Steve Cho

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MagicBlock

Seed Round in 2025
MagicBlock Labs is a gaming and technology firm that creates infrastructure for fully on-chain games.

DeFi.app

Seed Round in 2025
DeFi.app helps to make DeFi trading easier while keeping full ownership of crypto assets. It also helps to manage CEFI and DEFI more effectively.

Mirai Labs

Seed Round in 2025
Mirai Labs is a game development company that offers web3, mobile apps, and blockchain services.

DeFi.app

Seed Round in 2024
DeFi.app helps to make DeFi trading easier while keeping full ownership of crypto assets. It also helps to manage CEFI and DEFI more effectively.

Exponent Finance

Seed Round in 2024
Exponent Finance is a Solana Network DeFi fixed price market that creates time-locked tokens that can generate set returns or be traded for yield.

Nectar AI

Seed Round in 2024
Nectar AI is a virtual AI companion platform that offers users the ability to create and interact with the digital customized personalities and companions.

Breakout Trading Group

Seed Round in 2024
Breakout is an evaluation-based prop firm that allows users to trade global markets and gain access to real payouts.

StripChain

Venture Round in 2024
Stripchain is an intent-based interoperability standard that enables chain abstraction.

Param Labs

Seed Round in 2024
Param Labs is a development studio focused on creating a modular, interconnected Web3 gaming ecosystem that includes both games and the necessary infrastructure. It specializes in the development of multiplayer blockchain games, offering high-quality gaming experiences characterized by AAA design. The studio aims to enhance the gaming landscape by integrating player-owned digital assets, allowing gamers to have ownership of in-game items and assets. Through its innovative approach, Param Labs seeks to redefine the relationship between players and digital gaming environments.

Humanity Protocol

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.

Holograph

Venture Round in 2024
Holograph, founded in 2020 and based in Los Angeles, specializes in non-fungible token (NFT) technology that allows NFTs to be transferred across different blockchains while ensuring data integrity. The company offers a software platform that enhances minting standards for NFTs and secures cryptocurrency mining through a decentralized and encrypted ledger. Holograph's services include counterfeit prevention, carbon offsetting, and the implementation of secure smart contracts. Additionally, the company provides permanent storage for NFT metadata, continuous royalty payments, and copyright registrations, facilitating a comprehensive ecosystem for individuals to mine, trade, and manage digital assets efficiently.

Creator.Bid

Seed Round in 2024
Creator.Bid allows content creators to create AI-driven digital assets to monetize their content.

Shiba Inu Coin

Venture Round in 2024
Shiba Inu Coin is an Internet Publishing Company.

Runes DEX

Seed Round in 2024
Runes DEX is the automated market maker for runes on the Bitcoin blockchain. Its platform allows users to create and trade meme-based tokens while also providing novel liquidity solutions and farming rewards.

MyPrize

Seed Round in 2024
MyPrize is supported by premier developers and top venture businesses. This is the first online casino powered by cryptocurrency with deep social interaction.

Tensorplex Labs

Seed Round in 2024
Tensorplex Labs is a Web3 and artificial intelligence (AI) firm developing finance and intelligence infrastructure for decentralized AI networks.

Nyan Heroes

Venture Round in 2024
Nyan Heroes is an immersive NFT based shooter of futuristic revolutions, cats in robots, evil corporations.

Munchables

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Munchables is an eco-friendly Blast that allows customers to collect Blast prizes.

Fjord Foundry

Seed Round in 2024
Fjord Foundry is a community-focused platform designed to connect creative projects with enthusiastic backers. It employs Liquidity Bootstrapping Pools (LBPs) to facilitate interactions between projects and supporters, offering a fair and transparent price discovery mechanism for generating liquidity and distributing digital tokens. This approach allows projects to mitigate the negative effects of large investors and automated trading bots, ensuring a level playing field for all participants. By providing seamless access to liquidity, Fjord Foundry empowers projects while fostering a supportive community environment.

Zeus Network

Seed Round in 2024
Zeus Network is a cutting-edge and permissionless communication layer platform that connects connects Solana and Bitcoin.

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.

Anzen

Seed Round in 2024
Anzen creates decentralized finance infrastructure powering the first private credit backed stablecoin

Pixelmon

Seed Round in 2024
Pixelmon is a decentralized web3 gaming company based in New York that specializes in the development of online video games. The company provides a virtual metaverse where players can engage in trading, cooperate with friends, and participate in battles and training activities. Through its innovative platform, Pixelmon aims to create an immersive gaming experience that combines social interaction and competitive gameplay.

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.

GAM3S.GG

Seed Round in 2023
GAM3S.GG is a web3 gaming platform focused on onboarding the next 100 million gamers into the web3 ecosystem. The company offers a curated library of web3 games, along with news, reviews, and exclusive interviews, facilitating game discovery and keeping players informed about the latest developments in the gaming world. In addition to its gaming resources, GAM3S.GG emphasizes community engagement through live streaming and community events, creating a vibrant environment for gamers to connect and share their experiences.

Pixion Games Limited

Seed Round in 2023
Pixion Games Limited is a pioneering force in the realm of competitive multiplayer gaming, driven by a steadfast commitment to accessibility, enjoyment, and empowerment. Founded on May 2, 2017, by Kam Punia, our company boasts a dedicated team of 50 individuals passionate about revolutionizing the gaming landscape. At Pixion, we believe that competitive gaming should be inclusive and rewarding for all, which is why we've introduced Lunchtime Esports, a new frontier in snackable competitive gaming experiences. Our blockchain-powered platform, Pixion League, not only fosters intense competition but also ensures that players truly own their rewards, embodying our vision of Play-to-Own gaming. With an annual revenue of $2 million, Pixion Games stands as a beacon of innovation, redefining the boundaries of multiplayer gaming one exhilarating match at a time.

Pixion Games

Seed Round in 2023
Pixion Games Limited, founded in 2017 and based in London, specializes in developing real-time multiplayer mobile games, with a particular focus on esports and player versus player (PVP) experiences. The company aims to create competitive gaming environments that are easy to learn and enjoyable for a broad audience. By utilizing blockchain technology, Pixion enhances the gaming experience by introducing rewards for participants and establishing governance within gaming communities. Its games are designed to be accessible on both iOS and Android devices, allowing players to engage in fun and competitive gameplay on the go.

Boxed

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Boxed operates as a Web3 loot box platform .

Portals

Seed Round in 2023
Portals is a platform that makes Web3 simpler by making it simple for anyone to combine intricate DeFi operations.

MetaCRM

Seed Round in 2023
MetaCRM is a prominent martech company specializing in customer relationship management (CRM) solutions tailored for the Web3 industry. By harnessing the power of AI and blockchain data, MetaCRM offers a suite of tools, including MetaForm, MetaDesk, and Meta Panel, which enable companies to access valuable cross-chain data. These solutions aim to enhance the efficiency of sales and customer success teams, ultimately improving user acquisition and retention rates. MetaCRM's vision is to empower businesses to connect seamlessly with over one billion crypto wallet users, thereby boosting their return on investment in advertising and overall marketing efforts.

Avalon

Seed Round in 2023
Avalon is an Orlando, Florida-based platform focused on creating games and virtual experiences. The company operates a gaming studio aimed at transforming the game creation process. Its platform provides immersive digital entertainment along with tools that facilitate the development of games and virtual experiences. By promoting a more collaborative and enjoyable development process, Avalon enables the gaming industry to produce higher-quality games.

MGO

Seed Round in 2022
MGO provides retirement plan consulting and administration services.

MetaverseGo

Seed Round in 2022
MetaverseGo is a decentralized Web 3.0 platform designed to facilitate access to play-and-earn games, guilds, NFTs, and decentralized applications. It aims to simplify the entry for both gamers and newcomers by providing an intuitive experience that allows users to engage with various gaming and blockchain assets using just their mobile number. The platform not only enables participation in gaming guilds and NFT collections but also allows users to utilize their earnings across multiple payment platforms, thereby enhancing asset ownership and connectivity within the gaming industry.

ReNFT

Venture Round in 2022
reNFT is a rental protocol that enables lending and borrowing of NFTs.

Cantina Royale

Funding Round in 2022
Cantina Royale is a shooter game that allows players to use different NFT collections and take them into PVP and PVE missions. Their 3D Modeling technologies allow NFT Interoperability into the Cantina universe. NFT owners can lease out their digital assets to players and split in-game rewards automatically.

Hexagon Wireless

Seed Round in 2022
Hexagon Wireless is a provider of decentralized wireless technology.

Snackclub

Seed Round in 2022
Snackclub is a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) that changes how people consume games and the internet today.

Blast Royale

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
Blast Royale is a blockchain-based play-to-earn platform that allows players to earn Craft Spice while playing matches. The game uses two tokens, the primary token Blast (BLST) and Craft Spice (CS), the in-game P2E token of the Blast Royale Metaverse. BLST is used for trading NFTs on the Blast Royale marketplace and crafting new NFTs, whereas CS has numerous utility uses, including crafting and repairing equipment. Players earn CS by taking part in Blast Royale matches.

Neon Media

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
Neon Media LLC is a production company based in Seattle, Washington, that specializes in the development and design of games and entertainment software. Incorporated in 2020, it focuses on transmedia and virtual production, offering gaming services tailored for the film and television industry. Neon Media produces real-time sets for virtual productions and creates photorealistic, physically-based rendered (PBR) scenes using its proprietary game engine. This enables collaboration among creators in various fields, including television, film, and comics, allowing clients to produce television series, high-budget special effects movies, and independent animations. As of September 2020, Neon Media operates as a subsidiary of The 4D Factory LLC.

Dank Bank

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Dank Bank is a venture-backed trading platform that specializes in fractional ownership of NFTs representing authentic memes, viral videos, and other iconic moments from internet culture. The platform allows users to collect and trade these fractional NFTs, facilitating investment in the intellectual property of their favorite creators. By connecting fans with the creators of popular content, Dank Bank enables users to support their preferred artists while gaining a stake in their future success. Additionally, users benefit from community perks such as merchandise and tickets to live events, enhancing their engagement with the creators and the broader community.

Allora Labs

Series A in 2022
Allora Labs is a blockchain-based protocol focused on providing reliable appraisals for digital assets, particularly in the realm of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The company has developed a platform that incentivizes experts to deliver honest insights, thereby facilitating efficient price discovery for NFTs. By compensating these experts for their assessments, Allora Labs not only unlocks new opportunities for professionals in the field but also enhances decision-making for crypto developers. The platform employs machine learning to analyze credible information, allowing users to optimize strategies and quantify risks in the rapidly evolving digital asset market.

Cross The Ages

Seed Round in 2022
Cross The Ages is a gaming platform that merges fantasy and science fiction within the shared continent of Artellium, which features distinct regions like Arkhante, known for its magic and summoning, and Mantris, a technologically advanced city-continent inhabited by multicultural people. The platform allows players to access this universe through smartphones or desktops, where they can collect digital cards and engage in various games. Players can earn tokens with blockchain-based value that appreciate as the game evolves, contributing to the progression of the storyline. The narrative is centered around the young ruler Malkha and her advisors, the Primus, as they navigate the complexities of their world.

Itheum

Venture Round in 2022
Itheum is a pioneering data infrastructure platform that facilitates the sale of valuable personal data to the AI industry, which requires consented data for its growth. The company specializes in blockchain-powered technology that encompasses data tokenization, licensing, provenance, creator protection, and governance. It aims to create a comprehensive framework for the emerging data economy in the AI era. Additionally, Itheum offers a decentralized, cross-chain data brokerage software that helps manage data silos and unlock new value for data. This includes a data collection and analytics toolkit, a decentralized data exchange, and a data metaverse, all designed to equip data creators and consumers with the necessary tools to connect and leverage valuable personal data from the web.

Metaverse Game Studios

Venture Round in 2022
Metaverse Game Studios is a blockchain-based software development company focused on creating and publishing games for digital platforms. The studio specializes in narrative multiplayer strategy games, aiming to enhance the gaming experience through cross-platform services. By leveraging blockchain technology, Metaverse Game Studios seeks to innovate the gaming landscape, offering players unique and engaging gameplay experiences.

Derby Stars

Seed Round in 2022
Derby Stars offers NFT horse games, and breeding them results in a variety of offspring. They also store their history and race records constantly on-chain. They own a range of horses and race them on their platform.

UNOPND

Seed Round in 2022
UNOPND is a developer of blockchain-based gaming software focused on the metaverse. The company operates a development studio that supports creative gaming projects and explores the latest applications within the blockchain gaming sector. Its mission is to provide players with innovative services that reveal the hidden value of blockchain technology, creating a unique gaming experience that integrates advanced digital asset functionalities. By leveraging the potential of blockchain, UNOPND aims to transform the gaming landscape and unlock new opportunities for both developers and players.

Diagonal

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Diagonal is a non-custodial protocol for recurring payments on Ethereum.

Anboto Labs

Seed Round in 2022
Anboto Labs is a crypto execution platform connected to CeFi and DeFi exchanges. They strive to build the number one execution platform, which helps traders remain agile in the rapidly moving crypto market. Anboto Labs supports advanced order types such as TWAP, VWAP and Iceberg, as well as smart order routing, pre- and post-trade analysis and pair trading execution.

So-Col

Seed Round in 2022
SO-COL is a platform where creators and fans can connect like never before. They are the bridge between web2 social channels and the shiny new web3. But better. And easier.

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.

Atomic Form

Seed Round in 2022
Atomic Form is a comprehensive digital art and NFT platform that offers blockchain-based solutions for managing non-fungible tokens and Web media. Its multi-chain NFT administration tool, The Hub, allows users to share, discover, and control multiple Atomic Form devices from a single interface. The platform spans various applications, including art, collectibles, and video games, and integrates functionality for cryptocurrency-based hardware. This hardware features a rotatable low-profile wall mount that can be adjusted for both portrait and landscape orientations, providing a seamless experience for users seeking to manage their NFT assets alongside the necessary software solutions. Additionally, Atomic Form has incorporated Nifty Gateway to enhance its offerings.

Heroes of Mavia

Seed Round in 2022
Heroes of Mavia is an NFT based MMO Strategy game developed by Skrice Studios. The game takes place in a fantasy-themed island called Mavia, where players build bases on plots of land and battle neighboring bases and armies to earn in-game resources, such as RUBY.

Hubble Protocol

Venture Round in 2022
Hubble Protocol is a decentralized financial platform that facilitates long-term borrowing, lending, and the creation of structured financial products. It aims to democratize access to decentralized finance by offering a range of sustainable financial services. The protocol's software supports multi-asset collateral and enables zero-interest borrowing, allowing users to leverage yield-bearing assets for loans. Additionally, Hubble enhances yield generation on deposits of various tokens, providing clients with optimized financial opportunities while minimizing costs associated with loans.

Burnt

Series A in 2022
Burnt Finance operates as a decentralized NFT auction protocol that facilitates the minting and trading of digital assets within a permissionless ecosystem. It aims to address the barriers that hinder the broader adoption of cryptocurrency by creating an inclusive infrastructure. The protocol not only serves as an auction house for digital assets but also supports fundraising, collections, and staking activities. By providing high-speed and low-cost services, Burnt Finance enhances the user experience in the Web3 space, collaborating with like-minded organizations to develop tools and products that promote cultural integration and functionality in the crypto domain.

NEAR

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
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.

Gear Technologies

Series A in 2021
Gear Technologies is a technology company focused on creating a Substrate-based smart contract platform that facilitates the development and deployment of decentralized applications (dApps). By contributing to the Gear Protocol, which is supported by the Gear Foundation, the company enhances Web3 capabilities while maintaining a user experience akin to Web2. Gear Technologies aims to streamline the process for developers, offering a low barrier to entry that minimizes both financial and time investments. This approach enables clients to build and deploy dApps on the blockchain quickly and efficiently, with improved speed, security, and automation in smart contract development.

Hubble Protocol

Seed Round in 2021
Hubble Protocol is a decentralized financial platform that facilitates long-term borrowing, lending, and the creation of structured financial products. It aims to democratize access to decentralized finance by offering a range of sustainable financial services. The protocol's software supports multi-asset collateral and enables zero-interest borrowing, allowing users to leverage yield-bearing assets for loans. Additionally, Hubble enhances yield generation on deposits of various tokens, providing clients with optimized financial opportunities while minimizing costs associated with loans.

XY Finance

Venture Round in 2021
XY Finance is a developer of an innovative aggregator that facilitates cross-chain exchange services, comprising two main components: X Swap and Y Pool. X Swap enables users to perform cross-chain transfers and exchanges seamlessly, while Y Pool offers liquidity solutions that enhance the efficiency of transferring crypto assets across different blockchains. Additionally, XY Finance provides a customizable widget designed for easy integration into decentralized applications (DApps), creating a unified user interface that simplifies cross-chain operations. By leveraging its composable APIs, XY Finance ensures users have access to comprehensive cross-chain functionalities and optimized web3 execution services, ultimately broadening user accessibility across various blockchain networks.

Platypus Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Platypus Finance is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that offers a new mechanism for Automatic Market Makers (AMM) for stablecoins to optimize capital efficiency.

C3 Exchange

Seed Round in 2021
C3 Exchange operates a self-custodial trading platform that facilitates the buying and selling of spot and derivative assets. The exchange combines the advantages of self-custody and decentralization with the performance and accessibility typically associated with traditional trading platforms. Its innovative clearing engine protocol allows for cross-margin and cross-collateralization, enabling traders to optimize their capital usage by calculating margin requirements across all open positions in their accounts. Through this approach, C3 Exchange aims to enhance the trading experience while maintaining user control over their assets.

BlockchainSpace

Seed Round in 2021
BlockchainSpace builds tools to empower play-to-earn communities, and also runs several educational academies that identify economic opportunities in play-to-earn games and shares learnings for new guilds to enter the space.

Mara

Seed Round in 2021
Mara is a platform for Africans to learn through, while leveraging, blockchain technology to build digital wealth. The company empowers Africans to develop financial literacy so they can take the greatest possible advantage of the numerous opportunities available in the digital economy. The Mara wallet allows users to easily buy, sell, earn, withdraw, and protect their assets - including cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Mara Token - in real time. Mara was founded in 2021 and is located in Nairobi, Kenya.

Nyan Heroes

Seed Round in 2021
Nyan Heroes is an immersive NFT based shooter of futuristic revolutions, cats in robots, evil corporations.

Genopets

Seed Round in 2021
Genopets is a mobile game that combines elements of fitness and gaming through a Free-to-Play, Move-to-Earn model. Players nurture a digital pet whose development is directly linked to their physical activity, as the game tracks steps taken via smartphones and wearable fitness devices. By engaging in everyday activities such as walking or jogging, users can earn cryptocurrency while exploring, battling, and evolving their Genopets in the virtual world known as the Genoverse. The game fosters a sense of emotional connection between players and their digital companions, reminiscent of traditional pet care experiences, thereby encouraging a more active lifestyle. With its unique approach to gamification, Genopets aims to motivate individuals to prioritize their health through engaging gameplay.

Ardana

Funding Round in 2021
Ardana is an on-chain asset backed stablecoin protocol and decentralized exchange stable asset liquidity pool built on Cardano. The stablecoin is overcollateralized with on-chain Cardano native assets facilitating borrowing and the decentralized exchange allows for highly capital efficient trading between stablecoins and identical assets with low risk income from fees for liquidity providers.

OPgames

Seed Round in 2021
OPgames is a suite of tools that enables game developers to provide mini esports experiences to their players through tournaments and PvP matchups with crypto as buy-in and pay-outs.

XDefi Wallet

Series A in 2021
XDEFI Wallet is a non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet that enables users to securely store, send, and swap digital assets, including NFTs, across 30 different blockchains. The wallet is designed to facilitate interaction with various decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, making it a vital tool for users looking to engage in the growing DeFi ecosystem. With over 200,000 users, XDEFI Wallet provides a user-friendly platform that allows seamless access to decentralized marketplaces and NFT applications directly through web browsers. Its chain-agnostic capabilities and robust features position XDEFI Wallet as an essential resource for individuals participating in the evolving landscape of digital finance and asset management.

NGRAVE

Seed Round in 2021
NGRAVE is a company that specializes in providing a comprehensive solution for managing cryptocurrency securely. It has developed a hardware wallet that ensures private keys are never exposed, maintaining their security by keeping them completely offline during key generation and transaction signing. This design protects against malicious hacking and online threats, allowing users to store their cryptocurrency safely. NGRAVE's offerings include a hardware wallet and a key backup system, positioning the company as a leader in secure crypto management solutions.

Chainflip

Seed Round in 2021
Chainflip is a decentralized cross-chain swapping protocol that facilitates the trustless exchange of cryptocurrencies between different blockchain networks. The platform is designed to enable users to trade assets directly without relying on a trusted intermediary, thus ensuring a secure and efficient transaction process. Utilizing advanced technology frameworks such as Rust, Chainflip allows for anonymous and permissionless swaps, eliminating the need for additional software, collateral, or wrapped assets. This innovative approach empowers investors to move funds seamlessly across various blockchains and ecosystems, providing a streamlined solution for cross-chain asset management.

Highstreet

Seed Round in 2021
Highstreet is a commerce-centric metaverse that operates on browsers and native PC VR, aiming to connect the physical and digital worlds. The platform enables users to explore a vast virtual environment, form parties, and own and expand their virtual estates. Highstreet allows users to purchase tokenized products from various brands, facilitating interactive transactions through non-fungible tokens. By combining elements of gaming and e-commerce, Highstreet seeks to redefine how financial products are marketed and consumed, creating a unique and immersive shopping experience.

Loda.fi

Venture Round in 2021
Loda.fi is a lender that accepts crypto as collateral.

CXIP Labs

Seed Round in 2021
CXIP Labs is a developer of NFT infrastructure solutions for the web3 ecosystem.

NFT Oasis

Series A in 2021
NFT Oasis is a platform that supports the decentralized creator economy, specifically catering to the NFT artist community. It offers a unique virtual space designed to enhance the experience for artists by providing tools for producing and mixing their work, as well as opportunities for sync licensing. The platform facilitates the promotion and exposure of artists' creations, allowing them to connect with a broader audience and thrive in the evolving digital landscape.

TokenScript

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
TokenScript is a new tokenization standard that will deliver a more integrated web. A token-centric middleware that connects the scale of Web2 with the promise of Web3.

KYVE

Pre Seed Round in 2021
KYVE is an initiative focused on the decentralized archiving and validation of data streams, utilizing the Arweave blockchain for permanent storage. The platform comprises decentralized uploaders and validators organized into pools, each dedicated to archiving specific data streams. This open-source protocol aims to standardize and ensure the reliability of data storage for blockchain networks and decentralized applications. By leveraging permanent data storage tools, KYVE provides scalability, immutability, and availability, which helps developers create dependable backups and verify their data streams effectively. The initiative is supported by funding from KYVE tokens, which incentivize participation in the network's operations.

Yield Guild Games

Series A in 2021
Yield Guild Games (YGG) is a decentralized autonomous organization founded in 2018 and based in Quezon City, Philippines. It focuses on investing in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) utilized in virtual worlds and blockchain-based games. YGG aims to build a robust virtual world economy by optimizing community-owned assets for maximum utility and sharing profits with its token holders. Additionally, the organization acts as a venture capital firm, investing in early-stage token and equity deals in the web3 space, as well as supporting gaming studios and the related infrastructure that fosters industry growth.

Divergence Protocol

Seed Round in 2021
Divergence Protocol is a decentralized platform for composable crypto options and volatility derivatives.

Pontem Network

Venture Round in 2021
Pontem Network is a product studio focused on creating foundational decentralized applications (dApps) for the Aptos blockchain. Among its offerings is the Pontem Wallet, a secure wallet available on major platforms such as Chrome, Firefox, iOS, and Android, enabling users to store and send tokens on Aptos. The wallet integrates with several key services, including the Liquidswap decentralized exchange, Topaz and Souffl3 NFT marketplaces, and various liquid staking and lending protocols. In addition to the wallet, Pontem Network provides tools for developers, including the Move Playground code editor, the Move IntelliJ IDE plugin, and ByteBabel, a Solidity-to-Move code translator. These products facilitate the development and testing of dApps, enhancing the functionality and interoperability of the Aptos ecosystem.

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.

Bright Star Studios

Seed Round in 2021
Bright Star Studios is an independent game development company located in Swatar, Malta, specializing in the creation of multiplayer online video games. The studio focuses on developing original MMO game franchises using its proprietary engine and aims to innovate the MMORPG landscape across platforms, including PC, mobile, and browsers. Its flagship title, Ember Sword, represents a modern approach to gaming, emphasizing a player-owned economy and community engagement. By promoting competitive gameplay and instant playability, Bright Star Studios seeks to foster a gaming environment that prioritizes skill and user involvement, challenging traditional business models in the industry.

Alice

Seed Round in 2021
Alice is a decentralized finance mobile application that enables users to send money to friends. The app is powered by an automated and decentralized interest-rate protocol that cuts out middlemen to offer direct access to DeFi. Alice is backed by Arrington Capital, Do Kwon, Mechanism Capital, and Accomplice Blockchain. It is based in Los Angeles, California.

Burnt

Venture Round in 2021
Burnt Finance operates as a decentralized NFT auction protocol that facilitates the minting and trading of digital assets within a permissionless ecosystem. It aims to address the barriers that hinder the broader adoption of cryptocurrency by creating an inclusive infrastructure. The protocol not only serves as an auction house for digital assets but also supports fundraising, collections, and staking activities. By providing high-speed and low-cost services, Burnt Finance enhances the user experience in the Web3 space, collaborating with like-minded organizations to develop tools and products that promote cultural integration and functionality in the crypto domain.

Pendle Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Pendle Finance is a decentralized finance protocol that allows users to tokenize and sell future yields.

BENQI Corpo

Funding Round in 2021
Developed by an experienced team of blockchain designers, BENQI is a protocol to unlock greater liquidity within the defi market. BENQI enables defi users to make their assets work harder to generate additional yield. Built on Avalanche’s high speed smart contract network, BENQI will evolve into a cross-chain defi hub that’s positioned at the heart of decentralized finance.

The Defiant

Pre Seed Round in 2021
The Defiant operates as an information company at the intersection of tech and finance.

Benqi

Private Equity Round in 2021
BENQi is built on Avalanche combining elements of defi and tradfi to create a liquidity protocol. BENQi aims to bridge Ethereum, Polkadot, and Binance Smart Chain through Avalanche's subnets by becoming a cross-chain defi.

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.

NAOS Finance

Seed Round in 2021
NAOS Finance is an operator of a decentralized finance platform that aims to give a decentralized alternative to traditional finance. Its platform facilitates both Defi lenders and SME borrowers to interact in a permission-less manner on the blockchain and enables the origination and funding of loans without traditional intermediaries, enabling lenders to get stable and recurring income streams while also connecting the on-chain world with bigger off-chain opportunities.

XDefi Wallet

Seed Round in 2021
XDEFI Wallet is a non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet that enables users to securely store, send, and swap digital assets, including NFTs, across 30 different blockchains. The wallet is designed to facilitate interaction with various decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, making it a vital tool for users looking to engage in the growing DeFi ecosystem. With over 200,000 users, XDEFI Wallet provides a user-friendly platform that allows seamless access to decentralized marketplaces and NFT applications directly through web browsers. Its chain-agnostic capabilities and robust features position XDEFI Wallet as an essential resource for individuals participating in the evolving landscape of digital finance and asset management.
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