DeFiance Capital

Defiance Capital is a venture capital firm based in Singapore, founded in 2020, that specializes in Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and related sectors. The firm employs an activist investment strategy, combining fundamental research with a proactive approach to investment. Defiance Capital focuses on opportunities within web3, decentralized finance, infrastructure, gaming, the metaverse, and the broader cryptocurrency landscape. Through its targeted investments, the firm aims to support and advance innovative projects that shape the future of finance and technology.

Arthur Cheong

Founding Partner

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ARPA Network

Venture Round in 2024
ARPA Network is a decentralized computing network designed to improve the fairness, security, and privacy of blockchain technology.

ARPA

Venture Round in 2024
ARPA is a network focused on secure computation, facilitating the sharing and utilization of data without revealing the underlying raw information during data-at-use. The platform employs advanced technologies such as Information-theoretic MAC and Zero-Knowledge Proof to ensure the correctness of computations, even in the presence of majority malicious actors. By integrating state-of-the-art Multi-party Computation with an innovative node communication scheme, ARPA introduces a privacy-preserving computation protocol that supports a novel data monetization model known as Data Renting. Additionally, ARPA's blockchain platform enhances security for various applications, including credit fraud detection and targeted advertising, enabling users to bolster the security of their operations effectively.

Fordefi

Seed Round in 2022
Fordefi operates a multi-party computation (MPC) wallet platform that serves as a Web3 gateway for institutions, facilitating secure connections to decentralized applications (dApps) across various blockchain networks. As the first institutional MPC wallet and security platform specifically designed for decentralized finance, Fordefi offers a range of features including MPC key management, self-service DeFi policy controls, and time-of-transaction smart contract insights. Additionally, the platform provides transaction simulation and risk alerts, enabling market participants to engage with decentralized finance securely and efficiently.

Gomu

Seed Round in 2022
Gomu is a software development platform that simplifies the creation of Web3 applications and services across various blockchains. It provides tools and resources that enable developers to build utilities and non-fungible tokens, facilitating seamless interactions within the Web3 ecosystem. By offering an application programming interface and software development kit, Gomu supports clients in developing decentralized applications and services, ultimately enhancing user experiences in the Web3 space.

Suberra

Seed Round in 2022
Suberra is a company that specializes in facilitating cryptocurrency payments for businesses, aiming to enhance the user experience in this evolving financial landscape. It offers a range of services, including the acceptance of crypto payments for commerce, one-time transactions, and subscription models. Suberra's payment infrastructure is designed to enable safe and secure transactions, providing both consumers and merchants with a streamlined process for using cryptocurrencies and stablecoins. This approach not only simplifies payment acceptance for businesses but also empowers consumers to transact more freely and efficiently in their everyday purchases.

Ring Games

Venture Round in 2022
Ring Games is a blockchain game development company that focuses on creating a global gaming experience platform. This platform leverages blockchain technology to establish a metaverse ecosystem, allowing for immersive gameplay and interaction. Additionally, Ring Games features an online marketplace where users can trade non-fungible token collections, enhancing the gaming experience with unique digital assets. Through its innovative approach, the company aims to provide gamers with engaging visuals and diverse perspectives within the gaming landscape.

Tatsumeeko

Seed Round in 2022
Tatsumeeko is a Discord-first fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG).

Apeiron

Seed Round in 2022
Apeiron is a play and earn NFT game.

Crypto Raiders

Venture Round in 2022
Crypto Raiders is a highly-interactive dungeon crawler game built on the blockchain. Players have the ability to buy characters and mobs, go on missions, build teams in a virtual universe all while discovering NFTs they then own. Crypto Raiders is built on the Polygon blockchain, and all NFT loot is randomized, ensuring that the value of all discovered loot is random as well.

Ultiverse

Seed Round in 2022
Ultiverse is an AI-powered gaming platform that enables gamers to engage in multiplayer battles against each other. The platform allows users to create their own characters and provides a unique feature where players can redeem nonfungible tokens (NFTs) for real-life replicas or deliverables upon request, bridging the gap between virtual gaming experiences and tangible rewards.

Lava Labs

Series A in 2022
Lava Labs is a dynamic game development studio that specializes in creating immersive gaming experiences across multiple locations, including the UK, Sweden, and the Netherlands. The studio focuses on innovation and community engagement, aiming to redefine the gaming landscape with its flagship game, A Far Away Realm (AFAR). This game allows players to participate in adventures that integrate traditional social activities within virtual worlds, fostering excitement and connection among a global gaming community. Additionally, Lava Labs offers a gaming platform designed for community interaction and rewards, enabling players to enjoy both independent and multiplayer experiences while benefiting from token economics.

Luna Foundation Guard

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
LFG is dedicated to supporting a vibrant community of blockchain innovators committed to developing a decentralized global economy.

MixMob

Seed Round in 2022
MixMob is a play-to-earn (P2E) game developed by Encore Studios, leveraging blockchain technology and operating on the Solana network. The game draws inspiration from various cultural elements, including music, art, fashion, and movies, to foster a unique Remix Culture. It features a card game strategy within a comprehensive gaming ecosystem reminiscent of Fortnite's virtual environment. Players can socialize and earn rewards while engaging with non-fungible token (NFT) based masks, enhancing their experience in the metaverse.

Rift Finance

Venture Round in 2022
Rift Finance is a decentralized protocol focused on enhancing the growth of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) through innovative incentive structures. The platform enables DAOs to deploy governance tokens from their treasuries, thereby increasing token liquidity while retaining ownership. This approach assists crypto companies in meeting their liquidity objectives, offering a means to generate attractive and safer returns for liquidity providers. By streamlining the process of token deployment, Rift Finance contributes to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of financial services in the Web3 ecosystem.

So-Col

Seed Round in 2022
So-Col is a social media platform that facilitates connections between content creators and their fans by bridging traditional web2 social channels with the emerging web3 environment. The platform offers tools that enable content creators to monetize their work and foster community engagement. Utilizing blockchain technology, So-Col employs a decentralized ID protocol that allows creators and influencers to transform their social media content into non-fungible collectible items. This innovative approach not only enhances the interaction between creators and their audiences but also provides new opportunities for revenue generation within the digital landscape.

Dropp

Venture Round in 2022
Dropp GG is a social NFT minting platform that aims to bring the metaverse into the real world. Dropp Land is a metaverse where NFT tokens for virtual land plots have counterparts in the physical world. Dropp GG is integrated with Dropp 3D, an augmented reality feature that bridges virtual and physical experiences.

Rebase

Seed Round in 2022
Rebase is a company that offers a lifestyle application designed to enhance user experiences through the exploration, collection, and redemption of exclusive digital rewards in the real world. In addition to its lifestyle application, Rebase operates a metaverse gaming platform that utilizes geo-based minting for creating unique non-fungible tokens (NFTs). This platform allows users to participate in mixed reality events, merging real-world activities with a proprietary metaverse environment. Users can mint NFTs by applying augmented reality filters during their explorations, providing a novel way to engage with digital content while interacting with their physical surroundings.

Hubble Protocol

Venture Round in 2022
Hubble Protocol is a decentralized financial platform that facilitates long-term borrowing, lending, and the creation of structured financial products. It aims to democratize access to decentralized finance by offering a range of sustainable financial services. The protocol's software supports multi-asset collateral and enables zero-interest borrowing, allowing users to leverage yield-bearing assets for loans. Additionally, Hubble enhances yield generation on deposits of various tokens, providing clients with optimized financial opportunities while minimizing costs associated with loans.

Friktion

Venture Round in 2022
Friktion Labs is a developer of a decentralized finance (DeFi) portfolio management platform focused on sustainable and intelligent investing. The organization comprises a team of quantitative traders, researchers, and crypto engineers with expertise in commodities, treasuries, volatility products, and crypto-assets. Friktion offers an automated portfolio manager (APM) that allows investors to input their existing portfolio information, including spot trading, perpetual, and liquidity positions. This tool helps users optimize their investment strategies by generating profits across various market cycles and enabling them to monitor profit fluctuations in different markets. The team includes experienced professionals from notable trading firms, enhancing its capabilities in the competitive DeFi landscape.

Suberra

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Suberra is a company that specializes in facilitating cryptocurrency payments for businesses, aiming to enhance the user experience in this evolving financial landscape. It offers a range of services, including the acceptance of crypto payments for commerce, one-time transactions, and subscription models. Suberra's payment infrastructure is designed to enable safe and secure transactions, providing both consumers and merchants with a streamlined process for using cryptocurrencies and stablecoins. This approach not only simplifies payment acceptance for businesses but also empowers consumers to transact more freely and efficiently in their everyday purchases.

Cosmic Guild

Seed Round in 2021
Cosmic Guild is a developer of online games focused on creating an engaging environment where players can enjoy entertainment while also earning income. The company offers a variety of games that include competitive battle modes and various minigames. Additionally, Cosmic Guild manages a portfolio of NFT game assets from leading cryptocurrency games, which are made available to its members for play. This approach allows players globally to transform their gaming experiences into tangible income opportunities, reflecting the company's belief in the positive impact of gaming on people's lives.

Multichain

Seed Round in 2021
Multichain is a cross-chain router protocol designed to facilitate seamless cryptocurrency transactions across various blockchain platforms. By developing a robust infrastructure, it enables users to swap cryptocurrencies efficiently among multiple exchanges. This innovative platform supports a wide range of blockchains, making it a pivotal player in the blockchain industry. Multichain's real-time capabilities enhance user experience, allowing for swift and secure transactions in a rapidly evolving digital currency landscape.

Hubble Protocol

Seed Round in 2021
Hubble Protocol is a decentralized financial platform that facilitates long-term borrowing, lending, and the creation of structured financial products. It aims to democratize access to decentralized finance by offering a range of sustainable financial services. The protocol's software supports multi-asset collateral and enables zero-interest borrowing, allowing users to leverage yield-bearing assets for loans. Additionally, Hubble enhances yield generation on deposits of various tokens, providing clients with optimized financial opportunities while minimizing costs associated with loans.

Atlendis

Seed Round in 2021
Operator of an online lending platform intended to offer a capital-efficient lending protocol. The company creates a more capital-efficient environment for uncollateralized crypto loans through its Defi lending protocol using blockchain technology, enabling clients to access flexibility for recurrent and short-term liquidity needs.

JellyFi

Seed Round in 2021
Most DeFi applications require institutional borrowers to over-collateralize their loans using crypto as collateral, limiting the wide range of use cases possible with crypto lending. Collateralized loans not only restrict borrowers from using capital how and when they want, but also limit the potential for enhanced return for lenders. JellyFi is a capital-efficient DeFi lending protocol that enables crypto loans without collateral, where institutional borrowers can obtain competitive loan terms, and lenders get access to higher returns while having more granular control over their investment portfolios. Zero-collateral loans are similar to a revolving line of credit where the borrower only has to pay a liquidity fee on unused capital in their own liquidity pool.

Platypus Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Platypus Finance is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that offers a new mechanism for Automatic Market Makers (AMM) for stablecoins to optimize capital efficiency.

Champion Games

Venture Round in 2021
Champion Games creates blockchain-based video games. The company's game MetaSoccer, a football fantasy game that allows the players to play and ear.

ConsenSys

Series C in 2021
ConsenSys, established in 2015 by Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, is a leading Ethereum software company focused on Web3. It offers a suite of products, including Infura, Quorum, Truffle, Codefi, MetaMask, and Diligence, which serve millions of users and support billions of blockchain-based queries. ConsenSys enables developers and enterprises worldwide to build next-generation applications and access the decentralized web, fostering business adoption and growth of the Ethereum ecosystem. Additionally, ConsenSys Academy, its educational arm, bridges the Ethereum knowledge gap globally for ecosystem development.

Whalehouse Technology

Series B in 2021
Whalehouse Technology is a Shenzhen-based automated warehouse solutions provider. Whalehouse is a good friend of the electricity supplier companies, courier companies and logistics companies, which provides intelligent automated warehouse solutions and free upgrade service. The gene of whale warehouse is electricity supplier and technology, the company is constituted by a young group from Tencent, SF, JD and CAS.

GuildFi

Seed Round in 2021
GuildFi is a gaming platform that empowers all gamer communities and creates interoperability across the Metaverse.

Syndica

Seed Round in 2021
Syndica is a developer infrastructure company specializing in Web 3.0 technologies, primarily serving the Solana ecosystem. It provides a cloud-based infrastructure tailored for blockchain developers, offering advanced tooling and APIs. Syndica's platform includes features such as detailed logging, audience insights, and RPC usage analytics, which assist clients in efficiently building and optimizing their application programming interfaces. By focusing on these essential services, Syndica aims to enhance the development experience within the blockchain space.

Beta Finance

Venture Round in 2021
Beta Finance is a decentralized finance protocol that facilitates lending, borrowing, and short-selling of cryptocurrency assets. Designed as a permissionless money market, it seeks to mitigate the inherent volatility of the crypto market and enhance overall market stability. The platform provides a user-friendly, one-click solution, allowing traders without technical expertise to easily manage and update their short positions. It presents all relevant token information directly on the interface, empowering users to make informed decisions in the dynamic crypto landscape.

Timeswap

Seed Round in 2021
Timeswap is a decentralized finance application that facilitates borrowing and lending through cryptocurrency. The platform allows users to engage in fixed maturity lending and borrowing using any crypto tokens, with the option to utilize alternative tokens as collateral. Its key features include flexible interest rates and collateral factors, which enable users to tailor their risk-return profiles according to their preferences. Additionally, Timeswap supports the creation of Ethereum-based ERC20 token pools by allowing users to provide the necessary liquidity. This structure provides a versatile and user-friendly environment for crypto investors and individuals seeking to access crypto loans.

MCDEX

Venture Round in 2021
Fully permissionless protocol for decentralized perpetual swaps

RabbitX

Series A in 2021
RabbitX is a decentralized finance platform that simplifies investment in global stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, and digital assets without charging commissions. The platform leverages advanced Zero-Knowledge decentralized scaling technology to enhance user experience and security. It offers unique features such as interest rate swaps, enabling users to trade, speculate, and hedge interest rates in cryptocurrency transactions. Supported by prominent investors, RabbitX aims to modernize finance by integrating traditional financial instruments into the digital landscape.

XDefi Wallet

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

Orca

Series A in 2021
Orca is a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange built on the Solana blockchain, facilitating instant token swaps with minimal transaction fees. The platform is designed to handle thousands of transactions per second, ensuring low latency and capital-efficient trading. Users can exchange tokens while receiving fair pricing and have the option to provide liquidity to trading pools, allowing them to earn a share of the trading fees generated on the platform.

LayerZero

Series A in 2021
LayerZero Labs is a developer of a blockchain messaging protocol that enables decentralized applications to operate across multiple blockchains. The company's platform facilitates data exchange and interoperability by connecting disparate blockchains, offering a streamlined solution for cross-chain applications. Utilizing an on-chain light node for validation, LayerZero improves speed, security, and cost-efficiency, as it streams block headers on-demand through decentralized oracles rather than maintaining all headers sequentially. This innovative approach allows clients to efficiently implement low-level communication primitives necessary for cross-chain functionality.

Bluefin

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

Eden Network

Seed Round in 2021
Eden Network is a blockchain infrastructure company that focuses on enhancing transaction safety for traders and providing transaction priority for NFT minters. It develops a suite of Ethereum smart contracts that adhere to the principles of progressive decentralization, allowing token holders to participate in governance through private communication channels and decision-making processes. The company also offers essential liquid staking and validation infrastructure aimed at optimizing yield generation, increasing total value locked (TVL), and fostering overall network growth. By prioritizing both security and user governance, Eden Network seeks to create a more efficient and decentralized trading environment.

UXD Protocol

Seed Round in 2021
UXD Protocol is a decentralized platform that operates on the Solana blockchain, focusing on facilitating digital asset transactions. It offers an algorithmic stablecoin designed to maintain its value by holding and balancing various cryptocurrencies as collateral. This innovative approach allows the protocol to automatically generate interest for users, enabling them to earn from their crypto transactions. By combining stability with the potential for earnings, UXD Protocol aims to provide a reliable option for investors in the evolving digital asset landscape.

DeZy

Seed Round in 2021
DeZy is a business building on top of decentralized finance protocols. Dezy takes your cash, converts it to dollar-denominated stable coins, which are deposited across a range of DeFi protocols.

Index Coop

Seed Round in 2021
The Index Coop is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) and the largest provider of on-chain structured decentralized finance (DeFi) products. We’re on a mission to make DeFi simple, secure and accessible to everyone. Index Coop builds sector index products, leverage and inverse products, and yield-generating products, all built on Set Protocol’s twice-audited V2 infrastructure.

CoinAlpha

Series A in 2021
CoinAlpha, Inc. is a fintech software engineering company based in Mountain View, California, established in 2017. The firm specializes in trading and market-making software for digital assets, leveraging expertise in data engineering, machine learning, and blockchain technology. CoinAlpha is known for developing Hummingbot, an open-source software platform that allows users to create market-making and arbitrage bots, as well as Hummingbot Miner, a liquidity mining platform that enables users to earn rewards by executing market-making strategies on selected trading pairs. The company pioneered the concept of liquidity mining in a 2019 whitepaper. Initially started as a quantitative hedge fund, CoinAlpha's founders possess extensive experience in investment banking and trading, having worked at prominent financial institutions, along with engineering roles in notable Silicon Valley companies. The company has successfully raised $14.8 million in funding from various venture capital firms and angel investors to support its innovative solutions in contract-based financial products.

Set Labs

Series A in 2021
Set Labs is focused on advancing the field of finance through innovative cryptocurrency asset management solutions. The company develops a protocol that enables the creation and exchange of collateralized baskets of tokens, utilizing smart contracts to facilitate the bundling and unbundling of various crypto assets. This technology allows users to efficiently create cryptocurrency baskets, which can include a mix of ERC20 tokens, non-fungible tokens, and on-chain securities. By providing tools and specifications for developers, Set Labs aims to simplify the process of asset management in the blockchain space, promoting a more accessible and flexible financial environment.

Bright Star Studios

Seed Round in 2021
Bright Star Studios is an independent game development company located in Swatar, Malta, specializing in the creation of multiplayer online video games. The studio focuses on developing original MMO game franchises using its proprietary engine and aims to innovate the MMORPG landscape across platforms, including PC, mobile, and browsers. Its flagship title, Ember Sword, represents a modern approach to gaming, emphasizing a player-owned economy and community engagement. By promoting competitive gameplay and instant playability, Bright Star Studios seeks to foster a gaming environment that prioritizes skill and user involvement, challenging traditional business models in the industry.

Burnt

Venture Round in 2021
Burnt Finance operates as a decentralized NFT auction protocol that facilitates the minting and trading of digital assets within a permissionless ecosystem. It aims to address the barriers that hinder the broader adoption of cryptocurrency by creating an inclusive infrastructure. The protocol not only serves as an auction house for digital assets but also supports fundraising, collections, and staking activities. By providing high-speed and low-cost services, Burnt Finance enhances the user experience in the Web3 space, collaborating with like-minded organizations to develop tools and products that promote cultural integration and functionality in the crypto domain.

MCDEX

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Fully permissionless protocol for decentralized perpetual swaps

InsurAce Protocol

Seed Round in 2021
InsurAce is the leading decentralized insurance protocol, providing reliable, robust and secure DeFi insurance services to the DeFi users. InsurAce not only guarantees unbeatable portfolio premiums but also offers sustainable investment returns. We have a unique insurance product, tailored just for your project. From insuring your smart contract against hacks to allowing users to secure their investments against risks. Our community is one of the best in the DeFi space and is a key element to our success. We continue to innovate and improve for them.

Balancer

Series A in 2021
Balancer Labs, Inc., established in 2018, is a U.S.-based company that operates a decentralized finance exchange. It specializes in providing a platform for programmable liquidity, enabling users to create and manage self-balancing index funds or invest in others' without the need for deposits, bids/asks, or order management. Balancer Labs also functions as a non-custodial portfolio manager, liquidity provider, and price sensor within this decentralized ecosystem.

Armor

Venture Round in 2021
Armor develops a dynamic cover brokerage protocol for decentralized finance to serve cryptocurrency investors. Founded in 2021, Armor is a DeFi coverage aggregator that makes securing your DeFi assets against hacks as easy as possible. Ease wants to make DeFi as easy and safe as possible. They aim to cover every dollar in DeFi so that users can finally feel at ease.

dYdX

Series B in 2021
dYdX is a decentralized exchange that provides traders with a secure and efficient platform for various financial activities. Established in 2017 by Antonio Juliano, a former engineer at Coinbase and Uber, dYdX operates on audited smart contracts on Ethereum, ensuring transparency and security without relying on a central authority. The platform offers a range of trading options, including perpetual, margin, and spot trading, along with borrowing and lending pools. Users can earn interest on deposits or take loans at nominal fees, enabling them to trade on margin with customized leverage. dYdX aims to create an open financial system, granting users access to vital financial tools while facilitating fully collateralized loans for short-selling.

Swivel Finance

Seed Round in 2020
Swivel Finance is a decentralized protocol that specializes in fixed-rate lending and tokenized cash flows, allowing lenders to secure fixed-rate interest rates on their ERC-20 tokens. Founded in 2020 and based in Austin, Texas, the company has developed an online lending platform that minimizes transaction overhead and reduces associated risks for users. By providing a mechanism for locking in interest rates, Swivel Finance aims to enhance the stability and predictability of returns in the decentralized finance sector.

Horizon Finance

Seed Round in 2020
Horizon Finance is a platform dedicated to decentralized interest rate and protocol cash flow markets. It enables users to deposit their assets with either fixed or floating interest rates, providing a unique opportunity to compete for preferential payment by capping their yield. The platform offers a trading toolkit for participants in the decentralized finance ecosystem, facilitating engagement with key yield streams while rewarding users for their participation. Through its innovative approach, Horizon Finance aims to enhance user experience in managing and optimizing financial returns.

BoringDAO

Seed Round in 2020
BoringDAO is an inter-blockchain hub that facilitates the transfer of assets across various blockchain networks in a cost-effective and efficient manner. The platform creates decentralized asset tunnels, allowing non-ERC20 assets to enhance their utility and generate yield. This enables users to mint, convert, and redeem cryptocurrency tokens quickly, typically within minutes. By connecting different blockchain-related assets, BoringDAO aims to streamline cross-chain interactions and improve the overall functionality of digital assets.
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