CoinAlpha
Series A in 2021
CoinAlpha, Inc. is a FinTech software engineering firm based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in developing technologies that enable traders, developers, and fintech firms to create contract-based financial products. CoinAlpha is known for its open-source initiatives, including the Basket Protocol for Ethereum tokens and the Fund Protocol for fund administration. The company has also created Hummingbot, a leading open-source software for building market-making and arbitrage bots, which empowers users to manage token liquidity effectively. Additionally, CoinAlpha operates Hummingbot Miner, a liquidity mining platform that allows users to earn rewards by running market-making bots on specific trading pairs. The concept of liquidity mining was first introduced by CoinAlpha in a 2019 whitepaper. The founders bring extensive experience in investment banking and trading, complemented by engineering and product leadership backgrounds in notable Silicon Valley companies. CoinAlpha has successfully raised $14.8 million in funding from various investors.
StakeHound
Seed Round in 2020
StakeHound is a company that operates a liquid staking platform, enabling users to stake cryptocurrencies while still maintaining liquidity. It creates tokenized representations of staked proof-of-stake tokens, allowing users to earn daily rewards without locking up their assets. This innovative approach allows users to utilize their staked tokens within the Ethereum decentralized finance ecosystem, thereby facilitating participation in DeFi activities while simultaneously earning staking income. StakeHound's platform aims to enhance the accessibility and usability of staked assets, bridging the gap between staking rewards and decentralized finance opportunities.
Little Yellow Bird
Venture Round in 2018
Little Yellow Bird Ltd. is a New Zealand-based manufacturer of corporate uniforms and branded apparel, established in 2015. The company specializes in producing ethically made clothing, including men's and women's casual shirts, tees, uniforms, and children's apparel. Little Yellow Bird is committed to sustainability, offering organic materials that are better for both people and the planet. Their product range also includes iPad cases and gift cards, catering to various customer needs for quality and comfort. The company operates primarily online, providing convenient access to their ethically produced garments.
Origins
Venture Round in 2018
Origins is a transparent platform for physical therapists. They provide services for the school and students. Their customers' inquiries are addressed through phone, email, and online applications.
Trackgood
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Trackgood is a B2B SaaS company that empowers businesses to share their sustainability stories and validate their claims. It offers a cloud-based platform using blockchain technology to create an immutable record of supply chain transactions, enabling companies to demonstrate the authenticity and sustainability of their products and supply chains. Trackgood caters to brands of all sizes and stages, assisting them in building transparent supply chains and integrating sustainability strategies.
Choice is a blockchain-based sales protocol that greatly reduces transaction fees by introducing a direct transfer infrastructure between consumers and merchants. They take a portion of those merchant savings and donate them to registered charities of the consumer's choice. Choice are aiming to arm banks with a new infrastructure to reduce their reliance on payments rails owned by overseas conglomerates, and create a new way to pay that's auditable, transparent, and efficient.
LOCALLY
Venture Round in 2018
LOCALLY is a global leader in location data intelligence and real-time consumer engagement. Our innovative and highly precise location technology merges physical places and digital devices with powerful artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models, along with the transparency of blockchain, to deliver insights that are actionable at scale. Digital2Go Media Networks, was founded in 2015 and rebranded to LOCALLY in November 2018. The rebrand is a reflection of the company's foundation - creating the most powerful consumer connections from the most precise, transparent location intelligence.
LuxTag is a provider of anti-counterfeit and anti-theft solutions that leverages blockchain technology to enhance product authenticity and ownership verification. By utilizing a state-of-the-art blockchain platform, LuxTag issues digitized certificates of authenticity that link tangible products to their respective brands and owners through multi-signature smart contracts. The company's innovative technology not only protects brands by proving authenticity but also offers ownership tagging and track-and-trace capabilities, allowing for comprehensive monitoring of a product's origins and history. LuxTag's solutions enable businesses to engage customers more effectively while gaining valuable insights through data visualization. The technology is designed to be brandable, transferable, and updatable, providing unique advantages in the market of asset protection.