Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital, founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California, is a prominent venture capital firm that invests in early to growth stage companies across various sectors, including technology, healthcare, financial services, and consumer services. The firm specializes in supporting startups and emerging growth companies, typically investing between $100,000 and $1 million in seed companies, $1 million to $10 million in early ventures, and $10 million to $100 million in growth investments. Sequoia Capital operates globally, with a presence in regions such as Israel, China, and Southeast Asia, and has built a diverse portfolio that includes notable companies like Airbnb, Alibaba, and JD.com. The firm emphasizes a partnership approach with entrepreneurs, leveraging decades of experience to guide them from initial concept through to public offering and beyond.

Audrey Adeline

Analyst

Rohit Agarwal

Vice President / Principal

Rajan Anandan

Managing Director

Michelle Bailhe

Partner

Sumaiya Balbale

COO and Operating Partner

Anas Biad

Partner

Isaiah Boone

Partner

Roelof Botha

Partner

Romie Boyd

Partner

Rosemarie Boyd

Partner

Konstantine Buhler

Partner

David Cahn

Partner

Xi Cao

Partner, China

Vipin Chamakkala

Director, Customer Partnerships

Jiazhen Chen

Investor

Luzhou Chen

Investor

Josephine Chen

Partner

Sakshi Chopra

Managing Director

W. M. Coughran

Founder's Coach and Partner

Charlie Curnin

Partner

Long Do

Analyst

Joe Dobrenski

Partner of Human Capital

Helen Fan

Vice President

Shirley Feng

Managing Director

James Flynn

Partner

Caroline Fu

Vice President

Xiang Gao

Associate

Stacey Gerber

VP, Operations and Experiences

Mike Goguen

Partner

Christopher Graff

Partner, Global Equities

Wayne Guo

Managing Director

Kirstie Irmana

Analyst

Amit Jain

Managing Director

Pushpak Kedia

Associate

Pieter Kemps

Principal

Kais Khimji

Partner

Sunint Khurana

Analyst

Marie Klemchuk

Global CFO

Jess Lee

Partner

Jess Lee

Partner

Teng Lei

Associate

Douglas Leone

Global Managing Partner

Mei Li

Associate

Angie Shuyan Liu

Analyst

Luciana Lixandru

Partner

Xiaobo Lu

Partner, China

Alyssa Maharani

Analyst

Cornelius Menke

Partner

Dean Meyer

Partner

Ishaan Mittal

Managing Director

Abhishek Mohan

Principal

Che Pinjue

Partner, China

GV Ravishankar

Managing Director - India

Antara Raychaudhury

Analyst

Andrew Reed

General Partner

Lauren Reeder

Partner

George Robson

Partner

Haim Sadger

Partner, Israel

Bryan Schreier

Partner

Yoav Shaked

Partner, Israel

Prateek Sharma

VP

Neil Shen

Managing Partner

Shailendra Singh

Managing Director

Thomas Stephenson

Partner

Sam Sun

Partner

Glen Sun

Vice President, China

Johan Surani

Vice President

Jessica H. Tan

Analyst

Vedant Trivedi

Analyst

Aradhita Tuli

Analyst

Mike Vernal

Partner

Pavel Vyhnalek

Operating Partner

Jeff Wang

Managing Partner

Fred Wang

Managing Director

Cen Wang

Partner

Rock Wang

Managing Director

Kai Wang

Managing Director

Michael Xiong

Investor

Lynn Yang

Managing Director, China

Yu Yao

Managing Director

Stephanie Zhan

Partner

Skee Zhang

Managing Director

Qingsheng Zheng

Partner, China

Guo Zhenwei

Managing Director

Jiajia Zou

Managing Director

Past deals in Crypto

MoHash

Seed Round in 2022
MoHash is a decentralized finance (Defi) protocol that harnesses crypto assets (namely, stablecoins) for providing access to global capital and liquidity for private debt in fast-growing Economies.

Magic Eden

Series B in 2022
Magic Eden operates as a community-focused decentralized exchange platform that facilitates the buying and selling of cryptographic assets, specifically non-fungible tokens (NFTs), on the Solana blockchain. The company emphasizes its commitment to fostering a strong community by engaging users directly and serving their interests. A notable initiative is the distribution of Magic Tickets to over 30,000 users, which grants access to MagicDAO, a Discord-based decentralized autonomous organization. Through MagicDAO, the platform promotes interconnectivity among users and offers various social programs and rewards, reinforcing its dedication to community involvement and support for digital creators in the NFT space.

Fanclash

Series B in 2022
Fanclash is Asia's first real money esports fantasy platform and world's first fantasy product on Pubg and Free fire esports. We host free to play and real money games on popular esport titles across the globe.

DLC.Link

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Bitcoin has proven itself as a store of value. But to earn yield on their Bitcoin, users have to first send it to a centralized custodian. This is extremely risky, as over $40Bn has been lost to date due to custodial hacks and failures. The DLC.link platform lets users lock their Bitcoin in escrow, directly in their wallet. Users can supply their Bitcoin as collateral and earn a yield while maintaining full ownership. Currently only 2% of Bitcoin is utilized. Escrow will unlock the remaining 98%, making over $1 Trillion in Bitcoin liquidity available for lending on Ethereum and other blockchains.

Nume Crypto

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Nume Crypto is a cryptocurrency payment processor that caters to both individuals and businesses.

Cribl

Series D in 2022
Cribl, Inc. is a software company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in managing log ingestion and real-time data analytics. Founded in 2017 by Dritan and Ledion Bitincka and Clint Sharp, Cribl offers a product called Logstream, which allows organizations to transform logs and metrics in motion, eliminating waste and routing data to cost-effective destinations. The software enables users to create an observability pipeline capable of processing data at Petabyte scale, supported by a central management console for overseeing numerous worker nodes. Cribl's solutions provide users with enhanced visibility, intelligence, and control over their data, helping to reduce low-value data, enrich data with relevant context, and ensure compliance with privacy mandates.

Coinshift

Series A in 2022
Coinshift is a crypto treasury management platform that helps businesses and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO's) manage their crypto easily and empowers users to collaborate and approve transactions, execute mass pay-outs, etc.

Afriex

Series A in 2022
Afriex Inc. is a company based in Oakland, California, founded in 2019, that specializes in developing a mobile payment application aimed at facilitating overseas money transfers. The platform allows users to send and receive money globally, utilizing stablecoins to provide a fast and cost-effective remittance service to over 30 countries. The application offers features for sending, receiving, and making payments at current exchange rates, along with various withdrawal options to enhance user convenience. Afriex aims to streamline cross-border transactions, making it easier for individuals to manage their finances internationally.

Privy

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of privacy tooling for the Web3 platform designed to integrate sensitive user data into products securely. The company's platform utilizes simple APIs to manage user data off-chain, enabling a unified experience across user wallets.

SwooshTransfer

Angel Round in 2022
Developer of a digital platform designed to make cross-border payments easy, secure, fast and economical. The company's platform provides the ability of upgraded technical capabilities such as blockchain and AI risk control, enabling clients to make the collection and reconciliation of payments from anyone and anywhere in the world.

Ethlas

Seed Round in 2022
Ethlas is a decentralized application that operates in the web3 gaming space, offering a free-to-play, play-to-earn model. The company focuses on creating gaming and infrastructure tools that enhance the usability and safety of blockchain technology for users and businesses alike. Players can engage in various skill-based games, compete in tournaments, and earn crypto rewards, thereby monetizing their gaming experience. Ethlas aims to provide a platform that enables both enjoyment and financial gain through participation in its gaming ecosystem.

LayerZero

Series A in 2022
LayerZero Labs is a company focused on blockchain interoperability, providing a protocol that connects decentralized applications (dapps) across different blockchains. Its platform enhances data exchange by utilizing an on-chain light node for validation, which streamlines the process of handling block headers. Instead of storing all block headers in sequence, LayerZero employs decentralized oracles to deliver block headers on demand. This approach not only increases speed and security but also improves cost efficiency, enabling clients to develop cross-chain applications with a simple communication framework. Through its innovative technology, LayerZero aims to facilitate seamless interactions between diverse blockchain networks.

Cyera

Series A in 2022
Cyera is the next generation data security platform that empowers security teams to manage and protect all of their company’s sensitive data. The platform provides visibility and insight into your data, identities, and access, and delivers actionable guidance to remediate threats stemming from exposure, vulnerabilities, and misconfigurations. The most common use cases include incident response - detecting data exposures and suspicious data access - and attack surface minimization - enforcing least privileged access and removing unnecessary data. Cyera was founded in 2021 and was headquartered in San Mateo, USA.

CertiK

Series B in 2022
CertiK is a company that specializes in blockchain security, providing a formal verification technology solution to ensure the integrity of smart contracts and blockchain ecosystems. Founded in 2017 by professors from Yale and Columbia University, CertiK is headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Beijing, Seoul, and Seattle. The company offers a range of services including security audits, penetration testing, and custom formal verification, which mathematically proves the correctness and hacker-resistance of programs. By utilizing artificial intelligence and analyzing both on-chain and off-chain data, CertiK enables developers to gain real-time insights into the security of decentralized finance applications and other critical systems, having secured over $6 billion in assets across numerous high-profile projects.

Canary Mail

Venture Round in 2022
Canary Mail is the exciting new mail app that combines WhatsApp-like seamless encryption for email, with powerful productivity features that users want & need. Welcome to secure, effortless email.

Faze

Series A in 2022
Fazo app is a Cricket NFT platform where fans can collect, use, play and interact with cricket through NFTs.

Finblox

Seed Round in 2022
Finblox is the alternative crypto investment and savings account.

Magic Eden

Series A in 2022
Magic Eden operates as a community-focused decentralized exchange platform that facilitates the buying and selling of cryptographic assets, specifically non-fungible tokens (NFTs), on the Solana blockchain. The company emphasizes its commitment to fostering a strong community by engaging users directly and serving their interests. A notable initiative is the distribution of Magic Tickets to over 30,000 users, which grants access to MagicDAO, a Discord-based decentralized autonomous organization. Through MagicDAO, the platform promotes interconnectivity among users and offers various social programs and rewards, reinforcing its dedication to community involvement and support for digital creators in the NFT space.

Metasky

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Metasky is a platform that operates at the intersection of Web3 and the creator economy, focusing on providing tools and strategies for influencers, creators, and brands. It assists these entities in developing effective Web3 strategies for their followers, utilizing user-friendly tools for the buying, storing, and usage of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Additionally, Metasky offers foundational infrastructure for blockchain development, including digital collectibles, games, and self-sustaining organizations. This enables users within crypto and NFT-powered communities to engage in an enhanced gaming experience, thereby fostering greater interaction and participation in the evolving digital landscape.

EthSign

Seed Round in 2022
EthSign is an e-signing platform that utilizes blockchain technology to offer a decentralized, customizable and transparent version of traditional signature service. EthSign aims to tackle data security issues caused by an over-reliance on centralized providers and build back trust in electronic signature services. With its Web3 technology (decentralized Identity, smart contract platforms and decentralized storage networks), the platform enables users to comment on, edit and access each version of an electronic agreement seamlessly and securely.

Espresso Systems

Seed Round in 2022
Espresso Systems focuses on scaling and privacy solutions for Web 3 applications, specifically within the blockchain sector. The company specializes in "shared sequencing," a process where sequencers verify and batch transactions on layer-2 blockchains before relaying them to a layer-1 chain, such as Ethereum, for settlement. In addition to its blockchain expertise, Espresso Systems offers a robust infrastructure for online transaction technology, catering to the needs of clients in the online payment industry. This infrastructure enables efficient transaction processing and interaction, supporting the development of a more scalable and privacy-focused third generation of the World Wide Web.

Slope Finance

Series A in 2022
Developer of a community-based decentralized exchange platform designed for crypto trading. The company's platform offers a decentralized automated full limit order book, crypto wallet, and NFT option with an interface familiar to centralized exchanges, enabling crypto traders to trade fast and store and manage digital assets with an intuitive interface.

Amber Group

Series B in 2022
Amber Group is a prominent cryptocurrency financial services provider headquartered in Hong Kong, established in 2017 by finance professionals with backgrounds from major institutions. The company facilitates the buying and selling of cryptocurrency products and offers a range of services including yield enhancement, collateralized lending, decentralized finance, execution services, and electronic market making. Operating globally, Amber Group serves over 200 institutional clients, engaging in significant trading activity across numerous electronic exchanges with an average daily trading volume between $100 million and $200 million. The firm is dedicated to optimizing investment flexibility and maximizing returns for its clients by leveraging advanced technology and quantitative research, thereby enhancing the overall crypto finance experience. In 2019, Amber Group secured $28 million in a Series A funding round, attracting investment from notable players in the cryptocurrency sector.

Multis

Venture Round in 2022
Multis, Inc. provides financial services tailored for companies and entrepreneurs managing both fiat and cryptocurrencies. Its crypto wallet is designed to facilitate various financial operations, including storing digital assets, making payments to suppliers, managing payroll, and earning interest. The platform offers real-time monitoring of balances and transactions through a centralized dashboard, supports multi-access to assets, and enables features such as recurring payments and currency conversion. Founded in 2006, Multis is headquartered in San Francisco, California, while its team operates across Europe. The company aims to assist businesses in navigating the complexities of cryptocurrency, thereby promoting a global, borderless economy.

Ethlas

Seed Round in 2022
Ethlas is a decentralized application that operates in the web3 gaming space, offering a free-to-play, play-to-earn model. The company focuses on creating gaming and infrastructure tools that enhance the usability and safety of blockchain technology for users and businesses alike. Players can engage in various skill-based games, compete in tournaments, and earn crypto rewards, thereby monetizing their gaming experience. Ethlas aims to provide a platform that enables both enjoyment and financial gain through participation in its gaming ecosystem.

Galaxy Fight Club

Seed Round in 2022
Galaxy Fight Club is a cross-IP, cross-platform player versus player fighting game designed for NFT collectors to engage in battles and earn rewards. The game allows users to log in using their NFTs, facilitating a real-time gaming experience that unites various NFT collections on a single platform. This innovative approach enables players to compete against one another while leveraging their unique NFT assets, enhancing the gaming experience and creating opportunities for interaction within the NFT community.

Flint

Seed Round in 2022
Flint is a global crypto investment app. Flint leverages the power of crypto to deliver incredibly high returns on idle money.

STEPN

Seed Round in 2022
STEPN ioffers a blockchain-based fitness app. It works by letting users buy NFTs that last for a certain amount of time.

IndiGG

Seed Round in 2022
IndiGG is an NFT based play-to-earn game in the web3 frontier. IndiGG is the India sub-decentralized autonomous organization(subDAO) of YGG.

Animoca Brands

Series C in 2022
Animoca Brands is a digital entertainment company that specializes in leveraging gamification, blockchain, and artificial intelligence technologies to develop and publish a diverse range of mobile products globally. The company is known for its popular games, including The Sandbox, Crazy Kings, and Crazy Defense Heroes, as well as titles based on well-known intellectual properties such as Formula 1, Marvel, Garfield, and Doraemon. Additionally, Animoca Brands supports the implementation of Web3.0 strategies for intellectual property holders, providing a platform that enables the creation of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and fungible tokens. This platform allows IP holders, including brands and artists, to monetize their rights and build fan communities within the blockchain ecosystem. With a strong portfolio of blockchain investments and partnerships, Animoca Brands aims to enhance user experiences and facilitate the trading of digital property rights. The company operates across multiple locations, including Australia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Finland, and Argentina.

Web3Auth

Series A in 2022
Web3Auth, developed by Torus Labs Private Limited, is a platform that simplifies cryptographic key management for users and applications in the blockchain space. Founded in 2018 and based in Singapore, it provides a backward-compatible Web3 interface that allows users to access their digital assets securely using familiar authentication methods such as Google, Facebook, or passwordless logins. The platform employs a decentralized key generation system, which enhances security through distributed key management and proof mechanisms to prevent malicious activities. By abstracting the complexities of private key management, Web3Auth aims to empower individuals with self-sovereignty and make key management accessible to a broader audience, facilitating safer interactions with blockchain applications.

Fam.

Pre Seed Round in 2022
fam. is a Private social club on top of NFTs.

DeBank

Series A in 2021
Developer of a multi-chain cryptocurrencies portfolio tracker designed for users to manage their DeFi assets. The company's cryptocurrency wallet allows users to track their full portfolio, compare interest rates, manage assets, find DeFi projects, analyze risks and more, enabling users to perform token swaps for token exchange and discover investment opportunities through detailed real-time data.

Solscan

Seed Round in 2021
Solscan is a comprehensive block explorer and data analytics platform that specializes in the Solana ecosystem. It enables users, developers, and projects to track blockchain transactions, providing insights into the movement of digital assets. The platform offers extensive data services, allowing users to monitor non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in real-time, including their sales prices, transaction histories, and collections. By aggregating this information, Solscan facilitates a better understanding of the Solana network and enhances transparency within the blockchain environment.

Multichain

Seed Round in 2021
Multichain is a cross-chain router protocol designed to facilitate seamless cryptocurrency transactions across various blockchain platforms. By developing a robust infrastructure, it enables users to swap cryptocurrencies efficiently among multiple exchanges. This innovative platform supports a wide range of blockchains, making it a pivotal player in the blockchain industry. Multichain's real-time capabilities enhance user experience, allowing for swift and secure transactions in a rapidly evolving digital currency landscape.

Finblox

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Finblox is the alternative crypto investment and savings account.

Index Coop

Seed Round in 2021
Index Coop creates and maintains the world's best crypto index products. Index Coop is a Decentralized and Autonomous Asset Manager governed, maintained, and upgraded by INDEX token holders. Our products are built on Set Protocol's battle-tested V2 infrastructure. Product methodologies are sourced from industry experts.

Fireblocks

Series E in 2021
Fireblocks Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in blockchain-based security services for managing digital assets. The platform provides a secure method for transferring digital assets between exchanges, wallets, custodians, and counterparties, ensuring the safe transmission of these assets in transit. Focused on financial institutions, Fireblocks utilizes patent-pending chip isolation security and model predictive control technology to enhance the protection of digital assets. Additionally, the company has a presence in Tel Aviv, Israel, further supporting its global operations.

CertiK

Series B in 2021
CertiK is a company that specializes in blockchain security, providing a formal verification technology solution to ensure the integrity of smart contracts and blockchain ecosystems. Founded in 2017 by professors from Yale and Columbia University, CertiK is headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Beijing, Seoul, and Seattle. The company offers a range of services including security audits, penetration testing, and custom formal verification, which mathematically proves the correctness and hacker-resistance of programs. By utilizing artificial intelligence and analyzing both on-chain and off-chain data, CertiK enables developers to gain real-time insights into the security of decentralized finance applications and other critical systems, having secured over $6 billion in assets across numerous high-profile projects.

Iron Fish

Series A in 2021
Iron Fish is a cryptocurrency that prioritizes privacy and accessibility within the blockchain space. As a Layer 1 blockchain, it ensures robust privacy protections for every transaction conducted on its platform. The company aims to create private blockchain networks that are accessible to a global audience, employing an efficient syncing technique that supports low-resource clients, including mobile devices and websites. By focusing on these aspects, Iron Fish seeks to uphold the principles of cash in an increasingly digital environment.

Airwallex

Series E in 2021
Airwallex is a technology company based in Hong Kong that specializes in providing a global payments and financial platform. Its services facilitate international transactions for businesses of all sizes, allowing them to make and receive payments efficiently and cost-effectively. By integrating advanced technology with a comprehensive ecosystem of application programming interfaces, Airwallex streamlines financial processes, enabling clients to issue and pay invoices in their preferred currency at competitive exchange rates. The platform addresses the complexities of the traditional financial system, helping businesses save time and reduce costs while expanding their operations both domestically and internationally. With a focus on empowering companies to thrive in a borderless digital economy, Airwallex plays a significant role in enhancing global commerce.

PStake

Seed Round in 2021
Pstake is a platform that stakes your assets safely to receive staking rewards and pegged staked representative tokens that can be utilized in DeFi.

StarkWare

Series C in 2021
StarkWare Industries Ltd, founded in 2017 and based in Netanya, Israel, specializes in developing software and hardware for generating and verifying computational integrity proofs. The company has created STARK, a zero-knowledge proof protocol that enhances scalability and privacy in blockchain applications. This technology allows for increased transaction throughput and enables off-chain computation while ensuring that sensitive underlying data remains confidential. StarkWare's solutions are designed to improve the efficiency, security, and overall user experience of blockchain systems, making them a key player in the field of cryptographic proof platforms.

Faraway

Series A in 2021
Developer of blockchain-based games designed to unlock player-driven and decentralized game economies. The company develops games by leveraging blockchain technology to make hyper-social games with player-driven economies which allow players from around the world to earn tokens and rise in the leaderboards, enabling players to have a realistic and vivid gaming experience.

Faze

Seed Round in 2021
Fazo app is a Cricket NFT platform where fans can collect, use, play and interact with cricket through NFTs.

Beta Finance

Venture Round in 2021
Beta Finance is a decentralized finance protocol that facilitates lending, borrowing, and short-selling of cryptocurrency assets. Designed as a permissionless money market, it seeks to mitigate the inherent volatility of the crypto market and enhance overall market stability. The platform provides a user-friendly, one-click solution, allowing traders without technical expertise to easily manage and update their short positions. It presents all relevant token information directly on the interface, empowering users to make informed decisions in the dynamic crypto landscape.

FTX

Series B in 2021
FTX Trading LTD is a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California. The platform caters to both professional traders and novices, offering features such as futures trading, leveraged tokens, and an over-the-counter portal. It supports a variety of financial products, including quarterly and perpetual futures for major cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ether, and binance coin, as well as various altcoin and midcap indices. FTX was co-founded by Sam Bankman-Fried and Gary Wang, with initial backing from Alameda Research, which provided significant liquidity from the outset. The exchange aims to enhance the cryptocurrency trading experience and facilitate institutional adoption within the sector.

Animoca Brands

Venture Round in 2021
Animoca Brands is a digital entertainment company that specializes in leveraging gamification, blockchain, and artificial intelligence technologies to develop and publish a diverse range of mobile products globally. The company is known for its popular games, including The Sandbox, Crazy Kings, and Crazy Defense Heroes, as well as titles based on well-known intellectual properties such as Formula 1, Marvel, Garfield, and Doraemon. Additionally, Animoca Brands supports the implementation of Web3.0 strategies for intellectual property holders, providing a platform that enables the creation of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and fungible tokens. This platform allows IP holders, including brands and artists, to monetize their rights and build fan communities within the blockchain ecosystem. With a strong portfolio of blockchain investments and partnerships, Animoca Brands aims to enhance user experiences and facilitate the trading of digital property rights. The company operates across multiple locations, including Australia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Finland, and Argentina.

CoinSwitch

Series C in 2021
CoinSwitch operates as a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange aggregator platform, offering users a streamlined experience for trading various cryptocurrencies. The platform lists over 250 coins and more than 6,000 currency pairs, allowing investors to easily compare prices and execute trades across multiple exchanges, including notable ones like Bittrex and Changelly. CoinSwitch enhances convenience by enabling users to buy cryptocurrencies with credit cards at competitive rates, consolidating all crypto transactions into a single interface. Since its inception, the platform has demonstrated significant trading volume, facilitating efficient and user-friendly cryptocurrency trading for its clientele.

Strips Finance

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
STRIPS was designed to allow users to trade, speculate, and hedge interest rates. STRIPS cutting edge AMM technology allows for cross-chain yield markets on the most popular DeFi and CeFi platforms.

Coinshift

Seed Round in 2021
Coinshift is a crypto treasury management platform that helps businesses and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO's) manage their crypto easily and empowers users to collaborate and approve transactions, execute mass pay-outs, etc.

Clearpool

Seed Round in 2021
Clearpool is a decentralized capital markets ecosystem that enables institutional borrowers to create single borrower liquidity pools, allowing them to compete for uncollateralized liquidity from the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector. The platform offers liquidity providers the opportunity to earn attractive yields, bolstered by additional rewards paid in Clearpool's utility and governance token. Users can compare and select borrower pools, supply liquidity, and receive cpTokens in return, which can be redeemed at any time without lock-up periods. This flexibility supports liquidity providers in managing their investments effectively. As more institutions recognize the benefits of DeFi, Clearpool aims to bridge the gap between traditional capital markets and the evolving DeFi landscape, supported by notable investors from both venture capital and blockchain sectors.

BitClout

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
BitClout is an open-source social media platform that builds a Proof-of-Work blockchain for its users. BitClout is a new type of social network that speculates on people and posts with real money, and it’s built from the ground up as its own custom blockchain. Its architecture is similar to Bitcoin, only it can support complex social network data like posts, profiles, follows, speculation features, and much more at significantly higher throughput and scale.

Airwallex

Series E in 2021
Airwallex is a technology company based in Hong Kong that specializes in providing a global payments and financial platform. Its services facilitate international transactions for businesses of all sizes, allowing them to make and receive payments efficiently and cost-effectively. By integrating advanced technology with a comprehensive ecosystem of application programming interfaces, Airwallex streamlines financial processes, enabling clients to issue and pay invoices in their preferred currency at competitive exchange rates. The platform addresses the complexities of the traditional financial system, helping businesses save time and reduce costs while expanding their operations both domestically and internationally. With a focus on empowering companies to thrive in a borderless digital economy, Airwallex plays a significant role in enhancing global commerce.

Fanclash

Series A in 2021
Fanclash is Asia's first real money esports fantasy platform and world's first fantasy product on Pubg and Free fire esports. We host free to play and real money games on popular esport titles across the globe.

Monad

Series A in 2021
Monad makes security data easy and accessible for DevOps and cloud engineering teams. Monad builds infrastructure to unite security data silos in your organization; normalize, transform, and enrich their data; and enable teams to build effective security and compliance workflows on the fly.

Cribl

Series C in 2021
Cribl, Inc. is a software company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in managing log ingestion and real-time data analytics. Founded in 2017 by Dritan and Ledion Bitincka and Clint Sharp, Cribl offers a product called Logstream, which allows organizations to transform logs and metrics in motion, eliminating waste and routing data to cost-effective destinations. The software enables users to create an observability pipeline capable of processing data at Petabyte scale, supported by a central management console for overseeing numerous worker nodes. Cribl's solutions provide users with enhanced visibility, intelligence, and control over their data, helping to reduce low-value data, enrich data with relevant context, and ensure compliance with privacy mandates.

Faraway

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of blockchain-based games designed to unlock player-driven and decentralized game economies. The company develops games by leveraging blockchain technology to make hyper-social games with player-driven economies which allow players from around the world to earn tokens and rise in the leaderboards, enabling players to have a realistic and vivid gaming experience.

Fireblocks

Series D in 2021
Fireblocks Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in blockchain-based security services for managing digital assets. The platform provides a secure method for transferring digital assets between exchanges, wallets, custodians, and counterparties, ensuring the safe transmission of these assets in transit. Focused on financial institutions, Fireblocks utilizes patent-pending chip isolation security and model predictive control technology to enhance the protection of digital assets. Additionally, the company has a presence in Tel Aviv, Israel, further supporting its global operations.

FTX

Series B in 2021
FTX Trading LTD is a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California. The platform caters to both professional traders and novices, offering features such as futures trading, leveraged tokens, and an over-the-counter portal. It supports a variety of financial products, including quarterly and perpetual futures for major cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ether, and binance coin, as well as various altcoin and midcap indices. FTX was co-founded by Sam Bankman-Fried and Gary Wang, with initial backing from Alameda Research, which provided significant liquidity from the outset. The exchange aims to enhance the cryptocurrency trading experience and facilitate institutional adoption within the sector.

FTX

Series B in 2021
FTX Trading LTD is a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California. The platform caters to both professional traders and novices, offering features such as futures trading, leveraged tokens, and an over-the-counter portal. It supports a variety of financial products, including quarterly and perpetual futures for major cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ether, and binance coin, as well as various altcoin and midcap indices. FTX was co-founded by Sam Bankman-Fried and Gary Wang, with initial backing from Alameda Research, which provided significant liquidity from the outset. The exchange aims to enhance the cryptocurrency trading experience and facilitate institutional adoption within the sector.

Babel Bank

Series A in 2021
Babel Bank is a prominent financial institution operating in the blockchain sector, with its headquarters in Iraq. The company specializes in providing a range of cryptocurrency financial services tailored for high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients globally. These services include cryptocurrency deposits, credit facilities, structured asset management, prime brokerage, and derivatives strategies. Babel Bank has extended its reach across the Asian market, with branches in major cities such as Singapore, Beijing, and Seoul. It has forged strong partnerships with leading institutions, including exchanges, custodians, investment funds, and mining organizations worldwide. The core team at Babel Bank comprises professionals with backgrounds in top-tier financial institutions and technology companies, bringing significant expertise to the cryptocurrency space. The firm has garnered support from distinguished venture capital funds and completed a Pre-A round of financing in March 2020, further solidifying its position in the industry.

StarkWare

Series B in 2021
StarkWare Industries Ltd, founded in 2017 and based in Netanya, Israel, specializes in developing software and hardware for generating and verifying computational integrity proofs. The company has created STARK, a zero-knowledge proof protocol that enhances scalability and privacy in blockchain applications. This technology allows for increased transaction throughput and enables off-chain computation while ensuring that sensitive underlying data remains confidential. StarkWare's solutions are designed to improve the efficiency, security, and overall user experience of blockchain systems, making them a key player in the field of cryptographic proof platforms.

BitClout

Funding Round in 2021
BitClout is an open-source social media platform that builds a Proof-of-Work blockchain for its users. BitClout is a new type of social network that speculates on people and posts with real money, and it’s built from the ground up as its own custom blockchain. Its architecture is similar to Bitcoin, only it can support complex social network data like posts, profiles, follows, speculation features, and much more at significantly higher throughput and scale.

Kalshi

Series A in 2021
Kalshi operates an online platform that allows users to trade on the outcomes of various events, ranging from political developments to weather predictions. Incorporated in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company is pioneering a new asset class known as "event contracts." This financial exchange enables users to place bets on discrete outcomes, facilitating trading based on individual opinions and insights. Kalshi aims to create a regulated marketplace where participants can leverage their understanding of everyday knowledge to make informed trades. The company has garnered support from prominent investors, including Y Combinator and others, who have previously backed successful technology firms.

Robinhood

Convertible Note in 2021
Robinhood Financial LLC is an online discount stock brokerage based in Menlo Park, California, providing self-directed investors with a platform to trade stocks, options, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and cryptocurrencies without paying commissions. Founded in 2013 by Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, the company aims to democratize access to financial markets, making trading more accessible and user-friendly through its mobile application. Robinhood's services include not only equity and cryptocurrency trading but also features like dividend reinvestment, fractional shares, and IPO access. The company generates revenue primarily through transaction-based fees by routing user orders to market makers. As a subsidiary of Robinhood Markets, Inc., it continuously evolves its offerings by integrating proprietary technology into its app-based platform.

Robinhood

Venture Round in 2021
Robinhood Financial LLC is an online discount stock brokerage based in Menlo Park, California, providing self-directed investors with a platform to trade stocks, options, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and cryptocurrencies without paying commissions. Founded in 2013 by Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, the company aims to democratize access to financial markets, making trading more accessible and user-friendly through its mobile application. Robinhood's services include not only equity and cryptocurrency trading but also features like dividend reinvestment, fractional shares, and IPO access. The company generates revenue primarily through transaction-based fees by routing user orders to market makers. As a subsidiary of Robinhood Markets, Inc., it continuously evolves its offerings by integrating proprietary technology into its app-based platform.

CoinSwitch

Series A in 2021
CoinSwitch operates as a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange aggregator platform, offering users a streamlined experience for trading various cryptocurrencies. The platform lists over 250 coins and more than 6,000 currency pairs, allowing investors to easily compare prices and execute trades across multiple exchanges, including notable ones like Bittrex and Changelly. CoinSwitch enhances convenience by enabling users to buy cryptocurrencies with credit cards at competitive rates, consolidating all crypto transactions into a single interface. Since its inception, the platform has demonstrated significant trading volume, facilitating efficient and user-friendly cryptocurrency trading for its clientele.

CRED

Series C in 2020
CRED is a members-only app that rewards the user with exclusive rewards for paying credit card bills. The company is committed to protecting the data and information of its members. CRED works on the guiding principle of opt-In consent and full transparency. The company's security processes and technology implementations combined with regulatory compliance is how it access, store, and use member data.

CRED

Series C in 2020
CRED is a members-only app that rewards the user with exclusive rewards for paying credit card bills. The company is committed to protecting the data and information of its members. CRED works on the guiding principle of opt-In consent and full transparency. The company's security processes and technology implementations combined with regulatory compliance is how it access, store, and use member data.

Cribl

Series B in 2020
Cribl, Inc. is a software company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in managing log ingestion and real-time data analytics. Founded in 2017 by Dritan and Ledion Bitincka and Clint Sharp, Cribl offers a product called Logstream, which allows organizations to transform logs and metrics in motion, eliminating waste and routing data to cost-effective destinations. The software enables users to create an observability pipeline capable of processing data at Petabyte scale, supported by a central management console for overseeing numerous worker nodes. Cribl's solutions provide users with enhanced visibility, intelligence, and control over their data, helping to reduce low-value data, enrich data with relevant context, and ensure compliance with privacy mandates.

Robinhood

Series G in 2020
Robinhood Financial LLC is an online discount stock brokerage based in Menlo Park, California, providing self-directed investors with a platform to trade stocks, options, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and cryptocurrencies without paying commissions. Founded in 2013 by Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, the company aims to democratize access to financial markets, making trading more accessible and user-friendly through its mobile application. Robinhood's services include not only equity and cryptocurrency trading but also features like dividend reinvestment, fractional shares, and IPO access. The company generates revenue primarily through transaction-based fees by routing user orders to market makers. As a subsidiary of Robinhood Markets, Inc., it continuously evolves its offerings by integrating proprietary technology into its app-based platform.

Robinhood

Series G in 2020
Robinhood Financial LLC is an online discount stock brokerage based in Menlo Park, California, providing self-directed investors with a platform to trade stocks, options, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and cryptocurrencies without paying commissions. Founded in 2013 by Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, the company aims to democratize access to financial markets, making trading more accessible and user-friendly through its mobile application. Robinhood's services include not only equity and cryptocurrency trading but also features like dividend reinvestment, fractional shares, and IPO access. The company generates revenue primarily through transaction-based fees by routing user orders to market makers. As a subsidiary of Robinhood Markets, Inc., it continuously evolves its offerings by integrating proprietary technology into its app-based platform.

Toss

Series G in 2020
Toss is a South Korea-based mobile financial service platform operated by fintech start-up Viva Republica Co Ltd. Since its launching in February of 2015, Toss garnered over 13 million app downloads and processed over USD$10 billion in P2P payments. Adding to its success in P2P payments, Viva Republica Co Ltd. has launched over 10 financials services to become a consumer mobile financial services platform. Toss partners with incumbent financial institutions and other fintech players to provide users with services that cover all facets of their financial lives, including payments, loans, investments, credit score management, spending analysis, and insurance products.

Monad

Seed Round in 2020
Monad makes security data easy and accessible for DevOps and cloud engineering teams. Monad builds infrastructure to unite security data silos in your organization; normalize, transform, and enrich their data; and enable teams to build effective security and compliance workflows on the fly.

Evervault

Series A in 2020
Evervault Ltd. is a company that specializes in privacy-preserving cloud infrastructure. Established in 2017 and based in Dublin, Ireland, Evervault provides a solution that enables users to encrypt data at its source and process it in a secure environment known as a Cage. This approach ensures that information remains encrypted at all times and is never stored in an unencrypted format. By deploying applications within hardware-secured cages, Evervault prioritizes data security and privacy, offering a reliable option for businesses that require stringent protection of sensitive information.

Robinhood

Series F in 2020
Robinhood Financial LLC is an online discount stock brokerage based in Menlo Park, California, providing self-directed investors with a platform to trade stocks, options, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and cryptocurrencies without paying commissions. Founded in 2013 by Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, the company aims to democratize access to financial markets, making trading more accessible and user-friendly through its mobile application. Robinhood's services include not only equity and cryptocurrency trading but also features like dividend reinvestment, fractional shares, and IPO access. The company generates revenue primarily through transaction-based fees by routing user orders to market makers. As a subsidiary of Robinhood Markets, Inc., it continuously evolves its offerings by integrating proprietary technology into its app-based platform.

Airwallex

Series D in 2020
Airwallex is a technology company based in Hong Kong that specializes in providing a global payments and financial platform. Its services facilitate international transactions for businesses of all sizes, allowing them to make and receive payments efficiently and cost-effectively. By integrating advanced technology with a comprehensive ecosystem of application programming interfaces, Airwallex streamlines financial processes, enabling clients to issue and pay invoices in their preferred currency at competitive exchange rates. The platform addresses the complexities of the traditional financial system, helping businesses save time and reduce costs while expanding their operations both domestically and internationally. With a focus on empowering companies to thrive in a borderless digital economy, Airwallex plays a significant role in enhancing global commerce.

Handshake

Seed Round in 2020
Handshake Development Inc., also known as Handshake Foundation, operates a decentralized certificate authority and naming protocol utilizing blockchain technology. The company has developed the Handshake protocol, which is a permissionless and decentralized system that allows users to manage and validate the root zone, serving as an alternative to traditional certificate authorities. By maintaining the root zone file in a decentralized manner, Handshake aims to ensure that the naming system is uncensorable and free from gatekeepers. This protocol facilitates a collaborative environment where individuals can agree on names and cryptographic keys without a single entity monopolizing the naming process. Incorporated in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Handshake represents a significant innovation in the realm of digital naming and identity verification.

Evervault

Seed Round in 2019
Evervault Ltd. is a company that specializes in privacy-preserving cloud infrastructure. Established in 2017 and based in Dublin, Ireland, Evervault provides a solution that enables users to encrypt data at its source and process it in a secure environment known as a Cage. This approach ensures that information remains encrypted at all times and is never stored in an unencrypted format. By deploying applications within hardware-secured cages, Evervault prioritizes data security and privacy, offering a reliable option for businesses that require stringent protection of sensitive information.

Juno

Seed Round in 2019
OnJuno is a cross-border banking platform that aims to give users across the world a high yield account to grow their savings. Going live in the US, OnJuno is taking a radical approach towards creating an open and global banking system for everyone, regardless of their location or income.

Coinbase CBT

Series B in 2019
Coinbase CBT is a IEO platform that aims to help Coinbase to connect with millions of crypto investors around the world more conveniently. Coinbase CBT was initially mentioned by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong in 2018 and was officially launched in September 2019 . CBT (Coinbase Token) is a cryptocurrency issued by Coinbase which plays an important role of Coinbase CBT Project. CBT (Coinbase Token) will be used in marketing, profit sharing, mobile payment and financial service provided by Coinbase. CBT is a crucial part of Coinbase Eco system.

Alto Solutions

Seed Round in 2019
Alto Solutions, Inc. operates an online platform designed for self-directed individual retirement accounts (IRAs), facilitating investments in alternative assets. The company offers several products, including Alto IRA, which allows users to invest in private equity, venture capital, real estate, loans, and cryptocurrency, as well as Checkbook+ IRA, providing check-writing control for enhanced real estate investment management. Additionally, Alto CryptoIRA enables users to connect with cryptocurrency exchanges like Coinbase for trading. The platform includes a user-friendly dashboard for managing accounts and investments and assists individuals in determining their eligibility for various investments while identifying trusted financial custodians for asset management. Alto Solutions serves a diverse clientele, including wealth managers, registered investment advisors, and entrepreneurs, effectively democratizing access to alternative investments. Founded in 2015 and based in Nashville, Tennessee, the company was previously known as Saltvest, Inc.

Toss

Series F in 2019
Toss is a South Korea-based mobile financial service platform operated by fintech start-up Viva Republica Co Ltd. Since its launching in February of 2015, Toss garnered over 13 million app downloads and processed over USD$10 billion in P2P payments. Adding to its success in P2P payments, Viva Republica Co Ltd. has launched over 10 financials services to become a consumer mobile financial services platform. Toss partners with incumbent financial institutions and other fintech players to provide users with services that cover all facets of their financial lives, including payments, loans, investments, credit score management, spending analysis, and insurance products.

Conflux Foundation

Series A in 2019
Conflux Foundation Ltd., established in 2018 and located in Singapore, specializes in blockchain technology services. It operates a public blockchain system designed to achieve high transactions per second (TPS) while maintaining decentralization and security. Utilizing a unique algorithm and an innovative structure known as Tree Graph (TG), Conflux addresses performance limitations typically associated with consensus mechanisms. This approach mitigates various challenges faced in the industrialization of public chains. In its initial phase, Conflux employs a Proof of Work (PoW) mechanism as the foundation for its consensus protocol.

CRED

Series B in 2019
CRED is a members-only app that rewards the user with exclusive rewards for paying credit card bills. The company is committed to protecting the data and information of its members. CRED works on the guiding principle of opt-In consent and full transparency. The company's security processes and technology implementations combined with regulatory compliance is how it access, store, and use member data.

Robinhood

Series E in 2019
Robinhood Financial LLC is an online discount stock brokerage based in Menlo Park, California, providing self-directed investors with a platform to trade stocks, options, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and cryptocurrencies without paying commissions. Founded in 2013 by Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt, the company aims to democratize access to financial markets, making trading more accessible and user-friendly through its mobile application. Robinhood's services include not only equity and cryptocurrency trading but also features like dividend reinvestment, fractional shares, and IPO access. The company generates revenue primarily through transaction-based fees by routing user orders to market makers. As a subsidiary of Robinhood Markets, Inc., it continuously evolves its offerings by integrating proprietary technology into its app-based platform.

UCH Growth Value Ecology

Angel Round in 2019
UCH Growth Value Ecology is a blockchain financial technology service provider, mainly engaged in blockchain financial technology related business.

Neutral Dollar

Venture Round in 2019
The Neutral Dollar will serve as a medium of exchange, store of value, unit of account, and complementary trading instrument for crypto enthusiasts. Their stablecoin exhibits several key principles, making it provide the best utility available.

Airwallex

Series C in 2019
Airwallex is a technology company based in Hong Kong that specializes in providing a global payments and financial platform. Its services facilitate international transactions for businesses of all sizes, allowing them to make and receive payments efficiently and cost-effectively. By integrating advanced technology with a comprehensive ecosystem of application programming interfaces, Airwallex streamlines financial processes, enabling clients to issue and pay invoices in their preferred currency at competitive exchange rates. The platform addresses the complexities of the traditional financial system, helping businesses save time and reduce costs while expanding their operations both domestically and internationally. With a focus on empowering companies to thrive in a borderless digital economy, Airwallex plays a significant role in enhancing global commerce.

Zhitu Yuntian

Angel Round in 2019
Zhitu Yuntian Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Zhitu Yuntian”) is a high-tech enterprise based on big data, artificial intelligence and network security technology for digital asset risk assessment and management. It is headquartered in the core area of ​​Zhongguancun, Beijing. More than half of the company's founders and core teams have master's and doctoral degrees. Before the founding of C2SEC, they served internationally and well-known companies such as Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, Alibaba, Digital China, and Tianrong. They have many years of network security, artificial intelligence, and large Data industry experience.

Veil

Seed Round in 2019
Veil, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that operates a peer-to-peer trading platform for prediction markets and derivatives on the Augur protocol. Established in 2018, Veil allows users to bet on a variety of prediction markets and trade various crypto assets, facilitating speculation on a wide range of global assets. The platform employs open protocols to enable trading of derivatives, such as bitcoin futures and gas price futures, leveraging blockchain technology to provide users with access to innovative financial markets.

Conflux Foundation

Series A in 2018
Conflux Foundation Ltd., established in 2018 and located in Singapore, specializes in blockchain technology services. It operates a public blockchain system designed to achieve high transactions per second (TPS) while maintaining decentralization and security. Utilizing a unique algorithm and an innovative structure known as Tree Graph (TG), Conflux addresses performance limitations typically associated with consensus mechanisms. This approach mitigates various challenges faced in the industrialization of public chains. In its initial phase, Conflux employs a Proof of Work (PoW) mechanism as the foundation for its consensus protocol.

AERGO

Venture Round in 2018
AERGO is a blockchain platform based in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, that enables businesses to develop innovative applications and services by sharing data within a distributed IT ecosystem. Established in 2018, AERGO offers an open-source platform that supports customizable hybrid blockchain deployments and features a server-less cloud architecture. Its architecture facilitates secure data transfer without reliance on intermediaries, allowing for flexible governance and seamless integration into existing systems. The platform empowers organizations to tailor their blockchain solutions to meet specific needs, promoting decentralized distribution of computing resources among enterprises and developers.

AERGO

Venture Round in 2018
AERGO is a blockchain platform based in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, that enables businesses to develop innovative applications and services by sharing data within a distributed IT ecosystem. Established in 2018, AERGO offers an open-source platform that supports customizable hybrid blockchain deployments and features a server-less cloud architecture. Its architecture facilitates secure data transfer without reliance on intermediaries, allowing for flexible governance and seamless integration into existing systems. The platform empowers organizations to tailor their blockchain solutions to meet specific needs, promoting decentralized distribution of computing resources among enterprises and developers.

CRED

Seed Round in 2018
CRED is a members-only app that rewards the user with exclusive rewards for paying credit card bills. The company is committed to protecting the data and information of its members. CRED works on the guiding principle of opt-In consent and full transparency. The company's security processes and technology implementations combined with regulatory compliance is how it access, store, and use member data.

StarkWare

Series A in 2018
StarkWare Industries Ltd, founded in 2017 and based in Netanya, Israel, specializes in developing software and hardware for generating and verifying computational integrity proofs. The company has created STARK, a zero-knowledge proof protocol that enhances scalability and privacy in blockchain applications. This technology allows for increased transaction throughput and enables off-chain computation while ensuring that sensitive underlying data remains confidential. StarkWare's solutions are designed to improve the efficiency, security, and overall user experience of blockchain systems, making them a key player in the field of cryptographic proof platforms.

Qianhai Yuandao

Seed Round in 2018
Qianhai Yuandao is a Fintech company.

Nervos

Series A in 2018
Nervos Network, founded in 2018 and based in Hangzhou, China, offers a hybrid blockchain solution that integrates a public blockchain with an application chain to facilitate the development and deployment of decentralized applications. The core component of the Nervos Network is the Common Knowledge Base (CKB), a layer 1 proof-of-work blockchain that allows for the secure storage of any crypto-asset while supporting smart contracts and layer 2 scaling solutions. This design ensures the security, immutability, and permissionless nature akin to Bitcoin while providing a unique crypto-economic model that captures the total network value. Nervos aims to provide enterprises with a robust framework of interoperable protocols within a public blockchain ecosystem, enabling secure and efficient management of decentralized applications.
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