Airstack is a developer of an artificial intelligence-powered platform that facilitates access to on-chain data across multiple projects and blockchains. The company organizes decentralized application transactions into virtual stacks of data, which enables developers to easily query and incorporate both web3 on-chain data and related off-chain data into their applications. This streamlined access to information helps enhance the development process in the evolving landscape of decentralized technologies.
Initial Coin Offering in 2022
TokenScript is a new tokenization standard that will deliver a more integrated web. A token-centric middleware that connects the scale of Web2 with the promise of Web3.
cross-chain decentralized exchange built on Polkadot
Joyn is a collaborative platform designed to support the large-scale co-creation of Web3 media.
Ajuna Network is a decentralized ecosystem focused on empowering gamers and creators. It offers a game development engine that enables developers and game studios to create decentralized games. The platform is fully integrated with blockchain technology, allowing for the incorporation of tokenized virtual assets and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) into gameplay. This integration provides developers with the ability to build an incentive layer within their games, enhancing user engagement and interaction through blockchain-based assets. By fostering innovation in game development, Ajuna Network aims to reshape the gaming landscape and create new opportunities for both creators and players.
Moonwell is a decentralized financial platform that operates an open lending and borrowing protocol on the Moonbeam and Moonriver networks. It provides users with a digital financing facility that emphasizes security and flexibility. The platform allows individuals to engage in lending and borrowing without the burden of monthly payments or additional fees, thereby simplifying access to decentralized finance. Moonwell aims to enhance user experience by offering various funding options tailored to the needs of its users.
Polymer Labs is building the fabric of web3. We're working on an IBC based multi-cluster routing/roll-up protocol providing E2E IBC connectivity across ecosystems.
Private Equity Round in 2022
Teller, Inc. is a London-based company founded in 2019 that specializes in providing solutions for connecting bank accounts to mobile applications. The company offers a comprehensive suite of technical infrastructure APIs that empower developers to create financial products, facilitating seamless connections between consumers and financial institutions. Teller's application simplifies online payments and banking by allowing users to connect to their bank accounts, view account details and transaction history, verify their identity, transfer funds, and make payments in a secure and user-friendly manner. By directing sensitive data to its secure servers, Teller alleviates concerns related to data security for app developers.
Teller is a United States-based blockchain project focused on decentralized lending. It provides a platform that connects to users' bank accounts to offer risk-assessed, unsecured loans, eliminating the need for collateral. By utilizing an algorithmic credit risk protocol, Teller aims to create decentralized lending markets that enhance lending opportunities while minimizing risks. The company's cloud-based system effectively delivers creditworthiness data, enabling users to engage in loans with digital currency. Through this innovative approach, Teller seeks to transform the lending landscape by making access to loans more efficient and secure.
Jambo is building the Web3 super app that will educate, bank and entertain the continent. Jambo aims to pioneer the largest, most influential Web3 user acquisition portal across the continent and serve as the bridge between Africa and applications from around the world seeking to tap into the African market. The opportunity here is immense. We have a long-term vision of realizing financial prosperity for Africans.
Fluence is an open-source, public, blockchain-based decentralized database platform. It connects computing devices into the network running managed database services and generalized backends, all the while using a cryptographic token as a digital payment system.
Kyro operates as a Web 3.0 services provider, offering a comprehensive application enablement platform that supports the development and management of distributed applications. The platform features a robust set of infrastructure services, including powerful APIs and user-friendly tools designed to facilitate the creation and scaling of decentralized applications. It is compatible with various blockchain networks and marketplaces, enabling users to mint, launch, and enhance storefronts and decentralized organizations efficiently. Kyro's solutions aim to simplify the process of generating on-chain value, thereby promoting the adoption of cryptocurrencies and empowering users to engage with a wide range of digital assets.
Ruby Protocol operates as a cross-chain privacy protocol.
Airwaive connects wireless service providers with home & business owners.
Play It Forward is a one-of-a-kind hybrid of a guild management platform and a large-scale scholar guild.
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.
Tokocrypto is an internet company based in Jakarta that specializes in cryptocurrency services. It has developed a user-friendly platform that allows customers to invest in cryptocurrencies with ease. The company operates an online exchange where users can buy and sell various cryptocurrencies, focusing on delivering a secure and efficient transaction experience. By prioritizing simplicity and confidence in its services, Tokocrypto aims to facilitate access to digital asset investments for a broader audience.
Interlay is building an open system backed by top-tier research, which allows any user to create assets 1:1 backed by existing cryptocurrencies, e.g. Bitcoin-backed tokens on Ethereum. Through collateralization and cryptographic proofs of protocol adherence, users are protected against theft and censorship.
Developer of decentralized exchange platform designed to provide tools to discover and swap tokens within the Oasis ecosystem. The company's platform follows a non-custodial, peer-to-peer, automated-market-maker model, enabling clients to provide a safe, swift, low-cost tool to discover and swap tokens.
Assembly uses Iota's feeless foundation layer as an immutable trust to alleviate the limits of current scaling methods.
Subsquid is a developer of a data network platform that focuses on information extraction and transformation from blockchain data. The company provides a customizable and scalable query node infrastructure that allows users to build and deploy tailored ETL or GraphQL APIs for on-chain data. Subsquid’s decentralized data lake enables efficient retrieval of blockchain data from multiple chains, supporting the development of decentralized applications. The platform’s modular architecture and approach to indexer development offer users flexibility and adaptability for next-generation use cases, making blockchain data more accessible and usable for various projects.
Sipher is a blockchain-powered gaming studio in Vietnam.
Breadcrumbs is a blockchain analytics platform accessible to everyone. It offers a range of tools for investigating, monitoring, tracking and sharing relevant information on blockchain transactions.
Jambb is a digital collectibles platform that focuses on the entertainment industry, particularly comedy. It enables entertainers to create, share, sell, or rent their content, merchandise, and performances globally. The platform allows comedians and entertainers to connect with new audiences, generate additional revenue from their work, and participate in open secondary markets. Fans can acquire unique digital assets that capture memorable moments, including favorite jokes, bits, and specials. Jambb aims to foster sustainable and inclusive entertainment while providing a way for both entertainers and fans to engage with and benefit from the comedic arts.
PrimeDAO is an open finance system built on Ethereum that aims to enhance decentralized control and coordination within the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. The organization develops tools designed to transform DeFi into a collaborative ecosystem, supporting digital organizations at every stage of their lifecycle—from initiation to growth and maturity. By offering a range of services, PrimeDAO enables its members to foster a positive-sum ecosystem, promoting cooperation and shared success among participants in the DeFi space.
Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Kawaii Islands creates a fantasy universe on the cloud for multi-players to experience a whole set of simulation gaming including designing, building, crafting, farming, social networking.
Evrynet is a developer of an innovative financial services platform that facilitates the creation of centralized and decentralized finance (CeDeFi) applications. The company utilizes blockchain technology to offer foundational financial templates, allowing developers and businesses to construct complex financial functions and decentralized finance applications. Its platform incorporates smart contracts, which enable users to create financial applications that seamlessly interact with various leading blockchains. By providing this infrastructure, Evrynet empowers individuals and enterprises to build a wide range of financial solutions, enhancing interoperability within the financial ecosystem.
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.
UniWhales is a Defi analysis community that monitors and analyzes whale position movements on Uniswap, SushiSwap, 1Inch, Pancake, and other decentralized trading platforms.
Loda.fi is a lender that accepts crypto as collateral.
Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Qredo Ltd is based in London and operates an online platform that facilitates the secure movement of digital assets for institutional traders. Established in 2011, the company offers a decentralized, institutional-grade liquidity protocol that enhances security and custody for digital assets. Qredo's platform eliminates the complexities and risks associated with wallet key management, addressing operational and cyber-security challenges in the trading, storage, and transfer of digital assets. By providing tools for treasury and fund management, as well as peer-to-peer trading venues, Qredo enables businesses to operate efficiently and securely within the cryptocurrency custody industry.
Moonedge operates a decentralized launchpad platform aimed at supporting early-stage blockchain projects within the Polygon ecosystem. The company focuses on fostering mass adoption by collaborating with various projects and facilitating a vetting process for startups. This approach allows Moonedge to incubate and launch prominent projects, providing them with essential resources to meet their requirements effectively. Additionally, the platform enables users to develop initial decentralized exchange offerings (IDOs), thereby accelerating the overall growth of Web3 initiatives within the Polygon network.
Rikkei Finance is a Defi platform, with a unique Open Lending System: Cross-chain support, NFTs collateralization, and P2P Insurance.
SubDAO Network is a DAO management platform that aims to provide a chain of tools to facilitate DAO’s creation. SubDAO is a DAO infrastructure based on Polkadot, where any decentralized organization is allowed to conveniently create and manage a DAO. SubDAO does not only connect DAO with DApps to realize DAO’s cross-chain management, but also bridges Web 2.0 and Web 3.0.
Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Wilder World is a community-owned, decentralized platform that operates as a marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) aimed at digital artists. The company provides an immersive 3D metaverse where users can buy and sell digital artwork without incurring platform fees. This environment empowers emerging artists to monetize their creations effectively and thrive in the digital space. By leveraging a native NFT platform, Wilder World fosters a vibrant community that supports creativity and innovation in the digital art realm.
Pendle Finance is a decentralized finance protocol that allows users to tokenize and sell future yields.
Parami Protocol proposed an AD 3.0 paradigm powered by blockchain for Web 3.0. It provides a protocol stack for building a user-centric, tokenized advertising economy. Parami Protocol provides a complete set of PDID (Parami DID) solutions compatible with W3C DID standard onParami Node, and expands its business on the basis of DID standard. Parami Protocol will also provide DID aggregators for other DID standards.
Equilibrium operates as a software service that focuses on decentralized finance by providing a platform for interoperability with various blockchains. Its system features a consensus-based governance model and encompasses a cross-chain money market, which integrates pooled lending with synthetic asset generation and trading. This functionality aims to eliminate market segmentation, allowing users to access and utilize multiple decentralized finance services through a single interface. The platform utilizes various tokens, including the EQ token, EOSDT, and the Native Utility Token, which are not classified as securities or regulated instruments.
PureStake, Inc. develops infrastructure and services specifically for public blockchain networks, focusing on Algorand and Polkadot. Founded in 2019 and based in Burlington, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of solutions including wallet extensions, API services, block explorers, and validator services for proof of stake networks. Its platform is designed to ensure secure and reliable participation in blockchain networks, utilizing an automated multi-pop and multi-cloud approach. PureStake aims to address scalability challenges in blockchain technology by promoting open protocols and next-generation networks that leverage proof of stake consensus mechanisms.
imToken Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore-based company that specializes in developing a blockchain-based cryptocurrency wallet and digital asset management tools. Founded in 2016, imToken enables users to manage multi-chain assets and facilitates secure token exchanges within its wallet. The platform features a DApp browser that supports decentralized token-to-token transactions, enhancing the user experience in the blockchain ecosystem. Over the years, imToken has garnered a global user base, becoming one of the largest Ethereum wallets in the world. The company operates as a subsidiary of Hangzhou Rongshi Technology Co., Ltd. and is dedicated to making blockchain technology accessible and user-friendly for a broader audience.
Moonbeam is an Ethereum-compatible smart contract platform on the Polkadot network that makes it easy to build natively interoperable applications.
Fully automated processes and incentives for trading margined financial products allow for markets that are open and decentralised, with pseudonymous participants.
Assembly uses Iota's feeless foundation layer as an immutable trust to alleviate the limits of current scaling methods.
O(1) Labs is a software development company working on Mina Protocol, a tiny, portable blockchain. The company uses cryptography and cryptocurrency to build computing systems that put people back in control of their digital lives. It addresses one of the fundamental challenges in cryptocurrency by creating the first succinct blockchain that enables decentralization at scale. O(1) Labs was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California by Evan Shapiro and Izaak Meckler.
O(1) Labs is a software development company working on Mina Protocol, a tiny, portable blockchain. The company uses cryptography and cryptocurrency to build computing systems that put people back in control of their digital lives. It addresses one of the fundamental challenges in cryptocurrency by creating the first succinct blockchain that enables decentralization at scale. O(1) Labs was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California by Evan Shapiro and Izaak Meckler.
DeFiner Inc. operates a decentralized lending platform that facilitates digital loans within a global network of lenders and borrowers. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with additional locations in San Francisco, Seattle, and New York, DeFiner enables users to lend and borrow digital assets securely on the blockchain. The platform utilizes blockchain technology to eliminate the complexities and costs associated with traditional financial services, allowing users to set their own rates and terms without the need for intermediaries. By providing an immutable ledger for all transactions, DeFiner ensures security and transparency for its users, empowering them to engage in the decentralized finance ecosystem effectively.
Polkastarter is a DEX built for cross-chain token pools and auctions, enabling projects to raise capital on a decentralized, permissionless and interoperable environment based on Polkadot.
Developer of a financial platform intended to trade options, futures, perpetual, and hedges all in one place. The company's platform offers crypto options and derivatives trading services on mobile, request for quote (RFQ), a powerful tool for traders to manage risk and obtain the prices for large and complex trades, enabling professional traders to optimize profits and reduce the risk of impermanent loss.
Initial Coin Offering in 2020
Oin Finance is a decentralized finance (DeFi) company that develops liquidity pool lending platforms on the Ontology blockchain, emphasizing cross-chain functionality. Founded in 2020 and based in the British Virgin Islands, Oin Finance offers a suite of services including OIN Swap V1 & V2 Pool, which facilitates liquidity provision in a decentralized exchange environment, and OIN-Lend, a cross-chain lending platform. The company also features OIN Coin, which serves multiple purposes such as collateral rewards and governance, along with USDO for various financial services. Oin Finance aims to enhance the user experience with benefits like low transaction fees, an uncongested network, and the ability to leverage holdings for liquidity mining and rewards.
LeverFi is a decentralized finance platform that enables users to unlock liquid capital from their staked digital assets. By allowing users to collateralize their portfolios of staked assets into a common stablecoin, the platform facilitates borrowing of fiat-backed currencies, such as USDT or USDC. This innovative approach ensures that users can continue earning staking rewards and benefit from capital appreciation while also redeploying their staked capital into new investment opportunities. LeverFi's products include a cross-chain liquidity bridge, which enhances capital deployment decisions and allows clients to optimize their strategies for profit across multiple revenue streams.
Sparrow Tech Private Limited operates an online cryptocurrency and trading platform based in Singapore, specializing in options trading. The platform offers customizable options settled by smart contracts, designed to provide an intuitive and user-friendly trading experience. It features a range of industry-leading trading tools to meet the needs of both institutional and individual traders. Additionally, Sparrow provides professional traders with application programming interfaces to enhance performance. Established in 2018, the company has gained recognition for its innovative approach to risk management and monetization of digital assets. Sparrow has garnered support from various notable organizations, which view it as a preferred partner for hedging in the cryptocurrency space.
Lightnet Co., Ltd. is a Bangkok-based company that develops a blockchain-enabled financial platform aimed at enhancing payment and remittance services. The company offers solutions such as BridgeNet, LiquidNet, and SmartNet, which facilitate efficient and instantaneous transactions by bridging existing banking systems with non-bank agent networks. Focused on the trillion-dollar remittance market, Lightnet addresses the needs of unbanked migrant workers in Southeast Asia, who often rely on outdated and costly services. The platform aims to improve the efficiency of money transfer operators and financial institutions by providing remittance settlement, acceptance of various fund types, an interoperable settlement network, cross-border payment capabilities, and a liquidity infrastructure. This approach allows clients to access a range of financial services at more affordable rates.
Lightnet Co., Ltd. is a Bangkok-based company that develops a blockchain-enabled financial platform aimed at enhancing payment and remittance services. The company offers solutions such as BridgeNet, LiquidNet, and SmartNet, which facilitate efficient and instantaneous transactions by bridging existing banking systems with non-bank agent networks. Focused on the trillion-dollar remittance market, Lightnet addresses the needs of unbanked migrant workers in Southeast Asia, who often rely on outdated and costly services. The platform aims to improve the efficiency of money transfer operators and financial institutions by providing remittance settlement, acceptance of various fund types, an interoperable settlement network, cross-border payment capabilities, and a liquidity infrastructure. This approach allows clients to access a range of financial services at more affordable rates.
PiexGO is a blockchain cutting-edge technology service provider, focusing on the development of systems such as Internet platforms and blockchains, providing complete and professional system solutions and technical services for blockchain applications.
Initial Coin Offering in 2018
Rate is a blockchain startup focused on bridging the gaps between enterprises and blockchains. Rate is a fintech startup focused on making cross-border e-commerce accessible and more efficient for all
Developer of an open-source smart contract platform designed to build a scalable blockchain ecosystem. The company's platform combines scalability, decentralization, and security to make instant transfers, and is Ethereum compatible, enabling cryptocurrency traders to make smooth transactions and builders to deploy their own blockchain platforms or applications with ease.
Origo Network provides a privacy preserving platform for decentralized applications. Its platform guards the input/output data privacy and transaction privacy of decentralized applications. The company’s platform serves financial exchange, insurance, paychecks, supply chain, personal data, fundraising, IoT, and artificial intelligence sectors. Origo Network is based in the United States.
Initial Coin Offering in 2018
Cred is a decentralized lending ecosystem that facilitates open access to credit anywhere and anytime based on the Ethereum blockchain. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
Cred is a decentralized lending ecosystem that facilitates open access to credit anywhere and anytime based on the Ethereum blockchain. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.