Fenbushi Capital

Fenbushi Capital is a prominent venture capital firm based in Shanghai, China, established in 2015. It is recognized as the first and most active venture capital firm in Asia focused on blockchain technology. Founded by experienced professionals from both blockchain and traditional financial sectors, Fenbushi Capital has supported over 80 leading projects across four continents. The firm invests in companies that leverage blockchain to transform various industries, including finance, healthcare, supply chain, and consumer goods. Fenbushi Capital is dedicated to fostering healthy and sustainable growth within the global blockchain ecosystem and serves as a long-term strategic partner to its portfolio companies.

Zhehao (Kobby) Chen

Investor

Frank Fu

Venture Partner

Rin Huang

Partner

Remington Ong

Partner

Jeffery Xu

Investment Manager

Yuki Yuminaga

Investor

Clarence Zhou

Investor

Past deals in Blockchain

MetaEra

Seed Round in 2025
MetaEra is a company that aggregates and provides reliable information and data on blockchain and metaverse technologies, serving as a one-stop resource for Web3.0. It operates a news media platform focused on Web3.0, offering research, development, and brand growth strategies to its clients, setting industry standards for its services.

Irreducible

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

WalletConnect Association

Series B in 2025
WalletConnect Association develops and promotes an open protocol that enables decentralized applications to connect with mobile wallets through end-to-end encrypted QR code scanning. The protocol eliminates the need for browser extensions, simplifying user access to blockchain wallets. Based in Zug, Switzerland, the organization focuses on standardizing wallet connectivity for the decentralized ecosystem.

FLock.io

Venture Round in 2024
FLock.io is a developer of a decentralized platform that focuses on machine learning and data privacy. The company aims to resolve the conflict between the increasing demand for data and the associated risks of data breaches. Its innovative platform utilizes a federated learning approach, leveraging blockchain technology to facilitate coordination among data holders. This system allows machine learning to occur while keeping data local and private, effectively eliminating the need for a central entity to collect and manage data. By empowering users to retain control over their information, FLock.io enables individuals to extract insights from their data and monetize it according to their preferences, all while ensuring privacy and security.

Semantic Layer

Seed Round in 2024
Semantic Layer improves incentive alignment in dApps, enabling MEV internationalization and sequencing sovereignty.

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.

GoPlus Security

Venture Round in 2024
GoPlus Security offers an open-source, user-driven platform providing comprehensive security services for blockchain users. Its platform employs technologies such as token detection, real-time risk warning, contract security, and interaction security to help clients manage security risks effectively.

Lagrange Labs

Seed Round in 2024
Lagrange Labs specializes in developing cryptographic solutions for secure and expressive smart contracts. Its novel zero-knowledge proving system supports large-scale data storage inclusion and distributed computation, enhancing security across multiple blockchains.

Eywa

Seed Round in 2024
Eywa is a decentralized cross-chain protocol designed to facilitate the transfer of liquidity and data across various blockchains that support smart contracts. By addressing interoperability challenges, Eywa aims to create a seamless ecosystem for decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. The protocol serves as a middle layer, enabling developers to build cross-chain decentralized applications and engage in cross-chain farming. This functionality allows users to easily perform cross-chain swaps and bridge assets across different DeFi platforms. Eywa's approach enhances the accessibility and utility of existing DeFi blockchains, fostering innovation and collaboration within the cryptocurrency space.

Anichess

Seed Round in 2024
Anichess is a developer of a community-driven, free-to-play chess game that introduces new strategic elements through the integration of magical spells. The company aims to create a play-and-earn ecosystem, allowing users to engage in chess gameplay while earning cryptocurrencies within its platform. By combining traditional chess mechanics with innovative features, Anichess seeks to enhance the gaming experience and attract a diverse audience of players.

Azuro

Seed Round in 2024
Azuro is a global decentralized betting protocol that leverages smart contracts to enhance transparency in the betting process. By providing a classic betting experience with diverse markets and liquidity, Azuro aims to democratize the betting landscape through innovations such as collectible bets and gamification using NFTs. The protocol facilitates liquidity provision and allocation while enabling front-end management and data provision through oracles. Additionally, it incorporates decentralized governance, allowing the community to manage operations effectively. Azuro is committed to offering an engaging and responsible betting environment with reduced service costs and full transparency.

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.

Shentu Chain

Seed Round in 2024
Shentu Chain is a technology company specializing in blockchain security. It develops a platform aimed at enhancing the security and reliability of decentralized systems, offering infrastructure for creating secure smart contracts and decentralized applications.

Glif

Seed Round in 2024
Glif is a technology company that develops and maintains essential applications for the Filecoin ecosystem. It offers a decentralized protocol that provides tools for managing and upgrading custom staking pools, enabling users to earn yield on their assets and efficiently allocate capital and storage resources.

Farcana

Seed Round in 2023
Farcana is a blockchain-based gaming metaverse set on Mars. Players compete for Infilium, a powerful energy source, in the first high-quality immersive shooter game with a Bitcoin prize pool. Its unique Play-to-Hash model ensures stability and transparency by being bolstered by real-world economy and mining data centers.

RISC Zero.

Series A in 2023
RISC Zero provides a platform enabling users to trust programs run anywhere while allowing developers to use the tools they already know. RISC Zero builds scaling solutions using Zero Knowledge Proofs which will make blockchains accessible. The company was founded by a team of Seattle-based hackers committed to enabling users to control their experience on the internet through the creation of privacy-enhancing decentralization technology.

Connext

Series A in 2023
Connext, Inc. is a software development company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017 by Arjun Bhuptani, Layne Haber, and Rahul Sethuram. The company specializes in creating an interoperability protocol that facilitates fast and fully-trustless communication between different blockchains. Its innovative technology aims to foster the formation of an interconnected network of blockchains, commonly referred to as the internet of blockchains. Additionally, Connext provides users with tools to purchase and manage blockchain applications, offering features such as direct card purchases for token acquisition, access to current vaults, decentralized compliance, and walletless signature capabilities.

zkMe

Pre Seed Round in 2023
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.

Helika

Seed Round in 2023
Helika is a web3 technology platform that provides real-time analytics and onboarding services for gaming studios and popular NFT collections. It integrates Web2, in-game, on-chain, and social media data to help top Web3 brands understand their communities better, increase user acquisition and engagement, and drive overall growth through data-driven strategies.

PiKNiK

Pre Seed Round in 2022
PiKNiK is a San Diego-based company offering Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) for startups and small to medium-sized businesses. It provides computing and storage solutions, including cloud gaming, AI model inference, HPC simulations, Web3 mining, hybrid and multi-cloud strategies, and data backups at competitive pricing with exceptional customer support.

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.

Amber Group

Series C in 2022
Founded in Hong Kong in 2017 by finance professionals from Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, Amber Group is a global crypto finance service provider. It offers liquidity provision, trading, and asset management services to over 200 institutional clients worldwide, facilitating trades worth $100-200 million daily across multiple exchanges.

Aztec

Series B in 2022
Aztec specializes in developing privacy-focused technologies for Ethereum-based transactions. It is renowned for creating PLONK, a leading standard in zero-knowledge proofs, enabling fast, private interactions on the public blockchain. The company's research team has made significant contributions to Layer 2 solutions on Ethereum and possesses extensive expertise in deploying intricate cryptosystems within Web3 environments. Aztec Network recently unveiled an advanced version of zk.money, showcasing its Aztec Connect SDK's ability to facilitate seamless integrations with prominent DeFi protocols like Lido and Element Finance. The company is currently working on building a secure, encrypted blockchain secured by Ethereum.

Thirdverse

Series C in 2022
Founded in 2016, Thirdverse is a Japanese game studio specializing in multiplayer virtual reality (VR) games. It combines blockchain technology to create economic zones and immersive gaming experiences.

ChainSafe Systems

Series A in 2022
ChainSafe is a blockchain company based in Toronto that specializes in developing blockchain protocols and infrastructure systems. The firm focuses on providing developers with blockchain-agnostic tools that facilitate the creation of decentralized applications. By utilizing emerging technologies, including blockchain, smart contracts, and machine learning, ChainSafe enables developers to design user-centric systems. This approach allows developers to build adaptable toolkits that can operate across various blockchain ecosystems, catering to organizations of all sizes and objectives.

Optim Finance

Seed Round in 2022
Optim Finance develops a decentralized finance platform that offers investment tools designed to optimize yield on digital assets. The platform focuses on creating innovative passive investment solutions, allowing users to easily deposit and withdraw funds while enhancing liquidity for productive use. By providing smart contract infrastructure, Optim Finance enables unique financial primitives that facilitate new use cases, such as renting ADA delegation rights, which can be applied to SPO loans and initial bonds. This approach aims to streamline asset management in the blockchain industry, making it more automated and secure for users.

TokenScript

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
TokenScript is a new tokenization standard that will deliver a more integrated web. A token-centric middleware that connects the scale of Web2 with the promise of Web3.

Merkle Science

Series A in 2022
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.

Ledgible

Series A in 2022
Ledgible, developed by Verady, is a financial software platform focused on providing accounting and audit solutions for blockchain assets. The platform addresses the limitations of traditional accounting systems by offering tools specifically designed for cryptocurrency transactions. It facilitates financial institutions, corporations, and regulators in auditing, accounting, and verifying blockchain assets, thus serving as a bridge between emerging digital currencies and conventional financial practices. Ledgible's decentralized network enables accurate tracking of substantial transaction volumes, ensuring that entities within the blockchain industry can effectively manage their assets. Through its innovative approach, Ledgible aims to enhance the acceptance and integration of blockchain technology in the financial sector.

CIAN

Seed Round in 2022
Cian is a automation platform that focuses primarily on liquidity staking token yield opportunities.

double jump.tokyo

Series C in 2022
A Tokyo-based company specializing in blockchain game development and NFT solutions for large-scale enterprises within the gaming and entertainment sectors.

Zecrey

Angel Round in 2022
Zecrey is a Singapore-based company established in January 2021 that develops a layer 2 cross-chain protocol focused on enhancing privacy and security in blockchain transactions. Utilizing zkRollup technology, Zecrey aims to lower entry barriers for both businesses and consumers by providing an accessible platform for asset management. The company's services facilitate cross-chain transactions, enabling users to manage, swap, and bridge digital assets across multiple blockchain networks while ensuring that their transactions remain private. By prioritizing user ownership and security, Zecrey strengthens the overall integrity of the blockchain ecosystem.

Tiny Rebel Games

Seed Round in 2022
We are Petaverse Network. Our aim is simple but robust - we are building an open standard for digital pets. An interoperable data solution for creating infinite virtual companions to be by your side, across the metaverse. Pets to bond with, who will learn, evolve, and behave based on their specific 'DNA' and the interactions you have with them. Soon, we will be helping people to adopt their first digital pets and take them into the first of many experiences they will be able to have with virtual companion. Embracing the wonders of #web3 we invite partnership with other creators across the metaverse.

Canza Finance

Seed Round in 2022
Canza Finance is developing a decentralized finance system aimed at providing accessible financial services to the underserved populations in Africa. Its platform leverages web3 and blockchain technology, partnering with local money market players to distribute transaction-based services and create an open financial portal for emerging markets.

Kyro Digital Corp.

Series A in 2022
Kyro operates as a Web 3.0 services provider, offering a comprehensive application enablement platform that supports the development and management of distributed applications. The platform features a robust set of infrastructure services, including powerful APIs and user-friendly tools designed to facilitate the creation and scaling of decentralized applications. It is compatible with various blockchain networks and marketplaces, enabling users to mint, launch, and enhance storefronts and decentralized organizations efficiently. Kyro's solutions aim to simplify the process of generating on-chain value, thereby promoting the adoption of cryptocurrencies and empowering users to engage with a wide range of digital assets.

Airwaive

Seed Round in 2022
Airwaive facilitates connections between wireless service providers and homeowners or businesses. It operates a blockchain-based platform that decentralizes wireless broadband networks, aiming to enhance affordability and accessibility. This enables property owners to generate revenue by hosting wireless hotspots.

The Graph

Venture Round in 2022
The Graph is an indexing and query protocol for decentralized networks that enables developers to publish open APIs, called subgraphs, which applications can query with GraphQL to retrieve blockchain data. A hosted service is in production to help developers start quickly, while a decentralized network is launching. It currently indices data from Ethereum, IPFS and POA, with more networks planned. Thousands of developers have deployed subgraphs for DApps such as Uniswap, Synthetix, Aragon, Aave, Gnosis, Balancer, Livepeer, DAOstack and Decentraland. The Graph supports a global community of participants, including indexers and curators, to maintain and curate the data network.

Zhongqi An Chain

Series A in 2022
Zhongqi An Chain is a one-stop supply chain financial integrated service provider. It is a "blockchain + supply chain" financial technology service provider incubated by ZhongAn Technology for core enterprises. With the help of ZhongAn Technology, it independently develops blockchain and other frontiers. Technology, providing online intelligent supply chain financial solutions. Recently completed a financing of tens of millions of RMB. This round of financing was led by Qulian Technology, followed by Kelly Yifang and old shareholders Ivy Capital and Fenbushi Capital. Yiren Capital served as the exclusive financial advisor. This round of financing will be mainly used to upgrade the underlying technology, further expand the product line, and improve the operation and service system.

BlockSec

Seed Round in 2021
BlockSec is a prominent blockchain security company founded in 2021 by a group of esteemed security experts in Hong Kong. It focuses on enhancing security and usability for Web3, facilitating its widespread adoption. Serving nearly 300 clients, including notable projects such as MetaMask and PancakeSwap, BlockSec has identified numerous critical security vulnerabilities, successfully preventing over 10 hacker attacks and protecting more than 14 million USD in digital assets. The company has developed innovative security usability products, including Phalcon, MetaDock, and MetaSleuth, which address essential technical challenges like secure development testing and on-chain monitoring. Additionally, BlockSec offers solutions for online loan detection, anti-money laundering tracking, and smart contract transaction analysis across multiple blockchain networks. With its advanced technological research and practical expertise, BlockSec has garnered significant recognition within the industry.

Vibra

Seed Round in 2021
Vibra is an online crypto-currency application that specializes in investments, blockchain, and funding services.

izumi Finance

Series A in 2021
Izumi Finance is a liquidity mining platform that specializes in offering concentrated liquidity services across multiple blockchain networks. The platform features non-homogenous liquidity mining protocols, which allow users to stake Uniswap LP tokens and receive rewards tailored to specific price ranges. By optimizing the distribution of incentives, Izumi Finance aims to enhance the earnings of liquidity providers, thereby improving the overall efficiency of the liquidity mining process.

Degame

Seed Round in 2021
Degame is an NFT gaming platform that provides token analytics, tracking, research, gaming strategy, and IGO.

Titan

Funding Round in 2021
Titan their software monitors, manages, and optimizes our mining operations at any scale. They are building a smart contract protocol for provable, programmable hashrate, making global mining smarter and more efficient.

Neptune Mutual

Seed Round in 2021
Neptune Mutual is a developer of a parametric cover platform focused on providing innovative risk protection solutions for cryptocurrency investors. The company aims to safeguard user funds against potential exploits related to cryptocurrency exchanges, custody providers, and smart contracts. By leveraging blockchain technology, Neptune Mutual creates user-centric hedging products that enhance security and reduce the risks associated with malicious activities in the digital asset space.

BlockchainSpace

Seed Round in 2021
BlockchainSpace develops software tools for play-to-earn communities, fostering economic opportunities through educational academies. Its platform offers specialized solutions like YEY, Metasports, Creator Circle, and the Guild Partner Program to enhance digital engagement and community growth.

Notabene

Series A in 2021
Notabene, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2020 that specializes in developing a software as a service (SaaS) platform for crypto compliance tailored for the financial industry. The company focuses on helping financial institutions adhere to emerging global regulations concerning cryptocurrency transactions, specifically addressing the complexities of the Travel Rule. Notabene offers a unified API and dashboard designed to assist compliance officers in managing risk associated with both Travel Rule and non-custodial transactions. By providing access to a broad network of crypto businesses, Notabene simplifies the compliance process, enhances transaction confidence, and ultimately supports its clients in increasing their transaction volumes and business growth.

CoinList

Series A in 2021
CoinList is a leading platform in the digital finance sector, focused on facilitating the launch and growth of innovative digital assets. The company provides a comprehensive token distribution service that connects blockchain projects with potential investors prior to their asset listings on other exchanges. CoinList supports various stages of crypto investment, including token sales, distribution, trading, lending, staking, and access to decentralized finance opportunities. Users can trade and store a wide range of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ether, through its mobile app and website, CoinList.co. The platform caters to a diverse clientele, including validators, miners, founders, CEOs, and crypto enthusiasts, ensuring they have access to new tokens and crypto-specific services. CoinList's mission is to be the most trusted brand in digital finance while expanding access for early adopters and fostering innovation within the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

MCDEX

Venture Round in 2021
Fully permissionless protocol for decentralized perpetual swaps

Arcana Network

Venture Round in 2021
Arcana Network operates as a decentralized storage platform tailored for Ethereum and EVM-compatible chains, focusing on enhancing the security and privacy of user data. Its offerings include a comprehensive Privacy Stack that encompasses key management, authentication, identity and access control, and end-to-end encryption. By integrating these features, Arcana empowers developers to create applications that prioritize data protection and user privacy, allowing for the rapid development of secure applications. This approach simplifies the process for developers, enabling them to build privacy-preserving solutions efficiently and effectively.

Powerloom Protocol

Seed Round in 2021
The Composable Data Network for Web3 Empowering builders to unlock rich data applications within Web3

Merkle Science

Series A in 2021
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.

Āut Labs (former SkillWallet)

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Āut is an extendable Protocol designed to power the next generation of human Coordination. The DAOs 2.0, if you like, or a DAO Renaissance. It does so by "expanding" any Standard DAO Contract - with custom Membership modules on top. Āut is a protocol that expands any DAO’s legacy contract (i.e.: a Moloch DAO), and bringing expandable, customizable membership & governance modules at contract level for Web3 Communities. At its core, it adds the native concept of Role & Interaction at contract level - so that each Member of a Community is represented in a much more multidimensional, richer way - other than a flat 0x… address. Currently, the Āut suite includes: - to Integrate āut, add Roles & expand/deploy a DAO from scratch. - a Decentralized Authentication System for DAOs. - a DAO OS, to manage members, tasks and community modules. - (my) ĀutID: a public profile & portfolio for self-sovereign, non-transferable NFT IDs.

Fuel Labs

Seed Round in 2021
Fuel Labs is a global decentralized group of passionate developers building the future of blockchain scalability technology. As the leader in blockchain scaling innovation, its engineers created the optimistic rollup design paradigm and have contributed to advancing the frontier of rollup, blockchain virtual machine, and safe smart contract programming language research.

Mintverse

Seed Round in 2021
Mintverse is a service platform designed for the creation, discovery, and collection of digital items and NFTs. The company enables users to engage with rare digital creations while also facilitating crowdfunding for NFT art and various crypto projects. Mintverse aims to promote mass NFT adoption by addressing prevalent challenges in the NFT space, such as high transaction fees, limited incentives for creators, and insufficient utility for existing NFT assets. With significant backing from prominent investors and partners, Mintverse is well-positioned to enhance the growth of the NFT community and explore innovative use cases for NFT technology.

4Everland

Seed Round in 2021
4Everland is a cloud computing platform that offers website and app design and development services.

Multiverse Labs

Venture Round in 2021
Multiverse Labs is a decentralized AI ecosystem that supports early-stage technology companies. It develops an artificial intelligence-powered multi-metaverse platform that enables resource sharing and the integration of decentralized applications. The platform functions as a resource marketplace for blockchain technology, software, and information technology services, allowing companies, organizations, and governments to build and launch customized metaverse ecosystems. Through its offerings, Multiverse Labs helps clients engage with customers, create new jobs, and advance digital living within the evolving landscape of decentralized digital experiences.

Thesis

Series A in 2021
Thesis is a cryptocurrency venture studio that funds and builds decentralized products and protocols designed to empower individuals. It develops and supports privacy-focused, open-source financial infrastructure, including tools for crypto payments, earning opportunities, and user-controlled wallets. The company emphasizes community governance and collaboration to create interoperable, user-centric solutions that give people greater control over their digital assets and financial data. Through its portfolio, Thesis aims to advance personal empowerment in the digital economy by fostering transparent, decentralized technologies and open collaboration.

BitDAO

Private Equity Round in 2021
BitDAO is one of the world's newest and largest decentralized autonomous organizations, formed with the vision of leveling the economic playing field for every person in the world through the acceleration of the decentralized tokenized economy. The company allocates significant financial and talent resources to drive decentralized finance growth.

Shiden Network

Venture Round in 2021
Shiden Network is a multi-chain decentralized application layer on Kusama Network.

Stake Technologies

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Stake Technologies is a company focused on developing essential decentralized protocols for Web 3.0. Its primary objective is to create infrastructure that enables individuals to take ownership of their data, rights, and overall digital experience. The firm offers a multi-virtual machine smart contract platform that provides solutions for businesses looking to implement scalable products and technologies. By delivering blockchain technology that emphasizes scalability, privacy, and interoperability, Stake Technologies aims to address the challenges faced by enterprises in the evolving digital landscape.

Enjin

Venture Round in 2021
Enjin is a prominent blockchain project founded in 2009 by Maxim Blagov and Witek Radomski, recognized for its pioneering role in the NFT and metaverse space. The company has developed a comprehensive technology stack that facilitates the integration of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) into various applications, particularly in gaming. Enjin's offerings include the Enjin Wallet 2.0, which allows seamless interaction with NFT-enabled apps, and Beam, a tool for distributing NFTs via QR codes. Additionally, NFT.io serves as a dedicated marketplace for NFT transactions. Enjin is also instrumental in launching Efinity, a specialized NFT chain on the Polkadot network designed for optimal NFT functionality. Since 2019, indie developers have leveraged Enjin's tools to incorporate NFTs without requiring extensive blockchain development skills, thereby fostering innovation in virtual economies and enhancing business strategies related to user acquisition and monetization.

Balancer Labs

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Balancer Labs is a decentralized finance company that operates a platform for programmable liquidity and custom automated market makers. The platform enables the creation and management of custom liquidity pools and supports non-custodial portfolio management, liquidity provision, and price sensing. It offers streamlined pool creation and flexible architecture through features such as hooks and vaults, allowing developers to focus on innovation while benefiting from security, scalability, and interoperability within the DeFi ecosystem. The solution emphasizes user protection and open, permissionless access to liquidity markets, replacing traditional order books with automated market making for efficient token exchanges.

Forkast.News

Seed Round in 2021
Forkast.News is a digital media platform covering blockchain and emerging tech at the intersection of business, economy, and politics.

Curio Digital

Seed Round in 2021
Curio Digital is a marketplace for tokenized digital collectibles.

HashMix

Seed Round in 2021
HashMix employs multi-signature and smart contract technologies to generate proofs of specific hash power, issuing NFT tokens to facilitate free circulation while ensuring ownership and yields.

Stratos Network

Seed Round in 2021
Stratos is the next generation of decentralized Data Mesh that provides scalable, reliable, self-balanced storage, database, and computation network. Stratos strives to make decentralized data adoption easier for the blockchain industry and Web 3.0. Stratos designs Proof of Traffic consensus to best incentivize all participants in the network to build a sustainable and prosperous decentralized infrastructure.

MCDEX

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

PureStake

Series A in 2021
PureStake is a blockchain infrastructure company that builds and operates infrastructure, APIs, and tooling for public blockchain networks. It supports networks such as Algorand, offering services and products including the AlgoSigner wallet extension, API-as-a-service, goalseeker block explorer, and infrastructure and consulting services for private and co-chain deployments; and Polkadot, including validators and Moonbeam smart contract support, with consulting services. The company provides a cloud-based platform that offloads infrastructure management and focuses on application development, featuring automated provisioning, globally distributed nodes, and robust security to enable staking and validator activities. Founded in 2019 and based in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Moonbeam Network

Funding Round in 2021
Moonbeam is an Ethereum-compatible smart contract platform on the Polkadot network that makes it easy to build natively interoperable applications.

Efinity

Series A in 2021
Efinity is a cross-chain NFT blockchain that brings non-fungible tokens to everyone. It was developed by Enjin on Polkadot.

Poolin

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Poolin is a multi-cryptocurrency mining pool that facilitates the mining of various digital currencies, including Bitcoin, Litecoin, Zcash, Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin SV, Dash, Monero, Dogecoin, and others. The company operates a platform that supports mainstream cryptocurrency mining and offers a range of services, including blockchain browsers, mining pools, and digital wallets, to enhance the client experience. By providing high computing power and efficient mining solutions, Poolin caters to a diverse clientele within the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

Huddle01

Grant in 2021
Huddle01 is a company focused on creating a decentralized audio and video communication network that eliminates the need for centralized servers in video calls. It offers a suite of developer-friendly SDKs that enable high-quality audio and video communication across different blockchain networks. Huddle01 also provides a video meeting application that facilitates wallet-to-wallet video communication, ensuring users can connect directly while maintaining data privacy. The platform includes features such as token-gating, live streaming, and decentralized storage, with plans for additional enhancements in the future. By prioritizing peer-to-peer interactions, Huddle01 aims to deliver live and interactive experiences for its users while addressing privacy concerns in digital communication.

Biconomy

Seed Round in 2021
Biconomy is a developer of a multichain relayer protocol that aims to enhance the transaction experience in the blockchain ecosystem. By offering a simplified onboarding process for Web3 projects, Biconomy provides a non-custodial, gas-efficient infrastructure that facilitates meta-transactions at scale. The company's platform includes a software development kit (SDK) and a dashboard that help abstract the complexities associated with blockchain interactions, such as managing wallets, storing private keys, and handling gas fees. This innovative approach allows developers to create smoother and more seamless interactions between decentralized applications (DApps) and their users, ultimately reducing friction and enhancing accessibility in the blockchain space.

Hex Trust

Series A in 2020
Hex Trust is a licensed provider of secure custody services for digital assets. It offers solutions including custody, decentralized finance (DeFi), brokerage, and financing through its proprietary platform Hex Safe™. The company serves financial institutions, digital asset organizations, corporates, and private clients, with offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, and expanding across Europe and the Middle East.

Titan Industries

Seed Round in 2020
Titan's Next Generation Mining Pool offers a powerful North American alternative and a way for the continent’s Bitcoin miners to achieve the efficiency and scale enjoyed by miners in other regions. We offer a highly efficient public (permissioned) and private Bitcoin Mining Pool Services. For more information please visit titan.io. Built by miners for miners, Titan makes mining easy, profitable, and scalable. Titan was formed and founded within Bloq in 2018, by Ryan Condron, Jeff Garzik and Matthew Roszak. Most mining management software options are either incomplete or difficult to scale.

Centrifuge

Seed Round in 2020
Centrifuge is a blockchain-based platform that connects the global financial supply chain through a decentralized, privacy-preserving protocol for exchanging financial documents and data. It enables businesses to transact in a peer-to-peer network while retaining ownership of their information, including company details, relationships, and transaction history. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco with a Berlin office, Centrifuge supports on-chain tokenization and management of assets, allowing the tokenization, management, and distribution of asset-backed products. The platform also enables third-party developers to build applications on top of its data, effectively serving as a decentralized operating system for the financial supply chain and facilitating global transactions while preserving data ownership.

O1Labs

Series A in 2020
O1Labs, established in 2017, is a blockchain technology company that specializes in zero knowledge cryptography and innovative cryptographic solutions. The company's significant contributions include the development of the Mina Protocol, recognized as the world's first lightweight, scalable, and decentralized zk blockchain. Additionally, O1Labs has created o1js, an intuitive framework designed to assist developers in building zk applications. By leveraging zero-knowledge proofs, O1Labs seeks to enhance blockchain accessibility and facilitate the creation of user-friendly cryptocurrency applications that operate natively in web browsers. The company's vision is to drive the next generation of applications powered by zero knowledge cryptography.

FalconX

Venture Round in 2020
FalconX, Ltd. is a cryptocurrency brokerage and digital asset trading platform founded in 2018 and based in San Mateo, California. The company specializes in blockchain technology and fintech, offering clients access to cryptocurrency markets for trading, credit, and clearing. FalconX utilizes data science and machine learning to ensure reliable execution of mid-to-large size trades, smart routing prices across multiple liquidity sources. This approach helps eliminate slippage and hidden fees, making it an attractive option for hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, and other institutional clients seeking efficient and cost-effective trading solutions.

Blockdaemon

Venture Round in 2020
Blockdaemon facilitates blockchain deployment by offering a node management platform that supports over 30 protocols. It empowers businesses and developers to quickly launch and manage blockchain applications, with tools for exchanges, custodians, and financial institutions.

Keep

Venture Round in 2020
Keep Network, established in 2017 and based in George Town, Cayman Islands, specializes in creating interactive links between public blockchains and private data. The company's core product, tBTC, is a decentralized bridge enabling users to securely and anonymously transfer their Bitcoin to the Ethereum network, facilitating participation in decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. Keep Network's technology, an off-chain container for private data, allows smart contracts to leverage the full power of public blockchains while maintaining data privacy.

Keep

Initial Coin Offering in 2020
Keep Network, established in 2017 and based in George Town, Cayman Islands, specializes in creating interactive links between public blockchains and private data. The company's core product, tBTC, is a decentralized bridge enabling users to securely and anonymously transfer their Bitcoin to the Ethereum network, facilitating participation in decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. Keep Network's technology, an off-chain container for private data, allows smart contracts to leverage the full power of public blockchains while maintaining data privacy.

ChainSafe Systems

Seed Round in 2020
ChainSafe is a blockchain company based in Toronto that specializes in developing blockchain protocols and infrastructure systems. The firm focuses on providing developers with blockchain-agnostic tools that facilitate the creation of decentralized applications. By utilizing emerging technologies, including blockchain, smart contracts, and machine learning, ChainSafe enables developers to design user-centric systems. This approach allows developers to build adaptable toolkits that can operate across various blockchain ecosystems, catering to organizations of all sizes and objectives.

Amber Group

Series A in 2020
Founded in Hong Kong in 2017 by finance professionals from Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, Amber Group is a global crypto finance service provider. It offers liquidity provision, trading, and asset management services to over 200 institutional clients worldwide, facilitating trades worth $100-200 million daily across multiple exchanges.

LianAn Technology

Venture Round in 2020
LianAn Technology is a blockchain firm dedicated to the creation of a blockchain security ecosystem. VaaS, developed by LianAn Technology, is an automated blockchain formal verification platform that supports both EOS and Ethereum.

Messari

Venture Round in 2019
Messari, Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2018 that operates a platform dedicated to providing comprehensive market intelligence for crypto assets. It offers a distributed data library that includes detailed information on various crypto projects, including their funding, development history, governance structures, and supply schedules. Messari aims to enhance industry transparency by combining qualitative and quantitative analytics, along with a global research database. Its tools and resources are designed to support researchers, investors, and regulators in making informed decisions within the crypto and Web3 space. By delivering deep analysis, news, and data visualization capabilities, Messari helps professionals navigate the complexities of the cryptocurrency market with greater confidence.

Sibex

Seed Round in 2019
Sibex is a software company that operates a decentralized, non-custodial peer-to-peer over-the-counter trading platform for digital assets. The company offers an institutional-grade dark pool designed to facilitate cryptocurrency trading between different blockchains without the need for third-party intermediaries. Sibex aims to address common trading challenges, such as front-running, by providing a secure and private environment for users to procure and liquidate digital assets. This innovative platform allows for a simplified approach to decentralized finance, ultimately reducing trading costs and enhancing the overall trading experience for participants.

Ledgible

Venture Round in 2019
Ledgible, developed by Verady, is a financial software platform focused on providing accounting and audit solutions for blockchain assets. The platform addresses the limitations of traditional accounting systems by offering tools specifically designed for cryptocurrency transactions. It facilitates financial institutions, corporations, and regulators in auditing, accounting, and verifying blockchain assets, thus serving as a bridge between emerging digital currencies and conventional financial practices. Ledgible's decentralized network enables accurate tracking of substantial transaction volumes, ensuring that entities within the blockchain industry can effectively manage their assets. Through its innovative approach, Ledgible aims to enhance the acceptance and integration of blockchain technology in the financial sector.

BlockApps

Series A in 2019
BlockApps develops an enterprise blockchain platform that enables businesses to build, deploy, and manage Ethereum-based applications. Its flagship product, BlockApps STRATO, facilitates the creation of hybrid private, consortium, and public blockchains. The company serves software startups, IT firms, industry-owned businesses, and Fortune 500 corporations.

Securitize

Series A in 2019
Securitize, Inc. operates a compliance platform designed for the issuance and management of digital securities. Founded in 2017 and based in Redwood City, California, the company facilitates various services for issuers, including digital security issuance, document handling, investor communications, and accreditation. For investors, Securitize offers features such as wallet management, an investor dashboard, and token distribution. The platform also includes support services like fiat and crypto escrow, along with custodial services. Securitize is distinguished as the only SEC Registered Transfer Agent integrated with multiple regulated U.S.-based marketplaces, enabling eligible investors to own, manage, and trade digital securities across sectors like equity, funds, fixed income, and real estate. The company's approach enhances transparency, liquidity, and efficiency in the tokenization process, while also providing KYC/AML and capital management services.

CERE Network

Seed Round in 2019
CERE Network is a blockchain-based company that specializes in developing a customer relationship management (CRM) ecosystem designed for data integration and collaboration. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, CERE Network offers a platform that extracts customer data from various monolithic and disparate CRM and customer data platform systems. This platform provides an open micro-services environment that facilitates data collaboration and integration between businesses and vendors. Additionally, CERE Network utilizes blockchain technology to capture the entire customer journey, securely storing key user data such as purchases and achievements in user wallets. The company also introduces its own tokens, which are used for payment within its ecosystem.

Edge

Seed Round in 2019
Edge is an SDK platform that enables its users to develop security applications for its clients. Their product range includes client-side encryption, data backup, password recovery, blockchain technology, private key authentication, buy/sell/trade crypto. Edge (formerly Airbitz) was founded in 2014 and is based in San Diego, California.

BitMart

Corporate Round in 2019
BitMart is a global digital asset trading platform designed to facilitate a variety of trading services for investors. It offers functionalities such as spot trading, futures contract trading, over-the-counter trading, whole-network trading, and decentralized trading, catering to diverse investor needs. The platform enables users to conduct crypto-to-crypto trading for various coins and utility tokens seamlessly across multiple platforms. Additionally, BitMart provides an incubator that offers essential technical, financial, and marketing support for traditional businesses, enhancing their access to liquidity and ensuring secure and transparent trading operations. The company prioritizes fast and professional services, positioning itself as a comprehensive solution in the cryptocurrency market.

OceanEx

Series A in 2019
OceanEx Limited is a cryptocurrency trading platform founded in 2018 and based in the Bahamas. The company utilizes artificial intelligence to enhance its services, catering to digital asset investors, traders, and liquidity providers. By providing a user-friendly interface and advanced trading tools, OceanEx aims to facilitate efficient trading and investment in digital assets. Its focus on leveraging technology positions it as a competitive player in the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency market.

Marlin

Seed Round in 2019
Marlin is a technology company based in Singapore that develops an open-source secure networking platform designed to enhance decentralized communications for decentralized finance (DeFi) and Web 3.0. Founded in 2018, Marlin focuses on optimizing the communication between nodes in peer-to-peer networks, enabling faster block propagation across public blockchains. By providing a decentralized network of relay nodes worldwide, Marlin enhances the performance and scalability of blockchain infrastructure. Its innovative approach incentivizes the operation of full nodes and offers a superior alternative for peer-to-peer networking in decentralized environments, ultimately improving the speed and efficiency of various network chains.

AlphaWallet

Seed Round in 2019
AlphaWallet is a developer of a decentralized digital wallet platform that facilitates transactions involving cryptocurrencies. It offers an Ethereum-based wallet that supports various digital assets, allowing users to send, receive, and store digital currencies. AlphaWallet aims to connect businesses and consumers with the evolving digital economic infrastructure through the process of tokenization. This involves the creation of tokenized rights that can be traded on the market and integrated across different systems, fostering a seamless marketplace. For developers, AlphaWallet provides TokenScript, an open framework akin to the "HTML" for tokens, enabling the creation of "smart" tokens. The AlphaWallet app serves as a browser for users to access these SmartTokens, paralleling the function of websites in the Web 2.0 era. The company's vision emphasizes the widespread benefits of technology-enabled free markets.

bloXroute Labs

Series B in 2019
bloXroute Labs, Inc. is a company focused on providing blockchain scalability solutions that enable cryptocurrencies and blockchains to process thousands of transactions per second without requiring protocol changes. Established in 2018 and based in Evanston, Illinois, the company operates a blockchain distribution network that enhances the efficiency of data propagation across all blockchains. By utilizing a global network of servers optimized for performance through advanced techniques like compression and encryption, bloXroute Labs ensures that all nodes can maintain consensus even as transaction volumes soar. This provably neutral platform supports a wide range of blockchains, facilitating improved transaction throughput and addressing scalability challenges at the network layer.

The Block

Seed Round in 2019
The Block is a prominent research, analysis, and news organization focused on the digital asset sector. Established in 2018 and headquartered in New York City, The Block operates with a team distributed across multiple time zones, enabling continuous coverage of the global cryptocurrency and blockchain landscape. The organization aims to serve as a comprehensive resource for individuals seeking to understand and navigate the evolving world of digital assets, including programmable money, distributed ledgers, and decentralized applications. Through its in-depth reporting and insights, The Block positions itself as a key player in the digital asset space.

LongHash Ventures

Venture Round in 2019
LongHash Ventures, established in 2018 and headquartered in Singapore, is a global blockchain-focused venture capital firm. It invests in early-stage blockchain startups, aiming to foster the Web 3.0 blockchain native economy. The firm leverages its strong Asia network across key hubs like Singapore, China, Hong Kong, and Japan to source projects globally. LongHash Ventures provides not only capital but also a hands-on venture building platform, offering strategy formulation, go-to-market execution, and access to its comprehensive investor network to support its portfolio companies.

MEXDM

Angel Round in 2019
MEXDM is a digital asset trading platform that specializes in digital derivatives for blockchain assets. The company has established multiple operation centers across various countries, enabling it to deliver professional, efficient, and secure services to its global customer base. MEXDM focuses on facilitating trading in digital assets, ensuring a reliable and user-friendly experience for its clients in the rapidly evolving landscape of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

Plair

Initial Coin Offering in 2018
Plair Limited is a Hong Kong-based company that develops and operates a decentralized video-gamer-focused blockchain platform. The platform aims to create a community space where gamers can connect through online and offline events and tournaments. Plair provides tools that enable gamers to earn a sustainable living and pursue career opportunities within the gaming industry. By leveraging blockchain technology, Plair incorporates an economic model that quantifies the contributions of its members and rewards them with Plair Tokens, a crypto asset. The company is dedicated to empowering the video gaming community by fostering social interaction and financial incentives for all participants.
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