sovrun specializes in producing high-quality gaming assets for blockchain-based games, focusing on breeding and crafting mechanisms. They enable game developers to integrate player-built economies through a custom API toolkit.
Autograph
Series B in 2022
Autograph offers a platform for fans to engage with sports, entertainment, and cultural content through personalized digital experiences. It aggregates multimedia content like podcasts, blogs, videos, and social posts tailored to users' favorite teams and creators. Autograph also provides digital collectibles and curated experiences in collaboration with athletes, entertainers, and brands.
Nansen Limited is a blockchain analytics company founded in 2019 and headquartered in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The firm develops a software-as-a-service platform that enhances on-chain data by integrating it with a comprehensive database of millions of wallet labels. This analytic tool assists cryptocurrency investors in identifying opportunities, conducting due diligence, and managing their portfolios through real-time dashboards and alerts. Nansen's services are designed to provide users with valuable insights into the blockchain landscape, facilitating informed decision-making in the dynamic crypto market.
PleasrDAO
Seed Round in 2021
PleasrDAO is a collective of crypto investors and digital artists dedicated to creating and preserving digital cultural artifacts through non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Mysten Labs
Series A in 2021
Mysten Labs develops tools to enhance web3 security and facilitate its widespread adoption. They create foundational infrastructure to accelerate the integration of decentralized services across multiple chains, improving underlying technologies like distributed systems and cryptography.
Iron Fish
Series A in 2021
Iron Fish is a privacy-focused cryptocurrency and Layer 1 blockchain that provides strong privacy guarantees for every transaction. The project aims to make private blockchain networks globally accessible by using a syncing technique and features that support low-resource devices such as smartphones and lightweight web clients, enabling broader participation in digital networks. By delivering private transactions at scale, Iron Fish seeks to preserve cash-like privacy in a fully digital environment.
Mem Protocol
Seed Round in 2021
Mem Protocol is a company focused on enhancing social media services through decentralized architectures. It develops a human-centric tool that securely stores information about network participants, including their social media history and professional experience, in cryptographically protected vaults. The platform allows users to engage by asking and answering questions on a wide range of topics, facilitating access to important articles and providing a personalized feed of insightful responses. By prioritizing user control and privacy, Mem Protocol aims to create a more meaningful social layer for the web3 ecosystem.
Forte is building economic technology for games that is secure, easy to use, and fully compliant. Its end-to-end blockchain platform enables the emergence of community economics, a system where the interests of game developers and players are aligned, leading to healthier, sustainable game communities. The team is composed of longtime industry members (Unity, ngmoco, Riot Games, Electronic Arts, Sony, and Rockstar Games, among others), and is currently working with over 25 acclaimed game developers from across the globe to reimagine the economics of games.
Setter is a smart contract wallet that invites mainstream users into the fold and bridges the gap between web2-to-web3 commerce with ease.
Faraway is a Miami-based company established in 2021 that specializes in developing hyper-social blockchain games with player-driven economies. The firm's games utilize blockchain technology to create decentralized game economies, enabling players worldwide to earn tokens and improve their standings on leaderboards. This approach fosters a more engaging and realistic gaming experience, allowing players to have greater influence over the game dynamics and their interactions within the gaming community.
Alchemy Insights, Inc. is a blockchain intelligence and infrastructure platform that serves hedge funds and financial institutions. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, it offers a comprehensive suite of tools for analyzing blockchain data, including on-chain data, market trends, and community activity. The platform employs advanced machine learning techniques to help users identify entities, individuals, and currency flows on the blockchain, thereby aiding in sales, security, and strategic decision-making. Alchemy's emphasis on providing developers with essential tools allows for the creation of scalable and reliable decentralized applications without the complexities of managing blockchain infrastructure. The company is backed by notable organizations and individuals, reflecting its prominent position in the blockchain space.
Cryptoys
Seed Round in 2021
Cryptoys is a software company that operates an NFT studio and platform for creating, buying, selling, and collecting digital toys tied to popular franchises. The platform enables interactive experiences on the blockchain, allowing users to explore an immersive world with their Cryptoys collectibles and participate in unboxing-style reveals. It targets family-friendly use and includes safety features such as ChatGuardian to provide a secure environment for children interacting with NFTs. In addition to standard listings, Cryptoys hosts livestream events to unveil new collectibles and offers exclusive NFT gifts, reinforcing its emphasis on community-driven digital toys and blockchain-based play.
Cryptosys
Seed Round in 2021
Cryptosys is a blockchain-based digital entertainment platform.
World
Venture Round in 2021
World is a technology company specializing in secure digital asset management. It operates the World App, which enables users to securely store their World ID, manage digital assets, and access various Mini Apps within a privacy-focused network.
CoinSwitch
Series C in 2021
CoinSwitch is a leading cryptocurrency exchange aggregator based in India, designed to simplify the complexities of cryptocurrency trading for everyday users. With over 20 million registered users, CoinSwitch enables individuals to easily invest in a variety of cryptocurrencies through a user-friendly platform. Users can make one-time purchases or set up systematic investment plans, allowing for flexible investment strategies. In addition to trading, CoinSwitch provides educational resources that help users understand the cryptocurrency market and make informed decisions. The platform features the Crypto Rupee Index, which aids users in analyzing market sentiments. Committed to expanding accessibility to cryptocurrency, CoinSwitch aims to establish itself as a comprehensive wealth-tech destination for Indian investors, facilitating a seamless experience for managing all aspects of their crypto transactions.
Sky Mavis
Series B in 2021
Sky Mavis is a technology company that develops decentralized applications and services. It specializes in information technology, blockchain, video games, and related fields.
Forta Network
Venture Round in 2021
Forta Network is a developer of a security protocol focused on preventing the exploitation of smart contracts within the blockchain ecosystem. The company offers a decentralized, community-based security system that helps to mitigate risks and detect real-time threats. By providing robust security measures, Forta Network enables users to safeguard their smart contracts, ensuring a safer environment for blockchain applications. This initiative comes at a crucial time for the blockchain community, as the growing complexity and programmability of various blockchains increase the need for effective security solutions.
Dapper Labs
Series D in 2021
Founded in 2018, Dapper Labs develops blockchain-based platforms that bring non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and innovative digital experiences to fans worldwide. Its flagship product, NBA Top Shot, engages consumers with their favorite brands by creating communities centered around ownership and creativity.
Yield Guild Games
Venture Round in 2021
Yield Guild Games is a decentralized organization focused on investing in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) used within virtual worlds and blockchain-based games. Its mission is to foster the largest virtual world economy, optimizing community-owned assets for maximum utility, and sharing profits with its token holders.
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 with decentralized finance (DeFi) through innovative web3-enabled products. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, Archblock operates the TrustToken platform, which facilitates the creation of asset-backed tokens for global trading. The company emphasizes transparency and accessibility in lending by connecting institutional lenders and fund managers to DeFi markets. Its offerings include a modular suite of tools that allows institutions to create and manage stablecoins, tokenize real-world assets, and securely manage portfolios. Archblock's platform ensures compliance with fiduciary responsibilities and provides a legal framework that enforces smart contract terms, thereby enhancing the integrity of financial transactions.
Faraway
Seed Round in 2021
Faraway is a Miami-based company established in 2021 that specializes in developing hyper-social blockchain games with player-driven economies. The firm's games utilize blockchain technology to create decentralized game economies, enabling players worldwide to earn tokens and improve their standings on leaderboards. This approach fosters a more engaging and realistic gaming experience, allowing players to have greater influence over the game dynamics and their interactions within the gaming community.
Valora is a mobile crypto wallet that aims to simplify the use of cryptocurrencies and decentralized finance for individuals around the world. Its platform is designed for accessibility, allowing users, even those with basic smartphones, to send, save, and spend crypto with the same ease as sending a text message. Valora's application emphasizes user-friendly navigation while ensuring robust cryptographic security and privacy features, enabling secure money transfers across borders with a simple tap. By leveraging blockchain technology, Valora seeks to empower the estimated 6 billion smartphone users globally, making digital currencies practical and usable in everyday transactions.
Zed Run builds a virtual stable of champions and uses skill to dominate on the racetrack against global competitors. They have the skill to live not only on the blockchain but in an open market.
OpenSea is a blockchain-based peer-to-peer marketplace for crypto assets and digital collectibles, enabling users to buy and sell non-fungible tokens, gaming items, software licenses, and other virtual goods through smart contracts. The platform supports a wide range of NFT assets backed by blockchain, providing a secure, decentralized environment for trading and transacting in the open Web3 ecosystem.
Phantom is a digital wallet designed for decentralized finance and non-fungible tokens. It functions as a multichain wallet that supports multiple blockchains and applications, with a focus on Solana, enabling users to manage crypto and NFT assets across networks. The platform allows users to store, buy, send, receive, swap tokens, and collect NFTs in a single interface. It is accessible via mobile apps and browser extensions, providing cross-device usability for crypto activity. Phantom emphasizes secure access to funds and assets and aims to offer a straightforward, user-friendly experience for navigating DeFi and NFT ecosystems.
Chia Network
Series D in 2021
Chia Network develops a blockchain-based transaction platform focused on proofs of space and time. It aims to create a more energy-efficient, decentralized, and secure cryptocurrency.
Forte is building economic technology for games that is secure, easy to use, and fully compliant. Its end-to-end blockchain platform enables the emergence of community economics, a system where the interests of game developers and players are aligned, leading to healthier, sustainable game communities. The team is composed of longtime industry members (Unity, ngmoco, Riot Games, Electronic Arts, Sony, and Rockstar Games, among others), and is currently working with over 25 acclaimed game developers from across the globe to reimagine the economics of games.
Bitski is a developer-focused platform designed to facilitate the creation, sale, and purchase of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for creators, brands, and platforms. It connects communities through ownable digital content, making blockchain technology accessible to mainstream brands and celebrities. The company offers a decentralized wallet system that allows users to access their digital assets from any browser or device, ensuring security through a username and a resettable password. By simplifying the process of engaging with blockchain, Bitski aims to enhance the user experience in the growing NFT market.
RTFKT is a company that specializes in the development of custom-designed sneakers catering to video game enthusiasts and custom apparel fans. The firm creates limited edition sneakers that come with a unique digital counterpart stored on the blockchain, allowing customers to try on virtual versions and unlock special effects. This innovative approach enables users to enjoy their footwear in both the physical and digital realms, as they can trade, sell, or gift these digital copies, enhancing the experience of wearing their shoes in real life and online avatars.
Fei Protocol
Series A in 2021
Fei Protocol is a developer of a decentralized and scalable stablecoin aimed at addressing issues related to whale activity that affect existing dollar-pegged products. The platform employs an innovative stablecoin mechanism that promotes capital efficiency and ensures fair distribution, all while being fully decentralized. This design allows users to utilize the stablecoin to support liquid secondary markets. By contributing to open source decentralized applications, Fei Protocol seeks to enhance the functionality and accessibility of stablecoins within the cryptocurrency ecosystem.
Anchorage Digital
Series C in 2021
Anchorage Digital is a regulated crypto platform that provides institutions with integrated custody, trading, staking, governance, and regulatory-compliance infrastructure for digital asset programs. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, it serves institutional clients globally with a secure, compliant framework and services designed to simplify oversight and asset management.
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.
Celo
Venture Round in 2021
Celo is an open platform focused on providing financial tools to individuals with mobile phones, aiming to foster prosperity for all. It has developed a mobile-first blockchain platform that facilitates access to financial services and aims to enhance financial stability. The platform employs alphanumeric strings for cryptocurrency transactions, allowing users to transfer money quickly, securely, and reliably. Through these innovations, Celo seeks to democratize financial access and create a more inclusive monetary system.
Matter Labs
Series A in 2021
Matter Labs designs and develops blockchain technology that uses zero-knowledge proofs to scale Ethereum and improve privacy, removing interaction obstacles between untrusted parties. The company builds a scaling decentralized application that provides succinctly verifiable computation, enabling businesses and others to prove integrity without disclosing sensitive data. It aims to accelerate public blockchain adoption by offering an open, scalable alternative to existing financial systems. Founded in 2018, it has been associated with Berlin, Germany, and is based in the Cayman Islands.
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.
Yellow Card
Seed Round in 2020
Yellow Card operates a cryptocurrency platform that enables individuals and businesses to buy, sell, and manage digital assets using local currencies and mobile money across Africa. The platform functions as a crypto exchange and payments solution, offering over-the-counter trading, merchant services, currency exchange, and crypto gift cards. It provides an on/off ramp for stablecoins such as USDT, USDC, and PYUSD through a payments API, supporting secure, cost-effective transfers and borderless transactions. The company serves customers in numerous African countries and has facilitated billions of dollars in transactions, reflecting its role in promoting financial inclusion and access to digital finance. Founded in 2016 and active in the market, Yellow Card aims to simplify crypto access for individuals and businesses through a scalable, local-currency-first approach.
Uniswap Labs
Series A in 2020
Founded in 2018 by Hayden Adams, Uniswap Labs develops decentralized finance (DeFi) products. It specializes in creating user-friendly platforms for secure, peer-to-peer digital asset swapping, with a focus on accessibility and empowerment of liquidity providers and traders.
NEAR
Initial Coin Offering in 2020
NEAR is a blockchain platform that enables developers to build, deploy, and run decentralized applications. It offers NEAR Protocol, a scalable smart contract platform with decentralized storage and compute capabilities, along with developer tools such as documentation, wallet, studio, and explorer. The platform supports a broad ecosystem of components and aims to bridge the adoption gap for mainstream software by refining the development experience and enabling agents and clients to own assets, make decisions, and transact across networks. NEAR was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in California.
Arweave
Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2017 and headquartered in London, Arweave is a technology company specializing in secure data storage using blockchain. Its platform ensures high levels of data replication and security while incentivizing network participants.
Compound is an open-source protocol operating a decentralized finance lending platform. It facilitates real-time money markets by algorithmically adjusting interest rates based on asset-specific supply and demand. Compound enables users to deposit crypto assets as collateral, borrow base assets, and earn interest on their deposits within the DeFi ecosystem.
Arweave
Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2017 and headquartered in London, Arweave is a technology company specializing in secure data storage using blockchain. Its platform ensures high levels of data replication and security while incentivizing network participants.
Dapper Labs
Series A in 2019
Founded in 2018, Dapper Labs develops blockchain-based platforms that bring non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and innovative digital experiences to fans worldwide. Its flagship product, NBA Top Shot, engages consumers with their favorite brands by creating communities centered around ownership and creativity.
Anchorage Digital
Series B in 2019
Anchorage Digital is a regulated crypto platform that provides institutions with integrated custody, trading, staking, governance, and regulatory-compliance infrastructure for digital asset programs. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, it serves institutional clients globally with a secure, compliant framework and services designed to simplify oversight and asset management.
Forte
Venture Round in 2019
Forte is building economic technology for games that is secure, easy to use, and fully compliant. Its end-to-end blockchain platform enables the emergence of community economics, a system where the interests of game developers and players are aligned, leading to healthier, sustainable game communities. The team is composed of longtime industry members (Unity, ngmoco, Riot Games, Electronic Arts, Sony, and Rockstar Games, among others), and is currently working with over 25 acclaimed game developers from across the globe to reimagine the economics of games.
Ava Labs simplifies finance application development using blockchain technology. It offers highly scalable networks, customizable public/private blockchains, and digital asset creation capabilities.
Anchorage Digital
Series A in 2019
Anchorage Digital is a regulated crypto platform that provides institutions with integrated custody, trading, staking, governance, and regulatory-compliance infrastructure for digital asset programs. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, it serves institutional clients globally with a secure, compliant framework and services designed to simplify oversight and asset management.
Founded in 2012, Coinbase operates a platform enabling merchants and consumers to buy, sell, and store cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin. It offers products such as Coinbase Wallet, USD Coin, Coinbase Pro, and custody services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco.
MakerDAO
Venture Round in 2018
MakerDAO is a decentralized autonomous organization that operates a smart contract platform on the Ethereum blockchain to back and stabilize the value of its Dai stablecoin through collateralized debt positions and autonomous governance mechanisms. It issues Dai, a collateral-backed cryptocurrency designed to maintain low volatility, and MKR, a token used for governance and recapitalization of the system. Founded in 2015, MakerDAO is headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, with additional offices in Copenhagen, Denmark.
DFINITY
Venture Round in 2018
DFINITY develops and operates a decentralized computing platform, Internet Computer, which hosts tamperproof software systems and services. It offers DFINITY Canister SDK for software development, ICP protocol for secure cloud functionality, and algorithmic governance via blockchain-based nervous system. Founded in Switzerland in 2014.
Compound
Seed Round in 2018
Compound is an open-source protocol operating a decentralized finance lending platform. It facilitates real-time money markets by algorithmically adjusting interest rates based on asset-specific supply and demand. Compound enables users to deposit crypto assets as collateral, borrow base assets, and earn interest on their deposits within the DeFi ecosystem.
Harbor
Corporate Round in 2018
Harbor is reengineering private securities with blockchain technology to help usher in a new wave of tokenized securities backed by real-world assets, such as real estate, company equity, investment funds, and fine art. The Harbor platform, powered by its compliance protocol, is the first to ensure tokenized securities comply with existing securities laws on every trade, everywhere across the globe.
Keep
Venture Round in 2018
Keep Network, established in 2017 and based in George Town, Cayman Islands, specializes in creating interactive links between public blockchains and private data. The company's core product, tBTC, is a decentralized bridge enabling users to securely and anonymously transfer their Bitcoin to the Ethereum network, facilitating participation in decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. Keep Network's technology, an off-chain container for private data, allows smart contracts to leverage the full power of public blockchains while maintaining data privacy.
Chia Network
Seed Round in 2018
Chia Network develops a blockchain-based transaction platform focused on proofs of space and time. It aims to create a more energy-efficient, decentralized, and secure cryptocurrency.
Dapper Labs
Series A in 2018
Founded in 2018, Dapper Labs develops blockchain-based platforms that bring non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and innovative digital experiences to fans worldwide. Its flagship product, NBA Top Shot, engages consumers with their favorite brands by creating communities centered around ownership and creativity.
DFINITY
Venture Round in 2018
DFINITY develops and operates a decentralized computing platform, Internet Computer, which hosts tamperproof software systems and services. It offers DFINITY Canister SDK for software development, ICP protocol for secure cloud functionality, and algorithmic governance via blockchain-based nervous system. Founded in Switzerland in 2014.
BlockTower Capital
Venture Round in 2018
Founded in 2017, BlockTower Capital is a Miami-based investment firm specializing in cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies. It employs trading, investing, and portfolio management strategies to facilitate growth within this digital asset class.
MakerDAO
Venture Round in 2017
MakerDAO is a decentralized autonomous organization that operates a smart contract platform on the Ethereum blockchain to back and stabilize the value of its Dai stablecoin through collateralized debt positions and autonomous governance mechanisms. It issues Dai, a collateral-backed cryptocurrency designed to maintain low volatility, and MKR, a token used for governance and recapitalization of the system. Founded in 2015, MakerDAO is headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, with additional offices in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Axoni is a technology company specializing in real-time data replication solutions tailored for the financial industry. Established in 2017, it focuses on serving major financial institutions, including banks, asset managers, hedge funds, and market infrastructure firms worldwide, with offices located in New York and London. The company's platform facilitates the rapid and reliable deployment of critical financial networks, ensuring automated, real-time data replication among market participants. Additionally, Axoni develops distributed ledger software that integrates traditional financial technologies with blockchain capabilities, enhancing market information, trend analysis, and communication networks. This innovative approach allows financial entities to modernize their systems related to legal records, lifecycle events, and cash flow calculations, thereby improving operational efficiency and data management.
Polychain Capital
Seed Round in 2016
Polychain Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that invests in blockchain technologies and the blockchain assets sector. It supports protocols and companies in the blockchain space and aims to advance the global adoption of cryptocurrencies. The firm manages actively managed portfolios of blockchain assets to generate returns for investors.
Mediachain
Seed Round in 2016
Mediachain is an open media library that utilizes blockchain technology to seamlessly connect media with its creators and relevant information. Founded in 2016 and based in Brooklyn, New York, the company operates as a protocol for registering, identifying, and tracking creative works online. It employs content identification technology to automatically link media to its origin and context, facilitating collaboration among creators, media organizations, and developers on metadata within a universal media library. Mediachain's decentralized architecture allows participants to maintain control over their data while expanding their reach. In April 2017, Mediachain became a subsidiary of Spotify USA Inc.
TradeBlock
Seed Round in 2014
TradeBlock Inc., established in 2013 and headquartered in New York, specializes in developing institutional trading tools for digital currencies. The company provides financial institutions with execution and analysis tools tailored to cryptocurrency markets, offering global market data insights on trading, regulations, mining, blockchain analysis, protocol updates, and economic developments. As of December 2020, TradeBlock operates as a subsidiary of CoinDesk LLC.
Founded in 2012, Coinbase operates a platform enabling merchants and consumers to buy, sell, and store cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin. It offers products such as Coinbase Wallet, USD Coin, Coinbase Pro, and custody services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco.
Ripple Labs
Angel Round in 2013
Ripple Labs operates a global payments network using blockchain technology. It offers RippleNet, connecting banks, payment providers, digital asset exchanges, and corporates for cross-border payments. Key solutions include XRP (a digital asset for payments), xCurrent (for banks), xRapid (for payment providers), and xVia (for corporates). The company is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices globally.
World is a technology company specializing in secure digital asset management. It operates the World App, which enables users to securely store their World ID, manage digital assets, and access various Mini Apps within a privacy-focused network.