Wave Digital Assets

Wave Digital Assets, established in 2018 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, is a registered investment advisor specializing in digital asset management. The company offers early-stage venture capital investments, asset management strategies, treasury management services, and strategic consulting within the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystems.

Jennifer Wilde Anderson

COO and Co-Founder

Les Borsai

Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer

Henry Elder

Managing Director and Head of Decentralized Finance

Nauman Sheikh

Managing Director and Head, of Treasury Management for Blockchain Protocols and Crypto Derivatives Trading

David Siemer

Co-Founder and CEO

Benjamin Tsai

President and Co-Founder

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Maestro

Seed Round in 2025
Maestro is a blockchain development platform that focuses on enhancing the capabilities of Web3, facilitating a decentralized digital future. It offers a comprehensive suite of sophisticated APIs and innovative software tools tailored for the development of decentralized applications (dApps) on the UTxO blockchain, which includes support for networks such as Bitcoin, Cardano, and Dogecoin. Maestro's platform provides essential blockchain infrastructure, including services for transaction management, market data feeds, and managed contracts, as well as ISPO-as-a-service and Layer 2-powered products. This enables developers to create innovative applications in a streamlined and efficient manner.

Crypto Valley Exchange

Seed Round in 2024
CVEX is a decentralized exchange that provides cryptocurrency holders with futures and options trading, using specific bid-offer dynamics to undercut other trading platforms.

HIFI

Seed Round in 2024
HIFI is a next-generation payments infrastructure platform. The company powers a suite of modern payment APIs to enable businesses to move money faster on a global scale for the next chapter of the internet. Our payment rails powers businesses to move money instantly with near-zero cost to enhance cash flow, reduce inefficiencies, increase visibility, and combat fraud. Zach Walsh and Mohamed Afifi founded the company in New York City in 2022.

Omega

Seed Round in 2024
Omega is a Web3 infrastructure supplier that makes it possible for idle bitcoin to be collateralized for DeFi yield production.

1Kin Labs

Seed Round in 2023
1Kin platform facilitates the discovery, distribution, and digital ownership of gaming assets.

Fluree

Series A in 2023
Fluree is a technology company that develops a data management platform designed to facilitate secure data sharing and power data-driven insights. Its platform specializes in organizing blockchain-secured data in a scalable semantic graph database, establishing a foundational layer of trusted data for connected and intelligent data ecosystems. This enables clients to make their data completely tamper-proof with a cloud-native architecture, harmonizing front and back-end development under a single source of data truth and reducing the need for custom code and API bloat.

IYK

Funding Round in 2023
IYK is a company that specializes in bridging the physical and digital realms through its tokenization platform. It provides tools that enable brands, artists, and creators to launch Web3 activations by tokenizing physical items. Utilizing near-field communication and blockchain technology, IYK allows for the verification and rewarding of fandom, enhancing customer and user engagement. By integrating these technologies, the company helps its clients strengthen their social interactions and expand their reach in both digital and physical markets.

JUICE Finance

Funding Round in 2023
JUICE Finance is a VC-funded DeFi application that empowers users to borrow and lend against both their Real World and Digital Assets. The company creates the middleware and infrastructure for the collateralization of fixed-income assets, enabling institutions the opportunity to enhance their yield through DeFi and on-chain lending activity in a capital-efficient and compliant manner. It was founded in 2023 by Wes Cowan and Eric Ryklin and is located in Miami, Florida.

Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences

Series B in 2023
Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences is a bioscience and genetic engineering company dedicated to addressing extinction and biodiversity loss through innovative gene editing technologies, primarily CRISPR. The company focuses on reviving extinct species, such as the woolly mammoth, while also working to protect critically endangered species and restore vital ecosystems. By employing advanced genetic techniques, Colossal aims to create solutions that not only facilitate the repopulation of ecosystems but also contribute to the sustainability of life on Earth. Through its pioneering efforts, Colossal aspires to tackle pressing environmental challenges and support the future of both ecological health and human necessities.

Origami

Seed Round in 2022
Origami is building the world’s most valuable DAOs. We help the most ambitious communities launch and grow their DAOs.

APY.vision

Seed Round in 2022
APY.vision is a data platform that tracks and analyzes liquidity pool gains and impermanent loss for decentralized finance (DeFi) investors and protocols. Its platform offers tools to locate and monitor liquidity pools, calculate performance metrics such as impermanent losses, and track yield farming rewards across various protocols and chains. This enables users to make informed decisions about when to enter or exit liquidity pools or yield farms to optimize their returns.

MynaSwap

Seed Round in 2022
MynaSwap is an online platform designed for collectors to trade goods beyond their physical form. It enables users to engage in real-time trading of collectibles, such as unique sneakers and digital assets, without the complexities of managing logistics associated with physical items. Built on the Avalanche blockchain, MynaSwap supports transactions in both digital and fiat currencies, offering low latency and competitive fees. The platform aims to connect collectors globally, fostering a community where they can easily buy, sell, and trade their favorite items. Plans to extend support to additional blockchain networks like Ethereum and Polygon are also in development.

Optim Finance

Seed Round in 2022
Optim Finance develops a decentralized finance platform that offers investment tools designed to optimize yield on digital assets. The platform focuses on creating innovative passive investment solutions, allowing users to easily deposit and withdraw funds while enhancing liquidity for productive use. By providing smart contract infrastructure, Optim Finance enables unique financial primitives that facilitate new use cases, such as renting ADA delegation rights, which can be applied to SPO loans and initial bonds. This approach aims to streamline asset management in the blockchain industry, making it more automated and secure for users.

Punk DAO

Funding Round in 2022
Punk DAO offers community stewardship of CryptoPunks, an iconic collectible. Punk DAO's mission is to support, collect, invest in, and interact with various artists and entrepreneurs in the crypto ecosystem.

Coral.fan

Funding Round in 2022
Coral.fan rewards fans for supporting and promoting artists.

Blu

Seed Round in 2022
Blu is using big data and AI to underwrite the underbanked population in Mexico.

LayerZero

Series A in 2022
LayerZero Labs is a developer of a blockchain messaging protocol that enables decentralized applications to operate across multiple blockchains. The company's platform facilitates data exchange and interoperability by connecting disparate blockchains, offering a streamlined solution for cross-chain applications. Utilizing an on-chain light node for validation, LayerZero improves speed, security, and cost-efficiency, as it streams block headers on-demand through decentralized oracles rather than maintaining all headers sequentially. This innovative approach allows clients to efficiently implement low-level communication primitives necessary for cross-chain functionality.

Auto Legends

Funding Round in 2022
Auto Legends is a company based in Costa Mesa, California, focused on creating an engaging online gaming platform for auto enthusiasts. The platform emphasizes the rich culture surrounding cars and offers a competitive experience for players interested in car racing. Auto Legends provides users with extensive options for building and customizing their vehicles, featuring licensed parts and accessories that allow for realistic tuning and personalization. By fostering a social environment, the company aims to enhance the connection between players and their passion for automotive culture.

Snickerdoodle

Funding Round in 2022
Snickerdoodle is a company focused on leveraging blockchain technology to create a secure data economy that prioritizes user privacy and empowers individuals. By developing an enterprise NFT-based data layer platform, Snickerdoodle enables users to take control of their personal data and monetize it effectively. The platform serves as a bridge between traditional Web2 and the emerging Web3 environments, ensuring that value is distributed among all stakeholders, particularly data owners. Through this innovative approach, Snickerdoodle aims to facilitate a more equitable landscape where individuals can securely manage and profit from their own data.

Lucky Trader

Funding Round in 2022
Lucky Trader is a financial analytics, tools, and content platform based in Miami Beach, Florida, established in 2021. It serves as an entry point for traders seeking resources to navigate alternative investments such as NFTs, decentralized finance, fractional investing, and other underserved markets. The company provides real-time news, on-chain data, and analytics to help investors make informed decisions by tracking market trends and identifying opportunities.

NFT Now

Venture Round in 2022
NFT Now is an award-winning web3 media platform dedicated to empowering creators and elevating the mainstream adoption of NFTs. The company provides a comprehensive resource for navigating the NFT landscape, offering timely news, features, and analysis related to NFTs. By focusing on community building, NFT Now aims to foster a diverse and supportive environment for creators and their audiences. The platform's mission is to leverage the transformative potential of NFT technology to reshape how creators and their communities share in the value they produce, thereby promoting a new economic model of prosperity.

EigenLabs

Pre Seed Round in 2022
EigenLabs is a blockchain infrastructure startup that enables the restaking of ETH across various decentralized applications. They also provide developers with access to the Ethereum staked capital base and decentralized validator set. Traditionally, staking requires validators to lock up ETH as a security deposit to engage in the network's consensus mechanism, earning rewards for contributing to network security and validating transactions. However, once ETH is staked, it is generally immobilized until withdrawn, restricting validators from utilizing these assets elsewhere. EigenLayer aims to tackle this challenge by allowing staked ETH to be restaked across diverse decentralized applications and services without removing it from the original consensus mechanism.

UnicornDAO

Seed Round in 2022
UnicornDAO is a platform focused on the development of content in the Web3 space, specifically targeting the empowerment of female and LGBTQ NFT creators. It aims to redistribute wealth and visibility within the NFT ecosystem by providing opportunities for initiatives led by these underrepresented groups. The platform facilitates the collection and incubation of builders in Web3, allowing creators to access financial tools and resources in a decentralized and community-driven environment. Through its initiatives, UnicornDAO seeks to foster equality and support the growth of diverse voices in the rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Medallion

Seed Round in 2022
Medallion is a New York City-based company in the media and entertainment sector, launched in 2020. It has developed a blockchain-based platform aimed at connecting artists with their fans. This platform enables users to create digital environments and foster communities while facilitating the exchange of digital goods. By leveraging this technology, Medallion assists artists in enhancing fan engagement, gaining actionable insights, and maximizing their economic potential.

Stageverse

Funding Round in 2022
Stageverse is a virtual platform that facilitates connections among friends, communities, and brands within immersive 3D environments. It focuses on enhancing cultural engagement by offering a magical social experience that blends the physical and digital realms. The platform leverages advanced 3D world-building technology to enable users to explore and express their digital identities while fostering a shared cultural experience. Through its innovative approach, Stageverse aims to bridge the gap between traditional social interactions and the limitless possibilities of virtual environments.

CXIP Labs

Seed Round in 2022
CXIP Labs is a developer of NFT infrastructure solutions for the web3 ecosystem.

Afterparty

Seed Round in 2022
Afterparty is a technology company based in Los Angeles, California, that launched in 2021. It has developed a Web3 platform designed to empower creators in the music industry to directly monetize their relationships with fans and supporters. By providing tools that facilitate the hosting of token-gated experiences in both the metaverse and real life, Afterparty enables creators to foster and maintain direct connections with their communities. The company's platform aims to enhance the music creator economy by offering innovative ways for artists to engage with their audiences while generating revenue.

NotCommon

Funding Round in 2022
NotCommon is a developer of a digital wallet specifically designed for collectors of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The company's platform focuses on creating a comprehensive identity and security system that facilitates accessibility for users. It offers an all-in-one NFT profile, allowing artists and collectors to curate and showcase their collections from various blockchains. In addition to managing digital assets, the platform provides tools for users to link their online presences, thereby enhancing their influence and mitigating the risks associated with identity impersonation across multiple social media platforms.

Bright Opportunities

Funding Round in 2022
Bright Opportunities is a collective born from the IRL experiential DAO, Bright Moments. The company is collecting and commissions work by emerging artists in the gen art movement.

Nomad

Seed Round in 2022
Nomad is a novel approach to blockchain interoperability that leverages an optimistic mechanism to increase the security of cross-chain communication.

Portal Fantasy

Seed Round in 2022
Portal Fantasy is a developer of a blockchain-powered pixel adventure role-playing game that offers a nostalgic gameplay experience enriched by an epic story arc. Players engage in the dual roles of Heroes and Architects, embarking on quests while befriending, raising, and battling alongside unique creatures called Porbles. The game features a rich environment where users can explore various worlds, create engaging content, and craft new maps, quests, and puzzles for others to discover. By integrating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) into its gameplay mechanics, Portal Fantasy enables players to trade achievements and rewards, significantly enhancing interaction and engagement within its community. This innovative approach modernizes the classic RPG genre, appealing to both seasoned gamers and newcomers alike.

Tessera

Venture Round in 2022
Tessera's mission is to curate the most extraordinary collective ownership experiences produced by the greatest creators, builders, and leaders. Tessera's vision is a world where anyone can have the opportunity to collectively own and govern things they value, without reliance on central gatekeepers to execute decisions and actions on their behalf.

Liqwid

Funding Round in 2022
Liqwid Labs is a decentralized finance protocol designed for the Cardano blockchain, focusing on non-custodial lending and borrowing services. The platform enables users to earn interest on their idle cryptocurrency assets and borrow assets at competitive rates, facilitating a peer-to-peer financial ecosystem. With access to a global liquidity pool, Liqwid Labs provides a secure and efficient means for lenders, borrowers, and developers to engage in crypto transactions. Additionally, users can earn yield on their ADA from multiple streams, enhancing their ability to optimize financial returns within the Cardano ecosystem.

Diverge

Funding Round in 2022
DiVerge is a Metaverse fashion brand based in Los Angeles, California, specializing in high-end wearables and experiences for virtual realities. The company focuses on creating fashionable, iconic wearable NFTs that offer utility across various Metaverse platforms, allowing users to express their personal style in the digital realm. DiVerge's commitment to quality and aesthetics has garnered recognition, with its inaugural collection, featuring the "IT Bags of the Metaverse," selling out within 24 hours and being highlighted by notable publications such as Vogue Business and Hypebae. Through its innovative platform, DiVerge provides users with a diverse array of materials, colors, and designs, enhancing the virtual fashion experience.

Sports Lifestyle in Culture

Convertible Note in 2022
Sports Lifestyle in Culture offers the opportunity for creators and brands to freely create, distribute, and monetize their content. Sports Lifestyle in Culture is a digital platform, a production company, and a content studio that aims to deliver the best content and collaborations for the culture.

WingRiders

Seed Round in 2022
WingRiders is a British Virgin Islands-based exchange platform that leverages the benefits of Cardano to correct the issues plaguing DEXs on Ethereum.

Quantum Art

Series A in 2022
Quantum Art is the first platform focused solely on photographers and their work, curating and dropping NFT collections and making NFT photography accessible for both artists and collectors.

Mimicry

Funding Round in 2022
Mimicry is used to protect speculators from REKT by opening up illiquid markets.

OptyFi

Seed Round in 2022
The OptyFi app is a method for simply and automatically growing businesses. Using only a protocol, revenue generation on fully decentralized networks is automated and optimized. In order to find profitable yield strategies and DeFi pools, the company develops an AI algorithm that scans the DeFi market.

Atomic Form

Seed Round in 2022
Atomic Form is a comprehensive digital art and NFT platform that specializes in blockchain-based software for non-fungible tokens and Web media. It offers a multi-chain NFT administration system, known as The Hub, where users can share, discover, and manage multiple Atomic Form devices from a centralized location. The platform integrates various elements of the blockchain ecosystem, including art, collectibles, video games, and identification, providing a seamless experience across different networks and currencies. Furthermore, Atomic Form develops innovative cryptocurrency-based hardware, featuring a rotatable low-profile wall mount that accommodates both portrait and landscape orientations, thereby enhancing user interaction with NFTs.

Holograph

Funding Round in 2022
Holograph is a company founded in 2020 and based in Los Angeles, specializing in non-fungible token (NFT) technology. It develops software that allows NFTs to be minted with enhanced standards, ensuring their integrity across different blockchains. Holograph's decentralized and encrypted ledger supports secure cryptocurrency mining and offers services that include counterfeit prevention, carbon offsetting, and secure smart contracts. Additionally, the company provides permanent storage for NFT metadata, continuous royalties, and copyright registration, facilitating a reliable environment for individuals to mine and trade digital currency.

Optim

Funding Round in 2022
Optim is a company focused on providing remote management and cloud device management services, aiming to simplify Internet usage for everyone. Founded with the mission to eliminate the need for specific IT literacy to access online resources, Optim envisions a world where the Internet is as effortless to use as breathing. The company develops a range of products and services designed to enhance creativity and convenience in digital interactions. Among its offerings is Optimal Biz, a service that facilitates cloud device management, remote management, and setup support. Through these initiatives, Optim strives to make online experiences seamless and intuitive, allowing users to engage with technology without needing extensive technical knowledge.

Few and Far

Funding Round in 2022
Few and Far is a next-generation platform focused on enhancing experiences in the Web3 ecosystem, encompassing NFTs, decentralized finance, and gaming. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services designed to support NFT projects, including launchpad services, minting tools, and outbound marketing strategies. By facilitating liquidity and enabling creators to earn, Few and Far positions itself as a valuable partner for developers and artists in the NFT space. The platform's advanced technology underpins a decentralized marketplace for digital collectibles, fostering creativity and community engagement while integrating critical applications for gaming and decentralized finance. Overall, Few and Far serves as a one-stop destination for trading, tooling, identity, and rewards within the evolving landscape of Web3 and NFTs.

Quadrata

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Quadrata is a web3-based passport network established in 2021 by Lisa Fridman and Fabrice Cheng, headquartered in Marina Del Rey, California. The company focuses on integrating an identity and compliance layer into decentralized finance (DeFi) across existing public blockchains. Its technology facilitates the creation of a permission-open DeFi ecosystem, allowing users to expand financial services while providing access to essential identity information, including KYC/AML status, country of residence, credit reputation, and accredited investor status. Through its innovative approach, Quadrata aims to enhance compliance and trust within the DeFi landscape.

Victoria VR

Venture Round in 2021
Victoria VR is a developer of a blockchain-based virtual reality metaverse that provides a multiplayer online role-playing game, entertainment, and various other activities. The company's platform utilizes the Unreal Engine to deliver realistic graphics across all virtual experiences, games, and decentralized applications. By creating an immersive environment, Victoria VR enables users to engage in the metaverse while earning rewards for their activities within this digital realm.

Cub3

Funding Round in 2021
CUB3 is the first platform that enables businesses to control and reward any behavior in order to increase customer engagement and loyalty. The platform creates challenges to drive engagement and effect real behavioral change online and in the real world. The company was founded in 2022.

OnGO

Funding Round in 2021
OnGO is a software company that provides blockchain, web3, and crypto-based product design, as well as development services.

Silent Protocol

Funding Round in 2021
Silent Protocol is a technology company that specializes in enhancing privacy within large-scale Web3 applications and smart contract assets. Their core product is a decentralized finance-based platform designed to provide full-stack privacy without disrupting existing liquidity or network effects. This platform enables secure deployment of new applications, maintains anonymity for users, and facilitates compliance with regulations, thereby fostering a more private and secure environment within the decentralized finance market.

Polymer Labs

Funding Round in 2021
Polymer Labs is building the fabric of web3. We're working on an IBC based multi-cluster routing/roll-up protocol providing E2E IBC connectivity across ecosystems.

CoinRoutes

Series B in 2021
CoinRoutes is a provider of crypto trading software that specializes in algorithmic trading systems for cryptocurrency assets. The company's platform enables traders to have a comprehensive view of all cryptocurrency markets and liquidity providers, facilitating trades across multiple exchanges through a single transaction. CoinRoutes' system effectively filters out market noise, presenting an accurate representation of market conditions. This allows clients to maintain full control over their exchange keys and wallets while optimizing their trading strategies.

Symbiosis Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Symbiosis Finance is a decentralized multi-chain protocol that facilitates liquidity across various blockchain networks. Its innovative technology enables users to swap tokens seamlessly with a single click, while retaining sole ownership of their funds. This approach simplifies the often complex and time-consuming process of locating appropriate cross-chain bridges, allowing users to transact without the necessity of holding multiple native assets. By streamlining these operations, Symbiosis Finance aims to enhance user experience in the decentralized finance space.

SundaeSwap Labs

Seed Round in 2021
SundaeSwap Labs contributes to the SundaeSwap protocol, a decentralized exchange and automated liquidity provision protocol built on Cardano. The SundaeSwap protocol is an open-sourced protocol, governed by a decentralized autonomous organization.

Paribus

Funding Round in 2021
Paribus is an online platform that specializes in cross-chain borrowing and lending, allowing users to engage with digital assets across multiple blockchains. The platform offers features such as profit sharing through PBX tokens, liquidity provider staking, and metaverse integration. Additionally, Paribus provides NFT collateral-based loans, enabling users to unlock new opportunities for yield generation and effective risk management within the digital asset space. Through these services, Paribus aims to enhance the accessibility and utility of digital assets for its users.

Altered State Machine

Seed Round in 2021
Altered State Machine is a developer of artificial intelligence-based blockchain software that offers a decentralized platform for developers and NFT owners. The company enables users to create, train, and own AI agents, allowing for competition and interaction across various applications, including gaming, finance, and metaverse environments. By facilitating the creation and ownership of non-fungible intelligence, Altered State Machine aims to transform the NFT landscape, empowering individuals to develop and trade their digital assets in innovative ways.

Slope Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Slope Finance is a developer of a mobile decentralized exchange and wallet platform focused on enhancing user experience in the cryptocurrency space. Built on the Solana blockchain, Slope Finance enables users to engage in decentralized finance, utilize Solana Pay, and manage non-fungible tokens through a visually appealing interface. The platform features a decentralized automated full limit order book, allowing for fast crypto trading, while also providing tools for users to create or import Ethereum and Solana wallets. With an emphasis on speed and near-zero transaction fees, Slope Finance aims to simplify the management and trading of digital assets, making it accessible for both seasoned traders and newcomers.

Mikomeda

Seed Round in 2021
Milkomeda delivers rollup technologies to leading Layer 1 ecosystems by offering the most popular smart contracting language, Solidity while enhancing inter-blockchain interoperability, user experience, and developer traction all at the Layer 2 level.

Hume

Funding Round in 2021
Hume provides a web3 record label creating music-driven metastars.

Blockware Solutions

Convertible Note in 2021
Blockware Solutions is a blockchain infrastructure company based in Chicago, Illinois, specializing in bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining services. Established in 2017, the company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including hardware procurement, mining rig colocation, and professional mining and staking pool operations. Blockware Solutions assists clients in acquiring and selling mining rigs directly from manufacturers and through reliable peer-to-peer channels. Additionally, the company provides access to a network of commercial data center facilities across North America that specialize in hosting services for cryptocurrency mining rigs, ensuring guaranteed uptime and 24/7 monitoring of machines by experienced IT personnel.

Gallery

Seed Round in 2021
Gallery allows users to show their NFT collections to the world.

Nifty

Convertible Note in 2021
Nifty is a remote company. It is a NFT platform, and its easy-to-use interface enables communities to collect and trade digital art and other collectibles from their favourite brands and creators.

CXIP Labs

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

Nifty

Seed Round in 2021
Nifty is a remote company. It is a NFT platform, and its easy-to-use interface enables communities to collect and trade digital art and other collectibles from their favourite brands and creators.

Runtime Vеrification

Venture Round in 2021
Runtime Vеrification is a dynamic software analysis technique to automatically detect bugs and errors in a software system. Founded in 2010, Runtime Vеrification is headquartered in Urbana, Illinois, United States.

Flare Network

Venture Round in 2021
Flare Networks is a blockchain network that utilizes the Flare Consensus Protocol, which is the first Turing Complete Federated Byzantine Agreement protocol. It offers a decentralized contract platform aimed at enhancing contract capabilities across various blockchains. By leveraging the Ethereum Virtual Machine, Flare Networks can access and utilize information from other blockchains and real-world data sources, effectively addressing the oracle problem. This functionality facilitates cross-chain interoperability, allowing users to share contract capabilities with different protocols. Flare Networks seeks to enable a new era of utility within the blockchain ecosystem through its innovative technology.

dcSpark

Seed Round in 2021
DcSpark is a product-based blockchain company established in 2021 in Austin, Texas, by Nicolás Arqueros, Sebastien Guillemot, and Robert Kornacki. The company focuses on developing critical infrastructure to support layer 1 blockchains and their smart contract layers, providing essential tools and solutions for various crypto projects. By facilitating peer-to-peer technology, DcSpark enables clients to adopt decentralized technologies within their ecosystems, enhancing the life-cycle development of digital wallets and decentralized applications (DApps). Through its innovative platform, DcSpark aims to improve access to essential infrastructure for trading and engaging with cryptocurrencies.

Holograph

Funding Round in 2021
Holograph is a company founded in 2020 and based in Los Angeles, specializing in non-fungible token (NFT) technology. It develops software that allows NFTs to be minted with enhanced standards, ensuring their integrity across different blockchains. Holograph's decentralized and encrypted ledger supports secure cryptocurrency mining and offers services that include counterfeit prevention, carbon offsetting, and secure smart contracts. Additionally, the company provides permanent storage for NFT metadata, continuous royalties, and copyright registration, facilitating a reliable environment for individuals to mine and trade digital currency.

Vertalo

Series A in 2021
Vertalo is a digital transfer platform that facilitates the connection and functionality within the digital asset economy. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including investor onboarding, cap table management, and compliance solutions, enabling issuers to tokenize their assets and manage investor relations effectively. By providing a platform that allows assets to be securely stored in blockchain wallets and traded in real-time, Vertalo enhances liquidity opportunities for both issuers and investors. The platform also supports features such as portable eligibility and keyless wallets, ensuring that securities are prepared for trading on any compatible alternative trading system (ATS). Through its collaboration with a network of broker-dealers, Vertalo streamlines the process of bringing digital assets to market.

GlobeDX

Seed Round in 2021
The startup, which has dubbed itself the “Coinbase for derivatives,” has built a cryptocurrency-derivative exchange that supports high-frequency trading. The platform allows crypto holders to trade global markets with bitcoin and grants users the same access to data leveraged by institutional investors.

Coti

Series A in 2021
COTI Limited is a Gibraltar-based company that develops a blockchain protocol designed to optimize decentralized payment solutions for various users, including enterprises, merchants, and government institutions. Its white label wallet solutions facilitate the creation of advanced financial technology applications, supporting the use of stable coins and a range of payment methods. COTI’s platform incorporates a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) ledger, which addresses the limitations of traditional blockchain systems, allowing for secure and efficient financial transactions without lengthy clearing times. Additionally, COTI offers a unique dispute resolution system to safeguard users against errors and fraud. Its integrated payment solution, COTI Pay, accepts both online and offline transactions, including cryptocurrencies, credit cards, and merchant-specific coins, while also providing built-in financing options such as interest on deposits and business loans.

Propine

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Propine is a Singapore-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in developing regulated custodian and securities solutions for digital assets. It offers institutional investors a robust infrastructure for digital asset custody, featuring segregated customer accounts and withdrawal options. Propine employs a dual-layer multi-signature system to ensure security and provides services that include comprehensive reporting on holdings, transaction history, and notifications for corporate actions. Additionally, the company facilitates the administration of token plans for various stakeholders, including employees and investors, while managing risk assets associated with tokenized investments. Through its offerings, Propine aims to enable institutions to navigate the complexities of blockchain-based digital assets effectively.

Occam.fi

Funding Round in 2021
Occam.fi is a suite of DeFi solutions tailored for Cardano. Designed to deliver market leading launchpad capabilities, DEX tools, and liquidity pools, Occam.fi is the first and most significant addition to Cardano's rapidly expanding DeFi. The first component of Occam.fi’s ecosystem is its decentralised funding platform, or launchpad, called OccamRazer. Through this launchpad, the next-generation of disruptive Cardano applications can undertake significant capital raises through OccamRazer's IDO capabilities.

Protego Trust Bank

Series A in 2021
Protego Trust Bank is a regulated financial services company headquartered in Seattle, WA, that specializes in providing digital asset services to institutional investors. Founded in 2017, the company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including custody, trading, lending, and issuance of digital assets, all within a fully integrated system. Utilizing distributed ledger technology, Protego Trust Bank ensures that its clients can securely and seamlessly manage their digital asset portfolios. By focusing on regulatory compliance and operational security, the bank positions itself as a reliable partner for institutions looking to enhance their digital asset capabilities.

Power Finance

Funding Round in 2020
Power Finance focuses on risk management, consulting, and financial services through its innovative financial platform. This platform is designed to create and provide experiences tailored to the needs and values of its customers, including businesses, community groups, and fintech organizations. By offering various financial products that emphasize risk management, Power Finance aims to help financial institutions operate in a more equitable and cost-efficient manner, ultimately fostering stronger connections between organizations and their stakeholders.

Casper Labs

Funding Round in 2020
Casper Labs specializes in providing professional services and support for organizations utilizing Casper, an enterprise-grade blockchain. Their platform is designed to facilitate the development of secure applications through a layer-one blockchain, which addresses the scale and operational requirements of businesses. By leveraging widely supported tools and workflows, Casper Labs accelerates application development while ensuring transparency in business transactions. The company is dedicated to fostering the adoption of blockchain technology among enterprises, offering a reliable framework for building private, public, and hybrid solutions. Through its focus on open source principles, Casper Labs aims to empower developers and enhance operational efficiency for companies and governments worldwide.

Protego Trust Bank

Funding Round in 2020
Protego Trust Bank is a regulated financial services company headquartered in Seattle, WA, that specializes in providing digital asset services to institutional investors. Founded in 2017, the company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including custody, trading, lending, and issuance of digital assets, all within a fully integrated system. Utilizing distributed ledger technology, Protego Trust Bank ensures that its clients can securely and seamlessly manage their digital asset portfolios. By focusing on regulatory compliance and operational security, the bank positions itself as a reliable partner for institutions looking to enhance their digital asset capabilities.

Evertas

Funding Round in 2019
Evertas is a crypto insurance company that specializes in providing regulated insurance and risk mitigation solutions for crypto assets. The company targets institutional holders, including exchanges, custodians, traditional financial institutions, funds, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. Evertas offers a comprehensive underwriting framework along with a tailored policy form and claims handling services. Additionally, the company provides compliance and audit services, risk assessments, incident management, and asset recovery to help businesses secure their crypto assets and minimize transaction risks.

SKALE Labs

Venture Round in 2019
SKALE Labs, Inc. is a blockchain scalability platform founded in 2015 and headquartered in Atherton, California. The company develops a decentralized, open-source network designed to enhance the performance of blockchains and decentralized applications (dApps). It provides a middleware layer that enables high-speed consensus, allowing dApps to execute smart contracts at a rate of millions per second across various blockchain platforms such as Ethereum and EOS. The SKALE Network operates as a fully decentralized peer-to-peer system, supported by SKALE Mining nodes and utilizing a utility token that is staked by dApps. This innovative protocol addresses the scalability challenges faced by blockchain technologies, facilitating optimized interactions between dApps and blockchains.

Vertalo

Series A in 2019
Vertalo is a digital transfer platform that facilitates the connection and functionality within the digital asset economy. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including investor onboarding, cap table management, and compliance solutions, enabling issuers to tokenize their assets and manage investor relations effectively. By providing a platform that allows assets to be securely stored in blockchain wallets and traded in real-time, Vertalo enhances liquidity opportunities for both issuers and investors. The platform also supports features such as portable eligibility and keyless wallets, ensuring that securities are prepared for trading on any compatible alternative trading system (ATS). Through its collaboration with a network of broker-dealers, Vertalo streamlines the process of bringing digital assets to market.

IQ.wiki

Funding Round in 2019
IQ.wiki is a blockchain-based encyclopedia focused on cryptocurrency and related topics. The platform allows users to create articles on any subject as long as they provide proper citations. This decentralized approach enables a broad scope of content, offering users access to a diverse range of information sourced from various networks.

Spring

Series A in 2019
Spring Labs is a developer of a decentralized network that facilitates the sharing and exchange of financial information. By utilizing blockchain technology, the company enhances security, scalability, transparency, and efficiency within the financial sector. Its network is tailored to meet the needs of financial institutions and lenders, offering them improved control over data and greater flexibility in managing credit systems. Spring Labs supports various industries, including healthcare and media, by providing robust data solutions that help enhance the protection and security of credit information.

GlobeDX

Venture Round in 2019
The startup, which has dubbed itself the “Coinbase for derivatives,” has built a cryptocurrency-derivative exchange that supports high-frequency trading. The platform allows crypto holders to trade global markets with bitcoin and grants users the same access to data leveraged by institutional investors.

Coti

Seed Round in 2018
COTI Limited is a Gibraltar-based company that develops a blockchain protocol designed to optimize decentralized payment solutions for various users, including enterprises, merchants, and government institutions. Its white label wallet solutions facilitate the creation of advanced financial technology applications, supporting the use of stable coins and a range of payment methods. COTI’s platform incorporates a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) ledger, which addresses the limitations of traditional blockchain systems, allowing for secure and efficient financial transactions without lengthy clearing times. Additionally, COTI offers a unique dispute resolution system to safeguard users against errors and fraud. Its integrated payment solution, COTI Pay, accepts both online and offline transactions, including cryptocurrencies, credit cards, and merchant-specific coins, while also providing built-in financing options such as interest on deposits and business loans.

Securitize

Series A in 2018
Securitize, Inc. operates a compliance platform designed for the issuance and management of digital securities. Founded in 2017 and based in Redwood City, California, the company facilitates various services for issuers, including digital security issuance, document handling, investor communications, and accreditation. For investors, Securitize offers features such as wallet management, an investor dashboard, and token distribution. The platform also includes support services like fiat and crypto escrow, along with custodial services. Securitize is distinguished as the only SEC Registered Transfer Agent integrated with multiple regulated U.S.-based marketplaces, enabling eligible investors to own, manage, and trade digital securities across sectors like equity, funds, fixed income, and real estate. The company's approach enhances transparency, liquidity, and efficiency in the tokenization process, while also providing KYC/AML and capital management services.

IQ.wiki

Funding Round in 2018
IQ.wiki is a blockchain-based encyclopedia focused on cryptocurrency and related topics. The platform allows users to create articles on any subject as long as they provide proper citations. This decentralized approach enables a broad scope of content, offering users access to a diverse range of information sourced from various networks.

Bling

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Bling operates a Bitcoin rewards gaming platform that allows users to earn loyalty rewards by engaging in casual blockchain-based games. Users can accumulate points through gameplay, which can then be converted into Bitcoin, effectively enabling them to earn digital currency while enjoying their gaming experience. The platform focuses on integrating earning opportunities within activities that users already partake in, making it a unique offering in the gaming and cryptocurrency landscape.

Strong Ventures

Funding Round in 2018
Strong Ventures, established in 2011 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, is a seed fund that invests in and supports early-stage entrepreneurs, predominantly of Korean and Asian origin, but also globally. With a focus on SaaS, content, mobility, and other emerging sectors, the firm provides not only financial backing but also hands-on mentorship, strategic guidance, and network access to help these entrepreneurs successfully enter the global market.

Make Sense

Funding Round in 2018
Make Sense is an online tool that is free to use for labeling images in small computer vision projects. It supports output file formats like YOLO, VOC XML, VGG JSON, and CSV. Make Sense also provides multiple label types like rects, lines, points, and polygons.

Phunware

Series F in 2018
Phunware, Inc. is a software company based in Austin, Texas, specializing in a multiscreen-as-a-service (MaaS) enterprise cloud platform for mobile devices. Founded in 2009, Phunware enables brands to engage, manage, and monetize their mobile application portfolios through its comprehensive suite of software solutions. These include content management, location-based services, marketing automation, analytics, and audience engagement tools. The company offers its products as software-as-a-service and provides application transaction media services that support user acquisition and monetization strategies. Additionally, Phunware delivers data services for targeted marketing campaigns utilizing various technologies such as GPS and Wi-Fi. The company has also partnered with GAIN Innovation to pursue government contracts in Texas. Its primary revenue is generated within the United States, reflecting its focus on the domestic market.
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