IOSG Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 and based in Hong Kong, focused on the blockchain and crypto sectors. As a research and thesis-driven entity, IOSG Ventures aims to empower founders in creating community-driven protocols that can significantly impact the future of Web3. The firm invests in a diverse array of early-stage projects, including those in decentralized finance (DeFi), gaming (GameFi), and social finance (SocialFi), as well as infrastructure and middleware solutions. Its portfolio features notable investments such as 1inch, Illuvium, Arbitrum, and StarkWare, among others. IOSG Ventures is committed to fostering innovation in the crypto space by supporting developers and founders with a long-term perspective.
GOMBLE creates blockchain-based casual games that focus on the game's core fun rather than just playing for the money.
Superfluid Finance
Seed Round in 2024
Superfluid Finance is on a mission to transform the way assets move in decentralized finance.
Kiln
Series A in 2024
Kiln creates an enterprise-level pledge platform and provides one-click pledge services for encrypted assets. It develops validator-independent APIs and services to enable multi-provider staking. Digital assets can be staked wherever they are held, including wallets, custodians, and exchanges. As the industry evolves and the need to integrate multiple stakeholder players becomes apparent, Kiln is in an excellent position to act as an aggregator and accelerate it. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Paris, France.
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.
Ingonyama
Seed Round in 2023
Ingonyama develops advanced zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) hardware accelerators aimed at enhancing cryptographic computations. By integrating innovative chip design with sophisticated algorithms and mathematical expertise, the company provides exceptional performance that facilitates the rapid and efficient development of ZK applications. Ingonyama's vision encompasses a future where ZKP hardware is seamlessly integrated into a wide range of technologies, including data centers, mobile devices, blockchain nodes, gaming machines, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Through its pioneering efforts, Ingonyama aims to establish a foundation for applications that require high-performance ZKP capabilities, thereby positioning itself as a leader in the evolving landscape of zero-knowledge proof technology.
MetaZone
Seed Round in 2023
MetaZone is a platform aimed at enhancing the application layer of the metaverse, with the goal of engaging a billion users. It serves as a unique content distribution hub where creators can submit Metaverse Enabled Tokenized Applications (METAs) for users to own, experience, and deploy across various virtual environments. The platform simplifies the hosting of high-quality 3D content on digital lands, allowing any connected user to easily deploy or delegate their creations. By facilitating a global economy and offering tools for developers and creators, MetaZone promotes an open metaverse that supports a diverse range of projects and collaborations.
OneKey
Series A in 2023
OneKey is a developer of a crypto security platform that enables users to securely store and manage various crypto assets, including cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and decentralized applications (dapps). The platform provides an open-source crypto wallet, allowing users to buy and trade popular digital currencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. With a focus on safety and convenience, OneKey aims to enhance the experience of all Web3 users by offering a reliable solution for managing their digital assets.
WeaveDB
Pre Seed Round in 2023
WeaveDB is a decentralized modular database designed as a smart contract, focusing on the development of a web3-based platform for creating decentralized applications. The platform leverages blockchain technology to offer persistent database infrastructure services on distributed storage solutions like Arweave. It incorporates features such as cross-chain authentication, automatic signatures, a JSON-like API, and data indexing. These capabilities provide clients and developers with the tools necessary to build Web 3 applications efficiently and effectively.
Blocknative
Series A in 2022
Blocknative is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in real-time blockchain transaction management and monitoring solutions for public blockchain networks. Founded in 2018, it offers a decentralized application development platform that enables developers to access data across multiple blockchains. The platform features an embedded JavaScript widget that simplifies complex blockchain codes, enhancing user experience and facilitating informed decision-making through pre-chain insights. By streamlining the development process, Blocknative aims to empower clients with the tools necessary to navigate the complexities of blockchain technology effectively.
DappBack
Seed Round in 2022
DappBack is a next-generation crypto rewards platform designed to enhance user engagement within decentralized applications. It offers an all-in-one solution for connecting with a community of token-verified web3 users. The platform allows consumers to earn free cryptocurrency, cash, products, and NFTs by participating in everyday activities such as browsing the internet, interacting with brands, and making purchases. Through these rewards, DappBack enables users to gain benefits while engaging in their regular routines, thus promoting a more active participation in the web3 ecosystem.
OneKey
Venture Round in 2022
OneKey is a developer of a crypto security platform that enables users to securely store and manage various crypto assets, including cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and decentralized applications (dapps). The platform provides an open-source crypto wallet, allowing users to buy and trade popular digital currencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. With a focus on safety and convenience, OneKey aims to enhance the experience of all Web3 users by offering a reliable solution for managing their digital assets.
Treasure
Funding Round in 2022
Treasure is building a gaming and entertainment powerhouse, built and owned by all. As a community-driven gaming ecosystem, we’re shaping a future where developers, creators, and players can build new experiences together. Where you can truly own your assets. And share in the collective growth of Treasure. All made possible by the blockchain. Treasure levels up game builders. We empower games to reach their full potential through our community-driven ethos, publishing stack, and novel approach to game building that gives developers everything they need to be successful. Since launching in September 2021, Treasure has become home to over 15+ games and counting to emerge as one of the leading gaming ecosystems in web3. Some of our leading titles include: The Beacon, Bitmates, Kaiju Cards, Knights of the Ether, Kuroro, Zeeverse, and Mighty Action Heroes.
Gnosis
Venture Round in 2022
In late 2020, Gnosis announced plans to fully decentralize into a DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization). Today, the GnosisDAO treasury has effective control of over 150K ETH and 8 Million GNO tokens, with the GNO tokens vested over 8 years. A year later, in 2021, the xDAI and GnosisDAO communities voted to combine their vibrant ecosystems to create the Gnosis Chain: An Ethereum forerunner companion that addresses scaling issues through solid engineering. Gnosis Chain is the associated execution-layer EVM chain for stable transactions. It uses the xDai token and includes a wide-ranging group of projects and users. The Gnosis mission has always been centered on experimentation and building decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem. When Gnosis was founded in 2015, it focused on building prediction markets to enable worldwide access to accurate information. While creating the prediction market platform, it became clear that Gnosis needed to build the infrastructure required to support it. As a DAO, Gnosis uses the products that it creates to transparently guide decisions on the development, support, and governance of its ecosystem. Gnosis Safe (multisig and programmable account), Cow Protocol (formerly CowSwap and Gnosis Protocol), Conditional Tokens (prediction markets), Gnosis Auction, and Zodiac (standard and tooling for composable DAOs) are all products incubated by Gnosis. Their success is demonstrated by the recent spin-out of Cow Protocol and the formation of SafeDAO. By combining needs-driven development with deep technical expertise, Gnosis has built the decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem.
CyberConnect
Series A in 2022
CyberConnect is a decentralized social graph protocol with identity sovereignty for mass adoption and network effects.
Gasp
Venture Round in 2022
A ZK-rollup L2 with universal connectivity to L1s, enabling cross-chain liquidity of native assets. Powered by Starkware zero-knowledge technology and Eigenlayer's restake finality. In it's core, MEV minimization and gas-free swaps are out of the box.
Vovo Finance
Seed Round in 2022
Vovo Finance is a cryptocurrency company that focuses on developing a decentralized finance platform offering structured financial products. The platform is designed to enhance risk-reward ratios for users by providing various investment options that include different risk-return profiles and payoff structures. Through innovative packaged financial instruments, Vovo Finance allows users to engage in leveraged crypto trades while also offering customizable yields based on market conditions, lockup periods, and token deposits. This approach aims to cater to investors seeking tailored financial solutions in the cryptocurrency market.
Joyn
Seed Round in 2022
Joyn is a collaborative platform designed to support the large-scale co-creation of Web3 media.
Polemos
Seed Round in 2022
Polemos is a global GameFi platform that operates as a decentralized combination of a marketplace, educational hub, and community-driven gaming guild. It aims to enhance employment and education worldwide by fostering Metaverse adoption, community engagement, and esports prominence. By bridging esports and decentralized finance communities, Polemos seeks to create innovative Play To Earn opportunities, bringing together millions of digital asset providers and gamers within a unified ecosystem. The platform emphasizes the development of technical and competitive blockchain-based games, allowing players to earn through non-fungible token games, thereby revolutionizing the gaming experience.
prePO
Private Equity Round in 2022
prePO is a decentralized trading platform allowing anyone anywhere to speculate on the value of any pre‑IPO company or pre‑token project.
Swell
Seed Round in 2022
Swell is the restaking chain, powered by Proof of Restake. The protocol is backed by the industry's best venture capital firms and angels.
Swim
Seed Round in 2022
Swim is a developer of cross-chain infrastructure that facilitates the seamless transfer of tokens across multiple blockchain networks. By utilizing multi-token liquidity pools and Solana's Wormhole technology, Swim offers tools that allow users to exchange native assets from one blockchain to another without the delays associated with centralized bridges or the complications of wrapped assets. This innovative approach reduces the dependence on traditional bridges and centralized exchanges, enabling clients to efficiently swap, send, and receive native tokens, thereby enhancing the overall user experience in the blockchain ecosystem.
Perion
Initial Coin Offering in 2022
Perion seeks to unlock the nascent potential of the gaming community by playing to win across the Metaverse Our vision is to create a decentralised organisation founded, championed and owned by gamers, building the heroes of tomorrow and uplifting communities in ways once thought unimaginable How we make it happen. Perion connects the best gamers in the field with a rapid turnover tech pipeline and training programs that continue to foster the highest achieving player-base in the play-to-earn ecosystem In leveraging its collective strengths in metagame analysis and resource allocation, Perion will seek out supernormal returns and create ideal scenarios for our vast network of dedicated members to participate in the play-to-earn ecosystem In championing our players we drive brand recognition, creating a network effect that positions Perion as the foremost representative of the competitive play-to-earn gaming community So what exactly is Perion? Perion is a decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO) that purchases, leases and manages NFT assets, for use in play-to-earn economies. We engage gamers as independent contractors, allowing them to leverage their skillsets to earn exceptional remuneration. We are built upon a community of globally ranked gamers, skilled developers and finance professionals
Mint Gate
Pre Seed Round in 2022
MintGate is a platform that helps creators communities make their superfans feel special. It enables creators and communities to create a token or key specific to them, reward them to their fans for engagement, and have their top fans unlock new digital experiences.
Bribe
Seed Round in 2022
Bribe is an Incentivized DeFi Governance marketplace platform. Bribe Protocol revolutionizes decentralized governance (dGov) by coordinating those voters into powerful coalitions up for auction so that anyone can benefit from governance marketplaces, not just whales.
DeBank
Series A in 2021
DeBank is a cryptocurrency wallet designed to facilitate access to decentralized finance (DeFi) services, enabling users to manage and track their DeFi investments effectively. The platform supports over 800 DeFi protocols across more than 15 blockchains, including Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain. Users can monitor their asset portfolios, compare interest rates, and analyze risks associated with their investments. DeBank also offers features for token swapping and discovering new investment opportunities through detailed real-time data, allowing users to gain insights into their financial activities and optimize their returns in the DeFi space.
Interlay
Venture Round in 2021
Interlay is building an open system backed by top-tier research, which allows any user to invest, earn and pay with Bitcoin on any blockchain. Through decentralized insurance collateral and cryptographic proofs users are protected against theft and censorship.
izumi Finance
Series A in 2021
Izumi Finance is a non-homogenous liquidity mining protocol to provide Uniswap lp token staking rewards in different price ranges. Izumi Finance improves the efficiency of incentive distribution for reward providers and enhances the earnings of liquidity providers in Uniswap.
StarkWare Industries
Series C in 2021
StarkWare Industries Ltd is a technology company based in Netanya, Israel, established in 2017. The company specializes in developing software and hardware solutions focused on the generation and verification of computational integrity proofs. Its primary offering, known as STARK, is a zero-knowledge proof protocol that enhances privacy in blockchain applications, increases transaction throughput, and enables off-chain computation. StarkWare Industries aims to create a comprehensive proof stack to facilitate secure and efficient computational processes across various applications.
Swivel Finance
Series A in 2021
Swivel Finance is a decentralized protocol that specializes in fixed-rate lending and tokenized cash flows, allowing lenders to secure fixed-rate interest rates on their ERC-20 tokens. Founded in 2020 and based in Austin, Texas, the company has developed an online lending platform that minimizes transaction overhead and reduces associated risks for users. By providing a mechanism for locking in interest rates, Swivel Finance aims to enhance the stability and predictability of returns in the decentralized finance sector.
DoinGud
Seed Round in 2021
DoinGud operates an online marketplace and social platform centered on non-fungible tokens (NFTs), based in Zug, Switzerland. It serves a diverse range of users, including artists promoting their works, collectors seeking new products, and businesses pursuing sustainability goals. The platform leverages blockchain technology to foster a collaborative ecosystem that connects artists with their communities, enabling them to sell their creations while simultaneously supporting social impact organizations. Through this model, DoinGud encourages creators and social enterprises to collaborate, aiming to establish a self-sustaining environment that generates positive social change.
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.
deBridge Finance
Seed Round in 2021
deBridge Finance is a cross-chain interoperability and liquidity transfer protocol designed to facilitate the decentralized transfer of assets across multiple blockchains. The protocol operates through a network of independent oracles and validators, which are elected by deBridge governance, ensuring a secure and efficient transfer process. It supports interoperability between major blockchain networks, including Ethereum, Polygon, Binance Smart Chain, Huobi Ecological Chain, and Arbitrum. This infrastructure enables users to seamlessly access and transfer various digital assets, including NFTs, across different platforms, enhancing the overall flexibility and utility of blockchain technology.
Zenlink
Series A in 2021
Zenlink is a cross-chain blockchain network based in China, founded in 2020. It serves as a central hub for asset trading, enabling users to engage in seamless cross-chain transactions. The platform offers features such as the Zenlink DEX Protocol, which provides a unified trading framework, and the Zenlink DEX Module, allowing parachains to integrate decentralized exchange capabilities. Users benefit from low fees, low slippage, and high-speed trading, all within a single platform that minimizes the complexities associated with multiple chains. Additionally, the Zenlink Token facilitates governance and incentivizes participation in the ecosystem, supporting long-term network development.
Hats Finance
Seed Round in 2021
Hats Finance is a decentralized cybersecurity incentive network governed by its stakeholders of hackers, projects, and token holders.
Alethea AI
Funding Round in 2021
Alethea AI is a decentralized protocol focused on the development of intelligent and interactive non-fungible tokens (NFTs) powered by advanced artificial intelligence technologies. The company has pioneered the iNFT standard, which allows for the creation of photorealistic avatars capable of animation and interaction. Through its multimedia platform, Alethea AI enables users to generate high-quality synthetic media while ensuring digital rights management through blockchain technology. This framework empowers creators to publish AI-generated characters and monetize their content by fulfilling requests from buyers, positioning Alethea AI at the forefront of the evolving intersection of AI and digital assets.
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.
Interlay
Seed Round in 2021
Interlay is building an open system backed by top-tier research, which allows any user to invest, earn and pay with Bitcoin on any blockchain. Through decentralized insurance collateral and cryptographic proofs users are protected against theft and censorship.
SynFutures
Series A in 2021
SynFutures is a next generation synthetic assets derivatives exchange focused on creating an open and trustless derivatives market by enabling trading on anything with a price feed. By cultivating a free market and maximizing the variety of tradable assets, SynFutures is lowering the barrier to entry in the derivatives market, creating a more equitable digital assets exchange market.
Subspace Labs
Seed Round in 2021
Subspace Labs is a distributed research and development company behind the Subspace Network. While based in Palo Alto, CA, we are a global, remote-first team of protocol hackers and cryptocurrency enthusiasts. The Subspace Network is a layer zero protocol that is fully interoperable with any layer one, allowing it to serve as an infrastructure layer for the entire Web3 ecosystem. Based on years of original R&D, Subspace is the first protocol to truly resolve the blockchain trilemma, providing an open, scalable platform for both storage and compute. Subspace currently supports Polkadot and Kusama, with more networks coming soon.
SEDA
Seed Round in 2021
SEDA is a multichain, permissionless protocol designed to connect real-world data to various blockchain networks. It operates a decentralized finance prediction market platform that aims to establish a secure framework for open markets. The platform is user-friendly, allowing developers to integrate it easily using an open-source JavaScript software development kit. This accessibility enables clients to engage with permissionless markets efficiently, requiring minimal coding efforts. SEDA's innovative approach seeks to enhance the interaction between real-world information and blockchain technology, promoting transparency and accessibility in decentralized finance.
Solv Protocol
Angel Round in 2021
Solv Protocol is a decentralized platform focused on the creation, management, and trading of Financial NFTs, which represent fractionalized ownership of various financial assets. Its primary product, Vesting Vouchers, allows users to unlock liquidity from lock-up vesting tokens, facilitating fundraising, community building, and token liquidity management for cryptocurrency projects. The platform serves as an on-chain marketplace for a new category of crypto assets, enabling the establishment and transaction of investment allocations, including investment funds and debt and equity instruments. By issuing semi-fungible tokens, Solv Protocol provides blockchain institutions with essential access to liquidity, enhancing the efficiency and functionality of financial transactions in the digital asset space.
Solv Protocol
Seed Round in 2021
Solv Protocol is a decentralized platform focused on the creation, management, and trading of Financial NFTs, which represent fractionalized ownership of various financial assets. Its primary product, Vesting Vouchers, allows users to unlock liquidity from lock-up vesting tokens, facilitating fundraising, community building, and token liquidity management for cryptocurrency projects. The platform serves as an on-chain marketplace for a new category of crypto assets, enabling the establishment and transaction of investment allocations, including investment funds and debt and equity instruments. By issuing semi-fungible tokens, Solv Protocol provides blockchain institutions with essential access to liquidity, enhancing the efficiency and functionality of financial transactions in the digital asset space.
Arkhivist
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Arkhivist is a cybersecurity platform designed to enhance the safety of decentralized investments and transactions. The company provides a user-friendly platform that keeps investors informed about important developments within financial protocols and alerts them to any suspicious activities that could jeopardize their funds. By implementing security safeguards before engaging with various money protocols, Arkhivist aims to protect users from potential decentralized finance scams. This commitment to transparency and security allows users to trade and invest in decentralized assets with greater confidence.
Subspace Labs
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Subspace Labs is a distributed research and development company behind the Subspace Network. While based in Palo Alto, CA, we are a global, remote-first team of protocol hackers and cryptocurrency enthusiasts. The Subspace Network is a layer zero protocol that is fully interoperable with any layer one, allowing it to serve as an infrastructure layer for the entire Web3 ecosystem. Based on years of original R&D, Subspace is the first protocol to truly resolve the blockchain trilemma, providing an open, scalable platform for both storage and compute. Subspace currently supports Polkadot and Kusama, with more networks coming soon.
Twilight
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Blockchain Privacy
Hats Finance
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Hats Finance is a decentralized cybersecurity incentive network governed by its stakeholders of hackers, projects, and token holders.
Coin98
Seed Round in 2021
Coin98 is a Crypto-focused software company.
MCDEX
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Fully permissionless protocol for decentralized perpetual swaps
Moonbeam Network
Funding Round in 2021
Moonbeam is an Ethereum-compatible smart contract platform on the Polkadot network that makes it easy to build natively interoperable applications.
PureStake
Series A in 2021
PureStake, Inc. is a company that develops infrastructure and services for public blockchain networks, focusing primarily on the Algorand and Polkadot ecosystems. Founded in 2019 and based in Burlington, Massachusetts, PureStake offers a range of products and services including the AlgoSigner wallet extension, APIs, a block explorer called goalseeker, and infrastructure solutions for both private and co-chain environments. Additionally, the company provides validator services for the Polkadot Network and supports smart contract development on the Moonbeam platform. PureStake aims to facilitate secure and reliable participation in blockchain networks through its cloud-based platform, which employs an automated multi-pop and multi-cloud approach for enhanced user experience.
Push Protocol
Seed Round in 2021
Push Protocol is a decentralized communication platform designed for the web3 ecosystem, enabling users to receive notifications related to both on-chain and off-chain activities. The protocol facilitates notifications from various decentralized applications (dApps), smart contracts, and backend services, all linked to users' wallet addresses. This allows for a flexible and open communication network where notifications can be triggered by diverse on-chain or off-chain logic. Push Protocol operates in a gasless, multichain, and platform-agnostic manner, ensuring that any crypto wallet or infrastructure service can display these notifications to users. By leveraging this system, users can engage with notifications and potentially earn cryptocurrency rewards through their interactions.
Liquity
Series A in 2021
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.
Transak
Seed Round in 2021
Transak is a global provider of web3 payment and onboarding infrastructure, specializing in seamless transitions between traditional finance and crypto assets. The company offers a comprehensive suite of products, including fiat-to-crypto services, a fiat-to-smart-contract solution, and a fiat-to-NFT checkout option. As a regulated, non-custodial payments layer, Transak enables users to access over 160 crypto assets across more than 75 blockchains without taking custody of their data or funds. Its platform allows for easy integration through a simple widget, facilitating smooth transactions via bank transfers and a variety of payment methods. Trusted by over 350 applications, such as MetaMask and Coinbase Wallet, Transak is committed to enhancing the accessibility of web3 applications.
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.
RECUR
Seed Round 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.
Gasp
Seed Round in 2021
A ZK-rollup L2 with universal connectivity to L1s, enabling cross-chain liquidity of native assets. Powered by Starkware zero-knowledge technology and Eigenlayer's restake finality. In it's core, MEV minimization and gas-free swaps are out of the box.
DAOsquare
Venture Round in 2021
DAOSquare is an incubator from the Web3 era. DAOSquare is committed to establishing a Web3 incubator that aspires to be the Web3 equivalent of YCombinator.
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.
Poolin
Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Poolin is a multi-cryptocurrency mining pool that facilitates the mining of various digital currencies, including Bitcoin, Litecoin, Zcash, Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin SV, Dash, Monero, Dogecoin, and others. The company operates a platform that supports mainstream cryptocurrency mining and offers a range of services, including blockchain browsers, mining pools, and digital wallets, to enhance the client experience. By providing high computing power and efficient mining solutions, Poolin caters to a diverse clientele within the cryptocurrency ecosystem.
0x
Series A in 2021
0x is an open protocol that enables seamless peer-to-peer exchange of tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. It serves as a foundational standard for decentralized exchanges, promoting interoperability among various decentralized applications that feature exchange capabilities. By providing a common framework, 0x allows users to convert a wide range of assets into cryptographic tokens, facilitating efficient and decentralized trading.
DAOsquare
Seed Round in 2021
DAOSquare is an incubator from the Web3 era. DAOSquare is committed to establishing a Web3 incubator that aspires to be the Web3 equivalent of YCombinator.
Artgee Network
Seed Round in 2021
ArtGee is a digital art frontier ecosystem for investment and collection that is transforming the global art market system. They investigate and promote NFT art. They build an ecosystem around digital art transactions, curation, auctions, investment, and other digital assets.
Push Protocol
Seed Round in 2020
Push Protocol is a decentralized communication platform designed for the web3 ecosystem, enabling users to receive notifications related to both on-chain and off-chain activities. The protocol facilitates notifications from various decentralized applications (dApps), smart contracts, and backend services, all linked to users' wallet addresses. This allows for a flexible and open communication network where notifications can be triggered by diverse on-chain or off-chain logic. Push Protocol operates in a gasless, multichain, and platform-agnostic manner, ensuring that any crypto wallet or infrastructure service can display these notifications to users. By leveraging this system, users can engage with notifications and potentially earn cryptocurrency rewards through their interactions.
InsurAce Protocol
Venture Round in 2020
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.
Mask Network
Venture Round in 2020
Mask Network is a platform that facilitates interaction between traditional social networks and decentralized technologies. Founded in 2017 and based in Shanghai, China, it enables users to send encrypted messages, share files, and transact in cryptocurrencies directly through familiar platforms like Twitter. The network acts as a decentralized portal, allowing users to access decentralized applications (DApps) for various purposes, including peer-to-peer payments, decentralized finance, and e-commerce involving digital goods and NFTs, without needing to migrate from existing social media. Additionally, Mask Network supports Gitcoin funding campaigns, enhancing the ability to contribute to projects directly from social media platforms. Through its innovative features, Mask Network aims to create a seamless blend of Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 experiences.
Imperii Partners
Seed Round in 2020
Imperii Partners is a global investment bank and advisory firm headquartered in San Francisco, California, established in 2019. It specializes in providing strategic and financial advice to companies within the crypto industry. The firm offers services related to mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and strategic partnerships, positioning itself as a key player in the evolving landscape of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. By focusing on purpose-driven solutions, Imperii Partners aims to support the growth and success of promising ventures in the crypto sector.
Centrifuge
Seed Round in 2020
Centrifuge Inc. is a technology company that develops a decentralized blockchain-based platform aimed at enhancing the global financial supply chain. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Berlin, Centrifuge offers a peer-to-peer protocol that facilitates the secure and privacy-preserving exchange of financial documents. This platform allows businesses to tokenize, manage, and distribute their assets on-chain, providing asset managers with new tools and investors with access to a diversified portfolio of high-quality tokenized assets. By enabling third-party service providers to interact with financial data, Centrifuge fosters economic opportunity and promotes efficient transactions while ensuring that businesses retain ownership of their data and validated company details.
Synthetix
Seed Round in 2020
Synthetix is a decentralized protocol based on the Ethereum blockchain that facilitates the issuance of synthetic assets for derivatives trading in decentralized finance (DeFi). Founded in 2017 by Kain Warwick in Sydney, Australia, Synthetix enables users to create and trade synthetic assets that provide exposure to various real-world assets, including currencies, commodities, stocks, and indices. The platform supports a range of financial products such as perpetual futures and options markets, allowing for peer-to-contract trading with infinite liquidity. Synthetix operates through a distributed collateral pool, ensuring users can access synthetic versions of both fiat and cryptocurrencies while maintaining an overview of the entire network.
Persistence
Initial Coin Offering in 2020
Persistence facilitates the borrowing of Cryptoassets (Stablecoins) using real-world assets such as invoices as collateral. This bridges Decentralised Finance and traditional finance and uses the features of Decentralised Finance to solve real-world financing problems.
DODO Exchange
Venture Round in 2020
DODO is a liquidity protocol powered by the Proactive Market Maker (PMM) algorithm and built for capital efficiency. DODO offers a low barrier-to-entry, pain-free token issuance mechanic for long-tail assets.
CryptoLocally
Seed Round in 2020
CryptoLocally operates a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading platform that facilitates direct transactions between users. The platform serves as a gateway for converting fiat currency to decentralized finance (DeFi) assets, enabling individuals to engage in cryptocurrency trading without intermediaries. Users can earn interest on their digital assets through a straightforward setup process, making it an attractive investment opportunity. By simplifying the trading experience, CryptoLocally aims to enhance accessibility to cryptocurrency markets for a wider audience.
Oasis Labs
Seed Round in 2020
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.
WOO Network
Seed Round in 2020
WOO Network is a trading platform provider focused on delivering above-average liquidity for spot and futures trading while offering zero or negative trading fees. The platform facilitates connections between traders, exchanges, institutions, and decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, thereby democratizing access to liquidity and trading execution. By prioritizing market efficiency, WOO Network aims to enhance trading experiences for its users, enabling them to achieve optimal market conditions at minimal or no cost.
Aavegotchi
Seed Round in 2020
Aavegotchi is a platform focused on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that integrates DeFi elements, allowing users to create and interact with unique digital avatars known as Aavegotchis. Each Aavegotchi serves as a game character with distinctive traits, including color and personality, and can be used as collateral within the Aave protocol to earn staking rewards. Users have complete ownership of their NFTs, which can be developed, played, staked, sold, or used in competitions. However, liquidating an Aavegotchi means losing the asset, adding a layer of strategic decision-making for owners. The platform emphasizes true digital ownership, enabling gamers to have more control over their in-game assets and experiences.
Brink
Seed Round in 2020
Brink is a trading application for NFTs and DeFi assets. Brink offers composable trading strategies and automated conditional orders that are built on blockchain. It automates order limits for ERC-20s and NFTs as well as monitors the order status.
1inch Labs
Seed Round in 2020
1inch Labs is a developer of a decentralized finance platform that aggregates multiple decentralized exchanges across various blockchains. Founded in 2019 and based in the United States, the company focuses on enhancing the efficiency of cryptocurrency trading. Its suite of protocols, including the 1inch Aggregation Protocol, 1inch Liquidity Protocol, and 1inch Limit Order Protocol, work together to facilitate cost-effective and secure swap transactions. This integration allows users to access better rates than those available on individual exchanges, thereby optimizing their trading experience in the decentralized finance sector.
UMA
Seed Round in 2020
UMA is a decentralized platform focused on financial contracts, aiming to provide global market access through innovative technology. It allows users to trade derivative products without reliance on a centralized authority, minimizing risk and eliminating single points of failure. By enabling customers to create customized financial products, UMA facilitates automatic enforcement and immediate settlement of agreements. The platform also features a unique oracle that records verifiable truths or data on a blockchain, enhancing the integrity of the financial contracts. This structure incentivizes participants to challenge and provide evidence against recorded claims, fostering a transparent and robust ecosystem for decentralized finance.
dHEDGE
Seed Round in 2020
dHEDGE is a decentralized asset management protocol that facilitates connections between investment managers and investors on the blockchain. Operating on the Ethereum blockchain, the platform allows managers to create their own investment pools in a permissionless and non-custodial environment. By leveraging blockchain technology, dHEDGE democratizes the investment experience, enabling managers to implement quantitative and algorithmic trading strategies while managing actively managed investment pools. This approach fosters a trustless relationship between managers and investors, enhancing the accessibility and efficiency of crypto asset management.
Keep
Seed Round in 2020
Keep Network is a blockchain technology company that focuses on enabling the use of private data on public protocols. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in George Town, Midland, it develops solutions that allow contracts to leverage private information while interacting with public blockchains. One of its key offerings is tBTC, a decentralized bridge that connects Bitcoin to the Ethereum network, allowing users to securely and anonymously transfer Bitcoin for participation in decentralized finance (DeFi) activities. The company's technology incorporates a privacy layer for Ethereum, utilizing secure multiparty computation to store data across multiple locations, enabling decentralized signing and the creation of cryptocurrency wallets. This innovation ensures that users can store files privately with blockchain storage encryption while engaging with the broader blockchain ecosystem.
Zenlink
Seed Round in 2020
Zenlink is a cross-chain blockchain network based in China, founded in 2020. It serves as a central hub for asset trading, enabling users to engage in seamless cross-chain transactions. The platform offers features such as the Zenlink DEX Protocol, which provides a unified trading framework, and the Zenlink DEX Module, allowing parachains to integrate decentralized exchange capabilities. Users benefit from low fees, low slippage, and high-speed trading, all within a single platform that minimizes the complexities associated with multiple chains. Additionally, the Zenlink Token facilitates governance and incentivizes participation in the ecosystem, supporting long-term network development.
ChainSafe Systems
Seed Round in 2020
ChainSafe is a blockchain R&D firm, specializing in protocol engineering, cross-chain interoperability & web3 gaming. Our mission is to enable the world's systems to run on decentralized infrastructure. We take a multi-chain perspective with blockchain engineering experience that spans timezones, cultures, use cases, and protocols. Chainsafe was established in May, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario.
Casper Labs
Series A in 2019
Casper Labs specializes in providing professional services and support for organizations utilizing the Casper blockchain, which is designed as an enterprise-grade platform for building applications. Committed to open source principles, Casper Labs aims to facilitate the adoption of blockchain technology among businesses by offering a secure and reliable framework for developing private, public, and hybrid solutions. The company's platform accelerates development by integrating popular tools and workflows, ensuring that it meets the operational needs of businesses while enhancing transparency in transactions. Additionally, Casper Labs focuses on delivering applications and services that help reduce costs, drive revenue, and improve efficiency for both companies and governments globally. The Casper Association, affiliated with Casper Labs, is responsible for maintaining the network's decentralization and promoting its organic growth.
Marlin
Seed Round in 2019
Marlin is an open-source protocol tool designed to enhance decentralized communications for DeFi and Web 3.0 applications. Founded in 2018 and based in Singapore, Marlin enables parties, such as miners, to connect to a global network of relay nodes, facilitating the rapid propagation of blocks and optimizing communication between nodes. The platform functions as a robust infrastructure, providing a superior peer-to-peer networking alternative for blockchains and decentralized networks. By incentivizing full nodes, Marlin seeks to improve network speed and efficiency across various blockchain systems, thereby advancing the capabilities of modern decentralized networks.
NEAR
Series A in 2019
NEAR Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing a blockchain protocol designed to facilitate the creation of decentralized applications. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, NEAR Protocol offers a secure and scalable platform capable of managing high-value assets such as money and identity. The company provides a range of services, including documentation, wallet, studio, and explorer tools, to support developers in writing, testing, and deploying decentralized applications. By leveraging advanced technology, NEAR aims to bridge the adoption gap for mainstream commercial software, enabling the development of performance-oriented applications across various business sectors.
Polkadot
Venture Round in 2019
Polkadot is a protocol designed to facilitate communication between independent blockchains, enabling them to exchange information efficiently. This inter-chain blockchain technology not only allows for the transfer of messages but also ensures their order and validity, thereby enhancing interoperability. Additionally, Polkadot supports scalability by creating an environment that accommodates multiple state machines. The platform is geared towards simplifying cryptocurrency transactions, offering low trading fees and enabling merchants to accept and manage various forms of cryptocurrency payments from customers. Through its innovative approach, Polkadot aims to streamline the exchange of virtual assets, making it easier for users and businesses to engage with digital currencies.
Bitfinex
Initial Coin Offering in 2019
Bitfinex is a digital asset trading platform offering state-of-the-art services for digital currency traders and global liquidity providers. Founded in 2012, Bitfinex was one of the first professional platforms set up to accommodate for the booming interest in cryptocurrency trading. Since then, our team has gained invaluable experience whilst cementing our spot as the go-to platform for digital asset traders and institutions. Starting as the only P2P based margin trading service, Bitfinex has since cemented its spot as the most liquid BTCUSD exchange in the world, boasting some of the most advanced trading features in the industry. It is the exchange with the highest digital asset trading volume in the world to date. Bitfinex’s strategy focuses on providing unparalleled support, tools, and innovation for professional traders and liquidity providers around the world.
Marlin
Seed Round in 2019
Marlin is an open-source protocol tool designed to enhance decentralized communications for DeFi and Web 3.0 applications. Founded in 2018 and based in Singapore, Marlin enables parties, such as miners, to connect to a global network of relay nodes, facilitating the rapid propagation of blocks and optimizing communication between nodes. The platform functions as a robust infrastructure, providing a superior peer-to-peer networking alternative for blockchains and decentralized networks. By incentivizing full nodes, Marlin seeks to improve network speed and efficiency across various blockchain systems, thereby advancing the capabilities of modern decentralized networks.
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.
Kava Labs
Seed Round in 2018
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.
MXC
Venture Round in 2018
MXC is building a global data network that allows the devices of tomorrow to connect, commit and communicate more efficiently than ever before. Cities, companies and individuals benefit by building the network, or using it to transmit and manage their data.
Ocean Protocol
Initial Coin Offering in 2018
Ocean Protocol is a decentralized data exchange platform that facilitates the sharing and monetization of data in a secure and transparent manner. Founded in 2017 and based in Singapore, it employs blockchain technology to ensure that data providers maintain control over their information while enabling consumers to access valuable datasets. The protocol connects data providers and consumers, allowing for a decentralized network where developers can create innovative services. Ocean Protocol emphasizes compliance and transparency, ensuring that all parties involved can engage confidently in the data marketplace.
Taxa
Seed Round in 2018
Taxa is a developer of a blockchain-based infrastructure platform that facilitates the creation of interactive Web 3.0 applications. Utilizing advanced trusted computing technology, Taxa enhances the performance, privacy, and usability of various applications and frameworks. The platform provides essential features such as data confidentiality and on-demand resizable off-chain CPU resources, along with library support. This infrastructure is designed to be easily integrated with any smart contract network, allowing users to transform their innovative ideas into functional products while ensuring privacy and security.
Conflux Foundation
Seed Round in 2018
Conflux is the State-of-the-Art public blockchain system that can achieve high TPS without sacrificing decentralization or safety. By delicately combining its unique and advanced algorithm with a novel structure——Tree Graph (TG), Conflux makes consensus no longer a performance bottleneck, thereupon solves a series of problems in the industrialization of public chains. Currently, in its first stage, Conflux adopts PoW (Proof of Work) mechanism as the basis of its consensus.
Celer Network
Venture Round in 2018
Celer Network is a technology company focused on enhancing the scalability of public blockchains through innovative off-chain scaling techniques. Its layer-two platform facilitates fast, secure, and efficient off-chain transactions, allowing users to develop decentralized applications with ease. By employing advanced economic architectures and incentive-aligned mechanisms, Celer Network aims to empower businesses to quickly build and operate scalable decentralized applications for secure payment solutions. The company's technology is designed to support billions of transactions per second, thereby maximizing the potential of blockchain technology and enabling broader adoption of decentralized applications.
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.
Nimiq
Seed Round in 2018
Nimiq is a Browser-based Blockchain & Ecosystem. A Third-Generation Blockchain Protocol,Cutting-edge Blockchain research and web technology streamlined to create an open payment protocol designed to lower multiple barriers of entry.
Theta Network
Seed Round in 2018
Theta Labs is the creator of Theta Network, a decentralized platform focused on enhancing media, entertainment, and video streaming through blockchain technology. The network employs a proprietary Layer-1 proof-of-stake blockchain that allows users to share their bandwidth for video relaying, thereby reducing content delivery costs for existing platforms. This innovative approach incentivizes users to participate in the network by earning rewards for relaying video content across various devices, including PCs, mobile phones, Smart TVs, and IoT devices. Theta Network facilitates low-latency streaming of live content, making it compatible with popular platforms such as YouTube and Twitch. Additionally, it supports the development of decentralized applications, providing organizations with opportunities to boost viewer engagement and drive additional revenue. Theta Labs has attracted investments from notable companies, including Samsung NEXT and Sony Innovation Fund, as well as various venture capital firms.
Crypterium
Initial Coin Offering in 2017
Crypterium is developing a mobile app that allows instant payments in cryptocurrency using existing payment infrastructures such as NFC terminals or QR codes. It allows its users to issue a virtual VISA card, bind it to their crypto account, link it to Apple Pay, and pay with crypto by simply using a smartphone.
DDEX
Initial Coin Offering in 2017
DDEX is a DApp that works with popular “Wallet Enabled Browsers” such as MetaMask and Brave. No additional registration is required - you can start trading right away.Building on top of Ethereum smart contracts and the 0x protocol, DDEX allows users to trade ERC-20 tokens from wallet to wallet. No possiblity of theft. No uncertainty of deposit/withdrawal lockup periods.
Liquid Global
Initial Coin Offering in 2017
Liquid Global operates a cryptocurrency trading platform aimed at enhancing liquidity within the crypto economy. This platform facilitates the trading of major cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, against various fiat currency pairs such as Japanese yen, Singapore dollar, Australian dollar, and Euro. By streamlining the exchange process, Liquid Global enables both businesses and individual users to trade cryptocurrencies efficiently and with ease.
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