Coinbase

Coinbase, Inc. is an online platform that enables merchants, consumers, and traders to engage in transactions with digital currencies, including bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, Coinbase allows users to create their own digital wallets and facilitates buying and selling of cryptocurrencies by connecting to bank accounts. The platform also offers various tools for merchant payment processing, supporting numerous popular websites. In addition to its core services, Coinbase Ventures, the company's investment arm, focuses on investing in early-stage cryptocurrency and blockchain startups, further contributing to the growth of the digital finance ecosystem.

Shan Aggarwal

Investor

Sachin Maheshwari

Product Management

Past deals in FinTech

CLST

Seed Round in 2022
CLST is focused on creating a global network of professional trading firms to enhance trust in the lending and borrowing market for cryptocurrencies and stablecoins. The company develops an institutional gateway that facilitates lending and borrowing through an innovative platform, which establishes markets for new capital. By offering uncollateralized lending options, CLST enables short-term debt markets specifically for crypto assets and stablecoins. The platform supports bilateral price negotiation and settlement, catering to the needs of institutional lenders and borrowers. Additionally, CLST aims to introduce next-generation products, including electronic promissory notes and institutional decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, as well as secure wallet connectors, positioning itself as a key player in the algorithmic price matching of digital assets.

MoHash

Seed Round in 2022
MoHash is a decentralized finance (Defi) protocol that harnesses crypto assets (namely, stablecoins) for providing access to global capital and liquidity for private debt in fast-growing Economies.

Merge

Seed Round in 2022
Merge provides crypto and web3 companies with a range of banking and payments solutions enabling them to instantly create bank accounts, send payments and seamlessly convert funds between fiat and crypto.

Moralis

Series A in 2022
Developer of a web3 development platform designed for decentralized finance applications. The company's platform facilitates back-end infrastructure, building and scaling decentralized applications by combining user authentication, identity management, real-time transaction information, and session management, enabling clients to access and manage data related to non-fungible tokens and balances across multiple blockchains.

Ondo Finance

Series A in 2022
Ondo Finance is a developer of a cryptocurrency trading platform that aims to make decentralized finance (DeFi) accessible to a broad audience. The platform offers users the option to choose between downside protection and enhanced returns, catering to individuals with varying risk tolerances. By providing these choices, Ondo Finance enables users to effectively access DeFi yields while managing their investment risks.

Mintbase, Inc.

Series A in 2022
Digital assets minted and backed by you

Dfns

Seed Round in 2022
Xkey builds pure SaaS technology for digital asset security. We provide safe, cloud-native custody as a service that helps financial institutions—from startups to Tier-1 banks—transition to digital assets. It's a plug-and-play API allowing to add new assets to a portfolio and scale safely on a TSS-based institution-grade security infrastructure. Instead of using expensive, high maintenance, monolithic systems, we give access to a platform that gives our clients the freedom to release new products in days, while lowering total cost of ownership. Best-in-class, cryptographic security powered by a network of world-known Tier-1 custody banks. Plug-and-play, composable service flexibility. Continuous delivery, fast to deploy and integrate. Open API, fully-documented self-service environment. Asset agnostic support. ISO certified & compliant. Non-binding, transparent pricing. Global, agile and built for speed.

Parallel Finance

Venture Round in 2022
Parallel Finance is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that offers lending and staking services.

InvestaX

Series A in 2022
InvestaX is a financial services company based in Singapore that operates an online platform dedicated to digital securities and investment opportunities in real estate, private equity, and venture capital. Founded in 2015, the platform provides members with access to private mid-market real estate investment projects, facilitating investments through innovative financial technologies, including blockchain. InvestaX aims to streamline the investment process and broaden access to various financial opportunities in the real estate sector and beyond.

InvestaX

Series A in 2022
InvestaX is a financial services company based in Singapore that operates an online platform dedicated to digital securities and investment opportunities in real estate, private equity, and venture capital. Founded in 2015, the platform provides members with access to private mid-market real estate investment projects, facilitating investments through innovative financial technologies, including blockchain. InvestaX aims to streamline the investment process and broaden access to various financial opportunities in the real estate sector and beyond.

CryptoTaxCalculator

Seed Round in 2022
CryptoTaxCalculator is a financial technology platform established in 2018, designed to simplify the process of calculating taxes on cryptocurrency gains. The platform enables users to upload their transaction history from various exchanges, blockchains, and wallets. By processing this data, it generates detailed reports that break down realized capital gains and income. This functionality allows investors to efficiently prepare their crypto taxes, saving them significant time and effort during tax season.

VALR

Series B in 2022
VALR.com is a digital asset trading platform where you can buy, sell, store and transfer cryptocurrencies seamlessly and securely. We offer one of the widest selections of digital assets. We‘re helping to build a financial system that recognises the oneness of humanity.

Zebec

Series A in 2022
Zebec is a financial platform built on the Solana blockchain that focuses on transforming payroll transactions through continuous settlement. By utilizing decentralized finance (DeFi) technology, Zebec enables real-time and ongoing streams of payments, allowing users to efficiently manage their payroll. The platform facilitates the composable transfer of value, starting with its Stream Payroll feature, which supports the conversion of cryptocurrency into cash while ensuring compliance. This innovative approach aims to enhance the efficiency and flexibility of payroll processes for businesses and their employees.

AMBER AI

Series B in 2022
Amber Group is a prominent cryptocurrency financial services provider based in Hong Kong, established in 2017 by finance professionals with backgrounds in major institutions. The company offers a range of services, including cryptocurrency trading, yield enhancement, collateralized lending, decentralized finance, and electronic market making. With a global presence that includes locations in Taipei, Seoul, and Vancouver, Amber Group operates continuously to serve over 200 institutional clients, facilitating trading across more than 60 electronic exchanges. The firm has cumulatively traded over $200 billion, maintaining an average daily trading volume between $100 million and $200 million. Amber Group emphasizes the integration of advanced technology with quantitative research to enhance investment flexibility, maximize returns, and deliver sustained value to its clients.

Aingel

Series B in 2022
Aingel is an analytics platform that leverages artificial intelligence to identify promising startups and connect them with suitable venture capitalists. The platform features an interactive dashboard and a VC match report that assesses both startups and investors based on over one hundred criteria, incorporating historical data to enhance investment decision-making. By facilitating faster fundraising, Aingel aligns founders with investors who are most likely to provide value and show interest in their business ideas. The platform is utilized by leading data-driven venture capital firms, banks, and fintech companies through its APIs, which streamline the process of startup discovery and analysis. Established in 2016, Aingel is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Folks Finance

Seed Round in 2022
Folks Finance is the leading algorithmic capital markets protocol for lending and borrowing built and operated on top of the Algorand blockchain. Through the lending operations, Folks users can deposit liquidity and start earning a continuous economic return instantly. Through the borrowing operation, the users can request crypto loans by locking deposited funds as collateral. Folks Finance is the result of extensive research and engineering conducted by Blockchain Italia, a blockchain software house strongly focused on Algorand. The protocol innovations include a disruptive economic lending model designed for the soundness and security of the users, and the introduction of unique features such as staking of rewards, safety margins for cryptocurrency pairs, and an innovative liquidity provision system.

AMIS

Grant in 2022
Amis is a financial technology company focused on enhancing transactional relationships among individuals through a secure, community-centered platform. By leveraging advanced blockchain technology, Amis aims to standardize and streamline information exchange systems for businesses. This innovation allows for improved transparency and accessibility of transaction data, ultimately contributing to a better quality of life for users. Additionally, Amis is involved in providing energy-efficient semiconductor solutions, further emphasizing its commitment to advancing technology that benefits both people and the environment.

IppoPay

Seed Round in 2022
IppoPay provides Payment Solutions to Small businesses, SMEs, and Freelancers. IppoPay is a Payment Aggregator for businesses that collect and accept payments from their customer using Payment links, Invoice, Subscription, Social Commerce, and UPI. We target businesses, freelancers, homeprenures, and people who do business in tier2, 3, and rural areas.

Goldfinch

Series A in 2022
Goldfinch is a credit platform that offers crypto loans without collateral. It also offers capital in a digital currency by expanding access to capital in emerging markets and offers a stable yield to the lenders, enabling the empowerment of financial inclusion in emerging markets. The company was founded in 2020 by Mike Sall and Blake West.

DeBank

Series A in 2021
Developer of a multi-chain cryptocurrencies portfolio tracker designed for users to manage their DeFi assets. The company's cryptocurrency wallet allows users to track their full portfolio, compare interest rates, manage assets, find DeFi projects, analyze risks and more, enabling users to perform token swaps for token exchange and discover investment opportunities through detailed real-time data.

Incode

Series B in 2021
Incode Technologies Inc. is a digital identity company specializing in biometric identity solutions that enhance customer experiences across banking, payments, hospitality, and retail sectors. The company has developed Incode Omni, an omnichannel platform that leverages artificial intelligence to provide secure identity verification through facial recognition and government-issued IDs. Its product suite includes Incode Hello, a chat and video conference solution; Incode Welcome, for applying for bank accounts or credit cards; Incode Facepay, a facial recognition payment system; Incode Talk, for app authentication; and Incode Greet. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, Incode operates globally, with additional offices in Europe and Latin America. The company is recognized for its enterprise-grade facial recognition capabilities and serves some of the world's largest banks, financial institutions, and retailers, setting a high standard for convenience and security in digital identity verification.

Umoja Labs

Venture Round in 2021
Emerging Impact modernizes financial services in emerging markets through blockchain technology. It is a benefit corporation that supports NGOs and government agencies leverage blockchain technology as a tool for humanitarian programming. The Oakland, California-headquartered company was established in 2020.

Yellow Card

Series A in 2021
Yellow Card Financial, LLC operates an online cryptocurrency trading platform that facilitates the buying and selling of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies without the need for a bank account. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chamblee, Georgia, the company offers a range of services including over-the-counter cryptocurrency trading, payment solutions, and currency exchange. Additionally, Yellow Card provides gift cards for cryptocurrency, aiming to transform the traditional remittance market in Nigeria and other countries. The company also has physical locations in Nigeria, Tanzania, Cameroon, Kenya, and South Africa, enhancing its accessibility for customers seeking to engage in cryptocurrency transactions.

Floating Point Group

Series A in 2021
Floating Point Group is a cryptocurrency firm based in New York City that specializes in smart-order-routing(SOR) technology. The system solves market illiquidity, allowing block trades that would normally be executed by OTC desks to be routed through cryptocurrency exchanges while intelligently avoid slippage- bolstering the markets and decreasing volatility. Similar to the evolution of the traditional financial markets, SOR systems are necessary for the successful maturation of cryptocurrency. Floating Point Group integrates technology for the digital currency markets into trading strategies through a single API. The platform is offering innovative, industry-leading trade execution and settlement. They help hedge funds, asset managers, and institutional investors adapt to rapidly evolving market structure with a platform of modular trading technology that lets them deploy customizable trading applications for order execution, market data, and trade settlement with just a couple lines of code.

Balt Financial Holdings

Seed Round in 2021
Our Story We're proud to serve nearly half the world households with a broad range of financial services, including real estate investment, personal banking, Bitcoin mining , auto financing, investment advice, stock trading, small business loans and payment processing. We have concentrated our activities on the Gulf Coast in South Texas, which is home to some of the most prolific reserves in the United States. Tidal Petroleum operates with a ZERO debt structure, incorporating low overhead, low operating expenses and a streamlined management organization and is able to readily adapt to changing conditions in the petroleum industry. Invest: We invest our capital alongside our clients’ capital to help businesses grow. Support: We offer loan to help expand companies and enrich the system. Advice: We advise companies on buying and selling businesses, raising capital and managing risks, which enables them to grow. Finance : We help local, state and national governments finance their operations so they can invest in infrastructure, like schools, hospitals and roads. Innovate: We develop ideas and analysis that drive new perspectives, new products and new paths to growth.

Zabo

Acquisition in 2021
Zabo is a financial technology company that integrates traditional banking with cryptocurrency services. It offers a comprehensive banking solution that includes checking and savings accounts, a debit card, and direct deposit capabilities. The platform allows users to easily exchange cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin and Ether, directly from their bank accounts. Zabo's application is built on an API framework, enabling seamless connection of cryptocurrency accounts with minimal coding required. Additionally, it supports hardware wallet integration, facilitating the buying, selling, and transferring of cryptocurrencies for its clients.

Vauld

Series A in 2021
Hi there! if you’re reading this, you’re probably like us – have pretty much all your wealth stored in digitized (or soon to be digitized) assets like money in your bank, mutual funds, stocks or real estate. You probably have a financial advisor guiding you through your investments, a manager from your bank who helps you stay on top of your mortgage payments and a government that prints money responsibly to not de-value your lifetime of savings. But how do you know that the bank manager or your financial advisor has your best interests at heart instead of their own fee and commissions? Your contract explicitly states that they are not responsible for your loss even as they verbally assure you otherwise. How do you know that the digital assets won’t be hacked (traditional bank websites get hacked all the time)? Or that your physical assets won’t be stolen(bank robberies) or taken by fraud (enough examples in real estate)? Governments fall all the time, or change their monetary policies - and your currency today can literally have no value tomorrow (Indian demonetization, Argentina, Venezuela). How do you know it won’t happen to your country? Do you ask these questions? Well, we do all the time. To answer these questions and why we created the Bank of Hodlers, we have to dive into the details of how banking evolved. As early as the 2nd century BC, people who could save money started lending them out to people who could borrow and pay back with interest. Banking as an industry thrived in Italy and grew with the expansion of the Roman Empire. During the 20th century, developments in telecommunications and computing caused major changes to banks' operations and let banks dramatically increase in size and geographic spread. This consolidated the industry and gave the power to a few firms. Fast forward to 2007: their recklessness caused the financial crisis of 2007–2008 forcing failure of many banks, including some of the world's largest banks. The government let the banks live by infusing 1.2 trillion dollars of the taxpayer’s money into a handful of banks and in turn, created the need, wave of innovation and a community for blockchain and the concept of decentralization to thrive. Here’s Alan Greenspan (Chairman – Federal Reserve: 1987-2006), the guy who decided how much money to print in America, admitting that his model was flawed in 2008. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5lZPWNFizQ In 2009, something magical happened, Satoshi Nakamoto released his white paper which removed the need for a centralized authority to facilitate transactions in a purely peer to peer and decentralized fashion and making truly beneficial for every user holding the currency. Some governments, after looking at the threat that bitcoin poses, have decided to take an anti-crypto stance. This ensures the network effect doesn’t happen at a scale where it replaces their national currency. This is where we come in. At the Bank of Hodlers, we intend to treat your cryptocurrencies as a separate asset class and offer services to ensure technologies based on blockchain are usable as of today, negating the need for the network effects and government acceptance to come in. We give every HODLer the ability to completely bank on blockchain today. Every once in a while, there’s a technology jump so large that completely leapfrogs every existing solution out there. Blockchain is this technology jump and the banks know this.

Lemon Cash

Series A in 2021
Lemon Cash is digital wallet with FIAT and crypto capabilities. End to end digital ecosystem for Latin America.

CertiK

Series B in 2021
CertiK Global Ltd. is a company specializing in blockchain security, focusing on the formal verification of smart contracts and blockchain ecosystems. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Beijing, Seoul, and Seattle, CertiK provides a range of services including security audits, penetration testing, and custom formal verification. The company has developed advanced techniques to mathematically prove the correctness and security of blockchain applications, distinguishing its approach from traditional security audits. By employing artificial intelligence and leveraging both on-chain and off-chain data, CertiK offers developers real-time insights into the security of decentralized finance and other critical applications. With a commitment to securing over $6 billion in assets, CertiK has established itself as a leader in the blockchain security industry, serving many of the world's top projects.

AMBER AI

Series B in 2021
Amber Group is a prominent cryptocurrency financial services provider based in Hong Kong, established in 2017 by finance professionals with backgrounds in major institutions. The company offers a range of services, including cryptocurrency trading, yield enhancement, collateralized lending, decentralized finance, and electronic market making. With a global presence that includes locations in Taipei, Seoul, and Vancouver, Amber Group operates continuously to serve over 200 institutional clients, facilitating trading across more than 60 electronic exchanges. The firm has cumulatively traded over $200 billion, maintaining an average daily trading volume between $100 million and $200 million. Amber Group emphasizes the integration of advanced technology with quantitative research to enhance investment flexibility, maximize returns, and deliver sustained value to its clients.

Set Labs

Series A in 2021
Set Labs is creating the next generation of finance through crypto-financial primitives. The company is developing tools that enable developers to bundle crypto assets together called Sets, which allow users to create cryptocurrency baskets, baskets of non-fungibles, baskets of on-chain securities, and more.

Ledn

Series A in 2021
Ledn builds financial products with a mission to help more people save in digital assets. Ledn’s suite of products consists of Borrow - A bitcoin-backed loan which allows customers to access dollars without selling their bitcoin, B2X - Allowing clients to instantly double their bitcoin holdings through the use of a Ledn loan and Save - A bitcoin and USDC savings account that pays interest on bitcoin or USDC with no minimums. For more information visit ledn.io.

NAOS Finance

Venture Round in 2021
NAOS Finance is an operator of a decentralized finance platform that aims to give a decentralized alternative to traditional finance. Its platform facilitates both Defi lenders and SME borrowers to interact in a permission-less manner on the blockchain and enables the origination and funding of loans without traditional intermediaries, enabling lenders to get stable and recurring income streams while also connecting the on-chain world with bigger off-chain opportunities.

saffron.finance

Seed Round in 2021
Saffron.finance is a protocol for DeFi that offers asset collateralization and customized risk.

Fei Labs

Series A in 2021
Fei Labs is focused on developing a decentralized stablecoin that aims to address challenges associated with existing dollar-pegged products, particularly those influenced by large holders, commonly referred to as "whales." The company has created a unique stablecoin mechanism that is undercollateralized and designed for scalability, promoting capital efficiency and equitable distribution among users. By leveraging this innovative approach, Fei Labs enables users to utilize their stablecoins to maintain liquid secondary markets, thereby enhancing overall market functionality while ensuring a fully decentralized framework.

Eco

Series A in 2021
Eco is a digital cryptocurrency platform designed to facilitate global transactions for everyday use. It operates independently from any single organization or government, aiming to create a more equitable distribution of resources by sharing the majority of the economic value generated with its community. The platform features a digital wallet that combines savings accounts, rewarded spending, and bill payment into a single, user-friendly interface. This innovative approach encourages effective money management and aligns the interests of the company with its users, fostering a sustainable financial system. Additionally, Eco is supported by a network of verified organizations worldwide, ensuring that its services remain safe and reliable for all users.

Ledn

Seed Round in 2021
Ledn builds financial products with a mission to help more people save in digital assets. Ledn’s suite of products consists of Borrow - A bitcoin-backed loan which allows customers to access dollars without selling their bitcoin, B2X - Allowing clients to instantly double their bitcoin holdings through the use of a Ledn loan and Save - A bitcoin and USDC savings account that pays interest on bitcoin or USDC with no minimums. For more information visit ledn.io.

Casa

Seed Round in 2021
Casa offers a secure storage solution for consumers and companies to safely store their digital wealth. Casa helps users manage their private keys, through the multi-location security model that removes single points of failure and protects users from theft, accidents, and disasters, providing them with the tools for securing their digital lives.

Goldfinch

Venture Round in 2021
Goldfinch is a credit platform that offers crypto loans without collateral. It also offers capital in a digital currency by expanding access to capital in emerging markets and offers a stable yield to the lenders, enabling the empowerment of financial inclusion in emerging markets. The company was founded in 2020 by Mike Sall and Blake West.

Goldfinch

Venture Round in 2021
Goldfinch is a credit platform that offers crypto loans without collateral. It also offers capital in a digital currency by expanding access to capital in emerging markets and offers a stable yield to the lenders, enabling the empowerment of financial inclusion in emerging markets. The company was founded in 2020 by Mike Sall and Blake West.

Saddle Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Saddle Finance is an automated market maker (AMM) optimized for pegged value crypto assets.

Protego Trust Bank

Series A in 2021
Protego Trust Bank is a financial service company that offers regulated crypto services to institutional investors. The company provides clients comprehensive digital asset services including custody, trading, lending, and issuance - all within one vertically integrated partner. Protego Trush Bank was founded in 2017 and is based in Seattle, WA.

Vauld

Seed Round in 2020
Hi there! if you’re reading this, you’re probably like us – have pretty much all your wealth stored in digitized (or soon to be digitized) assets like money in your bank, mutual funds, stocks or real estate. You probably have a financial advisor guiding you through your investments, a manager from your bank who helps you stay on top of your mortgage payments and a government that prints money responsibly to not de-value your lifetime of savings. But how do you know that the bank manager or your financial advisor has your best interests at heart instead of their own fee and commissions? Your contract explicitly states that they are not responsible for your loss even as they verbally assure you otherwise. How do you know that the digital assets won’t be hacked (traditional bank websites get hacked all the time)? Or that your physical assets won’t be stolen(bank robberies) or taken by fraud (enough examples in real estate)? Governments fall all the time, or change their monetary policies - and your currency today can literally have no value tomorrow (Indian demonetization, Argentina, Venezuela). How do you know it won’t happen to your country? Do you ask these questions? Well, we do all the time. To answer these questions and why we created the Bank of Hodlers, we have to dive into the details of how banking evolved. As early as the 2nd century BC, people who could save money started lending them out to people who could borrow and pay back with interest. Banking as an industry thrived in Italy and grew with the expansion of the Roman Empire. During the 20th century, developments in telecommunications and computing caused major changes to banks' operations and let banks dramatically increase in size and geographic spread. This consolidated the industry and gave the power to a few firms. Fast forward to 2007: their recklessness caused the financial crisis of 2007–2008 forcing failure of many banks, including some of the world's largest banks. The government let the banks live by infusing 1.2 trillion dollars of the taxpayer’s money into a handful of banks and in turn, created the need, wave of innovation and a community for blockchain and the concept of decentralization to thrive. Here’s Alan Greenspan (Chairman – Federal Reserve: 1987-2006), the guy who decided how much money to print in America, admitting that his model was flawed in 2008. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5lZPWNFizQ In 2009, something magical happened, Satoshi Nakamoto released his white paper which removed the need for a centralized authority to facilitate transactions in a purely peer to peer and decentralized fashion and making truly beneficial for every user holding the currency. Some governments, after looking at the threat that bitcoin poses, have decided to take an anti-crypto stance. This ensures the network effect doesn’t happen at a scale where it replaces their national currency. This is where we come in. At the Bank of Hodlers, we intend to treat your cryptocurrencies as a separate asset class and offer services to ensure technologies based on blockchain are usable as of today, negating the need for the network effects and government acceptance to come in. We give every HODLer the ability to completely bank on blockchain today. Every once in a while, there’s a technology jump so large that completely leapfrogs every existing solution out there. Blockchain is this technology jump and the banks know this.

Bitso

Series B in 2020
Bitso SAPI de CV is a prominent online trading platform based in Mexico City, founded in 2014, that facilitates the buying and selling of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. As Mexico's first Bitcoin exchange, Bitso allows users to trade Bitcoin with the Mexican Peso, providing a secure and professional environment for cryptocurrency transactions. Users can fund their accounts through various options, including in-person deposits at designated locations across Mexico. The platform operates with a central limit order book, similar to traditional currency exchanges, ensuring efficient trade execution. Additionally, Bitso offers an API that enables third-party applications, such as trading and charting tools, to integrate with its platform, along with a dedicated mobile application for seamless trading activities.

Blocknative

Venture Round in 2020
* We are the leading experts in in-flight transactions – everything that happens before a transaction gets confirmed and goes on-chain. This data is both technically challenging and operationally expensive to capture and normalize, enabling us to assemble unique data assets while also creating material barriers to entry. * As a result, we have first revenue and a growing roster of customers and partners including Dapps, wallets, exchanges, marketplaces, protocols, and service providers. We have an informed POV on the current state of the market and insight into how and why it will be rapidly evolving over the course of 2020. * We are assembling a focused, experienced team with a track record of building high-scale software infrastructure and driving successful startup outcomes – including a positive exit to Cisco (which generated >40% IRR for the institutional investors) in my most recent at bat.

Notional

Seed Round in 2020
Notional is a decentralized protocol that facilitates fixed-rate, fixed-term lending and borrowing of crypto assets on the Ethereum blockchain. The platform allows users to lend or borrow stablecoins at predetermined interest rates for terms of up to six months, utilizing a token known as fCash. This token can be redeemed for an underlying currency, such as DAI, upon its maturity. Notional features specialized liquidity pools that enable the efficient exchange between cash and fCash, with the exchange rate determining the fixed interest rate for the duration of the fCash token's life. The protocol is designed to be flexible, allowing for the addition of new assets, collateral types, and extended maturities in the future. Prioritizing security, Notional collaborates with industry experts to ensure the robustness of its smart contracts and the soundness of its economic framework.

CoFiX

Seed Round in 2020
CoFiX is a decentralized exchange (DEX) based in Singapore that aims to address pricing issues within the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. The platform features a computable trading system that includes an oracle module, a market-making module, and a trading module. This infrastructure is designed to incentivize market makers while allowing traders to benefit from minimal price spreads and reduced price impact. CoFiX's decentralized price oracle provides a comprehensive set of financial parameters, enabling users to verify prices and access arbitrage-free price feeds. The overall goal of CoFiX is to facilitate more accurate and cost-effective trading in the cryptocurrency market.

Talos

Venture Round in 2020
Talos Trading, Inc. is a technology provider focused on the institutional trading of digital assets, facilitating a comprehensive trading lifecycle that includes pre-trade price discovery, order routing, execution, and settlement. Founded in 2018 and based in New York, the company offers a platform that connects various participants in the crypto ecosystem, including institutional investors, prime brokers, exchanges, OTC desks, lenders, and custodians. This infrastructure enables clients to efficiently execute, analyze, and settle trades across spot, futures, and foreign exchange markets. Talos Trading's solutions support real-time price streaming, portfolio accounting, and liquidity access, catering to the needs of its diverse clientele in the rapidly evolving digital asset market.

Multis

Seed Round in 2020
Multis, Inc. provides financial services tailored for companies and entrepreneurs managing both fiat and cryptocurrencies. Its crypto wallet is designed to facilitate various financial operations, including storing digital assets, making payments to suppliers, managing payroll, and earning interest. The platform offers real-time monitoring of balances and transactions through a centralized dashboard, supports multi-access to assets, and enables features such as recurring payments and currency conversion. Founded in 2006, Multis is headquartered in San Francisco, California, while its team operates across Europe. The company aims to assist businesses in navigating the complexities of cryptocurrency, thereby promoting a global, borderless economy.

Tagomi

Acquisition in 2020
Tagomi Trading, LLC is an institutional-grade cryptocurrency trading platform founded in 2018 and headquartered in Albany, New York, with additional offices in New Jersey, Chicago, San Francisco, and London. The company specializes in providing clients with enhanced trade execution capabilities, allowing them to optimize their trading strategies. Utilizing advanced routing techniques and execution algorithms, Tagomi analyzes both real-time and historical data to determine the most advantageous trading opportunities. This approach helps clients minimize trading costs and maximize their returns on cryptocurrency investments.

FalconX

Venture Round in 2020
FalconX, Ltd. is a digital asset trading platform based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in providing trading solutions using data science and blockchain technology. Founded in 2018, the company has rapidly established itself in the market, achieving $7 billion in global trading volume over a recent ten-month period, with a quarterly growth rate exceeding 600%. FalconX caters to a diverse clientele, including over 100 financial institutions such as hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, payment gateways, and cryptocurrency exchanges. The platform is designed to offer reliable execution for mid-to-large size trades, employing machine learning to optimize trade execution by smart routing orders across various liquidity sources. This approach helps clients minimize slippage and eliminate hidden fees, facilitating efficient currency exchange and transfer within the cryptocurrency markets.

AMBER AI

Series A in 2020
Amber Group is a prominent cryptocurrency financial services provider based in Hong Kong, established in 2017 by finance professionals with backgrounds in major institutions. The company offers a range of services, including cryptocurrency trading, yield enhancement, collateralized lending, decentralized finance, and electronic market making. With a global presence that includes locations in Taipei, Seoul, and Vancouver, Amber Group operates continuously to serve over 200 institutional clients, facilitating trading across more than 60 electronic exchanges. The firm has cumulatively traded over $200 billion, maintaining an average daily trading volume between $100 million and $200 million. Amber Group emphasizes the integration of advanced technology with quantitative research to enhance investment flexibility, maximize returns, and deliver sustained value to its clients.

Securitize

Series A in 2020
Securitize, Inc. is a compliance platform that specializes in the issuance and management of digital securities. Founded in 2017 and based in Redwood City, California, the company offers a range of services for issuers, including document handling, investor communications, and accreditation. For investors, Securitize provides tools for wallet management, an investor dashboard, and token distribution. The platform enables eligible investors to own, manage, and trade digital securities in various capital markets, including equity, funds, fixed income, and real estate. Securitize is recognized as a registered transfer agent and is integrated with multiple regulated U.S. marketplaces, allowing it to facilitate compliant digital securities transactions. Additionally, the company offers KYC/AML and capital management services, ensuring a secure environment for both issuers and investors.

Instadapp

Seed Round in 2019
InstaDApp develops and operates blockchain based autonomous banking portal and mobile application. The company’s portal offers lending, leverage, borrowing, and swap services. It tracks and manages blockchain-based assets and analyze financial position. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Hyderabad, India.

Linen App

Seed Round in 2019
Linen App: earn high yield on your cash (4-5% APY variable). Start with as low as $5, available to withdraw anytime, no fees. Interest accrues hourly, not monthly.

Zestmoney

Series B in 2019
ZestMoney is a consumer lending FinTech company based in India that offers digital equated monthly installments (EMIs) without requiring a credit card or a credit score. Founded in 2016 by Priya Sharma, Lizzie Chapman, and Ashish Anantharaman, the company aims to make EMI payments accessible to a broader audience. By leveraging mobile technology, digital banking, and artificial intelligence, ZestMoney has reached millions of consumers across India. The company is supported by prominent global investors in digital financial services, including PayU, Ribbit Capital, and Omidyar Networks.

Forte

Venture Round in 2019
Forte is building economic technology for games. Its platform enables the emergence of community economics, a system where the interests of game developers and players are aligned, leading to healthier, sustainable game communities. The team is composed of longtime industry members (Unity, ngmoco, Riot Games, Electronic Arts, Sony, and Rockstar Games, among others), and is currently working with over 20 acclaimed game developers from across the industry to reimagine the economics of games. www.forte.io

Airtm

Venture Round in 2019
Airtm is an online platform that facilitates monetary transactions, allowing individuals to send, receive, or save money in a USD-denominated account. Founded in 2015, the company aims to help users, particularly in developing regions, manage currency devaluation and access financial services. Airtm connects clients with certified cashiers, who assist in depositing or withdrawing funds, earning a commission for their services. The platform operates as an e-wallet integrated with over 300 bank and e-money systems through a peer-to-peer network, enabling users to hold their funds in either dollars or cryptocurrency and conduct transactions both domestically and internationally. With headquarters in Mexico City and San Francisco, Airtm is a registered money service business in the United States.

Dharma Labs

Series A in 2019
Dharma Labs Inc. is a company that specializes in the development of smart contracts and tools for issuing and crowdfunding debt on blockchain technology. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, Dharma Labs provides a protocol that facilitates the decentralized issuance, origination, risk assessment, and underwriting of peer-to-peer loans. By enabling open and permissionless innovation in the lending industry, Dharma allows entrepreneurs to create various lending platforms, including consumer lending services, margin lending networks, and crowdfunding platforms for municipal bonds. This approach leverages blockchain technology to enhance the efficiency and security of lending operations.

Percent

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Percent is a fintech company that operates an ethereum-powered marketplace for commercial debt, focusing on private credit securitization. Established in 2018 and based in New York, Percent has developed a platform designed to streamline the securitization process for specialty finance originators at various stages of their growth. The platform facilitates investment discovery, investment execution, monitoring, and redemption of returns, catering to both institutional and retail investors. By integrating seamlessly into existing workflows, Percent provides users with access to innovative securitized products, enhancing their investment opportunities in the commercial debt market.

blockfi

Venture Round in 2019
BlockFi, Inc. is a financial services company that specializes in cryptocurrency wealth management. Founded in 2017 and based in Jersey City, New Jersey, BlockFi offers a range of products designed for crypto investors. Its flagship offering is the BlockFi Interest Account, which allows users to earn interest on their Bitcoin, Ether, and Gemini Dollar holdings. The company also provides secured loans to clients who collateralize their loans with cryptocurrency, facilitating liquidity for both individuals and institutions. Additionally, BlockFi operates a trading platform that enables the exchange of various cryptocurrency pairs and offers customizable lending solutions. With a focus on enhancing financial accessibility and transparency in the digital asset space, BlockFi aims to meet the evolving needs of its clients while ensuring secure management of their crypto assets through a registered custodian.

Percent

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Percent is a fintech company that operates an ethereum-powered marketplace for commercial debt, focusing on private credit securitization. Established in 2018 and based in New York, Percent has developed a platform designed to streamline the securitization process for specialty finance originators at various stages of their growth. The platform facilitates investment discovery, investment execution, monitoring, and redemption of returns, catering to both institutional and retail investors. By integrating seamlessly into existing workflows, Percent provides users with access to innovative securitized products, enhancing their investment opportunities in the commercial debt market.

Abacus

Seed Round in 2018
Abacus helps financial services companies reduce long back-and-forth onboarding sessions, eliminate inefficient data collection, and streamline compliance workflows.

Flipside Crypto

Seed Round in 2018
Flipside Crypto, Inc. is a Boston-based company that operates a cryptocurrency information platform designed to provide business intelligence for blockchain organizations. Founded in 2017, the company offers a range of services, including cryptocurrency management, acquisition, digital walleting, custody services, and portfolio dashboards for investors. Flipside Crypto specializes in analytics, delivering insights into user behaviors, developer activities, and financial metrics. It also offers the Fundamental Crypto Asset Score (FCAS), which measures the fundamental health of cryptocurrency projects. Additionally, Flipside Crypto collaborates with partners like CoinMarketCap and Messari to distribute its analytics. The company is backed by notable investors, including Coinbase Ventures and True Ventures.

Securitize

Series A in 2018
Securitize, Inc. is a compliance platform that specializes in the issuance and management of digital securities. Founded in 2017 and based in Redwood City, California, the company offers a range of services for issuers, including document handling, investor communications, and accreditation. For investors, Securitize provides tools for wallet management, an investor dashboard, and token distribution. The platform enables eligible investors to own, manage, and trade digital securities in various capital markets, including equity, funds, fixed income, and real estate. Securitize is recognized as a registered transfer agent and is integrated with multiple regulated U.S. marketplaces, allowing it to facilitate compliant digital securities transactions. Additionally, the company offers KYC/AML and capital management services, ensuring a secure environment for both issuers and investors.

Gauntlet

Seed Round in 2018
Gauntlet builds a blockchain simulation and testing platform for financial systems. The company's blockchain simulation and the testing platform run a series of simulations to test the client's protocol or smart contract and gain intuition on how design choices affect behavior, thereby helping financial institutions by providing transparency and greatly reduces the cost of experimentation so that teams can rapidly design, launch, and scale new decentralized systems. Gauntlet was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, USA.

Nova

Seed Round in 2018
Nova Labs, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2015. The company specializes in developing tools that leverage artificial intelligence to enhance sales processes and automate financial operations. Nova’s platform streamlines customer engagement by identifying optimal actions throughout the sales pipeline, thereby improving productivity and reducing the risk of missed opportunities. Additionally, Nova is focused on building an open financial infrastructure, offering a comprehensive onboarding platform that includes identity and compliance protocols for tokenized financial instruments. This enables clients to automate regulatory compliance while facilitating the issuance, administration, and settlement of these financial products on the blockchain.

RealtyBits

Seed Round in 2018
RealtyBits is a platform for digitized private real estate offerings. It connects verified buyers & sellers directly to securely transact with each other using digital and fiat currencies. Buyers & seller also get full admin features to track their purchase performance, communicate and get distributions directly into their wallets or bank accounts.

Tokensoft

Seed Round in 2018
TokenSoft Inc. is a technology company that specializes in providing a platform for the issuance and management of digital securities on the blockchain. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, TokenSoft offers a comprehensive suite of services that address the entire lifecycle of digital securities, including onboarding, distribution, custody, and ongoing administration. The company's platform is designed to ensure compliance with regulatory standards across various jurisdictions, making it suitable for enterprises, asset managers, and financial institutions. Additionally, TokenSoft provides a secure mobile wallet solution, Knox Wallet, which facilitates self-custody of digital assets. By automating processes related to fundraising, compliance, investor management, and the secondary transfer of assets, TokenSoft aims to streamline the investment banking infrastructure for security tokens, covering a range of asset classes such as equity, funds, real estate, and fixed-income debt.

Digital Wealth

Acquisition in 2018
Digital Wealth is a fee-only financial planning and investment management firm dedicated to assisting technology professionals and their families with their personal finance. Digital Wealth is virtual in nature which enables us to assist clients in the State of California and in other jurisdictions where exempted.

Compound

Seed Round in 2018
Compound Labs, Inc. is a company that designs and develops a decentralized finance protocol on the Ethereum blockchain, aimed at creating efficient money markets. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, the firm offers an open-source software platform that enables individuals, businesses, and developers to engage in borrowing and lending activities. The protocol features a web interface that dynamically adjusts interest rates based on the supply and demand of various assets, ensuring liquid and transparent financial transactions. With a significant user base and numerous applications integrating its technology, Compound serves as a foundation for innovative financial applications, promoting a more open and accessible financial system.