Robot Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2019 and based in New York, specializing in early-stage investments in the fintech and blockchain sectors. The firm focuses on (pre-)seed funding for innovative companies that are led by founders with ambitious visions and unconventional perspectives. By targeting exceptional startups within the cryptocurrency and financial technology domains, Robot Ventures aims to support and nurture transformative ideas that challenge traditional business models.
MagicBlock Labs is a gaming and technology firm that creates infrastructure for fully on-chain games.
Resolv Labs
Seed Round in 2025
Resolv Labs is a low-risk crypto investment backed by the True-Delta Neutral Architecture and building resilient investment instruments for risk-conscious crypto holders
Optimum
Seed Round in 2025
Optimum constitutes a decentralized, high-performance memory infrastructure tailored for use across various blockchains.
Chronicle Labs
Seed Round in 2025
Evolving from the Oracle Core Unit at MakerDAO, Chronicle Protocol was created by the unit’s development team. Although the Oracles that underpinned Chronicle Protocol had been securing MakerDAO’s $10B+ collateral since 2016, the technology and its unique innovations weren’t available outside of Maker’s portfolio. In 2021, the team received support from MakerDAO to spin out the proprietary technology and form a new entity and brand. Chronicle Protocol was born. Chronicle continues to service MakerDAO and now, for the first time, is rolling out its on-chain Oracle services to support the wider Web3 world. Chronicle Protocol has been developed to solve many of the current pain points of on-chain Oracles and DeFi. On-chain Oracles, particularly on computationally expensive blockchains such as Ethereum, are bottlenecking the development of DeFi with an exorbitant cost of service and a lack of feasible scalability. Through developing a proprietary solution called Scribe, the team at Chronicle has built a blockchain-agnostic, ubiquitously accessible, scalable, end-to-end verifiable, and decentralized Oracle. The protocol’s unique architecture enables an ecosystem that delivers 100% decentralization and transparency. Every byte of data can be traced back to each Feed’s original data source queries, and new Oracles can be deployed (and updated) with the click of a button on the Chronicle Dashboard. Inspired by Ancient Greece’s Herodotus (the Father of History), Chronicle Protocol aims to be the world’s first open and verifiable data chronicler. Transparency, democracy, and accessibility are the columns on which Chronicle has built its temple, and industry-leading scalability, integration, and security are the features that power the protocol. Verifiable data, accessible to all - delivered securely and affordably.
Fragmetric
Seed Round in 2025
Fragmetric is a technology company specializing in blockchain infrastructure. It has developed a native liquid restaking mechanism for the Solana ecosystem, designed to bolster security and economic potential. The company's protocol facilitates precise conversion between deposited assets and minted tokens, optimizing staking rewards, maximal extractable value, and revenues from node consensus networks. This enables users to stake assets, provide liquidity, or trade on decentralized exchanges while supporting network stability.
Rakurai
Seed Round in 2025
Rakurai specializes in developing blockchain software designed to enhance the scalability of blockchain networks. The company offers a platform that utilizes established networking and algorithmic trading technologies to create validator nodes for layer-1 blockchains. This innovative approach allows businesses to improve transaction throughput on blockchains while ensuring security, decentralization, and neutrality. Rakurai's solutions aim to deliver robust performance for web3 infrastructure, catering to the growing demands of the blockchain ecosystem.
Ligero
Seed Round in 2025
Ligero, Inc. specializes in developing a privacy platform that facilitates secure and private collaboration on and off blockchain technology. Incorporated in 2018 and based in Pittsford, New York, the company offers a lightweight and scalable protocol for secure multiparty computation and zero-knowledge proofs. This enables clients to engage in confidential transactions, implement private smart contracts, and conduct secure auctions for decentralized exchanges and dark pools. Additionally, Ligero supports private and verifiable machine learning, enhancing the capabilities of its platform for various applications in the blockchain ecosystem.
GTE
Seed Round in 2025
GTE is a decentralized trading platform that offers end-to-end trading services.
Exponent Finance
Seed Round in 2024
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
Seed Round in 2024
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.
Delta
Seed Round in 2024
Delta is a technology company that develops a layer-1 platform for decentralized applications. Its platform separates transaction ordering and execution from data availability and settlement, providing theoretical advantages over app chains and rollups, and allowing users to maintain full control over their block space and use existing or custom virtual machines.
Semantic Layer
Seed Round in 2024
Semantic Layer improves incentive alignment in dApps, enabling MEV internationalization and sequencing sovereignty.
Eigenpie
Seed Round in 2024
Eigenpie is a restaking SubDAO that gives holders of Liquid Staking Tokens the chance to enhance their earning potential by restaking assets.
Ammalgam
Seed Round in 2024
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.
Valantis Labs
Seed Round in 2024
Valantis Labs operates a decentralized exchange (DEX) platform that equips developers with tools to create custom liquidity infrastructure for blockchain ecosystems. The platform simplifies and accelerates the process, making it more cost-effective and user-friendly. It offers DEXes and on-chain tools, ensuring secure crypto trading and management, and enabling developers to build on-chain liquidity infrastructure swiftly and efficiently.
Level
Seed Round in 2024
Level is a fintech company that develops stakblecoin backed by restaked dollar tokens.
Chainbound
Seed Round in 2024
Chainbound is a research and development organization focused on enhancing blockchain technology through optimized infrastructure and networking tools. By addressing practical challenges, the company aims to improve the efficiency, censorship resistance, and user experience of underlying blockchain systems. Its platform facilitates the development of effective software alternatives, helping users navigate and leverage blockchain technology more effectively.
zkMe
Seed Round in 2024
zkMe operates a verification network platform that focuses on managing online identity and personal information through zero-knowledge Identity Oracles. This technology enables truly decentralized and anonymous cross-chain credential verifications, ensuring that users maintain full control over their digital identities. By processing no personal information beyond what the user provides, zkMe eliminates the risks of data leaks and misuse by service providers. The platform allows users to selectively disclose their credentials to authorized parties while preserving their privacy. Additionally, zkMe stands out as a fully decentralized KYC provider compliant with FATF regulations, offering a comprehensive suite of products, including solutions for anti-bot and anti-sybil measures, along with KYC services.
Sorella Labs
Seed Round in 2024
Sorella Labs is a technology company specializing in blockchain solutions. It is developing a decentralized protocol for on-chain liquidity markets, with a primary focus on addressing the Maximum Extractable Value (MEV) issues prevalent in the Ethereum ecosystem. The company employs advanced algorithms and blockchain analytics to identify and mitigate MEV-related attacks, ensuring fair transaction prices for DeFi users and enhancing the overall security and efficiency of the Ethereum network.
Satflow
Seed Round in 2024
Satflow is a technology company that specializes in developing advanced trading platforms for digital currencies. Its primary focus is to enhance the functionality and accessibility of decentralized exchanges (DEXs) for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Satflow aims to address key challenges in the current DEX landscape, such as the lack of advanced order types, high-speed data processing, and liquidity pools. By providing robust infrastructure tailored for market makers and high-frequency traders, Satflow seeks to elevate the cryptocurrency trading layer to institutional quality, thereby fostering stability and decentralization within the crypto network.
Ion Protocol
Seed Round in 2024
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 the earning of additional rewards.
Dora
Seed Round in 2024
Dora is a block explorer that is building a cross chain search engine. The company uses human readability at all levels of complexity in conjunction with a modular infrastructure to serve as the human layer to the chains, bridges, and DApps.
Othentic
Seed Round in 2024
Othentic specializes in developing modular networks designed for a shared security environment. The company offers a technology stack that serves as a web3 orchestration and abstraction layer, allowing developers to create distributed systems with enhanced security features. Its self-deployed frameworks enable the construction of custom computational services within trustless execution environments. By providing a library of components, Othentic facilitates the integration of re-staking protocols, streamlining the process for developers to build and maintain secure, modular networks.
Storm Labs
Seed Round in 2024
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.
Range Labs
Seed Round in 2024
Range is a blockchain and rollups security platform with the purpose of developing a security and risk infrastructure stack that prepares markets and institutions for the adoption of blockchain and rollups technologies by providing an enterprise-ready platform and a security-first strategy.
Inco
Seed Round in 2024
Inco develops a global confidentiality layer for Ethereum and other networks. It enables a wide range of new apps, spanning various verticals such as gaming and gambling, DeFi, including dark pools, private lending, and blind auctions, and enterprise solutions such as confidential stable coins, private RWAs, and private voting.
INIT Capital
Seed Round in 2024
INIT Capital operates a liquidity hook money market designed to streamline access to unified liquidity for end users and decentralized applications (dApps). The company focuses on facilitating decentralized finance (DeFi) activities, including lending, borrowing, and yield strategies. By serving as a liquidity layer, INIT Capital enables users to effectively engage in various financial operations while managing and accessing yield strategies within dApps. This approach aims to enhance user experience and foster a range of use cases within the DeFi ecosystem.
Flood
Seed Round in 2024
Flood is a DeFi aggregator that offers its platform to provide the best price available for all supported assets.
Synonym Finance
Seed Round in 2024
Synonym is a cross-chain lending protocol that primarily offers cross-chain lending-related services. Synonym platform employs wormhole xChain technology, stack, and arbitrum, and allows users to borrow assets from one blockchain using collateral assets from another, providing cross-chain collateralization and flexibility.
Renzo
Seed Round in 2024
Renzo operates a liquid restaking protocol within the EigenLayer ecosystem, designed to enhance yield generation for users participating in decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. By allowing clients to restake both native ether and liquid re-staking tokens, Renzo provides an opportunity to earn rewards that exceed traditional ether staking yields. This third-generation platform focuses on securing Actively Validated Services (AVSs), offering a more efficient and profitable staking experience for its users.
Kinto
Seed Round in 2023
Kinto is the KYC'ed Layer 2 capable of supporting both modern financial institutions and decentralized protocols.
Parsec Finance
Seed Round in 2023
Parsec Finance is a decentralized finance (DeFi) and analytics platform established in 2020 by Will Sheehan, located in Concord, Massachusetts. The platform aims to deliver an experience akin to that of a professional brokerage account, but without the complexities associated with custody. Parsec Finance provides real-time data and insights through a comprehensive suite of tools, including charting, portfolio management, and risk assessment features. Additionally, it offers access to on-chain data and relevant news articles, empowering users to gain a deeper understanding of the DeFi market and make informed trading decisions. The platform targets traders and data-focused individuals looking for efficient and user-friendly resources in the evolving DeFi landscape.
Fhenix
Seed Round in 2023
Fhenix is a pioneering company that has developed the first private blockchain utilizing completely homomorphic encryption. This technology allows Ethereum developers to create encrypted smart contracts and conduct computations on encrypted data while using familiar tools such as Solidity. Fhenix specializes in enhancing data security and privacy through its homomorphic encryption capabilities, which enable applications in various domains, including trustless gaming, private voting mechanisms—both on-chain and off-chain—privacy-preserving artificial intelligence, and confidential token transfers. By optimizing these functionalities, Fhenix aims to provide robust solutions that enhance user trust and data confidentiality in the blockchain ecosystem.
Freatic
Seed Round in 2023
Freatic is a technology company that specializes in creating decentralized information exchange protocols. Its primary business is to connect individuals with untapped knowledge to those who can capitalize on this information, thereby fostering the growth of untapped information marketplaces. The company employs strategies such as decentralization, game theory, and current cryptography to achieve this.
Essential
Seed Round in 2023
Essential is focused on developing intent-based infrastructure and tools aimed at facilitating the shift from value extraction to intent satisfaction. The company creates core components of intent-centric infrastructure that promote ecosystem-wide composability, ensuring that the intent paradigm is fully realized. This approach seeks to reduce extractive practices while enhancing user satisfaction. Essential's offerings include a domain-specific language for expressing intent and a blockchain protocol centered on intent. Through these innovations, Essential aims to empower clients to navigate and utilize intent-driven frameworks effectively.
Bastion
Seed Round in 2023
Bastion is a developer of an enterprise-focused web3 orchestrator platform designed to enhance digital interactions for businesses and their customers. By integrating web2 and web3 technologies, the company provides a secure and compliant infrastructure that enables organizations to create innovative solutions for payments, engagement, and commerce. Bastion's platform offers insights through proprietary data analytics, facilitating the monetization of digital goods, smart transaction routing, and customer analytics. This approach allows businesses to unlock new opportunities and improve customer experiences in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Ellipsis Labs
Seed Round in 2023
Ellipsis Labs is a technology company specializing in decentralized finance (DeFi). It is developing Phoenix, a decentralized limit order book exchange on the Solana blockchain. Phoenix is fully on-chain, non-custodial, and does not require a central order book. It enables users to trade cryptocurrencies by placing limit orders, allowing for more precise price execution.
Spearbit
Seed Round in 2023
Spearbit is a company that connects independent security experts with Web3 projects requiring their specialized services. It offers a variety of solutions, including expert-conducted security reviews and ongoing security assessments through retainer agreements. By providing these services, Spearbit allows clients to focus on their core operations, alleviating them from time-consuming administrative tasks and the challenges of client sourcing and due diligence. This approach enhances the security posture of Web3 projects while streamlining the process for both experts and clients.
Olympix
Seed Round in 2023
Olympix is a startup focused on enhancing security in the Web3 landscape. The company has developed an innovative tool that identifies and automatically resolves vulnerabilities in clients' code in real-time. Its platform incorporates security intelligence and a comprehensive vulnerability database, allowing clients to address potential security issues efficiently. This approach helps prevent costly smart contract rewrites and mitigates the risk of irreparable damage, enabling clients to maintain robust security at scale while preserving the integrity of the Web3 environment.
AwesomeQA
Seed Round in 2023
AwesomeQA is an AI-powered platform designed to enhance community engagement and support across various channels, including Discord, Telegram, and websites. The platform utilizes an AI-driven bot that provides automatic answers to community inquiries by drawing from diverse knowledge sources such as FAQs, documentation, and chat history. This ensures that the responses are accurate and verifiable. Additionally, AwesomeQA features a Support Portal that compiles unanswered questions from communities, allowing users to address them efficiently. The platform also includes FAQ insights, which highlight the topics of interest and concerns within the community, enabling businesses to improve their products and services while identifying gaps in their knowledge bases. Through these capabilities, AwesomeQA aims to streamline support processes and foster the growth of web3 communities.
Lens Protocol
Seed Round in 2023
Lens Protocol is a composable and decentralized social network serving the Web3 community. It enables creators to build their own web3 social media platforms and accounts, giving them control over their connections with their communities and also ownership over their content.
Argus Labs
Seed Round in 2023
Argus Labs is a game development studio focused on advancing the future of video games by integrating cutting-edge applied research with innovative game design. The company specializes in developing a blockchain-based game engine that facilitates user-generated content, enabling game developers to establish dedicated layer-2 blockchain networks using zero-knowledge proofs on Ethereum. This approach allows players to create content that seamlessly integrates with the game's underlying logic and data, fostering a more interactive and personalized gaming experience. Through its unique blend of technology and design, Argus Labs aims to reshape the landscape of video gaming.
Together AI
Seed Round in 2023
Together AI is a cloud-based platform designed for constructing open-source generative AI and infrastructure for developing AI models. The company contributes cutting-edge open-source research, models, and datasets to push the boundaries of AI forward. Through its decentralized cloud services, developers and researchers at organizations of various scales are empowered to train, refine, and deploy generative AI models.
Catalyst
Seed Round in 2023
Catalyst is an open-source liquidity protocol for modular blockchains, developed by Cata Labs. Catalyst will automatically connect each new chain to other chains of interest, such as other app environments or hubs like Ethereum and Cosmos.
Cubist
Seed Round in 2023
Cubist is a developer of a web3 key management platform that aims to enhance the safety and efficiency of building decentralized applications (dapps). Its modular toolkit allows users to swiftly create, test, and deploy multi-chain and cross-chain dapps through automated pipelines that manage keys and sequencing. By integrating modern software engineering practices with robust security measures, Cubist facilitates the development of secure cross-chain applications from a single program, catering to the needs of web3 builders.
Gyroscope
Seed Round in 2023
Gyroscope operates a decentralized stablecoin platform focused on creating a resilient financial infrastructure. The company develops an asset-backed stablecoin that utilizes a diversified reserve and autonomous monetary policy to ensure stability and reliability. By reinventing stablecoin architecture and implementing effective risk control measures, Gyroscope addresses significant challenges in stablecoin design. The platform aims to provide robust public infrastructure that enhances the overall functionality and trustworthiness of stablecoins in the decentralized finance ecosystem.
Term Labs
Seed Round in 2023
Term Labs is a blockchain research and development company that operates a decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform. The platform connects borrowers and lenders, facilitating fixed-rate lending within the blockchain ecosystem. By focusing on scalable and transparent solutions, Term Labs aims to provide institutional-scale participants with affordable and crypto-native lending options.
Curio Research
Seed Round in 2023
Curio Research is a developer of blockchain games that emphasizes user-generated content and rich social interactions. By leveraging blockchain technology and smart contracts, the company creates on-chain games that allow players to co-create governance structures and economic systems. This innovative approach empowers players to draft game rules and engage with one another in dynamic ways, enhancing their creative experiences within the gaming environment. Curio Research aims to unlock new types of gameplay that foster collaboration and creativity among its user base.
Huma
Seed Round in 2023
Huma is a decentralized finance platform that facilitates lending for businesses and individuals by connecting high-performing receivables with global financing. The company provides a transparent and accessible financial infrastructure, allowing clients to tokenize and trade cash flow using credit on the blockchain. Huma's innovative approach enables users to secure loans against tokens as collateral, fostering a thriving ecosystem for managing and leveraging assets in a digital format.
Renegade
Seed Round in 2023
Renegade operates as an on-chain dark pool, distinguishing itself from traditional non-custodial decentralized exchanges by ensuring complete anonymity throughout the trading process. The platform employs advanced technologies such as multiparty computation and zero-knowledge proofs, facilitating a trustless trading environment that enhances price execution. This system effectively mitigates issues like front-running and sandwich attacks, allowing sophisticated traders to achieve superior pricing. By utilizing peer-to-peer order matching and atomic settlement of transactions, Renegade provides a secure and efficient platform for dark pool trading.
Sovereign Labs
Seed Round in 2023
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.
Alpen Labs
Seed Round in 2023
Alpen Labs is a startup focused on enhancing Bitcoin through zero-knowledge technology. The company aims to create a scalable and private Bitcoin ecosystem, which serves as universal infrastructure for financial transactions. By developing an online platform, Alpen Labs seeks to foster broader adoption of cryptocurrency and improve global financial access. Its ZK-enabled infrastructure empowers developers to build innovative solutions, ultimately contributing to a more inclusive financial future for everyday individuals.
Perennial Labs
Seed Round in 2022
Perennial Labs is a decentralized finance (DeFi) company established in 2022 in New Castle, Delaware. The firm has developed a protocol that simplifies the trading of derivatives, making it easier for developers to create DeFi tools. By offering a permission-free platform, Perennial enables a range of users to engage with its services. The protocol is designed to provide traders with a flexible and capital-efficient model for liquidity provision while allowing developers to easily compose DeFi derivatives. This focus on accessibility and efficiency positions Perennial Labs as a valuable resource in the evolving DeFi landscape.
Exponential DeFi
Seed Round in 2022
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
Seed Round in 2022
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
Seed Round in 2022
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.
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.
LiquiFi
Seed Round in 2022
LiquiFi is a digital crypto management platform that assists cryptocurrency companies in automating their token vesting, lockups, and cap table management. By offering a streamlined solution for token management, LiquiFi allows teams to focus on their core activities instead of the complexities associated with building smart contracts, conducting audits, and manually transferring tokens. The platform also facilitates tax compliance and reporting, thereby enhancing the efficiency of managing token equity ownership in a rapidly expanding market. Trusted by leading crypto teams, LiquiFi addresses the security and compliance challenges of token management effectively.
Nomad
Seed Round in 2022
Nomad is a novel approach to blockchain interoperability that leverages an optimistic mechanism to increase the security of cross-chain communication.
Moonwell
Seed Round in 2022
Moonwell is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that operates on the Moonbeam and Moonriver networks, focusing on open lending and borrowing services. The platform provides users with a digital financing facility that emphasizes security and flexibility in funding options. By eliminating monthly payments and additional fees, Moonwell aims to create a user-friendly environment for individuals seeking to engage in decentralized financial activities.
Voltz
Seed Round in 2022
Voltz Labs is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform founded in 2021 and based in Road Town, D8. The company specializes in leveraged interest rate swaps, offering a non-custodial automated market maker that facilitates these trades. Its platform utilizes concentrated liquidity to enhance price discovery and operates a margin engine for managing underlying assets. This structure allows users to efficiently create and trade fixed and variable interest rates, thereby providing a capital-efficient mechanism within the DeFi space.
B.Protocol
Seed Round in 2021
B.Protocol is a developer of a decentralized backstop liquidity protocol aimed at enhancing the security of lending platforms. Its blockchain-based platform integrates seamlessly with existing lending services, allowing users to engage through a dedicated smart contract interface. This innovative approach offers priority in the liquidation process by providing a cushion for user accounts approaching liquidation prices. As a result, both lenders and borrowers can reduce their reliance on traditional financing methods and improve effective interest rates, thereby unlocking greater capital efficiency in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space.
Tessera
Seed Round in 2021
Tessera's mission is to curate the most extraordinary collective ownership experiences produced by the greatest creators, builders, and leaders. Tessera's vision is a world where anyone can have the opportunity to collectively own and govern things they value, without reliance on central gatekeepers to execute decisions and actions on their behalf.
Sense Finance
Seed Round in 2021
Sense Finance is a decentralized finance platform that operates a fixed-income protocol on the Ethereum blockchain. The protocol enables users to manage risk through self-directed strategies, allowing them to trade fixed rates and future yields on existing yield-bearing assets. By splitting these assets into principal and yield components, Sense Finance enhances users' ability to navigate and mitigate risks associated with fluctuations in the decentralized finance markets. This innovative approach to risk management positions Sense Finance as a significant player in the evolving landscape of decentralized finance.
Lyra Finance
Seed Round in 2021
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.
Shipyard Software
Seed Round in 2021
Shipyard Software is focused on creating a variety of decentralized exchanges and tools for the cryptocurrency market, catering specifically to retail traders. Its flagship product, Clipper DEX, is designed to deliver optimal pricing for crypto trades valued under $50,000, while its latest offering, Longship, serves as a derivatives DEX that mitigates toxic order flow and allows experienced traders to access DeFi-native perpetual contracts with leverage up to 100 times. The company operates within a broader decentralized finance ecosystem governed by AdmiralDAO, which aims to promote equitable trading environments globally. Founded in 2021 and based in San Francisco, Shipyard Software seeks to enhance the trading experience for self-directed cryptocurrency traders.
Donut
Funding Round in 2021
Donut is a financial technology company that facilitates wealth building through its innovative platform focused on decentralized finance (DeFi). Founded in 2018 and dual headquartered in Los Angeles and Berlin, Donut offers users a straightforward and reliable method to access both fixed and variable yields. The platform effectively bridges traditional finance and DeFi, providing a fast mobile onramp experience that is designed to be accessible, educational, and transparent. By prioritizing user experience, Donut enables individuals to save and earn competitive yields, making it easier for them to explore new financial opportunities.
Jet Protocol
Seed Round in 2021
Jet Protocol Holdings operates a decentralized lending and borrowing platform that aims to reduce transaction costs while enhancing efficiency. The platform specializes in innovative loan products and cross-chain interest rate arbitrage, allowing users to streamline their borrowing and lending transactions. By simplifying these processes, Jet Protocol facilitates more accessible and effective financial interactions in the decentralized finance space.
Greenwood Finance
Seed Round in 2021
Greenwood Labs operates as a decentralized finance platform that aims to optimize the borrowing experience for cryptocurrency users. The platform helps borrowers reduce their interest payments by automatically sourcing loans from lending protocols with the lowest available interest rates. By integrating and comparing the diverse offerings of various decentralized lending protocols, Greenwood Labs simplifies the borrowing process through a user-friendly, protocol-agnostic interface. Additionally, the company has developed a web application designed to enhance customer support for web3 users. This application replaces traditional communication channels like Discord with a more efficient customer support system that leverages artificial intelligence tools. By consolidating essential support resources into a single platform, Greenwood Labs enables decentralized finance teams to address and resolve customer inquiries more effectively and quickly.
DELV
Seed Round in 2021
DELV is focused on advancing the safe adoption of decentralized financial systems through the development of a crypto-asset trading platform. This platform offers liquidity for yield and principal tokens, allowing users to buy and sell these assets without any minimum investment requirements. By integrating various protocols, DELV aims to facilitate the creation of a new financial system that enhances capital efficiency, enabling users to grow their savings at a fixed rate. The company's commitment to open-source infrastructure and research-backed solutions underscores its mission to support the evolving landscape of decentralized finance.
Syndicate
Seed Round in 2021
Syndicate is a decentralized asset management platform and social network designed to democratize investing. It facilitates the creation of investing syndicates, allowing users to raise and invest capital quickly and efficiently. The platform supports the formation of decentralized autonomous organizations, empowering communities to engage in collaborative investment opportunities. By streamlining the investment process, Syndicate aims to transform traditional value creation methods and enhance accessibility for a broader audience.
Volmex Finance
Seed Round in 2021
Volmex. Finance is the creator of the volmex index-linked products, the BVIV Index, and the EVIV Index. They were supported by top cryptocurrency investors and dealers. Their volmex indices are the market's fear gauge, and EVIV and BVIV capture not only important information about the current market state.
Parsec Finance
Seed Round in 2021
Parsec Finance is a decentralized finance (DeFi) and analytics platform established in 2020 by Will Sheehan, located in Concord, Massachusetts. The platform aims to deliver an experience akin to that of a professional brokerage account, but without the complexities associated with custody. Parsec Finance provides real-time data and insights through a comprehensive suite of tools, including charting, portfolio management, and risk assessment features. Additionally, it offers access to on-chain data and relevant news articles, empowering users to gain a deeper understanding of the DeFi market and make informed trading decisions. The platform targets traders and data-focused individuals looking for efficient and user-friendly resources in the evolving DeFi landscape.
Vauld
Seed Round in 2020
Vauld is a Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform founded in 2018, with an additional office in Bengaluru, India. It provides a comprehensive online platform where users can lend, borrow, and trade various crypto assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and several stablecoins. Vauld's services include token borrowing, liquidity management, interest rate information, and repayment solutions, all aimed at enhancing the user experience in managing digital assets. The platform also offers integration services for enterprises, exchange solutions, and funds tracking, allowing for a seamless and efficient approach to crypto transactions. By treating cryptocurrencies as a distinct asset class, Vauld aims to facilitate user-friendly banking services leveraging blockchain technology.
SIREN
Seed Round in 2020
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.
Nansen
Seed Round in 2020
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.
PoolTogether
Seed Round in 2020
PoolTogether Inc. operates an Ethereum-based application that combines saving money with a gamified experience. Founded in 2019 and based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, PoolTogether features a no-loss savings game where users deposit funds that earn interest through a compound protocol. At the end of each week, participants have the chance to win the collective interest accrued, while all users can withdraw their initial deposits without any loss. This innovative platform leverages smart contracts to ensure transparency and fairness, allowing users to save money without the risks associated with traditional lotteries. By utilizing blockchain technology, PoolTogether aims to make saving accessible and engaging for its users.
Polymarket
Seed Round in 2020
Polymarket is a prediction market platform that allows users to bet on the outcomes of various global events using cryptocurrency. Polymarket operates on the Ethereum blockchain, utilizing the Polygon network to enhance scalability and reduce transaction costs. Users connect to the platform through an Ethereum-compatible wallet and use the USDC stablecoin to place bets on events, ranging from political outcomes to entertainment predictions.
Horizon Finance
Seed Round in 2020
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.
Slingshot
Seed Round in 2020
Slingshot is a decentralized finance (DeFi) trading platform that enables users to access and interact with digital assets securely and independently. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, the company aggregates prices for over 50,000 cryptocurrencies across various decentralized exchanges, allowing users to buy, sell, swap, and bridge tokens at competitive rates. Slingshot offers a user-friendly experience across Web, Android, and iOS platforms, combining the performance of centralized trading with the transparency and security of decentralized finance. Its features include multiple wallet options, live price tracking, portfolio management, and customer support, making it a comprehensive tool for retail users in the cryptocurrency market. The company changed its name from DEXAG, Inc. to Slingshot in November 2020, reflecting its commitment to enhancing user experience in the evolving digital asset landscape.
Liquity
Seed Round in 2020
Liquity is a decentralized borrowing protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain that offers interest-free loans to users. By allowing borrowers to use Ethereum as collateral, Liquity issues loans in its own USD-pegged stablecoin. The protocol operates under a minimum collateralization ratio, ensuring that loans are adequately secured. This innovative approach enables users to access capital without incurring interest costs, making it an appealing option for those looking to leverage their Ethereum holdings.
Cozy Finance
Seed Round in 2020
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.
Instadapp
Seed Round in 2019
Instadapp is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that aims to simplify interactions with various finance protocols. Founded in 2018 and based in Hyderabad, India, the company operates an autonomous banking portal and mobile application that offers services such as lending, borrowing, leveraging, and swapping assets. Instadapp enables users to manage multiple DeFi applications efficiently, maximizing returns while tracking and analyzing their blockchain-based assets and financial positions. Additionally, the platform provides developers with the tools to create custom use cases, allowing them to monetize their models and enhance user experience with reliable solutions.
Kava Labs
Seed Round in 2019
Kava Labs Inc. is a provider of interledger solutions, focusing on enhancing the interoperability of blockchains, wallets, and exchanges. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Kava operates a decentralized platform that offers a comprehensive range of financial services tailored for cryptocurrencies. As digital assets gain wider acceptance, Kava aims to fill the gap in traditional financial offerings by providing products such as money markets, loans, stablecoins, and high-yield accounts for crypto assets. By leveraging autonomous software, Kava's platform eliminates the need for intermediaries, allowing users globally to access financial services without incurring additional fees. This approach enables users to optimize their digital assets and generate returns in an evolving financial landscape.
Point Card
Seed Round in 2019
Point Card offers rewards, including additional cash-back on go-to subscriptions like Netflix, Spotify, HBO Max, Hulu, and more. It features an advanced chipset for secure payments, a high-tensile synthetic polymer construction, and comes in your choice of four editions. It was launched in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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