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The crypto sector is home to a wide range of startups, from financial infrastructure to security and analytics. Companies like MoonPay, which has secured $1 billion in funding, and FalconX, a digital assets prime brokerage with $477 million, highlight the massive capital flowing into the industry.

Below is our list of 100 Cryptocurrency startups worth keeping an eye on.

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Polymarket runs a prediction market platform where users trade on the outcomes of highly debated future events. The platform allows people to buy and sell shares based on their beliefs about topics in politics, finance, and pop culture.

HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Year Founded2020
FoundersShayne Coplan
Funding Amount$124M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsGeneral Catalyst, Dragonfly, Founders Fund, Abstract, 1789 Capital

MoonPay builds payment infrastructure that makes it simple to buy and sell digital assets like cryptocurrencies and NFTs. Their platform provides an on-ramp to Web3 by letting users transact with traditional payment methods.

HeadquartersDover, Delaware, United States
Year Founded2019
FoundersIvan Soto-Wright, Victor Faramond
Funding Amount$1B
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusDebt Financing
Top InvestorsTribe Capital, Paradigm, Ripple, New Enterprise Associates, Quiet Capital

FalconX operates a digital assets prime brokerage that provides institutional clients with trading, financing, and custody services. Their platform serves as a single point of access to the crypto market, streamlining how large institutions manage their investments.

HeadquartersSan Mateo, California, United States
Year Founded2018
FoundersPrabhakar Reddy, Raghu Yarlagadda
Funding Amount$477M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusDebt Financing
Top InvestorsWellington Management, Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, B Capital

BitGo builds secure infrastructure and custody solutions for investors managing digital assets. Their platform offers regulated, enterprise-level security for institutions entering the crypto market.

HeadquartersPalo Alto, California, United States
Year Founded2013
FoundersBen Davenport, Mike Belshe, Will O'Brien
Funding Amount$171.5M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusCorporate Round
Top InvestorsValor Equity Partners, Pantera Capital, Craft Ventures, Founders Fund, Goldman Sachs

BlockDAG has developed a Layer 1 protocol that merges blockchain and Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) architectures. This hybrid approach allows their network to handle high transaction volumes while maintaining robust security and decentralization.

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2023
FoundersAntony Turner
Funding Amount$420M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusInitial Coin Offering
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Zerohash has built a crypto-as-a-service infrastructure that allows platforms to natively integrate digital assets for their own users. The company's suite of API-driven products handles the complex regulatory and technical backend for offering services like crypto trading and NFTs.

HeadquartersChicago, Illinois, United States
Year Founded2015
FoundersBrian Liston, Edward Woodford
Funding Amount$282.1M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries D
Top Investors500 Global, Bain Capital, Apollo, Morgan Stanley, Bain Capital Ventures

Bitget runs a cryptocurrency exchange that offers comprehensive and secure trading solutions. Their platform specializes in crypto derivatives, allowing users to trade a wide range of digital assets.

HeadquartersSingapore, Central Region, Singapore
Year Founded2018
FoundersGracy Chen
Funding Amount$20M
Startup SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsDragonfly, 8 Decimal Capital, MX Capital, Transferance Fund, CoinNess

TRM Labs develops blockchain intelligence software to help organizations manage crypto-related risks. Their platform provides transaction monitoring and forensic tools for financial institutions and government agencies to combat fraud and financial crime.

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2018
FoundersEsteban Castano, Rahul Raina
Funding Amount$149.9M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries B
Top InvestorsAlumni Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, B Capital, Quiet Capital, Y Combinator

World connects people through a privacy-focused network built around a digital identity protocol and a new cryptocurrency. The project aims to build a more inclusive global economy by giving people a secure way to prove their unique identity online.

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2019
FoundersAlex Blania, Saturnin Pugnet
Funding Amount$379M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusUndisclosed
Top InvestorsAndreessen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Coinbase Ventures, Fifty Years

Rain builds a stablecoin infrastructure platform, offering a unified API for enterprises and neobanks to manage digital wallets and global transfers. Their platform simplifies the process for businesses to integrate crypto-based financial services.

HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Year Founded2021
FoundersCharles Yoo-Naut, Farooq Malik
Funding Amount$82.5M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusSeries B
Top InvestorsNorwest Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Dragonfly, Endeavor Catalyst

90 Additional Cryptocurrency Startups Worth Following

Those top ten companies give a great snapshot, but the crypto scene is much bigger than just a handful of names. Together, the startups on this wider list have raised more than $9 billion to fund their projects.

You'll see a mix of newcomers and more established players, all tackling different parts of the financial and data world. Below are the other 90 companies to keep an eye on as they grow.

StartupMain IndustryYear FoundedAmount RaisedLast Funding Round
Plasma logo PlasmaCrypto2024$397MInitial Coin Offering
RedotPay logo RedotPayCrypto2023$87MVenture Round
Lead logo LeadFintech1928$170MSeries B
Nansen logo NansenAnalytics2020$88.2MSeries B
Ondo Finance logo Ondo FinanceCrypto2021$34MInitial Coin Offering
Midas logo MidasMedia2020$137MSeries B
Mesh logo MeshCrypto2020$124.5MVenture Round
Yellow Card logo Yellow CardCrypto2016$89.5MSeries C
Pump.fun logo Pump.funCrypto2024$600MInitial Coin Offering
Phantom logo PhantomCrypto2021$268MSeries C
Mutuum logo MutuumCrypto$16.7MInitial Coin Offering
Gate logo GateCrypto2013$74MSeries A
Public logo PublicCrypto2019$443.5MSeries D
Ava Labs logo Ava LabsCrypto2018$290MInitial Coin Offering
Deribit logo DeribitCrypto2015$140MVenture Round
Optimism logo OptimismCrypto2019$178.5MUndisclosed
Ethena logo EthenaCrypto2023$176.8MInitial Coin Offering
Magic logo MagicCrypto2018$83MSeries B
GRVT logo GRVTCrypto2022$33.3MSeries A
Elliptic logo EllipticCrypto2013$100MCorporate Round
Copper logo CopperCrypto2018$281MUndisclosed
Paxos logo PaxosCrypto2012$543.5MCorporate Round
M0 logo M0Crypto2023$97.5MSeries B
Brave logo BraveMarketing2015$42.3MSeries B
Yuga Labs logo Yuga LabsCrypto2021$450MSeed
Anchorage Digital logo Anchorage DigitalCrypto2017$487MSeries D
Brale logo BraleCrypto2022$41.1MSeed
BitMart logo BitMartCrypto2017$10MSeries B
Archax logo ArchaxCrypto2018$45.1MCorporate Round
Remittix logo RemittixCrypto$26.5MInitial Coin Offering
CoinMarketCap logo CoinMarketCapCrypto2013
Falcon Finance logo Falcon FinanceCrypto2024$10MVenture Round
Stable logo StableCrypto2025$28MVenture Round
Pudgy Penguins logo Pudgy PenguinsCrypto2021$9MSeed
HTX logo HTXCrypto2013$2MInitial Coin Offering
Stocktwits logo StocktwitsCrypto2008$43.2MSeries B
Helix logo HelixData2015$403MSeries C
Blockstream logo BlockstreamCrypto2014$634MConvertible Note
RedStone logo RedStoneCrypto2021$22.9MSeries A
Tangany logo TanganyEnterprise2019$17.2MSeries A
House of Doge logo House of DogeCrypto2025$14.9MVenture Round
BingX logo BingXCrypto2018
Digital Asset logo Digital AssetCrypto2014$442.2MSeries E
aPriori logo aPrioriCrypto2023$28MSeries A
Fireblocks logo FireblocksCrypto2018$1BSecondary Market
Plume Network logo Plume NetworkCrypto2023$30MVenture Round
GigaStar logo GigaStarCrypto2022$21.1MSeries A
Injective logo InjectiveCrypto2018$56.7MInitial Coin Offering
Maple Finance logo Maple FinanceCrypto2018$7.7MVenture Round
Taurus logo TaurusCrypto2018$86.9MSeries B
VALR logo VALRCrypto2018$55MSeries B
Request Finance logo Request FinanceCrypto2020$5.5MVenture Round
Transak logo TransakCrypto2019$36.6MVenture Round
Succinct logo SuccinctCrypto2022$55MSeries A
Wirex logo WirexMedia2014$27.8MSeries B
Magic Eden logo Magic EdenCrypto2021$170MInitial Coin Offering
Backed Finance logo Backed FinanceCrypto2021$16.4MSeries A
Alchemy Pay logo Alchemy PayCrypto2018$10MVenture Round
Figment logo FigmentCrypto2018$164MVenture Round
NYDIG logo NYDIGCrypto2017$1.4BPrivate Equity
AMINA Bank AG logo AMINA Bank AGFintech2018CHF230MSeries C
Bitcoin Hyper logo Bitcoin HyperCrypto2017$19.3MInitial Coin Offering
TaxBit logo TaxBitFintech2018$253.4MVenture Round
GCEX logo GCEXCrypto2018$4MVenture Round
Camp Network logo Camp NetworkAI2023$34MSeries A
EigenLabs logo EigenLabsCrypto2021$234.4MUndisclosed
Best Wallet logo Best WalletCrypto$16.2MInitial Coin Offering
AlloyX logo AlloyXCrypto2021$12MSeed
OKX logo OKXMedia2017
Hashdex logo HashdexFintech2018R$135MSeries A
Boba Network logo Boba NetworkCrypto2018$115MPrivate Equity
CoinList logo CoinListCrypto2017$119.2MVenture Round
Dogehash Technologies logo Dogehash TechnologiesCrypto$2.5MDebt Financing
dYdX logo dYdXCrypto2017$87MSeries C
Shield USDT logo Shield USDTFintech2022$7.1MSeed
SpacePay logo SpacePayCrypto2021$1.3MInitial Coin Offering
Mercuryo logo MercuryoCrypto2018$10.5MSeries A
Auros logo AurosCrypto2019$17MVenture Round
Kiln logo KilnCrypto2018$39.6MSeries A
Edgen logo EdgenAI2023$11MVenture Round
Bithumb logo BithumbCrypto2014$219.2MVenture Round
Portal to Bitcoin logo Portal to BitcoinCrypto2018$92.5MSeries A
Bitwise logo BitwiseCrypto2017$154.5MVenture Round
SALT logo SALTFintech2016$74.8MDebt Financing
Milo logo MiloCrypto2019$88MDebt Financing
Wormhole logo WormholeMedia2007$225MInitial Coin Offering
Zodia Custody logo Zodia CustodyFintech2020£28.8MVenture Round
Casa logo CasaCrypto2016$27.1MSeries A
Chainalysis logo ChainalysisAnalytics2014$536.6MSecondary Market
Fordefi logo FordefiCrypto2021$28MSeed

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