Wintermute

Wintermute is a prominent algorithmic trading firm that specializes in providing liquidity for digital assets across a wide range of platforms. With an average daily trading volume exceeding $5 billion, the firm engages in over-the-counter trading of more than 350 tokens and offers liquidity across more than 80 centralized and decentralized exchanges. Wintermute's services cater to institutions, OTC desks, and aggregators, ensuring competitive pricing in spot markets. In addition to its trading operations, Wintermute Ventures, the firm's corporate venture arm based in London, invests in early-stage projects within the decentralized finance, web3, NFT, gaming, cryptocurrency, and blockchain infrastructure sectors, while also incubating startups in these fields.

Evgeny Gaevoy

Founder and CEO

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Euler Labs

Venture Round in 2025
Euler Labs is a developer of a non-custodial lending protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain, designed to facilitate lending and borrowing of a wide range of crypto assets. The platform operates without the need for trusted third parties, allowing users to earn interest on their crypto holdings or hedge against market volatility in a capital-efficient manner. Euler's innovative approach incorporates reactive interest rates that adjust in real-time based on market conditions, alongside asset-specific collaterals, which provides clients with a risk-minimized opportunity to engage in crypto finance. The company's technology aims to enhance financial accessibility and efficiency for users in the decentralized finance space.

Silicon Data

Seed Round in 2025
Silicon Data is a data product that brings essential intelligence and efficiency to markets.

DoubleZero

Initial Coin Offering in 2025
DoubleZero is developing a global fiber network intended for high-performance distributed systems and blockchains. It seeks to enhance blockchain performance by establishing a dedicated physical infrastructure layer for communication.

Codex

Seed Round in 2025
Codex is a peer-to-peer version of electronic cash allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution.

Blum

Seed Round in 2025
Blum is a decentralized exchange platform.

GTE

Seed Round in 2025
GTE is a decentralized trading platform that offers end-to-end trading services.

Usual

Series A in 2024
The new playbook for financial freedom.

Avara Ventures

Venture Round in 2024
Avara Ventures operates as an investment firm.

Lens Protocol

Venture Round in 2024
Lens Protocol is a composable and decentralized social network serving the Web3 community. It enables creators to build their own web3 social media platforms and accounts, giving them control over their connections with their communities and also ownership over their content.

Hyperbolic Network

Series A in 2024
Hyperbolic Network is a software development company focused on creating web and networking solutions for decentralized computing platforms. It operates an open-source platform that aggregates idle computing resources, facilitating AI development. This platform enables users to build and deploy applications using a collective computing capacity, which is particularly useful for training AI models and hosting them. By providing a GPU network, Hyperbolic Network allows individuals and organizations to run AI interfaces and deploy them without depending on centralized infrastructures, promoting a more distributed and efficient approach to computing in the field of artificial intelligence.

Noble XYZ

Series A in 2024
Noble XYZ is an asset issuance appchain that seeks to communicate and exchange assets directly with each other by using blockchain communication.

Notabene

Series B in 2024
Notabene, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2020 that specializes in developing a software as a service (SaaS) platform for crypto compliance tailored for the financial industry. The company focuses on helping financial institutions adhere to emerging global regulations concerning cryptocurrency transactions, specifically addressing the complexities of the Travel Rule. Notabene offers a unified API and dashboard designed to assist compliance officers in managing risk associated with both Travel Rule and non-custodial transactions. By providing access to a broad network of crypto businesses, Notabene simplifies the compliance process, enhances transaction confidence, and ultimately supports its clients in increasing their transaction volumes and business growth.

karpatkey

Seed Round in 2024
Karpatkey operates in the financial services sector, focusing on decentralized organizations. The company offers state-of-the-art risk management and trust-minimized DeFi treasury execution services. Their goal is to help these organizations preserve capital. They also engage in professional DAO treasury development and manage funds to fuel development regardless of overall economic conditions. Karpatkey is also involved in enhancing liquidity incentive strategies and has a non-custodial AUM.

Synnax

Seed Round in 2024
Synnax is an artificial intelligence-driven financial platform that specializes in credit analysis and ratings. By utilizing machine learning algorithms and big data analysis, Synnax aims to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of credit evaluations. The platform is designed to assist financial institutions in making informed lending decisions and managing risk more effectively, ultimately improving their overall financial performance. Through its innovative approach, Synnax addresses the challenges faced by the financial sector in assessing creditworthiness and streamlining the evaluation process.

Stork Network

Seed Round in 2024
Stork Network provides decentralized data solutions for decentralized protocols.

Chaos Labs

Series A in 2024
Chaos Labs is a cloud-based platform that enhances the economic security of crypto protocols through automated risk management and capital efficiency optimization. By utilizing advanced simulation technology, Chaos Labs enables protocols to model user interactions, protocol behavior, and potential malicious activities, thereby allowing for informed decision-making in volatile markets. The platform's agents can simulate various scenarios, execute complex logic, and rewind to previous states to analyze specific on-chain activities. Currently operational on the Ethereum network, Chaos Labs plans to expand its services to include other blockchains like Terra, NEAR, and Polygon, ultimately providing a more secure environment for users and protocols in the cryptocurrency space.

Andrena

Series A in 2024
Andrena, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in providing high-speed internet services to institutions with significant data requirements, such as universities, hospitals, and financial services. The company develops an internet distribution platform that collaborates with internet providers to utilize their existing fiber networks. Through this partnership, Andrena deploys a network of antennas designed to extend wireless internet access over a designated area, allowing customers and businesses to benefit from faster connectivity at reduced costs.

Crossover Markets

Series A in 2024
Crossover Markets Group is a digital asset exchange focused on addressing the liquidity requirements of institutional clients. The company has developed a trading platform that enhances the speed of cryptocurrency transactions and minimizes latency, aligning with the performance standards typically expected in traditional foreign exchange or equity markets. By enabling seamless cryptocurrency trading, Crossover Markets aims to support institutional investors in maintaining liquidity while navigating the digital asset landscape.

Router Protocol

Venture Round in 2024
Router Protocol is a Singapore-based company established in 2020 that focuses on developing bridging infrastructure to facilitate contract-level data flow across multiple blockchains. The company aims to enable seamless asset-level data transfer, enhancing cross-chain liquidity. Its infrastructure provides secure and efficient communication between blockchain networks while promoting decentralization to improve security and scalability. Additionally, Router Protocol offers a modular framework for building cross-chain decentralized applications (dApps) in the web3 environment, catering to the growing demand for interoperability in the blockchain space.

Raven

Seed Round in 2024
Raven is a next generation algorithmic high-frequency trading firm that is focused on long-lasting partnerships and building the future of digital finance.

Centrifuge

Series A in 2024
Centrifuge Inc. is a technology company that develops a decentralized blockchain-based platform aimed at enhancing the global financial supply chain. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Berlin, Germany, Centrifuge provides a secure and privacy-preserving protocol for the peer-to-peer exchange of financial documents. The platform enables businesses to transact while retaining ownership of critical data, including company details and transaction histories. By allowing asset managers to tokenize and manage their funds on-chain, Centrifuge facilitates better access for investors to a diversified portfolio of high-quality tokenized assets. The company's operating system supports third-party service providers in creating applications and functionalities that interact with financial data, thereby fostering economic opportunity and enhancing transactional efficiency within the financial ecosystem.

Monad

Series A in 2024
MONAD is a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain and decentralized computation platform that combines the best of performance and portability.

Agora

Seed Round in 2024
Agora operates as a digital dollar and an asset platform.

Reya

Venture Round in 2024
Reya offers trading-optimized modular L2 immediate liquidity, lightning-fast transactions, and higher APYs.

Taiko Labs

Series A in 2024
Taiko Labs is a cryptocurrency firm focused on developing a zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) scaling solutions platform for the Ethereum Blockchain. The company's platform aims to enhance Ethereum's scalability by closely emulating its functionality, both technically and non-technically. It supports all Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) opcodes within a decentralized, permissionless, and secure layer-2 architecture, providing Ethereum developers with the necessary tools to execute blockchain projects effectively.

Backpack

Series A in 2024
Backpack is a fully regulated global cryptocurrency exchange that innovates to deliver an engaging, enjoyable, and simple trading environment for both seasoned and new web3 users.

Analog

Seed Round in 2024
Analog is a decentralized platform focused on facilitating omnichain interoperability and transferring validated event data in the Web3 ecosystem. Built on the Proof-of-Time consensus algorithm, Analog serves as the creator of the Timechain, a consensus-agnostic protocol that enhances cross-chain communication. The company offers a suite of developer tools, including the Watch SDK and Timegraph SDK, which enable developers to deploy and query blockchain data seamlessly across connected networks. The Watch SDK provides a data infrastructure toolkit, while the Timegraph SDK simplifies access to organized Web3 data through an intuitive interface. By developing features such as the General Message Passing SDK, Analog aims to empower developers to create innovative event-based applications that extend beyond simple token transfers, thereby contributing to a more interconnected and trustless blockchain environment.

Ithaca Finance

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Ithaca Finance is a cross-chain derivatives trading and settlement protocol that focuses on decentralized trading. The company operates a platform featuring an on-chain settlement layer combined with an innovative off-chain matching engine. By utilizing blockchain technology, Ithaca Finance decomposes option payoffs into fundamental smart contract-based building blocks, facilitating atomic order matching. This approach allows investors to enhance their return on investments through efficient and flexible trading options.

WOO Network

Venture Round in 2024
WOO Network is a trading platform provider focused on delivering above-average liquidity for spot and futures trading while offering zero or negative trading fees. Its innovative platform connects traders, exchanges, institutions, and decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, facilitating democratized access to liquidity and efficient trading execution. By emphasizing user-friendly access to high-quality market liquidity at minimal costs, WOO Network aims to enhance the trading experience for a diverse range of participants in the financial ecosystem.

Woo X

Venture Round in 2024
Woo X is a high-performance crypto trading platform.

Kiln

Series A in 2024
Kiln creates an enterprise-level pledge platform and provides one-click pledge services for encrypted assets. It develops validator-independent APIs and services to enable multi-provider staking. Digital assets can be staked wherever they are held, including wallets, custodians, and exchanges. As the industry evolves and the need to integrate multiple stakeholder players becomes apparent, Kiln is in an excellent position to act as an aggregator and accelerate it. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Paris, France.

Pontem Network

Venture Round in 2024
Pontem Network is a product studio focused on developing foundational decentralized applications (dApps) for the Aptos blockchain. Its flagship product, the Pontem Wallet, is a secure wallet available on multiple platforms, including Chrome, Firefox, iOS, and Android, allowing users to store and send tokens on the Aptos network. The wallet is integrated with various services, including the Liquidswap decentralized exchange, NFT marketplaces like Topaz and Souffl3, and liquid staking platforms such as Ditto and Tortuga. Additionally, Pontem Network offers tools for developers, including the Move Playground browser code editor, the Move IntelliJ IDE plugin, and ByteBabel, a Solidity-to-Move code translator that enables Ethereum Virtual Machine compatibility on Aptos. Through these products, Pontem Network aims to facilitate innovation and support the growth of the Aptos ecosystem.

Noble XYZ

Seed Round in 2023
Noble XYZ is an asset issuance appchain that seeks to communicate and exchange assets directly with each other by using blockchain communication.

Dfns

Seed Round in 2023
Dfns offers a wallets-as-a-service (WaaS) platform that enables businesses to efficiently manage digital assets while ensuring high levels of security. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing systems, allowing for secure user onboarding and streamlined transactions across multiple blockchains.

Ethena

Seed Round in 2023
Ethena provides derivative infrastructure in order to transform Ethereum into the first crypto-native yield bearing stablecoin.

One Trading

Series A in 2023
One Trading is an institutional-grade spot exchange for digital assets, recognized for its robust platform designed for both retail and institutional investors. The company holds a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license in Italy and is in the process of applying for a MiFID II license to expand its offerings to include regulated crypto derivatives. Leveraging a partnership with Amazon Web Services, One Trading boasts the distinction of being one of the fastest digital asset trading venues available. Its platform provides essential features such as market data, charting tools, and efficient order execution, facilitating effective trading for its users.

Vertex Protocol

Seed Round in 2023
Vertex Protocol is a decentralized FX trading platform.

DFlow

Seed Round in 2023
DFlow is a payment-for-order-flow marketplace that provides transparent and market-driven price discovery for order flow. They provide a decentralized market platform to ensure the most optimal execution environment for consumers. The market-driven approach to PFOF used by DFlow allows the public to see live market prices for token pairs.

Arkham Intelligence

Series A in 2023
Arkham Intelligence provides intelligence on cryptocurrency networks and the entities behind them.

Econia

Seed Round in 2023
Econia Labs is a developer of an on-chain order book that focuses on creating a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol within the Aptos ecosystem. The company is dedicated to providing equitable global market access and enhancing composability across various DeFi applications. By establishing a base settlement layer, Econia Labs enables developers and market makers to utilize a shared trading venue, facilitating seamless integration and interaction within the broader blockchain ecosystem. The protocol's design aims to support a diverse range of applications, positioning it as a critical infrastructure component for the evolving DeFi landscape.

Crossover Markets

Seed Round in 2023
Crossover Markets Group is a digital asset exchange focused on addressing the liquidity requirements of institutional clients. The company has developed a trading platform that enhances the speed of cryptocurrency transactions and minimizes latency, aligning with the performance standards typically expected in traditional foreign exchange or equity markets. By enabling seamless cryptocurrency trading, Crossover Markets aims to support institutional investors in maintaining liquidity while navigating the digital asset landscape.

Mauve

Venture Round in 2023
Mauve operates as a decentralized exchange with the compliance of traditional finance.

Chaos Labs

Seed Round in 2023
Chaos Labs is a cloud-based platform that enhances the economic security of crypto protocols through automated risk management and capital efficiency optimization. By utilizing advanced simulation technology, Chaos Labs enables protocols to model user interactions, protocol behavior, and potential malicious activities, thereby allowing for informed decision-making in volatile markets. The platform's agents can simulate various scenarios, execute complex logic, and rewind to previous states to analyze specific on-chain activities. Currently operational on the Ethereum network, Chaos Labs plans to expand its services to include other blockchains like Terra, NEAR, and Polygon, ultimately providing a more secure environment for users and protocols in the cryptocurrency space.

Notifi

Seed Round in 2022
Notifi is a company that specializes in developing a cross-chain messaging layer for the Web3 ecosystem. It provides a communication infrastructure platform designed to facilitate simplified communication and user engagement across various blockchains and messaging channels, including Discord, Telegram, SMS, and Twitter. The platform offers a messaging protocol tailored for blockchain applications, featuring easy integration and customizable advanced functionalities. This enables developers and creators in the Web3 space to enhance user engagement through multichannel communications, making it easier for businesses to connect with their audiences.

Texture

Funding Round in 2022
Texture is a Solana-based DeFi platform that aims to provide easy access to sustainable DeFi yields. The corporate protocol, also known as Texture's SOL Power Yield Strategy, focuses on implementing a particular yield management tactic to increase profitability for DeFi investors. The ultimate goal of Texture Finance is to attract new crypto users and support Solana's growth.

Zerion

Series B in 2022
Zerion Inc. is a blockchain software company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2015. It specializes in decentralized finance (DeFi), providing a platform that allows users to invest, earn interest, and borrow cryptocurrency assets. Zerion's primary offering is an investment app that aggregates data from major decentralized exchanges, enabling users to manage their digital assets from a single interface. The platform features real-time asset tracking with live price updates and instant notifications. Additionally, Zerion emphasizes a non-custodial approach, meaning users retain control of their funds and do not have to delegate them to the platform, thereby mitigating centralization risks. The company also offers CryptoTrader, an application designed to track the cryptocurrency market through charts, news, and alerts, further enhancing user engagement in the evolving financial landscape.

Nomad

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

Hashflow

Series A in 2022
Hashflow is a decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator that allows users to trade digital assets seamlessly across multiple leading blockchains, including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Avalanche, BNB Chain, Optimism, Polygon, and Solana. Launched in April 2021, Hashflow employs an intent-based smart order routing system to ensure traders receive optimal prices, drawing from over $8 billion in liquidity and enabling the trading of any token. The platform has successfully facilitated over $18 billion in total trade volume. Hashflow's team comprises experienced professionals from renowned companies in both web2 and web3 sectors, bringing expertise from organizations such as Airbnb, Amazon, Goldman Sachs, and Google. The company is supported by notable investors, including Dragonfly Capital, Electric Capital, and Coinbase Ventures, among others. Hashflow aims to enhance the trading experience by combining centralized order-matching and trade execution with decentralized custody, thereby offering users non-custodial trading options.

Thalex

Series A in 2022
Thalex is a cryptocurrency-native derivatives trading platform that focuses on options and futures trading. Established in 2020 and headquartered in Mahé, Seychelles, the company provides a robust platform designed to help users efficiently trade digital assets. Thalex offers multi-collateral support and competitive fee structures for multi-leg options and futures strategies. The platform emphasizes risk reduction and efficient trading by leveraging partnerships with liquidity providers and major exchanges, ensuring that collaterals are securely held with these partners. Through its innovative approach and commitment to stability, Thalex aims to empower traders to seize the opportunities within the growing digital asset market.

Hidden Road

Series A in 2022
Hidden Road is the global credit network for institutional investors and provides easy access to both traditional and digital markets.

Astaria

Seed Round in 2022
Astaria is a non-fungible token lending platform focused on providing instant liquidity solutions for NFT holders. The company offers a web application that allows users to access customized liquidity terms without the risk of forced liquidations, creating a seamless borrowing experience. By eliminating the need for two-sided approvals, Astaria enhances the liquidity ecosystem for NFTs, enabling users to quickly convert their digital assets into cash. This positions Astaria as a key player in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space, addressing the challenges of liquidity in the NFT market.

MachineFi

Seed Round in 2022
MachineFi Lab is a company focused on the development of Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain technologies. It specializes in creating a software platform that integrates various machines, providing a comprehensive infrastructure suite. This suite includes an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) blockchain, a multichain crypto wallet, a blockchain bridge, and an onboarding platform. Additionally, MachineFi Lab offers software development kits (SDKs) that empower developers to build applications and establish machine networks. Through its innovative solutions, the company aims to enhance connectivity and functionality within the IoT ecosystem.

Commonwealth Labs

Venture Round in 2022
Commonwealth Laboratories, Inc. is a diagnostic laboratory based in San Francisco, California, specializing in diagnostic tests for various functional gastrointestinal disorders. Founded in 1985, the company provides essential resources for healthcare providers to enhance the diagnostic process. By offering specialized testing services, Commonwealth Laboratories aims to improve the understanding and treatment of gastrointestinal conditions, thus supporting better patient outcomes.

MYSO Finance

Seed Round in 2022
MYSO Finance provides fully customizable on-chain covered calls and bespoke DeFi loans.

Ondo Finance

Series A in 2022
Ondo Finance is a developer of a cryptocurrency trading platform aimed at making decentralized finance accessible to a broader audience. The platform provides users with the flexibility to choose between downside protection and enhanced returns, catering to various risk tolerances. By offering these options, Ondo Finance enables individuals to participate in decentralized finance yields while aligning their investment strategies with their personal financial goals.

Tonic

Seed Round in 2022
Tonic is building a permissionless decentralized protocol for fast and seamless trading of any asset on NEAR and Aurora. The platform will enable developers building on NEAR’s Layer 1 solution to integrate trading functionality into their applications.

KAP Games

Venture Round in 2022
KAP Games is a gaming community as well as a service provider for web3 gaming communities.

Push Protocol

Series A in 2022
Push Protocol is a decentralized communication protocol designed for the web3 ecosystem that facilitates the delivery of notifications related to both on-chain and off-chain activities. The protocol enables users, decentralized applications (dApps), and service providers to create customizable notifications based on various triggers, including smart contracts and backend systems. By utilizing an open communication network of push nodes, Push Protocol connects to users' wallet addresses, allowing notifications to be displayed across any crypto wallet or interface. This platform-agnostic solution aims to enhance user engagement in the web3 space, as it allows users to receive and potentially earn cryptocurrency through the notifications they receive.

PILabs

Venture Round in 2022
PILabs is an agency for creators and startups.

Phi Labs

Seed Round in 2022
Phi Labs is a contributor to the Archway protocol that rewards blockchain developers.

Struct Finance

Seed Round in 2022
Struct Finance is a developer of a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that focuses on creating structured financial products. The company provides a platform that allows users to customize and compose interest rate instruments by integrating various options available within the DeFi ecosystem. This enables the construction of advanced financial products that are designed to maximize returns while minimizing risk and costs. Struct Finance's infrastructure supports users in accessing structured financial instruments across different blockchain networks, facilitating innovative investment opportunities in the evolving landscape of decentralized finance.

Optimism

Series B in 2022
Optimism is a decentralized infrastructure platform focused on enhancing Ethereum's scalability and transaction speed. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York, the company operates as a public benefit corporation, balancing the financial interests of shareholders with the broader needs of the community and society. Optimism develops open-source software that enables developers to build on the Ethereum blockchain more efficiently, utilizing zero-knowledge proofs to ensure the validity of state updates. By promoting fair access to public goods on the internet, Optimism aims to create a responsible and sustainable ecosystem that benefits both businesses and the wider community.

Treehouse

Seed Round in 2022
Treehouse reimagines workflows for digital asset traders and investors through Hyperion, cryptocurrency's most powerful and actionable portfolio management and market intelligence toolset.

Hex Trust

Series B in 2022
Hex Trust is a fully licensed and insured provider of bank-grade custody solutions for digital assets, established in 2017 and headquartered in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. The company offers a proprietary platform, Hex Safe™, which delivers a range of services including custody, decentralized finance (DeFi), brokerage, and financing solutions tailored for financial institutions, digital asset organizations, corporate clients, and private individuals. Hex Trust aims to facilitate the integration of digital assets into traditional business models while ensuring a secure, scalable, and compliant custody framework. The firm is registered as a Trust Company under the Hong Kong Trust Ordinance and is licensed to provide custodial services in Singapore, adhering to local regulations. With offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Vietnam, Hex Trust is actively expanding its presence in Europe and the Middle East.

Polymer Labs

Seed Round in 2022
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.

Analog

Seed Round in 2022
Analog is a decentralized platform focused on facilitating omnichain interoperability and transferring validated event data in the Web3 ecosystem. Built on the Proof-of-Time consensus algorithm, Analog serves as the creator of the Timechain, a consensus-agnostic protocol that enhances cross-chain communication. The company offers a suite of developer tools, including the Watch SDK and Timegraph SDK, which enable developers to deploy and query blockchain data seamlessly across connected networks. The Watch SDK provides a data infrastructure toolkit, while the Timegraph SDK simplifies access to organized Web3 data through an intuitive interface. By developing features such as the General Message Passing SDK, Analog aims to empower developers to create innovative event-based applications that extend beyond simple token transfers, thereby contributing to a more interconnected and trustless blockchain environment.

Thetanuts Finance

Seed Round in 2022
Thetanuts Finance is a developer of a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform focused on providing users with access to crypto-structured products across multiple blockchain networks. The company's offerings include customizable vaults and simplified options trading, which make it easier for both retail traders and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) to manage treasury and earn yield on their assets. By democratizing access to complex financial instruments, Thetanuts empowers investors to monetize market volatility in a risk-adjusted manner, creating competitive yield opportunities and facilitating the development of new options markets for native tokens.

Ethernity

Venture Round in 2022
Ethernity Chain is a pioneering platform focused on digital collectibles, specifically known for being the first authenticated and licensed provider in this space. The company specializes in creating limited-edition, authenticated non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and trading cards that are endorsed by notable figures. Ethernity Chain incorporates decentralized finance applications, which enable token holders to engage in activities such as farming rare NFTs and participating in governance through voting on ecosystem proposals. This approach allows users to access NFT-based digital art in a secure and user-friendly manner, fostering a community-oriented environment for collectors and enthusiasts.

HAL

Seed Round in 2022
HAL provides blockchain monitoring services intended to create centralized lighthouses. It enables connection to any smart contract with centralized applications such as APIs, applications, CRMs, ERPs, emails, e-commerce, social networks, and messaging systems, enabling companies to connect Ethereum with the centralized applications.

BCB Group

Series A in 2022
BCB Group is a prominent provider of banking solutions tailored for the digital asset economy. The company offers a comprehensive range of services including payment accounts, foreign exchange trading, cryptocurrency trading, custody, compliance, and trade execution. BCB Group serves various clients within the cryptocurrency industry, including major exchanges and institutional players, facilitating efficient transactions in multiple fiat currencies and digital assets. Founded in the UK, the firm has established itself as one of the first multi-jurisdictional regulated cryptocurrency service providers, leveraging strong relationships across global financial services. Its leadership team comprises seasoned professionals with extensive experience in finance and technology from reputable institutions. By addressing the operational challenges faced by cryptocurrency and blockchain organizations, BCB Group aims to enhance infrastructure and support the growth of the global crypto industry.

BCB Blockchain

Series A in 2022
BCB is Blockchain 4.0 which integrates Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Big Data, Virtual Reality, Robotics and hardware to create a smart city solution that interconnects cities across distances and improves the quality of life for people, businesses and governments. BCB Innovation Pte Ltd is a Singapore registered company, founded by GBCI Ventures Pte Ltd. With more than 500 staff and seven offices across seven countries, BCB visions to create and support the economies of 1000 smart cities of the future. For more information, visit https://www.bcbchain.io

Beyond Protocol

Funding Round in 2022
Beyond Protocol, Inc. is a company based in San Francisco, California, that focuses on developing a blockchain-based protocol aimed at enhancing communication among Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The protocol enables secure and efficient message brokering between devices through decentralized technology, allowing them to interact seamlessly as a unified technology species. By utilizing unique hardware signatures, Beyond Protocol creates a secure and resilient framework for device communication, which is supported by a payment gateway that facilitates automated transactions using both cryptocurrency and fiat currencies. The company's innovative approach includes the use of private side chains to scale interactions among IoT devices, ensuring low-cost, secure transactions while maintaining an immutable transaction history for business clients. Beyond Protocol is committed to providing practical solutions for device security and automated payments within a rapidly evolving IoT landscape.

Size

Seed Round in 2022
Size is a company that has developed a virtual auction marketplace, enabling users to engage in sealed-bid auctions for both vested and unvested tokens. By providing this platform, Size facilitates a unique bidding experience for participants in the token market. The company is currently operating in stealth mode, indicating a focus on refining its offerings and preparing for a broader market introduction.

Voltz

Seed Round in 2022
Voltz Labs is a defi primitive that empowers leveraged interest rate swaps. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Road Town, D8.

Router Protocol

Series A in 2021
Router Protocol is a Singapore-based company established in 2020 that focuses on developing bridging infrastructure to facilitate contract-level data flow across multiple blockchains. The company aims to enable seamless asset-level data transfer, enhancing cross-chain liquidity. Its infrastructure provides secure and efficient communication between blockchain networks while promoting decentralization to improve security and scalability. Additionally, Router Protocol offers a modular framework for building cross-chain decentralized applications (dApps) in the web3 environment, catering to the growing demand for interoperability in the blockchain space.

Zeta Markets

Seed Round in 2021
Zeta Markets is a decentralized finance (DeFi) derivatives platform that specializes in under-collateralized trading for both individual and institutional users. It enables participants to hedge, speculate, and take positions on a wide array of market movements through its innovative derivatives offerings. By leveraging Solana's robust infrastructure, Zeta Markets provides real-time pricing updates, efficient trade execution, and rapid position settlement, all at minimal transaction costs. The company focuses on creating a user-friendly experience that simplifies the complexities of derivatives trading, thereby expanding access to liquid trading opportunities in the DeFi space.

1inch Labs

Series B in 2021
1inch Limited is the prevalent contributor to 1inch Network. It develops the software, supports it, develops new features for 1inch Network. 1inch Limited works on supporting and improving the Pathfinder – the basis of the Aggregation Protocol and 1inch Network – as a software development company. The API to the Pathfinder is licensed and sold to external parties for commercial purposes under the API License Agreements. 1inch Limited is located at 2nd Floor Ellen L. Skelton Building, Fishers Ln, Road Town VG1110, British Virgin Islands. 1inch Limited also provides the PMM Integration Services, namely the services of integration of the third-party’s API to provide access to the third-party liquidity so that it is discoverable by Pathfinder. 1inch Wallet is a mobile app available in various application stores. Front-end and back-end of the app are developed and run by 1inch Limited.

NFTFi

Seed Round in 2021
NFTfi is a peer-to-peer lending marketplace that specializes in NFT collateralized loans. It allows NFT holders to leverage their digital assets as collateral to secure cryptocurrency loans from lenders. When an NFT holder accepts a loan offer, the NFT is placed in a secure escrow smart contract while the corresponding cryptocurrency, such as wETH, DAI, or USDC, is transferred directly to the borrower's wallet. This innovative platform provides liquidity to NFT owners, enabling them to access cash without the need to sell their valuable digital assets. By utilizing a valuation approach similar to that of traditional art financing, NFTfi helps users determine the worth of their NFTs for loan purposes.

Neon Labs

Seed Round in 2021
Neon Labs builds innovative blockchain products.

Matter Labs

Series B in 2021
Matter Labs is a blockchain technology company founded in 2018, with its headquarters in Berlin, Germany, and an additional presence in George Town, Cayman Islands. The company focuses on scaling Ethereum through the implementation of zero-knowledge proofs, which facilitate secure interactions between untrusted parties on the network. Matter Labs aims to enhance public blockchain adoption by providing solutions that improve scalability and privacy. Its technology allows decentralized applications to operate more efficiently while ensuring verifiable computation, enabling parties to prove integrity without compromising privacy. The company's mission is driven by a commitment to creating an open and free alternative to existing financial systems.

Tempus

Series A in 2021
Tempus is a decentralized community of builders, creators, and connectors led by Tempus Labs to build some of the most innovative DeFi products. Tempus is building the most important blocks of DeFi and Web3 in a way that’s scalable and accessible to all. Users can safely lock in a set rate on any lending or staking revenue thanks to Tempus' ground-breaking fixed income technology.

Synchrony

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Synchrony is an on-chain asset management protocol built on the Solana blockchain.

PsyOptions

Seed Round in 2021
PsyOptions is beta software and is a fully decentralized options protocol.

Futureswap

Funding Round in 2021
Futureswap is a decentralized futures exchange platform that leverages blockchain technology to facilitate non-custodial trading. Based in San Francisco, California, the company specializes in automated market making (AMM) algorithms, enabling users to buy and sell cryptocurrency futures contracts efficiently. By providing a decentralized environment, Futureswap aims to enhance trading flexibility and security for its users.

Angle Protocol

Seed Round in 2021
Angle Protocol focus on offering stablecoins pegged to currencies like the euro as an alternative to dollar-centric tokens.

Clearpool

Seed Round in 2021
Clearpool is a decentralized capital markets ecosystem, where institutional borrowers can create single borrower liquidity pools and compete for uncollateralized liquidity directly from the DeFi ecosystem. Liquidity providers on Clearpool can earn attractive yields, with pool interest rates enhanced by additional LP rewards paid in $CPOOL — Clearpool’s utility and governance token. Clearpool LP tokens, called cpTokens, are the building blocks for a system of tokenized credit that will provide Clearpool LPs with risk management and hedging capabilities. As more institutions realize the benefits that decentralized finance can bring to their organizations, Clearpool is providing the new architecture to facilitate flows between the $120 trillion traditional capital markets and the burgeoning DeFi ecosystem. Clearpool is backed by a long list of top investors from both traditional venture capital and blockchain, including Sequoia Capital India, Arrington Capital, Sino Global Capital, Hex Trust, Huobi Ventures, Kenetic, HashKey, GBV and many more.

Credora

Series A in 2021
Credora is a company focused on enhancing the efficiency and transparency of credit markets through innovative, privacy-preserving technology. It has developed a credit ratings and analysis platform that provides real-time credit analytics and comprehensive reports, enabling clients to access up-to-date information on creditworthiness. The platform employs artificial intelligence to automate the onboarding and submission of data, facilitating the distribution of detailed reports while ensuring a secure and transparent borrowing process. To date, Credora has facilitated over $1 billion in uncollateralized loans across more than 100 borrowers and lenders, monitoring over $4 billion in borrower assets across a wide range of centralized and decentralized finance venues. This positions Credora as a key player in empowering well-capitalized and risk-managed borrowers to navigate credit markets confidently.

Eden Network

Seed Round in 2021
Eden Network is a blockchain infrastructure company that focuses on enhancing transaction safety for traders and providing transaction priority for NFT minters. It develops a suite of Ethereum smart contracts that adhere to the principles of progressive decentralization, allowing token holders to participate in governance through private communication channels and decision-making processes. The company also offers essential liquid staking and validation infrastructure aimed at optimizing yield generation, increasing total value locked (TVL), and fostering overall network growth. By prioritizing both security and user governance, Eden Network seeks to create a more efficient and decentralized trading environment.

SubQuery

Series A in 2021
SubQuery is a data-as-a-service provider focused on making decentralized data more accessible, particularly from Polkadot projects. The company aggregates and organizes data, delivering well-structured information that enables developers to streamline their projects without the need to create custom backends for data processing. By operating between layer-1 blockchains and decentralized applications, SubQuery allows teams working with Substrate and Polkadot to efficiently process and query their data. The platform is designed to support the growth of data protocols that serve the application layer, facilitating the development of improved decentralized applications. SubQuery’s services enable users to query and extract data from the Polkadot network quickly and at no cost, promoting ease of access and utilization for developers in the blockchain ecosystem.

Humanode

Seed Round in 2021
Humanode is a pioneering crypto-biometric network that operates on the principle of "One human = One node," aiming to enhance Sybil resistance and governance within the cryptocurrency sector through biometric technology. The company focuses on establishing a stable and equitable financial system grounded in the presence of human life, addressing the challenges posed by Sybil accounts in financial and gaming blockchain protocols and decentralized applications (DApps). By utilizing homomorphically encrypted feature vectors for biometric processing, Humanode enables the creation of human nodes that verify transactions while maintaining user privacy. This innovative approach allows for a public, permissionless financial system that relies on private biometric data, promoting a secure and just financial environment.

bloXroute Labs

Funding Round in 2021
bloXroute Labs, Inc. is a company focused on providing blockchain scalability solutions that enable cryptocurrencies and blockchains to process thousands of transactions per second without requiring protocol changes. Established in 2018 and based in Evanston, Illinois, the company operates a blockchain distribution network that enhances the efficiency of data propagation across all blockchains. By utilizing a global network of servers optimized for performance through advanced techniques like compression and encryption, bloXroute Labs ensures that all nodes can maintain consensus even as transaction volumes soar. This provably neutral platform supports a wide range of blockchains, facilitating improved transaction throughput and addressing scalability challenges at the network layer.

Index Coop

Seed Round in 2021
The Index Coop is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) and the largest provider of on-chain structured decentralized finance (DeFi) products. We’re on a mission to make DeFi simple, secure and accessible to everyone. Index Coop builds sector index products, leverage and inverse products, and yield-generating products, all built on Set Protocol’s twice-audited V2 infrastructure.

Zerion

Series A in 2021
Zerion Inc. is a blockchain software company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2015. It specializes in decentralized finance (DeFi), providing a platform that allows users to invest, earn interest, and borrow cryptocurrency assets. Zerion's primary offering is an investment app that aggregates data from major decentralized exchanges, enabling users to manage their digital assets from a single interface. The platform features real-time asset tracking with live price updates and instant notifications. Additionally, Zerion emphasizes a non-custodial approach, meaning users retain control of their funds and do not have to delegate them to the platform, thereby mitigating centralization risks. The company also offers CryptoTrader, an application designed to track the cryptocurrency market through charts, news, and alerts, further enhancing user engagement in the evolving financial landscape.

Mangrove DAO

Seed Round in 2021
Mangrove DAO is an order book-based Decentralized exchange that allows liquidity providers to publish whimsical smart contracts as offers.

Tesseract

Series A in 2021
Tesseract is a digital asset management company that provides a comprehensive range of yield solutions for digital asset owners and institutions. Founded in December 2017 by Yichen Wu in Helsinki, the company enables clients to earn passive income through innovative investment products while ensuring protection through its in-house risk engine and third-party custody. Tesseract's offerings include advanced yield and loan products designed to help institutions attract and retain clients, boost revenue, and focus on their core operations. By leveraging blockchain technology, Tesseract aims to facilitate effective portfolio management and investment strategies, supporting clients in navigating the complexities of capital markets and maintaining financial stability amid market volatility.

SynFutures

Series A in 2021
SynFutures is a decentralized derivatives exchange that focuses on synthetic assets, facilitating the creation and trading of various digital asset pairs using a single digital token as collateral. The platform aims to establish an open and trustless derivatives market by allowing trading on any asset linked to a price feed. By promoting a free market environment and expanding the range of tradable assets, SynFutures seeks to lower the barriers to entry in the derivatives market, thereby fostering a more equitable digital assets exchange landscape for investors.

dYdX

Series C in 2021
dYdX is a prominent decentralized exchange that aims to empower traders by providing a secure and efficient trading platform. Founded in 2017 by Antonio Juliano, a former engineer at Coinbase and Uber, dYdX operates on Ethereum using audited smart contracts, which eliminates the need for trust in a central authority during trading. The platform offers a variety of financial products, including perpetual, margin, and spot trading, as well as borrow and lend pools. Users can earn interest on their deposits and engage in margin trading with customizable leverage options. By combining the security and transparency associated with decentralized exchanges with the speed and usability typically found in centralized platforms, dYdX strives to create an open financial system that grants universal access to advanced trading tools.

Flare Network

Venture Round in 2021
Flare is a powerful new blockchain with the first consensus protocol for external data. Decentralized applications on Flare can therefore trustlessly acquire and use information from other blockchains and real world data sources, solving the oracle problem and opening the door to a new era of utility. > Fast, decentralized and fully-insured bridges can connect smart contract chains multilaterally, unifying rather than fragmenting liquidity. > Non-smart contract assets such as BTC, XRP and DOGE can be brought on to Flare, and put to work earning yield in DeFi. > Full cross-chain composability enables decentralized applications to use the value, liquidity and information of multiple blockchains via a single deployment on Flare. > Seamless decentralized integration with Web2 data powers trustless use of real world data sources in Web3 dapps.

Bitpanda

Series B in 2021
Bitpanda GmbH is a digital assets platform based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2014. The company facilitates the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies, fractional stocks, and precious metals, aiming to simplify access to financial markets for users. Its platform offers features such as low fees, 24/7 trading, real-time settlement, and various payment options, allowing users to manage their investments conveniently. Bitpanda also provides a debit card that enables users to spend their investments like cash, further enhancing the accessibility and usability of digital assets.
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