Crypto & Web3 Startups

Vaporware is a decentralized, peer-to-peer internet computer built on a purely functional virtual machine ("ship") that combines cryptographic identity, large-scale file storage, encrypted networking, and full-stack web applications into a single framework. It provides permissionless app and package registries plus a p2p content distribution and payment protocol (the "agora") so users can self-host, run, and monetize non-custodial apps and data they own.

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Vara Network is a blockchain platform designed for building and deploying decentralized applications (dApps) with features including gasless transactions, persistent memory, and parallel processing. The platform includes AI-native capabilities through Vara Skills, enabling AI agents to automate dApp development and deployment.

2 investors

Tenor Finance provides onchain fixed-rate lending markets for asset managers, borrowers, and lending desks, offering OTC quote requests against collateral, renewal automations, and support for whitelisted markets and RWA-backed borrowing. The platform is built on Midnight and settles on non-custodial contracts.

2 investors

Variational is a peer-to-peer protocol for on-chain trading, clearing, and settlement of derivatives including perpetual futures and options, using request-for-quote pricing, on-chain escrow settlement, and liquidity aggregation from on- and off-chain sources. It offers two applications built on the protocol: Omni for perpetual futures and Pro for customizable OTC derivatives.

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Vault12 offers a non-custodial mobile app, Vault12 Guard, that lets cryptocurrency owners back up their wallet seed phrases and private keys and pass them to designated heirs for crypto inheritance. It uses quantum-resistant cryptography and a decentralized peer-to-peer network of trusted Guardians rather than cloud storage, working across blockchains including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana.

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VeeFriends creates collectible trading cards, digital assets (NFTs), and merchandise featuring character-based intellectual property. The company operates a marketplace and community platform where collectors can acquire, trade, and burn NFTs to unlock exclusive physical collectibles, events, and prizes.

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VegaX offers an AI-driven platform for digital asset investing, with tools to build backtested trading strategies without code (Architect) and to run AI strategies on connected exchange accounts or through discretionary portfolio management (Alpha). It targets investors in cryptocurrency and digital asset markets.

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Veilnyx provides privacy features for decentralized finance transactions across multiple blockchains using zero-knowledge proofs, enabling users to trade and interact with DeFi protocols while concealing their financial activities. The platform targets DeFi protocol developers and users seeking transaction privacy with built-in AML compliance through selective de-anonymization.

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Velocity is an enterprise platform that provides payments and treasury solutions powered by stablecoins, designed for CFOs and global businesses. The platform integrates traditional banking with blockchain technology to enable faster cross-border money movement and enterprise-grade financial infrastructure.

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Venly provides blockchain developer tools including a Token API for creating, minting, burning, and managing ERC20 tokens without deep blockchain expertise. Its APIs serve developers and businesses building Web3 products across use cases like loyalty programs, supply chain tracking, real estate tokenization, gaming, and DeFi.

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Veridise provides security services, including audits, for Web3 and blockchain projects, drawing on a team of researchers and engineers. It focuses on addressing security challenges in the crypto and smart contract space.

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Verisart provides a platform that enables merchants to register certificates of authenticity and mint digital assets directly from their stores, creating combined physical and digital product experiences.

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Versatus Labs is a company building decentralized infrastructure focused on efficiency, verifiability, and security. It operates in the web3/blockchain space and offers documentation and early access to its technology.

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FanFest operates a white-labeled loyalty platform that captures fan actions across digital and physical touchpoints and converts them into revenue through automated rewards. The platform serves sports organizations and teams, integrating with existing systems to recognize fan behavior at stadiums, online, and at third-party venues.

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Viker develops mobile games that integrate cryptocurrency rewards, allowing players to earn crypto while playing casual games. The company targets gaming enthusiasts interested in play-to-earn mechanics.

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Violet provides on-chain compliance tools for DeFi, including KYC/B, AML, sanction screening, transaction monitoring, geofencing, accredited investor checks, and proof of unique personhood via its VioletID product. It keeps personal data off-chain and encrypted, exposing only a binary compliance signal on-chain for smart contracts.

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VOOI is a non-custodial perpetuals aggregator that provides a multi-venue execution layer, offering traders an app and builders a single API to route orders, transfer margin, and stream market data across multiple decentralized perp exchanges. The platform covers 500+ crypto and real-world-asset perpetual markets and includes an AI agent (MCP) interface for automated, funding-arbitrage, and around-the-clock trading strategies.

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Vottun provides APIs and infrastructure tools that enable developers and enterprises to build blockchain applications and integrate Web3 functionality with reduced development overhead. The platform combines blockchain infrastructure with AI capabilities to accelerate development and deployment of decentralized applications across multiple use cases.

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Vultisig is an open-source, seedless MPC crypto wallet that splits private keys into threshold shares across devices, supporting self-custody across 30+ blockchains with multi-chain asset management, cross-chain swaps, and DeFi access. It also offers a TypeScript SDK enabling AI agents to hold and move funds through MPC threshold signatures.

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VYBE Network provides real-time on-chain data and portfolio tracking for Solana traders and developers, offering historical wallet data, trading signals, and intelligence on top traders through APIs and a web dashboard.

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W3.io provides a platform for building and deploying agent-powered financial workflows by composing capabilities from multiple integrated partners across legacy and on-chain systems. The platform enables enterprises to assemble complete financial solutions—encompassing payments, custody, compliance, and settlement—without extensive engineering effort or vendor lock-in.

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Walapay provides API infrastructure for cross-border payments, letting businesses issue locally domiciled virtual accounts, move money across fiat currencies and stablecoins, and orchestrate settlement across multiple chains and rails. It serves fintechs, neobanks, payment service providers, payroll providers, and finance teams at SMBs and enterprises, with coverage across 60+ currencies and 180+ countries.

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Wanchain operates a decentralized blockchain interoperability network that builds direct crosschain bridges connecting otherwise siloed blockchain networks. It offers token, canonical asset, and NFT bridges for developers building crosschain DeFi applications, secured by a node network using Secure Multiparty Computation and Shamir's Secret Sharing.

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Wavlake is a platform for musicians and podcasters to publish and distribute audio content across multiple platforms while receiving direct bitcoin payments from listeners. The service handles hosting, feed syndication, and universal distribution using open standards.

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