Robot Ventures

Founded in 2019, Robot Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments in fintech and blockchain sectors. The firm backs exceptional companies led by founders with ambitious visions and contrarian perspectives.

Hart Lambur

Partner

Robert Leshner

Partner

Past deals in Blockchain

MagicBlock

Seed Round in 2025
MagicBlock Labs is a gaming and technology firm that creates infrastructure for fully on-chain games.

Optimum

Seed Round in 2025
Optimum constitutes a decentralized, high-performance memory infrastructure tailored for use across various blockchains.

Chronicle Labs

Seed Round in 2025
Evolving from the Oracle Core Unit at MakerDAO, Chronicle Protocol was created by the unit’s development team. Although the Oracles that underpinned Chronicle Protocol had been securing MakerDAO’s $10B+ collateral since 2016, the technology and its unique innovations weren’t available outside of Maker’s portfolio. In 2021, the team received support from MakerDAO to spin out the proprietary technology and form a new entity and brand. Chronicle Protocol was born. Chronicle continues to service MakerDAO and now, for the first time, is rolling out its on-chain Oracle services to support the wider Web3 world. Chronicle Protocol has been developed to solve many of the current pain points of on-chain Oracles and DeFi. On-chain Oracles, particularly on computationally expensive blockchains such as Ethereum, are bottlenecking the development of DeFi with an exorbitant cost of service and a lack of feasible scalability. Through developing a proprietary solution called Scribe, the team at Chronicle has built a blockchain-agnostic, ubiquitously accessible, scalable, end-to-end verifiable, and decentralized Oracle. The protocol’s unique architecture enables an ecosystem that delivers 100% decentralization and transparency. Every byte of data can be traced back to each Feed’s original data source queries, and new Oracles can be deployed (and updated) with the click of a button on the Chronicle Dashboard. Inspired by Ancient Greece’s Herodotus (the Father of History), Chronicle Protocol aims to be the world’s first open and verifiable data chronicler. Transparency, democracy, and accessibility are the columns on which Chronicle has built its temple, and industry-leading scalability, integration, and security are the features that power the protocol. Verifiable data, accessible to all - delivered securely and affordably.

Fragmetric

Seed Round in 2025
Fragmetric is a technology company specializing in blockchain infrastructure. It has developed a native liquid restaking mechanism for the Solana ecosystem, designed to bolster security and economic potential. This mechanism allows users to stake assets, provide liquidity, or trade on decentralized exchanges while supporting network stability. It optimizes the distribution of staking rewards and revenues from node consensus networks, maintaining precise conversion ratios between deposited assets and minted tokens.

Templar Protocol

Pre Seed Round in 2025
Templar Protocol develops a cypher lending platform for Bitcoin and other digital assets, enabling users to borrow dollars against their holdings without relying on centralized institutions. The platform emphasizes privacy and ease of use and aims to minimize taxable events in Western jurisdictions.

Rakurai

Seed Round in 2025
Rakurai specializes in delivering scalable performance solutions for web3 infrastructure. It develops blockchain software designed to scale blockchain networks by leveraging established networking technologies.

FastLane

Funding Round in 2025
FastLane is a developer of a platform aimed at enhancing network efficiency and user experience in the blockchain space. The protocol focuses on generating revenue for validators while optimizing the performance of algorithmic traders. It employs ecosystem-friendly MEV relays to minimize transaction spam and bolster network health. This approach not only safeguards user interactions but also boosts the yield of liquid staking derivatives, improving the chances of success for beneficial trading bots. By simplifying the integration of sentry nodes through a single command line, FastLane aims to streamline operations for users and contribute to a more effective and sustainable blockchain environment.

Ligero

Seed Round in 2025
Founded in 2018, Ligero specializes in designing and implementing a platform for secure, decentralized collaboration both on and off blockchain. Their offerings include confidential transactions, private smart contracts, distributed threshold cryptography, secure auctions for decentralized exchanges, and private verifiable machine learning.

Irreducible

Series A in 2025
Ulvetanna is an Enterprise Grade Zero-Knowledge Proof Acceleration Platform supporting web3 technologies.

GTE

Seed Round in 2025
GTE is a decentralized trading platform that offers end-to-end trading services.

Valhalla

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Valhalla is a decentralized exchange platform provider that allows users to trade cryptocurrencies directly from their wallets without relying on intermediaries.

Bleap

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Bleap is a financial technology company that provides a platform enabling users to buy cryptocurrencies, make payments, and split bills. Its core offering is a web3-connected debit card, allowing users to spend funds directly from their non-custodial wallets without the need for off-chain transfers. Additionally, Bleap offers services like crypto trading and investing, facilitating global money transfers with no fees, and providing cashback on payments.

Exponent Finance

Seed Round in 2024
Exponent Finance is a Solana Network DeFi fixed price market that creates time-locked tokens that can generate set returns or be traded for yield.

Phylax Systems

Seed Round in 2024
Phylax Systems is the operator of an open-source protocol platform designed to avoid hacking. Phylax System's platform censors hacks on L2 networks and supports all Ethereum virtual machine chains, giving corporations the confidence to invest in the decentralized market.

Cap Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2024
CAP Labs is a technology company specializing in the development of stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency designed to maintain a stable value. The company's platform enables the creation of various denominations of redeemable stablecoins, which are backed by reserves to ensure their value remains stable. CAP Labs also offers a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that generates high and sustainable yields through these stablecoins, providing users with access to profitable yield options not typically available in traditional finance.

Delta

Seed Round in 2024
Delta is a technology company that develops a layer-1 platform for decentralized applications. Its platform separates transaction ordering and execution from data availability and settlement, providing theoretical advantages over app chains and rollups, and allowing users to maintain full control over their block space and use existing or custom virtual machines.

Semantic Layer

Seed Round in 2024
Semantic Layer develops a platform aimed at mitigating the adverse effects of miner extractable value (MEV) on users. Its solution enables users to regain control over their MEV, empowering developers to build more resilient decentralized applications.

Celestia

Series B in 2024
Celestia is a provider of modular blockchain networks based in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. Founded in 2019, the company specializes in deploying decentralized blockchains without the need for extensive initial setup. Celestia's platform serves as a scalable data availability layer for decentralized applications and sidechains with minimal trust requirements. This allows developers to efficiently store and manage blockchain data collectively, optimizing performance for various applications.

Permissionless Labs

Series A in 2024
Permissionless Labs specializes in decentralized storage, developing a proprietary platform that facilitates the secure and free movement of digital content globally. This platform, designed to be the content delivery layer for the modular web, leverages built-in AWS S3 interfaces for seamless integration with existing applications, accelerating development for decentralized systems and ensuring rapid data access for clients.

Eigenpie

Seed Round in 2024
Eigenpie is a restaking SubDAO that gives holders of Liquid Staking Tokens the chance to enhance their earning potential by restaking assets.

Huma

Venture Round in 2024
Huma is a fintech company that operates a decentralized finance platform for lending. It connects businesses and individuals seeking loans with global financing options by using tokens as collateral.

Ammalgam

Seed Round in 2024
Ammalgam is a technology company that specializes in decentralized finance (DeFi). It has developed a unique platform, the Decentralized Lending Exchange (DLEX), which combines lending and trading functionalities into a single protocol. This innovative solution enables users to increase their yield, unlock new utility, and enhance capital efficiency by integrating these services without the need for oracles. The platform allows market makers to provide liquidity to and borrow from the same contract, making it a comprehensive and efficient tool for DeFi participants.

Valantis Labs

Seed Round in 2024
Valantis Labs operates a decentralized exchange (DEX) platform that equips developers with tools to create custom liquidity infrastructure for blockchain ecosystems. The platform simplifies and accelerates the process, making it more cost-effective and user-friendly. It offers DEXes and on-chain tools, ensuring secure crypto trading and management, and enabling developers to build on-chain liquidity infrastructure swiftly and efficiently.

Level

Seed Round in 2024
Level is a fintech company that develops stakblecoin backed by restaked dollar tokens.

Chainbound

Seed Round in 2024
Chainbound is a research and development organization focused on building optimized infrastructure and networking tools to enhance user experience with blockchain technology. It offers solutions such as a transaction pre-confirmation protocol, Ethereum network improvements, and unified interfaces for block builders.

G8keep

Pre Seed Round in 2024
G8keep is a Web3 token platform that allows consumers to discover and trade with all Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) networks.

zkMe

Seed Round in 2024
zkMe is a company that specializes in zero-knowledge (zk) Identity Oracles designed for decentralized and anonymous cross-chain credential verification. By ensuring that no personal information is ever processed by third parties, zkMe eliminates the risks of data leaks and misuse, granting users complete control over their digital identities. The platform enables users to selectively share their credentials with authorized parties while maintaining their privacy. As a fully decentralized provider, zkMe adheres to Financial Action Task Force (FATF) compliance standards and offers a comprehensive suite of products, including solutions for anti-bot and anti-sybil verification, as well as Know Your Customer (KYC) services.

Sorella Labs

Seed Round in 2024
Sorella Labs is a technology company specializing in blockchain solutions. It is developing a decentralized protocol for on-chain liquidity markets, with a primary focus on addressing the Maximum Extractable Value (MEV) issues prevalent in the Ethereum ecosystem. The company employs advanced algorithms and blockchain analytics to identify and mitigate MEV-related attacks, ensuring fair transaction prices for DeFi users and enhancing the overall security and efficiency of the Ethereum network.

Satflow

Seed Round in 2024
Satflow is a technology company that specializes in developing advanced trading platforms for digital currencies. Its primary focus is to enhance the functionality and accessibility of decentralized exchanges (DEXs) for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Satflow aims to address key challenges in the current DEX landscape, such as the lack of advanced order types, high-speed data processing, and liquidity pools. By providing robust infrastructure tailored for market makers and high-frequency traders, Satflow seeks to elevate the cryptocurrency trading layer to institutional quality, thereby fostering stability and decentralization within the crypto network.

Ion Protocol

Seed Round in 2024
Ion Protocol is a blockchain-based lending platform that enables users to deposit and borrow against a wide array of validator-backed assets, including staked and restaked holdings. Its decentralized platform employs zero-knowledge machine learning for credit risk underwriting, facilitating efficient management of user positions and enhancing staking returns.

Morpho Labs

Venture Round in 2024
Morpho is an on-chain peer-to-peer layer on top of lending pools. Rates are seamlessly improved for borrowers and lenders while preserving the same guarantees. Morpho combines the efficiency of P2P with the liquidity of lending pools. Users enjoy an improved APY while maintaining the pool’s flexibility

Namcon

Series A in 2024
Namcon provides blockchain infrastructure services that rely on numerous devices and trusted execution environments for secure computing.

Dora

Seed Round in 2024
Dora is a block explorer that is building a cross chain search engine. The company uses human readability at all levels of complexity in conjunction with a modular infrastructure to serve as the human layer to the chains, bridges, and DApps.

Conduit

Series A in 2024
Conduit operates as a platform focused on providing crypto native infrastructure aimed at supporting developers in the cryptocurrency space. The company collaborates with leading crypto engineering teams to develop a comprehensive suite of tools that facilitate the creation, deployment, and maintenance of smart contracts, particularly on the Ethereum network. By offering a visual programming environment, Conduit enables developers to build, test, and deploy smart contracts efficiently, utilizing various programming languages and libraries. This streamlined approach enhances the overall development process, empowering builders in the rapidly evolving field of cryptocurrency.

Movement Labs

Series A in 2024
Movement Labs is a modular framework platform that builds and deploys move-based blockchains and applications in distributed settings. Its platform offers a composable and horizontally scalable network that provides unparalleled smart contract security and asset portability to help users solve the cold start problem with unprecedented interoperability.

Othentic

Seed Round in 2024
Othentic is a technology developer focused on creating modular networks within a shared security environment. The company provides a web3 orchestration and abstraction layer that allows developers to build distributed systems and enhance security. By offering a library of components, Othentic enables the self-deployment of custom computational services over trustless execution environments, facilitating seamless integration with re-staking protocols. This innovative approach empowers developers to construct tailored solutions while benefiting from the underlying shared security infrastructure.

Monad

Series A in 2024
Monad is a proof-of-stake blockchain and decentralized computation platform that focuses on high performance and portability. It features a scalar architecture with pipelined execution, which allows for efficient transaction throughput. This innovative design enables developers to create complex decentralized applications (dApps) capable of processing a large volume of transactions quickly. By combining advanced technology with a user-friendly framework, Monad aims to enhance the overall functionality and scalability of decentralized applications in the blockchain ecosystem.

Storm Labs

Seed Round in 2024
Storm Labs operates an open-source software development studio, specializing in building infrastructure for the next generation of finance. It empowers users to create and manage personalized DeFi investment portfolios autonomously, mitigating challenges such as losses and portfolio rebalancing.

Succinct

Series A in 2024
Succinct specializes in developing zero-knowledge infrastructure for software developers. It offers an open-source platform that enables developers to write and execute programs securely on any blockchain, with a focus on Ethereum. The platform allows for the reuse of existing crates and libraries, and generates proofs rapidly, ensuring high performance without compromising security.

Range Labs

Seed Round in 2024
Range is a blockchain and rollups security platform with the purpose of developing a security and risk infrastructure stack that prepares markets and institutions for the adoption of blockchain and rollups technologies by providing an enterprise-ready platform and a security-first strategy.

Clique

Series A in 2024
Clique coordinates diverse compute resources, allocating them dynamically for general applications and smart contracts. This includes co-processors for verifiable computing on-chain data, oracles for external data sources, and specialized hardware for privacy, AI, and secure computation.

doormat

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Crypto, Wallet, DeFi, AI, Bots

Inco

Seed Round in 2024
Inco develops a global confidentiality layer for Ethereum and other networks. It enables a wide range of new apps, spanning various verticals such as gaming and gambling, DeFi, including dark pools, private lending, and blind auctions, and enterprise solutions such as confidential stable coins, private RWAs, and private voting.

INIT Capital

Seed Round in 2024
INIT Capital operates a liquidity hook money market platform designed to simplify and streamline DeFi activities such as lending, borrowing, and yield strategies. It aims to serve as the liquidity layer, enabling users to access and manage these services seamlessly through decentralized applications (dApps).

Flood

Seed Round in 2024
Flood is a DeFi aggregator that offers its platform to provide the best price available for all supported assets.

Axiom

Series A in 2024
Axiom enables smart contracts to securely compute over Ethereum's whole history, including transactions and receipts. Developers can send on-chain queries to Axiom, which are automatically completed with ZK-verified responses delivered back to the developer's smart contract.

Synonym Finance

Seed Round in 2024
Synonym is a cross-chain lending protocol that primarily offers cross-chain lending-related services. Synonym platform employs wormhole xChain technology, stack, and arbitrum, and allows users to borrow assets from one blockchain using collateral assets from another, providing cross-chain collateralization and flexibility.

Renzo Protocol

Seed Round in 2024
Renzo Protocol operates a liquid restaking token platform designed for DeFi applications. It aims to provide users with additional yield beyond standard Ethereum staking.

Kinto

Seed Round in 2023
Kinto is the KYC'ed Layer 2 capable of supporting both modern financial institutions and decentralized protocols.

Ritual

Series A in 2023
Ritual is a reaction to the aforementioned issues. Fundamentally, it is envisioned as an open, modular, and autonomous AI execution layer. Ritual connects a distributed network of nodes with access to compute and model developers.

Fairblock

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Fairblock is a technology company specializing in zero-knowledge (ZK) cryptography. It develops infrastructure that enables privacy before transaction execution and conditional decryption, allowing users to set conditions for decryption and execution of their encrypted transactions. The company employs advanced cryptographic schemes like identity-based encryption, witness encryption, and fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) to facilitate decentralized verification of conditions and generation of decryption keys.

Rated Labs

Series A in 2023
Rated Labs is a Web3 infrastructure company that provides granular data on validators and node operators to help users compare performance and understand the health of digital currency networks. Through an API-based data utility platform, Rated Labs offers independent third-party ratings for nodes and operators, robust data pipelines, and a comprehensive infrastructure dataset, enabling developers to analyze the crypto base layer and extract actionable insights about network reliability, security, and performance.

Fhenix

Seed Round in 2023
Fhenix is a blockchain company that pioneers the use of homomorphic encryption in its proprietary blockchain network. It enables Ethereum developers to create encrypted smart contracts and perform computations on encrypted data using familiar tools like Solidity.

Freatic

Seed Round in 2023
Freatic is a developer of a decentralized information exchange protocol that aims to connect individuals possessing untapped knowledge with those who can leverage this information for various opportunities. By utilizing strategies that incorporate decentralization, game theory, and advanced cryptography, Freatic seeks to create an accessible marketplace for previously inaccessible information. This approach enables individuals and organizations to capitalize on valuable insights, fostering a decentralized future where information sharing is optimized and opportunities are maximized.

Essential

Seed Round in 2023
Essential develops intent-based infrastructure and tools aimed at facilitating the shift from value extraction to intent satisfaction. Its platform focuses on creating core components that support composability across ecosystems, minimizing extractive behaviors while maximizing user satisfaction.

Bastion

Seed Round in 2023
Bastion develops a regulated wallet infrastructure platform for enterprises. Its white-label API enables businesses to create secure and trustworthy cryptocurrency products, combining the benefits of a licensed financial institution, a wallet platform, and enterprise-grade custody technology.

Ellipsis Labs

Seed Round in 2023
Ellipsis Labs is focused on developing Phoenix, a decentralized exchange platform built on the Solana blockchain. This platform features a fully on-chain and non-custodial limit order book, which allows users to engage in cryptocurrency trading with the ability to place limit orders. By facilitating atomic settlement of trades, Phoenix aims to enhance the trading experience by enabling users to avoid sudden price fluctuations and execute orders at their desired prices. The company's commitment to a crankless design ensures a more efficient trading process, positioning it as a significant player in the decentralized finance space.

Spearbit

Seed Round in 2023
Spearbit connects independent security experts with Web3 projects to perform security reviews and safeguard financial and blockchain infrastructure. The company offers expert-conducted security reviews and ongoing security assessments through retainer agreements, providing clients with an operational layer that reduces time spent on administrative tasks, client sourcing, and due diligence. Through a Web3 security platform, Spearbit emphasizes recurring evaluations to maintain robust protection for clients' assets and services.

AwesomeQA

Seed Round in 2023
AwesomeQA is an AI-powered bot designed to automatically answer community queries on Discord, Telegram, and websites using FAQs, documentation, and chat history. It provides accurate answers with source references and offers a Support Portal for unanswered questions and FAQ insights to improve products/services.

Olympix

Seed Round in 2023
Olympix is a startup focused on enhancing Web3 security. It offers a state-of-the-art developer tool designed to proactively identify and automatically rectify vulnerabilities in client code in real-time. The platform leverages security intelligence and a comprehensive vulnerability database, allowing clients to mitigate risks effectively, avoid costly smart contract rewrites, and maintain robust security measures at scale without compromising the Web3 environment.

Argus Labs

Seed Round in 2023
Argus Labs is a game development studio focused on advancing the future of video games through innovative applied research and thoughtful game design. The company specializes in developing a blockchain-based game engine that facilitates user-generated content, empowering game developers to create their own dedicated layer-2 blockchain networks. Utilizing zero-knowledge proofs on Ethereum, Argus Labs enables players to generate content that seamlessly integrates with the game's underlying logic and data. Through its commitment to combining cutting-edge research with game development, Argus Labs aims to redefine the gaming experience and foster a dynamic ecosystem for both developers and players.

Catalyst

Seed Round in 2023
Catalyst is an open-source liquidity protocol for modular blockchains, developed by Cata Labs. Catalyst will automatically connect each new chain to other chains of interest, such as other app environments or hubs like Ethereum and Cosmos.

Berachain

Series A in 2023
Berachain develops an Ethereum-compatible blockchain tailored for financial applications. Its core technology allows staked assets like Ether (ETH) to be utilized in decentralized finance protocols, enhancing on-chain liquidity and capital efficiency while ensuring network security.

Cubist

Seed Round in 2023
Cubist offers a web3 key management platform and modular toolkit that enables developers to safely design, test, and deploy multi-chain and cross-chain decentralized applications in automated pipelines. By handling keys and sequencing, the solution supports secure cross-chain deployments from a single program.

Gyroscope

Seed Round in 2023
Gyroscope operates a decentralized stablecoin platform focused on creating a resilient financial infrastructure. The company develops an asset-backed stablecoin that utilizes a diversified reserve and autonomous monetary policy to ensure stability and reliability. By reinventing stablecoin architecture and implementing effective risk control measures, Gyroscope addresses significant challenges in stablecoin design. The platform aims to provide robust public infrastructure that enhances the overall functionality and trustworthiness of stablecoins in the decentralized finance ecosystem.

Term Labs

Seed Round in 2023
Term Labs specializes in blockchain research and development, focusing on creating scalable and transparent fixed-rate lending platforms for institutional-scale borrowers and lenders within the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.

Curio Research

Seed Round in 2023
Curio Research is a developer of blockchain games that emphasizes user-generated content and rich social interactions. By leveraging blockchain technology and smart contracts, the company creates on-chain games that allow players to co-create governance structures and economic systems. This innovative approach empowers players to draft game rules and engage with one another in dynamic ways, enhancing their creative experiences within the gaming environment. Curio Research aims to unlock new types of gameplay that foster collaboration and creativity among its user base.

Huma

Seed Round in 2023
Huma is a fintech company that operates a decentralized finance platform for lending. It connects businesses and individuals seeking loans with global financing options by using tokens as collateral.

Renegade

Seed Round in 2023
Renegade is a developer of a decentralized exchange platform that specializes in on-chain dark pool trading, offering a unique alternative to traditional non-custodial exchanges. The platform prioritizes complete anonymity throughout the trading process, ensuring user privacy. Renegade employs advanced technologies such as multi-party computation and zero-knowledge proofs to create a secure and trustless trading environment. This innovative approach enhances price execution while effectively mitigating risks associated with front-running, sandwich attacks, and statistical arbitrage. By catering to sophisticated traders, Renegade aims to provide improved pricing and a more efficient trading experience.

Sovereign Labs

Seed Round in 2023
Sovereign Labs operates a blockchain platform focused on enhancing user experience and scalability within the blockchain community. It offers a framework of interconnected zero-knowledge rollups that can function across various blockchains, facilitating secure and interoperable transactions. The platform automatically converts business logic into a cryptographically verifiable format, utilizing a roll-up system to connect with data availability layers. This integration allows users to leverage specialized components designed for rollups, while also benefiting from advancements in proof-generation parallelism and scalability, all without compromising end-user verifiability.

Alpen Labs

Seed Round in 2023
Alpen Labs is a startup focused on enhancing Bitcoin scalability through zero-knowledge technology. The company aims to create a comprehensive financial ecosystem that promotes privacy and programmability within Bitcoin. By developing an online platform, Alpen Labs seeks to foster broader adoption of cryptocurrency and expand global financial access. Its infrastructure empowers developers to build applications directly on this platform, facilitating an inclusive financial future for everyday users. Through its innovative approach, Alpen Labs is positioned to significantly contribute to the evolution of the cryptocurrency landscape.

Blocknative

Series A in 2022
Founded in 2018, Blocknative specializes in real-time blockchain transaction management and monitoring solutions for public networks. Its platform enables developers to build applications across multiple blockchains, offering tools like a javascript widget that simplifies complex blockchain codes.

Perennial Labs

Seed Round in 2022
Perennial Labs develops decentralized finance technology, offering a derivatives protocol and related primitives for developers. The permission-free platform is designed to simplify trading of DeFi derivatives and enable the creation of new DeFi tools, using a capital-efficient model for liquidity provisioning. Established in 2022 in New Castle, Delaware, the company focuses on providing a standardized framework that supports a wide range of DeFi use cases while making derivative workflows easier to build and deploy.

Exponential DeFi

Seed Round in 2022
Exponential DeFi platform makes it easy to discover, assess, and invest in DeFi yield opportunities. Anyone can become a lender or market maker with DeFi. Financial freedom is within everyone's reach when individuals have the ability to grow their wealth exponentially. Its platform helps investors assess the risk of DeFi yield opportunities so they can invest with confidence. Exponential DeFi platform was founded in 2021 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Eclipse

Seed Round in 2022
Eclipse is building Ethereum's first Solana Virtual Machine Layer 2. While other L2 networks on Ethereum focus on providing Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility, Eclipse leans into performance improvements developed by the Solana Layer 1 and adds additional verification features to deploy the blockchain as a rollup. The Eclipse team includes veterans from dYdX, Uniswap, Citadel, and Airbnb. Eclipse Labs is backed by top investors including Polychain, Placeholder, and DBA.

Eclipse

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Eclipse is building Ethereum's first Solana Virtual Machine Layer 2. While other L2 networks on Ethereum focus on providing Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility, Eclipse leans into performance improvements developed by the Solana Layer 1 and adds additional verification features to deploy the blockchain as a rollup. The Eclipse team includes veterans from dYdX, Uniswap, Citadel, and Airbnb. Eclipse Labs is backed by top investors including Polychain, Placeholder, and DBA.

Skip

Seed Round in 2022
Skip is a blockchain company that provides infrastructure to help blockchains leverage Miner Extractable Value (MEV) for financial sustainability and improved user experiences. The company has developed a platform featuring a sealed-bid closed auction system, allowing traders to submit tipped transactions to validators. This system prioritizes these transactions at the top of blocks, facilitating long-term financial viability for blockchains. Additionally, it enables traders to implement more sophisticated and profitable trading strategies. Through its innovative approach, Skip aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of blockchain transactions.

Jito Labs

Series A in 2022
Jito Labs is a blockchain infrastructure company focused on enhancing the Solana network through the development of systems that maximize miner extraction value (MEV) while mitigating its adverse effects. The company provides an open-source, third-party validator specifically designed for the Solana blockchain, facilitating the creation of efficient and profitable blocks. Jito Labs aims to enable users to increase their revenue and optimize hardware utilization through its innovative validator client. By prioritizing both network scalability and validator rewards, Jito Labs plays a critical role in advancing the capabilities and profitability of the Solana ecosystem.

Entropy

Seed Round in 2022
Entropy provides crypto custody services to keep private keys secure and make assets available on demand. Its services specialize in creating a decentralized network leveraging advanced threshold cryptography and multi-party computation. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in New York.

Liquifi

Seed Round in 2022
Liquifi automates token management for crypto companies, handling security, compliance, vesting, lockups, and cap tables. It enables teams to focus on higher priorities instead of manual processes.

Scroll.io

Series A in 2022
Scroll, founded in 2021 and based in Victoria, Seychelles, is focused on developing an EVM-equivalent zk-rollup, which utilizes a robust proving network. The company operates within the technology sector, with an emphasis on enhancing blockchain scalability and efficiency. By leveraging zero-knowledge proof technology, Scroll aims to facilitate faster and more secure transactions on decentralized applications. The firm's innovative approach positions it as a key player in the evolving landscape of blockchain infrastructure.

Spruce

Series A in 2022
Spruce is building a future where users control their identity and data across all digital interactions.

Nomad

Seed Round in 2022
Nomad is a novel approach to blockchain interoperability that leverages an optimistic mechanism to increase the security of cross-chain communication.

CoWSwap

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
CoWSwap is the first trading interface built on top of the CoW Protocol. It saves money on token swaps by trading directly with peers and avoiding front-running attacks.

Moonwell

Seed Round in 2022
Moonwell is an open lending and borrowing decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol operating on the Moonbeam and Moonriver blockchain networks. The company provides a digital financing platform that enables users to engage in peer-to-peer lending and borrowing without the burden of monthly payments or additional fees. Focused on security, Moonwell offers a variety of funding options, catering to the needs of individuals seeking flexible financial solutions within a decentralized framework.

Voltz

Seed Round in 2022
Voltz Labs, established in 2021 and based in Road Town, British Virgin Islands, specializes in decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure. The company develops a non-custodial automated market maker platform for interest rate swaps, utilizing a concentrated liquidity virtual AMM for price discovery and a margin engine for asset management. This enables users to efficiently create and trade fixed and variable rate swaps.

B.Protocol

Seed Round in 2021
B.Protocol develops a decentralized backstop liquidity protocol that enhances security for lending platforms in the DeFi space.

Osmosis Foundation

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Osmosis Foundation operates a decentralized peer-to-peer blockchain platform that facilitates the creation of liquidity and trading of IBC-enabled tokens. The platform features an advanced automated market maker (AMM) protocol, which represents a significant evolution in how liquidity providers engage with decentralized finance (DeFi). Built using the Cosmos software development kit (SDK), Osmosis allows developers to design, build, and deploy customized AMMs, enhancing the flexibility and functionality of liquidity solutions within the ecosystem. By utilizing open-source software, Osmosis promotes transparency and accessibility in the DeFi space.

LayerZero

Series A in 2021
LayerZero develops a blockchain interoperability platform that enables data exchange between disparate blockchains. Its platform achieves speed and security by validating as an on-chain light node, allowing companies to build cross-chain applications using a low-level communication primitive.

Sense Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Sense Finance is a decentralized finance platform that operates a fixed-income protocol on the Ethereum blockchain. The protocol enables users to manage risk through self-directed strategies, allowing them to trade fixed rates and future yields on existing yield-bearing assets. By splitting these assets into principal and yield components, Sense Finance enhances users' ability to navigate and mitigate risks associated with fluctuations in the decentralized finance markets. This innovative approach to risk management positions Sense Finance as a significant player in the evolving landscape of decentralized finance.

Vauld

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

Shipyard Software

Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2021 and headquartered in San Francisco, Shipyard Software develops decentralized exchange (DEX) platforms for crypto traders. Its flagship product, Clipper DEX, caters to retail traders offering competitive pricing for trades under $50k. Longship, another key product, provides access to DeFi-native perpetual contracts with up to 100x leverage while mitigating toxic order flow.

Axelar Network

Series A in 2021
Axelar develops interoperability software connecting blockchain ecosystems, applications, and users. Founded in 2020 by Sergey Gorbunov and Georgios Vlachos, Axelar enables developers to build cross-chain decentralized applications using its protocol suite.

Blocknative

Series A in 2021
Founded in 2018, Blocknative specializes in real-time blockchain transaction management and monitoring solutions for public networks. Its platform enables developers to build applications across multiple blockchains, offering tools like a javascript widget that simplifies complex blockchain codes.

Donut

Funding Round in 2021
Donut is a financial technology company that facilitates wealth building through its innovative platform focused on decentralized finance (DeFi). Founded in 2018 and dual headquartered in Los Angeles and Berlin, Donut offers users a straightforward and reliable method to access both fixed and variable yields. The platform effectively bridges traditional finance and DeFi, providing a fast mobile onramp experience that is designed to be accessible, educational, and transparent. By prioritizing user experience, Donut enables individuals to save and earn competitive yields, making it easier for them to explore new financial opportunities.

Jet Protocol

Seed Round in 2021
Jet Protocol Holdings is a developer of a decentralized lending and borrowing platform that aims to reduce transaction costs and enhance efficiency in financial transactions. The company specializes in creating innovative loan products and facilitates cross-chain interest rate arbitrage, allowing users to streamline their borrowing and lending activities. Through its platform, Jet Protocol Holdings provides a borrowing agreement designed to simplify the complexities often associated with traditional financial systems, making it easier for users to engage in lending and borrowing transactions.

Alkimiya Protocol

Venture Round in 2021
Alkimiya Protocol is a developer of an open-source, permissionless platform that focuses on creating financial instruments backed by actual hash power production. The protocol utilizes smart contracts to enable miners to sell their future production rewards for a predetermined amount. This innovation allows users to design and deploy hash power-backed financial instruments from any location, leveraging the latest web and mobile technologies to generate revenue. By facilitating a new way for miners to monetize their production, Alkimiya Protocol aims to enhance the financial landscape within the cryptocurrency sector.

Greenwood Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Greenwood Labs operates as a decentralized finance platform that aims to optimize the borrowing experience for cryptocurrency users. The platform helps borrowers reduce their interest payments by automatically sourcing loans from lending protocols with the lowest available interest rates. By integrating and comparing the diverse offerings of various decentralized lending protocols, Greenwood Labs simplifies the borrowing process through a user-friendly, protocol-agnostic interface. Additionally, the company has developed a web application designed to enhance customer support for web3 users. This application replaces traditional communication channels like Discord with a more efficient customer support system that leverages artificial intelligence tools. By consolidating essential support resources into a single platform, Greenwood Labs enables decentralized finance teams to address and resolve customer inquiries more effectively and quickly.

DELV

Seed Round in 2021
DELV is a company focused on advancing the safe adoption of decentralized financial systems by developing a crypto-asset trading platform. This platform facilitates the buying and selling of yield and principal tokens, which do not require a minimum investment. By integrating various protocols, DELV aims to create innovative infrastructure that supports users in growing their savings at a fixed rate, enhancing capital efficiency. Through its research-backed and open-source approach, the company seeks to play a pivotal role in ushering in a new financial system.

Syndicate

Seed Round in 2021
Syndicate is a decentralized asset management platform and social network that aims to democratize the investment process. By facilitating the creation of investing syndicates, it enables users to raise and invest capital with significantly reduced time and cost. The platform supports the establishment of decentralized autonomous organizations, empowering communities to collaborate effectively in value creation. Through its innovative approach, Syndicate transforms traditional investing practices, making it more accessible to a broader audience.
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