Bloctopus
Seed Round in 2025
Bloctopus is a technology company specializing in blockchain development tools. It offers an open-source toolkit that enables developers to create realistic, reproducible, and interoperable test networks for Web3 applications. The company's flagship product, Bloctopus Cloud, provides hosted, persistent development environments with multi-node setups and pre-configured components, facilitating seamless integration with CI/CD pipelines and extensive testing. Bloctopus aims to streamline the development process for decentralized applications (dApps) on public blockchains, enhancing security and accelerating time-to-market.
Avalanche
Initial Coin Offering in 2024
Avalanche is an open-source platform designed for the development and deployment of highly decentralized applications, programmable smart contracts, and interoperable blockchains. It serves as a verifiable solution for institutions, enterprises, and governments, enabling them to launch digital assets, build robust applications, and create customized subnets. The platform offers users complete control over their implementations, incorporating compliance and data security measures as foundational elements. This flexibility allows for the creation of new financial primitives and enhances the overall functionality of decentralized applications.
RD Technologies
Series A in 2024
RD Technologies Group (RD Technologies) is a financial platform that bridges the Web2 and Web3 worlds. RD Technologies' secure and innovative solutions include: • RD Wallet: RD Wallet Technologies Limited (RD Wallet) is a licensed Stored Value Facility in Hong Kong (licence number: SVF0016). It enables global businesses to open multi-currency fiat accounts on mobile anytime, anywhere. • HKDR Stablecoin (HKDR): HKDR Stablecoin (HKDR) is a compliant and transparent Hong Kong Dollar stablecoin 1:1 backed by the Hong Kong dollar, with high-quality and highly liquid assets safekept in segregated custody accounts with licensed financial institutions. Details of the reserves will be available to the public through regular independent attestation reports. In July 2024, RD InnoTech Limited, the issuer of HKDR, was among the first batch of entities to be admitted to the stablecoin issuer sandbox by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. • HKDR Stablecoin (HKDR): HKDR Stablecoin (HKDR) is a compliant and transparent Hong Kong Dollar stablecoin 1:1 backed by the Hong Kong dollar, with high-quality and highly liquid assets safekept in segregated custody accounts with licensed financial institutions. Details of the reserves will be available to the public through regular independent attestation reports. In July 2024, RD InnoTech Limited, the issuer of HKDR, was among the first batch of entities to be admitted to the stablecoin issuer sandbox by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
Space and Time
Series A in 2024
Space and Time is a decentralized analytics platform designed to facilitate low-latency queries and tamperproof analytics across the Web. The company provides a multichain data solution tailored for decentralized applications (dapps) and developers in sectors such as gaming and decentralized finance (DeFi). Its platform enables the integration of on-chain and off-chain data, allowing users to perform complex analytics in a single query. By transforming major blockchains into advanced databases, Space and Time empowers organizations to achieve enterprise-scale analytics while enhancing the speed and reliability of their data operations.
Moonveil Entertainment
Seed Round in 2024
Moonveil Entertainment is a web3 game studio focused on developing innovative gaming experiences. The company leverages advanced technology to create a gaming platform that blends casual flexibility with engaging depth, aiming to provide players with immersive and rewarding gameplay. By prioritizing authenticity, Moonveil Entertainment seeks to enhance the gaming industry with titles that not only entertain but also offer ongoing rewards and recognition for players.
TR Lab is a blank slate platform for discovering and collecting NFT art from the artists. The company offers NFT works to collectors and art lovers.
Fedi is a tech company specializing in global bitcoin adoption. Its primary product is the Fedi mobile app, designed to facilitate secure, private, and scalable Bitcoin transactions for billions of users worldwide. The app employs multi-signature technology to enhance security during cryptocurrency exchanges, allowing users to transact anonymously with Bitcoin.
Huddle01
Seed Round in 2023
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.
Alex
Venture Round in 2023
Alex is an open-source decentralized finance (DeFi) development business that operates on the Stacks Blockchain. The company focuses on creating a platform for fixed-rate and fixed-term cryptocurrency lending and borrowing. Its platform features forward contracts within a trading pool and utilizes an automated market-making engine. This setup allows users to minimize risks and maximize returns through fully decentralized financial services. Alex aims to innovate in the DeFi space by drawing inspiration from global financial markets, offering users a robust and integrated solution for their cryptocurrency transactions.
Rainmaker Games
Seed Round in 2022
Rainmaker Games is a play-to-earn gaming company that gives players free access to play hundreds of P2E games, explore in-game content, receive coaching from top international players, connect with other players globally, and gain access to a cutting-edge NFT lending and borrowing marketplace. Gamers of all skill levels can benefit from Rainmaker Games' ability to switch between games, learn the rules of each one, manage their money, and gain exclusive access to the NFT vault.
Fnatic
Venture Round in 2022
Fnatic Ltd. is a prominent global esports entertainment brand, established in 2004 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with additional facilities in Belgrade, Serbia, and a professional gaming house in Cologne, Germany. The company operates professional video gaming teams that compete in various tournaments worldwide, training and sponsoring esports players to excel in competitive gaming. In addition to its team operations, Fnatic offers a range of gaming equipment, including keyboards, headsets, mice, and mousepads, as well as apparel and accessories, all available through its online platform. By focusing on enhancing esports performance and fostering connections between brands and youth culture, Fnatic has played a significant role in shaping the esports landscape into a dynamic and rapidly growing industry.
Synota is a Bitcoin technology company that specializes in providing decentralized software solutions tailored for the energy industry. The company's offerings facilitate peer-to-peer payments and ensure instant settlement of transactions, enhancing transactional flexibility and security. By integrating existing hardware and software products, Synota enables energy companies to maximize production efficiency while minimizing payment delays and reducing back-office costs. Its innovative approach streamlines financial processes within the energy sector, making it easier for businesses to manage multi-party payments and generate comprehensive business reports.
Galoy
Private Equity Round in 2022
Galoy is a developer of financial software focused on enabling communities and institutions to provide financial services using Bitcoin. The company offers an open-source Bitcoin banking platform that includes a secure backend API, mobile wallets, point of sale applications, compliance tools, and administrative controls. Galoy’s platform allows various communities to organize themselves as Bitcoin banks, facilitating the creation of tools that connect traditional payment networks with Bitcoin's Lightning Network. One notable implementation of Galoy’s technology is the Bitcoin Beach Wallet, which contributed to establishing a circular Bitcoin economy and played a role in the adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador.
Fedi is a tech company specializing in global bitcoin adoption. Its primary product is the Fedi mobile app, designed to facilitate secure, private, and scalable Bitcoin transactions for billions of users worldwide. The app employs multi-signature technology to enhance security during cryptocurrency exchanges, allowing users to transact anonymously with Bitcoin.
Indexer.xyz
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Indexer.xyz is an developer platform providing a middleware for applications and blockchains to efficiently communicate with one another. Our goal is to accelerate Web3 adoption be helping developers go-to-market quicker with their products leveraging our API as the backend of their applications.
Neutronpay
Seed Round in 2022
Neutronpay operates a payment gateway platform that facilitates real-time, secure, and user-friendly transactions. Its key feature is seamless integration with the Bitcoin Lightning Network, allowing businesses to accept and send payments risk-free, eliminating concerns about fraud and chargebacks. This includes support for money transfers, online payments, and cross-border transactions.
Nimblr
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Nimblr is an insurance company focused on creating a decentralized insurance platform that leverages blockchain technology. The platform aims to facilitate a community-driven approach to insurance, allowing various stakeholders—including insureds, underwriters, actuaries, and assessors—to operate anonymously and autonomously. By providing digital asset and smart contract risk coverage, Nimblr enables users to establish efficient and profitable risk pools, contributing to the development of a decentralized insurance industry. The company also offers traditional insurance services, including actuaries, claims assessors, and appraisers, accessible through an online inquiry form on its website.
Napster
Acquisition in 2022
Napster is a provider of subscription-based digital music services that offers its members advertisement-free access to millions of songs. The company specializes in creating interactive music experiences, allowing users to discover, share, acquire, and enjoy music at any time and from various devices, including web browsers, smartphones, and home entertainment systems. With its platform, Napster enables users to access a diverse array of music, alongside personalized features such as playlists, reviews, and original content like videos and radio stations. Operating in the United States, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom, Napster is dedicated to delivering an intuitive music experience tailored to individual preferences. The company is a fully owned subsidiary of Best Buy, Inc.
LimeWire
Initial Coin Offering in 2022
LimeWire is a digital collectibles marketplace focused on the music, art, and entertainment industries. The platform has been relaunched to transform the way fans and artists interact, providing a framework for direct fan membership that helps artists generate a recurring revenue stream. LimeWire enables users to explore, collect, and trade unique digital collectibles, including NFTs, while keeping them informed with timely announcements within the art and entertainment space. Fans gain access to exclusive content and a private community, allowing them to connect directly with their favorite artists and participate actively in their journeys.
Decent Labs
Venture Round in 2022
Decent develops products that are resistant to censorship, fraud, and human error. Using blockchain technology, it collaborates with forward-thinking businesses to create solutions that were not previously possible. It enables new technical standards in crypto by providing useful tools that appeal to both new and experienced developers.
The Bitcoin Company
Seed Round in 2022
The Bitcoin Company is dedicated to enhancing the financial experience for users by leveraging Bitcoin technology. It is developing a user-friendly super-app that integrates traditional financial tools with innovative Bitcoin services, aimed at providing a seamless transition from conventional banking. The company's initial offering is a bitcoin rewards program that allows users to purchase gift cards and link credit cards, earning Bitcoin rewards on everyday transactions. Additionally, the platform is designed to facilitate various financial activities, including learning about Bitcoin, earning, spending, saving, borrowing, and purchasing Bitcoin, all within a single ecosystem. By combining these services, The Bitcoin Company aims to make Bitcoin more accessible and convenient for everyone, positioning itself as a comprehensive financial solution.
IBEX Mercado
Seed Round in 2022
Ibex Mercado is a platform or financial operator for payment systems. Their service is a brokerage web platform for investors can buy and sell bitcoins, IBEXPAY is a web-based bitcoin payment platform, and bitcoin lightning payment infrastructure is a service. Ibex Mercado offers a service and trading systems based on stable and advanced proprietary technology.
Digital Insight Games
Series A in 2022
Digital Insight Games is a gaming studio established in 2019 that focuses on developing AAA role-playing games (RPGs) utilizing blockchain technology. The company aims to create an immersive metaverse experience through its innovative approach to gaming, which includes a games-as-a-service roadmap, free-to-play models, and live service elements. By incorporating online marketplaces and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), Digital Insight Games promotes ownership, transparency, accessibility, scalability, and security for its users. The studio's commitment to integrating blockchain into gaming positions it at the forefront of the evolving gaming industry.
Pact is a fintech platform launched in 2021 that specializes in offering deep liquidity and low transaction fees for financial transactions. It operates as a non-custodial and decentralized platform, integrating financial assets to create a secure environment for users of varying wealth and experience levels. Pact's accessible smart contract functionality allows for efficient and cost-effective transactions, facilitating quick swaps within the cryptocurrency market. The platform is designed to serve as a central hub for liquidity on Algorand, enhancing the overall user experience in decentralized finance.
Trust Machines
Seed Round in 2022
Trust Machines is a developer of blockchain technology focused on transforming Bitcoin into a comprehensive web3 platform. The company aims to expand Bitcoin beyond its traditional role as a store of value by creating an ecosystem of applications and platform technologies. This initiative seeks to position Bitcoin as the final settlement layer for various computing platforms and applications, thereby facilitating a broader range of use cases. By fostering a diverse ecosystem of Bitcoin applications, Trust Machines endeavors to enhance the Bitcoin economy and unlock its full potential.
Luxor Technology
Venture Round in 2022
Luxor Technology is a United States-based company that specializes in providing compute power for Proof-of-Work Bitcoin mining and related blockchain infrastructure services. The company offers an enterprise-grade stratum mining pool, which supports miners by delivering essential insights from the blockchain to enhance their operational efficiency. Luxor Technology is focused on the growing significance of compute power as a valuable commodity and is actively developing traditional markets and derivatives to underpin this emerging sector within the digital assets industry.
Satoshi Energy
Seed Round in 2021
Satoshi Energy is a Houston, Texas-based company that specializes in providing data-driven insights and power contracts tailored for bitcoin miners. Founded in 2018, Satoshi Energy focuses on connecting renewable energy assets with bitcoin mining operations through innovative power contracts that allow for flexible energy sales. The company offers high-fidelity insights into the electric power and bitcoin mining markets, facilitating the financing and management of unique bitcoin mining opportunities. By utilizing a platform that integrates renewable energy sources, Satoshi Energy aims to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of energy use in the bitcoin mining sector.
Hiro
Venture Round in 2021
Hiro is a core entity within the Stacks Ecosystem, a collection of independent entities, developers, and community members working to create a user-owned internet on bitcoin. They provide developers with the tools they need to innovate and build on bitcoin in previously unimaginable ways.
Helium
Venture Round in 2021
Helium Systems Inc. develops Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology, focusing on sensor devices that monitor environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, motion, and light. These sensors are utilized in various applications, including facility monitoring and quality control for medical products, energy management, air quality assessment, and refrigeration temperature regulation. The company offers a web and mobile dashboard for users to manage and access sensor data. Additionally, Helium operates a decentralized wireless network that enables low-power IoT devices to connect to the internet. This network incentivizes individuals to become network operators, rewarding them with a cryptocurrency for validating network transactions and contributing to the network's integrity. Incorporated in 2013 and based in San Francisco, Helium Systems continues to innovate within the IoT landscape, enhancing the ability to gather insights from smart devices.
Asigna project started in late 2022, was established with full decentralization in mind, akin to Bitcoin's original vision. There has always been a pressing need in the Bitcoin community for a personal multi-sig that would offer peace of mind to all its holders. Moreover, Asigna is introducing itself to the rising player in the ecosystem: the Stacks ecosystem, which operates as a layer 2 on top of Bitcoin. Asigna employs a native multisig solution. This makes it the safest multi-sig available since user privacy remains unaffected. Asigna digital vault offers a robust channel for storing, transmitting, and collecting various currencies such as BTC, Stacks, BRC20, and Ordinals. Additionally, it supports batch transactions. Soon to be added to the roadmap are Unisat, sBTC integration. Notably, Asigna integration with other Stacks dApps are flawless, allowing users to stake STX or directly acquire ordinals.
Ducat Protocol allows users to borrow UNIT using BTC as collateral within a non-custodial system, providing full control over their funds. The platform offers risk-based borrowing, allowing users to adjust their collateralization ratios according to risk preferences. Once borrowed, UNIT can be used within the BTC-Fi ecosystem, with the option to repay and unlock the BTC collateral.