Blockchain & Crypto
21 companies in this sector.
| # | Company | Description | Location | Status | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ava Labs | Developer of the Avalanche blockchain platform, a high-throughput, low-latency smart contracts network using a novel consensus protocol created at Cornell University | Brooklyn, United States | Private | $890M |
| 02 | Ripple | Enterprise blockchain company providing global financial settlement solutions. Its technology, including the XRP Ledger and RippleNet, enables real-time cross-border payments for financial institutions. One of the most prominent companies in cryptocurrency and decentralized finance. | San Francisco, US | Private | $794M |
| 03 | Amber Group | Amber Group is a digital asset finance platform offering institutional-grade trading, liquidity provision, and asset management services for cryptocurrency markets. Founded by former Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs traders, the company grew rapidly to manage billions in assets. Amber went public in 2024 via a reverse merger and trades on NASDAQ as Amber International Holdings (AMBR). | Singapore, Singapore | Private | $628M |
| 04 | Coinbase | Leading cryptocurrency exchange and blockchain platform that enables users to buy, sell, store, and manage digital assets. Operates one of the largest regulated crypto exchanges in the world, serving retail and institutional customers with trading, staking, and custody services. | San Francisco, US | Public | $506M |
| 05 | Yuga Labs | Web3 company behind Bored Ape Yacht Club, CryptoPunks, Meebits, and the Otherside metaverse platform, building culture and utility at the intersection of NFTs, gaming, and digital identity | Miami, United States | Private | $450M |
| 06 | Worldcoin | Decentralized identity and financial network using iris-scanning Orb hardware to verify unique humans, now rebranded as World | San Francisco, United States | Private | $375M |
| 07 | Odeko | All-in-one operations and technology partner for independent food and beverage businesses, providing supply chain management, mobile ordering, and AI-powered tools. Odeko serves over 14,000 independent F&B businesses across the United States. | New York, US | Private | $352M |
| 08 | Rain | Rain is a global stablecoin payments platform for enterprises, providing infrastructure to move, store, and use stablecoins instantly via Visa rails across 150+ countries. | New York, US | Private | $339M |
| 09 | Phantom | Phantom is a multi-chain cryptocurrency wallet supporting Solana, Ethereum, Bitcoin, Base, and Polygon. Originally built as the leading Solana wallet, the app provides token swaps, NFT management, staking, and cross-chain functionality for millions of users. | San Francisco, United States | Private | $268M |
| 10 | Talos | Talos is an institutional-grade digital asset trading technology platform providing order and execution management, prime brokerage, and portfolio management tools for institutional investors. The platform connects to major crypto exchanges and OTC desks, serving hedge funds, banks, and asset managers. | New York, United States | Private | $190M |
| 11 | Aztec Network | Aztec Network is a privacy-focused Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum that uses zero-knowledge proofs to enable encrypted, programmable smart contracts. The team co-invented the PLONK zero-knowledge proof system, one of the most widely adopted ZK proving schemes in the industry. The mainnet launched in November 2025 with the AZTEC token following in February 2026. | London, United Kingdom | Private | $119M |
| 12 | Earn.com | Earn.com (formerly 21 Inc.) was a cryptocurrency-powered platform that let users earn Bitcoin by responding to emails, completing tasks, and participating in paid surveys. Originally founded as 21 Inc. to build Bitcoin mining hardware, the company pivoted to a paid email and task platform before being acquired by Coinbase in 2018. | San Francisco, United States | Acquired | $116M |
| 13 | Axoni | Axoni is a New York-based financial technology company that builds real-time data replication infrastructure for global capital markets. Its platform enables financial institutions to synchronize critical trade data automatically across counterparties, reducing reconciliation costs, risk, and errors in post-trade processing. Founded by brothers Greg and Jeff Schvey, Axoni has been deployed by major banks and market infrastructure providers including DTCC and OCC. | New York, United States | Private | $110M |
| 14 | 0x | 0x is a decentralized exchange infrastructure protocol enabling peer-to-peer trading of Ethereum-based tokens, powering DEX aggregation and swap APIs for Web3 applications. Founded by Will Warren and Amir Bandeali, the protocol raised $24M in a landmark 2017 token sale and has facilitated billions in on-chain trading volume through its open-source infrastructure. | San Francisco, United States | Private | $110M |
| 15 | BVNK | Stablecoin infrastructure provider bridging fiat and stablecoins across 130+ countries for cross-border transfers and B2B transactions. Acquired by Mastercard for up to $1.8B including contingent payments. | London, United Kingdom | Acquired | $95M |
| 16 | KAST | Stablecoin-powered global payments and neobank platform offering USD-denominated accounts and cross-border transactions across 190+ countries, serving 1M+ users with $5B in annualized transaction volume. | Singapore, Singapore | Private | $90M |
| 17 | Nansen | Nansen is a blockchain analytics platform that enriches on-chain data with millions of wallet labels across multiple blockchains. Crypto investors and institutions use Nansen to discover opportunities, perform due diligence, and defend portfolios with real-time dashboards and alerts, tracking over 244 million labeled wallets across 11+ blockchains. | Singapore, Singapore | Private | $88M |
| 18 | Cryptio | Enterprise-grade crypto accounting, tax, and financial reporting platform that aggregates data from blockchains, exchanges, and custodians to produce audit-ready records for 450+ clients including Circle and ConsenSys | Paris, France | Private | $71M |
| 19 | E-Pal | E-Pal is a gaming social platform where users can find and hire gaming companions to play with across more than 150 games. With 4.2 million users and 450,000 active companions, the company has expanded into Web3 with its Balance platform, an AI-powered blockchain experience infrastructure bridging Web2 and Web3 gaming ecosystems. | Irvine, United States | Private | $40M |
| 20 | Gency AI | Sovereign advertising network that uses AI and blockchain consensus to enable privacy-preserving ad targeting, on-chain verifiable credentials, and automated revenue distribution without personal data surveillance. | San Francisco, United States | Private | $32M |
| 21 | Cognito | Identity verification and compliance platform (formerly BlockScore). Used phone numbers to verify real-world identity including name, DOB, address, and SSN. Originally built for crypto compliance, later pivoted to a phone-first verification approach that achieved 2,000% more traction. Acquired by Plaid in January 2022 for a reported $250M. | Palo Alto, United States | Acquired | $2M |