Crypto & Web3 Startups

Ion Protocol is a lending and borrowing platform that lets users lend and borrow against staked and restaked crypto assets without price-based liquidation risk. It uses a zero-knowledge machine learning framework to underwrite credit risk by gathering consensus layer and validator infrastructure data.

3 investors

IOSG Ventures is a research-driven investment fund founded in 2017 that backs early-stage Web3 founders building infrastructure, middleware, security, and consumer applications. It also runs a builders program (IOSG Kickstarter) offering funding, mentorship, and go-to-market support to early-stage crypto projects.

3 investors

IOTA operates a public blockchain network that uses Delegated Proof of Stake consensus with up to 150 validators and supports decentralized applications via smart contracts written in the Move language. Its object-centric ledger model is aimed at developers building on distributed ledger technology.

3 investors

Irys is a blockchain platform designed to store large volumes of data on-chain, enabling smart contracts to access it directly while providing proof of data persistence over time.

3 investors

Itheum is building trust layers and trust frameworks positioned as public-good infrastructure, aimed at making the definition of what and who can be trusted auditable and community-governed. The company focuses on trust and accountability for AI and autonomous machine transactions.

3 investors

JAN3 builds Bitcoin infrastructure and applications, focusing on accelerating Bitcoin adoption and enabling circular economies through Layer 2 technologies. The company develops tools and platforms for individuals and organizations to participate in a Bitcoin-based economy.

3 investors

Januar is a regulated EEA payment institution offering operational IBAN accounts, crypto trading and storage, and embedded accounts for businesses. It targets crypto-native companies and firms using crypto for cross-border payments, providing banking and payment infrastructure in Europe.

3 investors

Justoken is a real-world asset (RWA) tokenization platform that turns commodities, energy, and natural resources into digital financial assets using blockchain, geospatial intelligence, and AI. It offers end-to-end infrastructure for issuing, monitoring, trading, and financing tokenized assets—serving banks, traders, commodity companies, energy producers, and asset managers, with a focus on Latin America's agribusiness and energy markets.

3 investors

K2 Integrity is a global risk and financial crimes advisory firm that helps public- and private-sector organizations manage risk, meet regulatory obligations, and protect their assets and reputation. Its services span financial crime prevention, regulatory compliance, cybersecurity, investigations, and risk advisory, drawing on former regulators and industry experts alongside technology and data-driven analysis.

3 investors

Kado operates a crypto on-ramp (branded Swapped.com) that lets consumers buy and sell more than 30 cryptocurrencies using over 40 local payment methods. It targets retail users seeking a fast way to access crypto and reports serving over three million customers.

3 investors

Kamino is a Solana-based DeFi protocol that provides lending, liquidity, and leverage services for cryptocurrency assets. The platform enables users to borrow and lend crypto, earn yields through staking and liquidity provision, and leverage positions across various Solana tokens.

3 investors

Kekkai provides security services for Web3 projects, focusing on protecting smart contracts and blockchain assets from code exploits and vulnerabilities. It addresses risks tied to publicly stored code and the difficulty of modifying deployed smart contracts.

3 investors

Keplr offers a multichain dashboard for managing cryptocurrency portfolios, staking, voting, and NFT tracking across multiple blockchain networks.

3 investors

Kelp is a liquid restaking protocol that issues rsETH, a liquid restaking token, in exchange for deposits of ETH and major liquid staking tokens. It serves DeFi users and institutions seeking rewards, with rsETH usable across lending protocols, DEXs, CEXs, and wallets.

3 investors

Kinetiq provides liquid staking solutions and perpetual futures markets on the Hyperliquid blockchain, enabling users to stake cryptocurrency while maintaining liquidity and trade derivatives across multiple asset classes.

3 investors

Kirha offers an AI-powered financial analyst tool that reviews lengthy filings such as 10-Ks and earnings calls to surface trends, risks, and opportunities. It builds AI agents connected to fragmented and unstructured data sources to support competitive analysis, market intelligence, and due diligence for financial professionals.

3 investors

Kodiak is a decentralized trading and liquidity platform built on Berachain, offering concentrated and full-range AMMs, automated liquidity managers (Kodiak Islands), a permissionless token deployer (Panda Factory), perpetuals with leverage, and auto-compounding vaults. It serves traders, protocols, and liquidity providers in the Web3/DeFi space.

3 investors

KoinX provides automated cryptocurrency tax calculation, accounting, and compliance management for individual and business users. The platform integrates with 800+ exchanges, wallets, and blockchains to process transactions, generate IRS-compliant reports, and deliver portfolio analytics primarily for the US market.

3 investors

Kresus Labs builds blockchain infrastructure and security solutions designed to make digital assets accessible to consumers while enabling enterprises to launch tokenization platforms. The company serves both retail users and Fortune 500 institutions seeking institutional-grade blockchain capabilities.

3 investors

AssetPro is a Web3 enterprise fund management product for on-chain asset management, offering multi-currency expense tracking, multi-level approval workflows, role-based permissions, and virtual asset liquidity management. It integrates compliance tools (KYA/KYC) and lets businesses deploy a Web3 marketplace.

3 investors

Kwil provides a decentralized database and programming language for Web3 projects, enabling technical implementation of data ownership and privacy controls.

3 investors

Latitude provides a Global Fiat Payouts API that sends funds from USD or stablecoins (USDC) to recipients worldwide, handling currency conversion, compliance, and last-mile delivery through local payment networks. It serves developers and businesses making cross-border payments across regions including Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and North America.

3 investors

Legend is a mobile-first DeFi platform that enables users to earn interest on stablecoins, trade digital assets, and borrow against their holdings directly from their phone. The platform integrates decentralized finance natively without requiring wallet connections or browser switching, serving crypto users who want simplified onchain asset management.

3 investors

Legend is a social trading platform where users copy trades from other traders, follow live alerts, and trade with up to 50x leverage. It offers access to 500+ markets including crypto, stocks, and commodities via mobile and web, with funding through Apple Pay, card, or crypto.

3 investors