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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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Ripple 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)
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2012
FoundersArthur Britto, Chris Larsen, Jed McCaleb, Ryan Fugger
Funding Amount$793.8M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsAbstract, 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)
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2011
FoundersJesse Powell, Michael Gronager, Thanh Luu
Funding Amount$1.3B
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsCitadel, 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)
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2015
FoundersJ- C-, Stanislav Vishnevskiy
Funding Amount$995.4M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries I
Top InvestorsIndex 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)
HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Year Founded2017
FoundersAlex Atallah, Devin Finzer
Funding Amount$427.2M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsRepublic, 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
HeadquartersSeoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
Year Founded2012
FoundersChi-Hyung Song, Hyoung-nyon Kim
Funding Amount₩968.5B
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsAltos 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)
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2017
FoundersJoseph Lau, Nikil Viswanathan
Funding Amount$563.9M
Company SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsLightspeed 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)
HeadquartersMahé, Beau Vallon, Seychelles
Year Founded2017
FoundersChun Gan, Eric Tang, Johnny Lyu, Kent Li, Michael Gan
Funding Amount$180M
Company SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsIDG 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)
HeadquartersStamford, Connecticut, United States
Year Founded2011
FoundersBarry Silbert
Funding Amount$1.3B
Company SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsRibbit 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)
HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Year Founded2020
FoundersShayne Coplan
Funding Amount$2.3B
Company SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusCorporate Round
Top InvestorsRibbit 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)
HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Year Founded2014
FoundersJonathan Levin, Michael Gronager
Funding Amount$536.6M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsTechstars, 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.

Unicorn StartupCountryYear FoundedAmount RaisedValuation
Fireblocks logo FireblocksUnited States2018$1B$8B
StarkWare Industries logo StarkWare IndustriesIsrael2018$273M$8B
Dapper Labs logo Dapper LabsCanada2018$612.5M$8B
Blockchain.com logo Blockchain.comUnited Kingdom2011$600M$7B
NYDIG logo NYDIGUnited States2017$1.4B$7B
Animoca Brands logo Animoca BrandsHong Kong2014$863.2M$6B
Tempo logo TempoUnited States2025$500M$5B
Sorare logo SorareFrance2018$739.2M$4.3B
Bitpanda logo BitpandaAustria2014$554M$4.11B
Yuga Labs logo Yuga LabsUnited States2021$450M$4B
Aptos logo AptosUnited States2021$350M$4B
Celestia logo CelestiaLiechtenstein2019$156.5M$4B
Blockdaemon logo BlockdaemonUnited States2017$431.3M$3.25B
Blockstream logo BlockstreamCanada2014$634M$3.2B
World logo WorldUnited States2019$264M$3B
Anchorage Digital logo Anchorage DigitalUnited States2017$487M$3B
Immutable Systems logo Immutable SystemsAustralia2018$277.4M$3B
MasterClass logo MasterClassUnited States2012$461.4M$3B
Sky Mavis logo Sky MavisSingapore2019$311M$3.B
LayerZero Labs logo LayerZero LabsCanada2021$350.8M$3B
Paxos logo PaxosUnited States2012$543.5M$2.4B
Story Protocol logo Story ProtocolUnited States2022$134.3M$2.25B
CoinDCX logo CoinDCXIndia2018$247M$2.15B
Polygon logo PolygonIndia2017$451.5M$2B
CertiK logo CertiKUnited States2018$300.2M$2B
Mysten Labs logo Mysten LabsUnited States2021$336M$2B
Optimism logo OptimismUnited States2019$178.5M$2B
Berachain logo BerachainCayman Islands2021$142.3M$2B
Boba Network logo Boba NetworkUnited States2018$115M$2B
CoinList logo CoinListUnited States2017$119.2M$2B
DFINITY logo DFINITYSwitzerland2016$121.4M$2B
1inch logo 1inchSaint Kitts and Nevis2020$189.8M$2B
21.co logo 21.coSwitzerland2018$35M$2B
5ire logo 5ireUnited Kingdom2021$121M$2B
Scroll.io logo Scroll.ioSeychelles2021$81.2M$2B
2TM logo 2TMBrazil2013$250.3M$2B
Aleo logo AleoUnited States2019$249M$1.45B
Figment logo FigmentCanada2018$164M$1.4B
CoinTracker logo CoinTrackerUnited States2017$101.6M$1.3B
Lukka logo LukkaUnited States2014$201.3M$1.3B
Polyhedra Network logo Polyhedra NetworkSingapore2022$45M$1.25B
Offchain Labs logo Offchain LabsUnited States2018$123.7M$1.2B
zerohash logo zerohashUnited States2017$282.1M$1B
Monad logo MonadUnited States2022$244M$1B
RedotPay logo RedotPayHong Kong2023$87M$1B
Unstoppable Domains logo Unstoppable DomainsUnited States2018$72M$1B
Injective logo InjectiveUnited States2018$56.7M$1B
Humanity Protocol logo Humanity ProtocolHong Kong2023$51.5M$1B
Mythical Games logo Mythical GamesUnited States2018$297M$1B
Dune Analytics logo Dune AnalyticsNorway2018$79.4M$1B
MSquared logo MSquaredUnited Kingdom2022$150M$1B
Farcaster logo FarcasterUnited States2020$180M$1B
Axelar Network logo Axelar NetworkCanada2020$93.8M$1B
Bitfury Group logo Bitfury GroupThe Netherlands2011$170M$1B
Flashbots logo FlashbotsCayman Islands2020$60M$1B
Zama logo ZamaSwitzerland2020$139.3M$1B
Gauntlet logo GauntletUnited States2018$44.8M$1B
The Open Platform logo The Open PlatformUnited Arab Emirates2022$28.5M$1B
Andalusia Labs logo Andalusia LabsUnited States2021$51.5M$1B
ZYBER 365 logo ZYBER 365United Kingdom2023$100M$1B
Opn logo OpnJapan2013$260.4M$1B
Genies logo GeniesUnited States2011$267M$1B
Forte logo ForteUnited States2019$910M$1B
Helium logo HeliumUnited States2013$364.8M$1B
Hyperchain Technologies logo Hyperchain TechnologiesChina2016CN¥1.6B$1B
BFMeta logo BFMetaUnited States2022$1B

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