Drosera
Seed Round in 2025
Drosera is a developer of a decentralized incident response protocol aimed at helping organizations effectively contain and mitigate security exploits. By utilizing hidden security intentions, the protocol provides a robust framework for businesses to address potential attacks, ultimately reducing financial losses associated with security breaches. Through its innovative approach, Drosera enables companies to access appropriate technological solutions that enhance their ability to respond to incidents, thereby safeguarding their assets and ensuring operational resilience.
Liquorice
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Liquorice is a technology company specialising in decentralised finance (DeFi). It develops a protocol that combines one-sided loan pools with a MEV-free trading engine, aiming to facilitate liquidity in intent-based trading systems. This enables clients to significantly reduce trading costs and provide centralised exchange (CEX) level liquidity on decentralised platforms.
Layer3 is a web3 user acquisition and retention platform founded in 2021 that provides no-code tools to design milestones for on-chain actions, using bounties and quests to drive onboarding and engagement. The platform supports autonomous ecosystem expansion through interoperable identity and amplified incentives, helping users discover new communities, earn rewards, and access multichain liquidity. Layer3 has driven over 10 million on-chain interactions across leading dapps and serves a growing roster of crypto projects including Coinbase Cloud, Hashflow, Slingshot, Stargate, Aave and 1inch.
Goodcarbon
Seed Round in 2024
Goodcarbon facilitates access to high-quality Nature-based Solutions projects focused on forests and soils. They connect companies committed to emissions reduction with verified projects, generating carbon credits while conserving and restoring nature.
Keyring Network
Seed Round in 2024
Keyring Network specializes in providing permissioning tools for secure and compliant transactions on blockchain networks. Its platform leverages zero-knowledge privacy technology, enabling financial service providers to engage with counterparties while adhering to regulatory standards.
Panoptic
Seed Round in 2023
Panoptic is a blockchain-based options trading platform that facilitates trustless, permissionless, and composable options products. It enables instant settlement and oracle-free trading on the Ethereum blockchain, catering to various strategies within the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.
Stroom Network is a technology company that develops a financial protocol platform. This platform enables Bitcoin holders to earn Lightning routing fees by participating in the Bitcoin Lightning Network, a layer-2 solution on top of Bitcoin. Additionally, users can optionally harvest extra yield in Ethereum's decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, allowing them to earn revenue from the Lightning Network without locking up their Bitcoin or maintaining their own node infrastructure.
Opolis
Convertible Note in 2023
Opolis is a digital employment cooperative designed to support independent workers such as freelancers, creatives, consultants, and gig workers. The company offers a comprehensive platform that provides portable health benefits and financial solutions, enabling users to achieve greater financial freedom. By leveraging group purchasing power, Opolis delivers access to essential services, including health, disability, and liability insurance, as well as payroll management. The platform also facilitates opportunities for collaboration and job acquisition within its proprietary marketplace. Additionally, Opolis empowers users by allowing them to negotiate benefits into contracts and manage financial aspects such as retirement planning, all aimed at establishing consistency and enhancing the overall experience for self-sovereign workers.
Mangrove DAO
Series A in 2023
Mangrove DAO operates as a decentralized exchange that facilitates the posting of arbitrary smart contracts as offers. Its platform leverages decentralized finance protocols to provide the underlying infrastructure for trading activities. Users can engage in sharing, borrowing, lending, and displaying offers within an order book system, allowing for a dynamic trading environment. This structure not only enhances liquidity but also empowers users to create and manage their own unique trading offers.
DRESSX
Venture Round in 2023
DressX is a pioneering platform for digital garments, addressing the significant environmental impact of the traditional fashion industry. By offering a sustainable alternative, DressX enables the creation and consumption of fashion without generating waste, carbon emissions, or harmful chemicals. The platform integrates advanced 3D technology to allow users to wear digital clothing across various online environments, promoting a fun and innovative shopping experience. Additionally, DressX supports fashion influencers and designers, providing them with resources for distribution, retail development, and creative direction, thereby fostering growth in the digital fashion sector. The company is committed to shaping the future of fashion through its digital offerings.
Foundation
Seed Round in 2022
Foundation Devices builds the open hardware foundation for Bitcoin and the sovereign Internet.
They started Foundation Devices to make beautifully designed, open-source hardware for Bitcoin and the decentralized Internet. To bring great design and UX to hardware wallets, nodes, and more. To empower individuals to securely use and store Bitcoin while maintaining their sovereignty. To help our industry cross the chasm while staying true to its founding ideals. We call this open hardware. And we are excited to bring it to the world!
Plumb is a company that specializes in AI-powered no-code automation solutions, allowing users to effortlessly create workflows by typing out their desired automations. The platform is designed to simplify the process of building and managing automated workflows, making it accessible to individuals without technical expertise. By offering customizable solutions tailored to various industries, Plumb aims to enhance operational efficiency and streamline business processes. The company's mission is to democratize access to AI workflow automation, providing tools that empower users to design, test, and configure workflows without needing extensive technical knowledge.
DappBack
Seed Round in 2022
Developer of an all-in-one user engagement platform for decentralized applications, designed to engage a community of token-verified web3 users. The platform rewards consumers with free crypto, cash, products, and NFTs for everyday activities such as browsing the internet, interacting with brands, and making purchases.
APWine specializes in decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol speculation, focusing on the evolution of yields generated by various protocols. They facilitate risk hedging and conversion of passive revenue into futures.
Brink is a trading application for NFTs and DeFi assets. Brink offers composable trading strategies and automated conditional orders that are built on blockchain. It automates order limits for ERC-20s and NFTs as well as monitors the order status.
Immortal Game
Series A in 2022
Immortal Game is a developer of a blockchain-based chess platform that aims to innovate the traditional game of chess by introducing a play-to-earn model. The company offers a free-to-play experience while incorporating a dual token system that enhances gameplay through optional challenges. This model maintains the classic rules of chess, while integrating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) tied to chess pieces. Players can engage in live auctions to buy and sell these NFTs, allowing them to earn rewards as they play. By combining the strategic depth of chess with modern blockchain technology, Immortal Game seeks to create a unique and engaging experience for both chess enthusiasts and gamers.
EtherMail
Seed Round in 2022
EtherMail develops a blockchain-based email application that emphasizes user inbox ownership, privacy, and wallet-to-wallet communication. The platform uses cryptographic identity to give users autonomy over their messages and the content they see, allowing them to control exposure to promotional content and potentially earn from relevant messaging. For organizations, EtherMail supports sending rich, targeted content to asset holders based on blockchain-synced real-time information segments to improve read and interaction rates. By design, the system provides anonymous, peer-to-peer communication and aims to transform the inbox into a privacy-conscious channel that rewards engagement while preserving user sovereignty over data and communications.
Zharta is a company that specializes in developing a lending protocol for instant loans backed by non-fungible tokens (NFTs). It offers a real-time loan platform that utilizes blockchain technology and machine learning to facilitate NFT collateralized loans. By leveraging AI-driven appraisals, Zharta enables collectors and investors to stake their NFT assets in exchange for cryptocurrency tokens. This innovative approach aims to create a more accessible and efficient marketplace for NFT-backed loans, connecting borrowers and lenders within the decentralized finance ecosystem.
Gnosis
Venture Round in 2022
Founded in 2015, Gnosis is a decentralized infrastructure provider for the Ethereum ecosystem. Initially focused on prediction markets, Gnosis evolved into a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) in late 2020, with a treasury controlling over 150K ETH and 8 Million GNO tokens. In 2021, Gnosis Chain was launched as an Ethereum companion chain for stable transactions using the xDai token. Gnosis incubates products such as Gnosis Safe (a multisig wallet), Cow Protocol (a decentralized exchange), Conditional Tokens (prediction markets), and Zodiac (DAO tooling).
Gnosis
Initial Coin Offering in 2022
Founded in 2015, Gnosis is a decentralized infrastructure provider for the Ethereum ecosystem. Initially focused on prediction markets, Gnosis evolved into a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) in late 2020, with a treasury controlling over 150K ETH and 8 Million GNO tokens. In 2021, Gnosis Chain was launched as an Ethereum companion chain for stable transactions using the xDai token. Gnosis incubates products such as Gnosis Safe (a multisig wallet), Cow Protocol (a decentralized exchange), Conditional Tokens (prediction markets), and Zodiac (DAO tooling).
Unbound Nation
Seed Round in 2022
Unbound Nation is a web3 startup that offers a comprehensive platform for lending and borrowing gaming NFTs, effectively connecting various stakeholders within the blockchain gaming ecosystem. The platform caters to gaming studios looking to expand their user base, gamers seeking access to valuable assets, and NFT holders interested in generating passive income through lending. By providing a single interface for renting gaming NFTs across multiple titles, Unbound Nation simplifies the process for users and enhances accessibility to rare and competitive digital assets. The company aims to leverage its protocol and the future Unbound token to foster community ownership and capitalize on network effects, positioning itself as a pivotal player in the evolving landscape of blockchain gaming.
Goodcarbon
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Goodcarbon facilitates access to high-quality Nature-based Solutions projects focused on forests and soils. They connect companies committed to emissions reduction with verified projects, generating carbon credits while conserving and restoring nature.
Fancurve
Seed Round in 2022
Fancurve is a digital sports fashion platform that enables fans to express their passions and connections through premium digital sports wearables. The company focuses on creating unique collaborations that unite global communities around their shared love for football, culture, and fashion. Fancurve's platform serves as a web3 launchpad, allowing fashion and lifestyle brands to enter the metaverse and engage with fans. Through its offerings, the company provides fans with the opportunity to showcase, share, and elevate their fandom via collectible and wearable digital soccer jerseys and other items.
Sarcophagus
Venture Round in 2022
Sarcophagus is an autonomous decentralized application (dApp) designed to function as a dead man's switch, ensuring that certain actions can be activated or deactivated in the event that the human operator becomes incapacitated. Built on the Ethereum and Arweave blockchains, Sarcophagus is a fully open-source project developed by a global team of software developers, crypto enthusiasts, and security experts. The application facilitates the creation of crypto tokens and offers opportunities for digital currency farming, allowing users to earn incentives. Despite its innovative approach, Sarcophagus has not yet undergone an audit.
Immortal Game
Seed Round in 2022
Immortal Game is a developer of a blockchain-based chess platform that aims to innovate the traditional game of chess by introducing a play-to-earn model. The company offers a free-to-play experience while incorporating a dual token system that enhances gameplay through optional challenges. This model maintains the classic rules of chess, while integrating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) tied to chess pieces. Players can engage in live auctions to buy and sell these NFTs, allowing them to earn rewards as they play. By combining the strategic depth of chess with modern blockchain technology, Immortal Game seeks to create a unique and engaging experience for both chess enthusiasts and gamers.
Darkblock
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Darkblock empowers web builders and content creators by enabling them to deliver exclusive digital assets via non-fungible tokens (NFTs), fostering community engagement, and exploring new monetization models using web3 technology.
Paladin
Seed Round in 2021
Paladin is a technological decentralization company focused on enhancing the on-chain governance process. It has developed a decentralized finance-based meta-governance protocol that aims to create tools for more equitable outcomes in governance. Central to its offerings is Paladin Lending, a vote lending market that allows token holders to utilize their unused voting power as a financial asset. By enabling committed members to leverage their governance tokens, Paladin seeks to reduce friction in decision-making processes and promote active participation in decentralized governance.
Hats Finance
Seed Round in 2021
Hats Finance operates a decentralized cybersecurity incentive network governed by stakeholders comprising hackers, projects, and token holders. Its platform enables any project to safeguard smart contracts via security vaults and ecosystem skins, fostering a more secure environment for Ethereum users.
NYM Technologies SA
Series A in 2021
NYM Technologies SA is a Swiss company based in Neuchâtel that specializes in designing and developing private Internet infrastructure. The company focuses on creating solutions that utilize anonymous authentication credentials, which facilitate privacy-enhanced data transfer and support decentralized identity management. By addressing the vulnerabilities of existing Internet protocols that expose sensitive data at both the network and application levels, NYM Technologies aims to prevent data leakage and enhance user privacy, offering individuals a more secure online experience.
Liquity is a decentralized borrowing platform operating on the Ethereum blockchain. It facilitates interest-free loans by using Ether as collateral.
StakeWise
Seed Round in 2021
StakeWise is an open-source protocol facilitating capital-efficient staking on Ethereum 2.0. It simplifies staking infrastructure management and lowers entry barriers, enabling users to generate yield with minimal effort. Staked Ether is tokenized, allowing liquidity across Decentralized Finance applications.
Celo
Venture Round in 2021
Celo is an open platform focused on providing financial tools to individuals with mobile phones, aiming to foster prosperity for all. It has developed a mobile-first blockchain platform that facilitates access to financial services and aims to enhance financial stability. The platform employs alphanumeric strings for cryptocurrency transactions, allowing users to transfer money quickly, securely, and reliably. Through these innovations, Celo seeks to democratize financial access and create a more inclusive monetary system.
Sovryn operates as a Bitcoin-based decentralized trading and lending platform, developed on RSK, a sidechain of the Bitcoin blockchain powered by merge-mining. The platform facilitates secure bitcoin trading and lending via audited smart contracts, secure oracles, insurance funds for undercollateralized loans, and open-source codes. It is governed by its community.
Multis, Inc., established in 2006 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in providing crypto banking services for businesses and entrepreneurs. Its core offering is a user-friendly wallet that facilitates crypto storage, payments to suppliers, payroll management, and interest earning. The platform also provides real-time balance monitoring, transaction tracking, multi-access to assets, recurring payments, fund transfers, trading, and crypto-to-cash conversion. Multis aims to empower the next generation of professionals in the open financial world by building a robust financial infrastructure for web3 organizations.
1inch Labs
Seed Round in 2020
1inch Labs is a developer of a decentralized finance platform that aggregates multiple decentralized exchanges across various blockchains. Founded in 2019 and based in the United States, the company focuses on enhancing the efficiency of cryptocurrency trading. Its suite of protocols, including the 1inch Aggregation Protocol, 1inch Liquidity Protocol, and 1inch Limit Order Protocol, work together to facilitate cost-effective and secure swap transactions. This integration allows users to access better rates than those available on individual exchanges, thereby optimizing their trading experience in the decentralized finance sector.
Vega Protocol
Seed Round in 2019
Vega is a technology protocol and crypto-asset for an open, blockchain-backed public network for fully automated end-to-end financial product trading and execution. Fully automated processes and incentives for trading margined financial products allow for markets that are open and decentralized, with pseudonymous participants. The platform of the company provides open and fair markets in which fees are shared by market makers, not owners, and governance decisions are made by the community, allowing financial institutions to open access, reduce costs, and enable a new wave of financial market innovation.
NEAR is a blockchain platform that enables developers to build, deploy, and run decentralized applications. It offers NEAR Protocol, a scalable smart contract platform with decentralized storage and compute capabilities, along with developer tools such as documentation, wallet, studio, and explorer. The platform supports a broad ecosystem of components and aims to bridge the adoption gap for mainstream software by refining the development experience and enabling agents and clients to own assets, make decisions, and transact across networks. NEAR was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in California.
Celo
Venture Round in 2019
Celo is an open platform focused on providing financial tools to individuals with mobile phones, aiming to foster prosperity for all. It has developed a mobile-first blockchain platform that facilitates access to financial services and aims to enhance financial stability. The platform employs alphanumeric strings for cryptocurrency transactions, allowing users to transfer money quickly, securely, and reliably. Through these innovations, Celo seeks to democratize financial access and create a more inclusive monetary system.
Spacemesh
Venture Round in 2018
Spacemesh is a layer‑one blockchain protocol that emphasizes permissionless decentralization and environmental sustainability. It employs a Proofs of Space‑Time consensus mechanism that leverages unused disk space for computation, allowing participants to contribute without significant resource consumption. The network uses a directed acyclic graph topology instead of a traditional chain, and its collaborative mining approach eliminates leader election and lottery‑based incentives. The platform is open source and supports general‑purpose smart contracts at web‑scale, providing a fair, secure, and self‑healing global computer for decentralized applications.
Arweave
Initial Coin Offering in 2018
Founded in 2017 and headquartered in London, Arweave is a technology company specializing in secure data storage using blockchain. Its platform ensures high levels of data replication and security while incentivizing network participants.