Top 50 Cryptocurrency VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Australia in May 2026

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• Perion — Win Crypto Questing in AAA Games.
• Bitlayer — Bitlayer is the first Bitcoin second-layer network, based on BitVM, offering ultra-scalability and L1 security, aiming to be Bitcoin's computing layer.
• Space and Time — Space and Time is the first decentralized data warehouse. Powering low-latency queries and tamperproof Web3 analytics. Web3 analytics at scale. A multichain data platform for dapps needing next-gen Web3 analytics. Connect analytics directly to smart contracts. Join on-chain and off-chain data in a single query.

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• RISE Chain — RISE is a next-generation Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain designed to redefine blockchain performance by delivering near-instant transaction confirmations at unprecedented scale, all while upholding Ethereum’s foundational principle of decentralization
• Templar Protocol — Templar Protocol is a startup that focuses on creating a lending platform for cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and other digital assets.
• Inference Labs — AI hyperscale on decentralized networks - We provide certainty for on-chain AI

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• Everlyn — Everlyn is a Web3 video AI model that generates a decentralized infrastructure layer for autonomous video.
• Voyage — Voyage AI is an AI infrastructure project building the first GEOFi network to make AI-generated content citable.
• Cold River Games — Crystalfall is an upcoming free online action RPG with customizable skills and an endless endgame, set in a steampunk world.

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• ALGOFAME — FAME (Food Autonomy and Mutual Empowerment) is a Web3 Marketplace aiming to revolutionize the agricultural sector by promoting true food transparency, financial inclusion, and decentralized governance on a global scale.
• HesabPay — Experience a revolutionary shift in digital payments with HesabPay, enabling effortless money transfers, bill payments, and gift cards.
• PlanetWatch — We leverage advanced technologies of the population to improve environmental monitoring worldwide and help protect public health

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• Amnis Finance — Stake APT on the best liquid staking protocol on Aptos to receive daily rewards with an attractive APR of 3%.
• Velvet Capital — Trade any crypto onchain - spot and perpetuals across 7 chains with AI-powered routing. Non-custodial DeFi trading terminal + AI trading bot. 100K+ traders.
• NXI — Nexus Interactive gives collective growth and accrued value to its ecosystem.

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• Tableland — A 3k generative NFT built from 1,074 handcrafted works of art for the builders and creatives of cyberspace.
• Ceramic Network — Ceramic Network is a provider of protocols for decentralized and composable data applications. The network decentralizes application databases, making data universally composable and reusable across applications. It consists of three core parts: a highly-scalable, decentralized infrastructure for data availability and consensus, a marketplace ofcommunity-created data models, and a suite of standard APIs for storing, updating, and retrieving data from those models.
• Tools For Humanity — Tools for Humanity is a technology company building for humans in the age of AI.

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• Relay — Relay is a multichain payments network that allows users to spend any digital asset to transact on any blockchain
• Solv Protocol — Decentralized Liquidity Infrastructure
• Reservoir — Infrastructure and APIs to bring efficient token markets to every chain, wallet, and app

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• Utexo — Utexo develops payment infrastructure that enables stablecoin transactions to settle directly on the Bitcoin network. The platform provides an API and related tools that allow payment operators, exchanges, wallets, and financial platforms to process USDT transfers through Bitcoin-based rails. Its system integrates technologies such as the LightningNetwork and the RGB protocol to support instant settlement, encrypted transaction execution, and predictable transaction costs. Utexo also offers cloud infrastructure and developer tools that manage routing, liquidity, and node operations required for stablecoin payments on Bitcoin. These services allow organizations to integrate Bitcoin-based stablecoin settlement into existing applications without operating or maintaining underlying blockchain infrastructure.
• Wave — Wave is a US blockchain SUI ecosystem that offers DeFi and GameFi products.
• Domin Network — Domin Network is a decentralized business network that connects software and hardware in many business situations using the NFT middleware protocol and DePIN rollup technology.

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• Cicada — Cicada | Institutional Credit Risk Management On Chain
• Fluidity Money — Earn yield for trading, holding, swapping, minting NFTs; everything you already do is now yield bearing. Fluid assets change the way you use your money on-chain.
• Thrive Protocol — Thrive Protocol's vision is to maximize value creation for all people and communities.

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• RISE Chain — RISE is a next-generation Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain designed to redefine blockchain performance by delivering near-instant transaction confirmations at unprecedented scale, all while upholding Ethereum’s foundational principle of decentralization
• SpaceComputer — SpaceComputer uses satellites to create a secure blockchain system that resists cyberattacks and physical tampering.
• BIO Protocol — The BIO Protocol (BIO) allows onchain scientific communities to fund, build, and co-own research and products in specific biomedical domains including lifespan, brain health, and rare disorders. BIO, founded by senior VitaDAO members, empowers worldwide communities of scientists, patients, and investors to take science into their own hands andbring solutions to life more effectively than traditional pharmaceutical companies.

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• Tendl — Write tenders faster with Tendl's AI tool. Keep your data private and secure. Easy installation, no sharing. Boost productivity and streamline your contract opportunities.
• Shopfront — Automate multi-channel selling across eBay, Depop, Grailed & Shopify. AI-powered listings, bulk uploads, inventory sync.
• Auric Essentials — Auric - The Power of Scent. Revolutionise your well-being with Auric. Discover our state-of-the-art AI-powered AromaSphere diffuser and app, designed to personalise your aromatherapy experience.

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• worm.wtf — worm.wtf is the prediction marketplace for the Solana ecosystem.
• Voyage — Voyage AI is an AI infrastructure project building the first GEOFi network to make AI-generated content citable.
• Circuit & Chisel — Circuit & Chisel is an agentic AI platform that enables agents to make transactions between autonomous agents.

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• Kado — Payments infrastructure for web3. Building solutions for simpler access to and utility for stablecoins.
• Codex — Codex is a peer-to-peer version of electronic cash allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution.
• Octane — A developer-first platform to stress-test your smart contracts with cutting-edge AI. One-click install. Save time and money on security.

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• Reitio Protocol — We’re creating an effortless way for everyone to create custom metaverse assets visually via an intuitive and codeless templates-based design toolkit, introducing reitio protocol.
• Alphadex — Alphadex is the ultimate cross-chain AMM, incubator and NFT launchpad powered by Moonriver.
• Web3Auth — Web3Auth is simple, non-custodial auth infrastructure that enables Web3 wallets and applications to provide seamless user logins for both mainstream and native Web3 users.

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• NodeOps — NodeOps offers AI-enabled infrastructure to Node Operators, speeding Web3 protocol development.
• RiskLayer — RiskLayer is an economic security middleware for DeFi and providing services and validating Creating positive feedback loops.
• E Money Network — E Money Network is a modular Real-World Asset (RWA) blockchain technology designed with compliance at its core.

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• Amasa — Amasa puts a new world of income streaming in the palm of your hand. Combine, stabilise and amplify micro income streams of cryptocurrencies. We want to help people improve their financial position, and be producers and participants, not products.
• reNFT — Multi-chain NFT rental protocol and platform that can be whitelabel integrated into any project to enable collateral-free in-house renting, lending, and rev-share. Start building!
• DeHorizon — With the rapid growth of crypto space, recent developments have greatly facilitated GameFi in going mainstream. "Play to earn" is no longer a mere slogan, but has fully come into reality. Regardless of exponential growth, a common defect in GameFi marketplace is lack of a Metaverse Game Ecosystem to develop, connect and support more andmore blockchain-based games even built on different chains. We are still in the early stages of the evolution of GameFi. For the next stage, a Metaverse Game Ecosystem is essential to make GameFi go further. That is why DeHorizon comes.

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• 3Commas — 3Commas develops a crypto-asset management tool for tracking investments and exchanges in a unified platform. It provides access to a unified dashboard as the central hub for trading and portfolio management execution.
• Perion — Win Crypto Questing in AAA Games.
• Optim Finance — Optim Finance provides investment tools that optimize yield on digital assets. Their financial primitives enable users to rent ADA delegation rights to power novel use cases such as SPO loans, leverage into ISOs, and initial bonds.

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• FUNX — FUNX is a virtual reality game platform for relaxation use. They use a cloud gaming app or web browser to connect remotely to a virtual PC and play the game from there. There isn't any hardware, wires, installation or download time for games, firmware updating, or anything else that is often associated with playing games locally on a PS5, XboxSeries X, or laptop.
• ShareX — ShareX is a free and open source program that lets you capture or record any area of your screen and share it with a single press of a key. It also allows uploading images, text or other types of files to many supported destinations you can choose from.
• SignalPlus — SignalPlus is a leading platform for digital asset options trading, providing professional tools and insights.

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• MoonPay — MoonPay offers a fast and simple way to buy and sell cryptocurrencies. Buy crypto with credit card, bank transfers or Apple Pay today.
• GTE — GTE is a decentralized trading platform that offers end-to-end trading services.
• o1Labs — Catalyzing a new generation of applications powered by zero knowledge cryptography.

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• Depinsim — DepinSim is a blockchain-based eSIM platform that lets users access global mobile data and earn rewards.
• Block Street — Blockstreet is a multichain platform driving USD1 stablecoin adoption, smart contract deployment, and cross-chain DeFi growth tools.
• ZenChain — ZenChain is a Layer-1 blockchain focused on secure, EVM-compatible smart contracts and cross-chain interoperability.

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• Gamium — Gamium is a Web3 and Metaverse technology company building the truly Decentralized Social Metaverse.
• Lympid — We believe that anyone should have access to the amazing opportunities found on the blockchain, from DeFi protocols (aave, compound, yearn…) to Crypto Indexes, there's so much to discover! At Lympid you will be able to do it all easily in the same app, and directly through EUR.
• Alliance Games — Build Beyond Limits. Multiplayer for the Next, Decentralized Era.

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• Collective Shift — Collective Shift is a research platform designed to help investors understand and navigate the world of cryptocurrency through community and education.

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• CUZIN — Providing a surprisingly human shopping experience. Trusted and secure. Millions of domains to choose from.
• CLIQ — We understand firsthand the impact of social isolation and the longing for genuine human connection. CLIQ was born from a vision to address this issue and to fundamentally transform the way that we meet new people and form connections.
• Infiction labs — SPARC 1.2 is a solar panel robotic cleaning system designed and developed by Infiction Labs Pvt Ltd for commercial solar plants.

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• Revoland — Revoland is a blockchain-based multiplayer online arena game designed to combine players' individual skills and teamwork.
• Obscuro Labs — The final network - a TEE-native execution layer for the new internet
• Sturdy Finance — The first protocol for interest-free borrowing and high yield lending.

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• RISE Chain — RISE is a next-generation Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain designed to redefine blockchain performance by delivering near-instant transaction confirmations at unprecedented scale, all while upholding Ethereum’s foundational principle of decentralization

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• Intmax — INTMAX has developed significant innovations in ZK implementation making it a unique Layer2 rollup network that offers low cost, security, tunable privacy, and above all, scalability.
• Joystream — Joystream is a block chain-based, decentralized video platform.
• Konnex World — Konnex is building the decentralized coordination, verification, and payment layer for autonomous robots. Powered by Large Behavioral Models and Proof-of-Physical-Work, it connects machines into a single global network where robots can understand, collaborate, and transact.

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• NearPad — NearPad Launchpad & DeFi hub for the NEAR ecosystem
• Tracer DAO — Trace Digital and Real World Markets. Build and trade with Tracer Perpetuals and gain leveraged exposure to any market in the world.
• Ariadne — Ariadne is a cross-chain DeFi marketplace that is lowering the fees to enter/exit farms on multiple blockchains and saves swaps and bridges costs for both EVM and non-EVM chains. Ariadne enables users of any supported chain to enter/exit yield farms on a multitude of blockchains, with virtually no lower limit of investment, and withouthaving to deal with bridges, swaps and slippage, transaction costs on receiving blockchains etc.

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• Huishoubao — Huishoubao is a Shenzhen-based mobile phone recycling start-up.Huishoubao's team comes from the Internet, supply chain, operators and the mobile phone industry and other fields, the company has digital products supply chain upstream and downstream of all resources, they are familiar with the mobile phone industry retail channel and recyclingbusiness in all aspects. The company has Tencent Bring rapid iteration, service users product philosophy.
• Helis Network — Helis is creating products for the next generation of businesses to make using blockchain easier and practical.

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• Tracer DAO — Trace Digital and Real World Markets. Build and trade with Tracer Perpetuals and gain leveraged exposure to any market in the world.
• Exactly — Exactly Protocol is a decentralized, non-custodial, open-source protocol providing an autonomous fixed and variable interest rate market.
• LI.FI — Swap and move any crypto asset across any blockchain ecosystem.

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• JAN3 — JAN3 is a Bitcoin technology company focused on expanding access to Bitcoin and financial freedom around the world.
• Vida — Vida is the AI Agent Operating System for enterprises. Build, deploy, and manage AI agents that call, text, email, and chat at scale with no-code tools.
• OrdinalsBot — We make it easy to inscribe ordinals. Like, really easy.

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• Crestal — Crestal offers a decentralized platform that meets the objectives of Web3 applications through modular service architecture. The Crestal blockchain monitors and scores services using a Proof of Performance (PoP) consensus process.
• bitSmiley — BitSmiley offers comprehensive Bitcoin DeFi solutions to bridge the stablecoin and lending infrastructure gaps within the Bitcoin ecosystem. Its main product is an over-collateralized stablecoin based on Bitcoin. Users can utilize Bitcoin as collateral for BitSmileyDAO and Mint BitUSD.
• Humanity Protocol — Humanity Protocol developing Proof of Humanity as a novel feature of Humanity Protocol to provide developers with unique-human authentication mechanisms, and users complete ownership over data and identity.

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• HashPower — HashPower is a professional blockchain expert that provides investors seamless access to blockchain mining.
• Inferix Labs — Inferix Labs is ​​a decentralized GPU network that provides GPU visual computing solutions dedicated to 3D/AR/VR rendering and AI inference.
• Spaceport Technologies — Accelerating the growth of the next digital economy

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• Verida — The Verida Wallet is a mobile application that allows you to manage your decentralized identity and personal data. It provides a user-friendly interface for interacting with applications built on the Verida network.

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• PlaysOut — PlaysOut is a mini-game platform that helps developers publish mini-games on superAPP platforms
• Momentum — Momentum is a move central liquidity engine with multi-sig treasury management, token vesting, and liquidity provisioning.
• Camp Network — Camp Network is a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain to power AI agents.

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• Tazapay — Experience Tazapay's best-in-class global payment solutions for businesses. Our extensive network supports cards, local payment options, and bank transfers in over 173 countries, ensuring seamless collections, secure holding, and efficient payouts worldwide.
• Abound — Live your best NRI life with Abound. Transfer money to India at the best exchange rates and earn cashback on your everyday shopping!
• Zodia Markets — Zodia Markets' mission is to be the most trusted and reliable partner for your institutional crypto trading. Secure your institution's digital assets today.

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• Legion — Legion makes on-chain fundraising accessible to ordinary investors by ensuring regulatory compliance and investor accountability.
• RockSolid Network — RockSolid Network is a DeFi protocol offering institutional-grade liquid vaults and white-label vault solutions.
• Temple Digital Group — Capital Markets Built On Canton. A privacy focused technical stack for trading digital assets.

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• ETHGas — ETHGas aims to redefine how users engage with Ethereum by providing low-latency, 3ms settlement times, and real-time trading, as well as a comprehensive product suite for exact order execution.
• Rio Network — Rio Network is an operator of a public proof-of-stake blockchain platform intended for the issuance, investment, and life-cycle management of digital securities and crypto assets.
• Allora Labs — The source for NFT pricing. Upshot uses machine learning to provide deep insight into NFT markets and unlocks a wave of exotic new DeFi possibilities.

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• Utexo — Utexo develops payment infrastructure that enables stablecoin transactions to settle directly on the Bitcoin network. The platform provides an API and related tools that allow payment operators, exchanges, wallets, and financial platforms to process USDT transfers through Bitcoin-based rails. Its system integrates technologies such as the LightningNetwork and the RGB protocol to support instant settlement, encrypted transaction execution, and predictable transaction costs. Utexo also offers cloud infrastructure and developer tools that manage routing, liquidity, and node operations required for stablecoin payments on Bitcoin. These services allow organizations to integrate Bitcoin-based stablecoin settlement into existing applications without operating or maintaining underlying blockchain infrastructure.
• Antidote — London-based startup studio for Bitcoin founders
• Capital B — The Blockchain Group is  a blockchain-powered ecosystem. They enable firms to utilize the ability of distributed energy through their many divisions. They offer to incubate, build, develop operationally, and strategically invest in internet and technology companies.

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• Dexalot — A revolutionary decentralized exchange aiming at bringing the traditional centralized exchange look and feel through a decentralized on-chain application
• Vee Finance — Bridge the gap between traditional banking and crypto Defi Earn fixed/flexible return on deposited assets
• Time Shuffle — Crazy RPG historical battles twisting the future and past.

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• Thala Labs — Unleash the liquidity of your assets with our Stablecoin, AMM, and Launchpad
• Liqwid Labs — Liqwid Labs is an on-chain lending protocol on Cardano.
• LI.FI — Swap and move any crypto asset across any blockchain ecosystem.

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• Caduceus Foundation — Caduceus a foundation building a blockchain protocol for the metaverse. Caduceus has developed a meta-array full-merge transaction engine that draws on the matric processing methods of GPUs and AI NPUs.
• WOO Network — Discover WOO's ecosystem of centralized and decentralized apps to seize every opportunity in crypto.
• Compendium Finance — A compendium of trading tools offering free spot and futures trading bots, grid bots, portfolio tracking, automated social trading groups, copy trading, and more. Connect to popular exchanges like Binance, OKX, ByBit, BitGet, BitMEX, and more.

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• Make Sunsets — We create global cooling by launching reflective, biodegradable, high-altitude clouds. main side effect: more vivid sunsets;)
• Polkadot — Polkadot is a dedicated community that envisions a web where users own their digital identities and data, restoring their authority.
• TALPA Inspection — TALPA-Inspection: Corrosion assessment of infrastructure with robotic systems (e.g., drones)

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• Runes DEX — Swap Runes for BTC seamlessly, enjoy low fees, fast transactions, and earn yield as a liquidity provider.
• Nyan Heroes — Nyan Heroes is an immersive NFT based shooter of futuristic revolutions, cats in robots, evil corporations.
• Hexagon Wireless — Hexagon Wireless is a provider of decentralized wireless technology.

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• Tracer DAO — Trace Digital and Real World Markets. Build and trade with Tracer Perpetuals and gain leveraged exposure to any market in the world.
• Mycelium — Read up on information about Mycelium DAO.

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• Dgraph Labs — The only fault-tolerant, distributed graph database with native GraphQL that gives developers the tools to quickly build distributed applications at scale.
• PsiQuantum — PsiQuantum is building the world's first useful quantum computer.
• SafetyCulture — Digitize & improve elements of your operations. Give your teams the knowledge, tools & confidence to work safely & meet higher standards.

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• BLOCKCLOUD — BLOCKCLOUD is a Blockchain-based Advanced TCP/IP ArchitectureProviding Constant Connectivity for Dynamic Networks
• Helis Network — Helis is creating products for the next generation of businesses to make using blockchain easier and practical.
• Quadrant Protocol — A blueprint to map decentralized data, it is a blockchain based data protocol that is powering Quadrant.io and Geolancer.app

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• Colony Lab — Decentralized Fundraising, Liquid Vesting, and an enticing array of yield-generating products. Your gateway to access the Avalanche ecosystem's growth through one inclusive platform. Empowering builders and communities alike.
• Geode Finance — Geode Finance is a first of its kind white label liquid staking solution, tailor-made for DAOs.
• Platypus Finance — Platypus Finance is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that offers a new mechanism for Automatic Market Makers (AMM) for stablecoins to optimize capital efficiency.

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• Syenta — Syenta is transforming the electronics manufacturing sector. Our patented fabrication method enables the 3D printing of multi-material electronics with fewer steps and less waste.
• Blinq — Blinq makes it easy to share your contact details via QR code scanning on the mobile app.
• Gilmour Space Technologies — Gilmour Space is a rocket company in Australia that is developing and launching low-cost small satellite launch vehicles. All orbits, all planets: https://www.gspacetech.com

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• Gora — Goracle is a oracle network built on the Algorand blockchain, designed to bring real world data to smart contracts.
• Decent Labs — We are rebuilding trust in technology. Decent Labs is developing a more transparent and equitable society by creating startups at the cross-section of financial technology and digital rights.
• Sanctum — Stake SOL and earn optimized LST returns from JupSOL, bbSOL, and more, and launch your own custom LST and Solana validator.

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• N3MUS — Play tournaments, join markets, track your stats with N3MUS and claim rewards you can verify on-chain.
• N3MUS — Play tournaments, join markets, track your stats with N3MUS and claim rewards you can verify on-chain.
• EVAA Protocol — The first decentralized lending protocol on TON that lets users lend or borrow assets without going to a centralized intermediary.