Forge, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in developing a gaming application designed for players to capture and share short clips of their in-game moments with friends. The application allows gamers to earn rewards and recognition for their achievements while providing a seamless, automatic, and user-friendly game capture experience. Users can download the Forge app for free, as it operates without advertisements, enhancing the overall gaming experience.
Record
Angel Round in 2024
Record is a financial technology platform for alternative assets ranging from Music, Blockchain, Film, TV, Literature & Content royalties.
Playground
Seed Round in 2024
Playground lets advertisers attach media and rewards to any onchain community with a no-code platform.
Onomy Protocol
Venture Round in 2022
Onomy Protocol is a multi-chain platform that combines Forex and Decentralized Finance. It is a complete ecosystem that includes Arc Bridge Hub, Access Mobile Wallet, and the Onomy Exchange. The company was founded in 2022 in Casper, Wyoming.
Trustless Media
Seed Round in 2022
Trustless Media is a pioneering web3 media company that aims to revolutionize the media landscape by fostering community-owned content. The company provides a platform that allows creators and fans to collaborate in building and co-owning shows that resonate with them. Through the use of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), Trustless Media enables audience members to actively participate in the production process, transforming them from passive viewers into engaged contributors. This innovative approach not only empowers creators but also strengthens the connection between creators and their communities, facilitating the development of ideas and projects that reflect shared passions.
MetaDerby
Seed Round in 2022
MetaDerby is a gaming platform that transforms the traditional horse racing experience by integrating blockchain technology. It offers a free-to-play model that allows gamers to engage in various activities, including racing, breeding, and trading NFT horses. Players can also bet on horse races and create their own games through the acquisition of virtual land. This innovative approach not only enhances the gaming experience but also enables users to generate sustainable earnings while participating in the platform. By leveraging decentralized finance and a dedicated NFT marketplace, MetaDerby aims to establish a profitable and accessible environment for both casual gamers and enthusiasts alike.
KYVE is a decentralized initiative focused on the storage and validation of data streams, utilizing the Arweave blockchain for permanent data archiving. The company has developed an open-source protocol that standardizes and validates blockchain data, facilitating reliable storage for modern blockchains and decentralized applications. By employing a network of decentralized uploaders and validators, KYVE ensures that data is archived effectively through specialized pools, each dedicated to a particular data stream. This approach not only guarantees the scalability, immutability, and availability of resources but also provides developers with a dependable means to store and verify their data streams. Through its innovative solution, KYVE enhances the integrity and accessibility of blockchain data, addressing the challenges faced by developers in the evolving digital landscape.
Roco Finance
Funding Round in 2021
Roco Finance, established in 2021, serves as an incubator and launchpad platform for blockchain games, offering a suite of services and products designed for game developers and player communities. The company has partnered with Rise Online, which boasts over 100,000 users, and processes approximately one million USD annually in virtual goods sales. Roco Finance develops a crypto asset on the AVAX network, facilitating its own game ecosystems and those of its partners. The key offerings include non-fungible token (NFT) solutions, open-source software development kits (SDKs), application programming interfaces (APIs), game add-ons, and virtual items management applications. Through these services, Roco Finance enables gaming companies to manage virtual goods effectively and create staking pools, allowing players to earn rewards.
CoinAlpha
Series A in 2021
CoinAlpha, Inc. is a FinTech software engineering firm based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in developing technologies that enable traders, developers, and fintech firms to create contract-based financial products. CoinAlpha is known for its open-source initiatives, including the Basket Protocol for Ethereum tokens and the Fund Protocol for fund administration. The company has also created Hummingbot, a leading open-source software for building market-making and arbitrage bots, which empowers users to manage token liquidity effectively. Additionally, CoinAlpha operates Hummingbot Miner, a liquidity mining platform that allows users to earn rewards by running market-making bots on specific trading pairs. The concept of liquidity mining was first introduced by CoinAlpha in a 2019 whitepaper. The founders bring extensive experience in investment banking and trading, complemented by engineering and product leadership backgrounds in notable Silicon Valley companies. CoinAlpha has successfully raised $14.8 million in funding from various investors.
Bware Labs
Seed Round in 2021
Bware Labs is focused on addressing the challenges of Web3 and promoting its global adoption by offering robust infrastructure services and development tools. The company specializes in developing decentralized infrastructure tailored for blockchain APIs, providing a reliable interface that includes integrated payment options. This platform facilitates seamless connections between customers and node providers, ensuring verified reliability and efficient service delivery. Through its commitment to enhancing the Web3 ecosystem, Bware Labs aims to empower users and developers with the necessary tools to navigate the evolving landscape of decentralized technologies.
MyStandard
Pre Seed Round in 2021
MyStandard is a New Jersey-based company that develops software and digital tools focused on monetizing data ownership. It has created a blockchain-based employment platform aimed at enhancing talent acquisition processes. This platform significantly reduces the average time and cost associated with hiring by enabling the creation of decentralized identities for users. By allowing individuals to own and control their personal data, MyStandard empowers users in the employment landscape while streamlining recruitment for employers.
BENQI Corpo
Funding Round in 2021
Developed by an experienced team of blockchain designers, BENQI is a protocol to unlock greater liquidity within the defi market. BENQI enables defi users to make their assets work harder to generate additional yield. Built on Avalanche’s high speed smart contract network, BENQI will evolve into a cross-chain defi hub that’s positioned at the heart of decentralized finance.
Figment Capital
Grant in 2020
Figment Networks Inc. is a leading blockchain infrastructure and software provider based in Toronto, Canada, established in 2018. The company develops and operates an open-source crypto network, focusing on enhancing community engagement through tools that facilitate understanding of network health and performance for informed staking decisions. Figment supports various crypto networks, including Tezos, Cosmos, Livepeer, and Horizen. It offers a comprehensive suite of services, such as enterprise-grade node and staking infrastructure, the Hubble Web 3 explorer, and DataHub developer APIs, aimed at simplifying the use, development, and governance of blockchains for token holders and developers alike. Additionally, Figment publishes open-source software and economic research to further benefit the blockchain community.
Blockchain Academy Chile
Grant in 2020
Blockchain Academy Chile is a training and education platform for application developers and entrepreneurs to learn more about blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT). Blockchain Academy Chile aim of empowering your human capital to learn the bases and foundations of this technology that allows them to visualize opportunities for innovation in processes or new businesses, through the tools that we deliver.
Avado is a swiss based hardware company providing the most convenient solution for staking and running a blockchain node. We have a big community consisting of almost two thousand solo-stakers in more than 70 countries around the world.
Jelly Swap is a dApp for conducting cross-chain atomic swaps that may be executed peer-to-peer, without requiring third-parties. Jelly Stats provides very valuably aggregated data about prices, liquidity, liquidity providers, swap history.
Protocoh is a provider of financial payment services focused on enhancing economic efficiency. The company offers infrastructure for the automated processing, settlement of payments, and fund transfer instructions. By delivering an efficient, secure, and reliable payment system, Protocoh aims to reduce the costs associated with exchanging goods and services, benefiting consumers and businesses alike.
BiLira is a blockchain-based company that provides a stable cryptocurrency, facilitating access to the digital financial ecosystem. Its primary offering, a Turkish stablecoin, allows users to conduct transactions seamlessly and securely, making it possible to buy and sell digital assets with one-to-one parity to the Turkish Lira. Designed for accessibility, BiLira enables users to transfer funds to contracted exchanges, trade cryptocurrencies, and move assets to compatible digital wallets. Additionally, it supports engagement in decentralized finance and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). With a focus on transparency and real-time transactions, BiLira aims to enhance the use of Turkish stable crypto money within the broader financial landscape.