Top 30 Payments VC Funds & Investors in Malta (October 2026)

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• Coinweb — Coinweb makes blockchain technology more mainstream by making it more personal and more connected. The easy to use Coin Name System make it easier to use and trade tokens, and their powerful chain agnostic Hyperlayer connects blockchains, allowing for smart contracts to be deployed over multiple root chains.
• U-topia — U-topia is the leading MediaFi & AI Technology Company rewarding engagement with Digital and Real World Assets from a 70,000 products catalog of physical merchandise across our digital media products of games, music & movies.
• Raiinmaker — Multi - Chain Layer 2 Network. Powered by AI, Secured by Bitcoin.

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• Wanchain — Wanchain is creating new distributed financial infrastructure. Cross-chain smart contracts built on Wanchain will power the new digital economy.
• Kadena — Kadena provides a hybrid blockchain platform, featuring the only sharded and scalable layer-1 PoW public network. Kadena solves the scaling challenges of Bitcoin and the security issues of Ethereum. Kadena's founders created JP Morgan's first blockchain and worked at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Kadena is live withpartners including Cosmos and USCF (a $3 billion fund). For more information, visit www.kadena.io or follow @kadena_io on Twitter.
• Ren — Introducing RenVM, our core product providing access to inter-blockchain liquidity for all decentralized applications. Bringing BTC, BCH and ZEC to your Ethereum dApp.

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• Binance — Binance is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that facilitates the trading of digital assets. It provides services such as spot and futures trading, a blockchain network for decentralized applications, and a platform for token sales. Binance also offers staking, savings, and liquidity farming options, as well as a payment system for cryptocurrencytransactions. Additionally, it supports the trading and creation of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
• Yuncaiyuan — Yuncaiyuan (subordinate to Beijing Wofeng Harvest Technology Co., Ltd.) optimizes the wholesale circulation system, relies on the national origin resources, attracts brokers, wholesalers and other companies to enter the Yuncao Garden platform, directly connects the production area, the wholesale market docking vegetable sellers, forming theagricultural product purchase order entry, providing A package of supporting services to achieve "base" → "community", "wholesale market" → "home delivery", forming a full industrial chain B2B platform
• Huo Liao Film — Huo Liao Film is a film and television production management company.

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• Hybrid — Hybrid is a fintech company that offers a decentralized central AI tool with Web3's ecosystem of AI experts, agents, and data.
• Bitlight Labs — Make Bitcoin Smart
• Pheasant Network — AI-Powered DeFi Super App for Cross-chain Intent.

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• Solfy — Solfy is a Fintech startup which builds a unique international ecosystem of banks, merchants and customers where banks provide loans to customers, customers make purchases using Solfy mobile app and payment cards backed by free loans to be repaid in fixed monthly instalments, merchants finance the loan interest.Solfy helps all participants ofthe scheme to solve major problems: for banks to sell more credit products with less risk, to get more clients and increase the volume of retail transactions; for merchants to increase sales and customer loyalty; for customers to have a privilege of interest-free loans for happy shopping.

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• Kapkap — Kapkap is a web3 platform that uses AI for attention based value distribution in gaming.
• PERPTools — PERPTools combines crypto perpetual trading with activity points and risk-free market predictions.
• Open Campus — The Open Campus is a community-driven protocol that leverages the power of blockchain and invites all to build the future of education by putting the power of learning back in the hands of educators, students, and the community.

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• Despegar — Despegar operates as an online business-to-consumer travel agency that focuses on the Portuguese and Spanish speaking markets. It enables people to research travel plans, check flight availability, book airline, and hotel and car rental reservations online, as well as offer travel-related services, including access to airlines, car rentalcompanies, and hotels and vacation packages. The company serves the leisure and corporate travelers. It operates in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela, Spain, and the United States. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Miami, Florida.
• Medallion — Provider credentialing and enrollment reimagined. Accelerate time-to-revenue, stay compliant, and scale provider operations, without adding headcount, through automated credentialing and enrollment.
• Decolar.com — Decolar.com is an online travel agency that offers complete travel services, including tickets, tour packages, accommodation, and car rental. Since 1999, more than 2,000,000 people have bought their air tickets through this platform.Decolar.com is present in 21 countries, including Argentina, the U.S., and Spain. It has a partnership of more than500 airlines and 150,000 hotels worldwide. When purchasing an airline ticket or travel package, Decolar.com’s customers also receive discounts at restaurants and shops in the chosen destination, plus 10% discount on purchases in Duty Free.Decolar.com was launched in 1999 and is based in Guarulhos, Sao Paulo.

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• Coinweb — Led by CEO, Toby Gilbert, and CTO, Knut Vinger, Coinweb aims to become the first general-purpose layer-2 platform delivering truly unified interoperability, removing current transactional and computational bottlenecks. Coinweb enables maximum horizontal scalability while still maintaining the consistency and reliability of underlying blockchains’security and decentralized properties. The platform solves many of the problems found in current cross-chain implementations without the unnecessary use of bridges or additional layers of consensus. Utilizing the WebAssembly runtime environment, making it easier to run uniform deployment through all blockchains and parallel execution of smart contracts. 2 DeFi projects, OnRamp and Blockfort, have been built as a proof of concept. Having secured various digital asset licenses all around the world, Coinweb offers multiple-fiat on-ramping and off-ramping solutions within its multi-tenancy wallet. Coinweb’s cross-chain tokenization platform and a simple marketplace help large and established traditional businesses digitize aspects of their businesses.
• THORSwap — THORSwap is the leading multi-chain decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator powered by SwapKit. Perform cross-chain swaps via THORChain, NEAR Intents, Chainflip, Maya Protocol and more in a permissionless, trustless, and non-custodial manner.
• Thorstarter — Expanding @THORChain and @Maya_Protocol

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• Blue Protein — Blue Protein is a biotechnology company that focuses on the research and development of animal feed or edible insects.
• Five hundred — Five hundred is an e-Commerce platform providing farm fresh fruits and vegetables to customers on a subscription basis.
• Theia Studios — Icons of Theia - a tactical turn based strategy game

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• Utexo — Instant, private USDT payments on Bitcoin. Move stablecoins the way you move money.
• Wave — Wave is a US blockchain SUI ecosystem that offers DeFi and GameFi products.
• Domin Network — Pioneering the Future of Multi Chain E-Commerce, backed by @animocabrands

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• Imot.io — Imot.io converts phone calls to text, determines the reasons for appeals, recognizes customer emotions, and alerts employees when they make mistakes. The call database contains information about lead generation and missed sales. It enables one to assess how well staff are able to handle disputes. It enables people to prevent clients from switchingto competitors.
• Neatsy.ai — Access top orthopedic surgeons virtually for you and your family. Expert guidance, virtual consultations, and comprehensive support from injury to full recovery at a reasonable cost.
• Proaction.pro — Proaction testing system was developed based on the experience of domestic HR experts in banking, telecommunications, commercial, construction and other industries.

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• Quidax — At the core Quidax is about challenging the status quo to push humanity forward. Quidax is doing this by building solutions that knock down financial barriers to exchange of value and trade. The first product is the online digital exchange that allows users easily buy and sell cryptocurrencies with their local currencies in less than 5 minutes.

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• Atoms — Atoms is a robotics startup that develops industrial robotics and physical AI systems designed to automate tasks across mining, transport, and food-related operations. The company builds specialized, task-oriented machines rather than general-purpose robots, focusing on improving productivity in environments that involve physical labor andlogistics. Its technology centers on applying software-like principles to real-world systems, using robotics, sensors, and data-driven models to manage and execute industrial processes. The company structures its activities into distinct segments aligned with key industries, including food infrastructure, mining operations, and transportation systems. In the food sector, it develops automated infrastructure that supports preparation and production workflows, while in mining, it focuses on increasing operational efficiency through robotic systems designed for extraction and site activities. Its transport-related efforts include building a foundational robotic platform, described as a “wheelbase,” that supports mobility and deployment of machines in logistics and industrial settings.
• Synchron — The endovascular brain computer interface.
• Luxe Software — Building an operating system for jewelry stores. Vertical SaaS.

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• heXem bio — heXem bio specializes in recording solutions for the early development of humans for longevity.
• Cloverleaf Bio — Cloverleaf Bio | Developing a new class of RNA therapeutics to revolutionize cancer therapy.
• Poseidon Aerospace — Poseidon Aerospace is developing unmanned cargo aircraft for regional commercial air freight and contested defense logistics.

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• Nodle — Nodle is building a global low cost, low energy connectivity service for the IoT. Using bluetooth, Nodle is a perfect solution for devices such as tracking devices, air sensors, smartwatches, fitness trackers and home appliances. This is opening up new opportunities for hardware manufacturers and lowering the barriers to entry to build innovativeIoT solutions and hardware. This “crowd-sourced” connectivity network provides also an alternative source of revenues for device makers, network operators and app developers while preserving users privacy.
• WOM Protocol — WOM Protocol | The Future of Marketing is Ad-free

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• CHAINDIGG — Zhifan Tech is a service provider of blockchain big data analysis platform dedicated to enabling everyone to benefit ...
• Leapmotor — Zhejiang Zero Run Technology Co., Ltd. (LEAPMOTOR) is an innovative intelligent electric vehicle enterprise jointly invested by Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd. and its main founders. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Hangzhou Binjiang High-tech Development Zone. The company's business scope covers intelligent electricvehicle design, R&D, intelligent driving, motor electronic control, battery system development, and cloud computing-based car networking solutions. Relying on the strong financial strength of Dahua and its mature experience in technology research and development, process system and quality management, the company emphasizes the culture of engineers and has the ultimate pursuit of technological innovation, industrial design, and process quality.
• Kuaidi Dache — Kuaidi Group, as the most technologically integrated and largest car service company in the world, is rapidly transforming the concept of moving people – starting in China. The app combines integrated mapping and third party payment technology to make its service accessible to everybody, and provides over 1 million taxis and a variety of standardand luxury cars for all lifestyles. To ensure the service fits smoothly into urban life, Kuaidi has developed a framework is that is adaptable to other platforms in China, and works in partnership with China’s government and regulators instead of against them.In a country where only 18% of per capita car ownership, Kuaidi is clearly meeting an important need. Kuaidi’s unique business model has attracted 100m registered users in over 300 cities, fulfilling 6 million requests per day. To optimize its services and go beyond customer expectations Kuaidi has secured partnerships with Alipay, Ctrip, AutoNavi, Baidu Maps, Qunar, and Beijing’s ‘96106’ government official platform.

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• 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.
• Project SEED — Project Seed is an one-stop blockchain gaming ecosystem that accelerates mass-adaption.
• Horizon Land — Horizon Land is the infrastructure platform that empowers builders to construct their own open and accessible virtual worlds; and to scale in a complete ecosystem of Games, Education, Entertainment, Social networks, …

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• DOS Labs — DOS stand for Decentralized Operating System. We build a blockchain gaming platform for web3.
• KIP Protocol — KIP Protocol is a decentralised AI framework unlocking digital property rights of Knowledge Assets in the AI-powered future.
• Cross The Ages — Cross The Ages is a universe in which fantasy and science fiction come together. The two worlds share the single continent of Artellium. To the west lies Arkhante, masters of magic and summoning. To the east, the city-continent Mantris is home to ultra-connected multicultural people whose technology has invaded everyday life.The young Malkha,surrounded by her seven Primus, reigns from the capital, Babylonia. To the west, the city-continent Mantris is home to Neurotechs, an ultra-connected multicultural people whose technology has invaded everyday life. The Amortals, humans who have transferred their minds to super-AIs, run the corporations for which the citizen-shareholders of Mantris work.

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• Coinweb — Led by CEO, Toby Gilbert, and CTO, Knut Vinger, Coinweb aims to become the first general-purpose layer-2 platform delivering truly unified interoperability, removing current transactional and computational bottlenecks. Coinweb enables maximum horizontal scalability while still maintaining the consistency and reliability of underlying blockchains’security and decentralized properties. The platform solves many of the problems found in current cross-chain implementations without the unnecessary use of bridges or additional layers of consensus. Utilizing the WebAssembly runtime environment, making it easier to run uniform deployment through all blockchains and parallel execution of smart contracts. 2 DeFi projects, OnRamp and Blockfort, have been built as a proof of concept. Having secured various digital asset licenses all around the world, Coinweb offers multiple-fiat on-ramping and off-ramping solutions within its multi-tenancy wallet. Coinweb’s cross-chain tokenization platform and a simple marketplace help large and established traditional businesses digitize aspects of their businesses.

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• 2CrazyNFT — Compare the best online casinos Kuwait has to offer in 2026. Find safe VPN-friendly sites, instant crypto withdrawals, and Arabic support today.
• PlatoFarm — PlatoFarm is a multichain blockchain game from Second Space that integrates a decentralized wallet, nonfungible tokens (NFTs), a decentralized exchange, and social features to enhance user experience and lower barriers to entry.PlatoFarm will also introduce a unique decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) governance model that combines thetraditional token asset model with a time-of-play model, where players in the community can also participate in DAO governance based on their time spent playing PlatoFarm. This unique DAO governance model provides a new solution for blockchain games, and even for the entire blockchain industry.
• Gaia EverWorld — Gaia Everworld is the immersive, multi-region fantasy world in which players build their kingdoms, explore the lands, collect, breed and battle their Gaia Legionnaires. Gaia Everworld is part of the new generation of gaming being built on the blockchain which gives players full ownership of their characters, and rewards them for playing in a"play to earn" model of gaming which has taken the cryptospace by storm in 2021.

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• Spicenet — Spicenet is a hyper-fast Layer 2 (L2) trading solution, engineered as a custom application rollup to deliver ultra-fast, reliable, and efficient transaction processing for seamless trading experiences.
• Real Finance — Real Finance is driven by the mission to revolutionize the financial landscape by integrating real-world assets with blockchain technology, creating a more transparent, secure, and efficient ecosystem that bridges traditional finance with decentralized innovation, enhances asset liquidity, and unlocks new opportunities for global investors.
• WorkQuest — About WorkQuest WorkQuest is a decentralized employment and workforce automation protocol enabling employers and workers to collaborate through smart contracts, stablecoin payments, AI matching engines, and on-chain reputation scoring. The platform transforms global employment into a transparent, verifiable, and borderless digital labor economy.

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• Coinweb — Led by CEO, Toby Gilbert, and CTO, Knut Vinger, Coinweb aims to become the first general-purpose layer-2 platform delivering truly unified interoperability, removing current transactional and computational bottlenecks. Coinweb enables maximum horizontal scalability while still maintaining the consistency and reliability of underlying blockchains’security and decentralized properties. The platform solves many of the problems found in current cross-chain implementations without the unnecessary use of bridges or additional layers of consensus. Utilizing the WebAssembly runtime environment, making it easier to run uniform deployment through all blockchains and parallel execution of smart contracts. 2 DeFi projects, OnRamp and Blockfort, have been built as a proof of concept. Having secured various digital asset licenses all around the world, Coinweb offers multiple-fiat on-ramping and off-ramping solutions within its multi-tenancy wallet. Coinweb’s cross-chain tokenization platform and a simple marketplace help large and established traditional businesses digitize aspects of their businesses.

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• Cor — Sign-up to device waitlist at www.corhealth.com
• Gym+Coffee — Gym+Coffee is an Irish-designed athleisure brand. We are passionately committed to encourage our community to Make Life Richer by socialising through exercise. We believe in awesome things to do, rad people to do them with and quality gear for all your adventures.
• Altro (fka Perch) — Perch Credit (also known as Perch), is a fin-tech mobile app that allows users to take common recurring expenses, such as their subscriptions & rent, and turn these into creditworthy data points. Perch is currrently live on iOS and plans to be on Android in the coming months.Perch recently graduated YC (S20) and closed 2.5M in their mostrecent round.

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• CESS — CESS is a blockchain-based, decentralized Layer-1 infrastructure that integrates distributed storage, a high-speed content delivery network.
• Dmail — Dmail Network is a decentralized mailbox that provides a safe and private environment for users' communication, storage, tokens, and NFTs. The company was founded by Mittal S. and Lucas L. in 2021.
• Cumulus Encrypted Storage System (CESS) — CESS revolutionizes AI, DeSci, RWA, Enterprise, and more with secure, transparent, and traceable data solutions. Delivering AI computing and data infrastructure, CESS enables data privacy and sovereignty with a focus on AI Agent applications and frameworks.

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• 0G — The First Decentralized AI Operating System
• Yellow — Yellow is a financial services provider of software, analytics, and investments in blockchain startups.
• Mind Network — The 1st Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) Restaking Layer for AI and POS Networks. Mind Network is backed by Binance Labs, Hashkey, Big Brain, Chainlink, etc.

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• Nexis Network — Nexis Network is a Zero-Knowledge Agentic L1 infrastructure engineered with EVM & SVM equivalence to enable scalable, private data networks. $NZT
• Sidus Heroes — gaming company
• Mavryk Dynamics — Real assets, Real people, Real solutions. Building a smarter, more secure future. Blockchain, Done Better. Building @MavrykNetwork & @MavenFinanceDAO.

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• A-World — Welcome to Animal World, a battle game based on #BNBCHAIN's super metaverse card tower defense. By setting up a hero tower to destroy monsters.
• NeuronX — The First AI-Driven Lending Protocol on @dfinity
• Vue Protocol — Community-First Layer for AI Memecoins. @solana @pumpdotfun @ton_blockchain Dvo1Fb7FxtUxsLbcQaizftfUT9HtL9P6swaQAScZDeQQ

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• Gamestarter — Full-scale gaming ecosystem for IGOs and NFT pre-sales.
• Algebra DEX engine — Modular DEX infrastructure for launching custom concentrated liquidity exchanges with V4 pools for DeFi, AI, RWAs & onchain trading on EVM.
• Crafting Finance — Synthetic asset issuance and trading protocol @NEARProtocol @auroraisnear https://t.co/K08znhxSSc

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• Enjinstarter — Web 3.0 Entertainment, Sports, Fashion, Metaverse, Social, Gamefi & Gamified Utility
• Zeitgeist PM — Zeitgeist PM is a blockchain tech to facilitate prediction markets and the futarchy form of governance.
• Genesis Shards — Crafting a whole new suite of NFT powered products across multiple blockchains

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• OP_NET — OPNET is a Bitcoin Layer 1 metaprotocol that enables smart contracts to function directly on the Bitcoin blockchain, without the use of sidechains or Layer 2 solutions.
• Watch.fun — Open boxes, collect watches. Pull a Rolex today. Authenticated by Wristcheck. Backed by @SolanaVentures
• Space — Space is a leveraged prediction market platform built on Solana, designed to reward users for accurate insights while enabling efficient capital flow through competitive forecasting, combining high-performance blockchain infrastructure with advanced market mechanisms to create a transparent, scalable, and engaging environment for decentralizedprediction and informed decision-making.