Universal
Venture Round in 2025
Universal is a wrapped asset protocol designed to enable trading for any token, on any chain.
Stryk by BUX
Acquisition in 2025
Stryk by BUX offers CFD trading services to European residents through a user-friendly app.
Variational
Seed Round in 2024
Variational is a decentralized liquidity network and protocol that provides infrastructure for peer-to-peer trading, clearing, and settlement of a range of derivatives, including perpetuals, options, futures, and exotics. It enables bilateral trading and automates end-to-end trading and clearing, offering applications such as Omni for perpetuals and Pro for institutional over-the-counter derivatives, to give traders and institutions access to customizable and efficient derivatives markets.
Reya
Venture Round in 2024
Reya offers trading-optimized modular L2 immediate liquidity, lightning-fast transactions, and higher APYs.
Architect
Series A in 2024
Architect develops a financial trading platform that facilitates the trade of global futures, options, and digital assets. Its core offering is an institutional-grade infrastructure designed to connect different crypto venues across centralized and decentralized exchanges.
Delegate
Seed Round in 2024
Delegate specializes in enhancing the security of on-chain identities and digital asset management, particularly focusing on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and ERC20 tokens.
Tides is a financial services company based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2018, Tides specializes in trading cryptocurrency without putting coins at risk, all from within a secure and controllable wallet. The company offers a platform that allows users to conveniently trade crypto assets while maintaining security and control over their investments. By leveraging innovative technology, Tides aims to provide a seamless and efficient trading experience for its customers in the ever-evolving cryptocurrency market.
Blockchain.com
Series E in 2023
Blockchain.com develops a digital assets platform facilitating the buying, selling, and usage of cryptocurrencies. With over 50 million users worldwide, it aims to create an open and accessible financial system by empowering individuals to control their money securely.
Circle
Corporate Round in 2023
Circle is a Boston-based fintech company founded in 2013 by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville. It specializes in utilizing stablecoins for payments, e-commerce, and investment products. Circle's services include Circle Pay for easy money transfers, Circle Invest for crypto asset trading, and Circle Trade for over-the-counter transactions. The company is backed by prominent investors such as Jim Breyer, Goldman Sachs, IDG Capital, General Catalyst, and Accel Partners.
Maverick Protocol
Venture Round in 2023
Maverick Protocol is a decentralized finance platform that offers a crypto derivatives market designed to be open, transparent, and efficient. The protocol enables permissionless trading and staking across a wide range of asset pairs and supports perpetual contracts with capital efficiency, driven by an automated market maker. It aims to provide liquid, borderless access to decentralized trading and to allow traders to gain exposure through perpetuals backed by a diverse set of assets.
Mauve
Venture Round in 2023
Mauve operates as a decentralized exchange with the compliance of traditional finance.
Architect
Seed Round in 2023
Architect develops a financial trading platform that facilitates the trade of global futures, options, and digital assets. Its core offering is an institutional-grade infrastructure designed to connect different crypto venues across centralized and decentralized exchanges.
Alkimiya Protocol
Venture Round in 2023
Alkimiya Protocol is a developer of an open-source, permissionless platform that focuses on creating financial instruments backed by actual hash power production. The protocol utilizes smart contracts to enable miners to sell their future production rewards for a predetermined amount. This innovation allows users to design and deploy hash power-backed financial instruments from any location, leveraging the latest web and mobile technologies to generate revenue. By facilitating a new way for miners to monetize their production, Alkimiya Protocol aims to enhance the financial landscape within the cryptocurrency sector.
Panoptic
Seed Round in 2022
Panoptic is a blockchain-based options trading platform that facilitates trustless, permissionless, and composable options products. It enables instant settlement and oracle-free trading on the Ethereum blockchain, catering to various strategies within the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.
Synquote
Seed Round in 2022
Synquote is a decentralized options trading platform that facilitates the trading of over 500 instruments, primarily focusing on various cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Chainlink. The platform aims to enhance security in options trading, allowing cryptocurrency investors to connect with other traders and effectively manage their portfolios. By providing a diverse range of trading options, Synquote addresses the needs of investors looking for liquidity and flexibility in the cryptocurrency market.
Contango
Seed Round in 2022
Contango is a decentralized protocol that focuses on providing perpetual futures atop money markets. It operates a decentralized exchange designed to facilitate expirable futures without the need for order books or liquidity pools. By leveraging existing decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, Contango enables fixed-rate lending and borrowing. The platform also supports physical delivery and minimizes price impact for larger trades, allowing traders to effectively hedge their positions and manage their costs. Through these innovations, Contango aims to enhance trading efficiency and accessibility within the decentralized finance ecosystem.
CLST facilitates a global network of institutional borrowers and lenders, acting as the primary gateway for short-term digital assets debt markets. It aims to bridge traditional finance (TradFi) with crypto-native institutions, fostering institutional adoption of digital assets.
MoHash is a decentralized finance protocol that facilitates global capital access and liquidity for private debt markets in fast-growing economies by leveraging stablecoin crypto assets.
Euler Labs
Venture Round in 2022
Euler Labs is a developer of a non-custodial lending protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain, designed to facilitate lending and borrowing of a wide range of crypto assets. The platform operates without the need for trusted third parties, allowing users to earn interest on their crypto holdings or hedge against market volatility in a capital-efficient manner. Euler's innovative approach incorporates reactive interest rates that adjust in real-time based on market conditions, alongside asset-specific collaterals, which provides clients with a risk-minimized opportunity to engage in crypto finance. The company's technology aims to enhance financial accessibility and efficiency for users in the decentralized finance space.
Satori is a decentralized financial derivatives exchange tailored for both retail and institutional investors within the Polkadot ecosystem. The platform is designed to accommodate experienced traders, allowing them to leverage the potential of DOT through access to a dedicated derivatives environment. Satori collaborates with parachains, market makers, and retail users, facilitating a comprehensive trading experience that meets the demands of diverse market participants.
Zora is a crypto-driven marketplace that specializes in the buying, selling, and trading of limited-edition non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The company has developed an on-chain social network and protocol that leverages blockchain technology to enhance the secondary market value of digital files, including photos, videos, audio, and music. Zora's platform offers a range of features, such as drop alerts and notifications, which provide artists and businesses with accessible tools to create and sell NFT collections efficiently. This focus on usability and market engagement positions Zora as a key player in the evolving landscape of digital assets.
Ondo Finance
Series A in 2022
Ondo Finance develops a cryptocurrency trading platform that democratizes decentralized finance. Users can choose between downside protection and higher returns, allowing them to tailor their risk tolerance according to market volatility.
BtcTurk
Acquisition in 2022
BtcTurk is a Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange that utilizes BTC Trader's white label platform.
Hyperithm
Funding Round in 2022
Hyperithm is a prominent digital asset financial service provider based in Tokyo and Seoul, focusing on cryptocurrency services for institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. The company specializes in algorithmic and high-frequency trading strategies, emphasizing market-neutral approaches. As a fully regulated Virtual Asset Service Provider, Hyperithm also offers comprehensive prime brokerage services, facilitating streamlined crypto trading for a diverse clientele that includes publicly listed companies, family offices, and venture capital firms. The firm is committed to supporting the Web3 ecosystem by investing in Layer 1 and Layer 2 solutions, decentralized applications, gaming projects, and asset managers. Co-founded by an ex-Morgan Stanley investment banker and a Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur, Hyperithm attracts top talent, consisting of seasoned professionals and award-winning scholars. Through the use of innovative algorithms developed in Rust, the company aims to create a robust digital asset gateway, combining automated trading with advanced risk management techniques.
Tribal Capital Markets
Initial Coin Offering in 2022
Tribal Capital Markets, LLC is a full-service broker-dealer firm based in New York City and affiliated with the Morongo Band of Mission Indians. As a Certified Minority Business Enterprise, TCM offers a wide range of financial services, including mortgage-backed securities trading, municipal debt, and investment banking. The firm specializes in debt capital markets, equity and fixed-income trading, and provides clearing services. TCM serves a diverse clientele that includes banks, corporations, asset managers, pension plans, municipalities, and hedge funds, addressing their liquidity and execution needs in today's market environment. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tribal Capital Partners, LLC and is staffed by experienced professionals dedicated to delivering tailored investment solutions.
ShapeShift
Venture Round in 2022
ShapeShift is a digital currency exchange platform established in July 2014, designed to facilitate the instant conversion of Bitcoin and various altcoins. The platform distinguishes itself by allowing users to trade cryptocurrencies without the need for user accounts or registration, thereby enhancing privacy and reducing risks associated with personal information and funds. In the summer of 2019, ShapeShift introduced a new platform that empowers users to self-custody their crypto assets while providing functionalities to buy, sell, trade, track, send, and receive cryptocurrencies independently of third-party involvement. Additionally, the company operates CoinCap.io, a real-time crypto market data service, and acquired the hardware wallet company KeepKey in 2017. ShapeShift is led by industry veteran Erik Voorhees.
VALR is a Johannesburg, South Africa-based digital asset platform and cryptocurrency exchange that enables customers to buy, sell, store, transfer, and protect a broad range of digital assets, with more than 50 cryptocurrencies and a digital wallet service. The platform emphasizes secure, multi-layer protection and aims to provide access to financial services at a fair and transparent price.
SSV Network
Venture Round in 2022
SSV Network specializes in developing distributed validator technology for Ethereum staking.
Rain is a regulated digital currency exchange and custodian in the Middle East, founded in 2017 and based in Manama, Bahrain. It operates a licensed trading platform that enables clients to buy, sell, and store digital assets within a secure and compliant regulatory framework.
FairX is a regulated futures exchange designed to provide smaller, simpler, and more accessible futures trading options for active individual investors. By focusing on low-cost, straightforward products, FairX aims to cater to the needs of retail investors around the world. The exchange operates with the intention of making futures trading more approachable, offering around-the-clock access to its services. Through its commitment to simplicity and affordability, FairX strives to enhance the trading experience for individual investors, ensuring they have the tools necessary to participate effectively in the futures market.
Ridian
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Ridian is a platform facilitating automated crypto investments via responsive strategies tailored for the dynamic 24/7 market.
Block Earner
Seed Round in 2021
Block Earner is an Australian fintech company offering integrated crypto and traditional financial services. Its flagship product enables users to secure loans using their cryptocurrency as collateral. Additionally, it provides trading services and access to decentralised finance yield products, allowing users to earn annual returns.
Hxro
Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Hxro specializes in crypto trading, offering users options to speculate on cryptocurrency prices, hedge risks, and automate trades through its user-friendly platform.
BRD is a financial software company that focuses on the development and marketing of blockchain applications. Founded in 2015 by Aaron Voisine and Adam Traidman, and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, BRD offers a personalized non-custodial Bitcoin wallet that enables users to securely buy, protect, and convert cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Ethereum. The company's platform also provides a range of services, including crypto purchasing, commercial register information, credit rating management, trading, and merchant services. With a global customer base, BRD aims to facilitate seamless transactions in the cryptocurrency space.
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.
Yellow Card
Series A in 2021
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.
Orca is a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange built on the Solana blockchain, facilitating instant token swaps with minimal transaction fees. The platform is designed to handle thousands of transactions per second, ensuring low latency and capital-efficient trading. Users can exchange tokens while receiving fair pricing and have the option to provide liquidity to trading pools, allowing them to earn a share of the trading fees generated on the platform.
Sturdy Exchange
Seed Round in 2021
Sturdy Exchange is a platform that allows musicians, brands, and entertainers to reach the masses with a new form of ownership and utility through the use of Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs). The platform offers the ultimate fan experience by democratizing access to NFTs at a variety of price points. Users can show off their collection, support their favorite artists, and gain real-world utility.
Floating Point Group
Series A in 2021
Floating Point Group operates a cryptocurrency trading platform designed to provide secure and efficient access to decentralized markets. The platform offers custodial services, market-efficient execution algorithms, and insurance for cryptocurrencies.
Zabo is a startup focused on providing financial companies with a comprehensive platform to connect and manage cryptocurrency accounts. Utilizing an API-based application, Zabo enables seamless integration of cryptocurrency accounts into existing applications with minimal coding. This innovative solution offers clients the functionality to buy, sell, and transfer cryptocurrencies while also providing support for hardware wallet integration. By allowing financial institutions to offer their customers a consolidated view of their crypto investments, Zabo enhances the user experience in managing digital assets.
Founded in 2018, CoinDCX specializes in crypto-enabled financial services. It focuses on developing borderless financial services for simplified capital flow, offering powerful wallets and robust security. The company empowers traders with industry-first products tailored to individual trading experiences, risk tolerances, and frequencies. Its mission is to democratize finance and make investments accessible to everyone.
Lemon Cash
Series A in 2021
Lemon Cash operates a digital financial platform offering instant currency exchange, contactless international VISA card with cashback rewards, access to decentralized finance investments, margin trading, lending market, and crypto management services in Latin America.
Qredo
Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Qredo Ltd is a London-based company that operates a platform designed to facilitate the secure and efficient movement of digital assets for institutional traders. Established in 2011, Qredo provides an open protocol and decentralized, multi-party computation network that enhances the security and custody of digital assets. Its solutions address the operational challenges and security risks associated with wallet key management, trading, storage, and transfer of these assets. By offering features such as cross-chain liquidity, treasury management tools, and peer-to-peer trading venues, Qredo aims to streamline the digital asset management process while mitigating cyber threats.
Hyperithm
Series B in 2021
Hyperithm is a prominent digital asset financial service provider based in Tokyo and Seoul, focusing on cryptocurrency services for institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. The company specializes in algorithmic and high-frequency trading strategies, emphasizing market-neutral approaches. As a fully regulated Virtual Asset Service Provider, Hyperithm also offers comprehensive prime brokerage services, facilitating streamlined crypto trading for a diverse clientele that includes publicly listed companies, family offices, and venture capital firms. The firm is committed to supporting the Web3 ecosystem by investing in Layer 1 and Layer 2 solutions, decentralized applications, gaming projects, and asset managers. Co-founded by an ex-Morgan Stanley investment banker and a Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur, Hyperithm attracts top talent, consisting of seasoned professionals and award-winning scholars. Through the use of innovative algorithms developed in Rust, the company aims to create a robust digital asset gateway, combining automated trading with advanced risk management techniques.
Skew Ltd is a London-based company founded in 2018 that develops and operates an online marketplace focused on providing market intelligence for crypto derivatives markets. The platform offers real-time data analytics specifically for bitcoin and ether derivatives, catering to the needs of traders, investors, and researchers. Skew provides users with customized services and essential tools, including market and custom data dashboards, to facilitate a comprehensive understanding of the cryptocurrency landscape. Through its innovative financial infrastructure, the company aims to enhance market participants' ability to navigate the evolving digital assets space.
Rarible
Seed Round in 2021
Rarible is a community-centric marketplace specializing in non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which enables users to create, buy, and sell digital collectibles secured by blockchain technology. The platform facilitates the trading of digital assets and intellectual properties through the use of NFT tokens, allowing for the licensing of various digital content. Rarible also provides a range of tools, including a custom community marketplace builder and an API, to assist users in developing NFT functionalities tailored to their needs. This focus on community engagement and user empowerment distinguishes Rarible in the rapidly evolving NFT landscape.
Opyn is a decentralized protocol specializing in optimizing options trading. It enables users to earn premiums or express views on assets by trading options on ETH and ERC20 tokens. Opyn offers European, cash-settled options that auto-exercise upon expiry, with oTokens being ERC20s tradable on compatible decentralized exchanges.
Anoma
Funding Round in 2021
Anoma is a Zug-based Swiss company established in 2021. It develops an intent-centric, privacy-preserving protocol for decentralized counterparty discovery, solving, and multi-chain atomic settlement.
Saddle Finance
Seed Round in 2021
Saddle Finance is a financial technology company that operates an automated market maker (AMM) platform specifically designed for trading pegged value crypto assets. The platform facilitates trading by utilizing a tokenized bitcoin pool, which provides deep on-chain liquidity. This configuration allows traders to execute transactions with minimal slippage and low transaction fees, enhancing the efficiency of trading pegged assets. Through its innovative approach, Saddle Finance aims to optimize the trading experience for users engaged in the cryptocurrency market.
Founded in 2018, CoinDCX specializes in crypto-enabled financial services. It focuses on developing borderless financial services for simplified capital flow, offering powerful wallets and robust security. The company empowers traders with industry-first products tailored to individual trading experiences, risk tolerances, and frequencies. Its mission is to democratize finance and make investments accessible to everyone.
Rain
Venture Round in 2020
Rain is a regulated digital currency exchange and custodian in the Middle East, founded in 2017 and based in Manama, Bahrain. It operates a licensed trading platform that enables clients to buy, sell, and store digital assets within a secure and compliant regulatory framework.
Founded in 2014, Bitso is a cryptocurrency exchange platform headquartered in Mexico City. It enables users to buy, sell, and trade various cryptocurrencies securely using their mobile devices or other devices.
Zora is a crypto-driven marketplace that specializes in the buying, selling, and trading of limited-edition non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The company has developed an on-chain social network and protocol that leverages blockchain technology to enhance the secondary market value of digital files, including photos, videos, audio, and music. Zora's platform offers a range of features, such as drop alerts and notifications, which provide artists and businesses with accessible tools to create and sell NFT collections efficiently. This focus on usability and market engagement positions Zora as a key player in the evolving landscape of digital assets.
Slingshot
Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2018, Slingshot is a San Francisco-based company developing decentralized finance (DeFi) trading platforms. It facilitates secure, trustless, and self-sovereign digital asset transactions for retail users, aggregating prices across multiple exchanges.
CoFiX develops a decentralized crypto exchange platform aiming to provide accurate and cost-effective trading. Its key feature is a decentralized price oracle that offers financial parameters, enabling users to verify prices and generate arbitrage-free price feeds.
Talos
Venture Round in 2020
Founded in New York in 2018 by Anton Katz and Ethan Feldman, Talos is an institutional technology infrastructure provider that facilitates a comprehensive trading lifecycle for crypto ecosystem participants. It offers prime brokerage services, supporting spot, futures, and foreign exchange markets with institutional-grade technology.
DerivaDEX
Seed Round in 2020
DerivaDEX is a community-governed derivatives exchange designed to combine performance and autonomy with the security of a decentralized platform. It operates on the Ethereum blockchain, utilizing an innovative liquidity-mining token model that empowers users to engage in the exchange's governance and operations. By incorporating an open order book and on-chain settlements, DerivaDEX facilitates efficient trading while ensuring transparency and security. The exchange aims to establish itself as a next-generation trading platform by leveraging trusted hardware and enhancing decentralization at its foundational level.
Tagomi
Acquisition in 2020
Tagomi is a cryptocurrency trading platform that offers clients enhanced execution capabilities to optimize their trading experience. The platform utilizes advanced routing tactics and sophisticated execution algorithms to analyze both real-time and historical data, allowing it to determine the optimal timing and venues for trades. By focusing on maximizing client returns and minimizing trading costs, Tagomi aims to deliver efficient access to priced liquidity and low commissions, thereby enabling clients to retain a greater portion of their profits.
Founded in 2018, CoinDCX specializes in crypto-enabled financial services. It focuses on developing borderless financial services for simplified capital flow, offering powerful wallets and robust security. The company empowers traders with industry-first products tailored to individual trading experiences, risk tolerances, and frequencies. Its mission is to democratize finance and make investments accessible to everyone.
RouteFire
Acquisition in 2020
RouteFire is a company that specializes in providing trade execution infrastructure for digital assets. It develops a cryptocurrency trade execution platform tailored for institutional investors looking to enter the crypto market. The platform offers widely-used algorithms such as Time-Weighted Average Price (TWAP), Volume-Weighted Average Price (VWAP), and Percentage of Participation, which help traders manage large orders efficiently. This enables institutions to re-balance substantial cryptocurrency portfolios with precision and minimal market impact, similar to more established financial markets.
BLADE Holdings, Inc. is a technology company based in Seychelles that operates a cryptocurrency derivative exchange. It specializes in facilitating the trading of cryptocurrencies on a perpetual basis, aiming to create a foundational layer for the cryptocurrency markets and, ultimately, the broader global financial markets.
Nomics is a data and API provider for cryptocurrency markets, delivering market data APIs for institutional investors and exchanges alongside services such as strategy backtesting, rebalancing execution, crypto financial model development, arbitrage identification, indexing methodologies, and analysis of relationships among cryptoassets with custom alerts. The company's API portfolio supports real-time and historical data for powering investment strategy backtests, machine learning models, and automated trading tools, enabling portfolio tracking, performance analysis, and fintech applications.
Stablecorp is a financial technology company focused on developing innovative monetary solutions through blockchain technology. It offers QCAD, a stablecoin pegged to the Canadian dollar, designed to provide a secure and transparent digital asset for liquidity and funding. This stablecoin facilitates seamless settlement and ensures full traceability of transactions. Stablecorp emphasizes compliance by enforcing stringent policies and maintaining a rigorous onboarding process for authorized dealers. By prioritizing transparency and compatibility with cryptocurrencies, Stablecorp aims to enable users to access stablecoins that reliably support a digital economy.
Deribit is a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange that offers Bitcoin futures and options trading. The platform focuses on fast order execution, low latency, risk management, and liquidity to serve algorithmic and high-frequency traders. It has pioneered European-style cash-settled options on Bitcoin and Ethereum and introduced features such as multi-instrument block trades, market-maker protection, and portfolio margin to improve trading efficiency. Deribit positions itself as a market leader in crypto options and continues to set industry standards for performance and reliability. By providing a broad suite of derivatives and robust infrastructure, the company aims to connect traders of varied backgrounds and strategies, enabling users to execute complex crypto trades with transparency and ease.