Hemi Labs
Seed Round in 2024
Hemi Labs develops a modular blockchain network that integrates Bitcoin and Ethereum, enhancing interoperability, security, and programmability. Co-founded by industry veterans Jeff Garzik and Max Sanchez, the company aims to create a unified 'supernetwork' for seamless asset transfer between these two leading networks.
Rome Protocol
Seed Round in 2024
Rome Protocol is a blockchain project focused on enhancing the capabilities of layer-2 solutions by utilizing cryptocurrency as an auxiliary network. The company operates a Solana-based shared sequencer, which facilitates improved performance and security while also enabling liquidity between Solana and Ethereum. By providing shared sequencers and data availability services, Rome Protocol aims to assist blockchain developers in reducing their dependency on modular networks for managing the complex components and functions associated with virtual currencies. Through its innovative design environment, Rome Protocol seeks to create unique products that cater to the evolving needs of the blockchain ecosystem.
Centrifuge
Series A in 2024
Centrifuge is a blockchain-based platform that connects the global financial supply chain through a decentralized, privacy-preserving protocol for exchanging financial documents and data. It enables businesses to transact in a peer-to-peer network while retaining ownership of their information, including company details, relationships, and transaction history. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco with a Berlin office, Centrifuge supports on-chain tokenization and management of assets, allowing the tokenization, management, and distribution of asset-backed products. The platform also enables third-party developers to build applications on top of its data, effectively serving as a decentralized operating system for the financial supply chain and facilitating global transactions while preserving data ownership.
D2X Group
Series A in 2024
D2X Group operates a regulated cryptocurrency derivatives exchange designed for institutional investors, offering seven-day trading of cash-settled futures and options on Bitcoin and Ethereum. The exchange is based in the Netherlands and operates under a MiFID II regulated MTF licence. The platform emphasizes MiFID-regulated trading, collateral-efficient custody, and high-performance infrastructure to enable secure and efficient trading of digital asset derivatives. The company aims to support institutional adoption of crypto derivatives through regulated, reliable infrastructure and product liquidity.
Ryodan Systems
Seed Round in 2023
Ryodan Systems develops zkRollup to construct an infrastructure based on Ethereum encryption technology, achieving almost no gas costs and data sovereignty.
EigenLabs
Series A in 2023
EigenLabs is a blockchain infrastructure startup that enables the restaking of ETH across various decentralized applications. They also provide developers with access to the Ethereum staked capital base and decentralized validator set. Traditionally, staking requires validators to lock up ETH as a security deposit to engage in the network's consensus mechanism, earning rewards for contributing to network security and validating transactions. However, once ETH is staked, it is generally immobilized until withdrawn, restricting validators from utilizing these assets elsewhere.
EigenLayer aims to tackle this challenge by allowing staked ETH to be restaked across diverse decentralized applications and services without removing it from the original consensus mechanism.
Gasp
Venture Round in 2022
A ZK-rollup L2 with universal connectivity to L1s, enabling cross-chain liquidity of native assets. Powered by Starkware zero-knowledge technology and Eigenlayer's restake finality.
In it's core, MEV minimization and gas-free swaps are out of the box.
Deep DAO
Seed Round in 2021
DeepDAO is a data analytics platform focused on decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). It offers extensive analytics and information gathering, presenting a main dashboard that enumerates and ranks DAOs based on key metrics such as membership and assets under management. The platform enhances discoverability and provides comprehensive insights into decentralized governance systems, enabling clients to conduct thorough research. By aggregating relevant data, DeepDAO serves as a valuable resource for those interested in understanding and navigating the landscape of DAOs.
BENQI Corpo
Funding Round in 2021
Developed by an experienced team of blockchain designers, BENQI is a protocol to unlock greater liquidity within the defi market. BENQI enables defi users to make their assets work harder to generate additional yield. Built on Avalanche’s high speed smart contract network, BENQI will evolve into a cross-chain defi hub that’s positioned at the heart of decentralized finance.
Benqi
Private Equity Round in 2021
BENQi is a developer of a decentralized finance (DeFi) liquidity protocol built on the Avalanche blockchain. The company focuses on creating a seamless platform for lending, borrowing, and earning interest on digital assets. By combining elements of traditional finance and decentralized finance, BENQi aims to democratize access to financial products, offering permissionless lending and borrowing options. The protocol is designed to be highly scalable and user-friendly, with an emphasis on low fees. Additionally, BENQi seeks to bridge multiple blockchain ecosystems, including Ethereum, Polkadot, and Binance Smart Chain, through Avalanche's subnets, positioning itself as a cross-chain DeFi solution that enhances liquidity and accessibility in the digital asset space.
ETHA Labs is a community-driven incubator dedicated to fostering innovation in the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) sector. The company aims to lower entry barriers for both institutional and retail users to promote mass adoption of DeFi solutions. Its ecosystem is structured into two main components: ETHA Lab (Build), which focuses on developing essential infrastructure and tools for DeFi, and ETHA Lab (Incubate), which nurtures new innovations and external DAO-based DeFi projects. Additionally, ETHA serves as a protocol-agnostic yield optimizer that utilizes Ethereum and Polkadot technologies to provide algorithmically optimal yields across various platforms. A significant feature of the platform is ETHA Lend, which is designed to maximize returns from DeFi liquidity pools while supporting a wide variety of digital assets. By simplifying access and reducing complexity, ETHA Labs seeks to empower users in optimizing their DeFi investments, with governance and operational functions facilitated by its native token.
A ZK-rollup L2 with universal connectivity to L1s, enabling cross-chain liquidity of native assets. Powered by Starkware zero-knowledge technology and Eigenlayer's restake finality.
In it's core, MEV minimization and gas-free swaps are out of the box.
Centrifuge
Seed Round in 2020
Centrifuge is a blockchain-based platform that connects the global financial supply chain through a decentralized, privacy-preserving protocol for exchanging financial documents and data. It enables businesses to transact in a peer-to-peer network while retaining ownership of their information, including company details, relationships, and transaction history. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco with a Berlin office, Centrifuge supports on-chain tokenization and management of assets, allowing the tokenization, management, and distribution of asset-backed products. The platform also enables third-party developers to build applications on top of its data, effectively serving as a decentralized operating system for the financial supply chain and facilitating global transactions while preserving data ownership.
DIA is a decentralized data and oracle platform designed for Web3, focusing on the aggregation and validation of transparent and verified data feeds. It enables crowd-sourcing of data related to asset prices, metaverse information, and more. By sourcing data at a trade level from a variety of on-chain and off-chain sources, DIA provides developers with reliable access to comprehensive data sets across multiple layer 1 and layer 2 networks. The platform serves as a crucial bridge between off-chain data and on-chain smart contracts, facilitating the development of diverse financial applications. DIA aims to create a fair and symmetric financial ecosystem by granting clients open-source access to crowd-verified financial data.
Covalent
Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Covalent Research & Development Inc. is a technology company based in Vancouver, Canada, focused on enhancing transparency and accountability in the cryptocurrency sector. Established in 2018, Covalent develops a data analytics suite that addresses significant infrastructure challenges obstructing blockchain adoption. Its offerings include on-chain data and analytics for the Ethereum network, as well as APIs that provide visibility and transparency across various blockchain networks. The company aims to bridge centralized databases with decentralized blockchain technologies, thereby facilitating adoption among enterprises and consumers. Covalent supports several leading decentralized finance protocols and is actively building tools like SafeKeeep, which aims to improve data availability and record-keeping in the DeFi space. The company’s team comprises industry veterans with extensive experience in database and distributed systems, underscoring its commitment to driving innovation in blockchain technology.