Rise is an innovative payroll and compliance provider. It is a Web3-enabled platform that helps businesses onboard, manage, and pay local and international contractors while ensuring full compliance and alleviating burdensome tax processes. Rise provides an all-in-one compliance and payment platform for companies with global workforces, streamlining onboarding, payments, and compliance tasks. It allows businesses to hire, onboard, and pay international contractors compliantly.
Regfyl
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Regfyl is a technology company that specializes in compliance management. It offers a comprehensive platform designed to simplify and streamline regulatory processes for businesses. The platform covers the entire compliance journey, from initial customer onboarding to ongoing monitoring and regulatory reporting. It features tools for identity verification, risk assessment, and automated case management, aiming to enhance compliance efficiency, reduce costs, and simplify audits while maintaining robust security.
Zone is a regulated blockchain network that facilitates the acceptance and payment of digital currencies. As a blockchain services company, it provides a secure and efficient infrastructure for transactions, promoting the use of digital assets in various applications. By leveraging blockchain technology, Zone aims to enhance financial transactions through increased transparency and reduced costs, catering to businesses and consumers looking to integrate digital currencies into their operations.
Neutral Exchange
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Neutral is an exchange for environmental assets. We combine tokenized carbon credits, renewable energy credits, and carbon forwards with specialized market infrastructure to deliver efficiency, transparency, and trust in environmental asset markets.
Halborn is a cybersecurity company focused on safeguarding blockchain organizations from cyber threats. It offers a comprehensive platform that includes a range of products and services aimed at identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities in Web3 applications. These services encompass advanced penetration testing, security advisory, DevSecOps, automation, and smart contract audits. By serving as a third-party partner, Halborn continuously assesses critical assets and facilitates maximum automation, providing expert consulting and execution throughout the security process. The company is dedicated to helping clients protect their data and financial resources against potential cyber attacks.
Founded in 2013, Elliptic is a London-based company that specializes in blockchain analytics and compliance. It provides actionable intelligence on cryptocurrency transactions to financial institutions, regulators, and government agencies, aiming to combat illicit activity and ensure regulatory compliance.
Curv Inc. is a company that specializes in developing cloud-based infrastructure for digital asset security. Founded in 2018 by Dan Yadlin and Itay Malinger, Curv provides a multi-party computation (MPC) solution that eliminates the need for private keys, enhancing safety against cyber threats and insider risks. Its technology allows users, including financial institutions and crypto-native companies, to securely build and manage digital wallets for storing and transferring various digital assets across different blockchains. Curv's offerings include a cloud-based wallet service that replaces conventional cold and hot storage solutions, as well as an enterprise-grade policy engine that enables organizations to define risk profiles and enforce compliance measures. Additionally, the company provides Curv Air Gap, which integrates an offline machine to facilitate secure transaction signing. Headquartered in Winchester, California, with research and development operations in Tel Aviv, Israel, Curv aims to streamline the transaction process while ensuring the highest levels of security.
Custodia
Angel Round in 2020
Custodia Bank is a crypto-asset banking company that provides regulated services for digital assets. The institution serves as a compliant bridge to the US dollar payments system and acts as a custodian for digital assets, adhering to stringent institutional custody standards. By offering these banking services tailored to the digital assets industry, Custodia aims to facilitate secure and compliant transactions for its customers.
Merkle Science
Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2018, Merkle Science is a Singapore-based software company specializing in predictive crypto risk management. It offers intelligence platforms for businesses and government agencies to detect, investigate, and prevent illegal activities involving cryptocurrencies. The company's Behavioral Rule Engine enables compliance teams to fulfill KYC/AML obligations and helps industry players stay ahead of evolving illicit activities.
Cambridge Blockchain
Series A in 2019
Cambridge Blockchain, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing blockchain-based identity management and compliance software solutions tailored for financial institutions. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company aims to empower users by returning control of personal identity data to individuals while providing a trusted, distributed identity framework. Its platform enhances the management of sensitive data, streamlining compliance processes and improving customer experiences for multinational banks and financial organizations. By offering an asset-agnostic control layer for blockchain transactions, Cambridge Blockchain enables its clients to navigate stringent data privacy regulations and eliminate redundant identity compliance checks. As of December 2020, Cambridge Blockchain operates as a subsidiary of Blockchains, LLC.
Nivaura
Seed Round in 2019
Nivaura provides a blockchain-enabled platform for automated issuance and administration of financial products and instruments. The company's technology suite automates key processes for issuing and managing loans, bonds, and structured notes, delivering greater efficiency, accuracy, and transparency while supporting compliance. Its platform enables on-demand issuance and ongoing administration for banks, brokers, exchanges, and funds, driving faster, cheaper operations across the life cycle of financial instruments.
Curv Inc. is a company that specializes in developing cloud-based infrastructure for digital asset security. Founded in 2018 by Dan Yadlin and Itay Malinger, Curv provides a multi-party computation (MPC) solution that eliminates the need for private keys, enhancing safety against cyber threats and insider risks. Its technology allows users, including financial institutions and crypto-native companies, to securely build and manage digital wallets for storing and transferring various digital assets across different blockchains. Curv's offerings include a cloud-based wallet service that replaces conventional cold and hot storage solutions, as well as an enterprise-grade policy engine that enables organizations to define risk profiles and enforce compliance measures. Additionally, the company provides Curv Air Gap, which integrates an offline machine to facilitate secure transaction signing. Headquartered in Winchester, California, with research and development operations in Tel Aviv, Israel, Curv aims to streamline the transaction process while ensuring the highest levels of security.
Coinhouse
Series A in 2019
Coinhouse is a French platform that offers investment services in Bitcoin and a broad range of crypto assets. It provides a crypto assets investment platform for retail and corporate investors in Europe, including tools to acquire, secure, and manage digital assets and access savings and investment products. The company operates with regulatory recognition as a Crypto Asset Service Provider by the French financial regulator AMF in March 2020 and by the CSSF in Luxembourg in December 2021. It also serves business clients by enabling crypto payments and on- and off-ramps for crypto transactions. Through its platform, Coinhouse delivers market monitoring and insights on crypto markets to help users understand risks and opportunities. The focus is to increase access to crypto financial services and investment opportunities while aligning with regulatory frameworks to ensure security and auditability.
Cambridge Blockchain
Series A in 2018
Cambridge Blockchain, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing blockchain-based identity management and compliance software solutions tailored for financial institutions. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company aims to empower users by returning control of personal identity data to individuals while providing a trusted, distributed identity framework. Its platform enhances the management of sensitive data, streamlining compliance processes and improving customer experiences for multinational banks and financial organizations. By offering an asset-agnostic control layer for blockchain transactions, Cambridge Blockchain enables its clients to navigate stringent data privacy regulations and eliminate redundant identity compliance checks. As of December 2020, Cambridge Blockchain operates as a subsidiary of Blockchains, LLC.
Chainalysis
Series A in 2018
Chainalysis designs and develops anti-money laundering software for cryptocurrency businesses and financial institutions. Its platform offers REACTOR, an interactive investigation tool that identifies offenders, visualizes data, and shares results; Kryptos, a risk assessment tool for understanding cryptocurrency activity and investment opportunities; and an API that provides transaction-based risk scoring with source and destination of funds. The company also provides activity monitoring reports, due diligence tools, and cyber threat intelligence derived from the deep web to help analysts estimate criminal revenues and identify emerging threats. Additional offerings include real-time API access and web-based investigation software for due diligence and customer verification, as well as tools to identify cyber criminals and attribute cyber threats. Chainalysis serves government agencies, banks, exchanges, insurance firms, and other cryptocurrency businesses. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, it maintains offices in Copenhagen, Tokyo, and Singapore.
Nivaura
Seed Round in 2018
Nivaura provides a blockchain-enabled platform for automated issuance and administration of financial products and instruments. The company's technology suite automates key processes for issuing and managing loans, bonds, and structured notes, delivering greater efficiency, accuracy, and transparency while supporting compliance. Its platform enables on-demand issuance and ongoing administration for banks, brokers, exchanges, and funds, driving faster, cheaper operations across the life cycle of financial instruments.
Coinhouse
Seed Round in 2017
Coinhouse is a French platform that offers investment services in Bitcoin and a broad range of crypto assets. It provides a crypto assets investment platform for retail and corporate investors in Europe, including tools to acquire, secure, and manage digital assets and access savings and investment products. The company operates with regulatory recognition as a Crypto Asset Service Provider by the French financial regulator AMF in March 2020 and by the CSSF in Luxembourg in December 2021. It also serves business clients by enabling crypto payments and on- and off-ramps for crypto transactions. Through its platform, Coinhouse delivers market monitoring and insights on crypto markets to help users understand risks and opportunities. The focus is to increase access to crypto financial services and investment opportunities while aligning with regulatory frameworks to ensure security and auditability.
Norbloc
Seed Round in 2017
Norbloc AB is a technology company founded in 2016 and based in Stockholm, Sweden, with a development hub in Athens, Greece. It specializes in developing blockchain-based solutions for the banking and consulting industries, focusing on Know-Your-Customer (KYC) compliance. Its primary platform, Fides, addresses challenges related to digitization and the duplication of efforts in KYC processes. Through advanced digital onboarding, Norbloc's Sancus platform enables institutions to aggregate data sources and validate customer information in a fully digital environment. The company’s applications utilize digital ledger technology to facilitate safe data sharing among institutions, allowing them to collaborate on KYC data validation while maintaining privacy. These solutions not only streamline compliance but can also lead to significant cost savings for financial institutions, exceeding 50% of their current KYC budgets. All of Norbloc's platforms comply with GDPR regulations, ensuring secure document storage and sharing for various industries, including governmental and health sectors.
Cobalt
Venture Round in 2017
Cobalt is a financial technology company that offers critical risk and data services to participants in the foreign exchange (FX) market, while also extending its regulatory compliant solutions to the digital asset sector. Additionally, Cobalt provides high-risk payments and funding services tailored for small businesses across various industries, including hospitality, automotive, e-commerce, and retail. Through its innovative services, Cobalt aims to address the unique challenges faced by these sectors in managing risk and facilitating transactions.
Stratumn is a company that offers a financial process management platform specifically designed for midsized and large organizations. Utilizing blockchain technology, Stratumn's solution creates a digital audit trail that enhances the accuracy and efficiency of financial operations. By automating the auditing process, the platform reduces errors and operational frictions, ensuring that data integrity is maintained through cryptographically secured methods. This innovative approach allows companies to streamline their end-to-end financial processes while ensuring data privacy and minimizing costs. Through its services, Stratumn facilitates secure connections among networks, organizations, and individuals, optimizing their financial workflows.
Cambridge Blockchain
Convertible Note in 2017
Cambridge Blockchain, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing blockchain-based identity management and compliance software solutions tailored for financial institutions. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company aims to empower users by returning control of personal identity data to individuals while providing a trusted, distributed identity framework. Its platform enhances the management of sensitive data, streamlining compliance processes and improving customer experiences for multinational banks and financial organizations. By offering an asset-agnostic control layer for blockchain transactions, Cambridge Blockchain enables its clients to navigate stringent data privacy regulations and eliminate redundant identity compliance checks. As of December 2020, Cambridge Blockchain operates as a subsidiary of Blockchains, LLC.
Founded in 2013, Elliptic is a London-based company that specializes in blockchain analytics and compliance. It provides actionable intelligence on cryptocurrency transactions to financial institutions, regulators, and government agencies, aiming to combat illicit activity and ensure regulatory compliance.
Chainalysis
Seed Round in 2016
Chainalysis designs and develops anti-money laundering software for cryptocurrency businesses and financial institutions. Its platform offers REACTOR, an interactive investigation tool that identifies offenders, visualizes data, and shares results; Kryptos, a risk assessment tool for understanding cryptocurrency activity and investment opportunities; and an API that provides transaction-based risk scoring with source and destination of funds. The company also provides activity monitoring reports, due diligence tools, and cyber threat intelligence derived from the deep web to help analysts estimate criminal revenues and identify emerging threats. Additional offerings include real-time API access and web-based investigation software for due diligence and customer verification, as well as tools to identify cyber criminals and attribute cyber threats. Chainalysis serves government agencies, banks, exchanges, insurance firms, and other cryptocurrency businesses. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, it maintains offices in Copenhagen, Tokyo, and Singapore.
Bold Financial Technologies
Seed Round in 2015
Bold Financial Technologies Inc. is a company that facilitates global expansion for marketplaces, ad networks, and on-demand service providers by offering comprehensive payment and compliance solutions. It provides a robust payouts stack designed to enable new publishers to receive payments globally through a single REST API integration. This integration encompasses various services, including background checks, driving record screening, and local currency payouts. Additionally, Bold Financial Technologies features the Bold Payouts platform, which allows marketplaces to utilize a streamlined back-office payout infrastructure. The company also offers a complete administrative platform that includes tax tracking and reporting, recipient onboarding, and client and recipient portals. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Bold Financial Technologies aims to simplify the mass payout process while enhancing the international reach of its clients.
Cognito
Seed Round in 2014
Cognito is a technology company specializing in intelligent identity verification solutions. Founded in 2013 and based in Palo Alto, California, Cognito offers an identity verification platform that enables businesses to verify customer identities through APIs. The platform checks essential data such as names, dates of birth, addresses, and identification numbers to ensure compliance with Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations and to mitigate fraud risks. Cognito's services cater to various industries, including crowdfunding, virtual currency, healthcare, and on-demand services. Originally established as BlockScore, Inc., the company rebranded to Cognito in 2014, emphasizing its commitment to providing a developer-friendly solution that addresses common frustrations associated with identity verification processes.