IOSG Ventures

IOSG Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 and based in Hong Kong, focused on the blockchain and crypto sectors. As a research and thesis-driven entity, IOSG Ventures aims to empower founders in creating community-driven protocols that can significantly impact the future of Web3. The firm invests in a diverse array of early-stage projects, including those in decentralized finance (DeFi), gaming (GameFi), and social finance (SocialFi), as well as infrastructure and middleware solutions. Its portfolio features notable investments such as 1inch, Illuvium, Arbitrum, and StarkWare, among others. IOSG Ventures is committed to fostering innovation in the crypto space by supporting developers and founders with a long-term perspective.

Momir Amidzic

Principal

Gökhan Er

Managing Director

Jocy Lin

Partner

Yiping Lu

Associate

Ishanee Nagpurkar

Principal

Deniz Omer

Venture Partner

Jiaping Wang

Venture Partner

Queenie Wu

Partner

Jiawei Zhu

Associate

Xinshu Dong Ph.D

Technical Partner

Past deals in Blockchain

Shaga

Seed Round in 2025
Shaga is a team of experienced professionals specializing in blockchain, gaming, distributed systems, and networking. They develop cloud gaming platforms that integrate play-to-earn mechanics and foster social media engagement.

Hyperbolic

Series A in 2024
Hyperbolic is a software development company specializing in web and networking solutions. It focuses on building decentralized computing platforms.

OpenLayer

Seed Round in 2024
OpenLayer is a modular authentic data layer designed to modernize traditional data flows. Contributed to by everyone and every device, OpenLayer offers a modular solution that coordinates data collection, validation, and transformation, catering both web2 and web3 companies.

Brevis

Seed Round in 2024
Brevis is an efficient, verifiable off-chain computation engine that brings limitless computation capacity to existing smart contract blockchains.

Gelato

Series A in 2024
Gelato Network is an innovative company based in Berlin, Germany, that focuses on automating smart contract executions on the Ethereum blockchain. Founded in 2007, Gelato provides a web cloud platform that allows developers to streamline their on-chain processes, enhancing application reliability and performance. Its audited smart contract protocol eliminates the need for developers to manage underlying server infrastructure, thereby saving significant development time and reducing the potential for single points of failure. The platform supports the creation of augmented smart contracts that are automated, gasless, and compatible with all major EVM-compatible blockchains, making it a valuable tool for developers looking to optimize their applications.

Essential

Series A in 2024
Essential develops intent-based infrastructure and tools aimed at facilitating the shift from value extraction to intent satisfaction. Its platform focuses on creating core components that support composability across ecosystems, minimizing extractive behaviors while maximizing user satisfaction.

Blade Games

Seed Round in 2024
Blade Games is a pioneering on-chain game studio that specializes in developing decentralized gaming experiences using blockchain technology. The company's primary focus is to create trustless games and infrastructure, fostering creativity and community participation. Their gaming studio offers titles that combine tower defense and automation gameplay, allowing players to engage in base building, arbitrage, and player versus player (PVP) raiding to earn rewards. The company aims to provide fun and engaging gaming experiences for its users.

GOMBLE

Series A in 2024
GOMBLE creates blockchain-based casual games that focus on the game's core fun rather than just playing for the money.

Superfluid Finance

Seed Round in 2024
Superfluid Finance develops an online cash streaming protocol aimed at revolutionizing asset movement in decentralized finance. The protocol focuses on token standardization and facilitates various financial transactions such as subscription funds, salaries, and rewards. By automating recurring transactions and enabling single on-chain exchanges, Superfluid provides customers with continuous settlement and per-second netting, enhancing capital efficiency in the decentralized finance landscape.

AltLayer

Series A in 2024
AltLayer offers a rollups-as-a-service platform that enables developers to deploy on-demand rollups for Web3 projects. The system provides highly scalable, application-dedicated execution layers whose security derives from an underlying base layer, delivering elastic and customizable scaling to transform blockchain infrastructure, speed up time-to-market, and support innovative deployment models for decentralized applications.

Kiln

Series A in 2024
Kiln is a Paris-based company established in 2018 that offers a platform for enterprise-level pledge services focused on encrypted assets. The company provides validator-independent APIs that facilitate multi-provider staking, allowing digital assets to be staked across various environments, including wallets, custodians, and exchanges. By streamlining the staking process, Kiln aims to enhance accessibility and efficiency in the rapidly evolving web3 industry. Its innovative platform enables clients to deploy, manage, and monitor blockchain validators programmatically, making it easier for businesses to integrate and operate within the blockchain ecosystem. As the demand for collaboration among multiple stakeholders grows, Kiln is well-positioned to serve as an aggregator, driving forward the integration of diverse players in the digital asset space.

Renzo Protocol

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

Gelato

Series A in 2024
Gelato Network is an innovative company based in Berlin, Germany, that focuses on automating smart contract executions on the Ethereum blockchain. Founded in 2007, Gelato provides a web cloud platform that allows developers to streamline their on-chain processes, enhancing application reliability and performance. Its audited smart contract protocol eliminates the need for developers to manage underlying server infrastructure, thereby saving significant development time and reducing the potential for single points of failure. The platform supports the creation of augmented smart contracts that are automated, gasless, and compatible with all major EVM-compatible blockchains, making it a valuable tool for developers looking to optimize their applications.

BabylonChain

Series A in 2023
Babylon builds security protocols to enhance the security of decentralized systems by leveraging Bitcoin's established security. The company's solutions include timestamping data on the Bitcoin blockchain and enabling Bitcoin holders to stake their coins on Proof-of-Stake blockchains without needing a custodian.

Ingonyama

Seed Round in 2023
Ingonyama specializes in developing high-performance zero-knowledge-proof hardware accelerators. Their innovative chip design, coupled with advanced algorithms and mathematical expertise, enables developers to build cryptographic applications more efficiently.

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.

Lynx Finance

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Web3 Infrastructure for perpetuals trading

Taiko Labs

Seed Round in 2023
Taiko Labs is a cryptocurrency firm focused on developing a zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) scaling solutions platform for the Ethereum Blockchain. The company's platform aims to enhance Ethereum's scalability by closely emulating its functionality, both technically and non-technically. It supports all Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) opcodes within a decentralized, permissionless, and secure layer-2 architecture, providing Ethereum developers with the necessary tools to execute blockchain projects effectively.

MetaZone

Seed Round in 2023
MetaZone facilitates the open digital economy by hosting a marketplace for Metaverse Enabled Tokenized Applications (METAs). Creators submit high-quality functional 3D content, which can be owned, experienced, and deployed across various virtual worlds with ease.

Wallet Guard

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Wallet Guard is a developer of security tools aimed at reducing risks for web3 users. The company offers an open-source browser extension designed to empower end-users with enhanced security features. These include proactive phishing detection and transaction simulation, which provide human-readable insights into every transaction. This tool helps businesses proactively detect and block malicious activity, ensuring a safer online environment.

Scroll.io

Venture Round in 2023
Scroll, founded in 2021 and based in Victoria, Seychelles, is focused on developing an EVM-equivalent zk-rollup, which utilizes a robust proving network. The company operates within the technology sector, with an emphasis on enhancing blockchain scalability and efficiency. By leveraging zero-knowledge proof technology, Scroll aims to facilitate faster and more secure transactions on decentralized applications. The firm's innovative approach positions it as a key player in the evolving landscape of blockchain infrastructure.

OneKey

Series A in 2023
OneKey is a developer of a crypto security platform that facilitates the secure storage and management of cryptocurrency assets. The company provides a user-friendly solution for buying and trading a variety of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and decentralized applications. By offering a robust open-source crypto wallet, OneKey enables users within the Web3 ecosystem to safely access and utilize coins such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, thereby enhancing the overall security and convenience of engaging with the digital asset market.

WeaveDB

Pre Seed Round in 2023
WeaveDB is a developer of a web3-based platform that focuses on creating decentralized applications. The company utilizes blockchain technology to deliver persistent database infrastructure services on distributed storage systems like Arweave. Its platform features cross-chain authentication, automatic signatures, a JSON-like API, and data indexing, which collectively facilitate the development of Web 3 applications. By providing these modular database solutions as a smart contract, WeaveDB aims to simplify and enhance the process for clients and developers in the rapidly evolving landscape of decentralized technology.

Alterscope

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Alterscope is a developer of an AI-powered risk infrastructure platform aimed at enhancing risk management within the blockchain ecosystem. Its platform is designed to provide real-time processing of risk across various chains, protocols, and liquidity pools. Key features include customizable risk scores, real-time risk alerting and monitoring, multi-chain risk processing, and integration of on-chain and off-chain data. Additionally, Alterscope utilizes cross-chain data standardization and advanced data modeling techniques, leveraging zero-knowledge proofs and swarm intelligence. This positions the company as a leader in facilitating agent-driven finance, allowing organizations to effectively manage and process Web3 risks in real-time.

Pods

Seed Round in 2022
Pods is a decentralized non-custodial options protocol. Users can create options and trade them through an Options AMM on the Ethereum Blockchain. Pods is the easiest way to hedge crypto in DeFi.

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.

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.

Hexens

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of cybersecurity software designed to secure digital assets and data. The company's software offers blockchain security, cyber investigations, and security advisory services, helping clients to dive into the technology flows with comprehensive analysis and cybersecurity consulting and stay protected.

OneKey

Venture Round in 2022
OneKey is a developer of a crypto security platform that facilitates the secure storage and management of cryptocurrency assets. The company provides a user-friendly solution for buying and trading a variety of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and decentralized applications. By offering a robust open-source crypto wallet, OneKey enables users within the Web3 ecosystem to safely access and utilize coins such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, thereby enhancing the overall security and convenience of engaging with the digital asset market.

Treasure

Funding Round in 2022
Treasure is developing a decentralized gaming platform aimed at connecting various metaverses and fostering community engagement through a unified ecosystem. The platform features a decentralized game console that integrates games and communities by utilizing a common set of resources. By adopting an open and composable approach, Treasure enables the convergence of non-fungible tokens, decentralized finance, and gaming, allowing players to earn and utilize currency while engaging with different games. Central to the Treasure ecosystem is a fair launch token that powers essential infrastructure and serves as a reserve asset across partner game integrations.

Taiko Labs

Seed Round in 2022
Taiko Labs is a cryptocurrency firm focused on developing a zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) scaling solutions platform for the Ethereum Blockchain. The company's platform aims to enhance Ethereum's scalability by closely emulating its functionality, both technically and non-technically. It supports all Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) opcodes within a decentralized, permissionless, and secure layer-2 architecture, providing Ethereum developers with the necessary tools to execute blockchain projects effectively.

Space and Time

Seed Round in 2022
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.

Safe

Venture Round in 2022
Safe is a leading provider of digital asset storage solutions, specializing in Ethereum-based multi-signature smart contract wallets. As a spin-out from Gnosis, a decentralized infrastructure provider, Safe offers a secure and programmable account abstraction platform, serving as the account abstraction leader on Ethereum and the EVM. Its flagship product, Gnosis Safe, enables secure and transparent management of digital assets, fostering collaboration and tracking within the decentralized ecosystem.

KYVE

Venture Round in 2022
KYVE is a decentralized initiative focused on the storage and validation of data streams, utilizing the Arweave blockchain for permanent data archiving. The company has developed an open-source protocol that standardizes and validates blockchain data, facilitating reliable storage for modern blockchains and decentralized applications. By employing a network of decentralized uploaders and validators, KYVE ensures that data is archived effectively through specialized pools, each dedicated to a particular data stream. This approach not only guarantees the scalability, immutability, and availability of resources but also provides developers with a dependable means to store and verify their data streams. Through its innovative solution, KYVE enhances the integrity and accessibility of blockchain data, addressing the challenges faced by developers in the evolving digital landscape.

FanTV AI

Seed Round in 2022
FanTV, the leading AI Agent platform for next-gen Content Creation and backed by Multicoin Capital, is where AI meets Crypto on Sui, leading with over 8 million On-chain Users (80k Creators) and 27 million transactions, processing more than 1.2 million hours of AI-powered content monthly. As the largest platform for content creation across all chains, FanTV contributes to more than 22% of active wallets on Sui.

Ancient8

Seed Round in 2022
Ancient8 is a company focused on developing the infrastructure for GameFi, emphasizing community engagement and software solutions. It operates Vietnam's largest blockchain gaming guild and aims to democratize access to social and financial opportunities within the Metaverse. Ancient8 is building products such as GameFi Identity and a Launchpad to facilitate the onboarding of millions of users to GameFi and Metaverse projects. Through a combination of blockchain software development, guild scholarships, education, and institutional-grade research, Ancient8 empowers individuals to participate in play-to-earn video games. The company's vision is to create a platform where users can enjoy gaming while also earning rewards, ultimately contributing to the growth of the Metaverse.

MachineFi

Seed Round in 2022
MachineFi Lab is a company focused on the development of Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain technologies. It specializes in creating a software platform that integrates various machines, providing a comprehensive infrastructure suite. This suite includes an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) blockchain, a multichain crypto wallet, a blockchain bridge, and an onboarding platform. Additionally, MachineFi Lab offers software development kits (SDKs) that empower developers to build applications and establish machine networks. Through its innovative solutions, the company aims to enhance connectivity and functionality within the IoT ecosystem.

FanTiger

Seed Round in 2022
FanTiger is a music NFT marketplace that empowers independent artists to cultivate fan communities and enhance their growth through blockchain technology. The platform allows for the creation, buying, and selling of digital collectibles in the form of song NFTs. By enabling fans to participate in the artists' financial success, FanTiger helps artists capture greater value from their work. This decentralized approach fosters stronger connections between artists and their supporters, facilitating a more engaged and invested community.

CyberConnect

Series A in 2022
CyberConnect is a decentralized social graph protocol with identity sovereignty for mass adoption and network effects.

Gasp

Venture Round in 2022
A ZK-rollup L2 with universal connectivity to L1s, enabling cross-chain liquidity of native assets. Powered by Starkware zero-knowledge technology and Eigenlayer's restake finality. In it's core, MEV minimization and gas-free swaps are out of the box.

Liquifi

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

Vovo Finance

Seed Round in 2022
Vovo Finance is a cryptocurrency-based company focused on decentralized finance. It develops a structured platform that offers a range of financial products designed to optimize the risk-reward ratio for users. By utilizing packaged financial instruments, the company enables users to engage in customizable yield collection from leveraged crypto trades. Vovo Finance's structured products incorporate various risk-return profiles, market biases, lockup periods, and token deposits, allowing for tailored investment strategies and enhanced financial opportunities in the cryptocurrency market.

Joyn

Seed Round in 2022
Joyn is a collaborative platform designed to support the large-scale co-creation of Web3 media.

Polemos

Seed Round in 2022
Polemos is an international gaming company that provides advanced asset management solutions, non-collateralised lending platforms, proprietary learning systems, game analytics tools, and gaming-focused media assets. Led by industry veterans Richard McLaren and Hal Crawford, Polemos operates globally with a focus on expanding into strategically aligned markets.

Burrow

Seed Round in 2022
Burrow is a decentralized platform that operates a non-custodial liquidity pool, enabling users to supply and borrow assets for trading. The platform focuses on unlocking liquidity for interest-bearing assets, particularly layer 1 staking derivatives. By allowing users to supply assets, Burrow facilitates the earning of interest and enables borrowing against those assets to enhance liquidity. Additionally, the platform features a governance token staking program, which encourages user participation and investment in the ecosystem. Overall, Burrow aims to provide a streamlined approach to accessing liquidity in the decentralized finance space.

Swell

Seed Round in 2022
Swell is the restaking chain, powered by Proof of Restake. The protocol is backed by the industry's best venture capital firms and angels.

Swim

Seed Round in 2022
Swim is a developer of cross-chain infrastructure that simplifies the transfer of tokens across various blockchain networks. By utilizing multi-token liquidity pools and Solana's Wormhole, Swim provides users with tools to swap native assets seamlessly from one chain to another. This approach reduces reliance on centralized bridges and exchanges, enabling clients to efficiently send, receive, and exchange native tokens without delays or the complications associated with wrapped assets. Through its innovative solutions, Swim aims to enhance the overall user experience in the blockchain space by facilitating more straightforward and reliable transactions between different blockchain ecosystems.

Pianity

Seed Round in 2022
Founded in 2021, Pianity is a Paris-based platform that facilitates the creation, sharing, trading, and collection of limited-edition music NFTs. It connects musicians with their communities, enabling artists to earn independent revenue and fans to grow their digital music collections.

ar.io

Seed Round in 2022
ArDrive is a company that provides permanent, secure data storage solutions for individuals and businesses. Founded in 2020 by Phil Mataras, the company offers a platform that enables users to store documents, photos, and videos in a decentralized network, ensuring true data ownership and permanence. With a focus on safeguarding information for the long term, ArDrive allows clients to access their data anytime without the risk of loss. The service operates on a one-time fee model, making it an accessible option for those seeking reliable archival solutions. By combining innovative technology with a commitment to data security, ArDrive aims to revolutionize the way users manage and preserve their digital assets.

ArtGee Finance

Seed Round in 2022
Artgee Finance focuses on digital asset financial settlement on a global scale. They leverage AI-driven smart contracts and algorithms to enhance cross-border payments and improve asset liquidity. Their services include cross-border payment and settlement, real-world asset financial services, and supply chain financial services, integrating traditional finance with the Web3 environment.

MixMob

Seed Round in 2022
MixMob is a play-to-earn game platform built on the Solana blockchain. It draws inspiration from music, art, fashion, and movies to create a unique Remix Culture within its metaverse.

Footprint Analytics

Seed Round in 2022
Footprint Analytics is a platform that specializes in blockchain data analysis, offering tools for discovering and visualizing information related to decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and GameFi. The platform prioritizes user experience, catering to a diverse audience that includes analysts, data scientists, developers, and educators. With its intuitive drag-and-drop interface, Footprint Analytics allows users to conduct interactive data queries without requiring coding skills. This accessibility empowers individuals and organizations to explore and analyze blockchain data efficiently, making complex analytics approachable for everyone.

Mint Gate

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Mint Gate is a platform facilitating creators and communities to generate unique tokens or keys, rewarding superfans for engagement, and unlocking exclusive digital experiences.

Bribe

Seed Round in 2022
Bribe is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that enhances governance participation by creating an incentivized marketplace for governance voting. The platform allows users to form coalitions and engage in auctions for governance votes, democratizing the process and enabling broader participation beyond major stakeholders. By improving existing DeFi governance models, Bribe establishes a transparent and open marketplace that facilitates coordination among voters, ultimately increasing engagement in governance activities. This innovative approach not only fosters a more inclusive environment but also generates new opportunities for token holders to earn yields through their participation in governance.

DeBank

Series A in 2021
DeBank offers a cryptocurrency wallet that enables users to track their decentralized finance (DeFi) investments across multiple blockchains. It supports over 800 DeFi protocols, allowing users to monitor deposits, earned interest, and perform token swaps.

Interlay

Venture Round in 2021
Interlay develops a decentralized finance platform enabling trustless exchange of wrapped Bitcoin across various blockchains, notably Polkadot. This facilitates cross-chain interactions and usage of digital assets securely.

Aztec

Series A in 2021
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.

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.

StarkWare Industries

Series C in 2021
StarkWare Industries Ltd is a technology company based in Netanya, Israel, established in 2017. The company specializes in developing software and hardware solutions focused on the generation and verification of computational integrity proofs. Its primary offering, known as STARK, is a zero-knowledge proof protocol that enhances privacy in blockchain applications, increases transaction throughput, and enables off-chain computation. StarkWare Industries aims to create a comprehensive proof stack to facilitate secure and efficient computational processes across various applications.

Aurora

Series A in 2021
Aurora is an Ethereum Virtual Machine developed by the NEAR Protocol team, offering a seamless solution for developers to run applications on an Ethereum-compatible platform. It combines the benefits of Ethereum compatibility with the scalability and low transaction costs of the NEAR Protocol, creating a high-throughput environment for decentralized applications. The platform is designed to deliver an exceptional user experience, enabling Ethereum developers to transition effortlessly by simply changing the RPC endpoint. Aurora aims to facilitate the development of decentralized applications while ensuring affordability and efficiency for users.

Swivel Finance

Series A in 2021
Swivel Finance is a company based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2020 that specializes in creating an online lending platform. It offers a decentralized protocol designed for fixed-rate lending and interest-rate derivatives, allowing lenders to secure fixed-rate interest rates on their ERC-20 tokens. The platform is characterized by its low transaction overhead and reduced risk for users, facilitating a more stable lending environment in the decentralized finance space.

DoinGud

Seed Round in 2021
DoinGud is an online marketplace and social platform based in Zug, Switzerland, dedicated to empowering artists, creators, collectors, and curators through the use of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The platform leverages blockchain technology to foster a supportive ecosystem that connects artists with their communities, allowing them to promote and sell their work effectively. DoinGud also emphasizes social impact by enabling creators and social organizations to collaborate and support one another, promoting sustainability and positive social change. Through its innovative approach, DoinGud seeks to create a self-sustaining environment where artistic expression and social responsibility coexist.

RECUR

Series A in 2021
RECUR designs & develops on-chain branded experiences for fans to buy, collect, and re-sell NFTs. RECUR is chain agnostic and is fundamentally changing the NFT market by creating and setting the standard for a decentralized recurring royalty, creating the widest distribution and reach for NFTs minted on their platform. It was founded in 2021 and headquartered in Miami, Florida.

deBridge Finance

Seed Round in 2021
deBridge Finance is a developer of a cross-chain interoperability and liquidity transfer protocol designed to facilitate decentralized asset transfers between multiple blockchains. The protocol operates on a network of independent oracles and validators, which are elected through deBridge governance. It provides essential infrastructure for cross-chain interoperability, enabling users to transfer assets, including NFTs, across various platforms such as Ethereum, Polygon, Binance Smart Chain, Huobi Ecological Chain, and Arbitrum. By allowing seamless transfers between these blockchains, deBridge Finance enhances accessibility and liquidity in the digital asset space.

Zenlink

Series A in 2021
Zenlink is a China-based company founded in 2020 that operates a cross-chain blockchain network designed to facilitate seamless asset trading. The platform allows users to engage in transactions with low fees, low slippage, and high-speed performance, eliminating the complexities associated with multiple chains. Zenlink features the Zenlink DEX Protocol, which standardizes decentralized exchange functionalities, and the Zenlink DEX Module, which empowers parachains with DEX capabilities. Additionally, the Zenlink Token serves as a governance mechanism and provides value capture methods to incentivize ecosystem participation. Through these offerings, Zenlink aims to create a unified trading experience and encourage long-term development within its network.

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.

Alethea AI

Funding Round in 2021
Alethea AI is a decentralized protocol and multimedia platform for creating intelligent, interactive non-fungible tokens. It originated the iNFT standard and focuses on embedding AI animation, interaction, and generative capabilities into NFTs. The platform enables the creation of expressive, photorealistic avatars and AI-generated characters, backed by a blockchain-based digital rights management framework. Users can publish and monetize AI-driven media by fulfilling requests from buyers, leveraging the combination of advanced AI and secure ownership to enable new forms of digital content creation in a decentralized environment.

Shipyard Software

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

Interlay

Seed Round in 2021
Interlay develops a decentralized finance platform enabling trustless exchange of wrapped Bitcoin across various blockchains, notably Polkadot. This facilitates cross-chain interactions and usage of digital assets securely.

SynFutures

Series A in 2021
SynFutures is a decentralized derivatives exchange that focuses on synthetic assets, facilitating the creation and trading of various digital asset pairs using a single digital token as collateral. The platform aims to establish an open and trustless derivatives market by allowing trading on any asset linked to a price feed. By promoting a free market environment and expanding the range of tradable assets, SynFutures seeks to lower the barriers to entry in the derivatives market, thereby fostering a more equitable digital assets exchange landscape for investors.

t3rn

Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2020 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, t3rn specializes in secure, efficient cross-chain executions. It leverages its modular stack for storage, validation, settlement, and consensus.

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.

Subspace Labs

Seed Round in 2021
Subspace Labs is a distributed research and development company behind the Subspace Network. While based in Palo Alto, CA, we are a global, remote-first team of protocol hackers and cryptocurrency enthusiasts. The Subspace Network is a layer zero protocol that is fully interoperable with any layer one, allowing it to serve as an infrastructure layer for the entire Web3 ecosystem. Based on years of original R&D, Subspace is the first protocol to truly resolve the blockchain trilemma, providing an open, scalable platform for both storage and compute. Subspace currently supports Polkadot and Kusama, with more networks coming soon.

SEDA

Seed Round in 2021
SEDA is a multichain, permissionless protocol designed to bridge real-world data with various on-chain networks. It operates a decentralized finance prediction market platform that aims to establish a secure framework for the future of open markets. By providing an open-source JavaScript software development kit, SEDA allows developers to seamlessly integrate their applications with the platform, facilitating easy access to permissionless markets. This approach empowers clients to implement sophisticated market solutions with minimal coding effort, enhancing the accessibility and utility of decentralized finance opportunities.

ar.io

Seed Round in 2021
ArDrive is a company that provides permanent, secure data storage solutions for individuals and businesses. Founded in 2020 by Phil Mataras, the company offers a platform that enables users to store documents, photos, and videos in a decentralized network, ensuring true data ownership and permanence. With a focus on safeguarding information for the long term, ArDrive allows clients to access their data anytime without the risk of loss. The service operates on a one-time fee model, making it an accessible option for those seeking reliable archival solutions. By combining innovative technology with a commitment to data security, ArDrive aims to revolutionize the way users manage and preserve their digital assets.

Solv Protocol

Angel Round in 2021
Solv Protocol is a decentralized platform for creating, managing, and trading Financial NFTs. Its first product, Vesting Vouchers, are fractionalized NFTs representing lock-up vesting tokens, enhancing liquidity and enabling financial scenarios like fundraising and token liquidity management.

Solv Protocol

Seed Round in 2021
Solv Protocol is a decentralized platform for creating, managing, and trading Financial NFTs. Its first product, Vesting Vouchers, are fractionalized NFTs representing lock-up vesting tokens, enhancing liquidity and enabling financial scenarios like fundraising and token liquidity management.

Arkhivist

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Arkhivist offers a platform that enhances users' yield while ensuring the security of their funds. It provides real-time updates on financial protocol activities and implements safeguards to protect against DeFi scams, promoting safer transactions and trading in decentralized investments.

Subspace Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Subspace Labs is a distributed research and development company behind the Subspace Network. While based in Palo Alto, CA, we are a global, remote-first team of protocol hackers and cryptocurrency enthusiasts. The Subspace Network is a layer zero protocol that is fully interoperable with any layer one, allowing it to serve as an infrastructure layer for the entire Web3 ecosystem. Based on years of original R&D, Subspace is the first protocol to truly resolve the blockchain trilemma, providing an open, scalable platform for both storage and compute. Subspace currently supports Polkadot and Kusama, with more networks coming soon.

Twilight

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Blockchain Privacy

Hats Finance

Pre 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.

zCloak Network

Seed Round in 2021
zCloak Network is a privacy-focused infrastructure provider that specializes in decentralized identity (DID) and verifiable computation. The company seeks to empower users by decentralizing the storage and computation of personal data, ensuring that this information resides on user devices rather than centralized servers. Utilizing a STARK-based zero-knowledge virtual machine (ZK-VM) integrated into a browser extension, zCloak Network ensures the integrity of user computations. Its World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)-compatible DID system reflects real-world legal status and reputation within decentralized social frameworks. This allows individuals to leverage their real-world data for applications in decentralized finance, identity verification, and biometric solutions without compromising their privacy. Furthermore, zCloak Network is chain-agnostic, offering its identity and zero-knowledge proof services across multiple public blockchains.

MCDEX

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

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.

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.

Liquity

Series A in 2021
Liquity is a decentralized borrowing platform operating on the Ethereum blockchain. It facilitates interest-free loans by using Ether as collateral.

Push Protocol

Seed Round in 2021
Push Protocol is a decentralized communication protocol designed for the web3 ecosystem that facilitates the delivery of notifications related to both on-chain and off-chain activities. The protocol enables users, decentralized applications (dApps), and service providers to create customizable notifications based on various triggers, including smart contracts and backend systems. By utilizing an open communication network of push nodes, Push Protocol connects to users' wallet addresses, allowing notifications to be displayed across any crypto wallet or interface. This platform-agnostic solution aims to enhance user engagement in the web3 space, as it allows users to receive and potentially earn cryptocurrency through the notifications they receive.

Transak

Seed Round in 2021
Transak is a global provider of web3 payment and onboarding infrastructure, designed to facilitate smooth transitions between traditional finance and cryptocurrency assets. The company offers a range of products, including fiat-to-crypto services, a fiat-to-smart-contract solution, and a fiat-to-NFT checkout option. As a regulated and non-custodial payments layer, Transak enables onboarding to over 160 crypto assets across more than 75 blockchains. Its platform allows users to buy and sell crypto assets through bank transfers, settling transactions without taking custody of user data or funds. The integration of Transak's services is streamlined, allowing applications to incorporate its payment solutions with minimal coding. With over 350 trusted applications, including prominent wallets, Transak is committed to enhancing accessibility in the web3 landscape.

Bluefin

Seed Round in 2021
Bluefin operates a decentralized derivatives exchange that leverages innovative blockchain technology to facilitate access to global financial markets. The platform is designed for both novice and experienced traders, offering features such as leverage trading, short selling, and rapid trade settlement. By combining the security and transparency of decentralized systems with the efficiency and low costs typically associated with centralized exchanges, Bluefin aims to democratize trading for users worldwide. The company is supported by a group of prominent investors, enhancing its position in the competitive trading landscape.

Illuvium

Seed Round in 2021
Illuvium develops a decentralized gaming platform centered around non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Players explore and capture unique NFT creatures, called Illuvials, engaging in combat within the platform's expansive world.

Automata Network

Seed Round in 2021
Automata Network is a decentralized protocol that offers middleware-like privacy services for decentralized applications across various platforms, including Ethereum, Polkadot, and Binance Smart Chain. Its focus is on delivering traceless privacy, which enhances user trust in computing systems by ensuring the authenticity of operations on-chain. By facilitating high assurance and frictionless computation, Automata Network aims to empower clients to maintain privacy while engaging in decentralized activities.

RECUR

Seed Round in 2021
RECUR designs & develops on-chain branded experiences for fans to buy, collect, and re-sell NFTs. RECUR is chain agnostic and is fundamentally changing the NFT market by creating and setting the standard for a decentralized recurring royalty, creating the widest distribution and reach for NFTs minted on their platform. It was founded in 2021 and headquartered in Miami, Florida.

DAOsquare

Venture Round in 2021
DAOSquare is an incubator from the Web3 era. DAOSquare is committed to establishing a Web3 incubator that aspires to be the Web3 equivalent of YCombinator.

Gasp

Seed Round in 2021
A ZK-rollup L2 with universal connectivity to L1s, enabling cross-chain liquidity of native assets. Powered by Starkware zero-knowledge technology and Eigenlayer's restake finality. In it's core, MEV minimization and gas-free swaps are out of the box.

InsurAce Protocol

Seed Round in 2021
InsurAce is the leading decentralized insurance protocol, providing reliable, robust and secure DeFi insurance services to the DeFi users. InsurAce not only guarantees unbeatable portfolio premiums but also offers sustainable investment returns. We have a unique insurance product, tailored just for your project. From insuring your smart contract against hacks to allowing users to secure their investments against risks. Our community is one of the best in the DeFi space and is a key element to our success. We continue to innovate and improve for them.

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.

0x

Series A in 2021
0x is an open protocol facilitating peer-to-peer token exchange on the Ethereum blockchain.

Artgee Network

Seed Round in 2021
ArtGee is a digital art frontier ecosystem for investment and collection that is transforming the global art market system. They investigate and promote NFT art. They build an ecosystem around digital art transactions, curation, auctions, investment, and other digital assets.

DAOsquare

Seed Round in 2021
DAOSquare is an incubator from the Web3 era. DAOSquare is committed to establishing a Web3 incubator that aspires to be the Web3 equivalent of YCombinator.

Polywrap

Seed Round in 2020
Polywrap is a development platform that simplifies the integration of Web3 protocols into applications across all devices and programming languages. It enables software to read and write data to Web3 networks, allowing developers to embed blockchain functionality directly into their applications without complex native code.
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