Alameda Research

Alameda Research is a quantitative cryptocurrency trading firm founded in 2017 and headquartered in Central and Western, Hong Kong. The company specializes in providing liquidity in cryptocurrency and digital asset markets, facilitating trading through its advanced quantitative strategies. In addition to its trading operations, Alameda Research engaged in venture capital investments across various stages, supporting the growth of the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The firm offered services such as instant quotes, settlement, and streamlined onboarding processes, which helped traders efficiently navigate the complexities of cryptocurrency trading.

Andrew Croghan

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Sam Trabucco

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Past deals in Blockchain

Tradewind Markets

Private Equity Round in 2022
Tradewind Markets provides a technology platform that digitizes the trading, settlement, and ownership of precious metals. By utilizing blockchain and electronic exchange technology, the platform enhances the efficiency of custody, trade execution, and settlement processes. It also maintains supply chain information, allowing market participants to securely and effectively trade and settle physical precious metals on an over-the-counter, inter-dealer basis. This innovative approach aims to streamline operations in the precious metals market, facilitating smoother transactions and improved transparency for all involved stakeholders.

Subsocial

Funding Round in 2022
Subsocial is a developer of Substrate pallets that enable the creation of decentralized, censorship-resistant social networks. Their platform provides essential features such as a serverless public timeline, moderation tools, and roles and permissions management, allowing users to establish communities that operate as decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). Subsocial's approach empowers creators by facilitating content monetization and community governance without the need for intermediaries. This innovative framework supports the development of diverse social networking experiences while prioritizing user autonomy and control.

Enigma

Funding Round in 2022
Enigma is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in cloud software development kits (SDK) designed to protect data-in-use. It automates and streamlines business operations, particularly for financial institutions, by facilitating compliance with anti-money laundering regulations, detecting credit card fraud, and optimizing insurance premium pricing. Enigma employs advanced privacy technologies to create a platform for scalable, end-to-end decentralized applications. A key innovation is the introduction of secret contracts, which are smart contracts that enable the use of private and sensitive data within decentralized applications and services. This combination of features enhances data sharing, access control, and secure data processing for various business needs.

Monkey Kingdom

Seed Round in 2022
Monkey Kingdom is a cross-chain NFT project. NFT markets and attracts numerous partnerships with artists and celebrities, while building a tight-knit and passionate community. Their services include NFT, blockchain, play-to-earn, metaverse, community, art, and collectibles.

Circle

Convertible Note in 2022
Circle is a financial technology firm established in 2013 by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville, headquartered in Boston, with additional offices in New York, San Francisco, Dublin, London, and Hong Kong. The company leverages blockchain technology to facilitate payments and e-commerce through stablecoins and its Circle Pay platform, streamlining the process of sending money. Circle offers a range of services, including Circle Invest, which allows users to buy and sell cryptocurrency assets, and Circle Trade, which provides over-the-counter trading services with access to one of the largest global liquidity pools for digital asset trading, averaging $2 billion in monthly volume. Backed by prominent investors such as Goldman Sachs and Accel Partners, Circle positions itself as a key player in the global internet finance sector, focused on integrating crypto assets into mainstream financial applications.

Guild of Guardians

Funding Round in 2022
Guild of Guardians, published by Immutable, is a mobile multiplayer role-playing game that allows players to create and assemble teams of "guardians" to compete in guilds for rewards. This fantasy action RPG leverages blockchain technology, enabling players to own and trade in-game assets, which are built on the Ethereum network. The game's design includes cross-game interoperability, allowing players to utilize their characters and items across various metaverses. By transforming gaming experiences into tangible assets, Guild of Guardians aims to enhance player engagement and ownership within the gaming ecosystem.

Jumbo

Seed Round in 2022
Jumbo operates a decentralized finance exchange platform that facilitates the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies. By leveraging blockchain technology, the company aims to lower the entry barriers for trading, allowing users to engage in various financial activities such as swaps, liquidity pooling, farming, and staking. Their platform features an interface that enables users to configure asset parameters and detect liquidity pools, ultimately enhancing the investment experience and improving potential returns for investors.

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.

3Commas

Series B in 2022
3Commas is a company that offers a cryptocurrency trading bot platform designed to help users automate their trading strategies. It provides a comprehensive tool for managing crypto-assets, allowing traders to track their investments across various exchanges through a unified dashboard. The platform integrates with major cryptocurrency exchanges and wallets, including Poloniex, Bittrex, Bitfinex, and Binance, enabling users to access automated trading strategies and optimized indexes. By streamlining the trading process, 3Commas empowers traders to enhance their investment decisions in the dynamic cryptocurrency market.

Jito Labs

Series A in 2022
Jito Labs is a blockchain infrastructure company focused on maximizing rewards for validators on the Solana network while mitigating the negative impacts associated with miner extractable value (MEV). The company develops an open-source validator client and a block engine designed to create efficient and profitable blocks, enhancing the trading capabilities of validators. By providing these tools, Jito Labs enables users to optimize their revenue streams and make better use of their hardware resources.

Aurigami

Funding Round in 2022
Aurigami is a decentralized, non-custodial liquidity protocol that enables users to lend, borrow, and earn interest on their digital assets. The platform emphasizes minimizing risks associated with smart contracts and liquidations, allowing customers to participate in a secure financial environment. Users can earn passive income by providing liquidity, while borrowers can access funds through an over-collateralization model. Aurigami distinguishes itself from similar protocols by incorporating gamification elements, enhancing user engagement and experience within the decentralized finance space.

Trustless Media

Seed Round in 2022
Trustless Media is a web3 media company focused on creating community-owned content through active participation from creators and fans. By leveraging non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the company enables audience members to co-create and co-own the shows they enjoy, fostering a collaborative environment that empowers individuals to bring their ideas to life. Trustless Media pioneers a new model for media that emphasizes shared passions and collective ownership, aiming to revolutionize how content is produced and consumed in the digital landscape.

Cardinal

Seed Round in 2022
Cardinal is a developer of a Solana-based protocol that enhances the utility of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) by enabling conditional ownership. The company provides a decentralized system for issuing, managing, and verifying programmed NFTs, allowing holders to transfer these digital assets to beneficiaries with specific conditions attached. Cardinal's offerings include features such as royalty enforcement, rentals, subscriptions, and staking, which contribute to the functionality and value of NFTs. Additionally, the platform allows for customization of expiration and transferability options for issued NFTs, catering to the evolving needs of NFT miners and holders.

LayerZero

Venture Round 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.

StarkWare Industries

Series D in 2022
StarkWare Industries Ltd is a technology company based in Netanya, Israel, established in 2017. The company specializes in developing software and hardware solutions focused on the generation and verification of computational integrity proofs. Its primary offering, known as STARK, is a zero-knowledge proof protocol that enhances privacy in blockchain applications, increases transaction throughput, and enables off-chain computation. StarkWare Industries aims to create a comprehensive proof stack to facilitate secure and efficient computational processes across various applications.

Pine Protocol

Seed Round in 2022
Pine Protocol is a decentralized platform that enables NFT-backed borrowing and lending. It allows users to use their NFTs as collateral to borrow cryptocurrencies, facilitating asset-backed financing. Users can lend or borrow amounts in various currencies or blockchains, providing flexibility in transactions. This innovative approach helps NFT owners access liquidity without needing to sell their tokens, thus enhancing the utility of their digital assets in the financial ecosystem.

PlanetQuest

Seed Round in 2022
PlanetQuest is a unique video game of exploration, survival and discovery, in which players can own entire planets, evolve and upgrade them to increase their value and eventually invite their friends to join them and go on an epic adventure together, gathering resources, building bases, fighting off alien creatures, and finding rare and powerful artifacts along the way. Join in on an epic adventure with a decentralized storyline where the choices made by you and your faction on unknown worlds will shape the fate of humanity.

Fundlr

Series A in 2022
Fundlr specializes in providing decentralized finance solutions that empower individuals and businesses to manage their financial assets on blockchain technology. Our services include decentralized lending and borrowing, yield farming, liquidity provision, and innovative investment strategies through DeFi protocols. Fundlr aims to be at the forefront of the DeFi movement, driving innovation in decentralized financial services. Our focus is on expanding our offerings with more blockchain integrations, enhancing user experience, and leading in regulatory compliance in the DeFi space. We envision a future where decentralized finance is the norm, providing greater financial inclusion and democratizing access to investment opportunities.

NFTBank

Series A in 2022
NFTBank is a developer of a portfolio and analytics platform that focuses on the management of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The platform offers tools for users to efficiently buy, sell, and manage their NFTs, providing a centralized solution for scattered digital assets across various platforms. By addressing the illiquid nature of these tokens, NFTBank helps users better manage liquidity risk and maintain a comprehensive overview of their NFT portfolios in one place.

BiLira

Seed Round in 2022
BiLira is a stable cryptocurrency that provides accessible payment solutions for users globally, operating 24/7. The platform focuses on facilitating the safe and efficient use of Turkish stable crypto money within the financial ecosystem. By utilizing TRYB, users can easily transfer Turkish Lira to affiliated stock exchanges, engage in cryptocurrency trading, and move assets to compatible digital wallets. BiLira also enables users to explore various applications in the blockchain sphere, including decentralized finance and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). With its one-to-one parity, BiLira connects users to the decentralized market, allowing for real-time transactions of digital assets.

Delta One

Seed Round in 2022
Delta One is a yield generation protocol built on the Solana blockchain, specializing in delta-neutral and impermanent loss-free farming markets. The platform aims to democratize access to risk-adjusted yield opportunities in decentralized finance (DeFi), making it easier for users to engage in crypto investing. By employing innovative quantitative research and robust engineering, Delta One enables a peer-to-peer liquidity provisioning system that allows users to automatically rebalance their DeFi portfolios, maintaining a delta-neutral position. This approach not only enhances user experience but also promotes mass adoption of cryptocurrency through accessible and effective financial tools.

Jumbo

Funding Round in 2022
Jumbo operates a decentralized finance exchange platform that facilitates the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies. By leveraging blockchain technology, the company aims to lower the entry barriers for trading, allowing users to engage in various financial activities such as swaps, liquidity pooling, farming, and staking. Their platform features an interface that enables users to configure asset parameters and detect liquidity pools, ultimately enhancing the investment experience and improving potential returns for investors.

GDA

Private Equity Round in 2022
Genesis Digital Assets is a prominent Bitcoin mining company known for its extensive experience in the industry. Since its inception in 2013, the company has established over 20 industrial-scale mining farms and successfully brought more than 300,000 miners online, resulting in the mining of over $1 billion in Bitcoin. Genesis Digital Assets focuses on developing proprietary mining technology and aims to make its operations profitable. The company provides comprehensive services that include building, managing, and scaling large-scale mining operations, thereby offering clients the necessary infrastructure to support the evolving landscape of the cryptocurrency market.

Float Capital

Seed Round in 2022
Float Capital is a blockchain-based financial application made for use in the financial sector. Users can meet their financial needs due to the company's platform, which offers a next-generation synthetic asset protocol for minting synthetic assets without over-collateralization or liquidations.

Eizper Chain

Seed Round in 2022
Eizper Chain is a developer of a blockchain-based online multiplayer role-playing game that emphasizes adventure and arena combat. The platform allows players to explore a dynamic world enriched with an engaging narrative filled with unexpected developments. By combining action-packed gameplay with blockchain technology, Eizper Chain offers players opportunities for rewards and recognition, while providing a compelling form of entertainment.

VALR

Series B in 2022
VALR, established in 2018 and headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, operates a digital asset platform specializing in cryptocurrency trading. The company offers over 50 cryptocurrencies, enabling users to buy, sell, store, and transfer these assets securely through its platform. VALR's services are designed to provide customers with a safe, transparent, and accessible financial system for digital assets.

Salad Ventures

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
Salad Ventures is a developer focused on creating decentralized online games and building ecosystems within the Web 3.0 landscape. By integrating elements of online gaming, decentralized finance, and community governance, the company aims to enhance the play-to-earn model. Salad Ventures designs plug-and-play applications and games that leverage blockchain technology, enabling gamers to compete for larger rewards while fostering a sense of community and collaboration. Through its innovative approach, Salad Ventures seeks to unlock new opportunities in the evolving digital economy.

Dune Analytics

Series B in 2022
Dune Analytics AS, founded in 2018 by Fredrik Haga and Mats Olsen, is based in Oslo, Norway, and specializes in providing an analytics platform focused on Ethereum blockchain data. The company offers a powerful tool that enables users to query, extract, and visualize extensive amounts of on-chain data. Its software allows anyone to create SQL queries and analyses, instantly transforming results into visual graphs that can be shared within the community. This accessibility makes complex blockchain data consumable for a broad range of users, facilitating insights and research within the crypto space.

GDA

Private Equity Round in 2022
Genesis Digital Assets is a prominent Bitcoin mining company known for its extensive experience in the industry. Since its inception in 2013, the company has established over 20 industrial-scale mining farms and successfully brought more than 300,000 miners online, resulting in the mining of over $1 billion in Bitcoin. Genesis Digital Assets focuses on developing proprietary mining technology and aims to make its operations profitable. The company provides comprehensive services that include building, managing, and scaling large-scale mining operations, thereby offering clients the necessary infrastructure to support the evolving landscape of the cryptocurrency market.

StarryNift

Seed Round in 2022
StarryNift operates as an integrated gamified platform that specializes in the creation, incubation, auction, and transaction of NFT collectibles. The platform aims to empower creativity through technology and promote value appreciation in a decentralized manner. By offering frictionless design tools and comprehensive services, it facilitates the sharing of prosperity among creators, collectors, and investors. StarryNift's vision centers on exploring innovative avenues within the metaverse, blending elements of gaming, art, decentralized finance, and NFTs, making it a unique destination for digital collectibles.

Galxe

Series A in 2022
Galxe is a prominent Web3 credential data network that provides a collaborative infrastructure for brands and developers to engage communities and create innovative products in the decentralized web. The company offers a modular platform that facilitates the creation, distribution, and gamification of non-fungible tokens, utilizing customized on-chain data. By rewarding curators for the use of credentials within its infrastructure and credential oracle engine, Galxe fosters a participatory environment where developers and community members can construct engaging experiences. Its platform allows for the development of tailored campaigns through plug-and-play modules, enhancing the capability of users to interact with decentralized credential data networks effectively.

Aver

Seed Round in 2022
Aver is a decentralized peer-to-peer betting exchange built on the Solana blockchain and the world’s first decentralized Web3 betting exchange.

STEPN

Seed Round in 2022
STEPN is a blockchain-based fitness application that operates a move-to-earn NFT gaming platform, allowing users to earn rewards for their physical activities. By purchasing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that have a limited lifespan, users can engage in specific exercises and accumulate the platform's native tokens as incentives for their efforts. The app combines elements of gaming and fitness, encouraging a healthier lifestyle while providing financial rewards for exercising. Through this innovative model, STEPN aims to motivate users to stay active and integrate fitness into their daily routines.

Metaplex

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
Metaplex is a developer of a robust NFT-based platform that enables creators and brands to establish direct relationships with their audiences. It is recognized for providing the core infrastructure for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the Solana blockchain, including the primary standard for NFTs and the largest NFT minting platform, which has facilitated substantial market activity. The company's offerings include a no-code platform, designed to allow artists and creators to easily launch self-hosted NFT storefronts using intuitive drag-and-drop tools. This approach simplifies the process of connecting directly to the blockchain, making it accessible even for those without technical expertise, while also keeping minting costs low for developers. With a growing user base, Metaplex is positioned to enhance the NFT ecosystem by empowering diverse creators to engage with fans and monetize their work effectively.

Perion

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
Perion is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) focused on empowering the gaming community by investing in and managing non-fungible token (NFT) assets within play-to-earn economies. The organization connects skilled gamers with advanced technology and training programs, fostering a high-achieving player base. By engaging gamers as independent contractors, Perion allows them to leverage their skills for significant earnings. The platform aims to enhance brand recognition and create a strong network effect, positioning itself as a leading representative of the competitive play-to-earn gaming sector. Through its expertise in metagame analysis and resource allocation, Perion seeks to unlock the potential of the gaming community while driving exceptional returns for its dedicated members.

PsyOptions

Seed Round in 2022
PsyOptions is beta software and is a fully decentralized options protocol.

NEAR

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
NEAR Inc. is a company that develops and provides a platform for creating decentralized applications through its NEAR Protocol, a scalable blockchain designed for open-source code. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, NEAR Inc. focuses on bridging the adoption gap for mainstream commercial software by offering tools that facilitate the writing, testing, and deployment of decentralized applications. The platform is engineered to support a wide range of applications, ensuring security for high-value assets such as money and identity. Additionally, NEAR provides essential services, including documentation, wallet, studio, and explorer functionalities, which contribute to a robust ecosystem for developers.

Vybe Network

Seed Round in 2022
Vybe Network offers a data infrastructure solution tailored for the Solana community, facilitating the querying, indexing, and sharing of on-chain data. Its platform provides developers with tools to efficiently stream live data and access historical data from a network of distributed indexers. This capability allows users to build decentralized applications and conduct analytics within the Web 3.0 ecosystem. By streamlining data access and exchange, Vybe empowers customers to leverage Solana's blockchain for innovative application development and analytical insights.

Paxos

Venture Round in 2022
Paxos, established in 2012 and based in New York, is a regulated financial institution that specializes in blockchain-based solutions for global financial institutions. It operates a blockchain infrastructure platform designed to facilitate the movement, trading, and management of assets between physical and digital forms. Paxos offers services such as custodial services, digital transformation, and fund mobility, enabling enterprises to tokenize, trade, and settle assets efficiently while reducing counterparty risk. The company's strategic approach involves obtaining regulatory designations to access existing financial infrastructure, allowing it to bridge traditional finance with the digital future.

TaxBit

Venture Round in 2022
TaxBit is a cryptocurrency tax and accounting software company that automates tax calculations and reporting for cryptocurrency transactions. Its platform allows users to link their exchanges and wallets to efficiently gather transaction data, which is then processed to generate tax forms automatically. In addition to tax automation, TaxBit offers real-time portfolio tracking and insights for tax optimization, enabling users to make informed, tax-efficient trading decisions throughout the year. The company serves both individual consumers and enterprises, providing a comprehensive solution for managing cryptocurrency tax compliance and accounting needs.

Hypernative

Seed Round in 2022
Hypernative is a digital startup focused on enhancing security for Web3 applications and digital asset management. The company develops security software that monitors off-chain data sources and employs machine learning models to identify potential risks to community, economy, and governance. Its solutions are designed to detect cyber threats in real-time, preventing incidents before transactions occur. Additionally, Hypernative integrates alerts with custodial services, wallets, and automated trading systems, allowing businesses to safeguard their integrations with third-party assets. By addressing zero-day cyber threats and economic concerns, Hypernative aims to protect digital asset managers and protocols from substantial financial losses.

BlockchainSpace

Funding Round in 2022
BlockchainSpace develops tools aimed at empowering play-to-earn communities within the Metaverse. The company provides a platform that serves as a guild hub, offering specialized solutions that include YEY, Metasports, Creator Circle, and the Guild Partner Program. These tools are designed to enhance digital engagement and facilitate community growth, allowing users to focus on scaling their guilds and improving performance. Additionally, BlockchainSpace operates educational academies that identify and explore economic opportunities in play-to-earn games, sharing valuable insights to help new guilds enter this evolving space.

Node Guardians

Funding Round in 2022
Node Guardians is a technology company that specializes in infrastructure for non-custodial staking, focusing on high availability and robust security. The company's core offering is a catalog of gamified coding challenges designed to engage and educate smart contract developers at all levels. These challenges aim to equip developers with the knowledge and skills necessary to build safer, more efficient, and advanced smart contract systems. By participating in these challenges, developers can also earn rewards and contribute to the future of a decentralized internet by acting as validators and staking their assets.

Efficient Frontier

Debt Financing in 2022
Efficient Frontier is a cryptocurrency algorithmic trading firm and liquidity provider that facilitates the trading of over $1 billion weekly. With more than 13 years of experience in high-frequency trading, the firm specializes in researching and developing quantitative strategies while providing market-making services for leading cryptocurrency exchanges and digital asset issuers. Efficient Frontier has established a robust trading infrastructure tailored for electronic trading and execution across both spot and derivatives markets. Headquartered in two global hubs—Tel Aviv and San Francisco—the firm has rapidly expanded its team and services, catering to institutional investors by offering advanced algorithmic trading, analytics, and liquidity management solutions within the evolving digital asset ecosystem.

Paradigm

Venture Round in 2022
Paradigm Connect, doing business as Paradigm, is a zero-fee, liquidity network for crypto derivatives traders across CeFi and DeFi. The platform provides traders with unified access to multi-asset, multi-protocol liquidity on demand without compromising on price, size, cost, and immediacy. The firm’s mission is to create a platform where traders can trade anything, with anyone and settle it anywhere. Paradigm has the largest network of institutional counterparties in crypto with over 1,000 institutional clients trading over $10B per month, including Hedge Funds, OTC Desks, Lenders, Structured Product Issuers, Market Makers, and prominent Family Offices.

Symmetry

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
Symmetry is an asset management platform for creating, automating, managing, and tracking on-chain funds. The Symmetry platform allows users to send and receive, stake and farm yield, borrow and lend, and invest in tried-and-tested portfolio strategies.

Cryowar

Funding Round in 2022
Cryowar is a developer of real-time multiplayer Player versus Player (PVP) arena games, specializing in the creation of NFT games using Unreal Engine on the Solana network. The company has established a multi-blockchain gaming platform that enhances the gaming experience for RPG players by allowing them to earn rewards through skill development. By integrating blockchain technology into decentralized video games, Cryowar enables players to participate in intense multi-realm battles within a Sci-Fi Medieval metaverse, while also providing opportunities to win NFT prizes.

Wumbo

Seed Round in 2022
Wumbo is an application that sits on top of twitter and lets users mint tokens for their favorite creators. They build a thriving community and join them on their journey to the top

Axelar

Funding Round in 2022
Axelar is a company focused on developing interoperability software that facilitates communication between various blockchain ecosystems and applications. Founded in 2020 by Sergey Gorbunov and Georgios Vlachos, Axelar Network offers a suite of protocols, tools, and APIs aimed at overcoming the challenges of cross-chain interactions. The company's solutions leverage Byzantine consensus, cryptography, and mechanism design to enable decentralized applications to operate across different blockchains seamlessly. By providing developers with the necessary resources, Axelar empowers them to select the most suitable platforms while enhancing cross-chain composability and liquidity.

Elumia

Funding Round in 2022
Elumia is a game development company focused on creating a play-to-earn multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that leverages blockchain technology to grant players full ownership of in-game assets. Players can immerse themselves in diverse world zones, engaging in adventures, quests, and intense battles against both in-game enemies and real-time opponents. By fostering a dynamic economy, Elumia empowers players to build communities and influence the game's future, enhancing the overall gaming experience. The company's flagship game, Legends of Elumia, exemplifies these innovative mechanics, allowing players to participate actively in the game's ecosystem.

DAOsquare

Funding Round in 2022
DAOSquare is an incubator from the Web3 era. DAOSquare is committed to establishing a Web3 incubator that aspires to be the Web3 equivalent of YCombinator.

DarkFi

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
DarkFi is a blockchain platform that prioritizes anonymity, utilizing zero-knowledge cryptography to ensure privacy for its users. It provides a contracting language and developer toolkits that facilitate the creation of uncensorable code, making anonymous engineering more accessible to developers. The platform's smart contract architecture allows for the processing of anonymous applications through a straightforward assembly language, effectively enabling the development and deployment of decentralized applications with heightened privacy and security. By focusing on these attributes, DarkFi aims to support a new generation of applications that prioritize user confidentiality and freedom from censorship.

Sommelier

Funding Round in 2022
Sommelier is a financial platform focused on decentralized finance (DeFi) that caters to traders and liquidity providers. It features a modular protocol, a bi-directional Ethereum bridge, and automated signature management, ensuring a secure environment through decentralized governance. The platform enables users to author and execute complex and automated financial transactions, such as portfolio rebalancing and limit orders. By providing these capabilities, Sommelier aims to bridge the gap between the functionalities offered by centralized finance and those available in the DeFi space, delivering a robust solution for modern financial transactions.

Alliance DAO

Venture Round in 2022
Alliance DAO is a prominent Web3 accelerator and founder community established in 2020 and based in Morton Grove, Illinois. The organization focuses on fostering innovation within the blockchain technology sector by supporting early-stage startups and entrepreneurs. Through its accelerator program, Alliance DAO provides resources, mentorship, and networking opportunities to help businesses navigate the complexities of the Web3 landscape and achieve sustainable growth.

Archax

Venture Round in 2022
Archax Ltd is a London-based digital securities exchange that specializes in trading asset-backed tokens, including digital securities and security tokens. Established in 2018, it is recognized as the UK's first regulated digital securities exchange, broker, and custodian, having received authorization from the Financial Conduct Authority. Archax aims to serve institutional investors by providing a secure platform for trading various digital assets, from cryptocurrencies to digital securities. The exchange is designed to integrate seamlessly with existing institutional trading workflows and operates on high-performance infrastructure hosted in top-tier data centers. By bridging the gap between the blockchain-centric technology community and traditional investment sectors, Archax facilitates safe trading among recognized participants in a regulated environment.

DLTx

Venture Round in 2022
DLTx is a technology company that specializes in commercial business, physical infrastructure, and software services. It focuses on developing, operating, and supporting public, permissionless, open-source, blockchain networks. Also, it builds the distributed ledger technology infrastructure and invests in technology-based software services. It was headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

TipLink

Seed Round in 2022
TipLink is a financial platform designed to simplify the distribution of digital assets, particularly cryptocurrencies. Users can create an account and generate a unique link to send crypto easily to anyone through various communication platforms, similar to purchasing a gift card. The service allows individuals to connect their preferred crypto wallet and deposit the desired amount for transfer, eliminating the need for the recipient to have a wallet. This streamlined approach offers a secure and cost-effective solution for managing and sharing digital assets, making it convenient for customers to transform their cryptocurrencies according to their needs.

Star Atlas

Venture Round in 2022
Star Atlas is a metaverse that offers a unique gaming experience by integrating traditional gaming elements with blockchain technology. It is a grand strategy game centered around space exploration, where players engage in territorial conquest, political dominance, and resource management. The game features three galactic factions vying for control and resources in a multiplayer online environment, allowing participants to immerse themselves in an ongoing struggle for supremacy. By blending core gaming mechanics with the advantages of blockchain, Star Atlas aims to create an innovative and engaging platform for players.

DODO Exchange

Funding Round in 2022
DODO is a liquidity protocol powered by the Proactive Market Maker (PMM) algorithm and built for capital efficiency. DODO offers a low barrier-to-entry, pain-free token issuance mechanic for long-tail assets.

Clover Finance

Funding Round in 2022
Clover Finance (CLV), or simply Clover, is a blockchain operating system. It provides a one-stop, easy‑to‑use blockchain infrastructure and an ethereum virtual machine (EVM) compatible framework for Substrate‑based applications. Clover Finance, another offspring of the Substrate-based Polkadot parachain aims at bridging the compatibility gap when building and operating across blockchains. The project was founded in May 2020 and the mainnet of Clover Finance launched in July 2021.

Planet Mojo

Funding Round in 2022
Planet Mojo is a gaming platform focused on player-versus-player competition, offering a unique experience through its cross-platform auto chess game that incorporates blockchain technology. This allows players to own their game characters as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and participate in play-to-earn tournaments. The platform is designed to be interconnected, enabling players to utilize their customized characters and assets across a variety of upcoming games within the Planet Mojo universe. Additionally, the company incorporates augmented reality elements to enhance the gaming experience while promoting an eco-friendly approach.

Switchboard

Funding Round in 2022
Switchboard operates a multichain oracle network that facilitates the integration of various data types onto the Solana blockchain. Its platform enables developers to create high-performance data feeds from any API, streamlining the process of publishing data on-chain. Key features include the ability to locate data sources, define feeds, and connect these feeds to projects, allowing developers to build data feeds and request randomness quickly and efficiently. By simplifying the process of bringing data onto the blockchain, Switchboard aims to empower the Solana community and enhance the development of decentralized applications.

Solstarter

Funding Round in 2022
Solstarter develops a community IDO platform for Solana. It empowers launchpad projects to raise liquidity in a fair and decentralized manner.

Ovex

Venture Round in 2022
Ovex is a digital asset exchange and over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk that specializes in providing prime brokerage services to institutions and high-net-worth individuals globally. The company focuses on enhancing access to cryptocurrencies by offering a secure, transparent platform for digital trading. Ovex's services allow clients to buy, sell, store, transfer, and earn interest on their cryptocurrency investments. By acting as a market maker and liquidity provider, Ovex aims to establish a competitive and open market for all crypto assets, responding to the growing demand for digital asset services.

Exodus

Venture Round in 2022
Exodus is a multi-asset software wallet designed to simplify access to cryptocurrency and digital assets for users of all experience levels. By prioritizing user-friendly design, Exodus provides a platform for individuals to secure, manage, and exchange a wide variety of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, across more than 10,000 asset pairs. The wallet is available on both desktop and mobile devices, offering a non-custodial solution that ensures users maintain complete control over their funds. The platform operates with a focus on privacy and security, as all sensitive information is encrypted locally on users' devices. Exodus has a global presence, serving customers in various regions, including Europe, the United States, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America.

GDA

Private Equity Round in 2022
Genesis Digital Assets is a prominent Bitcoin mining company known for its extensive experience in the industry. Since its inception in 2013, the company has established over 20 industrial-scale mining farms and successfully brought more than 300,000 miners online, resulting in the mining of over $1 billion in Bitcoin. Genesis Digital Assets focuses on developing proprietary mining technology and aims to make its operations profitable. The company provides comprehensive services that include building, managing, and scaling large-scale mining operations, thereby offering clients the necessary infrastructure to support the evolving landscape of the cryptocurrency market.

Bitnob

Venture Round in 2022
Bitnob is a company that develops and manages infrastructure solutions for Bitcoin and Stablecoin transactions, catering to businesses globally. It operates an online trading platform that facilitates the buying and selling of bitcoins. The platform features instant Know Your Customer (KYC) verification and offers various deposit and withdrawal methods, including mobile money. By providing these services, Bitnob aims to help users create and grow their wealth while also supporting their business needs.

PlanetQuest

Funding Round in 2022
PlanetQuest is a unique video game of exploration, survival and discovery, in which players can own entire planets, evolve and upgrade them to increase their value and eventually invite their friends to join them and go on an epic adventure together, gathering resources, building bases, fighting off alien creatures, and finding rare and powerful artifacts along the way. Join in on an epic adventure with a decentralized storyline where the choices made by you and your faction on unknown worlds will shape the fate of humanity.

WonderFi Technologies

Post in 2022
WonderFi Technologies is a technology company dedicated to enhancing access to decentralized finance (DeFi) through its focus on simplicity and education. It operates three primary segments: Trading, Payments, and Corporate. The Trading segment is the most significant revenue generator, encompassing various cryptocurrency exchange platforms, including Bitbuy, Coinsquare, and CoinSmart. By providing a streamlined and trusted gateway to the new financial system, WonderFi aims to empower individuals to engage with DeFi effectively and efficiently. The company is committed to fostering a better understanding of digital finance, ensuring that users can navigate the complexities of the financial landscape with confidence.

Planet Mojo

Seed Round in 2021
Planet Mojo is a gaming platform focused on player-versus-player competition, offering a unique experience through its cross-platform auto chess game that incorporates blockchain technology. This allows players to own their game characters as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and participate in play-to-earn tournaments. The platform is designed to be interconnected, enabling players to utilize their customized characters and assets across a variety of upcoming games within the Planet Mojo universe. Additionally, the company incorporates augmented reality elements to enhance the gaming experience while promoting an eco-friendly approach.

RNDR Token

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
RNDR is OTOY’s token based rendering network. It enables distributed GPU rendering on the blockchain, using OctaneRender which is the world’s first and fastest GPU-accelerated, unbiased, physically correct renderer. Octane uses the graphics card in networked computers to render photo-realistic images super fast. With Octane’s parallel compute capabilities, users can render works in a fraction of the time, and at a better cost than centralized services. RNDR is currently the fund’s only pure utility token investment — in a use case where the token is actually delivering utility in a network, using proven technology to deliver a service with a real and strong market.

Jito Labs

Seed Round in 2021
Jito Labs is a blockchain infrastructure company focused on maximizing rewards for validators on the Solana network while mitigating the negative impacts associated with miner extractable value (MEV). The company develops an open-source validator client and a block engine designed to create efficient and profitable blocks, enhancing the trading capabilities of validators. By providing these tools, Jito Labs enables users to optimize their revenue streams and make better use of their hardware resources.

Solscan

Seed Round in 2021
Solscan is a comprehensive block explorer and data analytics platform dedicated to the Solana ecosystem. It enables users to monitor transactions on the blockchain, offering insights into the movement of digital assets. The platform provides a wide array of data services tailored for users, developers, and projects, allowing for real-time tracking of non-fungible tokens, including information on their sales prices, transactions, and collections. Through its robust features, Solscan enhances transparency and accessibility within the blockchain space, catering to the needs of various stakeholders in the digital asset market.

Solcial

Seed Round in 2021
Solcial is a decentralized social network that facilitates content sharing in a permissionless environment, allowing users to interact freely without the fear of censorship. The platform is designed to empower both users and content creators by ensuring that rewards are distributed fairly and at market value, eliminating the need for intermediaries. This approach not only promotes open communication but also creates a space where creativity and expression can thrive without restrictions.

MonkeyBall

Venture Round in 2021
MonkeyBall is a Solana-based play-to-earn soccer game – a kind of FIFA Street and Final Fantasy rolled into one fun monkey-themed game.

Pixelynx

Seed Round in 2021
Pixelynx is a technology company that focuses on integrating music, blockchain, and gaming to create innovative digital experiences. It has developed a direct-to-avatar gaming platform that serves as a bridge between digital collectibles, gaming, and virtual environments. By merging elements of gaming, music, fashion, art, and technology, Pixelynx enables artists and brands to launch digital collectibles through its NFT marketplace. The platform also facilitates the integration of these collectibles into mobile and console gaming, utilizing blockchain technology to create immersive, playable worlds. This approach allows for new forms of interaction and engagement between creators and their audiences.

Path

Series A in 2021
Path is an SEC Registered Investment Advisor that allows anyone to access automated crypto portfolios. After completing a suitability assessment, Path builds your portfolio and manages it for you. You can also buy, hold, and swap cryptos directly from the app. Regulated, safe, trusted. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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.

BlockchainSpace

Seed Round in 2021
BlockchainSpace develops tools aimed at empowering play-to-earn communities within the Metaverse. The company provides a platform that serves as a guild hub, offering specialized solutions that include YEY, Metasports, Creator Circle, and the Guild Partner Program. These tools are designed to enhance digital engagement and facilitate community growth, allowing users to focus on scaling their guilds and improving performance. Additionally, BlockchainSpace operates educational academies that identify and explore economic opportunities in play-to-earn games, sharing valuable insights to help new guilds enter this evolving space.

FairSide

Seed Round in 2021
FairSide Network is a decentralized cost-sharing platform designed for cryptocurrency users, providing an innovative approach to risk management in the digital asset space. The platform offers affordable coverage through a one-time charge, ensuring claims are provably fair and providing blanket coverage of up to 100 ETH. Unlike traditional insurance, FairSide's model caters to various blockchains and types of loss, making it accessible to a wide range of crypto investors beyond just those engaged in decentralized finance (DeFi). By enabling users to mitigate their risks effectively, FairSide aims to enhance the security and confidence of cryptocurrency investments.

Arrow Markets

Seed Round in 2021
Arrow Markets operates a decentralized financial market options protocol designed to democratize returns for option market makers. By eliminating intermediaries such as brokers and clearinghouses, the platform streamlines the entire options trading process, facilitating market making, brokering, and settlement directly on its protocol. This approach allows liquidity providers to engage in hedging activities similar to those of traditional market makers while benefiting from reduced costs. The protocol employs cash settlement for all contingent claims, enhancing efficiency and accessibility in options trading.

StarkWare Industries

Series C in 2021
StarkWare Industries Ltd is a technology company based in Netanya, Israel, established in 2017. The company specializes in developing software and hardware solutions focused on the generation and verification of computational integrity proofs. Its primary offering, known as STARK, is a zero-knowledge proof protocol that enhances privacy in blockchain applications, increases transaction throughput, and enables off-chain computation. StarkWare Industries aims to create a comprehensive proof stack to facilitate secure and efficient computational processes across various applications.

Satori Research

Series A in 2021
Satori Research is a diversified start-up specializing in personalized financial services and products aimed at institutions and high net worth individuals seeking to enhance their wealth through digital asset exposure and alternative asset diversification. The company leverages its extensive experience in traditional finance and digital assets to identify market opportunities and develop the digital asset ecosystem. It offers a range of investment and trading strategies designed to provide absolute positive returns by utilizing a diversified mix of digital assets. Satori Research focuses on creating thematic and systematic investment strategies that not only capitalize on rising markets but also offer protection during downturns. Additionally, the company has a venture capital arm that invests in early-stage blockchain projects, further solidifying its commitment to innovation in the digital asset space.

CoinMENA

Seed Round in 2021
CoinMENA is a Sharia-compliant crypto-assets trading platform designed for individuals and institutions to buy, sell, store, and receive digital assets securely. The platform aims to simplify the trading experience by offering a user-friendly interface, competitive fees, and high liquidity. CoinMENA differentiates itself by providing a personalized service for clients looking to trade larger amounts of digital assets, ensuring privacy and tailored support. In addition to facilitating transactions, the platform also offers educational resources and updates on the cryptocurrency market, enabling users to engage effectively in the digital economy.

Odaily

Venture Round in 2021
Odaily is a blockchain media organization that operates under a strategic partnership with the 36氪 Group. It focuses on delivering news and scientific content related to blockchain technology, catering to a broad audience interested in this rapidly evolving field. The company provides daily price updates on various cryptocurrencies, along with market news, which helps traders and enthusiasts stay informed about developments in the digital currency landscape. By emphasizing both news and educational content, Odaily aims to support the growth and understanding of blockchain technology within the industry and among the general public.

Phantasia

Seed Round in 2021
Phantasia Sports operates a blockchain-based peer-to-peer fantasy sports platform that facilitates secure management of contest or league dues and ensures instant prize payouts. This platform allows players to host public or private tournaments, offering a comprehensive fantasy sports experience across various sports, including American football, football, basketball, and cricket. By leveraging blockchain technology, Phantasia Sports aims to enhance user trust and streamline the overall gaming experience for fantasy sports enthusiasts.

Elementus

Series A in 2021
Elementus Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in enterprise blockchain data analytics, serving institutional asset managers, financial service organizations, and government agencies. Founded in 2017, Elementus combines proprietary data with patented algorithms to provide insights into the cryptocurrency market. Its platform enables users to trace the flow of funds, identify security vulnerabilities, and gain market intelligence, facilitating informed investment decisions in digital assets. By delivering actionable insights derived from blockchain activity, Elementus aims to enhance transparency and build trust within the crypto ecosystem.

Tulip Protocol

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Tulip Protocol decentralized application designed to allow the vault strategies to compound frequently. They provide an investment with risk rewards for any DeFi user. Their protocol offers three types of yield products, vaults, lending, and leveraged farming.

Drift

Seed Round in 2021
Drift Protocol is a developer of a decentralized derivatives exchange that focuses on providing on-chain, cross-margined perpetual futures trading on the Solana blockchain. The platform aims to enhance the efficiency of trading futures through an upgraded decentralized system that features a new pegging mechanism. This innovation allows users to adjust liquidity based on market demand and open interest, thereby improving the overall trading experience. Drift Protocol's approach positions its exchange as a competitive option for margin trading within the decentralized finance space.

MCDEX

Venture Round in 2021
Fully permissionless protocol for decentralized perpetual swaps

Aurory

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Aurory is a developer of blockchain gaming software that offers a free-to-play tactical, turn-based JRPG built on the Solana blockchain. The company aims to provide an AAA quality gaming experience while integrating the benefits of web3, such as asset ownership, low transaction fees, and efficient processing. Players can engage in a rich and diverse universe within the game, allowing them to monetize their gaming skills through the earning of tokens and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Aurory's innovative approach combines traditional gaming elements with the emerging potential of blockchain technology, creating a unique play-to-earn environment for gamers.

PsyOptions

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

BitOasis

Series B in 2021
BitOasis is a cryptocurrency trading platform established in 2015 by co-founders Ola Doudin and Daniel Robenek. It provides a digital asset wallet and an exchange for buying, selling, and trading cryptocurrencies, with a particular focus on cash-based emerging markets. The platform emphasizes security through its multi-signature wallet and aims to create a secure and regulated environment for both retail and institutional clients. By developing a comprehensive infrastructure for cryptocurrency trading, BitOasis enables investors to manage their assets safely and effectively.

Solend

Seed Round in 2021
Solend is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that facilitates borrowing and lending of cryptocurrency. It primarily serves users within the Solana ecosystem, providing them with diverse opportunities to profit from their assets. The platform enhances capital efficiency by allowing users to earn yields on idle funds and implement various DeFi yield strategies. Users can choose to lend or borrow funds, primarily using stablecoins or SOL, the native cryptocurrency of Solana. By enabling individuals to act as mini-banks, Solend aims to transform the traditional lending process in the cryptocurrency market.

DoinGud

Seed Round in 2021
DoinGud operates an online marketplace and social platform centered on non-fungible tokens (NFTs), based in Zug, Switzerland. It serves a diverse range of users, including artists promoting their works, collectors seeking new products, and businesses pursuing sustainability goals. The platform leverages blockchain technology to foster a collaborative ecosystem that connects artists with their communities, enabling them to sell their creations while simultaneously supporting social impact organizations. Through this model, DoinGud encourages creators and social enterprises to collaborate, aiming to establish a self-sustaining environment that generates positive social change.

XDefi Wallet

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

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.

GDA

Private Equity Round in 2021
Genesis Digital Assets is a prominent Bitcoin mining company known for its extensive experience in the industry. Since its inception in 2013, the company has established over 20 industrial-scale mining farms and successfully brought more than 300,000 miners online, resulting in the mining of over $1 billion in Bitcoin. Genesis Digital Assets focuses on developing proprietary mining technology and aims to make its operations profitable. The company provides comprehensive services that include building, managing, and scaling large-scale mining operations, thereby offering clients the necessary infrastructure to support the evolving landscape of the cryptocurrency market.

Bluefin

Venture Round in 2021
Bluefin operates a decentralized derivatives exchange that leverages innovative blockchain technology to facilitate access to global financial markets. The platform is designed for both novice and experienced traders, offering features such as leverage trading, short selling, and rapid trade settlement. By combining the security and transparency of decentralized systems with the efficiency and low costs typically associated with centralized exchanges, Bluefin aims to democratize trading for users worldwide. The company is supported by a group of prominent investors, enhancing its position in the competitive trading landscape.

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.
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