Crypto & Web3 Startups

Cere Network is a decentralized data infrastructure protocol that uses edge clusters and AI agents to enable secure, real-time data automation for Web3 and AI applications. It is governed by the $CERE token and Cere DAO, and offers SDKs and tools that power use cases like Web3 gaming (CerePlay) and music/media (DaVinci).

7 investors

Certora provides formal verification and security services for smart contracts and blockchain protocols. The company serves developers and protocols in the cryptocurrency and decentralized finance space.

7 investors

Chain provides infrastructure for stablecoin payments, letting enterprises, banks, payment providers, and fintechs convert between stablecoins and fiat currencies and settle across global banking and card networks. Its non-custodial rails support minting, redemption, bank payouts, off-ramps to Visa and Mastercard, embedded wallets, reconciliation, and built-in compliance controls.

7 investors

Chainflip is a decentralized cross-chain swap network that settles trades natively across chains including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Polkadot without bridges or wrapped assets. It provides swap infrastructure, SDKs, and native cross-chain routes for developers, wallets, aggregators, and DeFi protocols, along with a JIT AMM for liquidity providers.

7 investors

ChainGPT builds AI-powered tools for the Web3 and blockchain space, including a launchpad and incubation lab for crypto projects. It offers services around tokenomics, fundraising, marketing, and product development for blockchain and DeFi startups.

7 investors

Clearpool is a decentralized marketplace that matches institutional lenders with verified borrowers, enabling capital to move directly between these parties without traditional intermediaries.

7 investors

Cleva provides USD accounts and virtual USD cards for receiving international payments, with features including ACH/wire transfers, currency conversion, rewards programs, and point redemptions. The platform serves freelancers, remote workers, and small businesses seeking to receive payments from global clients and employers.

7 investors

CFX Labs provides a bank-grade money movement platform that enables businesses to access the U.S. financial system for global financial transactions with built-in regulatory compliance. The company holds FINCEN registration as a Money Services Business and state money transmission licenses, offering KYC protocols, transaction monitoring, and custodial account services through partnerships with FDIC-member banks.

7 investors

Composable Finance builds an interoperability layer for decentralized finance that enables cross-chain transactions and communication while preserving trustless, non-custodial properties. The company serves DeFi developers and users who need to move assets and liquidity across multiple blockchain ecosystems.

7 investors

CatchBack is a platform that links digital NFTs with physical Pokémon cards, letting collectors buy, trade, and own cards through digital-to-physical ownership. It features "Catch Packs," a $1 marketplace, Dutch auctions, lending protocols, and vaulting for card collectors.

7 investors

Cozy provides modular on-chain risk protection for DeFi protocols, offering tools like yield tranches, asset reserves, and market-based protection contracts to cover risks such as bad debt, hacks, and exploits. It targets protocols and their users seeking automated, transparent safety mechanisms.

7 investors

Notifi provides white-label, multi-chain notification and communications infrastructure that web3 developers can integrate into their dApps to deliver alerts, notifications, and community engagement. It offers customizable widgets, a management portal, and a community management platform across supported blockchains.

7 investors

D2X builds regulated market infrastructure for trading digital assets, aimed at institutional participants. Based in Amsterdam, it operates a multilateral trading facility (MTF) under an investment firm license from the Dutch AFM.

7 investors

Decent provides a crypto trade-routing API that aggregates across 200+ blockchains to execute token swaps and convert any token back to fiat. It offers on- and off-ramp distribution for wallets, marketplaces, exchanges, and apps that move crypto, and is presented in connection with MoonPay Trade.

7 investors

double jump.tokyo is an enterprise Web3 infrastructure company offering four solutions—corporate wallets, stablecoin payments, AI agent payments, and crypto asset accounting—for companies' authentication and payment needs. Its products include N Suite, an MPC-based enterprise wallet SaaS with approval workflows and audit logs, and RIKYU, a crypto accounting SaaS that automates profit/loss calculation, bookkeeping, and tax filing from on-chain assets.

7 investors

EMTECH builds software for central banks and regulated financial institutions to run digital regulatory sandboxes, central bank digital currency (CBDC) systems, compliance and supervision tools, e-wallets, and APIs. Its "Beyond Suite" products serve regulators and financial market infrastructure, with adoption among central banks in Africa and the Caribbean.

7 investors

Fairmint is a platform that facilitates fundraising for founders and investor accreditation verification, with built-in compliance features for securities laws and audit-ready documentation. It serves startups and accredited investors seeking compliant capital formation.

7 investors

FanCraze operates Grails, a digital collectibles platform where fans pull officially licensed ICC cricket video moments, keep or sell them back at market value, and trade with other collectors to complete sets. It serves sports fans and collectors in the cricket space.

7 investors

Fetch.ai offers a personal AI assistant that fulfills user requests in natural language — such as booking flights, making reservations, and planning trips — by coordinating multiple specialized AI agents from trusted brands. It also runs Agentverse, a marketplace for building and discovering agents, and provides tools for businesses to create verified brand agents.

7 investors

FLock offers FL Alliance, a federated learning client that refines AI model parameters using proprietary data within a decentralised, blockchain-style environment. It uses role allocation, staking, and slash-and-reward incentive mechanisms to promote honest participation and produce high-quality global models.

7 investors

Flow is a blockchain network designed for consumer decentralized finance applications, offering institutional-grade financial products, yield optimization, and automated strategies with features like prediction markets, home equity credit lines, and scheduled transactions that require no cryptocurrency knowledge.

7 investors

GAIMIN operates a gaming platform and launcher that lets players monetize unused computing resources while maintaining digital ownership of in-game assets. The platform connects gamers with a distributed cloud computing network, positioning gaming as an entry point to decentralized computing and blockchain-based digital ownership.

7 investors

GEODNET operates a decentralized network of GNSS satellite reference stations ("Satellite Miners") that deliver centimeter-level RTK correction data to robots and devices, correcting GPS navigation errors. It also sells consumer and industrial positioning hardware and location-based crypto reward apps built on its proof-of-location technology.

7 investors

Goldfinch Finance provides onchain access to private credit funds managed by established firms like Ares, Apollo, and Golub, offering exposure to senior secured loans across multiple industries. The platform is currently shutting down and no longer accepting new deposits.

7 investors