Digital Currency Group builds and supports bitcoin and blockchain companies by leveraging insights, network, and access to capital. Based in Stamford, Connecticut, DCG has been an active seed investor in the digital currency industry with 150+ investments in over 30 countries. In addition, DCG owns and operates CoinDesk, the top media and events platform in the blockchain space, Genesis Trading, the industry's leading bitcoin brokerage firm, and Grayscale Investments, the largest digital currency asset management firm.

Grayscale is a leading crypto asset manager that transforms disruptive technologies into investment opportunities. They offer a range of products including private placements, ETFs, and publicly-traded funds, providing investors with exposure to various digital assets. Grayscale differentiates itself through its extensive research and market insights, positioning itself as a trusted source in the rapidly evolving crypto landscape. The company has established a significant market presence, catering to accredited investors and institutions looking to invest in cryptocurrencies.

Foundry Digital is a leading digital asset infrastructure company that empowers institutions with comprehensive mining and staking services. They operate the largest Bitcoin mining pool globally and provide a full suite of solutions designed for institutional miners, including hardware optimization, site operations, and staking protocols. With a strong focus on scalability, security, and ESG-positive energy sources, Foundry is well-positioned in the digital asset industry, demonstrating significant growth with a 136% increase in employee headcount from 2022 to 2024. Their commitment to transparency and efficiency makes them a trusted partner for institutions looking to navigate the evolving landscape of digital assets.

3Box storage is simple, secure, and private by design. Apps that store data with users on 3Box are lighter, more trustworthy, and enjoy reduced data management liability.

Aave (from the Finnish word for ''ghost'') is an open source non-custodial protocol on Ethereum for decentralized lending and borrowing. For lenders, the protocol mints ERC20-compliant aTokens at a 1:1 ratio to supplied assets. Interest immediately starts compounding continuously, represented by a steady increase in the amount of aTokens held by the lender. This interest stream may be redirected to any address, separate from the aTokens that represent the underlying principal. Aave offers flash loans: trustless, uncollateralized loans where borrowing and repayment must occur in the same transaction. Aimed at developers, this feature could lead to innovative uses of DeFi.

Established in 2014, Abra is on a mission to create a simple and honest platform that enables millions of cryptocurrency holders to maximize the potential of their assets. Abra enables both individuals and businesses to safely and securely buy, trade, and borrow against cryptocurrencies – all in one place. Abra’s vision is an open, global financial system that is easily accessible to everyone. Based in the United States, Abra operates in over 150 countries and makes it easy to convert between crypto and a wide variety of local fiat currencies. With over 2MM customers and $9B in transactions processed, Abra continues to grow rapidly. Abra is widely loved and trusted – in April 2022, pymnts.com reviewed and rated Abra amongst the top 5 most popular crypto wallets in the market. Abra is backed by top-tier investors such as American Express Ventures and First Round Capital.

Anchor is a Lagos-based banking-as-a-service platform for African businesses. Anchor provides APIs and infrastructure to build, embed and launch powerful financial products in a secure and scalable way.

Andalusia Labs is building foundational digital infrastructure, optimized for internet markets.

API3 is leading the movement from legacy third-party oracle networks to first-party oracle solutions that deliver more security, efficiency, regulatory compliance, and simplicity.

With a team of over 170 professionals and clients in seven countries, Appzone is Africa’s leading FinTech disruptor and provider of home-grown software solutions for the continent’s Financial Services industry. Founded in 2008, we process over $2 billion in transactions annually serving 18 commercial banks and over 450 microfinance institutions across the continent. Our platforms issue 1.5 million cards and disburse over $300 million in loans monthly, while also managing $200 million in deposits, 10 million accounts and 100,000 transactions daily. We are audacious builders with a mission to completely automate financial services in Africa. Our offerings automate Banking operations, interconnect financial institutions, and provide end-users with access to a broad range of banking and payment services. We are working with the most talented individuals on the continent to create the de facto operating system for digital financial services in Africa. AppZone started off primarily developing custom software for leading commercial Banks in Nigeria. More than a decade later, we have accumulated a remarkable asset-base of intellectual property and built out significant Fintech infrastructure. We are licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria as a Payment Solution Service Provider (PSSP) and have built the first and only EMV compliant card management system in sub-Saharan Africa, while also launching the continent’s first self-service platform for instant debit card issuance. Appzone’s other feats include building and launching a number of global firsts from Africa such as: Cloud-based core banking and digital channel software Global mandate platform for direct debit Decentralised Interbank transaction processing on blockchain We are regarded as Africa’s number 1 FinTech infrastructure provider and have won several awards including: PCI DSS, CEBIH Award, MWOT Innovators Award, Frost and Sullivan Award and the NAMB Award.

Arweave uberizes the traditional web hosting environment, connecting people with spare hard drive space with people that need web hosting. This system offers unparalleled levels of data replication and security for users, as well as financial incentives for participants in the network. Arweave has set the new standard of highly reliable, lightning fast web application hosting at a fraction of the cost of traditional centralised providers. In April 2018, Arweave graduated from the mentorship-driven startup acceleration program at Techstars Berlin. After raising $8.7 million through token sales, Arweave launched its mainnet in June 2018. In January 2019, we launched the permaweb, a permanent serverless web built on top of the Arweave. This is the web you can own and run.

Atlendis is a decentralized credit protocol that enables transparent lending. There is no idle capital on Atlendis. Lenders can earn high interests on actively loaned out capital and unused capital is placed on a trusted third-party liquidity protocol. Atlendis enables higher returns for liquidity providers and more granular control over their risk profile. Institutional borrowers can obtain flexible and competitive loan terms. Liquidity pools on the Atlendis protocol are similar to revolving lines of credit, giving borrowers flexibility for recurrent and short term liquidity needs. Atlendis enables trusted borrowing and lending, opening a wide range of use cases for borrowers. http://atlendis.io/discord