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    Recent transactions in the domain of decentralised exchanges (DEx)

    Country Funding round Date
    Ellipsis Labs
    Solana-based decentralized exchange developer.
    N/A
    USD 21,000,000 (USD 21,000,000)
    31 Oct 2024
    Vanilla Finance
    Decentralised cryptocurrency exchange (DEX).
    N/A
    4 Sep 2024
    Crypto Valley Exchange
    Cryptocurrency exchange.
    Switzerland Seed
    USD 7,000,000 (USD 7,000,000)
    17 Apr 2024
    Ellipsis Labs
    Solana-based decentralized exchange developer.
    Series A
    USD 20,000,000 (USD 20,000,000)
    Apr 2024
    Dexalot
    Revolutionary exchange whose singular charge is to bring the CEX-like experience to the world of DeFi.
    N/A
    USD 5,250,000 (USD 5,250,000)
    17 Feb 2022
    dYdX
    Developer of a decentralised exchange on a mission to build open, secure, and powerful financial products.
    N/A
    31 Dec 2021
    Biswap
    Cryptocurrency exchange.
    N/A
    31 Dec 2021
    Orca
    Series A
    USD 18,000,000 (USD 18,000,000)
    22 Sep 2021
    SundaeSwap
    Decentralised trading protocol on Cardano.
    Seed
    USD 1,300,000 (USD 1,300,000)
    21 Sep 2021
    CDzExchange
    Cross-chain decentralized exchange (DEx).
    Private Round
    USD 750,000 (USD 750,000)
    1 Sep 2021
    Anypad
    Multichain launchpad and multichain AMM decentralised exchange DEX.
    Private Round
    USD 650,000 (USD 650,000)
    25 Aug 2021
    Sigmadex
    Self-stabilizing, community-driven, and game theory enhanced liquidity protocol.
    N/A
    USD 4,200,000 (USD 4,200,000)
    2 Jun 2021
    Aldrin
    Trading platform that mixes centralized and decentralized components.
    Private Round
    USD 7,500,000 (USD 7,500,000)
    20 May 2021
    MCDEX
    "The first fully-permissionless DEX for trading perpetual contracts, powered by MCDEX's revolutionary AMM technology."
    Private Round
    USD 7,000,000 (USD 7,000,000)
    20 May 2021
    Hashflow
    Decentralized exchange designed for interoperability, optimal pricing, zero slippage, and MEV-protected trades.
    Private Round
    USD 3,200,000 (USD 3,200,000)
    29 Apr 2021
    Polkadex
    Fully decentralized peer-to-peer orderbook-based cryptocurrency exchange for the DeFi ecosystem built on Substrate.
    Initial DEX Offering (IDO)
    USD 250,000 (USD 250,000)
    16 Apr 2021
    Polkadex
    Fully decentralized peer-to-peer orderbook-based cryptocurrency exchange for the DeFi ecosystem built on Substrate.
    Private Round
    USD 3,000,000 (USD 3,000,000)
    20 Feb 2021
    Bancor Network
    Decentralized trading protocol, empowering traders, liquidity providers and developers to participate in an open financial marketplace.
    Initial Coin Offering
    USD 152,300,000 (USD 152,300,000)
    12 Jun 2017

    Best funded companies in decentralised exchanges (DEx)





    Decentralized trading protocol, empowering traders, liquidity providers and developers to participate in an open financial marketplace.





    Solana-based decentralized exchange developer.





    Trading platform that mixes centralized and decentralized components.





    "The first fully-permissionless DEX for trading perpetual contracts, powered by MCDEX's revolutionary AMM technology."





    Revolutionary exchange whose singular charge is to bring the CEX-like experience to the world of DeFi.





    Self-stabilizing, community-driven, and game theory enhanced liquidity protocol.





    Fully decentralized peer-to-peer orderbook-based cryptocurrency exchange for the DeFi ecosystem built on Substrate.





    Decentralized exchange designed for interoperability, optimal pricing, zero slippage, and MEV-protected trades.





    Decentralised trading protocol on Cardano.





    Cross-chain decentralized exchange (DEx).





    Multichain launchpad and multichain AMM decentralised exchange DEX.





    Developer of a decentralised exchange on a mission to build open, secure, and powerful financial products.





    Decentralized cross-chain exchange where traders can swap cross-chain assets via liquidity pools across Binance Chain, Ethereum, and Bitcoin.





    Non-custodial, decentralised exchange that allows a quick, effortless and secure transfer of liquidity between the Ergo and Cardano networks.





    Decentralised cryptocurrency exchange.





    Decentralized platform that enables anyone to operate a fully functioning virtual marketplace.





    On-chain decentralised cryptocurrency exchange (DEX) with highly efficient liquidity provisioning and up to 10x leverage for makers and takers.





    Decentralized perpetuals exchange governed by the community.





    Ethereum-based decentralized exchange protocol with a dynamically tuned bonding curve optimized for fiat-backed stablecoins.





    ZK-Rollups based layer-2 DEX with the AMM model.





    Decentralized exchange protocol.





    The leading DEX on the IoTeX Chain.





    Community-first, decentralized exchange for creator cryptocurrencies.





    Cross-chain decentralized cryptocurrency exchange (DEX).





    Decentralised cryptocurrency exchange.





    Cryptocurrency exchange.





    Universal decentralised cryptocurrency exchange powered by atomic swaps.





    Decentralised exchange (DEX) aggregator that aims to solve the liquidity problem in crypto markets.





    Decentralized foreign exchange protocol optimized for stablecoins.





    Decentralized margin and spot trading exchange.





    Decentralized crypto exchange that operates on the Fantom network.


    Top investors in the domain of decentralised exchanges (DEx)

    Profile Country Investments
    Alameda Research LLC Quantitative trading firm bringing expertise from Wall Street and Silicon Valley to provide liquidity in crypto markets worldwide. United States 4
    Exnetwork Capital Investment firm focused on funding the innovation in the decentralization movement. Philippines 3
    NGC Ventures Venture capital firm focused on investing in blockchain industry. Singapore 3
    Master Ventures Private, blockchain-focused venture capital firm and incubator. Hong Kong SAR China 3
    AU21 Capital Blockchain focused venture capital fund. United States 3
    Kenetic Capital Ltd Venture capital fund investing in equity of Series A / B blockchain technology companies. Hong Kong SAR China 3
    CMS Holdings LLC Principal investment firm focused on making investments across the cryptoasset ecosystem. United States 2
    DeFiance Capital Decentralized Finance (DeFi) focused cryptoasset fund that combines fundamental research with an active involvement approach. Singapore 2
    Chronos Ventures Private investment fund focused on early stage investments in blockchain, DeFi and NFT projects. Russia 2
    Lemniscap Investment firm specialising in investments in emerging cryptoassets & blockchain startups. Hong Kong SAR China 2
    Three Arrows Capital Ltd Hedge fund manager with heavy emphasis on cryptocurrency investments. Singapore 2
    Momentum 6 Venture capital, venture builder, research, and marketing firm creating the leading blockchain companies of the future. 2
    Basics Capital 2
    PNYX Ventures Early stage venture capital fund focused on the Web3 future. United Kingdom 2
    Rarestone Capital Crypto-focused venture capital firm investing in early-stage private and public market ventures. 2
    ZBS Capital Ukraine 2
    Multicoin Capital Thesis-driven investment firm that invests in cryptocurrencies, tokens, and blockchain companies. United States 2
    Hyperchain Capital Digital assets management company focused on Blockchain based projects and decentralized protocols. Singapore 2
    Paradigm Crypto Fund Cryptocurrency investment fund. United States 2
    GBV Capital Blockchain-focused investment company. Cayman Islands 2
    YBB Foundation Ltd Venture capital firm with a focus on blockchain projects. China 2
    LD Capital Crypto fund in investment and trading in primary and secondary markets, whose sub-funds include dedicated eco fund, FoF and hedge fund. Singapore 2
    Global Blockchain Innovative Capital 2
    A195 Capital Venture firm providing capital globally to early stage blockchain, cryptocurrency, and tokenized digital assets. 1
    Galaxy Digital Assets Fund Hedge fund focused on cryptocurrencies. 1
    Benqi Algorithmic liquidity market protocol on Avalanche. 1
    Fork Ventures Pty Ltd Investor in decentralised networks and digital assets. 1
    Block Dream Fund 1
    Shima Capital Management LLC Global investment fund focused on supporting cutting edge blockchain startups. United States 1
    FiveT Group Investor into companies developing cutting-edge technology that changes the world for the better. Switzerland 1
    Genblock Capital Fund that invests in cryptocurrencies and early stage blockchain companies. United States 1
    Plutus.vc China 1
    BTX Capital Alternative investment firm focused on blockchain and decentralized finance markets. 1
    6th Man Ventures LLC United States 1
    Signum Capital Management Pte Ltd Investment firm focused on distributed ledger technologies and crypto assets. Singapore 1
    SparkPoint 1
    SkyVision Partners 1
    CV VC AG Private company based in Zug which invests in all stages of the crypto and blockchain growth cycle. Switzerland 1
    JRR Capital Switzerland 1
    Polychain Capital LLC Hedge fund investing in cryptocurrencies. United States 1
    Digital Finance Group Diversified business group that focuses on blockchain and digital assets. China 1
    MetaStable Capital Crypto assets hedge fund manager. 1
    Shift Capital Long term, open-ended crypto fund offering a one-way bet on crypto. Luxembourg 1
    Robot Ventures Pre-seed and seed investor in fintech and crypto companies. 1
    Signal Ventures Investment firm investing in early stage blockchain startups and decentralized protocols. Singapore 1
    HTX Ventures The global investment arm of the cryptocurrency exchange HTX. 1
    Cluster 1
    Petrock Capital Blockchain venture fund focused on building and accelerating the future of Web 3.0 and decentralised financial systems. 1
    Dragonfly Capital Multi-stage venture capital firm focused on the software, fintech, cryptocurrency, and financial services sectors. United States 1
    Republic Labs Growth-stage investment advisory focused on web3, fintech and deep tech. United States 1

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