Top 50 Web3 Startup Investors in Italy in May 2026

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• Smart Point — We are entering the age of convenience and immediacy. A Smart Point automates the reception of any product you shop online, and any service available in your city, from pharmaceuticals, to flowers and dry cleaning. All delivered in 1 hour and available to pick up at your convenience.
• Parabol — As Parabol, we use our innovative power for smart mobility systems and traffic safety all over the world.
• Fastlane — Discover seamless logistics control with our cutting-edge transport management software. Streamline operations, optimize routes, and enhance efficiency effortlessly. Try our solution for comprehensive control today!

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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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• 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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• Fence — At Fence, we're transforming the way debt facilities are managed. We are the Operating System for your debt facility, reducing the amount of resources spent in back-office operations and letting teams focus on what matters.Our platform, built on blockchain technology, offers a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that simplifies andautomate debt facility operations. Whether you're a capital provider or an asset originator, Fence leads you toward a smarter financial future.For capital providers, our platform enables internet-native debt solutions and real-time portfolio insights, enhancing your credit investment monitoring. With Fence, you stay ahead, making informed decisions for success. Asset originators benefit from enhanced capital efficiency and reduced operational costs, thanks to Fence's automation. We seamlessly integrate debt facilities into your tech stack and provide on-demand programmable debt, giving you unprecedented control over the capital you borrow.
• qomodo — Qomodo: La piattaforma BNPL innovativa. Rate a tasso zero, approvazioni veloci, transazioni sicure. Rivoluzionaria nell'acquisto per aziende e consumatori.
• ReportAId — ReportAId is an AI-powered software that breathes life into medical reports to make healthcare more organized, customized, and accessible.

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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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• Dance — Dance is an electric mobility subscription company that makes it easy to explore your city with an electric bike or moped.
• Jet HR — Jet HR makes managing people incredibly simple: payroll, benefits, devices, compliance and much more. We re-thought the HR function, removing anything that is cumbersome and simplifying any action on employees. We are funded by the best Italian VCs (Exor Ventures, Italian Founders Fund and 6 more) and by the best Italian founders (founders ofCasavo, Satispay, Scalapay, Bending Spoons, Musixmatch, Talent Garden, Oyster HR, etc).
• 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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• I-VASC — I-VASC has developed the VELEX device using new technology to treat CVI and varicose veins.
• Reasoned Art — Reasoned Art is the Italian gallery dedicated to CryptoArt. it selects the best digital artists worldwide, curates physical and virtual exhibitions, and certifies the authenticity of works allowing their sale through NFT.

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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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• qomodo — Qomodo: La piattaforma BNPL innovativa. Rate a tasso zero, approvazioni veloci, transazioni sicure. Rivoluzionaria nell'acquisto per aziende e consumatori.
• Omnea — The all-in-one procurement platform. Request purchases, automate approvals, and streamline your procurement process in one centralised solution.
• Dimension — The state of the art collaboration platform for modern engineering teams. Chat, project management, smart actions, and more, accelerated by AI.

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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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• Mudafy — Mudafy is a tech-enabled real estate broker for LatAm.
• 0G — The First Decentralized AI Operating System
• Initia Labs — Initia unites full-stack apps and unlocks value through interwoven infrastructure and aligned economics.

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• BaseVol — BaseVol is an options trading platform that offers trading options, from simple 0DTE trades to complex structured vault strategies.
• Openknowl — OPENKNOWL is an online career management system, offering mentoring facilities and careers camps for those wanting to develop a career in the IT sector.
• Reasoned Art — Reasoned Art is the Italian gallery dedicated to CryptoArt. it selects the best digital artists worldwide, curates physical and virtual exhibitions, and certifies the authenticity of works allowing their sale through NFT.

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• EarnOS — EarnOS is the fully remote company that provides Global Ad & Payments Platform powered by Web3.
• TAC — TAC is a TON network extension that allows the EVM community to access Telegram users, and it enables Ton wallet holders to easily interact with EVM dApps deployed on TAC.
• Fortytwo — Fortytwo is a decentralized AI network that employs swarm intelligence by linking consumer devices to execute small AI models. It provides a scalable and cost-efficient alternative to centralized AI systems, enabling users to contribute computing resources while ensuring data privacy. Fortytwo's goal is to create a reasoning engine thatoperates on a planetary scale and is driven by the community.

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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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• 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 DeFi platform to lend, borrow, trade, and manage digital assets all in one place.

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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 DeFi platform to lend, borrow, trade, and manage digital assets all in one place.

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• 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.
• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a DeFi platform to lend, borrow, trade, and manage digital assets all in one place.

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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 DeFi platform to lend, borrow, trade, and manage digital assets all in one place.

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• MemeFi — MemeFi is a blending of social technology with Web3 features on-chain Social Tech app might be focusing on integrating blockchain technology with social interactions, which could offer benefits like decentralization and enhanced privacy.
• 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.
• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a DeFi platform to lend, borrow, trade, and manage digital assets all in one place.

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• Playgama — Playgama is a fast-growing distributor of HTML5 games, connecting developers to an audience of 220 million monthly active players. We simplify game distribution and monetization, allowing developers to focus on creating exceptional games while we handle the rest. With open-source SDK, games distributed thought Playgama can reach players acrossleading high-traffic platforms, ensuring global exposure—from Europe to Asia and USA.
• TAC — TAC is a TON network extension that allows the EVM community to access Telegram users, and it enables Ton wallet holders to easily interact with EVM dApps deployed on TAC.
• Bion — Bion is a Web3 shopping application that uses blockchain technology to enhance the shopping experience.

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• Capx — Capx's mission is to accelerate the flow of capital through the private markets, thereby enhancing global capital allocation. With secondary market and enterprise solutions, Capx combines high-quality collections of opportunities with efficient access for institutions and individual investors.
• Beamable — One line of code is all you need to build your own custom server logic via microservices along with a world of LiveOps tools and live services.
• Fanable — Fanable is a Web3 marketplace specialized in Pokémon, comic books, and collectibles, allowing users to purchase, sell, and engage with their favorite products in both physical and digital forms.

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• Dare Market — Dare Market is an innovative challenge platform built on the Solana blockchain, designed to create an engaging, transparent, and decentralized environment for users to participate in various skill-based and social challenges.
• Temple Digital Group — Capital Markets Built On Canton. A privacy focused technical stack for trading digital assets.
• Mill City Venture III — Building the world's leading Sui treasury.

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• StakeStone — StakeStone is the best yield-bearing ETH with a decentralized yield optimizing service ready for mass adoption on layer2s.
• Doubler Pro — Join Doubler, become a Winner.
• Multiple Network — Multiple Network is a web3 DePIN project that uses SD-WAN technology to create a network layer that allows for high-speed transfer of digital assets and data.

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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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• 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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• 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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• KAIO — The first protocol purpose-built for RWAs, ensuring seamless movement, compliance, and liquidity in DeFi through a sovereign AppChain.
• Dare Market — Dare Market is an innovative challenge platform built on the Solana blockchain, designed to create an engaging, transparent, and decentralized environment for users to participate in various skill-based and social challenges.
• Mill City Venture III — Building the world's leading Sui treasury.

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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
• Enjinstarter — Web 3.0 Entertainment, Sports, Fashion, Metaverse, Social, Gamefi & Gamified Utility
• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a DeFi platform to lend, borrow, trade, and manage digital assets all in one place.

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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 DeFi platform to lend, borrow, trade, and manage digital assets all in one place.

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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 DeFi platform to lend, borrow, trade, and manage digital assets all in one place.

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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 — GPU Network is a decentralized graphics processing unit on-demand infrastructure that supports the next generation of Generative AI, Web3 Metaverses, high-end graphics rendering, and cryptocurrency mining.
• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a DeFi platform to lend, borrow, trade, and manage digital assets all in one place.

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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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• 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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• 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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• Code — This is Digital Cash
• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a DeFi platform to lend, borrow, trade, and manage digital assets all in one place.
• Edgen — A multi-chain, modular and open-source protocol providing the tools for developers to create the next generation of social apps.

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• Reasoned Art — Reasoned Art is the Italian gallery dedicated to CryptoArt. it selects the best digital artists worldwide, curates physical and virtual exhibitions, and certifies the authenticity of works allowing their sale through NFT.

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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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• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a DeFi platform to lend, borrow, trade, and manage digital assets all in one place.

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• Symmio — Symmio is a platform that facilitates the clearing of derivatives transactions by focusing on the specific intentions of users. It provides easy, permissionless access to both traditional and emerging assets.
• Uptopia — Uptopia is the Base Chain ecosystem game startup platform.
• Optimum — Optimum constitutes a decentralized, high-performance memory infrastructure tailored for use across various blockchains.

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• 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 DeFi platform to lend, borrow, trade, and manage digital assets all in one place.

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• Sekerbank — Sekerbank offers banking services. Sustainable energy, energy efficiency, addressing climate change, financial inclusion, and women's banking are some of their banking operations. In the areas of agriculture, business, SME, corporate, and retail, they offer banking services.
• Gruppo Di Martino — Gruppo Di Martino is an Italian logistics and transportation company
• Africa Finance Corporation — Sprout SEO for AFCBank

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• IIO — Il VoiceAgent AI visivo che parla, consiglia e accompagna i tuoi clienti all'acquisto. Personal shopping, raccomandazioni, recupero carrelli e supporto 24/7.
• VoiceMe — SaaS solution of Voice Customer Authentication - a platform allowing electronic payments, single-sign-on and secured digital signing.

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• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a DeFi platform to lend, borrow, trade, and manage digital assets all in one place.

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• Reasoned Art — Reasoned Art is the Italian gallery dedicated to CryptoArt. it selects the best digital artists worldwide, curates physical and virtual exhibitions, and certifies the authenticity of works allowing their sale through NFT.

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• volvero — Condividi la tua auto, noleggia veicoli in modo semplice e affidabile. Mettiamo in contatto proprietari e conducenti per un'esperienza unica!

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• Folks Finance — Folks Finance is a DeFi platform to lend, borrow, trade, and manage digital assets all in one place.

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• Saladin — Saladin is an online platform that provides life, health, automotive, and travel insurance services.
• Nexxa.ai — Agentic automation tailored to system-critical industries the world relies on. Book a free consultation today.
• AND Global — AND Global is a Financial Technology as a Services company that provides everything that a modern digital bank needs and more. The company was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Central Region, Singapore.

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• Hemi Labs — Hemi (https://hemi.xyz) is a modular protocol that integrates Bitcoin and Ethereum to amplify and extend the core capabilities of the two leading blockchain networks. This offers a novel perspective on blockchain interoperability and scaling by approaching Bitcoin and Ethereum as components of a single supernetwork. The result providessecurity that exceeds that of Bitcoin (“superfinality”) and new levels of blockchain programmability, portability, and potential. Hemi was co-founded by Jeff Garzik (former Bitcoin core developer) and Max Sanchez (inventor of the Proof-of-Proof consensus protocol), and is surrounded by a team of renowned blockchain engineers, strategic partners and investors.
• Heritage Distilling — Heritage Distilling Co. (HDC) is a craft distillery based in Gig Harbor, Washington. HDC is the most awarded craft distillery in North America by the American Distilling Institute 10 years in a row. We pour a little of our heart into every batch of spirits we make.
• Temple Digital Group — Capital Markets Built On Canton. A privacy focused technical stack for trading digital assets.