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.
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 is web3’s cloud platform empowering builders to deploy their own Ethereum Rollups with a single-click. Designed to be super-fast, incredibly secure, and infinitely scalable, Gelato rollups allow anyone to build and deploy their fully serviced Layer 2 chains on Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Celestia and Eigenlayer at a pace natively integrated with Web3's favorite tools and services like Gelato's industry leading smart contract automation & relaying services, Etherscan, The Graph, Pyth, Layer Zero and many more launching a production-ready web3 development environment.
Renzo
Seed Round in 2024
Renzo operates a liquid restaking protocol within the EigenLayer ecosystem, designed to enhance yield generation for users participating in decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. By allowing clients to restake both native ether and liquid re-staking tokens, Renzo provides an opportunity to earn rewards that exceed traditional ether staking yields. This third-generation platform focuses on securing Actively Validated Services (AVSs), offering a more efficient and profitable staking experience for its users.
Gelato
Series A in 2024
Gelato is web3’s cloud platform empowering builders to deploy their own Ethereum Rollups with a single-click. Designed to be super-fast, incredibly secure, and infinitely scalable, Gelato rollups allow anyone to build and deploy their fully serviced Layer 2 chains on Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Celestia and Eigenlayer at a pace natively integrated with Web3's favorite tools and services like Gelato's industry leading smart contract automation & relaying services, Etherscan, The Graph, Pyth, Layer Zero and many more launching a production-ready web3 development environment.
Wallet Guard
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Wallet Guard is a security tool designed to reduce risks for web3 users through its advanced open-source browser extension. This tool offers a multi-layered defense system that includes proactive phishing detection and transaction simulation. By providing human-readable insights into every transaction, Wallet Guard empowers users to make informed decisions and enhances their online safety. The extension aims to proactively detect and block malicious activities, making it a valuable resource for individuals and businesses navigating the complexities of web3 environments.
Scroll.io
Venture Round in 2023
Scroll.io provides a native zkEVM scaling solution for Ethereum. The company upholds the Ethereum network's high-security features while offering users nearly instantaneous, inexpensive transactions.
OneKey
Series A in 2023
OneKey is a developer of a crypto security platform that enables users to securely store and manage various crypto assets, including cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and decentralized applications (dapps). The platform provides an open-source crypto wallet, allowing users to buy and trade popular digital currencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. With a focus on safety and convenience, OneKey aims to enhance the experience of all Web3 users by offering a reliable solution for managing their digital assets.
WeaveDB
Pre Seed Round in 2023
WeaveDB is a decentralized modular database designed as a smart contract, focusing on the development of a web3-based platform for creating decentralized applications. The platform leverages blockchain technology to offer persistent database infrastructure services on distributed storage solutions like Arweave. It incorporates features such as cross-chain authentication, automatic signatures, a JSON-like API, and data indexing. These capabilities provide clients and developers with the tools necessary to build Web 3 applications efficiently and effectively.
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.
DappBack
Seed Round in 2022
DappBack is a next-generation crypto rewards platform designed to enhance user engagement within decentralized applications. It offers an all-in-one solution for connecting with a community of token-verified web3 users. The platform allows consumers to earn free cryptocurrency, cash, products, and NFTs by participating in everyday activities such as browsing the internet, interacting with brands, and making purchases. Through these rewards, DappBack enables users to gain benefits while engaging in their regular routines, thus promoting a more active participation in the web3 ecosystem.
OneKey
Venture Round in 2022
OneKey is a developer of a crypto security platform that enables users to securely store and manage various crypto assets, including cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and decentralized applications (dapps). The platform provides an open-source crypto wallet, allowing users to buy and trade popular digital currencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. With a focus on safety and convenience, OneKey aims to enhance the experience of all Web3 users by offering a reliable solution for managing their digital assets.
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 an initiative focused on the decentralized archiving and validation of data streams, utilizing the Arweave blockchain for permanent storage. The platform comprises decentralized uploaders and validators organized into pools, each dedicated to archiving specific data streams. This open-source protocol aims to standardize and ensure the reliability of data storage for blockchain networks and decentralized applications. By leveraging permanent data storage tools, KYVE provides scalability, immutability, and availability, which helps developers create dependable backups and verify their data streams effectively. The initiative is supported by funding from KYVE tokens, which incentivize participation in the network's operations.
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.
DeBank
Series A in 2021
DeBank is a cryptocurrency wallet designed to facilitate access to decentralized finance (DeFi) services, enabling users to manage and track their DeFi investments effectively. The platform supports over 800 DeFi protocols across more than 15 blockchains, including Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain. Users can monitor their asset portfolios, compare interest rates, and analyze risks associated with their investments. DeBank also offers features for token swapping and discovering new investment opportunities through detailed real-time data, allowing users to gain insights into their financial activities and optimize their returns in the DeFi space.
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 non-homogenous liquidity mining protocol to provide Uniswap lp token staking rewards in different price ranges. Izumi Finance improves the efficiency of incentive distribution for reward providers and enhances the earnings of liquidity providers in Uniswap.
Aurora
Series A in 2021
Aurora is an Ethereum Virtual Machine created by the team at the NEAR Protocol, delivering a turn-key solution for developers to operate their apps on an Ethereum-compatible, high-throughput, scalable and future-safe platform, with low transaction costs for their users. Aurora was founded in 2021 and is based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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 cross-chain interoperability and liquidity transfer protocol designed to facilitate the decentralized transfer of assets across multiple blockchains. The protocol operates through a network of independent oracles and validators, which are elected by deBridge governance, ensuring a secure and efficient transfer process. It supports interoperability between major blockchain networks, including Ethereum, Polygon, Binance Smart Chain, Huobi Ecological Chain, and Arbitrum. This infrastructure enables users to seamlessly access and transfer various digital assets, including NFTs, across different platforms, enhancing the overall flexibility and utility of blockchain technology.
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.
Liquity
Series A in 2021
Liquity is a decentralized borrowing protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain that offers interest-free loans to users. By allowing borrowers to use Ethereum as collateral, Liquity issues loans in its own USD-pegged stablecoin. The protocol operates under a minimum collateralization ratio, ensuring that loans are adequately secured. This innovative approach enables users to access capital without incurring interest costs, making it an appealing option for those looking to leverage their Ethereum holdings.
Automata Network
Seed Round in 2021
Automata Network is a decentralized protocol that provides middleware-like traceless privacy services for decentralized applications on multiple platforms, including Ethereum, Polkadot and Binance Smart Chain, to achieve privacy, high assurance and frictionless computation.
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.
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.
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 a developer of an open protocol that enables decentralized exchanging of tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. The protocol serves as a standard framework that facilitates peer-to-peer transactions and promotes interoperability among decentralized applications that incorporate exchange capabilities. By providing a mechanism for users to seamlessly convert a diverse range of assets into cryptographic tokens, 0x aims to enhance the accessibility and efficiency of digital asset trading in a decentralized manner.
Web3API
Seed Round in 2020
Web3API is a company that develops a toolchain to facilitate the integration of Web3 protocols into various applications. It aims to make Web3 as accessible and user-friendly as traditional web services, enabling developers to conduct GraphQL requests within their apps and download lightweight WebAssembly modules from IPFS at runtime. This toolchain is designed to enhance the developer experience and support multiple platforms, addressing the challenge of integrating Web3 protocols.
Synthetix
Seed Round in 2020
Synthetix is a decentralized synthetic asset issuance protocol based in Australia, established in 2017 by Kain Warwick. Built on the Ethereum blockchain, it facilitates derivatives trading in decentralized finance (DeFi) by enabling the creation of synthetic assets that provide exposure to real-world currencies, commodities, stocks, and indices. The platform offers unique financial instruments such as perpetual futures and options markets, allowing users to trade synthetic forms of assets with infinite liquidity. Synthetix operates a peer-to-contract trading system and utilizes a distributed collateral pool, ensuring transparency and accessibility for customers seeking on-chain exposure to various decentralized assets.
Gelato
Seed Round in 2020
Gelato is web3’s cloud platform empowering builders to deploy their own Ethereum Rollups with a single-click. Designed to be super-fast, incredibly secure, and infinitely scalable, Gelato rollups allow anyone to build and deploy their fully serviced Layer 2 chains on Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Celestia and Eigenlayer at a pace natively integrated with Web3's favorite tools and services like Gelato's industry leading smart contract automation & relaying services, Etherscan, The Graph, Pyth, Layer Zero and many more launching a production-ready web3 development environment.
Phala Network
Seed Round in 2020
Phala Network is a blockchain technology developer focused on providing privacy-preserving services through its interoperable cross-chain confidential smart contract platform. Utilizing the computing capabilities of Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs), Phala Network aims to enhance data confidentiality for users and businesses. As a parachain on Polkadot, it serves as a foundational infrastructure for next-generation privacy protection. The company has developed products that include a decentralized analytics system and a network privacy-preserving layer, ensuring that user data remains confidential while enabling effective analytics. Through its innovative approach, Phala Network seeks to address the growing demand for secure and private computing solutions in the digital landscape.
dHEDGE
Seed Round in 2020
dHEDGE is a decentralized asset management protocol that facilitates connections between investment managers and investors on the blockchain. Operating on the Ethereum blockchain, the platform allows managers to create their own investment pools in a permissionless and non-custodial environment. By leveraging blockchain technology, dHEDGE democratizes the investment experience, enabling managers to implement quantitative and algorithmic trading strategies while managing actively managed investment pools. This approach fosters a trustless relationship between managers and investors, enhancing the accessibility and efficiency of crypto asset management.
Keep
Seed 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.
Loom Network
Seed Round in 2018
Loom Network Inc. is a platform-as-a-service provider that facilitates the development and operation of large-scale decentralized applications on the Ethereum blockchain. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, Loom Network enables both smart contract developers and traditional developers to create applications seamlessly, without the need to switch programming languages or manage servers manually. The platform supports Ethereum-based Solidity applications and allows for their deployment on main chains as well as private and semi-public chains, providing options for enhanced computing power or cost efficiency. Loom Network integrates third-party APIs, enabling functionalities such as two-factor authentication, and aims to simplify the onboarding process for new users by reducing the barriers typically associated with crypto wallet software. Overall, Loom Network strives to deliver a user experience similar to traditional applications while supporting high-performance decentralized applications across multiple blockchain architectures.
MakerDAO
Venture Round in 2017
MakerDAO is a decentralized autonomous organization that operates on the Ethereum blockchain, specializing in the development of a stablecoin known as Dai. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, with additional offices in Copenhagen, Denmark, MakerDAO aims to minimize the price volatility of Dai by utilizing collateralized debt positions and autonomous feedback mechanisms. The company enables users to access a low-volatility, collateral-backed cryptocurrency, promoting financial inclusion and stability. In addition to Dai, MakerDAO has introduced MKR, a token that serves multiple purposes within its ecosystem, including governance and system recapitalization. Through its innovative approach, MakerDAO seeks to provide a decentralized digital currency that maintains its purchasing power, making financial services accessible to users worldwide.
Crypterium
Initial Coin Offering in 2017
Crypterium is developing a mobile app that allows instant payments in cryptocurrency using existing payment infrastructures such as NFC terminals or QR codes. It allows its users to issue a virtual VISA card, bind it to their crypto account, link it to Apple Pay, and pay with crypto by simply using a smartphone.
DDEX
Initial Coin Offering in 2017
DDEX is a decentralized trading platform that enables users to trade ERC-20 tokens directly from their wallets without the need for additional registration or deposit requirements. Built on the Ethereum blockchain and utilizing the 0x protocol, DDEX provides a secure environment for cryptocurrency transactions, minimizing the risks associated with asset theft and ensuring that users maintain control over their funds at all times. The platform is compatible with popular wallet-enabled browsers like MetaMask and Brave, allowing for seamless trading experiences. By adopting a hybrid model, DDEX avoids holding users' assets, facilitating direct trades between buyers and sellers while eliminating uncertainties related to deposit or withdrawal lockup periods.
Liquid
Initial Coin Offering in 2017
Liquid Global operates a cryptocurrency trading platform aimed at enhancing liquidity within the crypto economy. This platform facilitates the trading of major cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, against various fiat currency pairs such as Japanese yen, Singapore dollar, Australian dollar, and Euro. By streamlining the exchange process, Liquid Global enables both businesses and individual users to trade cryptocurrencies efficiently and with ease.
Raiden Network
Initial Coin Offering in 2017
Raiden is a technology company based in the United States that develops the Raiden Network, an off-chain scaling solution designed for the Ethereum blockchain. This network facilitates near-instant, low-fee, and scalable token transfers for ERC20-compliant tokens. By utilizing bidirectional token payment channels, Raiden connects participants directly, allowing for efficient and secure transactions. The company's focus includes researching state channel technology, defining relevant protocols, and creating reference implementations to enhance the functionality of token transfers within the Ethereum ecosystem.
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