The blockchain sector is home to 76 unicorn startups, spread across various sub-industries from finance to gaming. Payments provider Ripple leads the group with a valuation of $40 billion.
Other major players include the NFT marketplace OpenSea, valued at $13.3 billion, and South Korea's Dunamu at $12 billion.
Below is the full list of 76 Blockchain unicorn startups at this time.
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Get the Sheet for $50Ripple develops enterprise blockchain solutions to help financial institutions send money across borders quickly and affordably. Their platform also provides digital asset custody for businesses managing cryptocurrencies.
| Valuation | $40B (Joined December 2019) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2012 |
| Founders | Arthur Britto, Chris Larsen, Jed McCaleb, Ryan Fugger |
| Funding Amount | $793.8M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | Abstract, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Citadel Securities, Pantera Capital, Andreessen Horowitz |
Kraken operates a major cryptocurrency exchange, giving users a platform to trade hundreds of digital assets. They also provide more advanced financial products, including staking services for earning rewards and crypto futures trading.
| Valuation | $20B (Joined June 2019) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2011 |
| Founders | Jesse Powell, Michael Gronager, Thanh Luu |
| Funding Amount | $1.3B |
| Company Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | Citadel, Tribe Capital, HOF Capital, Kraken, Apollo, HSG |
Discord created an online communication platform that allows users to build communities using voice, video, and text. While it first gained traction within the gaming world, the platform now supports countless communities centered around all kinds of interests.
| Valuation | $15B (Joined April 2018) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2015 |
| Founders | J- C-, Stanislav Vishnevskiy |
| Funding Amount | $995.4M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series I |
| Top Investors | Index Ventures, Benchmark, Franklin Templeton, General Catalyst, Accel |
OpenSea created one of the first and largest peer-to-peer marketplaces for discovering, collecting, and selling NFTs. Their platform gives creators a place to launch new digital work and offers collectors a venue to trade these assets.
| Valuation | $13.3B (Joined July 2021) |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, United States |
| Year Founded | 2017 |
| Founders | Alex Atallah, Devin Finzer |
| Funding Amount | $427.2M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series C |
| Top Investors | Republic, Founders Fund, Paradigm, Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz |
Dunamu builds and operates some of South Korea's most prominent financial platforms, including the Upbit digital asset exchange. They are also behind Stockplus, the country's top social trading app for securities.
| Valuation | $12B |
| Headquarters | Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea |
| Year Founded | 2012 |
| Founders | Chi-Hyung Song, Hyoung-nyon Kim |
| Funding Amount | ₩968.5B |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | Altos Ventures, IMM Investment, Kakao Ventures, Qualcomm, Global Brain Corporation |
Alchemy built the leading developer platform for creating and scaling decentralized applications. They provide the core infrastructure and APIs that power many of the biggest projects across Web3 and NFTs.
| Valuation | $10.2B (Joined October 2021) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2017 |
| Founders | Joseph Lau, Nikil Viswanathan |
| Funding Amount | $563.9M |
| Company Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Series C |
| Top Investors | Lightspeed Venture Partners, Coinbase Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Pantera Capital, Samsung NEXT |
KuCoin built a comprehensive cryptocurrency exchange that facilitates the trading and investing of hundreds of digital assets. Their platform supports a vast array of altcoins and offers advanced features like futures and margin trading.
| Valuation | $10B (Joined May 2022) |
| Headquarters | Mahé, Beau Vallon, Seychelles |
| Year Founded | 2017 |
| Founders | Chun Gan, Eric Tang, Johnny Lyu, Kent Li, Michael Gan |
| Funding Amount | $180M |
| Company Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | IDG Capital, NGC Ventures, Jump Crypto, Circle, Susquehanna International Group |
Digital Currency Group operates as a central investor and holding company for the bitcoin and blockchain industry. They build, buy, and support a portfolio that includes some of the space's most significant companies.
| Valuation | $10B (Joined November 2021) |
| Headquarters | Stamford, Connecticut, United States |
| Year Founded | 2011 |
| Founders | Barry Silbert |
| Funding Amount | $1.3B |
| Company Size | Lean Team (11-50) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | Ribbit Capital, Francisco Partners, FirstMark, Tribe Capital, Bain Capital Ventures |
Polymarket operates a prediction market where traders can speculate on the outcomes of future events. The platform uses cryptocurrency, allowing users to react to breaking news in real time.
| Valuation | $9B (Joined October 2025) |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, United States |
| Year Founded | 2020 |
| Founders | Shayne Coplan |
| Funding Amount | $2.3B |
| Company Size | Lean Team (11-50) |
| Last Funding Status | Corporate Round |
| Top Investors | Ribbit Capital, General Catalyst, Coinbase, Abstract, Founders Fund |
Chainalysis provides blockchain data and analysis to governments, banks, and businesses worldwide. Their platform helps organizations investigate financial crime, ensure compliance, and assess risk in the cryptocurrency market.
| Valuation | $8.6B (Joined November 2020) |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, United States |
| Year Founded | 2014 |
| Founders | Jonathan Levin, Michael Gronager |
| Funding Amount | $536.6M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | Techstars, Accel, Paradigm, Benchmark, Haun Ventures |
The Remaining 66 Blockchain Unicorns
The ten most valuable companies get a lot of attention, but the story doesn't end there. Founders are building billion-dollar blockchain businesses everywhere from the United States to Singapore.
Some are newer names, while others have been growing for years. Here’s a look at all the other unicorns making an impact on the industry.