Hashed is a venture capital firm founded in 2017, with headquarters in San Francisco and Seoul. It is recognized as the largest crypto asset community builder in South Korea, focusing on empowering networks and innovators to foster the decentralized future. The team comprises experienced entrepreneurs and systems engineers dedicated to promoting the global adoption of blockchain technology through education and impactful initiatives. Hashed operates several platforms, including Hashed Lounge, a prominent blockchain meetup group; Hashed Post, a cryptocurrency blog that features interviews with industry leaders; and Hashed Night, a renowned conference and networking brand. The firm is committed to defining its role as a technology and founder-focused entity within the blockchain ecosystem.
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.
Fantom Foundation
Venture Round in 2024
Fantom Foundation is a developer of an open-source smart contract platform that facilitates the creation of a scalable blockchain ecosystem for digital assets and decentralized applications (dApps). The platform emphasizes scalability, decentralization, and security, allowing for instant transactions while maintaining compatibility with Ethereum. This compatibility enables developers to easily port existing Ethereum dApps to the Fantom network. Fantom offers security and financing solutions that simplify the technical and logistical challenges associated with dApp development, promoting broader adoption of its technology. Through collaboration with various partners, Fantom Foundation is committed to advancing the use of its platform in the blockchain space.
Blackwing
Seed Round in 2024
Blackwing runs a range of modular apps while retaining decentralization, and it is distinguished by leverage trading.
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 aims to enhance Ethereum's scalability by closely emulating its functionalities, both technically and non-technically. Its platform supports all Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) opcodes within a decentralized, permissionless, and secure layer-2 architecture. This design enables Ethereum developers to efficiently run blockchain projects, thereby contributing to the overall growth and efficiency of the Ethereum ecosystem.
Four Pillars
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Four Pillars offers facilities for creating web3 with cutting-edge web3 trends.
Radius
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Radius is a trustless shared sequencing layer that provides rollups with sequencing-as-a-service and cross-rollup interoperability solutions. Rollup blockchains are specialized blockchains that have off-chain executions to improve transaction processing speed and overall blockchain performance.
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
Series A in 2023
Connext, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017 by Arjun Bhuptani, Layne Haber, and Rahul Sethuram. The company specializes in developing software that facilitates the purchase and management of blockchain applications. It offers features such as direct card purchases for tokens, access to existing vaults, decentralized compliance, and walletless signature capabilities. Additionally, Connext operates as an interoperability protocol, enabling fast and trustless communication between different blockchains. This innovation supports the creation of a more interconnected blockchain ecosystem.
Satellite IM
Seed Round in 2022
Satellite IM utilizes leading decentralization and encryption technology to provide a platform to build extensible apps.
MoHash
Seed Round in 2022
MoHash is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that leverages crypto assets, particularly stablecoins, to facilitate access to global capital and liquidity for private debt in rapidly expanding economies. The protocol allows investors to earn sustainable and scalable high yields by issuing a fungible token, which represents a claim on a diversified pool of risk-managed and financially regulated debt instruments. This approach aims to safeguard investors' interests while enabling them to capitalize on emerging markets undergoing technological advancements in financial services. Through its innovative model, MoHash seeks to provide a pathway for higher returns in the evolving landscape of decentralized finance.
Ramper
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Ramper provides simple login for blockchain applications to remove friction preventing the adoption of web3. The company was founded in 2022 and is based in San Francisco, California.
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.
Supra
Seed Round in 2021
Supra is a developer of a decentralized blockchain oracle toolset designed to provide secure and reliable data feeds for intelligent contracts. The company focuses on helping developers build safe and dependable decentralized applications, catering to various use cases with features that emphasize high performance, security, and decentralization. In addition to its blockchain solutions, Supra also produces automotive components that meet established industry standards, utilizing manufacturing processes that ensure accuracy and compliance. The company serves multiple sectors, including automotive, aerospace, and industrial machinery, demonstrating its versatility and commitment to quality across diverse industries.
World
Venture Round in 2021
World is a company that connects users through a privacy-focused network designed for secure digital asset management. It offers a digital currency platform that emphasizes both privacy and transparency using a permissionless blockchain. The World App enables users to securely store their World ID, manage digital assets, and access various Mini Apps, promoting global connectivity and trust. Additionally, World provides an iris-scanning device that enhances digital identity security by storing biometric information, which helps discourage spammers from creating multiple accounts. This combination of secure identity management and digital currency aims to facilitate a reliable and user-friendly digital environment.
RECUR
Series A in 2021
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.
Krystal
Seed Round in 2021
Krystal operates a multi-chain platform designed to streamline access to decentralized finance (DeFi) services. It integrates various liquidity protocols across multiple blockchains, allowing users to store digital assets, exchange tokens, and benefit from low gas fees. The platform also offers features for generating passive income, such as saving, lending, and supplying tokens to earn interest. Additionally, Krystal provides advanced portfolio management and market analytics tools, as well as opportunities for participating in token sales, all while enabling customers to retain control over their funds and private keys.
Connext
Series A in 2021
Connext, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017 by Arjun Bhuptani, Layne Haber, and Rahul Sethuram. The company specializes in developing software that facilitates the purchase and management of blockchain applications. It offers features such as direct card purchases for tokens, access to existing vaults, decentralized compliance, and walletless signature capabilities. Additionally, Connext operates as an interoperability protocol, enabling fast and trustless communication between different blockchains. This innovation supports the creation of a more interconnected blockchain ecosystem.
Supra
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Supra is a developer of a decentralized blockchain oracle toolset designed to provide secure and reliable data feeds for intelligent contracts. The company focuses on helping developers build safe and dependable decentralized applications, catering to various use cases with features that emphasize high performance, security, and decentralization. In addition to its blockchain solutions, Supra also produces automotive components that meet established industry standards, utilizing manufacturing processes that ensure accuracy and compliance. The company serves multiple sectors, including automotive, aerospace, and industrial machinery, demonstrating its versatility and commitment to quality across diverse industries.
AI foundation
Seed Round in 2021
Unbound Finance is the Defi treasury for liquidity pool tokens and enables unlocking from existing AMM pools.
Enjin
Venture Round in 2021
Enjin is a prominent blockchain project and an early pioneer in the NFT and metaverse space, founded in 2009 by Maxim Blagov and Witek Radomski. The company focuses on providing a comprehensive technology stack that facilitates seamless NFT integration for developers, particularly indie developers who can utilize these tools without requiring extensive blockchain expertise. Enjin is also launching Efinity, a dedicated NFT chain on Polkadot with specialized functions at the protocol level. Its offerings include Enjin Wallet 2.0, which allows games to utilize NFTs efficiently, and Beam, a feature for distributing NFTs through QR codes. Additionally, NFT.io serves as a dedicated marketplace, enhancing the ecosystem of tools and services that help businesses leverage blockchain technology to create virtual economies, engage users, and drive revenue.
Set Labs
Series A in 2021
Set Labs is focused on advancing the field of finance through innovative cryptocurrency asset management solutions. The company develops a protocol that enables the creation and exchange of collateralized baskets of tokens, utilizing smart contracts to facilitate the bundling and unbundling of various crypto assets. This technology allows users to efficiently create cryptocurrency baskets, which can include a mix of ERC20 tokens, non-fungible tokens, and on-chain securities. By providing tools and specifications for developers, Set Labs aims to simplify the process of asset management in the blockchain space, promoting a more accessible and flexible financial environment.
Covalent
Venture Round in 2021
Covalent is the leading modular data infrastructure layer dedicated to solving major challenges in blockchain and AI, including verifiability, decentralized AI inference, and Long-Term Data Availability. Its large reservoir of structured, verifiable data enhances decentralized training and inference, reducing the risk of manipulated or biased AI models. Additionally, the Covalent Network's Ethereum Wayback Machine ensures secure, decentralized access to Ethereum’s transaction data. Trusted by over 3,000 leading organizations, Covalent powers AI, DeFi, GameFi, and more with unfettered access to on-chain data from over 225 blockchains. Learn about the EWM: Technical | Non-Technical For more information, check out Covalent’s: Official Website | Twitter/X | Linktree
Efinity
Series A in 2021
Efinity is a cross-chain NFT blockchain that brings non-fungible tokens to everyone. It was developed by Enjin on Polkadot.
InsurAce Protocol
Seed Round in 2021
InsurAce is the leading decentralized insurance protocol, providing reliable, robust and secure DeFi insurance services to the DeFi users. InsurAce not only guarantees unbeatable portfolio premiums but also offers sustainable investment returns. We have a unique insurance product, tailored just for your project. From insuring your smart contract against hacks to allowing users to secure their investments against risks. Our community is one of the best in the DeFi space and is a key element to our success. We continue to innovate and improve for them.
dYdX
Series B in 2021
dYdX is a decentralized exchange that provides traders with a secure and efficient platform for various financial activities. Established in 2017 by Antonio Juliano, a former engineer at Coinbase and Uber, dYdX operates on audited smart contracts on Ethereum, ensuring transparency and security without relying on a central authority. The platform offers a range of trading options, including perpetual, margin, and spot trading, along with borrowing and lending pools. Users can earn interest on deposits or take loans at nominal fees, enabling them to trade on margin with customized leverage. dYdX aims to create an open financial system, granting users access to vital financial tools while facilitating fully collateralized loans for short-selling.
API3
Seed Round in 2020
API3 is focused on developing a decentralized API infrastructure that connects blockchain applications with off-chain data providers. The company's platform addresses the API connectivity challenge by utilizing decentralized APIs, which are composed of first-party oracles. This approach allows data providers to operate as their own blockchain oracles, eliminating the need for third-party intermediaries. By aggregating data from reputable API providers through its innovative dAPI framework, API3 enables the creation of decentralized applications that utilize secure, quantifiable data feeds. This infrastructure empowers developers to effectively integrate real-world data into blockchain solutions, enhancing the functionality and reliability of decentralized applications.
Injective
Funding Round in 2020
Injective Labs is a research and software development company focused on advancing decentralized finance solutions. It is a key contributor to Injective, a blockchain specifically designed for financial applications. Injective operates as an open and interoperable network, facilitating unique solutions for decentralized finance developers. The platform, compatible with both Cosmos IBC and Ethereum, serves as a hub for decentralized applications that aim to reshape the financial landscape. Applications built on Injective benefit from zero gas fees, secure transactions, and rapid processing, enhancing scalability. The company is committed to fostering a truly free and inclusive financial system through the principles of decentralization. Its protocol addresses critical security vulnerabilities and scaling challenges in decentralized exchanges by employing cryptographic research on verifiable delay functions and eliminating front-running, thereby enabling trustless liquidity sharing.
Screena
Seed Round in 2020
Screena is a platform that specializes in hosting and distributing animated content, movies, and series. It has developed a blockchain-based system for content circulation, allowing for seamless viewing experiences. The company focuses on providing a comprehensive metaverse environment, facilitating activities from content creation to distribution. This enables clients to access over-the-top (OTT) and YouTube video content in a non-face-to-face manner, enhancing user engagement and accessibility.
SKALE Labs
Venture Round in 2019
SKALE Labs, founded in 2015 and based in Atherton, California, develops a blockchain scalability platform designed to enhance the performance of decentralized applications (dApps) and smart contracts. The SKALE Network functions as a decentralized, open-source middleware layer that enables high-speed consensus, allowing dApps to execute millions of smart contracts and transactions per second. This innovative protocol addresses the scalability challenges faced by blockchains, particularly those like Ethereum and EOS. By employing a permission-less node network supported by SKALE Mining nodes, the platform optimizes interactions between dApps and various blockchain environments, empowering developers and enhancing the overall efficiency of decentralized applications.
Matter Labs
Seed Round in 2019
Matter Labs is a company that focuses on developing blockchain solutions to enhance the scalability and privacy of decentralized applications. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, the firm utilizes zero-knowledge technologies to facilitate interactions between untrusted parties on its network. By implementing zero-knowledge proofs, Matter Labs aims to accelerate public blockchain adoption and provide a more efficient alternative to existing financial systems. Their innovations are rooted in a commitment to improving access to financial services through open and transparent technology.
ThunderCore
Series A in 2019
ThunderCore is a public blockchain that offers high performance and is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). It utilizes a unique consensus protocol called PaLa, which effectively addresses the scalability challenges associated with blockchain technology, achieving over 4,000 transactions per second and confirmation times of just one second. The platform features low transaction fees, often costing less than a fraction of a cent, which enhances its appeal for decentralized applications seeking both security and scalability. ThunderCore has established a global presence, serving users in over 190 countries and providing a secure environment for transaction confirmations through its innovative blockchain protocol.
Handshake
Seed Round in 2018
Handshake Development Inc., also known as Handshake Foundation, is a company that focuses on a decentralized certificate authority and naming protocol utilizing blockchain technology. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, California, Handshake offers a permissionless naming protocol that is compatible with the Domain Name System (DNS). This decentralized system allows every participant to validate and manage the root zone, aiming to create an alternative to traditional certificate authorities. The Handshake protocol ensures that the root zone file is maintained in a manner that is uncensorable and free from gatekeepers, which enhances the security and accessibility of domain names. By utilizing cryptographic keys, Handshake facilitates agreement on names, allowing users to register, renew, and transfer top-level domains (TLDs) without the risk of a single entity monopolizing ownership.
QuarkChain
Seed Round in 2018
QuarkChain is a flexible, scalable, and user-oriented blockchain infrastructure by applying blockchain sharding technology. It is one of the first public chains that successfully implemented state sharding technology for blockchain in the world. QuarkChain aims to deliver 100,000+ on-chain TPS. Currently, 14,000+ peak TPS has already been achieved by an early stage testnet. QuarkChain already has over 50 partners in its ecosystem. With flexibility, scalability, and usability, QuarkChain is enabling EVERYONE to enjoy blockchain technology anytime and anywhere.
Oasis Labs
Seed Round in 2018
Oasis Labs, Inc. is a company that operates a blockchain platform focused on scalable and privacy-preserving smart contracts. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Oasis Labs provides a privacy-first cloud computing solution that supports the development of decentralized applications. The platform enables the creation of smart contract applications that prioritize privacy while maintaining high performance and scalability. By addressing challenges related to data management and security, Oasis Labs aims to facilitate the adoption of blockchain technology in real-world applications and empower businesses to leverage decentralized trust without compromising privacy.
ThunderCore
Seed Round in 2018
ThunderCore is a public blockchain that offers high performance and is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). It utilizes a unique consensus protocol called PaLa, which effectively addresses the scalability challenges associated with blockchain technology, achieving over 4,000 transactions per second and confirmation times of just one second. The platform features low transaction fees, often costing less than a fraction of a cent, which enhances its appeal for decentralized applications seeking both security and scalability. ThunderCore has established a global presence, serving users in over 190 countries and providing a secure environment for transaction confirmations through its innovative blockchain protocol.
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 technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017 by Arjun Bhuptani, Layne Haber, and Rahul Sethuram. The company specializes in developing software that facilitates the purchase and management of blockchain applications. It offers features such as direct card purchases for tokens, access to existing vaults, decentralized compliance, and walletless signature capabilities. Additionally, Connext operates as an interoperability protocol, enabling fast and trustless communication between different blockchains. This innovation supports the creation of a more interconnected blockchain ecosystem.
Pundi X
Initial Coin Offering in 2017
Pundi X is a blockchain company focused on enhancing everyday transactions through decentralized technology. It has developed two pioneering devices: the XPOS, a blockchain-based point of sale solution that simplifies buying, selling, and transacting in digital currencies for merchants and customers, and the Blok On Blok (BOB) phone, which allows users to communicate and browse using blockchain technology without reliance on centralized service providers. Additionally, Pundi X is building the Function X ecosystem, an open-source, scalable, and secure framework designed for developers and companies to create decentralized applications that empower users to control their own data. The company also offers a mobile payment platform that facilitates cashless transactions and micro-loans through cryptocurrency, providing an easy-to-use interface for both commercial and domestic users to make secure digital payments from various wallets.
Qtum
Initial Coin Offering in 2017
Qtum is an open sourced public blockchain platform, leveraging the security of UTXO while enabling multiple virtual machines including EVM and the revolutionary x86 VM. Qtum is PoS based and boasts a Decentralized Governance Protocol (DGP) allowing specific blockchain settings to be modified by making use of smart contracts. For instance, the block size of Qtum can be increased without the need of a hard fork. Qtum is a global project that aims to be the bridge between the Bitcoin and Ethereum communities, the real world and blockchain world. Therefore it only makes sense that the Qtum team comes from both the Bitcoin and Ethereum communities as well traditional companies like Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, NASDAQ and more. The Qtum project is proud to be backed by some of the most notable blockchain players, traditional Venture Capitalists, and executives from some of China’s largest technology companies.
Injective
Injective Labs is a research and software development company focused on advancing decentralized finance solutions. It is a key contributor to Injective, a blockchain specifically designed for financial applications. Injective operates as an open and interoperable network, facilitating unique solutions for decentralized finance developers. The platform, compatible with both Cosmos IBC and Ethereum, serves as a hub for decentralized applications that aim to reshape the financial landscape. Applications built on Injective benefit from zero gas fees, secure transactions, and rapid processing, enhancing scalability. The company is committed to fostering a truly free and inclusive financial system through the principles of decentralization. Its protocol addresses critical security vulnerabilities and scaling challenges in decentralized exchanges by employing cryptographic research on verifiable delay functions and eliminating front-running, thereby enabling trustless liquidity sharing.
C2x
C2x is a blockchain gaming platform focused on establishing a standard within the blockchain gaming industry. It offers an end-to-end solution that includes token economics, NFT marketplaces, and digital wallets, aiming to create a stable, fair, and transparent environment for both users and content creators. The platform integrates various elements essential for blockchain games, facilitating a seamless experience that promotes ongoing advancement in the gaming sector. By prioritizing high standards of reliability and equity, C2x aspires to enhance the overall gaming experience while fostering a vibrant ecosystem that supports the evolving needs of gamers and developers alike.
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