Gate Ventures, the venture capital arm of Gate.io, is focus on investments in decentralized infrastructure, ecosystems,and applications that will reshape the world in the digital age.

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Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

Based in Singapore, XCarnival offers an Ethereum-based lending protocol that enables users to borrow crypto using non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as collateral. As of June 2022, the platform supported borrowing from up to seven popular NFT projects including Cryptopunks, Bored Ape, and Doodles. Funding and financials In June 2021, XCarnival <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/11339">raised USD 2 million </a>in seed funding led by Fundamental Labs, Zonff Partners, SNZ, and EVG, among others.

UK-based Neptune Mutual offers a chain-agnostic insurance marketplace for parametric coverage protection of digital assets against hacks and exploits. Users can use cover pools to either purchase a cover policy for digital asset protection or earn token rewards by providing liquidity for projects they support. The cover pools are denominated in stablecoins to help reduce volatility for both cover purchasers and liquidity providers. The platform provides guaranteed payouts for policyholders in the event of an incident, without requiring an individual claim for proof of loss. Neptune Mutual launched its testnet in March 2022.Funding and financialsIn May 2022, Neptune Mutual raised USD 5.3 million in venture funding from Gate io, Bitmart, LD Capital, Mapleblock Capital, and Pulsar Global, among several others

Kana Labs is a DeFi infrastructure company that offers a range of products and services for end users and developers, which includes: 1) a multi-chain DeFi exchange, 2) a web3 middleware SDK, 3) a smart wallet, and 4) a web app that covers swap, staking, lending, and borrowing across multiple ecosystems. The platform supports both Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and non-EVM chains, as well as chains with different coding languages and core architectures.The company’s web3 middleware software development kit (SDK) combines cross-chain solutions and liquidity aggregation to enable dApps to deploy in multiple blockchains with only minor adjustments to the front end to ensure better liquidity and support for a wide range of tokens. Funding and financialsIn November 2023, Kana Labs raised a <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/23418">USD 2 million </a>seed round from ke MarbleX, Nexus One, Klaytn, and Gate.io, among others. The company also received an undisclosed amount as a grant from the Aptos blockchain. The company earmarked the funding for developing its product suite (including the smart wallet and Web3 middleware toolkit), growing its user base, and expanding internationally into Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Portal offers a decentralized exchange (DEX) platform that enables peer-to-peer swapping of cryptocurrencies across a range of blockchains. Built on the Bitcoin blockchain, the platform also offers a non-custodial wallet tool that integrates with the DEX. Users can receive, store and send cryptocurrencies across a number of blockchains, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, via automated market making smart contracts.The company also offers an AI-powered, co-pilot investment application to provide users with financial intelligence and investment strategies, as well as an API integration tool for building cross-chain swap functionality into existing wallets.Key customers and partnershipsAs of May 2024, the platform’s API was used by several DeFi protocols such as B2, Lumerin, Ordiswap, and Flash Protocol.In February 2024, the company partnered with <a href="https://sp-edge.com/companies/1930376">Babylon</a> to integrate the latter’s Bitcoin Timestamping Protocol (which enables the synchronization of timestamp events from various blockchains onto Bitcoin) onto its exchange.In July 2024, Portal <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/32022">launched a series of new DeFi integrations</a> with Bitlayer, a Bitcoin layer 2 network, Sovryn, a Bitcoin-based lending protocol, and Tari, a layer 1 blockchain network. The integrations enabled the protocol to provide a number of new capabilities for its users ahead of the upcoming launch of its testnet. These include 1) improved transaction speeds and privacy via the integration with Bitlayer, 2) BTC-backed stablecoin trading features via Sovryn, and 3) digital asset tokenization and exchange using Bitcoin as the settlement layer via Tari.Funding and financialsIn January 2024, Portal <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/26200">raised USD 34 million</a> in seed funding led by Coinbase Ventures to support the development of the Portal DEX and the Portal Wallet. The company also announced that it would be entering several strategic partnerships with “major Bitcoin projects.”

A decentralized version of the web powered by the blockchain

Web3 Ecosystem

Fhenix is an EVM compliant layer-1 blockchain powered by fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) technology, which enables secure and private blockchain transactions. FHE allows encrypted data to be processed directly from the start, preserving privacy throughout transactions and smart contract executions. Its modular design facilitates seamless integration of FHE computation in all blockchain data layers as well as easy deployment of confidential smart contracts on public blockchains.In June 2024, the company released the initial version of the Fhenix testnet, Helium, allowing developers to deploy their confidential smart contracts to the network using FHE to encrypt their application.Funding and financialsIn June 2024, the company raised USD 15 million in June 2024 in a Series A funding round led by Hack VC to further expand operations and its development efforts.

Based in Toronto, FilSwan is a cross-chain infrastructure provider that helps Web3 projects integrate decentralized storage, edge computing, and payment solutions across multiple chains. The company provides a multichain storage service, which is a smart-contract-based cross-chain storage gateway integrated with blockchain oracles that allows customers to use Filecoin and IPFS storage services across several blockchain networks. Users can pay for the services using stablecoins or other blockchain tokens. It also offers FS3, a bridge for migrating large-scale data from Amazon’s Simple Storage System to Filecoin.The company also provides a platform for users to find storage providers worldwide on demand, filtering them by region, price, and ranking. It also offers services for users and service providers to manage deals automatically.Key customers and partnershipsIn July 2022, FilSwan partnered with Nulink, a privacy solution provider for dApps, to integrate encryption and privacy services to its file storage system. In addition, it collaborated with metaverse gaming platform Knoknok in August 2022 to provide decentralized data storage and edge computing technology to power its metaverse.Funding and financialsThe company raised <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/15717">USD 3 million in a funding round </a>completed in January 2023, led by Binance Labs and SNZ Holdings, along with participation from the Filecoin Foundation and Chainlink. The fresh funds were geared toward product development and user acquisition

Bringing the benefits of blockchain to the enterprise

Enterprise Blockchain Solutions

Casper Labs offers an enterprise blockchain infrastructure that facilitates the development of private, public, and hybrid solutions and applications​. Casper Labs launched its mainnet in March 2021.The company offers its solutions to companies across multiple industries. In the financial services space, the company primarily supports the management of internal operations such as cash flows and payments, along with enabling smart contracts and the tokenization of assets for derivatives. For the retail sector, Casper Labs focuses on improving customer experiences by improving trust through traceability and reduction in fraud, along with higher customer stickiness by enabling loyalty programs and personalized services. Lastly, for the government sector, Casper focuses on accelerating digitization initiatives by providing solutions for identity verification and security features, such as data protection and track-and-trace functions. Its smart contracts are designed to securely maintain historical data while also modifiable for future use to include new features or conditions, providing flexibility for enterprises to manage their tech infrastructure as business needs, regulations, and technical developments change over time​​.In August 2022, less than 18 months after the mainnet launch, it recorded its one-millionth block.Key customers and partnershipsIn January 2023, IPWe announced the conversion of 25 million patents into dynamic NFTs using Casper’s blockchain. Casper also entered a partnership with Google Cloud in February 2023, which saw Casper Labs migrate part of its infrastructure to Google Cloud while also giving its developers access to the storage and hosting facilities of the latter. This was followed by another partnership with Google Cloud in March 2023 to enable developers to launch Casper nodes directly from Google Cloud.In January 2024, Casper Labs <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/25476">partnered with IBM Consulting </a>, to develop a new blockchain solution that enables enterprises to improve tracking and auditing of model changes, ensure compliance and protect intellectual data, by leveraging IBM’s AI governance expertise, as well as its “watsonx” governance toolkit for GenAI and machine learning models. Casper Labs planned to release the beta version of the offering in the first quarter of 2024.

DuckChain engages in bridging telegram users into the blockchain space.

TON is a global, decentralized blockchain community dedicated to putting cryptocurrency into everyone's pockets. TON's aim is to empower 500 million users to own their digital identity, data, and assets by 2028 by establishing the Web3 ecosystem via Telegram Messenger.

Yellow is a financial services provider of software, analytics, and investments in blockchain startups.

About LogX LogX is the leading Perpetual DEX on Layer 2 networks. Supported by top-tier investors like Sequoia Capital Coinbase Ventures IOSG Hashed and more LogX combines a simple user friendly interface with extremely fast order matching built on proprietary scalable infrastructure. Currently live on 15+ networks LogX stands out as the most omnipresent Perp DEX in the market. We offer two distinct products to cater to different types of traders 1. LogX Pro: An advanced order book-based platform designed for experienced traders, live on three networks. 2. LogX OG: Featuring an innovative AMM based DAMN pool infrastructure, built for scalability and live on over 10 networks, perfect for new traders. Our Competitive Edge and Uniqueness: - Low Cost High Liquidity Offering: LogX sets a new standard in decentralized trading with unmatched cost efficiency and high liquidity across multiple pairs. - Technological Superiority: Our DAMN-based AMM pool enables rapid deployment of perpetual DEXs on new networks and ecosystems. - AI-Based Trading Bots: We are the first in the perps industry to offer fully functional AI trading bots executing strategies like grid trading. At LogX we prioritize composability seamlessly integrating with other protocols while allowing other protocols to integrate with us. This makes LogX a versatile choice for applications like wallets copy trading platforms and analytics platforms.

Snake Lite is a classic arcade snake game with a competitive edge and offers offline and online play. It is designed for smooth controls and fast performance..

Rivalz Network is an AI-Driven DePIN RollApp.

Open Social is a firm that focuses on creating a decentralized and sustainable ecosystem for creators, protocol developers, and Dapp developers.

Crossover Markets Group is a digital asset exchange designed to meet the liquidity needs of institutional clients.

Glacier Network is constructing a modular, composable, and scalable L2 data network for large-scale Dapps. Glacier enables decentralized applications (DApp) to be built on decentralized databases (DDB). It offers programmable data composability backed by L2 rollup solutions for handling datasets with NoSQL GlacierDB on top of Arweave, Filecoin, BNB Greenfield, and others.

Fhenix is the first private blockchain that uses completely homomorphic encryption. Fhenix's use of fhEVM allows Ethereum developers to write encrypted smart contracts and perform encrypted data computations while utilizing Solidity and other familiar, easy-to-use tools.

TRALA is a Web 3 platform that provides a variety of games.

Smart Transactions is a protocol designed to execute transactions.

Pencils Protocol is an all-inclusive auction platform and yield aggregator to deliver the next generation experience for Scroll users.

Gamic is a community communication/collaboration app for gamers, creators, and web3 enthusiasts. The platform combines the advantages of blockchain technology with the conventional web2 community setup, creating a seamless environment where users can interact and enjoy the benefits of web3 advancements. This simplifies the process for web2 communities to access and leverage the latest blockchain technology innovations, eliminating the need to navigate across various platforms. Today, the user experience is poor for online communities trying to engage with Web3 products and services because users are required to jump across different platforms. Sharing, trading, or managing Web3 assets on most traditional communication and social apps is hard.  Addressing this is crucial because Web3 access means financial freedom and opportunity for many all around the world, especially in Africa. Gamic’s central mission is to encourage blockchain adoption as a means to improve the socio-economic opportunities available to global communities. We enable users to communicate and operate in the same place, with increased security and better monetisation opportunities.

Raiinmaker offers a social engagement platform, allowing the community and project to collaborate for mutual gain. The platform collects data on social engagements using distributed ledger technology to capture, measure, and distribute the value of collective social interactions. All of a user's interactions and referrals are combined to give a comprehensive view, allowing projects to better assess returns on digital interactions and reward influencers and affiliates alike. Align incentives with brand objectives to increase word-of-mouth and fan affinity. Fans should be able to explore, progress, and receive rewards through social activity.

Metaverse HQ is a Web3 technology company incubating founders, advising leaders, and developing engaging products.

Privasea is a company that provides global clients with tailored computing and data sharing solutions that conform to security standards while allowing user to use all of data, including sensitive types.

Doubler Pro is a financial strategy tool provider that offers a financial strategy tool based on open smart contracts. They also released a test network that interfaces with the Blast layer 2 network, allowing customers to speed development and improve user experience.

Portal is a financial services company that trades crypto anywhere without putting coins at risk, all from within a controllable wallet. Founded in 2018, Portal is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

web3intelligence is a digital assets platform leveraging the combined power of digital assets, Big Data, and artificial intelligence (AI) to help institutions and retailers build wealth in the decentralized finance (DeFi) world.

AI-enhanced decentralized data networks delivering unmatched analytics and forensics for NFTs, wallets, and other digital assets on the public blockchain.

NAVI is the first Native One-Stop Liquidity Protocol on Sui. It enables users to participate as liquidity providers or borrowers within the Sui Ecosystem.

Root Protocol is developing an operating system that combines an intent-centric aggregator of digital identities, virtual accounts, social graphs, and other components to provide unified access to Web3.

VDEX is the First Chain Abstracted PerpDEX with Sub-Millisecond Finality and Sustainable Bitcoin Yield. VDEX is powered by Virtual Rollups.

Port3 helps to build a protocol to aggregate and standardise off-chain and on-chain data to build a social data layer that is universally accessible for Web3 use cases. It is a Web3 social data portal developer.

Dmail Network is a Web 3.0-based collaborative platform which integrates the functions of message communication, asset management, data storage, workspace and etc. In the end, Dmail will be a fundamental infrastructure tool and DID for users to come into the Web 3.0 era and a bridge that links Web 2.0 users to easily use blockchain services.

Kryptos simplifies Web3 finance for clients globally with a comprehensive suite of solutions encompassing accounting, portfolio management, and tax reporting. With support for over 3000+ DeFi protocols, 100+ exchanges and wallets, and 50+ blockchains, Kryptos is your ultimate destination for managing Web3 financial needs seamlessly.

Playbux is an e-commerce metaverse platform that sets up the shop and earns system, allowing users to shop at global merchants and earn cash back. They intended to integrate existing exchanges, loan platforms, and NFTs into the platform so that customers could access all services in one place.

Tonstarter is the TON-native launchpad, enabling crypto projects to raise capital in a decentralized, safe, and user-friendly environment.

YGG Japan elevates blockchain games to provide accessible content for all gamers in Japan and lead them to the world of “Play-to-Earn”.

Swan Chain develops a storage and computing infrastructure layer for Web3. It offers a complete solution that easily enables web3 developers to integrate decentralized storage, edge computing, and payment across multiple chains.

Aspecta transforms Web2 & Web3 footprints into AI-generated identity for builders and beyond. We revolutionize data potential with an interactive digital identity ecosystem.

Wincast offers infrastructure SaaS and AdTech software that enables sports organizations and sponsors to create real-time branded gaming experiences for fans.

Blu is transforming financial services for the underserved in Mexico.

Seamless global trade payments orchestrated across multiple rails for African businesses

ZKX is the first StarkNet-based perpetual futures exchange to offer complex financial instruments as swaps. It is developing a strong set of decentralized solutions, including a proprietary derivatives exchange, modular DAO software, and developer tools based on zero-knowledge technology. The company was founded in 2021.

Neptune Mutual platform explores new avenues to creating user-centric hedging products on the blockchain.

Flashwire offers digital banking, crypto-backed lending, crypto debit cards, and a DEX. The company is a fintech service provider that aims to transform how customers interact with conventional financial services. Flashwire is a group of skilled compliance professionals, bankers, software engineers, financial advisors, lawyers, and traders of digital assets.

Galaxy Blitz is a Play-To-Earn NFT game that takes place in the distant future and sees various factions battle it out for galactic supremacy.

Aver is a decentralized peer-to-peer betting exchange built on the Solana blockchain and the world’s first decentralized Web3 betting exchange.

Ensurre is a blockchain-based decentralised, democratised & disruptive property and real estate insurance platform. Our blockchain-backed Insur-tech SaaS platform offers unparalleled transparency and predictability, making insurance something our users seek to secure their assets. With our asset register app and web3 insure-tech solution, new markets and possibilities for insurable real estate assets are now within reach. Say goodbye to the uncertainty of insurance and hello to a brighter, more secure insurance experience in the future with Ensurre. https://ensurre.com

StarSharks is a NFT-GameFi ecosystem based on the BSC chain developed by game players, governance committees, and game developers.

MeanFi provides a service that automates payment and banking workflows and allows for flexible payment schedules.

Kibo Finance provides borderless options trading with fair pricing and better rewards.

ASPO World is a blockchain-based tactics game that allows players to interact within a vast and fascinating virtual world while earning money from in-game battles. Players can earn NFTs by participating in battles and activities, which they can then trade on the game's Marketplace. Players in ASPO World do not travel alone on their journey, but rather with other companions.

ClearDAO is a decentralized software platform for creating and trading custom derivatives contracts. The platform is made up of a protocol layer and an application layer, which includes derivative workshops, a derivative marketplace, and risk management pools, allowing investors to easily comprehend and trade in a wide range of derivative products.

GooseFX is a full suite DeFi & NFT exchange. We provide the most efficient CLMM, DEX with perps, NFT Aggregator, and Single Sided Liquidity pools.

Symbiosis Finance is a decentralized multi-chain liquidity enabler.

ShoeFy is a decentralized project that combines nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and fungible tokens (FTs) on one platform to add new utility layers to NFTs.

JoyStream is a blockchain powered decentralized media distribution, curation, discovery, and monetization platform.

DeFi Land is a multi-chain agriculture-simulation web-game created to gamify decentralized finance.

Cyclos is a newly developed Solana-powered Defi project.

Octopus is a cryptonetwork for launching and running Web3.0 application specific blockchains, aka appchains. By decreasing the capital expenditure for bootstrap an appchain by two orders of magnitude, from several million dollars to less than one hundred thousand dollars, Octopus Network is committed to unleash an innovation wave of Web3.0.

reBaked delivers on-demand project teams to companies and entrepreneurs in need of skilled workers.  The reBaked system is unique in its collaborative approach and merit-based pay.  Team are created on the fly as project collaborators successfully negotiate a guaranteed minimum payment.  Work is never done on pure speculation.  As a side-effect the project owns all materials and ideas that are submitted. ReBaked's value driven system of collaboration and governance allows anyone, anywhere, to effectively cooperate and build fast moving 3.0 infrastructure & products. Rebaked is the future of work. Collaboration beats competition. An incentive aligned meritocratic DAO that allows anyone, anywhere, to demonstrate value into real, tangible, high-impact projects. reBaked takes a unique approach to crowdsourcing and open innovation. Unlike pure contest plays, the reBaked system allows collaborators to negotiate a guaranteed minimum payment in exchange for convertible tokens from promising Web 3.0 Projects.

XCarnival operates as a crypto influencer. XCarnival is dedicated to constructing non-standard asset leasing, pawning, and lending companies.

Splinterlands is a decentralized, digital collectible trading card game built on blockchain technology. It was founded in 2018 and is based in Media, Pennsylvania.

Ispolink is a metaverse-based platform designed for web3 talents. Ispolink is a gamified cross-chain platform for developers that allows blockchain, metaverse, DeFi, and gaming companies to source top Web3 talent using AI-powered algorithms. To accomplish this, Ispolinks provides a comprehensive end-to-end solution that equips businesses with a full set of tools to seamlessly navigate the entire selection process and source talent in the blink of an eye. Its decentralized, multi-chain, interoperable solution allows users to scale the platform by using a native ISP token.

Spherium is a multi-chain incubation and grant program. They connect the two through a transparent, non-custodial, and user-friendly one-stop DEFI financial system. They access the decentralized ecosystem, such as decentralized exchanges, protocols, staking, mobile wallets, and cross-chain transfer systems such as Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, and Avalanche.

Combining blockchain technology, DeFi, and tokenization, MobiFi is building a sustainable and neutral mobility ecosystem that integrates all services (e.g., e-scooter, ridesharing, EV charging, parking, bus, metro, etc.) into a single platform, to help companies streamline their operations so they can provide a seamless transit experience to their users. Our mission is to accelerate the adoption of blockchain and tokenization within the transportation sector. We aim at connecting both public and private service providers with the Decentralized world of Finance in a secure and compliant way, to enable tokenized payments as well as loyalty incentives to help reducing carbon footprint.

Cere Network is a blockchain CRM ecosystem platform optimized for service data integration and collaboration. The Cere Blockchain solutions capture the entire customer journey on the blockchain and stores key user data such as purchases, achievements, and usage in the user wallet.

Casper Labs provides professional services and support for organizations building on Casper, the first enterprise-grade blockchain. Guided by open source principles, CasperLabs is committed to supporting the next wave of blockchain adoption among businesses and providing developers with a reliable and secure framework to build private, public, and hybrid solutions and applications.

Gate.io is a crypto exchange platform that provides trade, investment, and digital wallet services. It enables users to buy, sell, and trade over 1300 cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Dogecoin, etc.

Gate.io is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that supports a vast array of digital assets, with over 1,400 cryptocurrencies available for trading. The exchange facilitates various trading opportunities, including spot trading, margin trading with up to 10x leverage, futures trading with leverage up to 100x, leveraged ETF tokens, and derivatives products. Additionally, Gate.io offers advanced features such as copy trading, allowing users to follow and replicate the strategies of successful traders.

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