Crypto & Web3 Startups

Optimism provides blockchain infrastructure based on the OP Stack, letting exchanges, fintechs, and financial institutions deploy and operate their own chains or add onchain features while it handles operations, security, and upgrades. It targets regulated financial services with capabilities such as stablecoin settlement, transaction screening, and configurable compliance controls.

14 investors

Transak provides fiat-to-crypto on-ramp and off-ramp infrastructure for wallets, apps, and platforms, offered as white-label APIs or plug-and-play widgets. Its products include named virtual IBANs, KYC flows, compliant payment methods across currencies, and stablecoin settlement for use cases like checkouts, cross-border payments, and payroll.

14 investors

Aave Labs is the original author and contributor to Aave, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol for lending and borrowing crypto assets. Launched in 2020 out of the earlier ETHLend project, it operates a multi-chain protocol and app used by everyday users to lend and borrow.

13 investors

Cosmos develops an open-source blockchain technology stack and enterprise solutions for businesses and governments to deploy and scale digital ledgers. The platform secures over $70 billion in assets across 150+ blockchain networks.

13 investors

Berachain is a Layer 1 blockchain network built around a Proof of Liquidity mechanism that directs block reward emissions as non-dilutive growth capital to ecosystem applications in exchange for revenue sharing with the network and tokenholders. It offers a DeFi product suite including trading, borrowing, and a native stablecoin (Honey) for crypto protocols and teams building on the chain.

13 investors

Chia develops an open-source blockchain network using Proof of Space Time consensus, designed to significantly reduce energy consumption compared to traditional proof-of-work systems. The company provides infrastructure and technology for building secure, regulatory-compliant decentralized applications.

13 investors

Ledger provides hardware and software cryptocurrency wallet solutions that enable users to buy, swap, earn, and manage digital assets with security features and portfolio tracking capabilities across multiple blockchain networks.

13 investors

Lighter is a zero-knowledge rollup built on Ethereum that enables high-speed, low-cost onchain trading through cryptographic proofs of order matching and liquidations. It serves traders seeking exchange-level performance with blockchain transparency and self-custody.

13 investors

Quantstamp provides smart contract and blockchain security audits and verification services for Web3 and Web2 projects. The company serves developers and teams building decentralized applications, DeFi protocols, and blockchain infrastructure.

13 investors

Sky Mavis builds blockchain games and related infrastructure, with Axie Infinity as its flagship product. The company develops gaming and economic systems that combine gaming mechanics with blockchain technology.

13 investors

Syndicate provides infrastructure to scale the Ethereum blockchain, supporting staking and development operations on the network.

13 investors

Agora builds a governance platform for crypto protocols, enabling onchain community coordination around protocol upgrades and ecosystem funding. The platform serves protocol communities like Optimism, ENS, Uniswap, and Nouns.

12 investors

Aleo is a Layer-1 blockchain platform powered by zero-knowledge cryptography that enables private, programmable, and scalable applications. The platform serves developers, businesses, and individuals building decentralized applications with privacy and compliance features.

12 investors

Anoma is a blockchain protocol redesigned from first principles as digital infrastructure for self-sovereign coordination, aiming to give users control over the systems they use and provide a substrate for decentralized global coordination. It is developed for the crypto and decentralized applications space.

12 investors

Bitcoin is a decentralized peer-to-peer payment network and digital currency that operates without a central authority or banks, with transactions and issuance managed collectively by the network. It is open-source, with no single owner, and supports worldwide payments with low processing fees.

12 investors

Bitlayer is a Bitcoin-focused blockchain infrastructure project offering YBTC (yield-bearing BTC), multichain support, and BTC deposit and trading functionality. It works with mining pool partners and protocols within the crypto ecosystem.

12 investors

Camp Network is a Layer-1 blockchain for intellectual property infrastructure, providing a global IP registry that lets users own and monetize their IP and enables AI agents to train on user-owned IP. It targets developers and creators building AI agents and media applications on verifiable IP.

12 investors

Elliptic provides blockchain forensics and compliance investigation tools that help financial institutions trace cryptocurrency transactions across multiple networks and assets to detect illicit activity and generate regulatory reports.

12 investors

Rapyd offers payment solutions including direct card acquiring, multi-currency business accounts, instant payouts, and stablecoin services for businesses operating across multiple industries and regions.

12 investors

Forte provides a rules engine for managing on-chain token economies and compliance controls across blockchain networks. The platform enables developers and projects to define vesting schedules, transaction limits, sanction list validation, and other governance rules for virtual assets on Ethereum and Polygon.

12 investors

Space and Time provides blockchain indexing, secure offchain data, and zero-knowledge proofs for onchain financial applications. The platform serves DeFi protocols, stablecoins, tokenized assets, and institutional users requiring verifiable data and proof verification at scale.

12 investors

Stacks is a blockchain platform that enables smart contracts and decentralized applications to leverage Bitcoin as a secure base layer through a Layer 2 solution, offering developer tools and a programming language called Clarity.

12 investors

The Sui Foundation is an independent organization that supports and grows the Sui blockchain ecosystem, working to lower technical and financial barriers for developers building on Sui and to drive broader adoption. It serves the Sui community, including builders and application developers, across the crypto and blockchain sector.

12 investors

Taxbit provides digital asset solutions related to tax and accounting for enterprise customers.

12 investors