The blockchain sector continues to attract major investment for building the next generation of the internet. Companies are focused on everything from core infrastructure to specific applications.
For example, Polygon has raised $451.5M to help scale Ethereum. Meanwhile, newer players like BlockDAG have secured $420M for their layer 1 technology.
Below is our list of 100 Blockchain startups worth keeping an eye on.
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Get the Sheet for $50Polymarket operates a global information market where users trade on the outcomes of the world's most highly-debated events. Their platform allows anyone to bet on topics ranging from politics and finance to pop culture, using cryptocurrency to speculate on the future in real time.
| Headquarters | New York, New York, United States |
| Year Founded | 2020 |
| Founders | Shayne Coplan |
| Funding Amount | $124M |
| Startup Size | Lean Team (11-50) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | General Catalyst, Dragonfly, Founders Fund, Abstract, 1789 Capital |
Chainlink developed a decentralized oracle network that securely connects smart contracts with real-world data and services. Their platform is essential for building hybrid smart contracts, allowing them to react to external events and connect to existing payment systems.
| Headquarters | Grand Cayman, Midland, Cayman Islands |
| Year Founded | 2014 |
| Founders | Sergey Nazarov, Steve Ellis |
| Funding Amount | $32.1M |
| Startup Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series A |
| Top Investors | NodeRise Capital, Fundamental Labs, MiH Ventures, Nirvana Capital, AlphaCoin Fund |
Labs develops LAV Social, a decentralized social platform where creators can build communities using AI and metaverse technologies. Their ecosystem includes a native cryptocurrency and a virtual world, giving creators more ownership and control over their content.
| Headquarters | Santa Monica, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2025 |
| Founders | Duránd F. Davis Jr., Maya Elz Davis |
| Funding Amount | $65M |
| Startup Size | Founding Team (1-10) |
| Last Funding Status | Debt Financing |
| Top Investors | JetDebt Finance, Jet Investments Group, Davis&Davis Venture Partners, JET Venture Capital, JET VC-IRA FUND |
BlockDAG builds a Layer 1 blockchain that merges the security of traditional blockchains with the speed of Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) technology. Their network is designed for high transaction throughput and offers a low-code/no-code platform for creating decentralized applications.
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2023 |
| Founders | Antony Turner |
| Funding Amount | $420M |
| Startup Size | Lean Team (11-50) |
| Last Funding Status | Initial Coin Offering |
| Top Investors | — |
Zerohash provides a crypto-as-a-service platform for businesses looking to embed digital assets into their products. Their suite of tools handles everything from liquidity and custody to regulatory compliance, enabling companies to launch crypto offerings quickly.
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Year Founded | 2015 |
| Founders | Brian Liston, Edward Woodford |
| Funding Amount | $282.1M |
| Startup Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Series D |
| Top Investors | 500 Global, Bain Capital, Apollo, Morgan Stanley, Bain Capital Ventures |
Polygon develops a platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development, offering a suite of tools for Web3. Their technology enables developers to build scalable decentralized applications with low transaction fees without sacrificing security.
| Headquarters | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Year Founded | 2017 |
| Founders | Antoni Martin, Anurag Arjun, Bobbin Threadbare, Brendan Farmer, Daniel Lubarov, David Schwartz, Jaynti Kanani, Jordi Baylina, Mihailo Bjelic, Sandeep Nailwal |
| Funding Amount | $451.5M |
| Startup Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | Accel, Peak XV Partners, Elevation Capital, Union Square Ventures, Tiger Global Management |
TRM Labs develops blockchain intelligence software to help financial institutions and governments combat crypto-related crime. Their platform offers tools for transaction monitoring, wallet screening, and digital asset investigations.
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2018 |
| Founders | Esteban Castano, Rahul Raina |
| Funding Amount | $149.9M |
| Startup Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Series B |
| Top Investors | Alumni Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, B Capital, Quiet Capital, Y Combinator |
Worldcoin has launched a global identity and financial network intended to be a public utility owned by everyone. Their platform uses a biometric imaging device, the Orb, to verify a person's unique identity and issue a digital passport designed to distinguish humans from AI.
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2019 |
| Founders | Alex Blania, Saturnin Pugnet |
| Funding Amount | $379M |
| Startup Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Undisclosed |
| Top Investors | Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Coinbase Ventures, Fifty Years |
Rain develops stablecoin infrastructure that helps enterprises and neobanks offer crypto-native financial services. Through a single API, their platform provides the tools to embed digital wallets and power global transfers.
| Headquarters | New York, New York, United States |
| Year Founded | 2021 |
| Founders | Charles Yoo-Naut, Farooq Malik |
| Funding Amount | $82.5M |
| Startup Size | Lean Team (11-50) |
| Last Funding Status | Series B |
| Top Investors | Norwest Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Dragonfly, Endeavor Catalyst |
Plasma developed a Layer 2 platform on Bitcoin to support payments, real-world assets, and decentralized finance. Their technology introduces smart contract capabilities and high scalability to the network, using trustless settlement to inherit Bitcoin's core security.
| Headquarters | |
| Year Founded | 2024 |
| Founders | — |
| Funding Amount | $397M |
| Startup Size | Lean Team (11-50) |
| Last Funding Status | Initial Coin Offering |
| Top Investors | Founders Fund, Bybit, Framework Ventures, Manifold, Anthos Capital |
90 Additional Blockchain Startups Worth Following
Those top ten are just a small slice of the activity in the blockchain space. Altogether, the companies on our full list have raised billions to fund their growth.
They range from pure crypto ventures to companies applying the tech in fields like AI and finance. Here’s a look at the other startups shaping the industry.