The Spartan Group

The Spartan Group is a prominent advisory and investment firm specializing in blockchain technology. The firm provides strategic guidance and investment support to businesses seeking to leverage blockchain solutions across various sectors. With a focus on fostering innovation, Spartan aims to help organizations navigate the complexities of the blockchain landscape, enabling them to capitalize on emerging opportunities. The firm is recognized for its expertise in the blockchain space, offering a blend of advisory services and investment strategies tailored to the needs of its clients.

Kelvin Koh

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Past deals in Blockchain

Kaia

Venture Round in 2025
Kaia is a technology company that specializes in blockchain solutions, particularly through the development of the Kaia EVM Layer 1 public blockchain aimed at the Web3 ecosystem in Asia. This platform employs Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT), which enhances its reliability and performance, making it a robust option for various applications within the blockchain space.

Planetarium

Venture Round in 2025
Planetarium is a Web 3 gaming company that focuses on creating community-driven gaming ecosystems. Utilizing Libplanet, its blockchain-based gaming library integrated with the Unity engine, Planetarium enables seamless networking without relying on a central server. This approach leverages blockchain technology and peer-to-peer capabilities, allowing the entire network to update dynamically as changes occur. The company also develops an open-source blockchain platform aimed at transforming the gaming lifecycle and revenue models. By facilitating complex game transactions through its unique native extension methodology, Planetarium empowers developers to extend the longevity of their games and introduces innovative paradigms within the gaming industry.

Blum

Seed Round in 2025
Blum is a technology company that operates a decentralized exchange platform for cryptocurrencies. Its platform enables direct trading from third-party crypto wallets, utilizing an off-chain order book and on-chain settlements. This design allows for streamlined listing processes of crypto projects and instant transactions from personal wallets, such as MetaMask or Trust Wallet.

Pixion Games

Venture Round in 2025
Pixion Games Limited, founded in 2017 and based in London, specializes in developing real-time multiplayer mobile games, with a particular focus on esports and player versus player (PVP) experiences. The company aims to create competitive gaming environments that are easy to learn and enjoyable for a broad audience. By utilizing blockchain technology, Pixion enhances the gaming experience by introducing rewards for participants and establishing governance within gaming communities. Its games are designed to be accessible on both iOS and Android devices, allowing players to engage in fun and competitive gameplay on the go.

Oshi

Seed Round in 2025
Oshi is a platform that connects anime creators and fans worldwide, leveraging blockchain technology to facilitate collaborative creation and licensing transparency. It enables intellectual property owners to maintain control over their works while supporting anime production through a decentralized ecosystem.

zkCandy

Seed Round in 2025
Zkcandy is an Ethereum-based game network that focuses on providing gaming software solutions for gaming companies and developers. The company specializes in the development and deployment of three casual-player web games, offering clients innovative Ethereum scaling technologies. Zkcandy emphasizes a user-friendly approach, ensuring that its offerings meet the needs of both developers and players within the gaming ecosystem.

OpenLayer

Seed Round in 2024
OpenLayer is a modular authentic data layer designed to modernize traditional data flows. Contributed to by everyone and every device, OpenLayer offers a modular solution that coordinates data collection, validation, and transformation, catering both web2 and web3 companies.

Alliance Games

Series A in 2024
Alliance Games is a company that specializes in developing and distributing video games for entertainment. It offers a range of services, including game development, publishing in both digital and physical formats, and retail distribution. The company's platform enables gamers to access a diverse selection of innovative and engaging games that strive to push the boundaries of creativity and technology. Additionally, Alliance Games provides infrastructure hosting and data storage services for Web3 games, leveraging a decentralized network driven by permissionless community nodes.

Echo Protocol

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Echo Protocol is a technology company that develops decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure. It specializes in creating bridges for seamless asset transfers, liquid staking and restaking solutions, and yield optimization tools. The company's platform emphasizes transparency, security, and user empowerment, allowing users to access rewards in Aptos (APT) without locking up their assets and enabling Bitcoin holders to participate in the DeFi ecosystem without selling their Bitcoin.

B² Network

Seed Round in 2024
B² Network is a Bitcoin Layer 2 network that utilizes ZK rollup and on-chain logical gate commitment verification mechanisms. It is a supplementary network that runs on top of the Bitcoin Network. It also introduces smart contracts to Bitcoin, which could open up new possibilities for DeFi, NFTs, and derivatives.

Kroma

Series A in 2024
Kroma is a blockchain network designed to enhance user experience in Web3 through gamification and low transaction fees. It supports developers in building applications on its Layer 2 platform while promoting mass adoption of blockchain technology. The network features native account abstraction and a creative ecosystem that rewards contributions, making it accessible for all users.

Chaos Labs

Series A in 2024
Chaos Labs is a cloud-based platform that provides an automated on-chain economic security system for cryptocurrency protocols, focusing on risk management and capital efficiency. By leveraging advanced technology and risk management expertise, it enables protocols to better navigate the volatile crypto markets and protect user funds. The platform creates simulations of user interactions, protocol dynamics, and potential malicious activities, allowing clients to analyze and enhance their systems through scenario-based testing. Currently, Chaos Labs supports protocols on the Ethereum network, with plans for future expansion to additional blockchains such as Terra, NEAR, and Polygon. This approach fosters a more secure and efficient operating environment for crypto protocols, enhancing their resilience against risks.

Essential

Series A in 2024
Essential is focused on developing intent-based infrastructure and tools aimed at facilitating the shift from value extraction to intent satisfaction. The company creates core components of intent-centric infrastructure that promote ecosystem-wide composability, ensuring that the intent paradigm is fully realized. This approach seeks to reduce extractive practices while enhancing user satisfaction. Essential's offerings include a domain-specific language for expressing intent and a blockchain protocol centered on intent. Through these innovations, Essential aims to empower clients to navigate and utilize intent-driven frameworks effectively.

Pentagon Games

Seed Round in 2024
Pioneering the Future of Gaming Development and Distribution. In the fast-evolving gaming landscape, Pentagon Games stands at the forefront, marrying the digital with the physical through groundbreaking AI and Web3 technologies.

Kintsu

Seed Round in 2024
Kintsu is a technology company that specializes in liquid staking solutions within decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystems. It enables users to stake their assets, earn rewards, and maintain flexibility for other uses, such as lending, borrowing, and trading, through its innovative zero-knowledge blockchain platform.

Cookie3

Venture Round in 2024
Cookie3 is a leader in behavioral analytics within the blockchain space, specializing in the analysis of metaverse and Web3 data for marketing applications. The company's platform transforms on-chain data into insightful analytics profiles by examining individual wallet histories. This approach allows businesses to effectively target and engage potential customers in the metaverse through tailored advertising campaigns. Cookie3 aims to establish a dominant presence in the behavioral analytics market, encompassing various sectors such as gaming, NFTs, and decentralized finance.

API3

Venture Round in 2024
API3 is focused on developing a decentralized API infrastructure that connects blockchain applications with off-chain data providers. The company's platform addresses the API connectivity challenge by utilizing decentralized APIs, which are composed of first-party oracles. This approach allows data providers to operate as their own blockchain oracles, eliminating the need for third-party intermediaries. By aggregating data from reputable API providers through its innovative dAPI framework, API3 enables the creation of decentralized applications that utilize secure, quantifiable data feeds. This infrastructure empowers developers to effectively integrate real-world data into blockchain solutions, enhancing the functionality and reliability of decentralized applications.

Puffverse

Seed Round in 2024
Puffverse is a gaming company that operates a 3D metaverse platform for online gaming and trading of digital assets. It specializes in a multi-game platform featuring diverse, whimsical NFT characters, each with unique costumes, skills, and bonuses. Players can collect, trade, and use these characters in various games or life simulation activities within the metaverse.

Merlin Chain

Seed Round in 2024
Merlin Chain offers a native scaling solution.

Centrifuge

Series A in 2024
Centrifuge, established in 2017, is a technology company that develops a decentralized blockchain-based platform. This platform connects the global financial supply chain, enabling secure and private peer-to-peer exchange of financial documents. It allows businesses to transact while retaining ownership of their data, including company details and transaction history. Centrifuge is headquartered in San Francisco, with an additional office in Berlin.

Planet Mojo

Venture Round in 2024
Planet Mojo is a gaming platform focused on player-versus-player competition, offering a unique experience through its cross-platform auto chess game that incorporates blockchain technology. This allows players to own their game characters as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and participate in play-to-earn tournaments. The platform is designed to be interconnected, enabling players to utilize their customized characters and assets across a variety of upcoming games within the Planet Mojo universe. Additionally, the company incorporates augmented reality elements to enhance the gaming experience while promoting an eco-friendly approach.

XION

Series A in 2024
XION is a Layer 1 blockchain platform designed to facilitate mainstream adoption through a unique chain abstraction approach. It serves as the first Generalized Abstraction layer specifically tailored for consumer use, enabling users to interact with blockchain technology without the need for traditional wallets. By simplifying the user experience, XION aims to make blockchain more accessible to a broader audience, thereby promoting its integration into everyday applications.

Illuvium

Series A in 2024
Illuvium is a decentralized gaming platform that allows players to explore a virtual world and capture unique NFT creatures called Illuvials. The platform supports various game titles across multiple genres and is designed to be open to other developers. It incorporates staking mechanics that enable users to stake collateral in exchange for governance tokens and weekly distributions as rewards. By combining elements of exploration, combat, and blockchain technology, Illuvium aims to create an engaging gaming experience while leveraging the value of non-fungible tokens.

peaq

Series A in 2024
peaq is a pioneering company in the blockchain sector, focused on creating a decentralized infrastructure for various real-world applications, known as DePINs. It operates a layer-1 blockchain that supports over 25 applications across 11 different industries, facilitating the connection of more than 500,000 devices, vehicles, machines, and robots. By offering a permissionless and borderless platform, peaq aims to democratize access to mobility, energy, connectivity, environment, agriculture, and digital infrastructure, ensuring that the benefits of advanced technologies reach a broader audience. The company's in-house developed blockchain hybrid technology operates under a software-as-a-service model, allowing large organizations to enhance efficiency by reducing costs, automating processes, and improving the security and speed of their systems. Through its innovative solutions, peaq is positioned to play a critical role in the evolving landscape of intelligent machines and the digital economy.

Morph

Seed Round in 2024
Morph is a fully permissionless EVM L2 that uses a combination of optimistic and zero-knowledge rollup technology to open up new possibilities in banking, gaming, social media, and entertainment. Morph is the first Layer 2 on Ethereum to launch with a decentralized sequencer, which aligns with several important web3 concepts, including decentralization, censorship resistance, and security.

MetaCene

Series A in 2024
MetaCene is a blockchain company dedicated to making the Web3 landscape more accessible, particularly in the realm of player-centric entertainment. It specializes in developing a next-generation blockchain massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that aims to innovate the genre and attract a broad audience of players worldwide. By focusing on creating engaging and enjoyable blockchain gaming experiences, MetaCene seeks to enhance the appeal of Web3 gaming and foster a vibrant community of gamers.

Zeus Network

Seed Round in 2024
Zeus Network is a cutting-edge and permissionless communication layer platform that connects connects Solana and Bitcoin.

Karma3 Labs

Seed Round in 2024
Karma3 Labs is a developer of a decentralized trust protocol that facilitates the creation of on-chain ranking and recommendation systems for applications. By providing peer-to-peer social attestations, open data, and reliable algorithms, Karma3 Labs enables developers to build personalized recommendation systems. The platform is designed to support contextually relevant features and composable elements, ensuring effective Sybil-resistance for social graph protocols.

Wind.App

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Wind.App provides a cross-border payments infrastructure that enables businesses to pay their employees instantly and globally. The company offers a non-custodial wallet built on the Polygon blockchain, allowing users to manage their finances effectively. This wallet supports participation in decentralized finance earning strategies, trading on decentralized exchanges, and buying and selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs). By facilitating the storage, sending, and receiving of stablecoins, Wind.App enhances security and accessibility for its customers in the financial management space.

Sleek

Seed Round in 2023
Sleek is a Hong Kong-based Web3 social networking platform that revolutionizes authentic human connection in the digital age. Their mission is to power the ownership economy and bring blockchain-powered social media to the masses.

Kinto

Seed Round in 2023
Kinto is the KYC'ed Layer 2 capable of supporting both modern financial institutions and decentralized protocols.

Pendle Finance

Seed Round in 2023
Pendle Finance is a decentralized finance protocol that allows users to tokenize and sell future yields.

Stackr

Seed Round in 2023
Stackr Labs is a company focused on developing app-specific rollups on the Ethereum blockchain, utilizing web2 programming languages. It aims to create standalone customizable applications that leverage the benefits of rollups for distributed computing. By specializing in the efficient integration of off-chain data sources, such as social graphs, user credit scores, and KYC and identity systems, Stackr Labs enables users to access and utilize data seamlessly. The company's innovative approach seeks to unlock the potential of rollups, enhancing the functionality and performance of decentralized applications.

tanX.fi

Series A in 2023
tanX.fi is a digital trading platform that provides access to trade multiple assets across multiple networks chains with optimum price.

Brine.fi

Series A in 2023
Gasless | Instant Multi-Chain | Secure Trustless.

zkMe

Pre Seed Round in 2023
zkMe operates a verification network platform that focuses on managing online identity and personal information through zero-knowledge Identity Oracles. This technology enables truly decentralized and anonymous cross-chain credential verifications, ensuring that users maintain full control over their digital identities. By processing no personal information beyond what the user provides, zkMe eliminates the risks of data leaks and misuse by service providers. The platform allows users to selectively disclose their credentials to authorized parties while preserving their privacy. Additionally, zkMe stands out as a fully decentralized KYC provider compliant with FATF regulations, offering a comprehensive suite of products, including solutions for anti-bot and anti-sybil measures, along with KYC services.

Omni Network

Venture Round in 2023
Omni Network is a blockchain that supports applications in functioning across all rollups. The company creates technologies that support personal freedoms and enable global collaboration.

Catalyst

Seed Round in 2023
Catalyst is an open-source liquidity protocol for modular blockchains, developed by Cata Labs. Catalyst will automatically connect each new chain to other chains of interest, such as other app environments or hubs like Ethereum and Cosmos.

DFlow

Seed Round in 2023
DFlow is a payment-for-order-flow marketplace that provides transparent and market-driven price discovery for order flow. They provide a decentralized market platform to ensure the most optimal execution environment for consumers. The market-driven approach to PFOF used by DFlow allows the public to see live market prices for token pairs.

Credora

Venture Round in 2023
Credora is a company focused on enhancing confidence in credit markets through privacy-preserving technology and real-time credit analytics. It provides a platform that empowers efficient private credit markets by offering comprehensive reports, transparent methodologies, and automated processes for onboarding and information submission. By facilitating over $1 billion in uncollateralized loans across more than 100 borrowers and lenders, Credora enables well-capitalized and risk-managed borrowers to engage in transparent and secure borrowing. Additionally, the company monitors over $4 billion in borrower assets, ensuring extensive coverage across both centralized and decentralized finance venues.

GOMBLE

Seed Round in 2023
GOMBLE creates blockchain-based casual games that focus on the game's core fun rather than just playing for the money.

August

Seed Round in 2023
Fractal expands the digital economy by providing institutional grade, capital efficient technology for assets on-chain.

LayerZero

Series B in 2023
LayerZero Labs is a developer of a blockchain messaging protocol that enables decentralized applications to operate across multiple blockchains. The company's platform facilitates data exchange and interoperability by connecting disparate blockchains, offering a streamlined solution for cross-chain applications. Utilizing an on-chain light node for validation, LayerZero improves speed, security, and cost-efficiency, as it streams block headers on-demand through decentralized oracles rather than maintaining all headers sequentially. This innovative approach allows clients to efficiently implement low-level communication primitives necessary for cross-chain functionality.

OP3N

Series A in 2023
Founded in 2021 as a subsidiary of EST Media Holdings, OP3N is a global Web3 superapp that integrates communication, connection, and commerce within a unified interface, facilitating on-chain interactions. The company aims to foster a more decentralized and democratized creator economy by consolidating essential tools for minting, sharing, and engaging with digital goods and tokens. OP3N's leadership team, which includes media executive Jaeson Ma and development executive Eric Tu, brings extensive experience from the entertainment, gaming, and technology sectors. The company is committed to creating community-driven entertainment experiences and has established partnerships for various projects, including collaborations with Tokyo fashion label AMBUSH, an intergalactic children's book by Grimes, and a musical film with Simon Fuller. OP3N is headquartered in Los Angeles and focuses on empowering artists to directly engage with their fans through token-gated access, all within a Web3 framework.

Affine

Seed Round in 2023
Affine is a Web3 protocol and decentralized application that enables users to automate their savings and enhance their cryptocurrency holdings. By eliminating high fees and simplifying the investment process, Affine aims to make cryptocurrency investing as straightforward as purchasing an exchange-traded fund. The application supports liquid restaking tokens, which extend the security of Ethereum to various decentralized services, thereby providing users with a more secure and efficient way to manage their crypto investments.

NFTICALLY

Seed Round in 2023
NFTICALLY is a platform that offers a no-code, white-label solution for businesses to launch and manage their own NFT storefronts. Designed for a wide range of users, including celebrities, influencers, gamers, and enterprises, the platform allows these entities to commercialize their digital assets seamlessly under their own branding. With its user-friendly tools and infrastructure, NFTICALLY enables users to create NFT marketplaces without requiring any technical expertise. This approach not only facilitates the sale of non-fungible tokens but also promotes deeper engagement with audiences and communities, fostering brand loyalty and product discovery.

Obol Labs

Series A in 2023
Obol Labs promotes the adoption of distributed validator technology by creating the Obol Network and its ecosystem. Its research and software development team focused on proof-of-stake infrastructure for public blockchain networks.

MSafe

Seed Round in 2023
MSafe is a developer of a multi-signature, non-custodial digital asset management solution designed for decentralized financial systems. The company focuses on providing enhanced security and full interoperability through its advanced wallet services platform. MSafe's system offers features such as treasury management, smart contract deployment, and protocol administration, enabling enterprises to manage their digital assets securely and effectively. By emphasizing true decentralization and a robust infrastructure, MSafe aims to meet the growing demand for reliable non-custodial wallet management in the evolving digital asset landscape.

NF3

Seed Round in 2022
NF3 is a community focused NFT swaps and finance market.

Shardeum

Seed Round in 2022
Shardeum is a decentralized blockchain platform that focuses on enhancing transaction speed and efficiency through a technique known as sharding. By partitioning the network into multiple shards, Shardeum enables the processing, verification, and validation of transactions in parallel, which significantly increases the number of transactions per second as more nodes are added to the network. This innovative approach ensures that transaction costs remain low while maintaining a high level of security and true decentralization. Shardeum's linearly scalable architecture allows it to adapt to growing demand, making it an attractive solution for organizations that prioritize scalability, security, and decentralization in their blockchain applications.

Celestia

Series A in 2022
Celestia is a provider of modular blockchain networks based in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. Founded in 2019, the company specializes in deploying decentralized blockchains without the need for extensive initial setup. Celestia's platform serves as a scalable data availability layer for decentralized applications and sidechains with minimal trust requirements. This allows developers to efficiently store and manage blockchain data collectively, optimizing performance for various applications.

Tapio Protocol

Seed Round in 2022
Tapio Protocol is a synthetic asset protocol that unifies different formats of staking and crowdloan derivatives into an efficient standard. Tapio is powered by the Stable Asset system, which enables efficient trading while minimizing risk by utilizing uniform, closely pegged assets with stable swaps and stable asset capabilities.

MynaSwap

Seed Round in 2022
MynaSwap is an online platform designed for collectors to trade goods beyond their physical form. It enables users to engage in real-time trading of collectibles, such as unique sneakers and digital assets, without the complexities of managing logistics associated with physical items. Built on the Avalanche blockchain, MynaSwap supports transactions in both digital and fiat currencies, offering low latency and competitive fees. The platform aims to connect collectors globally, fostering a community where they can easily buy, sell, and trade their favorite items. Plans to extend support to additional blockchain networks like Ethereum and Polygon are also in development.

Sherlock

Seed Round in 2022
Sherlock Protocol is a security audit marketplace and smart contract coverage protocol operating on the Ethereum blockchain. The platform is dedicated to protecting decentralized finance (DeFi) users from smart contract exploits by providing security reviews conducted by top auditors. Additionally, it offers affordable and reliable coverage against potential vulnerabilities in audited contracts. By leveraging blockchain technology, Sherlock Protocol assesses the inherent risks associated with DeFi operations, thereby enhancing the security of Web3 projects and information systems within the decentralized ecosystem. Through its comprehensive approach, Sherlock Protocol aims to foster a safer environment for users engaging in decentralized finance activities.

Omni

Series A in 2022
Launched in 2021, Omni is a comprehensive Web3 wallet supporting assets across 25+ blockchain networks, enabling seamless token management, DeFi activity, NFTs, and multi-chain staking with a single mnemonic. It aggregates bridging and DEX services for efficient swaps, abstracts staking complexity, integrates Ledger for security, and offers WalletConnect, fiat on-ramp, and broad NFT support. For more information, visit www.omni.app.

SolanaFM

Seed Round in 2022
SolanaFM operates a blockchain indexing and analytical platform designed to efficiently gather and process data from the blockchain. It offers tools that allow users to explore transactions, blocks, accounts, and token information. By providing these services, SolanaFM facilitates a better understanding of the blockchain ecosystem, enabling clients to analyze and interact with blockchain data effectively.

Unlockd

Seed Round in 2022
Unlockd is a decentralized financial platform that aims to enhance the financial potential of digital assets, particularly non-fungible tokens (NFTs). By implementing a pooled liquidity model, the platform enables NFT holders to secure instant loans against their assets while retaining the ability to use them. This approach allows users to maximize the return on their NFTs, facilitating wealth accumulation in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. Unlockd's innovative services support individuals in achieving greater financial freedom by leveraging the full value of their digital assets without sacrificing their utility.

Cookie3

Seed Round in 2022
Cookie3 is a leader in behavioral analytics within the blockchain space, specializing in the analysis of metaverse and Web3 data for marketing applications. The company's platform transforms on-chain data into insightful analytics profiles by examining individual wallet histories. This approach allows businesses to effectively target and engage potential customers in the metaverse through tailored advertising campaigns. Cookie3 aims to establish a dominant presence in the behavioral analytics market, encompassing various sectors such as gaming, NFTs, and decentralized finance.

Contango

Seed Round in 2022
Contango is a decentralized protocol that focuses on providing perpetual futures atop money markets. It operates a decentralized exchange designed to facilitate expirable futures without the need for order books or liquidity pools. By leveraging existing decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, Contango enables fixed-rate lending and borrowing. The platform also supports physical delivery and minimizes price impact for larger trades, allowing traders to effectively hedge their positions and manage their costs. Through these innovations, Contango aims to enhance trading efficiency and accessibility within the decentralized finance ecosystem.

Unstoppable Domains

Series A in 2022
Unstoppable Domains Inc. is a company that specializes in providing blockchain-based domain names, allowing users to create uncensorable websites and secure their digital identities. Established in 2018 and located in Las Vegas, Nevada, the company offers NFT domains that enable individuals to control their online presence. These domains serve multiple purposes, including simplifying cryptocurrency transactions by replacing complex wallet addresses with human-readable names. Unstoppable Domains operates a decentralized domain registry, ensuring that users can send and receive payments without the risk of being restricted by government authorities or traditional domain providers. The platform also facilitates access to over 150 Web3 applications, further enhancing the utility of its domain offerings.

CLST

Seed Round in 2022
CLST is focused on creating a global network that connects institutional borrowers and lenders in the short-term digital assets debt market, referred to as the New Money market. The company aims to serve as a gateway for uncollateralized lending, specifically targeting stablecoins and cryptocurrencies. By facilitating bilateral price negotiation and settlement, CLST's platform enables institutional adoption of digital assets, bridging the gap between traditional finance and crypto-native institutions. Through its innovative approach, CLST is positioned to enhance liquidity and market efficiency within the emerging landscape of digital asset finance.

Mero

Series A in 2022
Mero is a company that has created a crypto-based lending platform focused on automating liquidity through a decentralized finance protocol. This platform allows users to register loans on-chain, providing them with collateral top-ups that enhance the yield and utility of their crypto assets. Mero's innovative approach to reactive liquidity enables users to earn yield while easily accessing funds without relying on intermediaries. This streamlined process is designed to offer investors greater flexibility and efficiency in managing their financial activities within the cryptocurrency space.

Pine Protocol

Seed Round in 2022
Pine Protocol is a decentralized platform that enables NFT-backed borrowing and lending. It allows users to use their NFTs as collateral to borrow cryptocurrencies, facilitating asset-backed financing. Users can lend or borrow amounts in various currencies or blockchains, providing flexibility in transactions. This innovative approach helps NFT owners access liquidity without needing to sell their tokens, thus enhancing the utility of their digital assets in the financial ecosystem.

CyberConnect

Series A in 2022
CyberConnect is a decentralized social graph protocol with identity sovereignty for mass adoption and network effects.

Coinshift

Series A in 2022
Coinshift offers a treasury management platform tailored for businesses and decentralized autonomous organizations to efficiently manage their cryptocurrency assets. The platform facilitates collaboration among users, enabling them to approve transactions and execute mass payouts seamlessly. Coinshift's comprehensive solution encompasses cash management, asset management, risk management, and reporting, ensuring users have a secure and transparent way to oversee their digital assets. Additionally, the platform supports data encryption and provides tools for diversification and allocation of idle treasury funds across various decentralized financial protocols, enhancing the overall management and security of cryptocurrency holdings.

Origins Analytics

Seed Round in 2022
Origins Analytics is a company that develops an analytics platform focused on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and cryptocurrency trading. By leveraging both on-chain and off-chain data, the platform offers tools designed to assist crypto traders of all experience levels in analyzing wallets and generating proprietary insights. This infrastructure empowers users to make informed decisions as they navigate the complexities of the blockchain environment.

Bastion

Series A in 2022
Bastion is a lending and exchange protocol built on Aurora, the Ethereum-compatible layer of the Near blockchain. Bastion builds an autonomous interest-rate engine with high-quality capital efficiency, quick transactions, low transaction fees, accurate liquidations, and leverages NEAR's underlying UX benefits. Users can deposit assets into the Bastion liquidity pool, and the protocol will generate collateral tokens. These cTokens earn interest based on the underlying asset value and can be used as loan collateral in the future.

Elumia

Seed Round in 2022
Elumia is a game development company focused on creating a play-to-earn multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that leverages blockchain technology to grant players full ownership of in-game assets. Players can immerse themselves in diverse world zones, engaging in adventures, quests, and intense battles against both in-game enemies and real-time opponents. By fostering a dynamic economy, Elumia empowers players to build communities and influence the game's future, enhancing the overall gaming experience. The company's flagship game, Legends of Elumia, exemplifies these innovative mechanics, allowing players to participate actively in the game's ecosystem.

Shrapnel

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
Shrapnel is a video game development company that focuses on creating moddable extraction shooter games. The company is distinguished by its team, which includes BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning talent, and it utilizes Unreal Engine 5 along with blockchain technology to enhance gameplay. Shrapnel's games are designed to promote competitive play, player creation, and ownership, leveraging the unique utilities that blockchain offers. The company's core game design innovates on competitive game modes, enabling players to earn rewards and actively participate in a digital economy, thereby empowering the gaming community.

TiTi Protocol

Seed Round in 2022
TiTi Protocol operates a decentralized stablecoin platform designed to offer diverse financial services. Its primary focus is on creating a multi-asset reserve-backed system that utilizes an algorithmic monetary policy. This policy is powered by a mechanism known as ReOrders, which continuously monitors the total value of reserves to establish the average price of its stablecoin, TiUSD, in circulation. By adjusting the market-making peg price of TiUSD in the primary market, TiTi Protocol aims to enhance liquidity and profitability for users, thereby facilitating a stable decentralized finance (DeFi) and Web3 environment.

Composable Finance

Series A in 2022
Composable Finance is focused on developing a blockchain protocol that facilitates cross-layer and cross-chain interoperability. By bridging various Ethereum layer two implementations, the protocol enhances connectivity among different blockchain networks. This infrastructure enables smart contracts from diverse layer one blockchains to operate simultaneously on a single parachain. As a result, users can experience improved liquidity and greater financial and creative freedom in their blockchain interactions. Composable Finance aims to unlock the potential of a multi-layer and multi-chain future, providing essential tools for seamless integration and collaboration across the blockchain ecosystem.

Zecrey

Angel Round in 2022
Zecrey is a Singapore-based company founded in January 2021 that focuses on enhancing blockchain accessibility for businesses and consumers while prioritizing privacy and security. The company has developed a layer 2 cross-chain protocol utilizing zkRollup technology, which enables secure management, swapping, and bridging of assets across multiple blockchain networks. By leveraging zero-knowledge proofs, Zecrey facilitates private transactions, thereby safeguarding users' ownership of their assets. The protocol aims to lower the barriers to entry in the blockchain space, making it easier for a wider audience to engage with decentralized technologies.

Nifty League

Seed Round in 2022
Nifty League is a web-focused game studio that aims to decentralize game development and create an engaging gaming ecosystem. It develops an NFT gaming platform that allows players to participate in a play-and-earn model within a Web3 environment. This platform encourages collaboration among independent developers while providing players with opportunities to earn rewards tokens through gameplay. These tokens can be utilized for in-game purchases, traded with other players, or potentially cashed out of the ecosystem. By fostering a community where builders, players, and owners connect, Nifty League seeks to redefine the gaming experience and promote a decentralized future.

Bware Labs

Series A in 2022
Bware Labs is focused on addressing the challenges of Web3 and promoting its global adoption by offering robust infrastructure services and development tools. The company specializes in developing decentralized infrastructure tailored for blockchain APIs, providing a reliable interface that includes integrated payment options. This platform facilitates seamless connections between customers and node providers, ensuring verified reliability and efficient service delivery. Through its commitment to enhancing the Web3 ecosystem, Bware Labs aims to empower users and developers with the necessary tools to navigate the evolving landscape of decentralized technologies.

Summoners Arena

Venture Round in 2022
Summoners Arena is a developer of an idle-RPG blockchain-based gaming platform that combines traditional and blockchain gaming elements. The platform offers players immersive gameplay experiences while allowing them to achieve true ownership of gaming assets. By integrating a play-own-earn model, Summoners Arena provides numerous opportunities for players to not only engage in the game but also earn cryptocurrency assets, enhancing the overall value and enjoyment of their gaming experience.

Rift Finance

Venture Round in 2022
Rift Finance is a decentralized protocol focused on enhancing the growth of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) through innovative incentive structures. The platform enables DAOs to deploy governance tokens from their treasuries, thereby increasing token liquidity while retaining ownership. This approach assists crypto companies in meeting their liquidity objectives, offering a means to generate attractive and safer returns for liquidity providers. By streamlining the process of token deployment, Rift Finance contributes to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of financial services in the Web3 ecosystem.

Solana

Seed Round in 2022
Solana is a blockchain technology company, established in 2021, specializing in the development of a decentralized, scalable blockchain platform. The platform, validated by thousands of independent nodes, ensures robust security and resistance to censorship. It leverages proof of history and concurrent GPU parallelization to deliver high-speed, low-latency, and inexpensive transactions, enabling users to scale without sharding or specialized hardware.

Spin

Seed Round in 2022
Spin, founded in June 2021, is a developer of a multichain decentralized exchange (DEX) platform focused on derivatives trading, specifically futures and options. Operating on the NEAR Protocol and Solana blockchains, Spin aims to deliver a user experience comparable to centralized exchanges by utilizing a central limit order book execution model combined with a liquidity pool. The platform offers traders advanced risk management and strategy-building tools, enhancing the efficiency and accessibility of trading for a wide range of users.

Galxe

Series A in 2022
Galxe is a prominent Web3 credential data network that provides a collaborative infrastructure for brands and developers to engage communities and create innovative products in the decentralized web. The company offers a modular platform that facilitates the creation, distribution, and gamification of non-fungible tokens, utilizing customized on-chain data. By rewarding curators for the use of credentials within its infrastructure and credential oracle engine, Galxe fosters a participatory environment where developers and community members can construct engaging experiences. Its platform allows for the development of tailored campaigns through plug-and-play modules, enhancing the capability of users to interact with decentralized credential data networks effectively.

Airwaive

Seed Round in 2022
Airwaive is a company that facilitates connections between wireless service providers and property owners, including both residential and commercial spaces. By leveraging blockchain technology, Airwaive aims to decentralize wireless broadband networks, enhancing affordability and accessibility for users. The company assists in the establishment of access points for wireless networks, which supports the development of small cell networks. This approach allows property owners to monetize their land and services by hosting wireless hotspots, thereby generating additional revenue while contributing to improved wireless connectivity in their areas.

MyCointainer

Seed Round in 2022
MyCointainer operates a digital wallet that simplifies access to the cryptocurrency landscape. It enables users to earn rewards from the decentralized economy through mechanisms such as staking, master nodes, and airdrops. By facilitating these processes, MyCointainer aims to accelerate global cryptocurrency adoption and provide users with benefits from various digital assets. The company has secured financial licenses to ensure a safe, transparent, and user-friendly environment for both individuals and entities. With a team experienced in the emerging cryptoeconomy, MyCointainer is positioned to connect communities worldwide and meet the evolving needs of the digital finance sector.

Digital Entertainment Asset

Seed Round in 2022
Digital Entertainment Asset is an IT services company focused on the development of an entertainment platform that integrates web3 technologies. It specializes in creating crypto games and operates a marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), providing users with opportunities to engage in gamification while earning rewards. The company's offerings aim to enhance user engagement through innovative gaming experiences and a variety of crypto-related services.

Hubble Protocol

Venture Round in 2022
Hubble Protocol is a decentralized financial platform that facilitates long-term borrowing, lending, and the creation of structured financial products. It aims to democratize access to decentralized finance by offering a range of sustainable financial services. The protocol's software supports multi-asset collateral and enables zero-interest borrowing, allowing users to leverage yield-bearing assets for loans. Additionally, Hubble enhances yield generation on deposits of various tokens, providing clients with optimized financial opportunities while minimizing costs associated with loans.

Perion

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
Perion is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) focused on empowering the gaming community by investing in and managing non-fungible token (NFT) assets within play-to-earn economies. The organization connects skilled gamers with advanced technology and training programs, fostering a high-achieving player base. By engaging gamers as independent contractors, Perion allows them to leverage their skills for significant earnings. The platform aims to enhance brand recognition and create a strong network effect, positioning itself as a leading representative of the competitive play-to-earn gaming sector. Through its expertise in metagame analysis and resource allocation, Perion seeks to unlock the potential of the gaming community while driving exceptional returns for its dedicated members.

Wilder World

Venture Round in 2022
Wilder World is a decentralized marketplace that focuses on the sale and promotion of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for digital artists. Founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, the platform operates without artist fees, allowing creators to monetize their work more effectively. Wilder World's unique structure includes a dynamic token system that rewards participants while utilizing blockchain technology to ensure the authenticity and uniqueness of digital collectibles. The company also features an immersive 3D metaverse, enhancing the experience of buying and selling digital art in a community-driven environment.

Bribe

Seed Round in 2022
Bribe is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that enhances governance participation by creating an incentivized marketplace for governance voting. The platform allows users to form coalitions and engage in auctions for governance votes, democratizing the process and enabling broader participation beyond major stakeholders. By improving existing DeFi governance models, Bribe establishes a transparent and open marketplace that facilitates coordination among voters, ultimately increasing engagement in governance activities. This innovative approach not only fosters a more inclusive environment but also generates new opportunities for token holders to earn yields through their participation in governance.

Graffle

Seed Round in 2022
Our thin layer over the Flow blockchain allows developers to read, write, and query the blockchain using any language. Graffle provides access to the blockchain through APIs, webhooks, and websockets — enabling teams to build without technical barriers. Providing developers with our toolkit and infrastructure allows them to create consumer experiences without the complexity of adopting Blockchain as their infrastructure.

CharmVerse

Funding Round in 2021
CharmVerse is a blockchain-based platform designed to facilitate coordination among contributors in decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). It offers an all-in-one workspace that integrates various functions, including task management, document organization, and bounty tracking. By connecting contributors, projects, and documentation, CharmVerse enables users to efficiently manage daily operations and enhance collaboration. The platform streamlines processes, allowing developers to focus on their work while also providing opportunities to earn NFTs as part of their engagement.

B.Protocol

Seed Round in 2021
B.Protocol is a developer of a decentralized backstop liquidity protocol aimed at enhancing the security of lending platforms. Its blockchain-based platform integrates seamlessly with existing lending services, allowing users to engage through a dedicated smart contract interface. This innovative approach offers priority in the liquidation process by providing a cushion for user accounts approaching liquidation prices. As a result, both lenders and borrowers can reduce their reliance on traditional financing methods and improve effective interest rates, thereby unlocking greater capital efficiency in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space.

Gear Technologies

Series A in 2021
Gear Technologies is a technology company focused on creating a Substrate-based smart contract platform that facilitates the development and deployment of decentralized applications (dApps). By contributing to the Gear Protocol, which is supported by the Gear Foundation, the company enhances Web3 capabilities while maintaining a user experience akin to Web2. Gear Technologies aims to streamline the process for developers, offering a low barrier to entry that minimizes both financial and time investments. This approach enables clients to build and deploy dApps on the blockchain quickly and efficiently, with improved speed, security, and automation in smart contract development.

starly

Series A in 2021
Starly is a platform designed as a launchpad and marketplace for gamified non-fungible token (NFT) collections. Its primary goal is to simplify the processes of creating, selling, and collecting NFTs, thereby enhancing the experience for both creators and their fans. The platform is developed by a team with a strong background in social networking, having previously founded successful platforms with millions of users. Starly employs innovative techniques aimed at fostering virality, contributing to the development of economies centered around gamified NFT collectible cards.

Solv Protocol

Series A in 2021
Solv Protocol is a decentralized platform focused on the creation, management, and trading of Financial NFTs, which represent fractionalized ownership of various financial assets. Its primary product, Vesting Vouchers, allows users to unlock liquidity from lock-up vesting tokens, facilitating fundraising, community building, and token liquidity management for cryptocurrency projects. The platform serves as an on-chain marketplace for a new category of crypto assets, enabling the establishment and transaction of investment allocations, including investment funds and debt and equity instruments. By issuing semi-fungible tokens, Solv Protocol provides blockchain institutions with essential access to liquidity, enhancing the efficiency and functionality of financial transactions in the digital asset space.

Syn City

Venture Round in 2021
Syn City is the Mafia Metaverse bridging the gap between real-world NFT utilities & decentralized finance (Defi) functions. The platform’s native token, SYN, offers players access to several earning opportunities like events and governance rewards.

BlockchainSpace

Seed Round in 2021
BlockchainSpace develops tools aimed at empowering play-to-earn communities within the Metaverse. The company provides a platform that serves as a guild hub, offering specialized solutions that include YEY, Metasports, Creator Circle, and the Guild Partner Program. These tools are designed to enhance digital engagement and facilitate community growth, allowing users to focus on scaling their guilds and improving performance. Additionally, BlockchainSpace operates educational academies that identify and explore economic opportunities in play-to-earn games, sharing valuable insights to help new guilds enter this evolving space.

ConsenSys

Series C in 2021
ConsenSys, established in 2015 by Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, is a leading Ethereum software company focused on Web3. It offers a suite of products, including Infura, Quorum, Truffle, Codefi, MetaMask, and Diligence, which serve millions of users and support billions of blockchain-based queries. ConsenSys enables developers and enterprises worldwide to build next-generation applications and access the decentralized web, fostering business adoption and growth of the Ethereum ecosystem. Additionally, ConsenSys Academy, its educational arm, bridges the Ethereum knowledge gap globally for ecosystem development.

Open Meta Association

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
The Open Meta Association views the emergent metaverse as a public utility that everyone can use and upon which anyone can build and most importantly, derive value. The Open Meta Association is a community-driven DAO that invests in blockchain-agnostic initiatives that support the metaverse, both in gaming and the growth of the ecosystem at large.

SolChicks

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
SolChicks is a dedicated team of over 50 professionals focused on creating a play-to-earn gaming platform on the Solana blockchain. This platform features a unique gaming ecosystem that integrates NFT player-versus-player (PvP) experiences, allowing users to utilize SolChick NFT collectibles as their characters within a distinctive gaming metaverse. Players can engage in various games and earn rewards as they participate, fostering an engaging and rewarding gaming experience. The team's commitment to the project's long-term vision underscores their efforts in strategy, development, partnerships, marketing, social media, and community engagement.

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.

Syndica

Seed Round in 2021
Syndica is a developer infrastructure company specializing in Web 3.0 technologies, primarily serving the Solana ecosystem. It provides a cloud-based infrastructure tailored for blockchain developers, offering advanced tooling and APIs. Syndica's platform includes features such as detailed logging, audience insights, and RPC usage analytics, which assist clients in efficiently building and optimizing their application programming interfaces. By focusing on these essential services, Syndica aims to enhance the development experience within the blockchain space.

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.
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