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

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• Akamas — Akamas uses advanced application-aware AI to optimize performance, reduce cloud costs, and ensure reliability
• Volume — Payment Infrastructure for the Internet
• Cyberwave — Transform your industry with AI-defined robotics. Frictionless automation that makes advanced robotics accessible to manufacturers of all sizes.

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• Ivy — We are building a global API for instant bank payments
• SILQ — SILQ is a platform dedicated to bridging economies and empowering businesses to trade, grow, and navigate new frontiers. By enabling seamless commerce, logistics, and finance, SILQ unlocks opportunities in emerging economies, fueling ambitions and redefining global trade.The name SILQ is a modern tribute to the legendary Silk Road—reimagined forthe digital age. The distinctive “Q” comes from Souq, the Arabic word for marketplace, symbolizing our commitment to fast, accessible, authentic, and reliable commerce.SILQ aspires to transform local products and manufacturers into global brands by connecting them with entrepreneurs in emerging markets across the Gulf, South Asia, and beyond.
• Bound — Bound helps SME's protect themselves from currency risk, whilst using technology to simplify the process. We aim to help the 78% of SME's who are at risk of losing money everyday

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• Aegis — Aegis creates YUSD: Bitcoin-backed stablecoin with real-time transparency, built-in yield generation, and complete independence from the fiat banking system
• InceptionLRT — InceptionLRT is a standalone liquid restaking protocol designed specifically for Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs).
• Mind AI — Mind AI is a trading insights platform that offers elite insights to the investors for a competitive edge in the fast-moving crypto markets.

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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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• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a permissionless DeFi lending platform where users can lend and borrow crypto across chains, access loans, and manage digital assets in one unified liquidity protocol.

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• HeyElsa — Harness the power of AI in Crypto with Elsa, your crypto co-pilot. Uncover opportunities, trade smarter, and maximize returns, all with unparalleled ease and safety.
• InceptionLRT — InceptionLRT is a standalone liquid restaking protocol designed specifically for Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs).
• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a DeFi platform to lend, borrow, trade, and manage digital assets all in one place.

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• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a permissionless DeFi lending platform where users can lend and borrow crypto across chains, access loans, and manage digital assets in one unified liquidity protocol.

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• BKN301 — Scopri tutti i servizi dedicati a privati, aziende ed esercenti. Accedi all'area riservata.
• Agrobit — Agrobit develops digital farming solutions based on imaging (smartphone, drones) to help farmers getting better decision in agro-inputs management. The flagship product is the mobile app iAgro, the first quantitative Decision Support System to optimize pesticide treatments and digitize crops (digital twin) quickly and easily just using asmartphone. The competitive advantages are to provide information unobtainable from other technologies (field sensors, satellites), the use of proprietary AR, AI and computer vision algorithms and the possibility to reach a huge number of users that cannot make high investments but are the majority in Europe (small/medium farms). The app uses AR to 3D-scan plants (tree crops) and in-cloud AI and computer vision algorithms to re-create the 3D model (digital twin) of the scanned plant, in order to calculate its biometrics (canopy thickness, height, volume), vigor parameter (LAI) and field parameters (LWA, TRV). Finally, a mathematical model estimates the correct pesticide doses to be distributed.
• Latitudo40 — Empower sustainable growth with AI-driven satellite insights from Latitudo 40. Unlock precise, real-time data for smarter urban planning, climate risk management, and industry innovation. Enhance resilience and lead with confidence.

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• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a permissionless DeFi lending platform where users can lend and borrow crypto across chains, access loans, and manage digital assets in one unified liquidity protocol.

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• Zizle — Zizle wants to use the Solana blockchain to transform social networking: better data privacy, decentralized governance, and more efficient revenue streams for consumers and producers. the platform's goal is to make social networking a more entertaining, healthy, and profitable environment.
• GPU.Net — Interact with AI agents and autonomous systems on GPU.net. Chat, generate images, videos, and more with decentralized AI.
• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a permissionless DeFi lending platform where users can lend and borrow crypto across chains, access loans, and manage digital assets in one unified liquidity protocol.

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• HesabPay — Experience a revolutionary shift in digital payments with HesabPay, enabling effortless money transfers, bill payments, and gift cards.
• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a permissionless DeFi lending platform where users can lend and borrow crypto across chains, access loans, and manage digital assets in one unified liquidity protocol.

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• Zyfi — Zyfi is building the best on-chain user experience by leveraging paymasters and intents, powered by ZKsync
• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a permissionless DeFi lending platform where users can lend and borrow crypto across chains, access loans, and manage digital assets in one unified liquidity protocol.

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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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• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a permissionless DeFi lending platform where users can lend and borrow crypto across chains, access loans, and manage digital assets in one unified liquidity protocol.

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• Yuliverse — Yuliverse is a Web3 metaverse game platform where players can meet other players and connect with like-minded individuals in the same city.
• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a permissionless DeFi lending platform where users can lend and borrow crypto across chains, access loans, and manage digital assets in one unified liquidity protocol.

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• Rhuna — Rhuna is an AI and blockchain platform that transforms event management with NFT ticketing and token rewards.
• BitVault — BitVault is a DeFi protocol that provides a crypto-native money solution via its BTC-backed stablecoin, bvUSD, and yield-bearing staked stablecoin, sbvUSD.
• Doppler Finance — Doppler Finance is a yield-earning platform that unlock earning opportunities within the XRPL ecosystem

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• Fundcraft — The fundcraft team has created a platform that centralizes, coordinates, and gradually automates all fund activities, including transfer agency, accounting, portfolio and risk management, and compliance, among others.
• Paygentic — Purpose-built payments & billing for AI agents and agentic software. Flexible pricing models, real-time billing, no fixed fees. Start monetizing in days, not months.
• Cloud Capital — CloudCapital manages cloud costs and invests in tech companies using AI and ML.

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• Tuidi — Tuidi is a tech startup that develops predictive models of AI, with a particular focus on the food distribution sector. They combine methodical study of data, personalization of business processes and speed of integration for to return an output that is not only accurate but also free from interpretation difficulties so as to increase profits,reduce stock outages and optimize inventories.
• RedCarbon — RedCarbon is a cyber automation company that supports security using AI and NLP. RedCarbon was founded in 2020 and was headquartered in Lugano, Switzerland.
• Colossus — Technical provider in institutional blockchain infrastructure, bridging the gap between Asset Holders and yield generation. We empower financial institutions to manage assets while maintaining the highest standards of security and transparency.

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• Pave Bank — The world's first multi-asset and programmable bank
• WOO Network — Discover WOO's ecosystem of centralized and decentralized apps to seize every opportunity in crypto.
• Silicon Data — Silicon Data is a data product that brings essential intelligence and efficiency to markets.

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• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a permissionless DeFi lending platform where users can lend and borrow crypto across chains, access loans, and manage digital assets in one unified liquidity protocol.

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• zkMe — zkMe delivers reusable zero-knowledge KYC, zkKYA (Know Your Agent) and zkKYC for the agentic economy. Verify the human principal behind every AI agent.
• Mocaverse — Mocaverse is the Animoca Brands membership NFT collection of 8,888 unique beings: The Mocas. Join the Mocas in the realms to Learn, Play, Do Good, and Build together as we champion our Web3 values!
• Legend of Arcadia — Legend of Arcadia is a mobile card-based RPG inspired by Kingdom Hearts, leveraging blockchain technology for immersive gameplay. Players can engage in real-time PvP modes, trade highly composable NFTs, and earn rewards through strategic gameplay.

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• ZATAP — Explore how ZATAP connects industries with real-time engagement and loyalty through innovative technology.
• Matter Labs — Matter Labs is scaling Ethereum with zero-knowledge proofs to accelerate public blockchain adoption. The company started out of scientific curiosity, the joy of engineering, and a deep conviction, the most impactful way to improve the world today is to provide an open and free alternative to its existing, deeply flawed financial system.Thecompany was founded in 2018 with its head office in Berlin, Germany.
• Young Platform — Il crypto exchange italiano dove puoi acquistare e vendere Bitcoin e le migliori altcoin del mercato. Accumula criptovalute e costruisci il tuo futuro finanziario giorno dopo giorno.

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• TACEO — TACEO refers to MPC encrypted compute for Web3.
• Due — Discover our global payment platform. Powered by open, decentralised and interoperable networks.
• Freename — Register Web3 domains, custom TLDs, or import domains. Secure your digital identity today.

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• Seedify — Seedify is a blockchain gaming-focused incubator and launchpad ecosystem empowering innovators and project developers through access to funding, community, and partnership building, and a full support system to help drive the future of gaming and blockchain. It is an investor in the blockchain games, NFTs, and metaverses
• Bee Maps — Bee Maps, an innovative mapping company that crowdsources fresh, high-definition (HD) map data using an AI-powered network.
• Gameness — Gameness is a Web3 platform that enhances the esports experience through cryptocurrency and NFTs. Users can engage in tournaments and events, leveraging blockchain technology to create a more interactive and rewarding environment for gamers. This platform aims to combine competitive gaming with the benefits of decentralization, allowing players toearn rewards and showcase their achievements in a vibrant community.

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• 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.
• Cookie3 — Cookie3 is an AI-driven MarketingFi platform bridging Web2 and Web3 by providing comprehensive analytics spanning off-to-on-chain data, applied across 12+ EVM blockchains to enhance user journey tracking, attribution, and campaign ROI. It includes tools like analytics dashboards, CRM, campaign manager, affiliate marketplace, reputation scoring, andan airdrop shield; all unified by its token and Cookie DAO for governance and user rewards. It empowers campaigns with AI insights, fraud protection, and a transparent, incentivized marketing economy.
• InceptionLRT — InceptionLRT is a standalone liquid restaking protocol designed specifically for Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs).

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• Viceversa — Viceversa provides capital to European digital businesses to support companies in sustainable and ethical growth. The company was founded in 2021 and has locations in Milan and Dublin.
• Hercle — Hercle is a regulated digital asset liquidity provider specializing in OTC trading and market making.
• Underscore District — Underscore District unlocks the potential of Made in Italy fashion brands through the power of technology and data analytics.

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• GRVT — Trade on the next-gen hybrid derivatives exchange 100% self-custody. 0% counterparty risk. Traditional finance meets the power of blockchain.
• Neuramint — The premier development platform for building autonomous AI agents on Web3. Create, deploy, and manage intelligent workflows across DeFi, NFTs, and blockchain ecosystems.
• VOID — The framework for building sovereign multi-chain apps. Deploy once, access everywhere.

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• Wayru — Wayru is a decentralized Internet service provider for the urban development world aiming to democratize Internet access
• Pact — Pact is a fintech platform that offers deep liquidity and low transaction fees. With accessible smart contract functionality, transactions on Pact are available to users of all levels of wealth and experience. It provides integration of financial assets on a non-custodial, decentralized platform intended to be the home of liquidity on Algorand.Pact was launched in 2021.
• 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.

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• Biorfarm — Adotta il tuo Albero, crea il tuo Campo Digitale e ricevi a domicilio la tua frutta biologica. Solo con Biorfarm puoi seguire la crescita dei tuoi frutti!
• EvenFi — Criptalia uses blockchain technology to connect businesses that have projects to be funded with people and organizations who are looking for high-yield investments. We offer an online platform where companies publish their innovative ideas and industrial improvement projects. Investors, people, and institutions can fund these projects by lendingmoney in exchange for a higher interest rate.
• Latitudo40 — Empower sustainable growth with AI-driven satellite insights from Latitudo 40. Unlock precise, real-time data for smarter urban planning, climate risk management, and industry innovation. Enhance resilience and lead with confidence.

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• Zerion — Zerion is an investing app that enables anyone, anywhere in the world, to access a suite of new financial products and services built on the backbone of decentralized finance (DeFi). Simple, user-centered design is combined with a powerful tech stack that aggregates across every major decentralized exchange, offering users a single point of entryfor managing their digital assets with ease. Zerion is non-custodial, which means users never delegate their funds to the platform. This agile approach mitigates centralization risk and has allowed Zerion to operate globally since inception.
• Tenbin Labs — Tenbin Labs is a New York-based startup developing a tokenized asset protocol for real-world assets like commodities and foreign exchange markets.
• Pyth Network — The Pyth network is a specialized oracle solution for latency-sensitive financial data that is typically kept behind the “walled gardens’’ of centralized institutions. The Pyth network is focused on finding a new and inexpensive way to bring this unique data on-chain and aggregating it securely.

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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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• CertiK — CertiK, the largest Web3 security service provider, uses AI and formal verification to protect and monitor smart contracts and protocols, securing the Web3 ecosystem.
• Bastion — Bastion blends the best of web2 and web3 technologies to broaden opportunities for organizations and their customers.
• Onboard — Onboard strives to provide the best financial platform and community for on-chain developers and creators.

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• ALBA Robot — Through our micro mobility platform we add autonomy and artificial intelligence to transform passengers transportation.
• RARA Factory — RARA Factory is a company that provides research and development of sustainable materials utilizing physics-based artificial intelligence.
• Proxima Fusion — We are a European fusion energy startup pursuing the clearest path to grid deployment.

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• Rena Labs — Rena was creating the execution environment (TEE) abstraction Layer, designed to streamline deployment and execution workflows. This innovation aimed to enable a broad spectrum of verifiable AI use cases by providing a secure and efficient framework. Rena’s approach bridged the gap between advanced AI applications and the need for trusted, seamlessexecution, offering a foundation for reliability and scalability in AI-driven solutions.
• Cookie3 — Cookie3 is an AI-driven MarketingFi platform bridging Web2 and Web3 by providing comprehensive analytics spanning off-to-on-chain data, applied across 12+ EVM blockchains to enhance user journey tracking, attribution, and campaign ROI. It includes tools like analytics dashboards, CRM, campaign manager, affiliate marketplace, reputation scoring, andan airdrop shield; all unified by its token and Cookie DAO for governance and user rewards. It empowers campaigns with AI insights, fraud protection, and a transparent, incentivized marketing economy.
• Cluster Protocol — Cluster Protocol is the co-ordination layer for AI agents, a carnot engine fueling the AI economy making sure the AI developers are monetized for their AI models and users get an unified seamless experience to build that next AI app/ agent within a virtual disposable environment facilitating the creation of modular, self-evolving AI agents.

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• Forward Protocol — Create Blockchains, Subnets, and dApps with A No-Code Interface Wordpress for Web 3.0 Cross-Chain Compatible Industry Agnostic Adoption-Focused Deploy Your dApp Now Join the Community Featured In Deploy and go live in a few minutes. No programming skills required. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K07z8cQPQGI&ab_channel=ForwardProtocol Lowest Barrier to Entry Easy to use Open Source Drag and drop Complete control Set
• Faith Tribe — Faith Tribe is a open- source fashion design platform that focuses on NFT minting, P2P transactions.
• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a permissionless DeFi lending platform where users can lend and borrow crypto across chains, access loans, and manage digital assets in one unified liquidity protocol.

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• GrowishPay — GrowishPay is an online platform that enables individuals to raise money for personal causes from their social networks. Its users can raise money for births, education, birthdays, travel, parties, weddings, and more. We provive API and SaaS platform e-wallet based to enable sharing economy.Growish was founded by Claudio Cubito and Domingo S.Lupo in December 2011 and is based in Milan, Italy.
• SardexPay — SardexPay provides a commercial credit system designed for professionals and companies. It enables companies, freelancers, and associations to exchange goods and services on an online platform via a complementary currency. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Serramanna, Sardinia.
• Hercle — Hercle is a regulated digital asset liquidity provider specializing in OTC trading and market making.

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• MrCall — The first agentic infrastructure that answers your calls, triages your inbox, and manages your CRM. A divine workforce that talks, remembers, and acts.
• Tot — Tot is a business banking platform for SMEs.
• Young Platform — Il crypto exchange italiano dove puoi acquistare e vendere Bitcoin e le migliori altcoin del mercato. Accumula criptovalute e costruisci il tuo futuro finanziario giorno dopo giorno.

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• Rayls — Rayls is the most compliant blockchain infrastructure that enables real-world asset (RWAs) tokenisation, CBDCs, cross-border payments and access to regulated liquidity on public chain.
• Thesis — Thesis is a cryptocurrency venture production studio. We build and invest in products that empower individuals.
• Commonwealth Labs — Commonwealth Labs is a governing a set of global stakeholders is hard, especially for blockchain-based protocols. Protocols need clear governance for prompt feature implementation, accountable project teams, and correct resource allocation. We facilitate scalable governance and decision making for protocols and organizations.

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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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• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a permissionless DeFi lending platform where users can lend and borrow crypto across chains, access loans, and manage digital assets in one unified liquidity protocol.

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• Factris — We finance your open invoices so that you have the cash flow you need to grow your business. Your invoices, our financing! No more stress!
• Findery — Find and leave notes anywhere in the world, discover local knowledge, hidden secrets, and exciting stories. Share your travel knowledge, geoblog, or local news!
• Toqio — Toqio is a development and orchestration platform where you can build, configure, and launch corporate embedded finance solutions for merchant networks.

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• Shaga — Shaga is a veteran team of blockchain, gaming, distributed systems, and networking professionals.
• EclipseFi — EclipseFi is a Cosmos modular multi-chain token issuance platform that seeks to tackle Launchpad's cross-chain user experience and sustainability challenges with features like smart accounts and cross-chain design.
• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a permissionless DeFi lending platform where users can lend and borrow crypto across chains, access loans, and manage digital assets in one unified liquidity protocol.

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• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a permissionless DeFi lending platform where users can lend and borrow crypto across chains, access loans, and manage digital assets in one unified liquidity protocol.

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• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a permissionless DeFi lending platform where users can lend and borrow crypto across chains, access loans, and manage digital assets in one unified liquidity protocol.

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• Sogni AI — Unleash creativity with the Sogni Supernet: a purpose-built DePIN protocol for Creative AI. Empowering Creative AI apps with unmatched speed and scale.
• Bondex — Join Bondex, a Web3 network with 4M+ users. Monetize connections, build your reputation, and earn $BDXN rewards. Advance your career or discover top talent now.
• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a permissionless DeFi lending platform where users can lend and borrow crypto across chains, access loans, and manage digital assets in one unified liquidity protocol.

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• FoolFarm — UN NUOVO MODO DI CREARE STARTUP Investiamo in imprenditori con idee rivoluzionarie in AI e Deep-tech. Offriamo supporto operativo ed investimenti per costruire aziende leader attraverso un metodo validato ed un team esperto in startup. CANDIDA LA TUA IDEA DIVENT
• Krill Design — Krill Design is a design studio that creates circular economy projects to convert organic waste into material resources. It is a patented process that intercepts resources from the food supply chain to create zero-impact eco-designed 3D printed products.
• Feralpi Group — Feralpi Group is a steel manufacturer that specializes in the production of construction steels, responsibility, safety, and innovation.

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• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a permissionless DeFi lending platform where users can lend and borrow crypto across chains, access loans, and manage digital assets in one unified liquidity protocol.

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• Raiku — Raiku is a Web3 infrastructure startup focused on enhancing the Solana blockchain's reliability and predictability.
• Coral — Building Anchor Framework, Anchor Program Registry and xNFTs
• StreamFlow — StreamFlow is an IT firm that offers a token distribution platform to help teams manage finances, including payroll.

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• Rena Labs — Rena was creating the execution environment (TEE) abstraction Layer, designed to streamline deployment and execution workflows. This innovation aimed to enable a broad spectrum of verifiable AI use cases by providing a secure and efficient framework. Rena’s approach bridged the gap between advanced AI applications and the need for trusted, seamlessexecution, offering a foundation for reliability and scalability in AI-driven solutions.
• Bluesky — Bluesky is a new social media platform.
• Camp Network — Camp Network provides online camp registration and camp management software for all types of events across the United States.

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• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a permissionless DeFi lending platform where users can lend and borrow crypto across chains, access loans, and manage digital assets in one unified liquidity protocol.