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Raises
Circle Ventures
Total Investments76
DeFi18
Infrastructure10
Payments7
L15
CeFi2
Centralized Exchange2
AI2
Stablecoin Infrastructure1
RWA1
Banking1
DEX1
Cybersecurity1
Storage1
NFT1
L21
Trading1
Stablecoin1
Analytics1
Social Platform1
| Name | Round | Category | Description | Lead Investor | Chains | Other Investors | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclops | Jul 15, 2026 | $20m | Series A | Payments | Cyclops is a crypto payments infrastructure platform for payment service providers and merchant acquirers. It enables platforms to offer crypto acceptance, stablecoin settlement, and digital asset functionality without building their own blockchain infrastructure | Nana Ventures | Coinbase Ventures, Circle Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, OpenFX, F-Prime Capital | ||
| Elliptic | Jul 9, 2026 | Strategic | Analytics | Elliptic, a UK-based blockchain analytics firm specializing in crypto compliance and anti-money laundering tools | Circle Ventures | ||||
| EarnOS | Jun 17, 2026 | $18.5m | pre-Series A | AI | EarnOS is building Ero, an app that helps brands verify human internet traffic, reduce bot-driven waste, and reward authentic digital behavior | 1kx, Coinbase Ventures, Circle Ventures | |||
| Morpho | Jun 9, 2026 | $175m | DeFi | Lending | Paradigm, a16z crypto, Ribbit Capital | VanEck, Apollo Global Management, Circle Ventures, Ledger Cathay Capital, Variant Fund, Wintermute Ventures, IOSG Ventures, HashKey Capital, SBI Group, BPI France, Mirana Ventures | |||
| Turnkey | May 14, 2026 | $12.5m | Strategic | Infrastructure | Turnkey is a wallet infrastructure platform that provides APIs for secure private key management. It enables developers to create wallets and sign transactions across chains with programmable permissions and policy controls | Circle Ventures, Archetype, Bain Capital Crypto, Lightspeed Faction, Galaxy Digital, Sequoia Capital, Variant Fund | |||
| Brix Money | Apr 15, 2026 | $5.5m | DeFi | Emerging markets yield onchain | FWRD Ventures, Is Asset Management | Circle Ventures, ConsenSys Ventures, Borderless Capital | |||
| Tazapay | Mar 26, 2026 | $36m | Series B | Payments | Tazapay is a global cross-border payments platform enabling local collections and payouts in 70+ markets. It supports cards, bank transfers, alternative payment methods, and stablecoins, providing fiat–crypto settlement infrastructure for enterprises and fintechs | Circle Ventures | CMT Digital, Peak XV Partners, Coinbase Ventures, GMO VenturePartners, Ripple, January Capital, Norinchuckin Capital, ARC180, RTP Global | ||
| edgeX | Feb 10, 2026 | DeFi | A high-performance, orderbook-based perpetual DEX with native trading experience | Circle Ventures | |||||
| RedotPay | Dec 16, 2025 | $107m | Series B | Stablecoin Infrastructure | RedotPay is a Hong Kong–based stablecoin payments fintech that enables crypto-to-fiat transactions through cards, wallets, and payout infrastructure. It supports global spending and cross-border transfers via stablecoin-based cards, multi-currency wallets, and P2P payments, operating under regulatory licenses in Hong Kong and Lithuania | GoodWater Capital | Pantera Capital, Blockchain Capital, HongShan, Circle Ventures | ||
| Hyperliquid | Sep 16, 2025 | L1 | Hyperliquid is a decentralized financial system built on a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain powered by HyperBFT, capable of 200k transactions per second with ~0.2-second finality | Circle Ventures | |||||
| D2X | Jul 29, 2025 | $5m | Strategic | CeFi | D2X is a MiFID II-regulated crypto derivatives exchange for institutions, offering Bitcoin and Ethereum futures with segregated collateral and bank-integrated custody | Circle Ventures, CMT Digital | Point72 Ventures, Tioga Capital, GSR, Fortino Capital | ||
| Zodia Markets | Jul 28, 2025 | $18.25m | Series A | Centralized Exchange | Zodia operates as a regulated institutional-grade digital asset brokerage and trading venue, offering OTC and exchange services to corporations and professional clients | Pharsalus Capital | Circle Ventures, Token Bay Capital, Human Capital, XVC Tech, The Operating Group | ||
| Conduit Pay | May 28, 2025 | $36m | Series A | Payments | Conduit is a cross-border payments platform designed for businesses | Dragonfly Capital, Altos Ventures | Sound Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Circle Ventures, DCG, Portage Ventures | ||
| Catena Labs | May 20, 2025 | $18m | Seed | Banking | Catena Labs is pioneering the development of the first AI-native financial institution, tailored to meet the unique needs of AI agents and their human collaborators | a16z crypto | Breyer Capital, Circle Ventures, Coinbase Ventures | ||
| Octane Security | Apr 8, 2025 | $6.75m | Seed | Cybersecurity | Octane is an AI-powered cybersecurity platform that provides continuous, real-time analysis of blockchain smart contracts to detect and remediate vulnerabilities before deployment | Winklevoss Capital, Archetype Ventures | Circle Ventures, Druid Ventures, Gemini, Legion Capital, Duke Capital Partners | ||
| Codex | Apr 4, 2025 | $15.8m | Seed | L1 | a startup that’s building its own blockchain designed specifically for stablecoins, | Dragonfly Capital | Selini Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Wintermute Ventures, Circle Ventures, Cumberland DRW | ||
| Momentum | Mar 31, 2025 | $5m | Seed | DeFi | Momentum is the premier ve(3,3) DEX designed to align the interests of traders, liquidity providers, and token holders , driving sustainable, long-term value creation | Varys Capital | Circle Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Sui Foundation, Aptos Foundation, Gate Ventures, Amber Group, Selini Capital, Jump Crypto, Arcanum Capital, Dewhales Capital, WAGMI Ventures, Mysten Labs, Monke Ventures | ||
| Abound | Mar 27, 2025 | $14m | Payments | Abound is a cross-border remittance and rewards super app tailored for Indian Americans in the U.S. Backed by The Times of India Group | Circle Ventures, NEAR Foundation, Times Internet | ||||
| Lens | Dec 18, 2024 | $31m | Strategic | Social Platform | The fastest, lowest-cost Ethereum network powering social and finance | Lightspeed Faction | Circle Ventures, ConsenSys Ventures, Avail, Fabric Ventures, Foresight Ventures, Digital Finance Group, G-20 Group, Re7 Captial, Wintermute Ventures, Borderless Capital, Alchemy Ventures, Superscrypt , Caliber Ventures, Blockchain Coinvestors, Bodhi Ventures | ||
| Shinami | Nov 20, 2024 | $5.65m | Seed | Infrastructure | The leading Move developer platform for Aptos and Sui. | Race Capital, 6th Man Ventures, Mysten Labs, Aptos Foundation, Movement Labs, Coinbase Ventures, Circle Ventures | |||
| Huma Finance | Sep 11, 2024 | $38m | Series A | Payments | Huma Finance, a company pioneering the Payment Financing (PayFi) network | Distributed Global, HashKey Capital, Folius Ventures, ParaFi Capital, Circle Ventures, Robot Ventures, Fenbushi Capital, Anagram, Hard Yaka, Stellar Development Foundation, Tibas Ventures, Race Capital | |||
| Space and Time | Aug 27, 2024 | $20m | Series A | AI | Verifiable Compute Layer for AI x Blockchain | Framework Ventures, Lightspeed Faction, Arrington Capital, Hivemind | M12 Microsoft Venture Fund, DCG, F Prime, OKX Ventures, Circle Ventures, Alumni Ventures, MH Ventures, Gate Ventures | ||
| Skyfire | Aug 21, 2024 | $8.5m | Seed | Payments | crypto payment network for AI agents | Circle Ventures, Ripple, Gemini, Draper Associates |