Paradigm

Paradigm is a research-driven investment firm based in San Francisco, specializing in the cryptocurrency sector. Founded in 2018 by Matt Huang and Fred Ehrsam, the company aims to support innovative companies and protocols from their inception, often at the idea stage. Paradigm emphasizes a builder mentality, with many of its team members having experience in developing tools and protocols that play a significant role in the crypto ecosystem. The firm is committed to advancing the frontier of cryptocurrency through both investment and the creation of open-source software. Research is central to Paradigm's approach, as the firm believes that deep understanding fosters innovation and progress. Rather than solely providing financial support, Paradigm actively engages in collaboration, whether it be through producing research papers or offering product and business strategy guidance.

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Nous Research

Series A in 2025
Nous Research specializes in developing human-centric artificial intelligence models. Their focus is on creating flexible and adaptable AI systems that enhance reasoning and align with practical user experiences. They achieve this by employing open-source development, advanced language architecture, data synthesis, and fine-tuning techniques.

Privy

Venture Round in 2025
Privy creates authentication, authorization, and data control tooling to enable developers to create products that keep users safe. It creates simple, powerful APIs for managing user data, allowing them to easily integrate user data into their products. Privy bridges the gap between users' on-chain activity and their off-chain data, allowing users to create delightful experiences without putting themselves or the product at risk.

Mesh

Series B in 2025
Mesh is a technology company specializing in creating a secure and interconnected ecosystem for cryptocurrency transactions. It enables seamless deposits and payments across over 300 exchanges and wallets, serving as a modern connectivity layer for crypto. This allows various financial services platforms to integrate and interact with multiple currencies and assets. In addition to facilitating crypto transactions, Mesh also supports stock trading and the transfer of crypto between different platforms, thereby enhancing overall financial connectivity for its users. The company's platform authenticates access to banks, brokerages, centralized finance exchanges, or wallets, providing enterprise clients with capabilities such as digital asset transfers, crypto payments, account aggregation, and registered securities trading.

Across Protocol

Initial Coin Offering in 2025
Across is a cross-chain bridge secured by UMA's optimistic oracle for L2s and rollups. It also optimized for capital efficiency with a single liquidity pool, a competitive relayer landscape, and a no-slippage fee model.

Irreducible

Series A in 2025
Ulvetanna is an Enterprise Grade Zero-Knowledge Proof Acceleration Platform supporting web3 technologies.

D3

Series A in 2025
D3 its goal is to transform the domain name industry by effortlessly connecting Web 1-3.

Phantom

Series C in 2025
Phantom is a digital wallet specifically designed for decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). It functions as a multichain wallet, allowing users to manage their cryptocurrency and NFT assets across various blockchain networks, with a primary focus on Solana. The Phantom wallet is available on multiple platforms, including mobile devices and browser extensions, enhancing accessibility for users engaged in digital finance. The wallet leverages secure and transparent digital ledger technology, enabling users to safely store, buy, send, receive, and swap tokens, as well as collect NFTs, all within a user-friendly interface.

Noble XYZ

Series A in 2024
Noble XYZ is an asset issuance appchain that seeks to communicate and exchange assets directly with each other by using blockchain communication.

Ellipsis Labs

Venture Round in 2024
Ellipsis Labs is focused on developing Phoenix, a decentralized exchange platform built on the Solana blockchain. This platform features a fully on-chain and non-custodial limit order book, which allows users to engage in cryptocurrency trading with the ability to place limit orders. By facilitating atomic settlement of trades, Phoenix aims to enhance the trading experience by enabling users to avoid sudden price fluctuations and execute orders at their desired prices. The company's commitment to a crankless design ensures a more efficient trading process, positioning it as a significant player in the decentralized finance space.

Ithaca

Venture Round in 2024
Ithaca is a technology company focused on advancing the Bitcoin ecosystem. It aims to address significant challenges in the Bitcoin space by harnessing technologies from established Layer 2 solutions like Optimism and Starkware. The company's core product is an open-source Layer 2 testnet, designed to foster innovation in the crypto sector. Ithaca leverages the Reth Software Development Kit (SDK), empowering developers to build with state-of-the-art features and facilitating seamless onboarding, thereby drawing in the crypto developer community.

Sorella Labs

Seed Round in 2024
Sorella Labs is a technology company specializing in blockchain solutions. It is developing a decentralized protocol for on-chain liquidity markets, with a primary focus on addressing the Maximum Extractable Value (MEV) issues prevalent in the Ethereum ecosystem. The company employs advanced algorithms and blockchain analytics to identify and mitigate MEV-related attacks, ensuring fair transaction prices for DeFi users and enhancing the overall security and efficiency of the Ethereum network.

MetaDAO

Initial Coin Offering in 2024
MetaDAO is a technology company that develops a decentralized, autonomous platform for decision markets. This platform facilitates a pure market-based governance system, allowing traders to create and trade in decision markets, where the outcomes are influenced by market mechanisms and active stakeholder participation, rather than traditional governance structures.

Conduit

Series A in 2024
Conduit operates as a platform focused on providing crypto native infrastructure aimed at supporting developers in the cryptocurrency space. The company collaborates with leading crypto engineering teams to develop a comprehensive suite of tools that facilitate the creation, deployment, and maintenance of smart contracts, particularly on the Ethereum network. By offering a visual programming environment, Conduit enables developers to build, test, and deploy smart contracts efficiently, utilizing various programming languages and libraries. This streamlined approach enhances the overall development process, empowering builders in the rapidly evolving field of cryptocurrency.

BabylonChain

Series B in 2024
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.

Farcaster

Series A in 2024
Farcaster is a decentralized social network designed to facilitate connections among users with shared interests, such as coders, fitness enthusiasts, and meme creators. The company is focused on enhancing user engagement by increasing daily active users and implementing developer-friendly features, including channels and direct messaging capabilities. By establishing an open protocol, Farcaster enables users to move their identities across various applications, akin to how email operates. Users can claim unique usernames and store their social data off-chain, ensuring ownership and control over their social graphs. This framework empowers developers to create innovative applications that leverage the network's capabilities.

Monad

Series A in 2024
Monad is a proof-of-stake blockchain and decentralized computation platform that focuses on high performance and portability. It features a scalar architecture with pipelined execution, which allows for efficient transaction throughput. This innovative design enables developers to create complex decentralized applications (dApps) capable of processing a large volume of transactions quickly. By combining advanced technology with a user-friendly framework, Monad aims to enhance the overall functionality and scalability of decentralized applications in the blockchain ecosystem.

Ellipsis Labs

Series A in 2024
Ellipsis Labs is focused on developing Phoenix, a decentralized exchange platform built on the Solana blockchain. This platform features a fully on-chain and non-custodial limit order book, which allows users to engage in cryptocurrency trading with the ability to place limit orders. By facilitating atomic settlement of trades, Phoenix aims to enhance the trading experience by enabling users to avoid sudden price fluctuations and execute orders at their desired prices. The company's commitment to a crankless design ensures a more efficient trading process, positioning it as a significant player in the decentralized finance space.

Succinct

Series A in 2024
Succinct specializes in developing zero-knowledge infrastructure for software developers. It offers an open-source platform that enables developers to write and execute programs securely on any blockchain, with a focus on Ethereum. The platform allows for the reuse of existing crates and libraries, and generates proofs rapidly, ensuring high performance without compromising security.

Axiom

Series A in 2024
Axiom enables smart contracts to securely compute over Ethereum's whole history, including transactions and receipts. Developers can send on-chain queries to Axiom, which are automatically completed with ZK-verified responses delivered back to the developer's smart contract.

Shadow

Seed Round in 2023
Shadow is a crypto data platform that provides developers with the tools necessary to collect and analyze on-chain event data. The platform features a custom subgraph, an indexer, and a supercharged protocol analysis system, allowing for comprehensive access to peripheral contract data. By offering these capabilities, Shadow empowers developers to create improved applications and tools designed for the decentralized web.

Blast

Venture Round in 2023
Blast is an Optimistic Rollup-based Layer 2 network.

Privy

Series A in 2023
Privy creates authentication, authorization, and data control tooling to enable developers to create products that keep users safe. It creates simple, powerful APIs for managing user data, allowing them to easily integrate user data into their products. Privy bridges the gap between users' on-chain activity and their off-chain data, allowing users to create delightful experiences without putting themselves or the product at risk.

Dzone Finance

Series A in 2023
Dzone Finance is a cross-chain Dex and Bridge aggregator.

Friend.tech

Seed Round in 2023
Friend.tech is a technology company developing a decentralized social media platform. Its core product is a mobile application that enables users to tokenize their friendships, allowing them to buy, sell, and own shares of their connections. This unique approach facilitates private, shareholder-exclusive chats and enables users to transact using Ethereum (ETH).

Flashbots

Series B in 2023
Flashbots is a research and development company dedicated to improving the efficiency and transparency of Miner Extractable Value (MEV) in blockchain ecosystems. The company focuses on creating tools for miners and searchers to extract MEV in a more transparent and efficient manner. Flashbots aims to mitigate the negative impacts of current MEV extraction techniques, which can pose existential risks to state-rich blockchains like Ethereum. Their goal is to establish a permissionless, transparent, and fair ecosystem for MEV extraction and redistribution.

EDX Markets

Series A in 2023
EDX Markets operates as a digital asset marketplace. It caters to the needs of both crypto-native firms and large financial institutions. The company trades in various cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash. EDX Markets combines innovative technology with financial services to enable safe and compliant trading of digital assets. It also provides trading resources and a UAT Environment for its users. The company is also known for its focus on hiring crypto talent, as stated by its CEO, Jamil Nazarali.

Utopia

Series A in 2023
Utopia Labs is a company that specializes in developing an operating system tailored for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). This platform facilitates the management of payment requests, payroll, and financial reporting for DAOs. By providing a comprehensive payment application, Utopia Labs enables users to send and receive payments instantly and without cost on a global scale. The system allows users to streamline the management of invoices and expenses for contributors through a single interface, automate recurring salary payments, and organize transactions using tags for enhanced transparency in reporting.

Conduit

Seed Round in 2023
Conduit operates as a platform focused on providing crypto native infrastructure aimed at supporting developers in the cryptocurrency space. The company collaborates with leading crypto engineering teams to develop a comprehensive suite of tools that facilitate the creation, deployment, and maintenance of smart contracts, particularly on the Ethereum network. By offering a visual programming environment, Conduit enables developers to build, test, and deploy smart contracts efficiently, utilizing various programming languages and libraries. This streamlined approach enhances the overall development process, empowering builders in the rapidly evolving field of cryptocurrency.

Prins Artificial Intelligence

Series A in 2023
Prins Artificial Intelligence is a service platform focusing on AI digital human training. The platform creates digital human identities for companies, brands, stars, celebrities, and everyone.

Irreducible

Seed Round in 2023
Ulvetanna is an Enterprise Grade Zero-Knowledge Proof Acceleration Platform supporting web3 technologies.

PapayaHub

Series B in 2022
PapayaHub is a platform for investing in the Papaya webcam studio network activities with 340 branches throughout Europe: in London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris, Madrid, and Prague.

Uniswap

Series B in 2022
Uniswap Labs is a software company founded in 2018 by Hayden Adams, who created the Uniswap Protocol, a decentralized platform for swapping digital assets. The protocol has facilitated $2.75 trillion in transaction volume since its inception. Uniswap Labs focuses on developing widely used decentralized finance (DeFi) products, including a user-friendly web interface, a self-custody mobile wallet, and an API tailored for professional market participants. The platform empowers liquidity providers and traders by offering a financial marketplace that is open and accessible to all. Utilizing smart contracts, it enables secure and decentralized on-chain conversions of assets, allowing users to trade tokens directly without intermediaries while defining asset prices based on the liquidity staked in the system.

nxyz

Series A in 2022
nxyz is a company focused on enhancing the capabilities of builders, creatives, and entrepreneurs in the digital space by offering a robust blockchain indexing and data infrastructure. Its platform features a multi-chain API that transforms blockchain data into real-time, high-performance data streams. This allows engineers to access and interact with various blockchain elements, including wallets, transactions, NFTs, and smart contracts, while integrating both on-chain and off-chain information. By providing these tools, nxyz aims to facilitate the development of a more efficient and quality-oriented internet.

Exponential DeFi

Seed Round in 2022
Exponential DeFi platform makes it easy to discover, assess, and invest in DeFi yield opportunities. Anyone can become a lender or market maker with DeFi. Financial freedom is within everyone's reach when individuals have the ability to grow their wealth exponentially. Its platform helps investors assess the risk of DeFi yield opportunities so they can invest with confidence. Exponential DeFi platform was founded in 2021 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Blowfish

Seed Round in 2022
Blowfish is a developer of security software focused on preventing fraud and protecting users from malicious transactions. The company's innovative software enables businesses to identify and halt fraudulent activities before they occur, significantly reducing customer churn and negative reviews. By offering real-time warnings and clear transaction context, Blowfish enhances transaction security and minimizes the volume of support tickets related to fraud and malware. Through its effective solutions, Blowfish aims to create a safer environment for businesses and their customers in the digital landscape.

Limit Break

Venture Round in 2022
Limit Break is a blockchain gaming company focused on transforming the free-to-play gaming experience through Web3 technology. Founded by seasoned professionals in the mobile gaming sector, Limit Break aims to shift traditional fundraising methods by introducing free mint games, allowing game developers to monetize their creations and engage players in new ways. The company’s platform empowers game creators to sell assets and earn titles using blockchain technologies, enabling players to participate in immersive gaming experiences while collecting tokens and generating income.

Tessera

Series A in 2022
Tessera's mission is to curate the most extraordinary collective ownership experiences produced by the greatest creators, builders, and leaders. Tessera's vision is a world where anyone can have the opportunity to collectively own and govern things they value, without reliance on central gatekeepers to execute decisions and actions on their behalf.

SignalPlus

Seed Round in 2022
SignalPlus is an enterprise technology firm specializing in enhancing accessibility to trading options for digital and cryptocurrency assets. The company offers a fully automated trading system that utilizes an artificial intelligence-powered trading robot to automate market making and risk hedging. This technology is designed to address the infrastructure gaps between centralized finance (CeFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) option platforms. SignalPlus provides a comprehensive cryptocurrency trading dashboard that includes advanced pricing, analytics, and execution algorithms, as well as multi-vendor and direct market access. This makes it suitable for high-touch trading strategies while avoiding any cost commitments, effectively supporting traders in managing risks associated with their investments.

SignalPlus

Series A in 2022
SignalPlus is an enterprise technology firm specializing in enhancing accessibility to trading options for digital and cryptocurrency assets. The company offers a fully automated trading system that utilizes an artificial intelligence-powered trading robot to automate market making and risk hedging. This technology is designed to address the infrastructure gaps between centralized finance (CeFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) option platforms. SignalPlus provides a comprehensive cryptocurrency trading dashboard that includes advanced pricing, analytics, and execution algorithms, as well as multi-vendor and direct market access. This makes it suitable for high-touch trading strategies while avoiding any cost commitments, effectively supporting traders in managing risks associated with their investments.

Magic Eden

Series B in 2022
Magic Eden is a community-focused company that operates a decentralized exchange platform tailored for cryptographic assets, specifically on the Solana blockchain. It provides an online marketplace where users can create, buy, and sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs), facilitating trade for digital creators. To strengthen its ties with the community, Magic Eden airdropped a collection called Magic Tickets to over 30,000 users. Holding a Magic Ticket grants access to the company's Discord-based decentralized autonomous organization, MagicDAO, which fosters community engagement through social programs and rewards. The company's commitment to serving its users underscores its mission to enhance the NFT trading experience.

Magic Eden

Series B in 2022
Magic Eden is a community-focused company that operates a decentralized exchange platform tailored for cryptographic assets, specifically on the Solana blockchain. It provides an online marketplace where users can create, buy, and sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs), facilitating trade for digital creators. To strengthen its ties with the community, Magic Eden airdropped a collection called Magic Tickets to over 30,000 users. Holding a Magic Ticket grants access to the company's Discord-based decentralized autonomous organization, MagicDAO, which fosters community engagement through social programs and rewards. The company's commitment to serving its users underscores its mission to enhance the NFT trading experience.

The Wildcard Alliance

Series A in 2022
Wildcard combines elements of arena based action, card collection & real time fan interaction to create the ultimate spectator sport.

Dework

Seed Round in 2022
Dework is a web3-based project management platform that facilitates the management of tasks and contributor applications within decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). The platform allows users to enhance their web3 profiles and engage with contributors by creating bounties, which can be paid using their own DAO tokens. Dework also integrates with Discord to streamline collaboration and communication among team members. By offering tools for credentialing and reputation building, Dework supports the growing ecosystem of web3 projects, enabling users to efficiently manage their workflows and incentivize contributions.

Lightspark

Seed Round in 2022
Lightspark is a company focused on enhancing the capabilities and utility of Bitcoin through the development of a crypto payment platform. This platform aims to provide an enterprise-ready infrastructure for open payments at scale, allowing businesses and developers to accept digital payments while facilitating immediate conversion to fiat currency. By leveraging the lightning network, Lightspark enables users to transform existing financial solutions and create new systems and services, thereby expanding access to digital payment technologies for a broader audience.

Jambo

Series A in 2022
Jambo is a company focused on creating an extensive on-chain mobile network, centered around its flagship product, the JamboPhone, a powerful mobile device designed for the crypto-native market. With a foundation of over 800,000 mobile nodes spanning more than 120 countries, Jambo aims to accelerate decentralization and enhance network effects for various applications, such as validators and peer-to-peer networking. The JamboApp serves as a gateway for millions of users to engage with the on-chain economy, offering innovative earning opportunities, a decentralized application (dApp) store, and a multi-chain wallet. By integrating blockchain technology into its products, Jambo empowers users to participate in gaming, cryptocurrency trading, and decentralized finance, particularly benefiting individuals in emerging markets. Central to Jambo's ecosystem is the Jambo Token, which facilitates rewards, discounts, and other incentives, positioning the company as a key player in the evolving landscape of blockchain technology.

LootRush

Seed Round in 2022
LootRush is a Web3 videogame platform that focuses on enhancing access to play-to-earn games through its innovative NFT rental service. The company aims to eliminate financial barriers by allowing users to rent non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which are essential for participating in various blockchain games, without the need for substantial upfront investment. This model enables players to engage with exclusive digital assets, earn rewards, and enjoy the benefits of the blockchain gaming ecosystem while minimizing financial risks. By offering a seamless and affordable way to access NFTs, LootRush is positioned to make play-to-earn gaming more accessible to a broader audience.

Sky Mavis

Series C in 2022
Sky Mavis is a technology company focused on developing decentralized applications and services, particularly within the realms of blockchain and video gaming. As a blockchain studio, it creates immersive virtual worlds featuring player-owned economies and marketplaces for trading digital assets. This innovative approach empowers gamers with economic freedom, allowing them to buy and sell collectibles, thereby enhancing their gaming experience and engagement. Sky Mavis aims to redefine the landscape of digital gaming through its commitment to creating practical applications that leverage blockchain technology.

Fractal

Seed Round in 2022
Fractal is a blockchain marketplace platform focused on in-game assets and virtual worlds, enabling users to buy, sell, and trade gaming NFTs. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Solana, United States, the company provides a digital arcade that enhances the gaming experience for players. By facilitating the transition of in-game assets to non-fungible tokens, Fractal allows developers to offer real ownership to players while introducing new levels of programmability and interoperability within games. This innovative approach positions Fractal as a key player in the evolving landscape of gaming and digital ownership.

Blur

Seed Round in 2022
Blur aims to solve these problems and move the NFT space toward becoming institutional-grade while increasing decentralization.

Ribbon Finance

Venture Round in 2022
Ribbon Finance creates structured products that deliver sustainable yield using financial engineering for DeFi. The company allows investors to profit when the price of ETH goes above.

Optimism

Series B in 2022
Optimism is a decentralized infrastructure platform focused on enhancing Ethereum's scalability and transaction speed. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York, the company operates as a public benefit corporation, balancing the financial interests of shareholders with the broader needs of the community and society. Optimism develops open-source software that enables developers to build on the Ethereum blockchain more efficiently, utilizing zero-knowledge proofs to ensure the validity of state updates. By promoting fair access to public goods on the internet, Optimism aims to create a responsible and sustainable ecosystem that benefits both businesses and the wider community.

Magic Eden

Series A in 2022
Magic Eden is a community-focused company that operates a decentralized exchange platform tailored for cryptographic assets, specifically on the Solana blockchain. It provides an online marketplace where users can create, buy, and sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs), facilitating trade for digital creators. To strengthen its ties with the community, Magic Eden airdropped a collection called Magic Tickets to over 30,000 users. Holding a Magic Ticket grants access to the company's Discord-based decentralized autonomous organization, MagicDAO, which fosters community engagement through social programs and rewards. The company's commitment to serving its users underscores its mission to enhance the NFT trading experience.

Gauntlet

Series B in 2022
Gauntlet is a financial modeling and simulation company focused on enhancing the safety and efficiency of blockchain protocols and smart contracts. Through its advanced platform, Gauntlet employs agent-based simulation techniques to analyze and optimize key parameters of various protocols. This approach allows the company to model market risks and economic incentives effectively, helping clients improve their capital efficiency and maximize returns for stakeholders while minimizing associated risks. By driving sustainable growth for leading crypto protocols, chains, and on-chain treasuries, Gauntlet plays a crucial role in enhancing the financial performance of businesses in the blockchain space.

Praxis

Series A in 2022
Praxis is a membership-based platform aiming to build an autonomous city. Cities needed to be built around a source of economic opportunity to attract businesses that would create jobs and entice people to relocate. The platform enables people to live healthier, more purposeful lives. Praxis was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in New York.

FTX

Series C in 2022
FTX is a cryptocurrency exchange company that specializes in developing a professional trading platform, supporting features such as quarterly and perpetual futures, leveraged tokens, and OTC trading. It aims to cater to both professional trading firms and first-time users, offering an intuitive and robust trading environment. FTX was incubated by Alameda Research, ensuring it had industry order books from its inception. Additionally, FTX Ventures, its investment arm, provides equity and/or token investments to blockchain companies at various stages, supporting founders and maintaining their decision-making flexibility.

Phantom

Series B in 2022
Phantom is a digital wallet specifically designed for decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). It functions as a multichain wallet, allowing users to manage their cryptocurrency and NFT assets across various blockchain networks, with a primary focus on Solana. The Phantom wallet is available on multiple platforms, including mobile devices and browser extensions, enhancing accessibility for users engaged in digital finance. The wallet leverages secure and transparent digital ledger technology, enabling users to safely store, buy, send, receive, and swap tokens, as well as collect NFTs, all within a user-friendly interface.

FTX US Derivatives

Series A in 2022
FTX US is a bitcoin options exchange designed to assist both individual traders and institutions in trading. FTX US allows users to trade a variety of digital assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Dogecoin. The company was founded by Sam Bankman-Fried and Gary Wang in 2020 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Rain

Series B in 2022
Rain is a regulated cryptocurrency exchange based in Manama, Bahrain, that aims to facilitate digital transactions in the Middle East. Founded in 2017, the company operates a cryptocurrency trading platform that allows clients to buy, sell, and store digital currencies securely and compliantly. By functioning within a regulatory framework, Rain emphasizes the importance of security and adherence to regulations in the rapidly evolving digital currency landscape.

Citadel Securities

Venture Round in 2022
Citadel Securities is a capital markets firm that utilizes a blend of financial expertise, mathematical modeling, and advanced engineering to facilitate trading and liquidity in the financial markets. The company focuses on providing essential services related to fixed-income investments and equity products, employing sophisticated predictive models and cutting-edge technology to execute trades efficiently. By serving a diverse clientele that includes asset managers, banks, broker-dealers, hedge funds, government agencies, and public pension programs, Citadel Securities aims to reduce transaction costs and address liquidity requirements. Through its innovative approach, the firm plays a significant role in shaping the dynamics of global markets.

OpenSea

Series C in 2022
OpenSea is a peer-to-peer marketplace dedicated to the trading of crypto collectibles and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). It facilitates the buying and selling of various digital assets, including gaming items and virtual goods, all secured by blockchain technology. Users can engage in transactions through smart contracts, which enhance security and trust in the trading process. The platform aims to streamline the exchange of these digital assets, making it accessible for anyone interested in the world of crypto collectibles. By providing a user-friendly interface and robust infrastructure, OpenSea has established itself as a leading marketplace in the burgeoning NFT space.

Global Illumination

Seed Round in 2022
Global Illumination is a digital product company based in New York that specializes in developing innovative digital gaming experiences. The company focuses on creating a platform that facilitates multiplayer gaming, allowing users to collect, craft, build, and trade with one another. This interactive environment fosters creativity among players by incorporating blockchain technology, which enables users to engage in unique and rewarding creative endeavors. Through its products, Global Illumination aims to encourage collaboration and creativity within the gaming community.

Vana

Series A in 2022
Vana is a decentralized platform that empowers individuals to retain control over their personal data while contributing to the development of artificial intelligence. The platform facilitates user-owned data management and monetization, providing tools for users to develop and profit from AI models. By utilizing decentralized autonomous organizations, Vana allows users to share data, such as social media and professional information, in exchange for various benefits. The platform emphasizes data portability, enabling users to log in with digital wallets and access their information across multiple platforms without relying on centralized systems. Vana's infrastructure ensures privacy and security through cryptographic verification, allowing developers to create more personalized applications while maintaining user privacy.

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.

MoonPay

Series A in 2021
MoonPay is a financial technology company that specializes in payment infrastructure for cryptocurrency transactions. Its platform allows users to easily convert fiat currencies into cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) using various payment methods, including credit and debit cards, local bank transfers, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. Operating on a non-custodial model, MoonPay does not hold customer funds, which provides users with enhanced control over their digital assets. By connecting cryptocurrency exchange platforms with users, MoonPay aims to streamline the process of cryptocurrency purchases, ensuring a seamless experience for clients.

Royal

Series A in 2021
Royal is a platform that enables fans to buy ownership stakes in songs directly from their favorite artists, allowing them to earn royalties as the music generates revenue. The platform utilizes non-fungible token (NFT) technology, which allows artists to create and sell their music as limited digital assets. By investing in these assets, fans can participate in the financial success of the artists they support. This innovative approach fosters a direct connection between artists and their audience, transforming the way music ownership and royalties are shared.

BetDEX

Seed Round in 2021
BetDEX is a decentralized sports betting protocol that operates on a blockchain-based platform, allowing users to place bets on various sports utilizing cryptocurrency. The platform is designed to provide high-speed transactions and low costs while eliminating counterparty risk, making the betting process more secure and efficient. BetDEX is permissionless, enabling developers to create their own applications on top of its infrastructure. This flexibility allows customers not only to engage in sports betting but also to trade on sports and prediction markets, giving them control over their betting experience and the ability to set their own prices.

AI Arena

Seed Round in 2021
AI Arena is a developer of play-to-earn games that combines artificial intelligence with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to create an engaging gaming experience. Players can own unique fighters characterized by attributes like power, speed, and accuracy, each embedded with an artificial neural network. This integration fosters AI intuition and literacy, allowing users to train their NFTs and participate in competitive battles within the Arena. By emphasizing the collaboration between human players and AI, AI Arena not only enhances entertainment value but also enables users to earn rewards through gameplay.

Osmosis Foundation

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Osmosis Foundation operates a decentralized peer-to-peer blockchain platform that facilitates the creation of liquidity and trading of IBC-enabled tokens. The platform features an advanced automated market maker (AMM) protocol, which represents a significant evolution in how liquidity providers engage with decentralized finance (DeFi). Built using the Cosmos software development kit (SDK), Osmosis allows developers to design, build, and deploy customized AMMs, enhancing the flexibility and functionality of liquidity solutions within the ecosystem. By utilizing open-source software, Osmosis promotes transparency and accessibility in the DeFi space.

Parallel

Venture Round in 2021
Parallel is a developer of a sci-fi card game platform that operates on the Ethereum blockchain. The platform allows users to engage in NFT-based gaming, enabling them to purchase, collect, and showcase original 3D art of characters, digital collectible cards, and artifacts. By participating in these activities, users can diversify their cryptocurrency holdings and earn digital currency while playing games. Through its focus on digital blockchain collectibles, Parallel offers a unique opportunity for users to combine gaming with investment in the growing market of digital assets.

CoinSwitch

Series C in 2021
CoinSwitch is a leading cryptocurrency exchange aggregator based in India, designed to simplify the complexities of cryptocurrency trading for everyday users. With over 20 million registered users, CoinSwitch enables individuals to easily invest in a variety of cryptocurrencies through a user-friendly platform. Users can make one-time purchases or set up systematic investment plans, allowing for flexible investment strategies. In addition to trading, CoinSwitch provides educational resources that help users understand the cryptocurrency market and make informed decisions. The platform features the Crypto Rupee Index, which aids users in analyzing market sentiments. Committed to expanding accessibility to cryptocurrency, CoinSwitch aims to establish itself as a comprehensive wealth-tech destination for Indian investors, facilitating a seamless experience for managing all aspects of their crypto transactions.

Sky Mavis

Series B in 2021
Sky Mavis is a technology company focused on developing decentralized applications and services, particularly within the realms of blockchain and video gaming. As a blockchain studio, it creates immersive virtual worlds featuring player-owned economies and marketplaces for trading digital assets. This innovative approach empowers gamers with economic freedom, allowing them to buy and sell collectibles, thereby enhancing their gaming experience and engagement. Sky Mavis aims to redefine the landscape of digital gaming through its commitment to creating practical applications that leverage blockchain technology.

GDA

Private Equity Round in 2021
Genesis Digital Assets is a prominent Bitcoin mining company known for its extensive experience in the industry. Since its inception in 2013, the company has established over 20 industrial-scale mining farms and successfully brought more than 300,000 miners online, resulting in the mining of over $1 billion in Bitcoin. Genesis Digital Assets focuses on developing proprietary mining technology and aims to make its operations profitable. The company provides comprehensive services that include building, managing, and scaling large-scale mining operations, thereby offering clients the necessary infrastructure to support the evolving landscape of the cryptocurrency market.

Royal

Seed Round in 2021
Royal is a platform that enables fans to buy ownership stakes in songs directly from their favorite artists, allowing them to earn royalties as the music generates revenue. The platform utilizes non-fungible token (NFT) technology, which allows artists to create and sell their music as limited digital assets. By investing in these assets, fans can participate in the financial success of the artists they support. This innovative approach fosters a direct connection between artists and their audience, transforming the way music ownership and royalties are shared.

Euler Labs

Series A in 2021
Euler Labs is a developer of a non-custodial lending protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain, designed to facilitate lending and borrowing of a wide range of crypto assets. The platform operates without the need for trusted third parties, allowing users to earn interest on their crypto holdings or hedge against market volatility in a capital-efficient manner. Euler's innovative approach incorporates reactive interest rates that adjust in real-time based on market conditions, alongside asset-specific collaterals, which provides clients with a risk-minimized opportunity to engage in crypto finance. The company's technology aims to enhance financial accessibility and efficiency for users in the decentralized finance space.

TaxBit

Series B in 2021
TaxBit is a cryptocurrency tax and accounting software company that automates tax calculations and reporting for cryptocurrency transactions. Its platform allows users to link their exchanges and wallets to efficiently gather transaction data, which is then processed to generate tax forms automatically. In addition to tax automation, TaxBit offers real-time portfolio tracking and insights for tax optimization, enabling users to make informed, tax-efficient trading decisions throughout the year. The company serves both individual consumers and enterprises, providing a comprehensive solution for managing cryptocurrency tax compliance and accounting needs.

Tessera

Seed Round in 2021
Tessera's mission is to curate the most extraordinary collective ownership experiences produced by the greatest creators, builders, and leaders. Tessera's vision is a world where anyone can have the opportunity to collectively own and govern things they value, without reliance on central gatekeepers to execute decisions and actions on their behalf.

Thesis*

Series A in 2021
Thesis is a venture studio specializing in cryptocurrency and decentralized technologies. It funds and develops products and protocols that empower individuals, such as Keep Network, a privacy protocol for public blockchains, Fold, a Bitcoin rewards platform for everyday purchases, Saddle, an open-source stablecoin swap protocol, and Tally Ho, a community-owned cryptocurrency wallet.

dYdX

Series C in 2021
dYdX is a prominent decentralized exchange that aims to empower traders by providing a secure and efficient trading platform. Founded in 2017 by Antonio Juliano, a former engineer at Coinbase and Uber, dYdX operates on Ethereum using audited smart contracts, which eliminates the need for trust in a central authority during trading. The platform offers a variety of financial products, including perpetual, margin, and spot trading, as well as borrow and lend pools. Users can earn interest on their deposits and engage in margin trading with customizable leverage options. By combining the security and transparency associated with decentralized exchanges with the speed and usability typically found in centralized platforms, dYdX strives to create an open financial system that grants universal access to advanced trading tools.

Showtime

Seed Round in 2021
Showtime is a non-fungible token (NFT) social network where people can discover and share NFT art. Showtime aims to provide the crypto community with a social media interface.

Lido

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Lido is a developer of a liquid staking platform designed to address challenges related to initial cryptocurrency staking. The company offers open-source middleware that enhances the functionality of Ethereum network block validation. This middleware is permanently deployed on the Ethereum blockchain and is accessible to users through various interfaces and channels. Lido enables users to stake their assets while simultaneously receiving synthetic native tokens of equivalent value, which can be utilized across different decentralized finance applications to generate yield. The platform aims to simplify and enhance the staking experience within the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

Bitso

Series C in 2021
Bitso is a cryptocurrency exchange platform founded in 2014 and headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. The company specializes in facilitating the buying and selling of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, providing users with a marketplace where they can trade fractions of various digital assets. Bitso's platform is designed for ease of use, allowing customers to conduct transactions and make payments via mobile devices. By focusing on the fintech and blockchain sectors, Bitso aims to enhance accessibility to cryptocurrency trading for users in Mexico and beyond.

Gitcoin

Venture Round in 2021
Gitcoin, established in 2017 and headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, operates a platform that connects open-source developers with funding opportunities. The platform, built on the Ethereum network using Solidity, enables developers to monetize their work in various programming languages, including Python, Rust, Ruby, JavaScript, and Solidity. Gitcoin fosters a symbiotic relationship between developers, maintainers, and financiers, promoting the growth of open-source projects and the community. The company's grants management platform offers decentralized allocation infrastructure and smart contract-based funding mechanisms, facilitating efficient capital distribution and community-driven innovation within blockchain ecosystems.

Chainalysis

Series D in 2021
Chainalysis Inc. is a blockchain analysis company that specializes in anti-money laundering software tailored for cryptocurrency businesses. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Copenhagen, Tokyo, and Singapore, the company offers a suite of products designed to enhance compliance and security in the cryptocurrency space. Key offerings include REACTOR, an interactive investigation tool that identifies offenders and visualizes data; a transaction-based risk scoring API that assesses the source and destination of funds; and various activity monitoring reports and due diligence tools that help financial institutions understand and mitigate risks associated with cryptocurrency transactions. Chainalysis serves a wide range of clients, including government agencies, banks, exchanges, and other financial institutions, providing them with the necessary tools to navigate the complexities of blockchain technology and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

StarkWare Industries

Series B 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.

Zora

Seed Round in 2021
Zora is a crypto-driven marketplace that specializes in the buying, selling, and trading of limited-edition non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The company has developed an on-chain social network and protocol that leverages blockchain technology to enhance the secondary market value of digital files, including photos, videos, audio, and music. Zora's platform offers a range of features, such as drop alerts and notifications, which provide artists and businesses with accessible tools to create and sell NFT collections efficiently. This focus on usability and market engagement positions Zora as a key player in the evolving landscape of digital assets.

Fireblocks

Series C in 2021
Fireblocks Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in blockchain-based security solutions for digital asset management. Its platform is designed to securely transfer digital assets between exchanges, wallets, custodians, and counterparties, catering primarily to financial institutions such as banks, fintech companies, and hedge funds. The company employs advanced technologies, including a patent-pending chip isolation security and model predictive control (MPC), to enhance the security of assets in transit. Fireblocks enables its clients to manage and streamline their digital asset operations effectively, ensuring the protection of funds while facilitating their movement across various platforms. Additionally, Fireblocks has an operational presence in Tel Aviv, Israel.

BlockFi

Series D in 2021
BlockFi, Inc. is a financial services firm that specializes in providing wealth management products for cryptocurrency investors. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York, BlockFi offers various services, including interest-bearing accounts for Bitcoin, Ether, and Gemini Dollar, as well as USD loans secured by clients' crypto assets. The company allows clients to trade cryptocurrency pairs and provides tailored lending solutions for both individual and institutional clients. By facilitating liquidity for blockchain asset holders, BlockFi aims to enhance transparency and efficiency in digital financial markets. The organization employs a robust infrastructure that integrates with multiple blockchains, positioning itself to adapt and expand its product offerings in response to the evolving needs of its users.

Opyn

Series A in 2021
Opyn is a decentralized protocol focused on optimizing options trading for users interested in Ethereum and ERC20 assets. The platform allows users to earn premiums or express views on assets by trading options, specifically offering European, cash-settled options that automatically exercise upon expiry. As a pioneer in decentralized finance (DeFi), Opyn initially launched the first live ERC20 options protocol, enabling users to create, buy, and sell options on any ERC20 token. Its innovative offerings include the ability to trade option spreads and combos, enhancing capital efficiency for traders. Opyn v1 continues to operate on the Ethereum network, providing a venue for American, physically settled options while the company expands its range of ERC20 options. Through its commitment to inclusivity, fairness, and transparency, Opyn aims to enhance the trading experience within the decentralized finance ecosystem.

CoinSwitch

Series A in 2021
CoinSwitch is a leading cryptocurrency exchange aggregator based in India, designed to simplify the complexities of cryptocurrency trading for everyday users. With over 20 million registered users, CoinSwitch enables individuals to easily invest in a variety of cryptocurrencies through a user-friendly platform. Users can make one-time purchases or set up systematic investment plans, allowing for flexible investment strategies. In addition to trading, CoinSwitch provides educational resources that help users understand the cryptocurrency market and make informed decisions. The platform features the Crypto Rupee Index, which aids users in analyzing market sentiments. Committed to expanding accessibility to cryptocurrency, CoinSwitch aims to establish itself as a comprehensive wealth-tech destination for Indian investors, facilitating a seamless experience for managing all aspects of their crypto transactions.

TaxBit

Series A in 2021
TaxBit is a cryptocurrency tax and accounting software company that automates tax calculations and reporting for cryptocurrency transactions. Its platform allows users to link their exchanges and wallets to efficiently gather transaction data, which is then processed to generate tax forms automatically. In addition to tax automation, TaxBit offers real-time portfolio tracking and insights for tax optimization, enabling users to make informed, tax-efficient trading decisions throughout the year. The company serves both individual consumers and enterprises, providing a comprehensive solution for managing cryptocurrency tax compliance and accounting needs.

Fireblocks

Series B in 2020
Fireblocks Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in blockchain-based security solutions for digital asset management. Its platform is designed to securely transfer digital assets between exchanges, wallets, custodians, and counterparties, catering primarily to financial institutions such as banks, fintech companies, and hedge funds. The company employs advanced technologies, including a patent-pending chip isolation security and model predictive control (MPC), to enhance the security of assets in transit. Fireblocks enables its clients to manage and streamline their digital asset operations effectively, ensuring the protection of funds while facilitating their movement across various platforms. Additionally, Fireblocks has an operational presence in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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.

Nebulous

Seed Round in 2020
Nebulous, Inc. is a technology company focused on developing blockchain hardware and software infrastructure for the decentralized internet. Founded in 2014 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company is known for its flagship product, Sia, a decentralized cloud storage platform that utilizes blockchain technology to create a data storage marketplace. Additionally, Nebulous offers Skynet, a decentralized content delivery network (CDN) and file-sharing platform tailored for developers, along with SiaStream, which provides affordable storage solutions for media files, enabling fast streaming. As a core contributor to the open-source Skynet project, Nebulous plays a significant role in advancing the decentralized web ecosystem.

Sia

Seed Round in 2020
Sia is the leading decentralized cloud storage platform. No signups, no servers, no trusted third parties. Sia leverages blockchain technology to create a data storage marketplace that is more robust and more affordable than traditional cloud storage providers.

Uniswap

Series A in 2020
Uniswap Labs is a software company founded in 2018 by Hayden Adams, who created the Uniswap Protocol, a decentralized platform for swapping digital assets. The protocol has facilitated $2.75 trillion in transaction volume since its inception. Uniswap Labs focuses on developing widely used decentralized finance (DeFi) products, including a user-friendly web interface, a self-custody mobile wallet, and an API tailored for professional market participants. The platform empowers liquidity providers and traders by offering a financial marketplace that is open and accessible to all. Utilizing smart contracts, it enables secure and decentralized on-chain conversions of assets, allowing users to trade tokens directly without intermediaries while defining asset prices based on the liquidity staked in the system.

Reflexer

Seed Round in 2020
Reflexer Labs, founded in 2020 and based in the USA, is focused on developing a low-volatility collateral solution for the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. The company aims to address the inherent volatility in digital assets by creating a volatility-dampened synthetic instrument that leverages control theory within smart contracts. This innovative approach automatically adjusts the supply of collateral in response to market conditions, providing a stable foundation for DeFi applications. By mitigating investment risk and minimizing potential loss, Reflexer Labs seeks to enhance the reliability and attractiveness of decentralized finance for businesses and investors.

Yield Protocol

Seed Round in 2020
Yield is building a decentralized lending protocol to bring fixed-term, fixed-rate lending to decentralized finance. Yield was founded by Allan Niemerg in 2020 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Keep

Initial Coin Offering 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.

Keep

Venture 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.
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