Candaq Fintech Group
AcceleratorInvestment thesis
Candaq Fintech Group specializes in blockchain and fintech investment, backed by a team that researches and evaluates opportunities across the sector. Beyond capital, the firm runs incubation and accelerator programs designed to help early-stage startups launch and scale. It offers entrepreneurs mentorship, guidance, tools, and resources throughout the incubation process, and gives accelerator participants access to a global network of investors, partners, and customers to drive rapid growth.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 18 of 40 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 Γ16AI & Machine Learning Γ4Developer Tools Γ4Fintech Γ4Data & Infrastructure Γ3Cloud Computing Γ2Cybersecurity Γ2Deep Tech Γ2
HQs:United StatesΓ3ChinaΓ2United KingdomΓ1SingaporeΓ1
Who they back
founder profiles across 10 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founderΓ82 foundersΓ14+ foundersΓ1
Portfolio companies Β· 40 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeThe site publishes real-time football (soccer) betting odds, match schedules, results, and expert analysis aggregated from bookmakers, covering leagues such as the Premier League, La Liga, Champions League, and V-League.
ConsumerHealthtechMedia & EntertainmentCupertino, US
Sushil Jha(Executive Officer, Director)Dharani Gokul Munirathinam(Director)
Subspace is a blockchain network that uses a Proof-of-Archival-Storage consensus mechanism allowing farmers to participate in block production using their spare disk space instead of computation power.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Co-investorsBixin CapitalBixin VenturesD1 VenturesDefinanceXCoinbase VenturesConsenSys Mesh+3 more
Babylon Labs develops trustless infrastructure that enables Bitcoin to be used as collateral in decentralized finance and through a Bitcoin staking protocol for blockchain validation.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Fisher Yu(Founder)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBasecamp FundBloccelerate VCBreyer Capital+9 more
DeFi protocol providing stablecoin and lending infrastructure for the Bitcoin ecosystem.
CertiK is a Web3 security platform that provides smart contract audits, penetration testing, compliance solutions, and real-time project evaluation for blockchain projects and institutions.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityNew York, US
Sergey Gorbunov(Co-Founder)Alex Wilke(Co-Founder)Ronghui Gu(Director)inZhong Shao(Director)in
BoardMuhan Zou(Director)Kai Jiang(Director)
Co-investorsContinue CapitalEureka PartnersFoothill VenturesInsight PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersSpark Digital Capital+7 more
CertiK is a Web3 security platform that combines formal verification with smart contract audits, penetration testing, on-chain monitoring, AML/compliance tools, and incident response for blockchain projects, exchanges, and wallets.
Crypto & Web3CybersecuritySaaSNew York City, US
Ronghui Gu(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementCoinbase VenturesFenbushi CapitalSoftBank Vision FundTsingTech Ventures
DePHY provides open-source hardware along with SDKs and tools to connect hardware devices to blockchains while lowering manufacturing and network messaging costs.
Crypto & Web3HardwareIoT
Co-investorsDefinanceXForesight VenturesIoTeX
Global hacker community and Web3 platform running hackathons, bounties and quadratic-voting grants for open-source developers.
Jiannan Zhang(Founder)in
Co-investorsMapleblock CapitalSignum CapitalAmber GroupBinance LabsCircle VenturesCrypto com Capital+3 more
Polkadot is an open-source proof-of-stake protocol that links independent blockchains for shared security and cross-chain messaging.
Gavin Wood(Founder)
Co-investors1confirmationAdvanced BlockchainAngelONE CapitalArrington CapitalBig Candle CapitalBollinger Investment Group+22 more
FLock.io is a decentralised AI training platform that combines federated learning with blockchain-based verification, letting enterprises and communities build privacy-preserving AI models without moving or exposing raw data.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Jiahao Sun(Founder)in
Co-investorsARKN venturesDigital Currency GroupFactionHyperithmInception Capital (ex OP Crypto)TRGC
Globe Exchange is a cryptocurrency trading platform offering spot and perpetual markets, volatility trading, and a unified margin system for risk management.
Crypto & Web3FintechLondon, GB
James West(Founder/CEO)inShaun Ng(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorPantera Capital
Open, fast blockchain running Ethereum applications with 2-second finality and lower fees.
Co-investorsContinue CapitalElliptiMiH Ventures
Co-investorsDefinanceX
Co-investorsIlluminati CapitalPentos Ventures
Litentry develops decentralized identity solutions and cross-chain infrastructure for Web3 applications, enabling users to verify and manage digital identities across multiple blockchains while maintaining data privacy.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureSingapore, SG
Co-investorsAngelONE CapitalD1 VenturesPentos VenturesSpark Digital CapitalTsingTech Ventures
Co-investorsRed Building Capital
Steward of the MXProtocol and MXC token, building a global data network for connected devices.
Neo is a blockchain platform that enables smart contracts and decentralized applications, originally founded as Antshares and rebranded in 2017 to reflect its Smart Contracts 2.0 implementation.
Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper Tools
Da HongfeiErik Zhang
Co-investorsPanxora Management Corporation
OpenSquare is a blockchain-focused development team building products for the decentralized/Web3 ecosystem.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFuture of WorkMarketplacesHangzhou, CN
Yongfeng Li(Developer & Founder)
Pacific is a GameFi platform offering early access registration to interested users.
Crypto & Web3Gaming
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementNVIDIA
Phala Network provides a platform for running private AI agents inside confidential virtual machines, where agent actions are cryptographically sealed and verified.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer Tools
Co-investorsEureka PartnersIOSG Ventures
Multiplayer sandbox game creation experience for building and sharing game types.
Qtum is an open-source blockchain platform that combines Bitcoin's UTXO security model with Ethereum-compatible smart contracts, using Proof-of-Stake consensus and decentralized governance.
Crypto & Web3
Co-investorsContinue CapitalDraper Dragon
Open-source decentralized, censorship-resistant public compute infrastructure and blockchain with proof-of-stake.
Co-investorsMapleblock Capital
A massively scalable modular blockchain serving as an infrastructure layer for Web3.
TeleSwap by TeleportDAO is a trustless cross-chain bridge that lets users swap and bridge assets such as BTC, WBTC, USDC, USDT and ETH between Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, TON and various EVM chains.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Niusha Moshrefi(Founder)in
Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesDefinanceXAppWorksQuantstampSNZ Holding
Velar is a DeFi liquidity protocol offering Bitcoin DeFi applications built on Bitcoin Layer 2 networks, including token swaps, yield farming, perpetuals, and a token launchpad.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
Tejinder Singh Mor(Founder)in
Co-investorsGossamer CapitalMapleblock CapitalSilvermine CapitalBitcoin Startup LabBlack Edge Capital
Open analytics platform enabling data creators to build insights and monetize datasets.
Manages lender deposits and facilitates lending with risk management to protect lenders.
Zeitgeist is a Layer 1 blockchain protocol for prediction markets, built on the Substrate framework and offering an SDK for others to implement their own prediction market technology.
Crypto & Web3Deep Tech
Co-investorsD1 VenturesGenblock Capital
Co-investorsAegis VentuesPentos VenturesSilvermine Capital
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Pacific Β· abcnews.com Β· Sep 3, 2026
DOT Β· aashtojournal.transportation.org Β· Jul 31, 2026
Neo Β· phemex.com Β· Jul 20, 2026
Globe Β· ad-hoc-news.de Β· Jul 17, 2026
Certik Β· theblock.co Β· Jan 23, 2026
Babylon Β· finance.yahoo.com Β· Jan 7, 2026
xBank Β· hva.group Β· May 6, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Candaq Fintech Group made?
- Candaq Fintech Group has 40 tracked investments.
- What sectors does Candaq Fintech Group focus on?
- Candaq Fintech Group focuses on Crypto & Web3, Fintech.
- Who does Candaq Fintech Group co-invest with?
- Candaq Fintech Group most often shares deals with DefinanceX, Continue Capital, D1 Ventures, among 71 tracked co-investors.
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