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List of blockchain technology companies by industry:
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On this blockchain business directory page:
- Blockchain Venture Builders
- Blockchain Incubators
The venture builder model is far more hands-on than you might be used to from venture capital.
Startup studios, or startup builders, provide more than simply the funding for the upstart of a new company. Their specialty are the human resources needed to execute the actual startup building.
Usually venture builders work as loose, semi-independent structures. Experts on behalf of the studio will join the emerging company as “entrepreneurs-in-residence”.
This approach is a good fit for blockchain technology industries where skilled professionals are still rare but deep insight into the technology is crucial.
Blockchain incubators, just like most technology incubators and accelerators in general, don’t get involved in the startup development nearly as much as venture builders.
Typically, an incubator or accelerator provides the early-stage startup company with work space plus some degree of backoffice and business support.
Incubators and accelerators therefore need to be quite well focused, because they are bringing a bunch of different startups to essentially a single office hub. This aspect is a great opportunity to form strategic partnerships if the participating startups all relate to the same industry but are not primary competitors.
For example, a startup that is developing a fintech dApp will benefit from alliance with an information security startup that has expertise in blockchain technology.
Blockchain Startup Studios, Venture Builders
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dlab
dlab was created by SOSV in 2018 to provide capital and resources to web3 and crypto projects creating more open, transparent, and participatory systems using blockchains and other decentralized technologies. dlab provides up to $250k in venture funding through their fully-remote program.
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Primarily Venture Builder, Accelerator, DeFi Focus: Builder |
New York, USA / Remote |
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dlab invested in API3, Milkomeda, Composable Finance. dlab partnered with Pantera. |
Personalities involved in dlab include Shawn Broderick, Nick Plante. |
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Thesis
Thesis is a creative venture studio that focuses on how to bridge the crypto/real-world purchase gap. They mainly work with public blockchains, a lot with bitcoin. Part of their work ventures into enabling private data storage on public blockchains. Thesis follows the venture builder model, they participate in the actual building of the tech and are backed by larger organizations. Their main verticals are Data, Payments and Gaming.
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Primarily Venture Builder, Startup Studio, Investor, Public Blockchains Focus: Builder |
Atlanta, US |
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Thesis invested in Fold App, Keep Network. Thesis partnered with Andreesen Horowitz, Polychain, Draper Associates, DHVC. |
Personalities involved in Thesis include Matt Luongo, Corbin Pon, Michael Gluzman, Andrew Nalbland. |
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Starkus
Starkus is a venture builder and advisory for startups that provides backoffice support & expertise for new ventures in the blockchain tech industry. They specialize in strategizing, audits and legal advisory but they do not provide funding or entrepreneurs in residence.
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Primarily Consultancy, Advisory Focus: Advisor |
Argentina |
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Personalities involved in Starkus include Brian Prilick, Cesar Levene, Nicolas Belgrano, Bernardo Chapar. |
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Outlier Ventures
Outlier Ventures is an investor and builder focusing on IoT, AI, blockchain and broadly any kind of distributed or tokenized systems. They have offices in London, Chicago and Toronto and are very open to new pitches. They do not provide dedicated entrepreneurs in residence but they invest and their investees benefit from their extensive network of partners. The company is also active in the research area and organizes webinars and events.
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Primarily Investor, Partner, Advisor Focus: Investor |
UK, USA & CA |
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Outlier Ventures invested in IOTA, DEX Data Marketplace, Sovrin identity management, FetchAI, OrbitDB. |
Personalities involved in Outlier Ventures include Jamie Burke, Stephan Apel, Aron van Ammers, Rumi Morales. |
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Next Big Thing AG
Next Big Thing (NBT) is a Berlin-based IoT and blockchain company builder and VC. NBT focuses mainly on IoT, sensors, data processing and smart contracts. The model NBT follows is not that of full-fetched dedicated startup building with entrepreneurs in residence, but one of co-founding with equity stakes and strong advisory through a network of partners. Key NBT employees are very active and influential in Berlin’s startup and innovation space.
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Primarily Startup Studio, Investor, IoT - AI - Blockchain Focus: Builder |
Germany |
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Next Big Thing AG invested in AssistMe.io, metr.systems, weeve.network, NRGEN, EverTrace.io. |
Personalities involved in Next Big Thing AG include Harald Zapp, Jasmin Skenderi, Sandra Panknin, Michael Bommer, Martin Buhl. |
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Ledger Project
Ledger Project is an EU-funded venture builder for human-centric solutions in the blockchain space. They are currenntly building a portfolio of MVPs built around privacy by design, openness and citizen data sovereignity. Ledger Project receives funding from the EU and has the total of 5.6 MM EUR to invest. There is network access, partnerships, mentoring and experts available for each venture it supports.
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Primarily Business Network, Investor, Startup Studio, Advisory Focus: Builder |
EU |
Raised funding 6.304284 MM USD |
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Ledger Project invested in 1st open call ends 30 April 2019: https://ledger-open-call.fundingbox.com/. Ledger Project partnered with IOTA Foundation , decode, c-voucher, RobotUnion, Telefonica Open Innovation, bottish association. |
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Coinsilium
Coinsilium is a venture builder, investor and advisor, supporting early-stage blockchain technology companies and the digital token economy. They were the first global blockchain accelerator to IPO already back in 2015. Coinsilium invested in projects like Factom, Rootstock or Elevate Health.
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Primarily Investing, Startup Builder, Consultancy, Seed Funding Focus: Investor |
UK & Gibraltar |
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Coinsilium invested in Factom, Rootstock, Elevate Health. |
Personalities involved in Coinsilium include Eddy Travia, Malcolm Palle. |
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Catena Capital
Catena is a German blockchain startup builder and investor, actively sourcing projects in scalability, identity management, KYC, AdTech and blockchain-based marketplaces. Catena provides entrepreneurs in residence, ICO service and full legal and operational support for new entrants. They also run a coworking office with event space in Berlin - the CryptoTank.
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Primarily Venture Builder, ICO Accelerator Focus: Builder |
Germany |
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Personalities involved in Catena Capital include Miriam Neubauer, Michael Ambros, Gunther Schmidt, Fabian Spielberger. |
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Blockchain Incubators & Accelerators
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Web3 Ventures
Web3 Ventures provide the business support for promising sustainable blockchain projects in the area of fintech and international trade. They provide guidance, security advisory and ICO management. |
Primary Focus: Supply Chain Management, Trade Finance Accelerator |
Not published. |
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Web3 Ventures is located in Amsterdam. |
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TheFactory
The leading nordic tech incubator with a whole host of strategic partnerships and also accolades. They organize or take part events nearly every week, focusing on fintech, innovation and sustainability. Applications for new startups are open and available from the website. TheFactory provides workspace in central Oslo, legal help and backoffice support. Accepted startups receive funding through TheFactory angels (100-500k NOK). |
Primary Focus: Fintech, Sustainability, Credit Risk, SMEs, Marketplaces Accelerator |
Not published. |
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TheFactory is located in Oslo, Norway. |
TheFactory partnered with KPMG, Nordea, Santander, Oslo Fintech Hub. |
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| The Blockchain Disruptors Initiative |
Primary Focus: Incubators Accelerator |
Not published. |
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The Blockchain Disruptors Initiative is located in West Palm Beach. |
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| Startup Growth Advisors |
Primary Focus: IoT Accelerator |
Not published. |
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Society3 Group
Accelerator focusing on developing countries. |
Primary Focus: Startup mentoring, Community Accelerator |
Not published. |
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Society3 Group is located in San Francisco, US. |
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Scalable Labs
Incubator focusing on lean startups and freelancers that want to start in the blockchain technology. Provides tools, funding and networking opportunities. To apply, entrepreneurs must submit a feasible and well researched business model proposal that gets thoroughly vetted. After admission, funding is released by milestones (for instance after MVP completion). Startups that are part of Scalable Labs can leverage the pool of freelance talent that the incubator has at disposal. |
Primary Focus: Startups Incubator |
Not published. |
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Scalable Labs is located in Orange County, US. |
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IdeaFounder Capital
Focused on high-tech - AI, cryptography, virtual reality. |
Primary Focus: AI, cryptography, virtual reality Accelerator |
Not published. |
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IdeaFounder Capital is located in Seattle. |
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HODL.vc
HODL is a venture capital fund and company builder with offices in New York City, London, and Seoul. We build and invest early with entrepreneurs that use digital assets and blockchain technology to solve real problems. |
Primary Focus: Incubators, Venture Capital Accelerator |
Not published. |
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HODL.vc is located in London. |
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Dignyfy
Dignyfy is a strategy hub specializing in Blockchain and dApp consulting, PR, Marketing, Education and Development. |
Primary Focus: Consulting, Business Services, PR/Marketing Accelerator |
Not published. |
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Chicago Blockchain Center
Launched originally in 2015 as the Chicago Bitcoin Center. The hub provides educational resources, space and an ecosystem hub for all things blockchain. |
Primary Focus: Community, Education, Innovation Incubator |
Not published. |
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Chicago Blockchain Center is located in Chicago. |
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| Blocksmatter |
Primary Focus: Blockchains Accelerator |
Not published. |
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Blocksmatter is located in Zurich, Switzerland. |
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| Blockchain Hub Prague |
Primary Focus: Network of startups Accelerator |
Not published. |
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Blockchain Hub Prague is located in Prague, Czechia. |
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| Blockchain Centre Vilnius |
Primary Focus: Knowledge Management Accelerator |
Not published. |
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| AppWorks |
Primary Focus: IoT Accelerator |
Not published. |
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AppWorks is located in Taiwan. |
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