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Optimum constitutes a decentralized, high-performance memory infrastructure tailored for use across various blockchains.

Founded in 2018, Ligero specializes in designing and implementing a platform for secure, decentralized collaboration both on and off blockchain. Their offerings include confidential transactions, private smart contracts, distributed threshold cryptography, secure auctions for decentralized exchanges, and private verifiable machine learning.

GTE is a decentralized trading platform that offers end-to-end trading services.

Exponent Finance is a Solana Network DeFi fixed price market that creates time-locked tokens that can generate set returns or be traded for yield.

Phylax Systems is the operator of an open-source protocol platform designed to avoid hacking. Phylax System's platform censors hacks on L2 networks and supports all Ethereum virtual machine chains, giving corporations the confidence to invest in the decentralized market.

Semantic Layer develops a platform aimed at mitigating the adverse effects of miner extractable value (MEV) on users. Its solution enables users to regain control over their MEV, empowering developers to build more resilient decentralized applications.

Huma is a fintech company that operates a decentralized finance platform for lending. It connects businesses and individuals seeking loans with global financing options by using tokens as collateral.

Ammalgam is a technology company that specializes in decentralized finance (DeFi). It has developed a unique platform, the Decentralized Lending Exchange (DLEX), which combines lending and trading functionalities into a single protocol. This innovative solution enables users to increase their yield, unlock new utility, and enhance capital efficiency by integrating these services without the need for oracles. The platform allows market makers to provide liquidity to and borrow from the same contract, making it a comprehensive and efficient tool for DeFi participants.

G8keep is a Web3 token platform that allows consumers to discover and trade with all Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) networks.

zkMe is a company that specializes in zero-knowledge (zk) Identity Oracles designed for decentralized and anonymous cross-chain credential verification. By ensuring that no personal information is ever processed by third parties, zkMe eliminates the risks of data leaks and misuse, granting users complete control over their digital identities. The platform enables users to selectively share their credentials with authorized parties while maintaining their privacy. As a fully decentralized provider, zkMe adheres to Financial Action Task Force (FATF) compliance standards and offers a comprehensive suite of products, including solutions for anti-bot and anti-sybil verification, as well as Know Your Customer (KYC) services.

Ion Protocol is a blockchain-based lending platform that enables users to deposit and borrow against a wide array of validator-backed assets, including staked and restaked holdings. Its decentralized platform employs zero-knowledge machine learning for credit risk underwriting, facilitating efficient management of user positions and enhancing staking returns.

Conduit operates as a platform focused on providing crypto native infrastructure aimed at supporting developers in the cryptocurrency space. The company collaborates with leading crypto engineering teams to develop a comprehensive suite of tools that facilitate the creation, deployment, and maintenance of smart contracts, particularly on the Ethereum network. By offering a visual programming environment, Conduit enables developers to build, test, and deploy smart contracts efficiently, utilizing various programming languages and libraries. This streamlined approach enhances the overall development process, empowering builders in the rapidly evolving field of cryptocurrency.

Movement Labs is a modular framework platform that builds and deploys move-based blockchains and applications in distributed settings. Its platform offers a composable and horizontally scalable network that provides unparalleled smart contract security and asset portability to help users solve the cold start problem with unprecedented interoperability.

Storm Labs operates an open-source software development studio, specializing in building infrastructure for the next generation of finance. It empowers users to create and manage personalized DeFi investment portfolios autonomously, mitigating challenges such as losses and portfolio rebalancing.

Clique coordinates diverse compute resources, allocating them dynamically for general applications and smart contracts. This includes co-processors for verifiable computing on-chain data, oracles for external data sources, and specialized hardware for privacy, AI, and secure computation.

INIT Capital operates a liquidity hook money market platform designed to simplify and streamline DeFi activities such as lending, borrowing, and yield strategies. It aims to serve as the liquidity layer, enabling users to access and manage these services seamlessly through decentralized applications (dApps).

Axiom enables smart contracts to securely compute over Ethereum's whole history, including transactions and receipts. Developers can send on-chain queries to Axiom, which are automatically completed with ZK-verified responses delivered back to the developer's smart contract.

Kinto is the KYC'ed Layer 2 capable of supporting both modern financial institutions and decentralized protocols.

Fhenix is a blockchain company that pioneers the use of homomorphic encryption in its proprietary blockchain network. It enables Ethereum developers to create encrypted smart contracts and perform computations on encrypted data using familiar tools like Solidity.

Essential develops intent-based infrastructure and tools aimed at facilitating the shift from value extraction to intent satisfaction. Its platform focuses on creating core components that support composability across ecosystems, minimizing extractive behaviors while maximizing user satisfaction.

Olympix is a startup focused on enhancing Web3 security. It offers a state-of-the-art developer tool designed to proactively identify and automatically rectify vulnerabilities in client code in real-time. The platform leverages security intelligence and a comprehensive vulnerability database, allowing clients to mitigate risks effectively, avoid costly smart contract rewrites, and maintain robust security measures at scale without compromising the Web3 environment.

Berachain develops an Ethereum-compatible blockchain tailored for financial applications. Its core technology allows staked assets like Ether (ETH) to be utilized in decentralized finance protocols, enhancing on-chain liquidity and capital efficiency while ensuring network security.

Cubist offers a web3 key management platform and modular toolkit that enables developers to safely design, test, and deploy multi-chain and cross-chain decentralized applications in automated pipelines. By handling keys and sequencing, the solution supports secure cross-chain deployments from a single program.

Curio is an SF-based studio bringing competitive gameplay to real money games. Our flagship game, Duper, combines elements from TFT, Catan, Among Us, and Poker in a novel way.

Huma is a fintech company that operates a decentralized finance platform for lending. It connects businesses and individuals seeking loans with global financing options by using tokens as collateral.

Renegade is a developer of a decentralized exchange platform that specializes in on-chain dark pool trading, offering a unique alternative to traditional non-custodial exchanges. The platform prioritizes complete anonymity throughout the trading process, ensuring user privacy. Renegade employs advanced technologies such as multi-party computation and zero-knowledge proofs to create a secure and trustless trading environment. This innovative approach enhances price execution while effectively mitigating risks associated with front-running, sandwich attacks, and statistical arbitrage. By catering to sophisticated traders, Renegade aims to provide improved pricing and a more efficient trading experience.

Sovereign Labs operates a blockchain platform focused on enhancing user experience and scalability within the blockchain community. It offers a framework of interconnected zero-knowledge rollups that can function across various blockchains, facilitating secure and interoperable transactions. The platform automatically converts business logic into a cryptographically verifiable format, utilizing a roll-up system to connect with data availability layers. This integration allows users to leverage specialized components designed for rollups, while also benefiting from advancements in proof-generation parallelism and scalability, all without compromising end-user verifiability.

Exponential DeFi platform makes it easy to discover, assess, and invest in DeFi yield opportunities. Anyone can become a lender or market maker with DeFi. Financial freedom is within everyone's reach when individuals have the ability to grow their wealth exponentially. Its platform helps investors assess the risk of DeFi yield opportunities so they can invest with confidence. Exponential DeFi platform was founded in 2021 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Eclipse is building Ethereum's first Solana Virtual Machine Layer 2. While other L2 networks on Ethereum focus on providing Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility, Eclipse leans into performance improvements developed by the Solana Layer 1 and adds additional verification features to deploy the blockchain as a rollup. The Eclipse team includes veterans from dYdX, Uniswap, Citadel, and Airbnb. Eclipse Labs is backed by top investors including Polychain, Placeholder, and DBA.

Eclipse is building Ethereum's first Solana Virtual Machine Layer 2. While other L2 networks on Ethereum focus on providing Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility, Eclipse leans into performance improvements developed by the Solana Layer 1 and adds additional verification features to deploy the blockchain as a rollup. The Eclipse team includes veterans from dYdX, Uniswap, Citadel, and Airbnb. Eclipse Labs is backed by top investors including Polychain, Placeholder, and DBA.

Skip is a blockchain company that provides infrastructure to help blockchains leverage Miner Extractable Value (MEV) for financial sustainability and improved user experiences. The company has developed a platform featuring a sealed-bid closed auction system, allowing traders to submit tipped transactions to validators. This system prioritizes these transactions at the top of blocks, facilitating long-term financial viability for blockchains. Additionally, it enables traders to implement more sophisticated and profitable trading strategies. Through its innovative approach, Skip aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of blockchain transactions.

Primitive is an innovative developer of open-source software frameworks for crypto transaction simulation.

Jito Labs is a blockchain infrastructure company focused on enhancing the Solana network through the development of systems that maximize miner extraction value (MEV) while mitigating its adverse effects. The company provides an open-source, third-party validator specifically designed for the Solana blockchain, facilitating the creation of efficient and profitable blocks. Jito Labs aims to enable users to increase their revenue and optimize hardware utilization through its innovative validator client. By prioritizing both network scalability and validator rewards, Jito Labs plays a critical role in advancing the capabilities and profitability of the Solana ecosystem.

Liquifi automates token management for crypto companies, handling security, compliance, vesting, lockups, and cap tables. It enables teams to focus on higher priorities instead of manual processes.

Scroll, founded in 2021 and based in Victoria, Seychelles, is focused on developing an EVM-equivalent zk-rollup, which utilizes a robust proving network. The company operates within the technology sector, with an emphasis on enhancing blockchain scalability and efficiency. By leveraging zero-knowledge proof technology, Scroll aims to facilitate faster and more secure transactions on decentralized applications. The firm's innovative approach positions it as a key player in the evolving landscape of blockchain infrastructure.

Spruce is building a future where users control their identity and data across all digital interactions.

Nomad is a novel approach to blockchain interoperability that leverages an optimistic mechanism to increase the security of cross-chain communication.

Moonwell is an open lending and borrowing decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol operating on the Moonbeam and Moonriver blockchain networks. The company provides a digital financing platform that enables users to engage in peer-to-peer lending and borrowing without the burden of monthly payments or additional fees. Focused on security, Moonwell offers a variety of funding options, catering to the needs of individuals seeking flexible financial solutions within a decentralized framework.

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

B.Protocol develops a decentralized backstop liquidity protocol that enhances security for lending platforms in the DeFi space.

Lyra Finance operates a decentralized platform focused on trading cryptocurrency options and perpetual contracts. Built on Ethereum, Lyra Finance combines traditional options market-making principles with the advantages of the crypto space, such as scalability and composability. The protocol offers unique and programmable on-chain options and structured products, allowing users to buy and sell options that are priced using an innovative market-based, skew-adjusted pricing model. This approach enhances the accuracy of pricing in the options market, catering to the needs of traders in the evolving cryptocurrency landscape.

Axelar develops interoperability software connecting blockchain ecosystems, applications, and users. Founded in 2020 by Sergey Gorbunov and Georgios Vlachos, Axelar enables developers to build cross-chain decentralized applications using its protocol suite.

Jet Protocol Holdings is a developer of a decentralized lending and borrowing platform that aims to reduce transaction costs and enhance efficiency in financial transactions. The company specializes in creating innovative loan products and facilitates cross-chain interest rate arbitrage, allowing users to streamline their borrowing and lending activities. Through its platform, Jet Protocol Holdings provides a borrowing agreement designed to simplify the complexities often associated with traditional financial systems, making it easier for users to engage in lending and borrowing transactions.

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.

DELV is a company focused on advancing the safe adoption of decentralized financial systems by developing a crypto-asset trading platform. This platform facilitates the buying and selling of yield and principal tokens, which do not require a minimum investment. By integrating various protocols, DELV aims to create innovative infrastructure that supports users in growing their savings at a fixed rate, enhancing capital efficiency. Through its research-backed and open-source approach, the company seeks to play a pivotal role in ushering in a new financial system.

Syndicate is a decentralized asset management platform and social network that aims to democratize the investment process. By facilitating the creation of investing syndicates, it enables users to raise and invest capital with significantly reduced time and cost. The platform supports the establishment of decentralized autonomous organizations, empowering communities to collaborate effectively in value creation. Through its innovative approach, Syndicate transforms traditional investing practices, making it more accessible to a broader audience.

SIREN is a distributed protocol creating a decentralized blockchain exchange for options trading on Ethereum. The company is focused on creating a high-quality, seamless experience for sophisticated users and requires no third-party settling mechanism or order matching to complete option settlement on-chain. It allows for both buyers and sellers to mint, buy, and trade in and out of options positions at any time. SIREN was founded in 2020 and is based in San Francisco, CA.

PoolTogether operates an Ethereum-based platform that offers users a no-loss savings game. Users deposit funds into the platform's smart contract, earning interest weekly. At the end of each week, one winner receives the collective interest earned, while all other participants retain their principal.

Horizon Finance is a platform dedicated to decentralized interest rate and protocol cash flow markets. It enables users to deposit their assets with either fixed or floating interest rates, providing a unique opportunity to compete for preferential payment by capping their yield. The platform offers a trading toolkit for participants in the decentralized finance ecosystem, facilitating engagement with key yield streams while rewarding users for their participation. Through its innovative approach, Horizon Finance aims to enhance user experience in managing and optimizing financial returns.

Liquity is a decentralized borrowing platform operating on the Ethereum blockchain. It facilitates interest-free loans by using Ether as collateral.

Cozy Finance, Inc. is a Seattle-based company that specializes in developing risk management software tailored for the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector. Founded in 2020, the company offers a permissionless, peer-to-peer protection solution that enables users to invest in DeFi while safeguarding their assets against potential hacks and exploits. Additionally, Cozy Finance allows users to deposit funds, which can then be utilized by others for protected investing. By providing innovative tools and solutions, Cozy Finance aims to enhance the security and value management of cryptocurrency investments for developers and investors alike.