Early-stage investment fund, focused on cryptoassets.

Genies is culture's leading avatar technology company with a mission to power an interoperable identity layer across the Internet. Genies' toolkit includes its unique avatar and interoperable frameworks, which enable developers, artists, creators, companies, and platforms to build gamified avatar experiences and universes - all connected through the Genies’ interoperable layer. Through early avatar adoption by cultural tastemakers such as Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Cardi B, Migos, and DJ Khaled, Genies set out to build tools and use cases that would enable limitless compatibility and customization of their avatars for everyone. With offices in LA and SF, the company has raised $200M from investors including Silver Lake, Bond, NEA, and Bob Iger.

StarkWare solves the inherent problems of blockchains – scalability and privacy. We develop a proof stack, using STARK technology to generate and verify proofs of computational integrity. StarkWare’s cryptographic proofs are zero-knowledge, succinct, transparent and post-quantum secure. We use high-level math to develop scaling solutions that provide blockchain users with a secure, fast, and seamless experience.

We're creating new ways to build the Bitcoin economy with the power of Lightning -- starting with games and digital experiences. Zebedee will develop software and infrastructure to introduce first-class Bitcoin and Lightning support into digital experiences and environments. This will allow players, developers, streamers, and watchers to interact and instantly exchange value in a frictionless manner. We are building the engines that will help power the emerging digital economy, and the fuel that powers that engine is Bitcoin.

Prime Intellect democratizes AI development at scale. Our platform makes it easy to find global compute resources and train state-of-the-art models through distributed training across clusters. Collectively own the resulting open AI innovations, from language models to scientific breakthroughs.

Designed by CPAs and tax attorneys, Taxbit is the modern tax and accounting solution for the digital economy. Taxbit's customers include top exchanges, institutional investors, governments, and individuals. Offering a single system of record for tax and accounting, Taxbit ensures compliance and accuracy at scale with a Big Four-grade self-service solution. As the first and only company to develop real-time ERP accounting software for commodities, equities, and other digital asset investments. Taxbit provides enterprise clients with seamless end-to-end solutions for every stage of their compliance journey.

Axelar is a cross-chain communication tool developing interoperability software to connect blockchain ecosystems, applications, and users. Axelar Network consists of a protocol suite, tools, and APIs, designed to break down the barriers to cross-chain communication. Axelar enables developers to build on the best platform for their needs whileleveraging the Axelar stack to unlock cross-chain composability and liquidity.

The DEX for people, not programs. Blazing-fast speed, nearly-zero fees, and human-centered design. All in one DEX.

21Shares makes investing in digital assets as easy as buying shares using your conventional broker or bank. Investors can purchase our crypto ETP easily, safely and in complete security in a regulated framework on the SIX Swiss Exchange in USD, Euro and GBP, BX Swiss in CHF, Boerse Stuttgart in Euro, DB Xetra as well as Wiener Boerse ( Vienna Exchange) in Euro. IT is the most expansive suite of crypto ETPs available on regulated European exchanges. Founded in 2018, 21Shares is led by a team of talented entrepreneurs and experienced professionals from the asset management and banking industry. Headquartered in Zurich, the company has launched several exchange-traded products such as HODL and Bitcoin ETP over the past year.

UMA (Universal Market Access) is an optimistic oracle (OO) that can record any verifiable truth onto a blockchain. It tells smart contracts “things about the world” so contracts and markets asking for that data can be settled. The OO is flexible enough to handle ambiguity and expands what can be built in Web3. UMA’s OO secures a diverse ecosystem of Web3 applications, including cross-chain bridges, insurance protocols, prediction markets, and customizable DAO tooling products. We are a growing, international, remote team. Join us to help make markets universal and fair. Check here for our open job postings: https://jobs.lever.co/risklabs

Thesis* is a crypto venture studio behind Fold, Threshold (aka Keep) Network, tBTC, Saddle, and Tally Ho! We’re a fun, down-to-earth, fast-paced, highly collaborative, and fully remote team. We are a cryptocurrency venture studio whose mission is to empower the individual. We seek, fund, and build products and protocols in cryptocurrency and decentralized businesses that enable personal empowerment. Our projects include Keep (now Threshold) Network, a privacy protocol for public blockchains, Fold, for earning Bitcoin on your purchases in the physical and virtual worlds, Saddle, a community-owned, open-source stablecoin swap protocol, and Tally Ho, a community-owned and operated cryptocurrency wallet. Investors in the company include Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain Capital, and Draper Associates, among others. We are a remote-first company, led by founders who have been operating in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space since 2014.

Nous Research is a leader in the development of human-centric language models and simulators, focusing on model architecture, data synthesis, fine-tuning, and reasoning to align AI systems with real-world user experiences. They prioritize open-source, human-compatible models, challenging conventional closed-model approaches. Their flagship products include Hermes 3, which features advanced long-term context retention and multi-turn conversation capabilities, and the Forge Reasoning API, which enhances inference-time AI research. With a commitment to transparency and adaptability, Nous Research positions itself as a key player in the AI accelerator space, catering to a growing demand for innovative AI solutions.