CMT Digital

Founded in 2017, CMT Digital is a venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois. It focuses on investments in the crypto asset and blockchain technology sectors, with an emphasis on early-stage startups.

Scott Casto

Partner

Sam Hallene

Analyst

Jan-Dirk Lueders

Partner

Charlie Sandor

Investment Partner

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Daisy

Seed Round in 2025
Daisy promotes engagement from verified Creators on Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat to boost the success of your organic and paid posts.

Fortytwo

Pre Seed Round in 2025
Fortytwo operates a decentralized AI network that harnesses swarm intelligence by connecting consumer devices to run small AI models. This approach offers a scalable and cost-efficient alternative to traditional centralized AI systems, enabling users to contribute their computing resources while maintaining data privacy. The company aims to create a community-driven, planetary-scale reasoning engine.

Oshi

Seed Round in 2025
Oshi is a platform that connects anime creators and fans worldwide, leveraging blockchain technology to facilitate collaborative creation and licensing transparency. It enables intellectual property owners to maintain control over their works while supporting anime production through a decentralized ecosystem.

Evaa Protocol

Initial Coin Offering in 2025
EVAA Protocol is a pioneering company that has developed the first decentralized lending platform on the TON blockchain. This platform enables users to engage in peer-to-peer lending and borrowing of digital assets without the need for intermediaries, promoting a more secure and efficient financial ecosystem.

CAT Labs

Seed Round in 2024
CAT Labs specializes in cybersecurity and digital asset recovery solutions aimed at assisting governments in the fight against cryptocurrency-related crime. The company develops advanced tools designed to find, identify, and seize digital assets from a variety of sources, including smartphones, computers, servers, email accounts, and cloud storage. By providing these distinct capabilities, CAT Labs enables clients to enhance their digital asset protection and safeguard investors from scams, fraud, and hacking activities.

Provenance Blockchain Labs (ProvLabs)

Seed Round in 2024
ProvLabs is a fintech company that offers blockchain SaaS solutions for financial institutions.

Axal

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Axal is a technology company that develops a no-code platform for creating and deploying autonomous, verifiable agents. These agents can interact and operate independently, ensuring transparency and reliability in decentralized systems. The platform is designed to facilitate secure, self-executing operations, with built-in trust and accountability mechanisms.

Hypernative

Series A in 2024
Hypernative is a security software company that protects Web3 ecosystems by monitoring off-chain data sources and applying machine-learning models to detect risks that could affect communities, economies, and governance. It blocks zero-day cyber threats and related concerns and shields Web3 apps, protocols, and digital asset administrators from substantial losses. The platform delivers real-time risk detection and pre-transaction safeguards, with alerts that integrate with custodians, wallets, or automated trading systems. Hypernative helps digital asset managers, protocols, and Web3 applications mitigate security, economic, and governance risks across decentralized environments.

Andrena

Series A in 2024
Andrena specializes in delivering high-speed internet services tailored for institutions with heavy data needs such as universities, hospitals, and financial services. The company partners directly with internet providers, utilizing their existing fiber networks to deploy antennas that create wireless internet access, offering reduced costs without compromising speed.

Solv Protocol

Venture Round in 2024
Solv Protocol is a decentralized platform for creating, managing, and trading Financial NFTs. Its first product, Vesting Vouchers, are fractionalized NFTs representing lock-up vesting tokens, enhancing liquidity and enabling financial scenarios like fundraising and token liquidity management.

Kasagi Labo

Seed Round in 2024
Kasagi Labo is an anime venture studio specializing in licensing, distribution, and merchandising of authentic Japanese animation content. It operates a creative studio producing graphic design, print design, live-action animation, interactive content, and both two-dimensional and three-dimensional animated videos.

Figure Markets

Series A in 2024
Figure Markets is a pioneering firm that leverages blockchain technology to revolutionize private capital markets. Its digital asset platform facilitates trading, borrowing, and investment in various assets such as public equity, fixed-income securities, and alternative investments. The platform supports cross-collateralization across all assets, empowering investors to diversify their portfolios beyond traditional resources.

Januar

Seed Round in 2024
Januar is a payment gateway for cryptocurrency businesses that enables compliant fiat payments and payouts, bridging traditional finance and decentralized finance by providing secure access to fiat through IBAN services and allowing crypto companies to access bank accounts and send and receive payments in a compliant and reliable manner.

Architect

Series A in 2024
Architect develops a financial trading platform that facilitates the trade of global futures, options, and digital assets. Its core offering is an institutional-grade infrastructure designed to connect different crypto venues across centralized and decentralized exchanges.

CFX Labs

Seed Round in 2023
CFX Labs is a fintech company specializing in cross-border payments and embedded wallet technology. It supports global payment processing and offers MoveMoney as a key platform for accepting and disbursing electronic payments from credit cards, debit cards, bank accounts, and digital wallets. The company provides value-added services including know-your-customer compliance, currency conversion, settlement, risk management, reconciliation, reporting, remittance, and fraud prevention, enabling users to streamline payment workflows and, in some offerings, monetize foreign exchange slippage. Operating in a heavily regulated environment, CFX Labs emphasizes security and regulatory compliance and maintains a private ownership structure with a small team.

Superstate

Series A in 2023
Superstate is a developer of legal and blockchain-based financial solutions. These solutions include short-term government bond funds that can be held in a cryptocurrency wallet or by a crypto custodian.

Definitive

Seed Round in 2023
Definitive offers a financial management platform with cryptocurrency features and AI-powered customer support.

Sodot

Seed Round in 2023
Sodot is a technology company specializing in Multi-party Computation (MPC) infrastructure. It empowers crypto custody and wallet providers to securely generate and manage private keys on their own servers, enhancing both security and user experience, while maintaining full control over their operations.

Parsec Finance

Seed Round in 2023
Parsec Finance is a decentralized finance (DeFi) and analytics platform established in 2020 by Will Sheehan, located in Concord, Massachusetts. The platform aims to deliver an experience akin to that of a professional brokerage account, but without the complexities associated with custody. Parsec Finance provides real-time data and insights through a comprehensive suite of tools, including charting, portfolio management, and risk assessment features. Additionally, it offers access to on-chain data and relevant news articles, empowering users to gain a deeper understanding of the DeFi market and make informed trading decisions. The platform targets traders and data-focused individuals looking for efficient and user-friendly resources in the evolving DeFi landscape.

Nestcoin

Seed Round in 2023
Nestcoin is a company specializing in web3 applications. It develops, operates, and invests in crypto-native products across decentralized finance, media, digital art, and gaming.

Trident Digital

Seed Round in 2023
Trident Digital is a financial platform focused on enhancing market liquidity through a next-generation digital asset service. The company addresses key issues related to access, security, and capital efficiency in the digital asset space. By facilitating connections between lenders and borrowers, Trident Digital enables transparent transactions without dependence on a central counterparty. Its offerings include crypto boutique advisory, treasury management, and decentralized finance (DeFi) solutions, all designed to minimize counterparty exposure and enhance security, while addressing capital constraints in the market.

Cryptoworth

Venture Round in 2023
Cryptoworth is a crypto accounting software provider that simplifies the financial management of digital assets for bookkeepers, CPAs, CAs, and CFOs. The platform synchronizes data from blockchains, exchanges, and custody providers to deliver comprehensive insights, financial reports, and digital asset management, with two-way syncing to leading accounting systems and ERPs. It supports crypto activity across exchanges, wallets, and smart contracts, streamlining month-end closes and enabling seamless integration as a sub-ledger that feeds blockchain transactions into the main ledger. With broad interoperability, the solution connects to 130+ blockchains, 50+ exchanges, and over 800 DeFi protocols, and integrates with major ERP and accounting suites including Xero, QuickBooks, Oracle NetSuite, and SAP. Built for crypto, the software emphasizes automated accounting and simplified crypto bookkeeping, helping businesses manage cyber assets in one place.

Playtron

Seed Round in 2023
Playtron provideslightweight gaming OS optimized for a new generation of powerful handheld gaming PCs.

Informal Systems

Convertible Note in 2023
Informal Systems is a company that specializes in research and development at the intersection of formal verification and distributed systems. It focuses on creating distributed software systems that enhance the verifiability of formal verification by providing mathematical proof of correctness. The company offers a range of services, including technical and executive education, training, and consulting, alongside its comprehensive research and development efforts. With a strong emphasis on blockchains and distributed systems, Informal Systems aims to assist organizations in avoiding data replication and efficiently rectifying errors.

MetaZone

Seed Round in 2023
MetaZone facilitates the open digital economy by hosting a marketplace for Metaverse Enabled Tokenized Applications (METAs). Creators submit high-quality functional 3D content, which can be owned, experienced, and deployed across various virtual worlds with ease.

Lagrange Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Lagrange Labs specializes in developing cryptographic solutions for secure and expressive smart contracts. Its novel zero-knowledge proving system supports large-scale data storage inclusion and distributed computation, enhancing security across multiple blockchains.

Credora

Venture Round in 2023
Credora enhances credit markets by employing privacy-focused technology for real-time credit analytics. It has facilitated over $1 billion in uncollateralized loans across numerous borrowers and lenders, enabling well-capitalized entities to secure transparent financing.

August

Seed Round in 2023
Fractal expands the digital economy by providing institutional grade, capital efficient technology for assets on-chain.

CAT Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2023
CAT Labs specializes in cybersecurity and digital asset recovery solutions aimed at assisting governments in the fight against cryptocurrency-related crime. The company develops advanced tools designed to find, identify, and seize digital assets from a variety of sources, including smartphones, computers, servers, email accounts, and cloud storage. By providing these distinct capabilities, CAT Labs enables clients to enhance their digital asset protection and safeguard investors from scams, fraud, and hacking activities.

Franklin

Seed Round in 2023
Franklin develops a payroll tool for making employee payments. The platform allows users to pay their workers in cash and crypto in an automated, tax-compliant way. It can be also used as an HR management system, to make expense reimbursement payments, pay vendors, and many other features.

Redeem

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Redeem uses Web3 technology to enable users to send and redeem non-fungible tokens (NFT) by using their phone numbers.

Mangrove DAO

Series A in 2023
Mangrove DAO operates as a decentralized exchange that facilitates the posting of arbitrary smart contracts as offers. Its platform leverages decentralized finance protocols to provide the underlying infrastructure for trading activities. Users can engage in sharing, borrowing, lending, and displaying offers within an order book system, allowing for a dynamic trading environment. This structure not only enhances liquidity but also empowers users to create and manage their own unique trading offers.

Polybase Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Polybase Labs is a company that specializes in providing a web3 platform for database management, leveraging blockchain technology to ensure a decentralized and secure approach to data storage. The platform supports various types of data, including user profiles and transaction histories, utilizing zero-knowledge technology to enhance information security, privacy, and integrity. By offering a robust solution for developers and organizations, Polybase Labs facilitates the secure management of sensitive data while promoting decentralized storage solutions.

Gateway.fm

Seed Round in 2023
Gateway.fm provides decentralized blockchain infrastructure via its global multi-chain architecture node. It offers a multi-chain gateway and regionally dispersed enterprise architecture, allowing Web3 projects to scale efficiently without dedicating resources to server setup or maintenance.

CoinCover

Series B in 2023
CoinCover provides cryptocurrency insurance-backed technology to protect digital assets from hacks, human error, and fraudulent transactions. The company offers protection that aims to keep assets safe and accessible, including theft protection from phishing, hacking, and cyber attacks, and a fast recovery of crypto funds with no deductible. It also offers a Deposit Protection Guarantee covering lost access to deposits due to password, device, or key loss and, in certain cases, business failure, ensuring funds remain accessible. Its Transaction Checker monitors transactions in real time to identify and flag suspicious activity. Additionally, CoinCover offers online and offline secure storage and protection of digital assets with multiple sign-off models to prevent losses before they occur. The firm focuses on safeguarding digital currencies and reducing the impact of security threats for end-users.

Hypernative

Seed Round in 2023
Hypernative is a security software company that protects Web3 ecosystems by monitoring off-chain data sources and applying machine-learning models to detect risks that could affect communities, economies, and governance. It blocks zero-day cyber threats and related concerns and shields Web3 apps, protocols, and digital asset administrators from substantial losses. The platform delivers real-time risk detection and pre-transaction safeguards, with alerts that integrate with custodians, wallets, or automated trading systems. Hypernative helps digital asset managers, protocols, and Web3 applications mitigate security, economic, and governance risks across decentralized environments.

WeaveDB

Pre Seed Round in 2023
WeaveDB is a developer of a web3-based platform that focuses on creating decentralized applications. The company utilizes blockchain technology to deliver persistent database infrastructure services on distributed storage systems like Arweave. Its platform features cross-chain authentication, automatic signatures, a JSON-like API, and data indexing, which collectively facilitate the development of Web 3 applications. By providing these modular database solutions as a smart contract, WeaveDB aims to simplify and enhance the process for clients and developers in the rapidly evolving landscape of decentralized technology.

Lemon Cash

Series A in 2022
Lemon Cash operates a digital financial platform offering instant currency exchange, contactless international VISA card with cashback rewards, access to decentralized finance investments, margin trading, lending market, and crypto management services in Latin America.

zulu

Seed Round in 2022
Founded in Colombia in 2021, zulu is a cross-border payments fintech company led by CEO Esteban Villegas and CTO Julián Delgado. It specializes in secure and agile international money transfers, enabling users to buy digital dollars and protect against local currency devaluation. With over 400 clients, the company has processed nearly US$100 million across more than 50 countries.

TRM Labs

Series B in 2022
TRM Labs Inc. is a blockchain intelligence company that provides a platform focused on token relationship management, utilizing machine learning to assist clients in managing customer relationships and detecting suspicious activities. The platform offers solutions for on-chain anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, including customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, and relationship management specifically tailored for digital asset firms. Additionally, TRM Labs develops enterprise applications and tools that enable organizations to launch blockchain-based products aimed at identifying fraudulent activities such as money laundering and market manipulation. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company serves a diverse clientele, including financial institutions, cryptocurrency businesses, and government agencies, and has established partnerships with notable organizations such as PayPal, Visa, and federal agencies. TRM Labs is committed to enhancing the safety of the financial ecosystem through advanced data engineering and threat intelligence, backed by a team of experts with extensive experience in law enforcement and technology.

Kodex

Seed Round in 2022
Kodex is a website constructed using decentralised blockchains like Bitcoin and NFTs.

Lore

Venture Round in 2022
community capital network

Minteo

Seed Round in 2022
Minteo operates an NFT marketplace that enables users to collect and trade non-fungible tokens. It supports artists and content creators by helping them mint, showcase, and sell NFTs, with the aim of making crypto accessible to a broad audience and helping creators generate income.

Aspen Creek Digital

Series A in 2022
Aspen Creek Digital is a developer of renewable Bitcoin mining infrastructure that aims to decarbonize power generation. The company combines data center technology with renewable energy projects to support on-site and grid-connected mining, using a mix of behind-the-meter and wholesale resources to lower the overall cost of electricity and facilitate storage adoption. It emphasizes carbon transparency and seeks to reduce power price volatility, enabling the cryptocurrency sector to operate more sustainably while contributing to grid stability and the expansion of renewable resources. Founded in 2021 and based in El Segundo, California.

zulu

Seed Round in 2022
Founded in Colombia in 2021, zulu is a cross-border payments fintech company led by CEO Esteban Villegas and CTO Julián Delgado. It specializes in secure and agile international money transfers, enabling users to buy digital dollars and protect against local currency devaluation. With over 400 clients, the company has processed nearly US$100 million across more than 50 countries.

Synquote

Seed Round in 2022
Synquote is a decentralized options trading platform that facilitates the trading of over 500 instruments, primarily focusing on various cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Chainlink. The platform aims to enhance security in options trading, allowing cryptocurrency investors to connect with other traders and effectively manage their portfolios. By providing a diverse range of trading options, Synquote addresses the needs of investors looking for liquidity and flexibility in the cryptocurrency market.

Teamway

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Teamway is a platform that connects progressive companies with world-class tech professionals. It facilitates the creation of freelance teams for projects, offering expertise in software development, design, and project management. The platform aims to streamline workforce management by providing on-demand access to specialized talent.

MYSO Finance

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

LifeForce Games

Seed Round in 2022
LifeForce Games is a creator of a gaming platform focused on blockchain-based games, aiming to enhance accessibility to metaverse and blockchain gaming experiences. The company develops tools and products for play-to-earn (P2E) chain games, emphasizing the interoperability of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) across various games and platforms. By providing monetization opportunities and services related to virtual land, LifeForce Games strives to create enjoyable and equitable gaming experiences for users.

CoinRoutes

Series B in 2022
CoinRoutes is a provider of crypto trading software that specializes in algorithmic trading systems for cryptocurrency assets. The company's platform enables traders to have a comprehensive view of all cryptocurrency markets and liquidity providers, facilitating trades across multiple exchanges through a single transaction. CoinRoutes' system effectively filters out market noise, presenting an accurate representation of market conditions. This allows clients to maintain full control over their exchange keys and wallets while optimizing their trading strategies.

Nested

Series A in 2022
Nested is a social trading platform that facilitates investment in financial non-fungible tokens (NFTs), allowing users to create and manage diverse financial portfolios. The platform aims to enhance accessibility and decentralization within the crypto community by providing tools for users to replicate, manage, and share their investment strategies. Features include portfolio leaderboards, staking, and lending of underlying assets, as well as decentralized limit orders. Nested's approach fosters financial connectivity among users, enabling a collaborative environment for trading and investment in the evolving landscape of digital finance.

VALR

Series B in 2022
VALR is a Johannesburg, South Africa-based digital asset platform and cryptocurrency exchange that enables customers to buy, sell, store, transfer, and protect a broad range of digital assets, with more than 50 cryptocurrencies and a digital wallet service. The platform emphasizes secure, multi-layer protection and aims to provide access to financial services at a fair and transparent price.

CoinLedger

Venture Round in 2022
CoinLedger is a financial services company focused on tax reporting and investment management within the cryptocurrency sector. It offers specialized tax reporting software specifically designed to assist users in calculating capital gains taxes related to digital assets. The software aims to streamline the tax process for cryptocurrency users by efficiently calculating trading gains and generating comprehensive tax reports. By addressing the complexities of cryptocurrency taxation, CoinLedger helps traders and investors navigate the challenges associated with investing in and utilizing cryptocurrencies.

Rain

Series B in 2022
Rain is a regulated digital currency exchange and custodian in the Middle East, founded in 2017 and based in Manama, Bahrain. It operates a licensed trading platform that enables clients to buy, sell, and store digital assets within a secure and compliant regulatory framework.

Lit Protocol

Seed Round in 2022
Lit Protocol is a decentralized access control infrastructure designed to bring more utility to the web by providing secure, token-based access to digital experiences.

Solv Protocol

Series A in 2021
Solv Protocol is a decentralized platform for creating, managing, and trading Financial NFTs. Its first product, Vesting Vouchers, are fractionalized NFTs representing lock-up vesting tokens, enhancing liquidity and enabling financial scenarios like fundraising and token liquidity management.

Busha

Seed Round in 2021
Busha is a crypto platform that enables users to buy, sell, swap, and manage cryptocurrencies, offering a crypto-to-crypto exchange tool and support for major assets to provide consumers and merchants with instant access to digital currencies in one place.

Hashed Health

Venture Round in 2021
Hashed Health is a collaborative healthcare innovation firm that builds an ecosystem of businesses using blockchain infrastructure to address healthcare challenges. It focuses on asset exchanges, multi-party business process automation, and data custody initiatives, partnering with enterprises to solve complex problems collectively.

Notabene

Series A in 2021
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.

ClubNFT

Seed Round in 2021
ClubNFT provides an infrastructure platform for discovering, protecting, and sharing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) tied to digital artwork; it offers a digital asset preservation platform for NFT protection and portfolio management, including automated pinning of off-chain NFT data, local backup services, real-time collection monitoring, valuation analysis, and artist discovery features, and helps digital collectors maintain long-term access, security, and insight into the value and integrity of their NFT collections.

CoinList

Series A in 2021
CoinList facilitates the launch and growth of innovative digital assets, connecting early adopters with promising projects like Filecoin and Solana. It offers a full-service trading platform for popular cryptocurrencies and provides access to new tokens before they list on other exchanges.

Mojito

Seed Round in 2021
Mojito is a web3 engagement platform that powers brands and creators by offering tools to mint NFTs, accept cryptocurrency payments, and deliver token-gated content, including redeemable NFTs. The solution is designed to increase revenue and deepen customer engagement by enabling businesses to capture new customer insights and build stronger, ongoing relationships with their audience.

Swivel Finance

Series A in 2021
Swivel Finance is a company based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2020 that specializes in creating an online lending platform. It offers a decentralized protocol designed for fixed-rate lending and interest-rate derivatives, allowing lenders to secure fixed-rate interest rates on their ERC-20 tokens. The platform is characterized by its low transaction overhead and reduced risk for users, facilitating a more stable lending environment in the decentralized finance space.

Nifty Island

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Nifty Island is an open social gaming platform and virtual world developed by Nyft Studios. It serves as the centerpiece of Nyft Studios’ vision, offering interoperable games, an NFT marketplace, play-to-earn protocols, and game developer tools and infrastructure to support a player-owned metaverse powered by web3. The platform focuses on blockchain-based social gaming, enabling users to play, display and trade non-fungible tokens, build communities, and earn cryptocurrency by contributing content, with users maintaining control over their content within the gameverse.

Nahmii

Venture Round in 2021
Nahmii is a developer of a layer-2 scaling protocol designed to enhance the performance and efficiency of blockchain technology. Its innovative solution addresses the need for high-performance and low-cost transaction processing, allowing for an unlimited number of transactions per second. Nahmii's technology incorporates patent-pending state pool technology, which facilitates building scalable alternatives and enables clients to create business applications with familiar tools. This approach provides low latency, instant finality, and predictable fees, making it suitable for a wide range of use cases, including micro-transactions. By significantly reducing transaction processing times and enabling immediate feedback, Nahmii positions itself as a key player in the blockchain ecosystem.

Lore

Seed Round in 2021
community capital network

Xanpool

Series A in 2021
XanPool is a Singapore-based company founded in 2019 that operates an automated peer-to-peer platform for converting cryptocurrency to fiat. Its unique omni-channel solution allows users to execute and settle transactions without the need to take custody of customer funds. By enabling individuals to automate financial transactions through their own bank accounts, e-wallets, and cryptocurrency wallets, XanPool fosters a network of users known as Liquidity Peers. This network facilitates borderless capital routing and settlement, providing instant transaction speeds and significantly reducing costs compared to traditional financial systems. The platform supports trading in major cryptocurrencies, allowing businesses and users to exchange digital assets with ease and efficiency.

Abra

Series C in 2021
Abra is a cryptocurrency platform established in 2014, designed to provide a straightforward and secure environment for individuals and businesses to buy, trade, and borrow against cryptocurrencies. Based in the United States and operational in over 150 countries, Abra facilitates easy conversion between cryptocurrencies and various local fiat currencies. The platform serves a diverse clientele, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, registered investment advisors, and institutions, offering customizable services that allow users to manage their crypto portfolios effectively. With over two million customers and $9 billion processed in transactions, Abra has positioned itself as a trusted solution in the cryptocurrency market, earning recognition as one of the top five crypto wallets. The company is supported by prominent investors, reinforcing its commitment to creating an open and accessible global financial system.

Eventus Systems

Series B in 2021
Eventus Systems, Inc. is a software company that provides solutions for compliance, trade surveillance, and risk management within capital markets. Its flagship product, the Validus platform, is designed for multi-asset class environments, offering advanced capabilities for alerts, reports, and monitoring across various trading functions, including equities, options, futures, foreign exchange, fixed income, and digital assets. Validus facilitates a centralized view of trading, operations, surveillance, compliance, and risk management, enabling clients to enhance regulatory operations. The company serves a diverse clientele, including futures commission merchants, equities agency brokers, market centers, regulators, banks, proprietary trading firms, and corporate and buyside customers. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Eventus Systems has established strategic partnerships with various technology providers to enhance its offerings.

Nirvana

Series A in 2021
Nirvana is an AI-native financial infrastructure shaping the future of Agentic DeFi. - Redefining DeFi with AI Agents – Nirvana builds AI frameworks for DEFAI agents to maximize capital efficiency - AI-Native On-Chain Protocols – Empowering DEFAI agents with AI-native protocols to autonomously launch innovative financial instruments and optimize strategies

PDAX | Philippine Digital Asset Exchange

Venture Round in 2021
PDAX is a digital currency exchange based in the Philippines that facilitates the buying, selling, and trading of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, against the Philippine Peso. As the first order-book based exchange in the country, PDAX aims to provide users with a cost-effective way to access digital assets, addressing historical barriers to entry for the average Filipino investor. The platform features a trade matching engine that ensures liquidity and competitive pricing, while also offering various order types, including limit and stop orders. Additionally, it supports fund deposits and withdrawals through a network of online and offline channels, allowing for fair pricing and instant order execution, which enables traders to effectively track market trends.

Trality

Seed Round in 2021
Trality GmbH, founded in 2019 and based in Vienna, Austria, is a technology company that provides a platform for creating and investing through automated trading bots. The platform is designed to simplify investment for retail investors who may lack the knowledge or resources to manage their portfolios effectively. Trality offers tools such as the Trality Code Editor and Trality Rule Builder, allowing users to develop sophisticated trading strategies with ease. Investors can rent high-performance trading bots from a marketplace, while experienced bot creators can monetize their algorithms by listing them on the platform. By leveraging advanced programming and machine learning, Trality aims to democratize access to personalized wealth management, making it available to a wider audience beyond just high-net-worth individuals.

Horizon Blockchain Games

Seed Round in 2021
Horizon Blockchain Games Inc. is a game studio and blockchain infrastructure company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in Montreal, Vancouver, Seattle, Mexico City, and Madrid. The company specializes in developing video games that leverage blockchain technology, providing users with secure access to web3, enabling digital asset ownership. Among its notable offerings are Arcadeum, a video game network and wallet built on the Ethereum blockchain, and SkyWeaver, an online card game. Horizon Blockchain Games also offers tools and resources for developers to create innovative Internet economies and experiences, positioning itself at the intersection of gaming and blockchain technology.

Vauld

Series A in 2021
Vauld is a Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform founded in 2018, with an additional office in Bengaluru, India. It provides a comprehensive online platform where users can lend, borrow, and trade various crypto assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and several stablecoins. Vauld's services include token borrowing, liquidity management, interest rate information, and repayment solutions, all aimed at enhancing the user experience in managing digital assets. The platform also offers integration services for enterprises, exchange solutions, and funds tracking, allowing for a seamless and efficient approach to crypto transactions. By treating cryptocurrencies as a distinct asset class, Vauld aims to facilitate user-friendly banking services leveraging blockchain technology.

CoinCover

Series A in 2021
CoinCover provides cryptocurrency insurance-backed technology to protect digital assets from hacks, human error, and fraudulent transactions. The company offers protection that aims to keep assets safe and accessible, including theft protection from phishing, hacking, and cyber attacks, and a fast recovery of crypto funds with no deductible. It also offers a Deposit Protection Guarantee covering lost access to deposits due to password, device, or key loss and, in certain cases, business failure, ensuring funds remain accessible. Its Transaction Checker monitors transactions in real time to identify and flag suspicious activity. Additionally, CoinCover offers online and offline secure storage and protection of digital assets with multiple sign-off models to prevent losses before they occur. The firm focuses on safeguarding digital currencies and reducing the impact of security threats for end-users.

Hiber

Series A in 2021
Hiber is a Gothenburg-based platform that enables users to create and play 3D interactive experiences without coding across web browsers and mobile devices. Founded in 2017, it operates a social gaming and entertainment ecosystem centered on HiberWorld, a web-based environment where people can build and share 3D worlds, games, and social spaces. The platform evolved from browser-based creation to include touch-enabled mobile creation, expanding access and user-generated content to more than a million experiences such as virtual worlds, 3D hangouts, games, and interactive exhibits. Hiber supports no-code and coding options and, with AI-powered features and natural-language input, aims to let users express themselves through interactive 3D media accessible from mobile and desktop devices.

Ledn

Series A in 2021
Ledn is a fintech company that develops financial products for digital asset holders to access liquidity without selling their assets. Its product suite includes Borrow, a bitcoin‑backed loan that provides dollars while keeping bitcoin as collateral; B2X, which enables clients to instantly double their bitcoin holdings through a Ledn loan; and Save, a savings account for bitcoin and USDC that pays interest with no minimums. The platform offers cryptocurrency‑backed financing without the need for traditional credit checks, allowing users to access capital and leverage their holdings while maintaining ownership of their assets.

GlobeDX

Seed Round in 2021
The startup, which has dubbed itself the “Coinbase for derivatives,” has built a cryptocurrency-derivative exchange that supports high-frequency trading. The platform allows crypto holders to trade global markets with bitcoin and grants users the same access to data leveraged by institutional investors.

FalconX

Venture Round in 2021
FalconX, Ltd. is a cryptocurrency brokerage and digital asset trading platform founded in 2018 and based in San Mateo, California. The company specializes in blockchain technology and fintech, offering clients access to cryptocurrency markets for trading, credit, and clearing. FalconX utilizes data science and machine learning to ensure reliable execution of mid-to-large size trades, smart routing prices across multiple liquidity sources. This approach helps eliminate slippage and hidden fees, making it an attractive option for hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, and other institutional clients seeking efficient and cost-effective trading solutions.

Ledn

Seed Round in 2021
Ledn is a fintech company that develops financial products for digital asset holders to access liquidity without selling their assets. Its product suite includes Borrow, a bitcoin‑backed loan that provides dollars while keeping bitcoin as collateral; B2X, which enables clients to instantly double their bitcoin holdings through a Ledn loan; and Save, a savings account for bitcoin and USDC that pays interest with no minimums. The platform offers cryptocurrency‑backed financing without the need for traditional credit checks, allowing users to access capital and leverage their holdings while maintaining ownership of their assets.

Compass Mining

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Compass Mining is a mining and hosting platform that aims to make Bitcoin mining profitable for its users. The company supports the decentralized growth of hash rate and strengthens network security by broadening access to mining and education so more people can learn about, explore, and participate in Bitcoin mining. It provides tools and information related to mining equipment, including purchase prices, monthly hosting fees, estimated online dates, miner efficiency, as well as current Bitcoin price and network difficulty, helping users make informed mining purchases.

Vauld

Seed Round in 2020
Vauld is a Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform founded in 2018, with an additional office in Bengaluru, India. It provides a comprehensive online platform where users can lend, borrow, and trade various crypto assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and several stablecoins. Vauld's services include token borrowing, liquidity management, interest rate information, and repayment solutions, all aimed at enhancing the user experience in managing digital assets. The platform also offers integration services for enterprises, exchange solutions, and funds tracking, allowing for a seamless and efficient approach to crypto transactions. By treating cryptocurrencies as a distinct asset class, Vauld aims to facilitate user-friendly banking services leveraging blockchain technology.

Rain

Venture Round in 2020
Rain is a regulated digital currency exchange and custodian in the Middle East, founded in 2017 and based in Manama, Bahrain. It operates a licensed trading platform that enables clients to buy, sell, and store digital assets within a secure and compliant regulatory framework.

Zero Hash

Series C in 2020
Zero Hash is a B2B embedded infrastructure platform that enables businesses to integrate digital assets into their customer experience via API endpoints. It offers secure custody for both fiat and digital assets, handles regulatory compliance, and provides turnkey solutions for digital asset trading, crypto-backed rewards, and round-ups programs.

BlockFi

Series C in 2020
BlockFi, Inc. is a financial services firm that specializes in providing wealth management products for cryptocurrency investors. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York, BlockFi offers various services, including interest-bearing accounts for Bitcoin, Ether, and Gemini Dollar, as well as USD loans secured by clients' crypto assets. The company allows clients to trade cryptocurrency pairs and provides tailored lending solutions for both individual and institutional clients. By facilitating liquidity for blockchain asset holders, BlockFi aims to enhance transparency and efficiency in digital financial markets. The organization employs a robust infrastructure that integrates with multiple blockchains, positioning itself to adapt and expand its product offerings in response to the evolving needs of its users.

Credora

Seed Round in 2020
Credora enhances credit markets by employing privacy-focused technology for real-time credit analytics. It has facilitated over $1 billion in uncollateralized loans across numerous borrowers and lenders, enabling well-capitalized entities to secure transparent financing.

Stardust

Seed Round in 2020
Stardust is a software company that offers a platform for game developers to build and manage blockchain-enabled games and metaverse experiences. The platform provides a graphical development environment and APIs that allow Web3 features, including NFT integration, across multiple blockchains with only a few lines of code, enabling developers to ship blockchain-enabled games faster without being required to commit to a single blockchain. Stardust aims to simplify the process of bringing blockchain, finance, and social components into games by offering integrated tools for gameplay, player management, and cross-chain compatibility. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Bakkt Holdings

Series B in 2020
Bakkt Holdings, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, operates a blockchain-based platform designed for consumers and institutions to buy, sell, store, and spend digital assets. The company's platform offers a user-friendly experience accessible through applications and APIs, enabling seamless transactions in cryptocurrencies and loyalty points. Bakkt aims to enhance consumer spending and strengthen loyalty programs, creating value for all participants in its digital assets ecosystem. Additionally, Bakkt provides custody solutions tailored for institutional clients, ensuring secure storage of digital assets. The company generates revenue through subscription services and various digital asset transactions, positioning itself as a trusted player in the evolving digital economy.

Horizon Blockchain Games

Seed Round in 2020
Horizon Blockchain Games Inc. is a game studio and blockchain infrastructure company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in Montreal, Vancouver, Seattle, Mexico City, and Madrid. The company specializes in developing video games that leverage blockchain technology, providing users with secure access to web3, enabling digital asset ownership. Among its notable offerings are Arcadeum, a video game network and wallet built on the Ethereum blockchain, and SkyWeaver, an online card game. Horizon Blockchain Games also offers tools and resources for developers to create innovative Internet economies and experiences, positioning itself at the intersection of gaming and blockchain technology.

BlockFi

Series B in 2020
BlockFi, Inc. is a financial services firm that specializes in providing wealth management products for cryptocurrency investors. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York, BlockFi offers various services, including interest-bearing accounts for Bitcoin, Ether, and Gemini Dollar, as well as USD loans secured by clients' crypto assets. The company allows clients to trade cryptocurrency pairs and provides tailored lending solutions for both individual and institutional clients. By facilitating liquidity for blockchain asset holders, BlockFi aims to enhance transparency and efficiency in digital financial markets. The organization employs a robust infrastructure that integrates with multiple blockchains, positioning itself to adapt and expand its product offerings in response to the evolving needs of its users.

Transparent Financial Systems

Series A in 2020
Transparent Financial Systems, Inc. is a Seattle-based company that specializes in developing on-demand cryptographic settlement solutions for financial applications. Established in 2018, the company focuses on creating efficient, transparent, and accurate payment systems by utilizing cryptographically-secured distributed networks. Their technology facilitates secure and frictionless business transactions through an open universal platform, enabling real-time payments via blockchain technology. Rather than attempting to circumvent the existing financial framework, Transparent Financial Systems aims to enhance it by collaborating with banks and businesses. The company combines expertise from cryptographers, financial specialists, and software engineers to innovate within the regulatory environment, striving to improve the overall payment process for all stakeholders involved.

Flipside Crypto

Seed Round in 2019
Flipside Crypto, Inc. is a Boston-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in providing analytics and business intelligence for blockchain organizations. The company offers a range of services, including cryptocurrency management, digital walleting, custody services, and portfolio dashboards aimed at investors. Flipside Crypto is known for its suite of analytics tools that deliver insights into user behaviors, developer activities, and financial metrics, including the Fundamental Crypto Asset Score (FCAS), which measures the health of cryptocurrency projects. The company collaborates with various partners to distribute its analytics, enhancing the visibility and understanding of cryptocurrency markets. Flipside Crypto is supported by notable investors, including Coinbase Ventures and True Ventures.

BlockFi

Series A in 2019
BlockFi, Inc. is a financial services firm that specializes in providing wealth management products for cryptocurrency investors. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York, BlockFi offers various services, including interest-bearing accounts for Bitcoin, Ether, and Gemini Dollar, as well as USD loans secured by clients' crypto assets. The company allows clients to trade cryptocurrency pairs and provides tailored lending solutions for both individual and institutional clients. By facilitating liquidity for blockchain asset holders, BlockFi aims to enhance transparency and efficiency in digital financial markets. The organization employs a robust infrastructure that integrates with multiple blockchains, positioning itself to adapt and expand its product offerings in response to the evolving needs of its users.

FalconX

Funding Round in 2019
FalconX, Ltd. is a cryptocurrency brokerage and digital asset trading platform founded in 2018 and based in San Mateo, California. The company specializes in blockchain technology and fintech, offering clients access to cryptocurrency markets for trading, credit, and clearing. FalconX utilizes data science and machine learning to ensure reliable execution of mid-to-large size trades, smart routing prices across multiple liquidity sources. This approach helps eliminate slippage and hidden fees, making it an attractive option for hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, and other institutional clients seeking efficient and cost-effective trading solutions.

Digital Assets Data

Seed Round in 2019
Digital Assets Data Inc. is a financial technology and data company focused on providing enterprise-grade software and data feeds tailored for the cryptocurrency market. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the company serves a diverse clientele that includes crypto hedge funds, family offices, research firms, banks, and sovereign entities. Its offerings encompass a comprehensive suite of data and information technology solutions related to various crypto assets, such as currencies, platforms, applications, side chains, security tokens, and initial coin offerings (ICOs). By delivering subscription-based services, Digital Assets Data enables its clients to effectively track and manage investments, conduct thorough due diligence, and make informed trading decisions.

Digital Assets Data

Seed Round in 2019
Digital Assets Data Inc. is a financial technology and data company focused on providing enterprise-grade software and data feeds tailored for the cryptocurrency market. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the company serves a diverse clientele that includes crypto hedge funds, family offices, research firms, banks, and sovereign entities. Its offerings encompass a comprehensive suite of data and information technology solutions related to various crypto assets, such as currencies, platforms, applications, side chains, security tokens, and initial coin offerings (ICOs). By delivering subscription-based services, Digital Assets Data enables its clients to effectively track and manage investments, conduct thorough due diligence, and make informed trading decisions.

PDAX | Philippine Digital Asset Exchange

Series A in 2019
PDAX is a digital currency exchange based in the Philippines that facilitates the buying, selling, and trading of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, against the Philippine Peso. As the first order-book based exchange in the country, PDAX aims to provide users with a cost-effective way to access digital assets, addressing historical barriers to entry for the average Filipino investor. The platform features a trade matching engine that ensures liquidity and competitive pricing, while also offering various order types, including limit and stop orders. Additionally, it supports fund deposits and withdrawals through a network of online and offline channels, allowing for fair pricing and instant order execution, which enables traders to effectively track market trends.

Rain

Seed Round in 2019
Rain is a regulated digital currency exchange and custodian in the Middle East, founded in 2017 and based in Manama, Bahrain. It operates a licensed trading platform that enables clients to buy, sell, and store digital assets within a secure and compliant regulatory framework.
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