Haedal Protocol
Seed Round in 2025
Haedal Protocol is a ecosystem liquidity pledge protocol provider, aiming to provide services to maximize DeFi returns in the ecosystem.
Stat Project
Seed Round in 2024
Stat Project is an investment information platform that provides services to virtual asset investors and issuers.
Infinit
Venture Round in 2024
Infinit is the DeFi Abstraction Layer that removes the enormous friction associated with creating and scaling DeFi ecosystems.
IDA is the leading provider of digital asset solutions, allowing trust, transparency, and speed in payments and commerce. By leveraging blockchain technology, IDA opens up a more connected and inclusive global economy.
Splitting Me
Seed Round in 2024
Splitting Me uses NFTs to unlock the benefits of real estate investments with just one cent.
GOMBLE creates blockchain-based casual games that focus on the game's core fun rather than just playing for the money.
Merkle Trade
Seed Round in 2024
Merkle Trade is a developer of a decentralized trading platform that facilitates trading in commodities, currencies, and cryptocurrencies. The platform offers a range of user-centric features, including gamified trading experiences and instant rewards, making it accessible for users. By leveraging advanced technology, Merkle Trade aims to provide a comprehensive and engaging decentralized exchange for traders in various markets.
Taiko Labs
Series A in 2024
Taiko Labs is a cryptocurrency firm focused on developing a zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) scaling solutions platform for the Ethereum Blockchain. The company's platform aims to enhance Ethereum's scalability by closely emulating its functionality, both technically and non-technically. It supports all Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) opcodes within a decentralized, permissionless, and secure layer-2 architecture, providing Ethereum developers with the necessary tools to execute blockchain projects effectively.
Humanity Protocol
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Humanity Protocol is developing Proof of Humanity, a novel feature designed to provide developers with unique-human authentication mechanisms and give users complete ownership over their data and identity.
Backpack is a fully regulated global cryptocurrency exchange that innovates to deliver an engaging, enjoyable, and simple trading environment for both seasoned and new web3 users.
Ethena provides derivative infrastructure in order to transform Ethereum into the first crypto-native yield bearing stablecoin.
bbox
Pre Seed Round in 2024
bbox offers professional trading on the Decentralized Perpetual Exchange and hybrid markets.
NAVI Protocol
Seed Round in 2024
NAVI is the first Native One-Stop Liquidity Protocol on Sui. It enables users to participate as liquidity providers or borrowers within the Sui Ecosystem.
Splitting Me
Seed Round in 2023
Splitting Me uses NFTs to unlock the benefits of real estate investments with just one cent.
Bloomingbit
Series A in 2023
Bloomingbit offers a comprehensive 24/7 service dedicated to digital assets and economic content. With a focus on providing timely and insightful information, Bloomingbit strives to keep users informed about developments in the digital asset space and economic trends around the clock.
AnotherBall
Seed Round in 2023
AnotherBall is a blockchain startup focused on digital entertainment, specifically developing a new VTuber project that aims to create a sustainable platform for users in the Web3 space. The company leverages VTubing technology to offer streamers, illustrators, musicians, and video producers an environment where they can authentically express themselves and generate income from their passions. By combining entertainment with blockchain innovation, AnotherBall seeks to empower content creators and foster a vibrant community that thrives on creativity and collaboration.
Story Protocol
Series A in 2023
Story Protocol is a web3 technology developer focused on transforming the creation of narrative universes. The company provides a platform that allows creators to develop, govern, and license intellectual property on-chain, fostering ownership and motivation. By enabling the construction of an ecosystem of story components that can be remixed and composed, Story Protocol empowers creators to build narratives with clear incentives and control over their intellectual property.
Dfns offers a wallets-as-a-service (WaaS) platform that enables businesses to efficiently manage digital assets while ensuring high levels of security. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing systems, allowing for secure user onboarding and streamlined transactions across multiple blockchains.
KTX Finance
Seed Round in 2023
KTX Finance operates an online trading platform for digital assets, specializing in decentralized, on-chain trade of perpetuals. Its platform offers margin trading, spot trading, derivatives trading, and token trading, all without requiring users to share personal information or relinquish custody of their assets. This enables efficient and accessible trading, eliminating the need for centralized intermediaries.
Decentralised Gaming Ventures
Seed Round in 2023
Decentralised Gaming Ventures is a web3 game developer committed to assisting the area's top up-and-coming game designers.
Connext, Inc. is a software development company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017 by Arjun Bhuptani, Layne Haber, and Rahul Sethuram. The company specializes in creating an interoperability protocol that facilitates fast and fully-trustless communication between different blockchains. Its innovative technology aims to foster the formation of an interconnected network of blockchains, commonly referred to as the internet of blockchains. Additionally, Connext provides users with tools to purchase and manage blockchain applications, offering features such as direct card purchases for token acquisition, access to current vaults, decentralized compliance, and walletless signature capabilities.
Story Protocol
Seed Round in 2023
Story Protocol is a web3 technology developer focused on transforming the creation of narrative universes. The company provides a platform that allows creators to develop, govern, and license intellectual property on-chain, fostering ownership and motivation. By enabling the construction of an ecosystem of story components that can be remixed and composed, Story Protocol empowers creators to build narratives with clear incentives and control over their intellectual property.
Omni Network
Venture Round in 2023
Omni Network is a blockchain that supports applications in functioning across all rollups. The company creates technologies that support personal freedoms and enable global collaboration.
Glip.gg
Funding Round in 2022
Web3 mobile gaming platform
Suberra
Seed Round in 2022
Suberra is a company focused on facilitating cryptocurrency transactions for businesses by providing an innovative payment infrastructure. It enables merchants to accept crypto payments, including one-time payments and subscriptions, in a safe and secure manner. By offering a recurring payment protocol, Suberra enhances the user experience for both consumers and sellers, allowing for seamless financial transactions using cryptocurrencies and stablecoins. The company's solutions are designed to simplify the payment process, making it easier for businesses to integrate crypto payments into their commerce strategies while ensuring that users can transact freely and efficiently.
Satellite IM
Seed Round in 2022
Satellite IM utilizes leading decentralization and encryption technology to provide a platform to build extensible apps.
Halliday
Seed Round in 2022
Halliday is a technology company that operates a metaverse platform aimed at simplifying the ownership of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) related to games and virtual environments. The company specializes in automating workflows and managing reliability across various systems, focusing on enhancing player onboarding and engagement within Web3 games. Halliday integrates directly with games and marketplaces, allowing users to purchase blockchain games and digital assets through later payment options. Supported by prominent investors, Halliday seeks to make the transition to Web3 gaming more accessible and user-friendly.
Crypso is a developer of a vertical social networking platform aimed at democratizing cryptocurrency engagement both in India and globally. The platform facilitates connections between crypto users and communities of investors and creators, providing a space for information exchange and collaboration. Users are updated on trending news, influencer videos, and popular signals for various cryptocurrencies. By enabling cryptocurrency traders to access trade signals from leading influencers, Crypso promotes collective learning and informed decision-making within the crypto space.
Line Next
Series A in 2022
Line Next is committed to advancing and expanding the worldwide NFT industry. LINE NEXT seeks to offer innovative digital experiences and pave the road for the future by utilising blockchain and NFT technology.
MoHash is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that facilitates investment in private debt markets within fast-growing economies. It achieves this by leveraging stablecoins and issuing fungible tokens that represent claims on diversified, risk-managed debt pools. The platform aims to provide investors with sustainable, scalable, and stable high yields while protecting their interests through financial regulation.
Liminal
Seed Round in 2022
We are a self custody wallet management solution for digital assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Real Player DAO
Seed Round in 2022
Real Player DAO is a Web 3.0 company that operates a decentralized and permissionless gaming platform, known as GameFi. It combines blockchain technology with game theory to boost interest in blockchain projects. The platform features a multi-task launchpad that distributes in-game tokens and NFTs to genuine contributors, connecting real players with quality games across multiple chains. Real Player DAO enables users to participate in the governance of the platform and engage in the metaverse.
Dfns offers a wallets-as-a-service (WaaS) platform that enables businesses to efficiently manage digital assets while ensuring high levels of security. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing systems, allowing for secure user onboarding and streamlined transactions across multiple blockchains.
NEAR
Private Equity Round in 2022
NEAR Inc. is a company that develops and provides a platform for creating decentralized applications through its NEAR Protocol, a scalable blockchain designed for open-source code. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, NEAR Inc. focuses on bridging the adoption gap for mainstream commercial software by offering tools that facilitate the writing, testing, and deployment of decentralized applications. The platform is engineered to support a wide range of applications, ensuring security for high-value assets such as money and identity. Additionally, NEAR provides essential services, including documentation, wallet, studio, and explorer functionalities, which contribute to a robust ecosystem for developers.
Community Gaming
Series A in 2022
Community Gaming is an innovative esports competition platform that provides comprehensive tools for players, guilds, competition organizers, and game developers. The company specializes in online tournament software that integrates advanced payment infrastructure, allowing for cryptocurrency rewards in exchange for gameplay. By leveraging scalable blockchain technology, Community Gaming facilitates the creation and management of esports tournaments while ensuring a seamless user experience. The platform is designed to empower stakeholders in the gaming industry, promoting a decentralized model that aims to make the financial benefits of esports accessible to a broader audience. Community Gaming's mission is centered around the principle of "Earnings for Everyone," emphasizing inclusivity and accessibility within the rapidly evolving landscape of esports.
NEAR
Venture Round in 2022
NEAR Inc. is a company that develops and provides a platform for creating decentralized applications through its NEAR Protocol, a scalable blockchain designed for open-source code. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, NEAR Inc. focuses on bridging the adoption gap for mainstream commercial software by offering tools that facilitate the writing, testing, and deployment of decentralized applications. The platform is engineered to support a wide range of applications, ensuring security for high-value assets such as money and identity. Additionally, NEAR provides essential services, including documentation, wallet, studio, and explorer functionalities, which contribute to a robust ecosystem for developers.
Real Player DAO
Venture Round in 2022
Real Player DAO is a Web 3.0 company that operates a decentralized and permissionless gaming platform, known as GameFi. It combines blockchain technology with game theory to boost interest in blockchain projects. The platform features a multi-task launchpad that distributes in-game tokens and NFTs to genuine contributors, connecting real players with quality games across multiple chains. Real Player DAO enables users to participate in the governance of the platform and engage in the metaverse.
Ramper
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Ramper is a company founded in 2022 and based in San Francisco, California, that focuses on simplifying access to blockchain applications. It offers a software solution designed to facilitate the onboarding of users to web3, allowing individuals without any cryptocurrency background to access applications easily. By employing a one-click wallet and login system, Ramper enables developers to streamline the onboarding process, thereby reducing friction and promoting wider adoption of web3 technologies.
BlockOdyssey
Series A in 2022
BlockOdyssey Inc. is a technology start-up based in Daejeon, South Korea, specializing in blockchain-based distribution management solutions. The company focuses on providing industry-specific applications such as anti-counterfeiting systems, data storage, and currency exchange. Its primary offering is a blockchain platform that integrates logistics and distribution history management, enabling reliable data sharing among businesses. This platform employs advanced authentication methods, including digital signature QR codes, to ensure the security and integrity of logistics information. BlockOdyssey has garnered investment from prominent companies, including Asia's largest cosmetic firm, and is actively collaborating with pharmaceutical companies in France to enhance its offerings.
Jambo is a company focused on creating an extensive on-chain mobile network, centered around its flagship product, the JamboPhone, a powerful mobile device designed for the crypto-native market. With a foundation of over 800,000 mobile nodes spanning more than 120 countries, Jambo aims to accelerate decentralization and enhance network effects for various applications, such as validators and peer-to-peer networking. The JamboApp serves as a gateway for millions of users to engage with the on-chain economy, offering innovative earning opportunities, a decentralized application (dApp) store, and a multi-chain wallet. By integrating blockchain technology into its products, Jambo empowers users to participate in gaming, cryptocurrency trading, and decentralized finance, particularly benefiting individuals in emerging markets. Central to Jambo's ecosystem is the Jambo Token, which facilitates rewards, discounts, and other incentives, positioning the company as a key player in the evolving landscape of blockchain technology.
Rift Finance
Venture Round in 2022
Rift Finance is a decentralized protocol focused on enhancing the growth of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) through innovative incentive structures. The company provides a financial platform that enables DAOs to deploy governance tokens from their treasuries, thereby increasing token liquidity without relinquishing ownership. This approach assists crypto companies in achieving their liquidity objectives while offering potentially attractive and safer returns for liquidity providers. By streamlining the process of token management, Rift Finance plays a crucial role in the evolving landscape of WEB3 financial services.
Rare Circles
Seed Round in 2022
Rare Circles selects a battle-tested smart contract that meets your brand’s specific engagement objectives. Customize the NFT experience for different target audiences with features like VIP allowlists and loyalty claims. Rare Circles was established in 2021 in Montréal, Quebec.
BreederDAO
Series A in 2022
BreederDAO is a blockchain technology company specializing in the production of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for the gaming industry. It functions as an asset factory, focusing on high-volume creation of in-game assets tailored to the needs of major gaming guilds in the Metaverse. By providing a custom API toolkit, BreederDAO enables developers to integrate player-driven economies into their games. The company's offerings include breeding and crafting mechanisms, which optimize asset traits to enhance in-game yields. This approach allows game developers to empower players to generate new assets or NFTs, thereby enriching the overall gaming experience and driving engagement in Play-To-Earn ecosystems.
PlotX is a developer of a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that focuses on creating a prediction market platform tailored for the crypto community. The platform utilizes a non-refundable functional utility token as the medium of exchange among participants. It offers various features, including automated market making, crypto-asset price predictions, rewards settlement, and automated prediction calculations. Additionally, PlotX facilitates liquidity mining for any price feed, allowing users to earn rewards on high-yield prediction markets. This innovative approach aims to enhance the user experience and engagement within the cryptocurrency ecosystem.
OnePlanet
Seed Round in 2021
OnePlanet operates as an NFT marketplace and launchpad on the Polygon blockchain, focusing on the gaming sector. It offers a platform for users to buy, sell, and trade NFTs, as well as participate in blockchain gaming experiences. OnePlanet supports creators and gamers by providing tools for launching NFTs and engaging with the community through games like Planet Popper. The platform also features collaborations with various gaming projects, offering users unique NFT drops and rewards in MATIC. OnePlanet aims to enrich the blockchain gaming ecosystem by making it accessible and rewarding for users.
Ledn Cayman SEZC
Series B in 2021
Ledn is a financial services company focused on providing innovative products that facilitate saving and accessing funds in digital assets. Its offerings include bitcoin-backed loans, allowing customers to obtain dollars without liquidating their bitcoin holdings. Ledn also features a product that enables clients to double their bitcoin investments through loans, enhancing their potential for growth. Additionally, the company provides interest-bearing savings accounts for bitcoin and USDC, which pay interest without imposing minimum balance requirements. Through these services, Ledn aims to empower individuals to manage and grow their digital wealth effectively.
MetaGods
Seed Round in 2021
MetaGods is a developer of a next-generation play-to-earn action massively multiplayer online role-playing game (RPG) built on blockchain technology. The game allows players to create and customize avatars inspired by various mythologies, while acquiring unique characters and skills. Players can explore dungeons and combat mythical monsters to earn epic NFT loot, enhancing their gaming experience. Additionally, MetaGods facilitates social interaction by enabling players to invite friends from any metaverse, thereby increasing their potential rewards. Through this innovative platform, the company aims to redefine engagement in the gaming sector by combining entertainment with the opportunity for players to earn tangible rewards.
MYTY is a decentralized social platform designed to empower users to transcend the limitations of the physical world. The platform enables individuals to convert their crypto punk NFTs into avatars, allowing for creative self-expression in the social metaverse. By utilizing NFT avatars, MYTY fosters an environment where users can unleash their imagination and interact freely, thereby enhancing their social experiences in a digital realm.
Polysynth
Seed Round in 2021
Polysynth is a Polygon-based synthetic asset platform.
WorldCoin
Venture Round in 2021
WorldCoin is a company that focuses on creating a privacy-centric digital currency platform designed to enhance global connectivity and trust among users. It offers a secure digital identity solution through its iris-scanning device, which generates a unique World ID, allowing individuals to manage their biometric information and digital assets securely. The platform operates on a permissionless blockchain, ensuring transparency and privacy in transactions. Additionally, the World App facilitates easy access to various Mini Apps while enabling users to store their World ID and digital assets effectively. By prioritizing user privacy, WorldCoin aims to discourage fraudulent activities and promote a trustworthy environment for digital interactions.
Elpis Battle
Venture Round in 2021
Elpis Global operates a blockchain-based gaming platform that aims to create a new gaming metaverse for its users. The platform features an open-world role-playing game (RPG) with a play-to-earn model, allowing participants to contribute to the game ecosystem and earn rewards through their gameplay. Elpis Global develops a variety of games tailored to meet the interests of diverse target audiences, enhancing user engagement and satisfaction. In addition to gaming, the company provides solutions related to blockchain, cryptocurrency, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), further enriching the gaming experience and enabling players to benefit economically while enjoying their time in the metaverse.
Nifty Island
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Nifty Island, developed by Nyft Studios, is an innovative open social gaming platform and virtual world that serves as the focal point of the Nyftverse. This platform is designed to integrate various components, including interoperable games, a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, play-to-earn protocols, and game developer tools, all underpinned by web3 technology. Nifty Island aims to create a truly open and player-owned metaverse, allowing users to engage in gaming while displaying and trading their NFT collections. The platform also empowers users to earn cryptocurrency by participating in games and contributing content, fostering a vibrant community and enhancing user control over their digital experiences.
Kokoa Finance
Seed Round in 2021
Kokoa Finance is a Klaytn-based collateralized stablecoin platform that provides interest-free loans and low-risk deposit products.
RECUR designs & develops on-chain branded experiences for fans to buy, collect, and re-sell NFTs. RECUR is chain agnostic and is fundamentally changing the NFT market by creating and setting the standard for a decentralized recurring royalty, creating the widest distribution and reach for NFTs minted on their platform. It was founded in 2021 and headquartered in Miami, Florida.
Cybertino Lab
Seed Round in 2021
Cybertino Lab is a platform where users can create, own, and play with virtual assets and connect with their communities through NFTs.
CryptoQuant
Seed Round in 2021
CryptoQuant is a prominent cryptocurrency data and analytics platform dedicated to transforming digital asset investment through data-driven insights. The company specializes in collecting and analyzing on-chain data from major blockchain networks, offering clients a comprehensive understanding of market dynamics and investor behavior. By monitoring critical metrics such as transaction volumes, wallet balances, and network activity, CryptoQuant provides valuable insights that help investors identify opportunities, manage risks, and refine their investment strategies. The platform features personalized machine learning-based tools that deliver market and on-chain data through various formats, including API integration and compatibility with languages like Python, R, and Excel. With its user-friendly visualizations such as charts and graphs, CryptoQuant enables clients to easily interpret complex data, ultimately supporting informed decision-making in the fast-paced cryptocurrency market.
Krystal
Seed Round in 2021
Krystal is a multi-chain platform designed to simplify access to decentralized finance (DeFi) services. It offers a comprehensive suite of tools that allow users to trade and bridge tokens, manage portfolios, and conduct market analysis, all from a single interface known as KrystalGO. The platform integrates with various liquidity protocols across multiple blockchains, enabling users to store digital assets, exchange tokens, and engage in lending and saving activities to earn interest. Krystal emphasizes user control, allowing customers to maintain ownership of their funds and private keys while benefiting from low transaction fees. This streamlined approach to DeFi caters to both novice and experienced users looking to navigate the complexities of the cryptocurrency landscape.
Coin98
Venture Round in 2021
Coin98 is a Crypto-focused software company.
Connext, Inc. is a software development company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017 by Arjun Bhuptani, Layne Haber, and Rahul Sethuram. The company specializes in creating an interoperability protocol that facilitates fast and fully-trustless communication between different blockchains. Its innovative technology aims to foster the formation of an interconnected network of blockchains, commonly referred to as the internet of blockchains. Additionally, Connext provides users with tools to purchase and manage blockchain applications, offering features such as direct card purchases for token acquisition, access to current vaults, decentralized compliance, and walletless signature capabilities.
Wavebridge
Series A in 2021
Wavebridge is an institutional digital asset company founded in November 2018, specializing in both traditional and cryptocurrency finance. The company has developed a digital asset management platform tailored for institutions and corporations, facilitating efficient trade execution and balance management. By connecting digital asset exchanges and blockchain wallets, Wavebridge addresses the challenges faced by corporations and institutions in executing large-volume trades securely and optimally. Additionally, the platform offers reliable accounting and administrative services that adhere to legal and transparent procedures, leveraging advanced data processing and artificial intelligence technology to provide a comprehensive suite of investment solutions.
Community Gaming
Seed Round in 2021
Community Gaming is an innovative esports competition platform that provides comprehensive tools for players, guilds, competition organizers, and game developers. The company specializes in online tournament software that integrates advanced payment infrastructure, allowing for cryptocurrency rewards in exchange for gameplay. By leveraging scalable blockchain technology, Community Gaming facilitates the creation and management of esports tournaments while ensuring a seamless user experience. The platform is designed to empower stakeholders in the gaming industry, promoting a decentralized model that aims to make the financial benefits of esports accessible to a broader audience. Community Gaming's mission is centered around the principle of "Earnings for Everyone," emphasizing inclusivity and accessibility within the rapidly evolving landscape of esports.
Unbound Finance
Seed Round in 2021
Unbound Finance is a decentralized finance platform that focuses on unlocking liquidity from automated market-making pools. By allowing users to utilize liquidity pool tokens as collateral, the platform enables the minting of synthetic assets and facilitates a debt-free liquidity provision system. This innovative approach allows users to compound earnings while accessing liquidity from existing platforms, enhancing the efficiency and flexibility of capital in the decentralized finance ecosystem.
Enjin
Venture Round in 2021
Enjin is a prominent blockchain project founded in 2009 by Maxim Blagov and Witek Radomski, recognized for its pioneering role in the NFT and metaverse space. The company has developed a comprehensive technology stack that facilitates the integration of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) into various applications, particularly in gaming. Enjin's offerings include the Enjin Wallet 2.0, which allows seamless interaction with NFT-enabled apps, and Beam, a tool for distributing NFTs via QR codes. Additionally, NFT.io serves as a dedicated marketplace for NFT transactions. Enjin is also instrumental in launching Efinity, a specialized NFT chain on the Polkadot network designed for optimal NFT functionality. Since 2019, indie developers have leveraged Enjin's tools to incorporate NFTs without requiring extensive blockchain development skills, thereby fostering innovation in virtual economies and enhancing business strategies related to user acquisition and monetization.
Lithium Finance
Seed Round in 2021
Lithium Finance is a blockchain protocol focused on pricing illiquid assets through a collective intelligence algorithm. The company aims to enhance traditional finance by applying innovative decentralized finance (DeFi) and cryptocurrency tools. Its platform employs a Determinant-based Mutual Information (DMI) mechanism, where participants respond to subjective multiple-choice questions to determine fair pricing for illiquid assets. This approach enables the prediction of pricing information for pre-IPO stocks, private equity, and other assets that lack established market prices.
Set Labs is a company focused on advancing the future of finance through innovative crypto-financial solutions. It develops a cryptocurrency asset management protocol that allows users to create and exchange collateralized baskets of tokens. By utilizing a set of smart contracts and specifications, Set Labs enables the efficient and permissionless creation, bundling, and unbundling of crypto assets. This includes not only baskets of ERC20 tokens but also collections of non-fungible tokens and on-chain securities. The tools provided by Set Labs empower developers to construct diverse cryptocurrency baskets, facilitating a more versatile and accessible financial ecosystem.
Ledn Cayman SEZC
Series A in 2021
Ledn is a financial services company focused on providing innovative products that facilitate saving and accessing funds in digital assets. Its offerings include bitcoin-backed loans, allowing customers to obtain dollars without liquidating their bitcoin holdings. Ledn also features a product that enables clients to double their bitcoin investments through loans, enhancing their potential for growth. Additionally, the company provides interest-bearing savings accounts for bitcoin and USDC, which pay interest without imposing minimum balance requirements. Through these services, Ledn aims to empower individuals to manage and grow their digital wealth effectively.
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.
Solv Protocol
Angel Round in 2021
Solv Protocol is a decentralized platform focused on creating, managing, and trading Financial NFTs. Its primary product, Vesting Vouchers, are fractionalized NFTs that represent lock-up vesting tokens, which enhance liquidity for various financial scenarios, including fundraising and community building within crypto projects. The platform facilitates an on-chain marketplace for emerging crypto assets, enabling the creation and transaction of investment allocations such as funds, debt, and equity instruments. By offering these capabilities, Solv Protocol aims to provide blockchain projects access to liquidity through the issuance of semi-fungible tokens, thus supporting complex financial transactions in the evolving digital asset landscape.
Solv Protocol
Seed Round in 2021
Solv Protocol is a decentralized platform focused on creating, managing, and trading Financial NFTs. Its primary product, Vesting Vouchers, are fractionalized NFTs that represent lock-up vesting tokens, which enhance liquidity for various financial scenarios, including fundraising and community building within crypto projects. The platform facilitates an on-chain marketplace for emerging crypto assets, enabling the creation and transaction of investment allocations such as funds, debt, and equity instruments. By offering these capabilities, Solv Protocol aims to provide blockchain projects access to liquidity through the issuance of semi-fungible tokens, thus supporting complex financial transactions in the evolving digital asset landscape.
Coin98 is a Crypto-focused software company.
Anchor Protocol
Venture Round in 2021
Anchor Protocol is a savings platform that provides crypto natives, fintech companies, and investors a stable, high interest rate finance. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
BlockOdyssey
Seed Round in 2021
BlockOdyssey Inc. is a technology start-up based in Daejeon, South Korea, specializing in blockchain-based distribution management solutions. The company focuses on providing industry-specific applications such as anti-counterfeiting systems, data storage, and currency exchange. Its primary offering is a blockchain platform that integrates logistics and distribution history management, enabling reliable data sharing among businesses. This platform employs advanced authentication methods, including digital signature QR codes, to ensure the security and integrity of logistics information. BlockOdyssey has garnered investment from prominent companies, including Asia's largest cosmetic firm, and is actively collaborating with pharmaceutical companies in France to enhance its offerings.
RECUR designs & develops on-chain branded experiences for fans to buy, collect, and re-sell NFTs. RECUR is chain agnostic and is fundamentally changing the NFT market by creating and setting the standard for a decentralized recurring royalty, creating the widest distribution and reach for NFTs minted on their platform. It was founded in 2021 and headquartered in Miami, Florida.
Efinity is a cross-chain NFT blockchain that brings non-fungible tokens to everyone. It was developed by Enjin on Polkadot.
dYdX is a prominent decentralized exchange that aims to empower traders by providing a secure and efficient trading platform. Founded in 2017 by Antonio Juliano, a former engineer at Coinbase and Uber, dYdX operates on Ethereum using audited smart contracts, which eliminates the need for trust in a central authority during trading. The platform offers a variety of financial products, including perpetual, margin, and spot trading, as well as borrow and lend pools. Users can earn interest on their deposits and engage in margin trading with customizable leverage options. By combining the security and transparency associated with decentralized exchanges with the speed and usability typically found in centralized platforms, dYdX strives to create an open financial system that grants universal access to advanced trading tools.
Terra
Venture Round in 2021
Terra is a price-stable cryptocurrency designed for mass adoption. It builds financial infrastructure for the next generation of decentralized applications. Terra is backed by Luna, a decentralized asset that derives its value from transaction fees collected on the Terra network. Much like the moon stabilizes the earth’s rotation, Luna is Terra's eternal guardian of stability.
API3 is a company that specializes in decentralized API infrastructure, designed to link blockchain applications with off-chain data providers. It addresses the challenges of API connectivity by utilizing decentralized APIs, which are formed from first-party oracles. This innovative approach allows data providers to serve as their own blockchain oracles, eliminating the need for third-party intermediaries. API3's platform aggregates data feeds from leading API providers, ensuring secure and quantifiable data delivery for decentralized applications. By leveraging its decentralized governance model, the company empowers data providers to maintain control over their data while facilitating seamless integration with blockchain technologies.
Injective
Funding Round in 2020
Injective Labs is a research and software development company that focuses on creating innovative decentralized finance solutions. It is a core contributor to Injective, a blockchain platform specifically designed for the finance sector. Injective operates as an open and interoperable network, enabling decentralized application developers to build on a foundation that is compatible with both Cosmos IBC and Ethereum. The platform offers unique benefits such as zero gas fees, secure transactions, and rapid data transmission, promoting dynamic scalability for its applications. By leveraging cryptographic research, Injective’s decentralized derivatives exchange protocol addresses significant security vulnerabilities and scaling challenges in decentralized exchanges. The overarching mission of Injective Labs is to foster a free and inclusive financial system through the principles of decentralization.
Dune Analytics
Seed Round in 2020
Dune Analytics is a Norwegian company based in Oslo, founded by Fredrik Haga and Mats Olsen in 2018. It specializes in blockchain analytics, focusing on the Ethereum network. The company's platform enables users to query, extract, and visualize vast amounts of crypto data, making complex on-chain information accessible and easy to understand. Dune Analytics' tools allow anyone to create queries and analyses, instantly visualize results into graphs, and share them with the community, facilitating a more transparent and informed approach to blockchain research.
Linear Finance
Seed Round in 2020
Linear Finance is a company that operates a decentralized delta-one asset protocol designed for cross-chain compatibility, facilitating the creation, management, and trading of synthetic assets with unlimited liquidity. The company serves various sectors, including cryptocurrency, commodities like crude oil and coffee, market indices, e-sports, and sustainability. Headquartered in New Territories, Hong Kong, Linear Finance leverages a blend of technical expertise from the cryptocurrency space and financial acumen from traditional asset management, enabling users to engage with assets efficiently and at fair market value.
Screena
Seed Round in 2020
Screena is a platform that specializes in hosting and distributing animated content, movies, and series, utilizing a blockchain-based system for content circulation. The company provides a comprehensive range of metaverse activities that encompass the entire process from content creation to distribution. This innovative approach allows users to access over-the-top (OTT) and YouTube video content in a non-face-to-face environment, enhancing the viewing experience through advanced technology. With a focus on animation and diverse media offerings, Screena aims to redefine how audiences engage with digital content.
Bounce Finance
Venture Round in 2020
Bounce Finance is a decentralized auction protocol that empowers users to create and participate in diverse types of auctions across multiple blockchain ecosystems, including the real-world collectible marketplace.
Mythical Games
Series A in 2019
Mythical Games Inc. is a game technology studio founded in 2018 and based in Sherman Oaks, California, with an additional office in Seattle, Washington. The company develops blockchain-based games and aims to create a new generation of gaming experiences by enabling true ownership of digital assets, verifiable scarcity, and integrated secondary markets. Its flagship title, Blankos, is a casual multiplayer game where players can buy, trade, and sell their unique designs. Mythical Games also provides tools for content creators and brands, allowing them to customize and own game assets. By fostering a decentralized gaming ecosystem, the company brings players, developers, and content creators together, promoting personalized experiences and driving consumer adoption of distributed ledger technology through innovative gaming products.
NuCypher
Initial Coin Offering in 2019
NuCypher is a cryptography company that specializes in developing a data-centric zero-trust encryption platform aimed at enhancing data privacy and security. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, the company provides solutions for storing, sharing, and managing sensitive data on public blockchains. Its platform allows organizations to implement military-strength encryption to safeguard large and distributed data sets, whether hosted in the cloud or on-premises, while maintaining compliance with internal security policies and regulatory requirements. NuCypher's technology facilitates secure, auditable sharing of data, making it easier for companies to execute big data projects while protecting against internal and external threats.
Vega Protocol
Seed Round in 2019
Vega is a technology protocol and crypto-asset for an open, blockchain-backed public network for fully automated end-to-end financial product trading and execution. Fully automated processes and incentives for trading margined financial products allow for markets that are open and decentralized, with pseudonymous participants. The platform of the company provides open and fair markets in which fees are shared by market makers, not owners, and governance decisions are made by the community, allowing financial institutions to open access, reduce costs, and enable a new wave of financial market innovation.
SKALE Labs
Venture Round in 2019
SKALE Labs, Inc. is a blockchain scalability platform founded in 2015 and headquartered in Atherton, California. The company develops a decentralized, open-source network designed to enhance the performance of blockchains and decentralized applications (dApps). It provides a middleware layer that enables high-speed consensus, allowing dApps to execute smart contracts at a rate of millions per second across various blockchain platforms such as Ethereum and EOS. The SKALE Network operates as a fully decentralized peer-to-peer system, supported by SKALE Mining nodes and utilizing a utility token that is staked by dApps. This innovative protocol addresses the scalability challenges faced by blockchain technologies, facilitating optimized interactions between dApps and blockchains.
Dapp.com
Seed Round in 2019
Dapp.com is your trusted platform to discover and analyze thousands of ranked dapps built on Ethereum, EOS, Steem, TRON, TomoChain, IOST, and Blockstack. We know though that many people find the blockchain and decentralized tech to be mystifying and overwhelming. So we have set up Dapp.com to help as many people as we can to understand what it’s all about, why it’s so exciting, and how you can use it - either as a developer or as a user.
Animoca Brands
Post in 2019
Animoca Brands, established in 2019 and headquartered in the Cayman Islands, is a venture capital firm focused on the technology sector. It invests in and supports creators who leverage web3 and blockchain technologies to drive digital property rights to gamers and internet users through non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The company develops and markets a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and educational products, utilizing gamification and blockchain to ensure transparency, security, and innovative business models.
Terra is a price-stable cryptocurrency designed for mass adoption. It builds financial infrastructure for the next generation of decentralized applications. Terra is backed by Luna, a decentralized asset that derives its value from transaction fees collected on the Terra network. Much like the moon stabilizes the earth’s rotation, Luna is Terra's eternal guardian of stability.
Handshake
Seed Round in 2018
Handshake, established in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, offers a decentralized naming protocol built on blockchain technology. It provides an alternative to traditional certificate authorities, enabling a peer-to-peer network to manage the root zone file, making it uncensorable and free of gatekeepers.
QuarkChain
Seed Round in 2018
QuarkChain Inc. is a blockchain company based in Palo Alto, California, established in 2018. It specializes in creating a high-capacity peer-to-peer transactional system that leverages blockchain sharding technology to enhance scalability and flexibility. QuarkChain aims to deliver over 100,000 transactions per second (TPS), and has already demonstrated a peak of over 14,000 TPS in its early-stage testnet. The platform is designed to support multiple consensus mechanisms, transaction models, and token economics, making it a versatile solution for enterprises seeking to address various business challenges. With a growing ecosystem of over 50 partners, QuarkChain is committed to making blockchain technology accessible and usable for a broad audience.
NuCypher
Venture Round in 2018
NuCypher is a cryptography company that specializes in developing a data-centric zero-trust encryption platform aimed at enhancing data privacy and security. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, the company provides solutions for storing, sharing, and managing sensitive data on public blockchains. Its platform allows organizations to implement military-strength encryption to safeguard large and distributed data sets, whether hosted in the cloud or on-premises, while maintaining compliance with internal security policies and regulatory requirements. NuCypher's technology facilitates secure, auditable sharing of data, making it easier for companies to execute big data projects while protecting against internal and external threats.
Oasis Labs
Seed Round in 2018
Oasis Labs, Inc. is a blockchain technology company founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It operates a privacy-first cloud computing platform designed for scalable and privacy-preserving smart contracts. The platform enables the development of decentralized applications that prioritize privacy and performance, addressing challenges related to data security and scalability in real-world applications. Oasis Labs offers a suite of tools, including privacy tools, development SDKs, and dashboards, that facilitate the creation and management of smart contracts while ensuring secure data handling across businesses. The company's innovative approach aims to enhance blockchain adoption by overcoming traditional limitations associated with performance and privacy.
Ontology
Seed Round in 2018
Ontology is a high-performance, open-source blockchain focused on decentralized identity and data solutions for Web3. Its platform facilitates the development of smart contracts and the management of data, enabling businesses, individuals, and institutions to establish specialized trust networks tailored to their specific needs. Ontology's infrastructure supports cross-chain collaboration and Layer 2 scalability, providing the flexibility required for diverse applications. Key offerings include ONT ID, a mobile digital identity application, and DDXF, a decentralized data exchange and collaboration framework, both designed to enhance speed, security, and trust within the ecosystem.
Connext
Convertible Note in 2018
Connext, Inc. is a software development company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017 by Arjun Bhuptani, Layne Haber, and Rahul Sethuram. The company specializes in creating an interoperability protocol that facilitates fast and fully-trustless communication between different blockchains. Its innovative technology aims to foster the formation of an interconnected network of blockchains, commonly referred to as the internet of blockchains. Additionally, Connext provides users with tools to purchase and manage blockchain applications, offering features such as direct card purchases for token acquisition, access to current vaults, decentralized compliance, and walletless signature capabilities.
EverMarkets is a next generation exchange that uses crypto as collateral to trade equity, commodity, and cryptocurrency futures.
NuCypher
Venture Round in 2017
NuCypher is a cryptography company that specializes in developing a data-centric zero-trust encryption platform aimed at enhancing data privacy and security. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, the company provides solutions for storing, sharing, and managing sensitive data on public blockchains. Its platform allows organizations to implement military-strength encryption to safeguard large and distributed data sets, whether hosted in the cloud or on-premises, while maintaining compliance with internal security policies and regulatory requirements. NuCypher's technology facilitates secure, auditable sharing of data, making it easier for companies to execute big data projects while protecting against internal and external threats.
aelf, an AI-enhanced Layer 1 blockchain network, leverages the robust C# programming language for efficiency and scalability across its sophisticated multi-layered architecture. Founded in 2017 with its global hub in Singapore, aelf is a pioneer in the industry, leading Asia in evolving blockchain with state-of-the-art AI integration and modular Layer 2 ZK Rollup technology, ensuring an efficient, low-cost, and highly secure platform that is both developer and end-user friendly. Aligned with its progressive vision, aelf is committed to fostering innovation within its ecosystem and advancing Web3 and AI technology adoption.
Pundi X
Initial Coin Offering in 2017
Pundi X is a pioneering blockchain company focused on creating a decentralized ecosystem to enhance everyday life. It has developed two innovative devices: the XPOS, a leading blockchain-based point of sale system that facilitates seamless transactions in digital currencies for merchants and customers, and the Blok On Blok (BOB) phone, which enables users to communicate and browse using blockchain technology without relying on centralized service providers. Additionally, Pundi X is building the Function X ecosystem, designed to be open source, scalable, and secure, allowing companies and developers to create applications that empower users to have control over their data. The company aims to simplify cashless payments and provide access to micro-loans through cryptocurrency, promoting safe and efficient digital transactions for both commercial and domestic customers.
Red Pulse
Seed Round in 2017
Red Pulse is an event-driven research firm that specializes in analyzing market events affecting Chinese companies, sectors, and the broader economy. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Central, Hong Kong, with additional offices in Shanghai and Vienna, the firm focuses on key developments in finance, technology, the internet, and consumer sectors, alongside macroeconomic trends. Red Pulse gathers data from Chinese language websites, financial statements, and proprietary databases to provide insights into factors influencing stocks, funds, and the overall market landscape. The firm serves a diverse clientele, including analysts, investors, traders, and advisers from financial institutions and Fortune 500 corporations. In addition to its traditional research offerings, Red Pulse is developing a tokenized ecosystem using its own cryptocurrency to enhance the sharing of market insights and to connect industry experts with institutions, addressing the challenges of information overload in today's fast-paced financial environment.