Futureverse
Series A in 2023
Futureverse is a technological and cultural foundation established in 2022, focused on enabling the open metaverse for creators, companies, and communities. The company develops a comprehensive metaverse platform that provides a public decentralized blockchain network, optimized for diverse applications and immersive experiences. Futureverse's offerings include identity management, artificial intelligence, communication protocols, character creation technology, and payment solutions. This integration empowers users to navigate seamlessly across various metaverse applications, facilitating a unified experience where they can manage their identity, communications, finances, and content while engaging with friends and communities.
Blockworks
Venture Round in 2023
Blockworks is a financial media brand that focuses on providing comprehensive news and insights regarding digital assets. The company operates an online platform that serves millions of investors, delivering editorial content, newsletters, podcasts, and events. Through these various channels, Blockworks offers critical analysis and information essential for investors seeking to make informed decisions in the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency market. By combining research, data, and expert commentary, Blockworks aims to enhance investors' understanding of digital assets and facilitate smarter investment choices.
Ledger is a prominent company specializing in security and infrastructure solutions for cryptocurrencies and blockchain applications, established in 2014 and headquartered in Paris, France. The company has become a leader in the market with over one million hardware security devices sold across more than 165 countries. Its flagship products, including the Ledger Nano S and Ledger Nano X, are designed for secure management of cryptocurrencies, featuring built-in displays and connectivity options for ease of use. For enterprises, Ledger offers Ledger Vault, a fully managed SaaS solution that safeguards substantial amounts of multiple cryptocurrencies while addressing physical and IT security threats. Additionally, Ledger is actively engaged in the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) sector, utilizing its secure hardware technology to connect sensors and machines to blockchain-based assets. The company also operates a production facility in Vierzon, France, and maintains offices in San Francisco.
QuickNode
Series B in 2023
Founded in Miami in 2017, QuickNode is a comprehensive blockchain development platform that empowers developers and businesses with fast, reliable APIs and supportive tools to execute Web3 ideas efficiently.
Candy Digital
Series A in 2023
Founded in 2021 by Fanatics, Michael Rubin, Mike Novogratz, and Gary Vaynerchuk, Candy Digital is a rapidly growing company specializing in non-fungible tokens (NFTs), enabling fans to buy, sell, and trade officially licensed digital collectibles. The company offers a wide range of digital assets, initially focusing on sports content before expanding into art, entertainment, and music.
Deribit
Venture Round in 2022
Deribit B.V. is a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange established in 2016 and headquartered in Ermelo, the Netherlands. The platform specializes in trading Bitcoin and Ethereum futures and options, offering advanced functionalities such as multi-instrument block trading, market maker protection, and portfolio margining. Deribit is recognized for its high-performance architecture, which provides low latency and robust matching engine capacity, making it a preferred choice for algorithmic and high-frequency traders. The company has distinguished itself as a pioneer in the industry by launching European-style cash-settled options and remains a market leader in crypto options trading, consistently setting benchmarks for efficiency and fairness in the marketplace.
Founded in 2021, Doodles is a web3 NFT brand focused on creating diverse digital collectibles. It offers a range of traits for characters' faces, hair, hats, bodies, and backgrounds, designed with imaginative ideas and coordinated resources.
Deribit
Secondary Market in 2022
Deribit B.V. is a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange established in 2016 and headquartered in Ermelo, the Netherlands. The platform specializes in trading Bitcoin and Ethereum futures and options, offering advanced functionalities such as multi-instrument block trading, market maker protection, and portfolio margining. Deribit is recognized for its high-performance architecture, which provides low latency and robust matching engine capacity, making it a preferred choice for algorithmic and high-frequency traders. The company has distinguished itself as a pioneer in the industry by launching European-style cash-settled options and remains a market leader in crypto options trading, consistently setting benchmarks for efficiency and fairness in the marketplace.
Animoca Brands
Venture Round in 2022
Animoca Brands, established in 2019 and headquartered in the Cayman Islands, is a venture capital firm focused on the technology sector. It invests in and supports creators who leverage web3 and blockchain technologies to drive digital property rights to gamers and internet users through non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The company develops and markets a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and educational products, utilizing gamification and blockchain to ensure transparency, security, and innovative business models.
InfStones
Series C in 2022
InfStones, founded in 2018, operates as a prominent blockchain infrastructure provider with offices in three countries across two continents. The company specializes in offering services to large institutional clients worldwide, facilitating the management of thousands of nodes on over 50 public blockchains through its universal platform. Additionally, InfStones has developed a decentralized cloud storage solution that allows institutions to securely establish and host their mainnet. This platform is designed to simplify the process of connecting with blockchain technology, enabling clients to efficiently develop and deploy their applications on various blockchain networks.
Babel Finance
Series B in 2022
Babel Finance is a global leader in cryptocurrency financial services, catering to high-net-worth individuals and institutions worldwide. It offers professional services including crypto lending, asset management, and prime financing.
2TM creates an infrastructure for the financial market in blockchain, ensuring efficiency and security in funding and investment operations. It was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Helium
Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Helium Systems Inc. develops Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology, focusing on sensor devices that monitor environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, motion, and light. These sensors are utilized in various applications, including facility monitoring and quality control for medical products, energy management, air quality assessment, and refrigeration temperature regulation. The company offers a web and mobile dashboard for users to manage and access sensor data. Additionally, Helium operates a decentralized wireless network that enables low-power IoT devices to connect to the internet. This network incentivizes individuals to become network operators, rewarding them with a cryptocurrency for validating network transactions and contributing to the network's integrity. Incorporated in 2013 and based in San Francisco, Helium Systems continues to innovate within the IoT landscape, enhancing the ability to gather insights from smart devices.
MB | Mercado Bitcoin
Series B in 2021
Mercado Bitcoin is a leading financial market infrastructure company in Latin America, specializing in cryptocurrency transactions. It offers an online platform where users, including traders, can buy and sell various digital assets, such as Bitcoin, using Brazilian Real. The platform features crypto wallets and provides comprehensive tools for managing trades, assets, and financial data, enabling users to make informed investment decisions. Additionally, Mercado Bitcoin offers opportunities for high-yield investments through tokens representing alternative non-security assets, allowing individuals to attain fractional ownership of diverse assets.
Figure Technologies, Inc. is a fintech company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in providing innovative consumer financial solutions. Founded in 2018, the company leverages blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and advanced analytics to offer a range of financial products, including home equity lines of credit, home improvement loans, and home buy-lease back offerings. Figure aims to address consumer needs related to home improvement, debt consolidation, and retirement planning, allowing customers to access capital in as few as five days. Additionally, the company features Provenance, its blockchain platform designed for business applications, further enhancing its service offerings in the financial sector.