Henlo.com is a memecoin project that relies on community involvement and is part of the Berachain ecosystem.
Pods is a decentralized non-custodial options protocol. Users can create options and trade them through an Options AMM on the Ethereum Blockchain. Pods is the easiest way to hedge crypto in DeFi.
OneKey is a developer of a crypto security platform that facilitates the secure storage and management of cryptocurrency assets. The company provides a user-friendly solution for buying and trading a variety of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and decentralized applications. By offering a robust open-source crypto wallet, OneKey enables users within the Web3 ecosystem to safely access and utilize coins such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, thereby enhancing the overall security and convenience of engaging with the digital asset market.
Parcel facilitates web3 gaming marketplaces. It provides a customizable, turnkey solution that enables games to start earning revenue swiftly alongside tailored in-game experiences. Parcel supports existing secondary NFT markets and specializes exclusively in marketplace infrastructure for web3 gaming.
Reputation DAO
Seed Round in 2022
Reputation DAO offers verifiable and programmable reputation services for decentralized financing. The platform is constructing the fundamental infrastructure, powered by Chainlink, for a comprehensive credit system to emerge in DeFi - the equivalent of a credit scoring system in traditional finance - in order to open up collateralized lending to a broader set of use cases and mainstream DeFi. Chainlink is assisting Reputation DAO in unlocking the reputation infrastructure required to accelerate global DeFi adoption by enabling the secure transfer of real-world data to blockchains."
Volt Protocol
Seed Round in 2022
Volt Protocol is a digital currency platform designed to empower users with a yield-bearing currency that combines the self-custody and censorship-resistant benefits of cash with the transactional ease and yield typically found in traditional banking. Built on the Ethereum blockchain, Volt Protocol operates through smart contracts, ensuring a non-custodial approach that protects user assets. The platform focuses on decentralized savings and credit systems, utilizing the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as a benchmark for urban communities rather than relying on fiat currencies. This innovative approach allows token holders to maintain the value of their savings while minimizing reliance on intermediaries, ultimately providing a secure and accessible financial solution.
Hubble Exchange
Seed Round in 2022
Hubble Exchange operates a decentralized platform for trading perpetual futures contracts using multiple tokens as collateral. It currently supports AVAX, USDC, and hUSD, with plans to include BTC, ETH, and Avalanche-native assets in the future.
Parcel
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Parcel facilitates web3 gaming marketplaces. It provides a customizable, turnkey solution that enables games to start earning revenue swiftly alongside tailored in-game experiences. Parcel supports existing secondary NFT markets and specializes exclusively in marketplace infrastructure for web3 gaming.
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.
Primitive
Venture Round in 2021
Primitive is an innovative developer of open-source software frameworks for crypto transaction simulation.
Rangers Protocol
Seed Round in 2021
Rangers Protocol is a blockchain infrastructure company focused on creating a virtual world that is fully compatible with Ethereum. It specializes in supporting non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and complex applications while enhancing cross-chain capabilities, Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) integration, and distributed network protocols. The company also develops decentralized products and incentive programs within the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, aiming to establish a sustainable economic model. This model enables users to achieve stable profits in the cryptocurrency landscape through various services, including token usage, storage, trading, and staking.
Aave
Initial Coin Offering in 2020
Aave SAGL operates a decentralized lending and borrowing platform on the Ethereum blockchain, enabling users to earn interest on deposits and borrow assets. The platform facilitates both over-collateralized and under-collateralized borrowing, providing flexibility for borrowers. Aave mints aTokens for lenders at a 1:1 ratio to their supplied assets, allowing interest to compound continuously. This interest can be redirected to different addresses, separating it from the principal. Additionally, Aave offers flash loans, which are uncollateralized loans that must be borrowed and repaid within a single transaction, fostering innovation in decentralized finance. Founded in 2017, Aave originally operated under the name ETHLend and is based in London, United Kingdom, and Chiasso, Switzerland. The platform serves both depositors and borrowers, contributing to market liquidity and supporting various financial transactions within the blockchain ecosystem.
Synthetix
Venture Round in 2019
Synthetix is a blockchain-based protocol facilitating the issuance of synthetic assets for derivatives trading in decentralized finance (DeFi). Established in Sydney, Australia in 2017 by Kain Warwick, it enables exposure to real-world assets like currencies and commodities on the blockchain.
The Graph is an indexing and query protocol for decentralized networks that enables developers to publish open APIs, called subgraphs, which applications can query with GraphQL to retrieve blockchain data. A hosted service is in production to help developers start quickly, while a decentralized network is launching. It currently indices data from Ethereum, IPFS and POA, with more networks planned. Thousands of developers have deployed subgraphs for DApps such as Uniswap, Synthetix, Aragon, Aave, Gnosis, Balancer, Livepeer, DAOstack and Decentraland. The Graph supports a global community of participants, including indexers and curators, to maintain and curate the data network.