Aleph Zero
Seed Round in 2022
Aleph Zero is a developer of a peer-reviewed distributed ledger platform designed to address the limitations of existing blockchain infrastructures across various industries. The platform utilizes a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism and features a directed acyclic graph (DAG) architecture, ensuring high speed and scalability. Aleph Zero incorporates privacy-enhancing capabilities based on secure multi-party computation research, allowing developers to innovate without technological constraints. Its ecosystem supports smart contracts and includes a universally trustless wallet, facilitating seamless interactions with other blockchains. The company aims to promote the mass adoption of distributed ledger technology through its advanced and developer-friendly offerings.
PolkaCipher
Seed Round in 2022
PolkaCipher is a cross-chain network that focuses on providing financial solutions through its privacy-preserving oracle network. Designed for a heterogeneous multi-chain ecosystem, the platform integrates a scalable layer two component built on a privacy blockchain. It facilitates data management and privacy protection specifically for decentralized non-fungible token transactions. By leveraging a peer-to-peer network, PolkaCipher enhances community engagement and introduces economic incentives to support the sustainability of the cross-chain business ecosystem. This approach aims to create a self-operating and self-organized data source, contributing to the future of blockchain technology.
Digitalax
Seed Round in 2022
Digitalax dedicated digital-only fashion auction exchange platform and open-source digital fashion toolkit.
MANTRA DAO
Seed Round in 2022
MANTRA develops a vertically-integrated and regulatory-compliant blockchain ecosystem. It allows users around the world to trade, issue, and earn from both digital assets and tokenized securities alike.
Fanaply
Seed Round in 2021
Fanaply is a New York-based company that specializes in creating digital collectibles and fan engagement tools for enthusiasts in music, sports, and entertainment. Founded in 2019, the company offers interactive digital assets that allow fans to showcase their fandom both online and offline. These blockchain-enabled collectibles include free items awarded based on fan behavior and official products sold in partnership with celebrities and sports teams. Fanaply also licenses its technology for festivals and events, integrating collectibles into existing platforms to enhance fan interaction. The company gained recognition as Coachella's Official Digital Collectibles Partner and has executed pioneering launches across various sectors, including the NHL, American Express, and the ProRodeo Association. Through these initiatives, Fanaply provides innovative ways for fans to engage with their favorite artists and teams while gaining digital ownership of unique collectibles.
Bumper
Venture Round in 2021
Bumper protects crypto assets against negative price movement when they are deposited by “Takers”, who are returned a tokenised version of the asset with the down-side volatility risk removed. The price risk is transferred to the opposing side of the market where “Makers” supply an alternative cryptocurrency that has a lower volatility; typically, a “stablecoin”. Both the protected asset and the stablecoin deposited by Takers and Makers are held by the protocol in pools. Stablecoins are at risk for the benefit of Takers in the event of certain negative price events, and Taker assets incur a variable premium in the native asset for the benefit of Makers. Both the volatile cryptocurrency and stablecoin pools are partially subordinated, allowing actors to engage with the protocol according to their individual perspective on future price behaviour of the protected asset. The Bumper design demonstrates how a decentralised software marketplace for asset price risk might prove superior to more traditional methods of using centralised stop-loss (which incurs slippage), or options markets (which has parasitic profits and overheads), by re-organising the utilities of the market participants.
Derivatives decentralized exchange with lightning-fast transaction speed and minimal transactions costs with institutional-grade centralized UI/UX experience. Keywords: decentralized finance, DeFi, derivatives, perpetual, crypto exchange, marketplace, crypto, blockchain, digital assets.
XP Network
Seed Round in 2021
XP Network enables multichain support for any minted NFT allowing NFTs and funds to flow freely between networks and wallets.
Kudo Labs
Seed Round in 2021
Kudo is building an ecosystem of DeFi and web 3.0 products like Unomi and Bitquity for mainstream crypto adoption.
Mintlayer
Seed Round in 2021
A future-proof blockchain that improves direct token interoperability and enables ways to trade value, create systems, functionalities, and participate in truly trustless finance. Built on Bitcoin.
Aluna.Social
Seed Round in 2021
Aluna.Social combines a social network with an API trading platform integrated with top cryptocurrency exchanges, enabling copy trading features and public profiles featuring unforgeable trading performance and history.
Formation.Fi
Seed Round in 2021
Formation Fi is bringing cross-chain risk parity smart farming to the world of decentralized finance. An evolution of traditional yield farming, the startup reconfigures defi portfolio construction to help users better manage risk and earn greater returns.
TeraBlock
Venture Round in 2021
TeraBlock is a developer of a trade automation exchange platform that simplifies the process of buying and managing cryptocurrency assets. Utilizing machine learning, the platform personalizes each user's experience and automates trading activities. TeraBlock enables investors to purchase cryptocurrencies using various payment methods, including bank cards, and provides secured wallets for asset storage. Additionally, the platform offers automated portfolio management, allowing users to efficiently manage their trading and exchange between preferred digital assets.
NetVrk is a company that operates a shared virtual reality platform, focusing on blockchain and gaming. It features a patented virtual world generator that allows users to create, share, and monetize virtual reality content across multiple blockchain networks. The platform incorporates artificial intelligence technology to provide analytics, real-time assistance, search optimization, security, and content moderation. By targeting sectors such as gaming, education, and e-commerce, NetVrk empowers its clients to monetize their digital content through the use of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Kine Protocol
Seed Round in 2021
Kine Protocol is a decentralized exchange with staking on chain, and 0 gas fee ,0 slippage for derivative trading.
web3intelligence
Seed Round in 2021
web3intelligence is a digital assets platform leveraging the combined power of digital assets, Big Data, and artificial intelligence (AI) to help institutions and retailers build wealth in the decentralized finance (DeFi) world.
Zam.io
Venture Round in 2021
Zam.io builds a hybrid on-chain CeFi and Defi ecosystem that bridges real-world capital to the blockchain.
Magic Square
Seed Round in 2020
Magic Square is a discovery and engagement platform focused on enhancing user experience in the Web3 ecosystem. It operates a Web3 App Store that features community-vetted applications and games, allowing users to explore decentralized applications with confidence. The platform incorporates unique Use2Earn capabilities, which add tangible value to the projects listed and contribute to the overall ecosystem. By bridging the gap between Web2 and Web3, Magic Square aims to create a secure and integrated environment where users can access a variety of crypto apps, facilitating active community engagement and user-base expansion.
EX Sports
Pre Seed Round in 2020
EX Sports is a fan engagement platform and game publisher that specializes in the development of an online e-commerce platform for sports memorabilia and collectibles. The company leverages blockchain technology to create a digital collectibles marketplace that facilitates the buying, trading, and selling of digital sports items. In addition to its marketplace, EX Sports promotes athletes and federations of niche sports through various features, including events, gaming, live streaming, and talent management. The platform aims to foster a deeper connection between fans and athletes while offering a unique rewards program to enhance user engagement.
RioDeFi
Seed Round in 2020
RioDeFi is a company focused on accelerating the widespread use of digital assets by integrating traditional finance with decentralized finance (DeFi). Their mission is to create a world where everyone can access DeFi services. RioDeFi develops applications that facilitate connections to digital assets, mobile payments, and various DeFi services like savings and lending. These solutions aim to provide users with lower transaction fees, quicker confirmations, energy efficiency, secure storage, and global accessibility.
Aleph Zero
Seed Round in 2020
Aleph Zero is a developer of a peer-reviewed distributed ledger platform designed to address the limitations of existing blockchain infrastructures across various industries. The platform utilizes a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism and features a directed acyclic graph (DAG) architecture, ensuring high speed and scalability. Aleph Zero incorporates privacy-enhancing capabilities based on secure multi-party computation research, allowing developers to innovate without technological constraints. Its ecosystem supports smart contracts and includes a universally trustless wallet, facilitating seamless interactions with other blockchains. The company aims to promote the mass adoption of distributed ledger technology through its advanced and developer-friendly offerings.
Sifchain
Seed Round in 2020
Sifchain operates as a pioneering decentralized exchange (DEX) facilitating cross-chain trading of digital assets. Built on Cosmos SDK, it ensures compatibility with other Cosmos Network blockchains via IBC protocol, offering users efficient transactions and lower fees compared to Ethereum-based DEXs like Uniswap. Sifchain combines liquidity pools and order books for optimal trade execution, aiming to unlock liquidity across various chains and reduce trading inefficiencies.
KiraCore
Seed Round in 2020
KIRA is a financial hub connecting decentralized Web3 applications. As an integral part of the Web3 stack KIRA enables value settlement between dApps and largest interconnected networks in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Thanks to uncapped value at stake originating from both real world and interchain space KIRA provides secure Layer 1 platform for deploying decentralized applications and issuing digital assets.
Mogul Productions
Seed Round in 2020
Mogul Productions is an entertainment company that specializes in producing NFT animated series and operates a decentralized film financing platform. The company utilizes blockchain technology to enhance transparency in independent film production, enabling creators, movie fans, and financiers to engage throughout the script-to-screen process. Mogul's platform allows users to collect, exchange, and create NFTs inspired by their favorite films, offering access to rare artifacts and unique pieces of film and entertainment history. By fostering innovation through inclusion and information, Mogul Productions aims to transform the film industry and enhance the experience for both creators and audiences.
Tron
Venture Round in 2020
Tron Dao is a decentralized content entertainment protocol that leverages blockchain technology to create a global platform for free content distribution. It enables users to publish, store, and own their data while facilitating the issuance, circulation, and trading of digital assets through decentralized governance. This framework supports the development of decentralized applications, ensuring high scalability and throughput, which are essential for executing smart contracts efficiently. By empowering content creators and fostering a decentralized ecosystem, Tron Dao aims to enhance user engagement and interaction. The protocol has garnered a significant user base, partnering with various applications and serving millions, positioning itself as a leader in the decentralized application space.
Elrond Ltd is a blockchain technology company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Malta. It develops a public blockchain network that employs adaptive state sharding to achieve high throughput and low latency without compromising security and decentralization. Elrond's platform is designed to handle over 15,000 transactions per second with a latency of just six seconds and a minimal transaction cost of $0.001. The company aims to create a global, transparent, and non-inflationary financial system, providing easy access to anyone, anywhere. By establishing over 60 collaborations and partnerships, Elrond is actively expanding its ecosystem, enhancing its utility, and enabling various applications to utilize its advanced technology.
Aeternity
Venture Round in 2019
Aeternity is a blockchain platform founded in 2016 by Yanislav Malahov and Nikola Stojanow, based in Vaduz. The platform is designed to facilitate high-speed transactions and support purely-functional smart contracts, addressing key challenges faced by earlier blockchain technologies. Aeternity enhances scalability through state channels, allowing smart contracts to be executed off-chain, and introduces a new programming language that promotes formal verification for safe and simple code development. Additionally, the platform accommodates compiled Solidity contracts and incorporates decentralized oracles for accessing real-world data. Aeternity operates with an ASIC-resistant, memory-bound Proof-of-Work consensus mechanism, achieving block times of under 15 seconds. Its integrated naming system and data-request capabilities aim to empower users in a global sharing economy based on decentralized principles.
Nodle is a decentralized network that transforms mobile phones into a programmable platform capable of executing Smart Missions. These missions allow devices to interact with their surroundings in exchange for cryptocurrency payments, utilizing the NODL token for access and deployment. One of the primary applications of this network is asset location through Bluetooth Low Energy, which has been adopted by companies in insurance and logistics to track vehicles and packages. In addition to asset tracking, Nodle's platform can ensure the authenticity of media content and verify attendance at events, all while maintaining user privacy. The network also offers developers a robust infrastructure for local and social interactions, enhancing connectivity and enabling a range of applications tied to geolocation services.
Civic Technologies
Venture Round in 2018
Civic Technologies, Inc. is a company based in Palo Alto, California, established in 2015, that specializes in consumer identity theft protection and online identity fraud reduction services. The company develops a blockchain-based ecosystem that empowers individuals and businesses to control and protect their identities. Civic offers secure identity verification and payment solutions through mobile applications compatible with both iOS and Android platforms. Their innovative technology focuses on enabling users to manage their personal information securely and conveniently, while also facilitating the transition between traditional currencies and cryptocurrencies. Civic aims to revolutionize identity management by providing a user-friendly interface and compliance features that meet the security requirements of partners engaged in blockchain technology.