Credbull
Seed Round in 2024
Credbull is a financial technology company that specializes in managing on-chain private credit funds. It focuses on providing essential financing solutions to creditworthy small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The company's innovative DeFi credit platform aims to enhance capital preservation by facilitating diversified capital allocation across established SME originators. This platform enables clients to optimize decentralized governance, strategy, risk policies, and performance oversight, thereby helping them grow and diversify their investment portfolios by integrating passive and fixed-yield DeFi alternatives.
Omega is a Web3 infrastructure supplier that makes it possible for idle bitcoin to be collateralized for DeFi yield production.
Stablehouse
Acquisition in 2023
Stablehouse Ltd is a company that operates a stablecoin platform, facilitating payments, foreign exchange transactions, trading, and liquidity solutions for both individuals and institutions. Founded in 2018 and based in Hamilton, Bermuda, Stablehouse provides a range of services, including passive earning opportunities, merchant payment solutions, and customizable offerings. The platform is designed to enable users to engage with digital currencies effectively, offering yield on coin balances and ensuring accessibility through various interfaces such as screens, applications, and APIs. By focusing on innovative and compliant opportunities within the digital asset space, Stablehouse aims to empower users to become well-informed cryptocurrency owners while minimizing associated risks.
Kiln is a Paris-based company established in 2018 that offers a platform for enterprise-level pledge services focused on encrypted assets. The company provides validator-independent APIs that facilitate multi-provider staking, allowing digital assets to be staked across various environments, including wallets, custodians, and exchanges. By streamlining the staking process, Kiln aims to enhance accessibility and efficiency in the rapidly evolving web3 industry. Its innovative platform enables clients to deploy, manage, and monitor blockchain validators programmatically, making it easier for businesses to integrate and operate within the blockchain ecosystem. As the demand for collaboration among multiple stakeholders grows, Kiln is well-positioned to serve as an aggregator, driving forward the integration of diverse players in the digital asset space.
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Anboto Labs
Seed Round in 2022
Anboto Labs is a crypto execution platform that connects centralized finance and decentralized finance exchanges, providing unified execution across CeFi and DeFi venues. The platform supports advanced order types such as TWAP, VWAP, and Iceberg, along with smart order routing, pre- and post-trade analysis, and multi-leg and pair trading execution. It enables traders to manage, execute, and optimize crypto strategies through a single application, combining algorithmic trading tools with integrated cross-platform liquidity to help traders stay agile in the rapidly moving crypto markets.
Block Earner
Seed Round in 2021
Block Earner is an Australian fintech platform that integrates traditional banking features with advanced cryptocurrency services. It offers a comprehensive suite of financial products, including its flagship crypto-backed loan service that allows users to secure loans using their cryptocurrency as collateral. Additionally, Block Earner provides trading services, including spot and over-the-counter trading, along with access to decentralized finance yield products that enable users to earn annual returns. With a user-friendly interface designed for seamless navigation, Block Earner aims to deliver an all-in-one wealth management solution tailored for cryptocurrency users, thereby catering to the growing demand for innovative financial services in the blockchain space.
Hodl Hodl
Series B in 2021
Hodl Hodl is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange that enables users to trade directly with one another without the platform holding any funds. Instead, it secures transactions in a multisig escrow system, which significantly reduces the risk of theft and streamlines the trading process. By not holding cryptocurrencies or fiat, Hodl Hodl avoids complex compliance regulations, allowing trades to occur directly between users' wallets while maintaining user anonymity. The platform supports global trades and accommodates various payment methods, making it a versatile choice for cryptocurrency transactions.
Bitwave
Seed Round in 2021
Bitwave is a financial software developer based in San Francisco, California, established in 2018 by Amy Kalnoki and Patrick White. The company specializes in providing tools that enable businesses to incorporate digital assets into their accounting and operational workflows. Its platform simplifies and streamlines tasks related to cryptocurrency, including tax tracking, bookkeeping, and decentralized finance monitoring. Bitwave's software integrates with various accounting systems and blockchains, facilitating efficient management of cryptocurrency transactions and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. Through its solutions, Bitwave aims to enhance the financial management of enterprises engaging with digital assets.
Champ Titles, established in 2018, specializes in digitizing vehicle titling processes. Its secure, patented SaaS technology connects state governments, insurance carriers, financial institutions, vehicle sellers, and consumers. Champ Titles offers solutions tailored to insurance carriers, automotive retailers, and state governments, reducing costs, enhancing security, and facilitating ownership transfers within the vehicle title ecosystem.
Nayms is a marketplace for crypto-native insurance, a bridge between alternative capital and uninsured risk in the rapidly evolving digital assets’ space. We provide the technical and legal infrastructure over which stakeholders come together to capitalise and transfer risk on-chain. At Nayms, all insurance, from limits and premiums to claims and reserving, is conducted entirely in a cryptocurrency of choice, whether a general token, such as Ethereum and Bitcoin, or a stablecoin. By matching assets with liabilities, we reduce or eliminate currency risk on blockchain exposures; and by matching demand with much-needed supply, we bolster growth and stability within the blockchain ecosystem. We afford our customers – insurers, insureds, intermediaries, and investors – many other advantages of blockchain technology, including its efficiency, immutability, transparency, and composability. Whitepaper: https://docsend.com/view/2nswpepqqaun96yn
Valkyrie Investments
Series A in 2021
Valkyrie Investments is a specialized asset management firm focusing on the intersection of traditional finance and cryptocurrency sectors. Led by industry veterans with extensive experience at firms like Guggenheim Partners and UBS, Valkyrie aims to create and manage portfolios that include exposure to digital assets and other frontier investments. The company's platform provides access to alternative assets, professionally managed by seasoned asset managers, aiming to generate enhanced returns for investors while promoting economic prosperity and technological innovation.
Firefly Aerospace
Secondary Market in 2021
Firefly Aerospace is a space transportation company that designs, manufactures, and operates reliable launch vehicles to provide economical and convenient access to space for small payloads. The company focuses on the market's need for flexible access to space, employing a "simplest/soonest" approach to technology selection. Firefly's launch vehicles leverage commercial off-the-shelf components from U.S. suppliers to minimize development time and maximize reliability.
Firefly Aerospace
Series A in 2021
Firefly Aerospace is a space transportation company that designs, manufactures, and operates reliable launch vehicles to provide economical and convenient access to space for small payloads. The company focuses on the market's need for flexible access to space, employing a "simplest/soonest" approach to technology selection. Firefly's launch vehicles leverage commercial off-the-shelf components from U.S. suppliers to minimize development time and maximize reliability.
Nayms is a marketplace for crypto-native insurance, a bridge between alternative capital and uninsured risk in the rapidly evolving digital assets’ space. We provide the technical and legal infrastructure over which stakeholders come together to capitalise and transfer risk on-chain. At Nayms, all insurance, from limits and premiums to claims and reserving, is conducted entirely in a cryptocurrency of choice, whether a general token, such as Ethereum and Bitcoin, or a stablecoin. By matching assets with liabilities, we reduce or eliminate currency risk on blockchain exposures; and by matching demand with much-needed supply, we bolster growth and stability within the blockchain ecosystem. We afford our customers – insurers, insureds, intermediaries, and investors – many other advantages of blockchain technology, including its efficiency, immutability, transparency, and composability. Whitepaper: https://docsend.com/view/2nswpepqqaun96yn
Stablehouse
Seed Round in 2020
Stablehouse Ltd is a company that operates a stablecoin platform, facilitating payments, foreign exchange transactions, trading, and liquidity solutions for both individuals and institutions. Founded in 2018 and based in Hamilton, Bermuda, Stablehouse provides a range of services, including passive earning opportunities, merchant payment solutions, and customizable offerings. The platform is designed to enable users to engage with digital currencies effectively, offering yield on coin balances and ensuring accessibility through various interfaces such as screens, applications, and APIs. By focusing on innovative and compliant opportunities within the digital asset space, Stablehouse aims to empower users to become well-informed cryptocurrency owners while minimizing associated risks.
Unocoin is a mobile wallet and cryptocurrency trading platform based in Tumakuru, India, launched in 2013. It allows users to buy, sell, store, and utilize bitcoins, providing a comprehensive solution for both individual users and merchants. The platform supports features such as printing paper wallets, importing bitcoin addresses, and withdrawing bitcoins to paper wallets. Additionally, Unocoin offers a point-of-sale merchant app, facilitating transactions in the digital currency space. Its focus on user-friendly access to real-time market data and the development of secure trading tools positions Unocoin as a trusted option for trading digital currencies in India.
Credora
Seed Round in 2020
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.
Paradigm
Seed Round in 2018
Paradigm Connect, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in creating an institutional-grade communications platform for over-the-counter (OTC) digital asset traders. The platform automates price negotiation and settlement workflows, addressing inefficiencies in traditional OTC trading processes. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Paradigm enhances the trading experience for professional traders and institutions, offering a zero-fee liquidity network that integrates both centralized and decentralized finance. This approach allows clients to access multi-asset, multi-protocol liquidity while significantly reducing trading costs through the elimination of fees. The company is supported by notable investors in the OTC market, reflecting its innovative vision to transform institutional trading practices.
Lukka, Inc. is a blockchain-native technology company based in New York that specializes in providing middle and back office solutions for the crypto-asset ecosystem. Founded in 2014 and rebranded from Libra Services, Inc. in 2019, Lukka focuses on managing and processing complex blockchain and cryptocurrency data to enhance accessibility and utility for businesses. Its offerings include LukkaTax, which simplifies tax calculations and compliance for cryptocurrency transactions, and LukkaCrypto Office, a back-office solution for managing crypto assets that features pricing, valuation, and reporting capabilities. Additionally, Lukka Reference Data ensures the consistency and accuracy of crypto asset data for enterprise applications. By automating and optimizing accounting, audit, and tax processes, Lukka delivers real-time visibility into crypto transaction activity, catering to the reporting and compliance needs of funds, fund administrators, exchanges, and enterprises.