Crypto Companies and IPOs

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Why Crypto Projects Go Public

Examples of Completed and Upcoming IPOs

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Opinions from Major Market Players

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How IPOs Will Affect the Crypto Industry

Synergy Between Stocks and Cryptocurrencies

How Can a US Resident Participate in an IPO?

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How Can a Non-US Resident Participate in a US IPO?

Conclusion

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3D illustration of an IPO gateway between crypto and fiat finance symbols

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Crypto companies are eyeing IPOs to boost funding, gain trust, and scale globally. With Circle’s $1.1B debut and others like Gemini and Kraken lining up, public listings mark a new phase of crypto's push into traditional finance.

Circle Ventures

Ripple

Tron

Coinbase Ventures

Gemini Frontier Fund

Bullish

Blockchain.com Ventures

Crypto’s IPO Rush: Why Startups Are Heading to Wall Street

United States of America

Polychain Capital is a cryptocurrency-focused investment management firm and hedge fund. It was founded in 2016 by Olaf Carlson-Wee, who was the first employee at Coinbase and is known for being one of the earliest advocates of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Polychain Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and is considered one of the prominent players in the cryptocurrency investment space.

Polychain Capital

Blockchain.com Ventures is a venture fund anchored and supported by Blockchain.com & Lightspeed Venture Partners

Kraken Ventures invests in businesses and projects at the nexus of both the FinTech and Blockchain / Crypto revolution.

Kraken Ventures

dao5

Northrock Capital

CitizenX is a secure and private platform for obtaining citizenship in countries that welcome investors and entrepreneurs. Combining Swiss engineering with a 24/7 concierge service, CitizenX helps diversify your passport portfolio and ensure a secure future for you and your loved ones.

CitizenX

Greenlane Holdings

Pantera Capital is a blockchain and cryptocurrency-focused investment firm and hedge fund. It was founded in 2013 by Dan Morehead, who is a former Wall Street executive and chief financial officer (CFO) at Tiger Management. Pantera Capital is known for being one of the earliest institutional investors in the cryptocurrency space and has been actively involved in supporting the growth and development of blockchain technology and digital assets.

Pantera Capital

Arrington Capital is a thesis-focused digital asset and Web3 investing firm. Since 2017, Arrington Capital has invested in over 200 early-stage companies in the crypto ecosystem. Arrington Capital's crypto-native team of seasoned entrepreneurs, founders, and executives is committed to doubling down on efforts to ensure our partners' success.

Arrington Capital

Digital Currency Group builds and supports bitcoin and blockchain companies by leveraging insights, network, and access to capital.

Digital Currency Group (DCG)

ParaFi Capital is an alternative investment firm focused on blockchain and decentralized finance markets.

ParaFi Capital

Satsuma

Initialized Capital

Alchemy provides a set of web3 development tools for easily building and scaling a decentralized application.

Alchemy

Archetype is an early-stage venture fund focused on accelerating the decentralized future.

Archetype

Homebrew

South Park Commons brings together talented people to share ideas, explore directions, and realize the opportunities that’ll get you there.

South Park Commons

Y Combinator is a startup accelerator that invests in a wide range of startups twice a year.

Y Combinator

OpenSea Ventures

Dragonfly Capital Partners, commonly referred to as Dragonfly Capital, is a venture capital firm that focuses on investments in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. Dragonfly Capital is known for its active involvement in the blockchain and crypto industry and its commitment to supporting innovative projects and companies.

Dragonfly Capital

Galaxy is a digital asset and blockchain leader helping institutions, startups, and qualified individuals shape a changing economy.

Galaxy

United Kingdom

Wintermute is a truly value adding investor dedicated to supporting the innovation in the blockchain ecosystem.

Wintermute

Ribbit Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies.

Ribbit Capital

Haun Ventures

Ethena

StablecoinX

Malta

YZi Labs is an investment firm formerly known as Binance Labs that invests in all stages of development in the fields of Web3, artificial intelligence (AI), and biotechnology.

YZi Labs (prev Binance Labs)

Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP is an investment manager authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority in the United

Brevan Howard

SIG is a global quantitative trading firm committing its own capital to trade financial products around the world.

Susquehanna International Group (SIG)

IMC Financial Markets

Hack VC is a web3 venture capital firm. Hack VC partners with online and offline hackers who are building the future of the internet.

Hack VC

Kingsway Capital

K5 Global is a new media and financial services advisory and consulting firm. The company works with corporations, government entities, and start-ups, and is involved in a range of industries, including sports, technology, politics, and entertainment. K5 functions as a liaison for high-level startups and deal flow, connects influencers andcelebrities to entrepreneurs and brands, and incubates global business opportunities with A-list talent.

K5 Global

Original Capital

Acki Nacki

Hong Kong

Animoca Brands is a global digital entertainment company that specializes in the development and publishing of mobile games, blockchain-based games, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). They are known for creating and publishing a wide range of popular games, including licensed intellectual properties such as Formula 1, Doraemon, and MotoGP. Animoca Brands is also heavily involved in the blockchain gaming space, leveraging the benefits of blockchain technology and NFTs to create unique gaming experiences.

Animoca Brands

Shima Capital is an early stage VC firm investing in disruptive web3 and blockchain technology companies.

Shima Capital

Humanity

Mechanism Capital is an investment firm that invests in the cryptocurrency industry with a focus on decentralized finance or DeFi.

Mechanism Capital

South Korea

Empowering mass adoption of the decentralized future 
through network building of the protocol economy.

Hashed

India

Sandeep Nailwal

Foresight Ventures is an investment institution focusing on blockchain technology and crypto industry established in 2020, whose predecessor was an international private equity venture capital with more than ten years of investment experience.  We take solid research on market and technology as investment orientation when investing in both primary and secondary markets of equity and token, with nearly 80 million dollars asset under management.

Foresight Ventures

Cypher Capital is a early stage VC and consultant firm

Cypher Capital

CMCC Global is one of Asia’s first venture capital funds focused solely on blockchain investments, with offices in North America and Asia.

CMCC Global

Chairman of Animoca Brands and generally excited to talk about true digital property rights

Yat Siu

Gmoney, NFT Thought Leader, NFT collector and trader.

gmoney

Bankless

Early stage blockchain venture capital. A JV with Lightspeedvp

Faction

Taiwan

Established in 2018, Kronos Research swiftly ascended to the forefront of the quantitative trading landscape, handling billions of dollars in transactions daily.

Kronos Research

Cadenza actively invests in the technology companies and related crypto assets that are reshaping financial services.

Cadenza Ventures

DCF GOD

Borderless Capital is a Blockchain VC firm and a modern financial institution investing capital and co-building financial products with our portfolio companies that accelerates access, bootstraps adoption, and creates value globally through the Algorand Borderless Economy.

Borderless Capital

PopcornKirby

Singapore

Blockchain Founders Fund (BFF) is a Singapore based early-stage Venture Capital Fund which invests in top-tier Blockchain startups globally.

Blockchain Founders Fund

MH Ventures is a world-class community-backed venture capital investing in top blockchain projects of the future.

MH Ventures

Humla Ventures

Caladan (Alphalab)

Wormhole

Side Door Ventures

Japan

Hyperithm

Psalion VC is a disruptive venture capital fund dedicated to the Web3 ecosystem.

Psalion VC

Bharat Krymo

XBTO Group

Wave Digital Assets

Jason Yanowitz

Omega

The CMT Group has acted as a valued collaborator to numerous exchanges, clearing firms, and trading and investment teams, generating edge by pairing market insight with early adoption and innovation of nascent technologies.

CMT Digital

Jane Street is a global trading firm and liquidity provider with a unique focus on technology and collaborative problem solving.

Jane Street Capital

Foundation Capital is a venture capital firm made up of former entrepreneurs and helps companies and businesses grow.

Foundation Capital

United Arab Emirates

Vy Capital is an investment firm that focuses on the internet and software industry. It was founded in 2013 by Alexander Tamas and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Vy Capital

China

Sky9 Capital is a leading venture capital fund dedicated to supporting disruptive technologies and outstanding innovators.

Sky9

GSR, founded in 2013, is a global leader in digital asset trading and market making.
GSR is a crypto market maker and ecosystem partner

GSR Markets (GSR)

Krust

CryptoKudasaiJP

Lingfeng Capital

Human Capital partners with exceptional founders, deploying capital and building teams of the highest caliber at scale.

Human Capital

Developing innovative liquid handling products to improve the productivity, ergonomics, and workflow in labs.

Vista Lab

ZetaChain

Blockchain Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in investments in blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. It was founded in 2013 by Bart Stephens and Brad Stephens, and it's headquartered in San Francisco, California. Blockchain Capital is one of the earliest and most well-known venture capital firms dedicated exclusively to the blockchain and cryptocurrency space.

Blockchain Capital

Germany

1kx is a venture capital firm that stands at the forefront of the blockchain and crypto space, focusing on investments in decentralized technologies and blockchain-based projects. Founded by Christopher Heymann and Lasse Clausen, 1kx has established itself as a key player in identifying and supporting early-stage companies that are pushing the boundaries of innovation in the crypto ecosystem.

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a prominent venture capital firm recognized for its strategic investments in innovative and high-growth technology companies. Founded in 2000 by Chris Schaepe, Barry Eggers, Ravi Mhatre, and Peter Nieh, Lightspeed has played a pivotal role in shaping the success stories of numerous startups across various sectors.

Lightspeed Venture Partners

LAO is a member-led venture fund built on the spirit of Ethereum’s original DAO. As a global collective of Ethereum enthusiasts and experts, LAO invests in early-stage projects that push the boundaries of DeFi, NFTs, privacy, and Web3 social applications.

The Lao

IOSG Venture is an early-stage fund for decentralized protocols and companies. Early-stage algorithm-based ventures.

IOSG Ventures

Coinbase Ventures is the venture capital arm of Coinbase, one of the largest and most well-known cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. Coinbase Ventures is focused on investing in early-stage companies and projects in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. It provides funding, resources, and support to startups and entrepreneurs working on innovative blockchain and crypto-related technologies and applications.

Fenbushi Capital is the first and most active blockchain-focused venture capital firm in Asia

Fenbushi Capital

Switzerland

ConsenSys develops enterprise applications, invests in startups, builds developer tools, and offers blockchain education.

ConsenSys

Republic Capital works with high net-worth individuals and family offices to syndicate investment opportunities.

Republic Capital

Signum Capital invests in distributed ledger technologies and crypto assets. Signum Capital support game-changing projects that advance us towards the future of blockchain-enabled socioeconomic transformation.

Signum Capital

Tiger Global Management is an investment firm that deploys capital globally in both public and private markets.

Tiger Global Management

Bixin Ventures invests in early-stage infrastructure projects that cultivate and facilitate mass adoption of open finance through permissionless and decentralized networks.

Bixin Ventures

LongHash Ventures is a global blockchain accelerator and VC fund.

LongHash Ventures

P2 Ventures is dedicated to supporting visionary teams across the multichain ecosystem. We invest at the earliest stages across all categories in web3.

P2 Ventures

Arweave

Blockdaemon is a blockchain deployment facilitator that manages nodes and payment rails for blockchain networks.

			Stage	Investors
Greenlane Holdings	$110.00 M	~$1.10 B	PIPE	+3	--	Finance	Oct 20, 2025
Satsuma Satsuma	$217.60 M	~$2.18 B	Funding Round	+3		Blockchain Service	Aug 6, 2025
StablecoinX	$360.00 M	~$3.60 B	PIPE	+7		Finance	Jul 21, 2025
NACKL Acki Nacki	$6.00 M	~$60.00 M	Funding Round	+2		Gaming	Feb 28, 2025
H Humanity	$30.00 M	$1.00 B	Seed Round	+1		Infrastructure	May 15, 2024
Omega	$6.00 M	~$60.00 M	Funding Round	+18		DeFi	Feb 7, 2024
ZETA ZetaChain	$27.00 M	~$270.00 M	Funding Round	+9		Blockchain	Aug 16, 2023
SAFE Safe	$100.00 M	~$1.00 B	Funding Round	+30		Wallet	Jul 2022
MINA Mina Protocol	$92.00 M	~$920.00 M	Funding Round	+9		Blockchain	Mar 2022
SD Stader	$12.50 M	$313.50 M	Strategic Round	+7		Liquid Staking Protocols	Jan 20, 2022
ZK ZKsync	$50.00 M	~$500.00 M	Series B	+10		Layer-2	Nov 8, 2021
C3	$3.60 M	~$36.00 M	Funding Round	+8		--	Nov 2021
SIS Symbiosis	$2.00 M	$20.00 M	Seed	+13		Protocol	Oct 2021
Messari	$21.00 M	~$210.00 M	Series A	+9		Elrond Ecosystem	Aug 5, 2021
Figure	$200.00 M	$3.20 B	Series D	+16		Finance	Aug 3, 2021
PTU Pintu Token	$35.00 M	~$350.00 M	Series A	+4		Cryptocurrency	Aug 2021
ECOX ECOx	$60.00 M	$800.00 M	Series B	+14		Ethereum Ecosystem	Jul 2021
eco ECO	$60.00 M	~$600.00 M	Series B	+14		--	Jul 2021
Amber Group	$100.00 M	~$1.00 B	Series B Round	+7		--	Jun 2021
PTU Pintu Token	$6.00 M	$40.00 M	Seed Round	+3		Cryptocurrency	May 25, 2021

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