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The cryptocurrency sector is home to 71 unicorn startups, with business models ranging from exchanges to security services. This group includes payments provider Ripple, with a $40B valuation, and the NFT marketplace OpenSea, valued at $13.3B.  

Also, companies like prediction market platform Polymarket has already secured $2.3B in funding.

Below is the full list of 71 Cryptocurrency unicorn startups at this time.

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Ripple provides enterprise blockchain solutions for cross-border payments and digital asset custody. Their technology uses digital assets to facilitate faster, lower-cost global transactions for financial institutions.

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

OpenSea built one of the world's first and largest digital marketplaces for discovering, collecting, and selling NFTs. The platform allows creators and collectors to trade a wide range of blockchain-based assets, including art, gaming items, and domain names.

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 financial service platforms that combine IT with blockchain technology. Their portfolio includes Upbit, a global digital asset exchange, and Stockplus, South Korea's number one social trading service.

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

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

Polymarket operates a prediction market platform where users trade on the outcomes of highly debated global events. Their platform uses blockchain technology to create real-time information markets, providing an unbiased source of truth on everything from politics to finance.

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 software helps organizations investigate illicit activity and manage compliance by connecting cryptocurrency transactions to real-world entities.

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

FalconX built a digital asset prime brokerage that provides institutional investors with a single point of access to the crypto market. Their platform combines trading, credit, and custody services, offering a comprehensive toolkit for managing digital assets.

Valuation$8B (Joined August 2021)
HeadquartersSan Mateo, California, United States
Year Founded2018
FoundersPrabhakar Reddy, Raghu Yarlagadda
Funding Amount$477M
Company SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries D
Top InvestorsLightspeed Venture Partners, B Capital, Wellington Management, Adams Street Partners, Accel

Fireblocks built an enterprise-grade platform for moving, storing, and issuing digital assets. Their secure infrastructure allows businesses to create new products and manage digital asset operations from one place.

Valuation$8B (Joined July 2021)
HeadquartersNew York, New York, United States
Year Founded2018
FoundersIdan Ofrat, Michael Shaulov, Pavel Berengoltz
Funding Amount$1B
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsGeneral Atlantic, Canapi Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures, Paradigm

StarkWare develops a full-stack solution for generating and verifying proofs of computational integrity on the blockchain. This technology, known as STARKs, enables decentralized applications to scale massively while maintaining mathematical security.

Valuation$8B
HeadquartersNetanya, HaMerkaz, Israel
Year Founded2018
FoundersAlessandro Chiesa, Eli Ben-Sasson, Michael Riabzev, Uri Kolodny
Funding Amount$273M
Company SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsSequoia Capital, Wing Venture Capital, ConsenSys, Paradigm, Founders Fund

Blockchain.com operates one of the original crypto platforms, offering both an exchange and a digital wallet. They provide an accessible way for millions of people to buy, sell, and securely store cryptocurrency.

Valuation$7B (Joined February 2021)
HeadquartersLondon, England, United Kingdom
Year Founded2011
FoundersBenjamin Reeves, Nicolas Cary, Peter Smith
Funding Amount$600M
Company SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries E
Top InvestorsGV, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Coinbase Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Lakestar

The Remaining 61 Cryptocurrency Unicorns

The top ten companies only scratch the surface of the industry's growth. Founders from all over the world are building new projects and finding new users.

While the United States is home to a large number of these startups, hubs are growing everywhere from Europe to Asia. Here’s a look at the other unicorn startups shaping the industry.

Unicorn StartupCountryYear FoundedAmount RaisedValuation
NYDIG logo NYDIGUnited States2017$1.4B$7B
Trade Republic logo Trade RepublicGermany2015$1.3B$5.36B
Binance.US logo Binance.USUnited States2019$200M$5B
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
Celestia logo CelestiaLiechtenstein2019$156.5M$4B
MoonPay logo MoonPayUnited States2019$1B$3.4B
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
Phantom logo PhantomUnited States2021$268M$3B
MasterClass logo MasterClassUnited States2012$461.4M$3B
Wormhole logo WormholeCayman Islands2007$225M$3B
DriveWealth logo DriveWealthUnited States2012$550.8M$3B
LayerZero Labs logo LayerZero LabsCanada2021$350.8M$3B
Paxos logo PaxosUnited States2012$543.5M$2.4B
Bitso logo BitsoMexico2014$314.5M$2.2B
CoinDCX logo CoinDCXIndia2018$247M$2.15B
BitGo logo BitGoUnited States2013$171.5M$2B
Mysten Labs logo Mysten LabsUnited States2021$336M$2B
Copper logo CopperUnited Kingdom2018$281M$2B
Optimism logo OptimismUnited States2019$178.5M$2B
Berachain logo BerachainCayman Islands2021$142.3M$2B
Magic Eden logo Magic EdenUnited States2021$170M$2B
Boba Network logo Boba NetworkUnited States2018$115M$2B
CoinList logo CoinListUnited States2017$119.2M$2B
Matrixport logo MatrixportSingapore2019$138M$2B
DFINITY logo DFINITYSwitzerland2016$121.4M$2B
1inch logo 1inchSaint Kitts and Nevis2020$189.8M$2B
21.co logo 21.coSwitzerland2018$35M$2B
CoinSwitch logo CoinSwitchIndia2017$301.5M$2B
5ire logo 5ireUnited Kingdom2021$121M$2B
Scroll.io logo Scroll.ioSeychelles2021$81.2M$2B
TaxBit logo TaxBitUnited States2018$253.4M$1.5B
Ledger logo LedgerFrance2014$577M$1.47B
Figment logo FigmentCanada2018$164M$1.4B
CoinTracker logo CoinTrackerUnited States2017$101.6M$1.3B
Lukka logo LukkaUnited States2014$201.3M$1.3B
Talos logo TalosUnited States2018$145M$1.25B
Public logo PublicUnited States2019$443.5M$1.2B
Lead logo LeadUnited States1928$170M$1.1B
MobileCoin logo MobileCoinUnited States2017$107.4M$1.06B
zerohash logo zerohashUnited States2017$282.1M$1B
RedotPay logo RedotPayHong Kong2023$87M$1B
Sygnum logo SygnumSwitzerland2017$188M$1B
Injective logo InjectiveUnited States2018$56.7M$1B
iTrustCapital Inc. logo iTrustCapital Inc.United States2018$128M$1B
Binance logo BinanceCayman Islands2017$2B$1B
Dune Analytics logo Dune AnalyticsNorway2018$79.4M$1B
MSquared logo MSquaredUnited Kingdom2022$150M$1B
Flashbots logo FlashbotsCayman Islands2020$60M$1B
Gauntlet logo GauntletUnited States2018$44.8M$1B
The Open Platform logo The Open PlatformUnited Arab Emirates2022$28.5M$1B
ZYBER 365 logo ZYBER 365United Kingdom2023$100M$1B
Multichain logo MultichainSingapore2020$60M$1B
Helium logo HeliumUnited States2013$364.8M$1B
GeoComply logo GeoComplyCanada2011$1B
BFMeta logo BFMetaUnited States2022$1B

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