Crypto & Web3 Startups

UTXO Management operates a thesis-driven capital allocation platform offering hedge funds, venture capital funds, and structured credit products focused on Bitcoin ecosystem opportunities. The company provides investment vehicles for qualified investors across public and private Bitcoin-related markets and early-stage Bitcoin infrastructure companies.

2 investors

Valantis offers Prime Trading, a service that gives stHYPE holders up to 40% off trading fees on the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange across perps, spot, and HIP-3 markets. It targets crypto traders who hold stHYPE and want to reduce trading costs while keeping their assets liquid.

2 investors

Vana provides open data infrastructure for AI that lets individuals control the data they create and choose how it is used. It offers products such as a Personal Server, Memory Upgrades, and the Vana App for user-owned data.

2 investors

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.

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

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.

2 investors

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.

2 investors

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.

2 investors

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.

2 investors

Vesta Equity is a blockchain-based platform for Home Equity Investments (HEIs), letting homeowners access their residential property equity and enabling retail and institutional investors to invest in it. It digitizes HEI contracts on public blockchains and targets partners such as regional banks, credit unions, RIAs, and wealth management firms.

2 investors

VeVe is a mobile-first digital collectibles and comics platform where users can buy, sell, and trade licensed 3D collectibles, artworks, and interactive digital comics from major entertainment brands. The platform serves collectors globally through an NFT marketplace with augmented reality features and integrates blockchain technology with a focus on carbon-neutral operations.

2 investors

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.

2 investors

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.

2 investors

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.

2 investors

Virtua operates a Cardano-powered metaverse where users create avatars, race vehicles, fly airships, and explore interactive buildings and experiences. It also runs Bazaa, a decentralized NFT marketplace built on the Vanar blockchain for buying, selling, and trading dynamic NFTs with on-chain utility across games and the metaverse.

2 investors

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.

2 investors

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.

2 investors

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.

2 investors

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.

2 investors

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.

2 investors

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.

2 investors

Wavebridge provides digital asset financial infrastructure for corporate and institutional clients in Korea, including a licensed VASP brokerage offering crypto custody, block-deal intermediation, and a digital asset management platform for tax, accounting, and balance/P&L reporting. It also builds the Wave Pricing Engine for valuing derivatives and market-risk management systems (FRTB, LIBOR/RFR transition) used by banks such as Hana Bank and Shinhan Bank.

2 investors

WAX is a blockchain platform designed specifically for gaming and NFTs, offering carbon-neutral transactions, scalable infrastructure (3,000+ transactions per second), and interoperability bridges connecting multiple chains. The platform serves gamers, game studios, NFT collectors, and token creators with tools for creating, trading, and managing digital assets and communities.

2 investors

Freemarket is a cross-border payments and financial infrastructure company that serves banks, payment service providers, and other financial institutions seeking to optimize international money movement. The company operates regulated payment networks and platforms enabling financial services firms to manage payments and treasury operations globally.

2 investors