Crypto & Web3 Startups

Algomint provides cross-chain infrastructure that bridges assets like BTC and ETH onto the Algorand blockchain, letting holders mint 1:1 wrapped tokens (goBTC, goETH) for use in Algorand's DeFi ecosystem. It targets crypto holders and DeFi users seeking blockchain interoperability with low fees and high speed.

2 investors

Alkemi Network provides DeFi lending and borrowing infrastructure for digital asset allocators, exchanges, custodians, and individuals, offering both permissioned and permissionless liquidity pools with institutional-grade risk management and compliance features.

2 investors

AlloyX operates a regulated digital finance platform that connects traditional finance with blockchain, offering tokenization along with KYC, AML, and KYT compliance support. The company serves a global market with a particular focus on the APAC region.

2 investors

Almond provides intelligent FX routing orchestration and cross-border payment solutions for platforms, fintechs, and enterprise treasury teams. The company optimizes foreign exchange transactions in real-time across multiple blockchain networks and currencies, leveraging embedded APIs and automated treasury tools.

2 investors

Alpha Impact was a venture-backed fintech platform for cryptocurrency copy trading, letting users learn from and automatically copy successful traders. It offered a cloud-native, hybrid-Web3 platform integrating multiple crypto exchanges, on-chain wallets, portfolio analytics, automated trade execution, and AI-powered trader intelligence; the company has ceased operations.

2 investors

AlphaLedger tokenizes real-world assets on blockchain, with a focus on municipal debt markets, and operates a vertically integrated structure that includes an SEC/FINRA-regulated broker-dealer and transfer agent. It provides infrastructure connecting traditional finance to decentralized technology for institutional and sophisticated investors.

2 investors

AlphaNova runs competitions where scientists, quants, and independent researchers submit trading signals that are evaluated with proprietary geometric and statistical methods. Winning signals earn cash prizes and can be integrated into a deep learning system that trades real capital, with profit sharing for top contributors.

2 investors

Alterscope is a data-first risk platform that analyzes on-chain markets and DeFi protocols, providing transparency on oracle health, liquidity, and governance exposure. The platform serves allocators and developers seeking to understand systemic risks before committing capital to yield opportunities on blockchain networks.

2 investors

Amasa is a DeFi platform that lets users flow earnings from various onchain apps into a custom portfolio, convert volatile tokens into stable value, and grow their onchain earnings through one-to-many swaps. It serves onchain earners and includes a native governance token (AMAS) for decentralized decision making.

2 investors

Ambire is a self-custodial Web3 wallet offered as a browser extension that supports sending, receiving, and swapping tokens along with DeFi positions, apps, and NFTs across EVM networks. It enables smart-wallet features for EOA accounts via EIP-7702, supports hardware wallets, and includes the $WALLET utility and governance token.

2 investors

Amboss provides analytics, node and channel explorer tools, and free utilities (invoice/LNURL decoding, fiat-BTC conversion) for the Bitcoin Lightning Network. It serves Lightning Network node operators and developers.

2 investors

ANOBAKA is a venture capital firm that invests in startups and provides support to portfolio companies. The firm employs an AI agent (ANOくん) to assist with investment screening and entrepreneur support as of April 2025.

2 investors

Anoncoin is a launchpad platform for creating and interacting with meme coins, presented for entertainment purposes. The platform states it is not an exchange and does not provide financial advice.

2 investors

Antidote invests in and builds Bitcoin startups and operates a coworking hub and community space where Bitcoin builders, investors, media, and policymakers meet, host events, and make deals. It provides office amenities such as conference rooms, key card access, and community events including hackathons, panels, and workshops.

2 investors

ApeX Omni is a decentralized derivatives and spot trading platform built on a multichain, intent-centric architecture, offering perpetuals with up to 100x leverage, spot swaps, vaults, staking, and AI-driven trading insights. It serves crypto traders with products including prediction markets, stock trading, and RWA perpetuals, using USDT/USDC as unified settlement currencies.

2 investors

Aplo is an EU-regulated institutional-grade crypto broker and custodian offering agency execution services, direct market access, and smart order routing to asset managers, hedge funds, and institutional investors. The platform provides algorithmic execution strategies (TWAP, VWAP), access to a broad crypto asset universe, and custody services with no proprietary trading conflicts.

2 investors

Apollo First develops consumer and enterprise products for frontier markets using blockchain and AI technologies.

2 investors

AppLayer is a blockchain platform that defines onchain rules for AI agents, specifying what each agent may do, when human approval is required, and when payments can move, with every step recorded and backed by signed proof. It targets companies deploying AI agents to perform real work, providing a control plane, an EVM-compatible execution layer that also runs fast C++ programs, and interfaces for oversight.

2 investors

APRO is a blockchain oracle that aggregates price data from institutional-grade providers and exchanges (using TVWAP) and delivers it to on-chain applications across ecosystems such as RWA, AI, prediction markets, and DeFi. It offers developer tools and node-based data feeds aimed at both startups and enterprises.

2 investors

Aquanow provides regulated infrastructure for fintechs to embed stablecoin and cryptocurrency capabilities into wallets and payment flows, enabling users to fund, hold, and transfer digital assets with 24/7 global settlement.

2 investors

Arca operates an asset management firm and blockchain innovation division. The company invests in digital tokens and blockchain company equities, and develops investment products leveraging blockchain technology.

2 investors

Archblock describes itself as a company working to open access to financial opportunities and global trade. The page provides only mission and culture statements, with no concrete detail on its products or services.

2 investors

Architect Financial Technologies develops proprietary software and trading platforms for futures, options, and securities trading. The company provides brokerage services to retail traders through regulated subsidiaries offering access to derivatives and securities markets.

2 investors

Argus Labs builds infrastructure for open, interoperable massively multiplayer online games using distributed systems and protocol engineering. The company aims to enable game worlds to operate on shared protocols rather than proprietary, siloed systems.

2 investors