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Our vision is to bring more innovation, efficiency, and equality of opportunity to the world by building an open financial system. Our first step on that journey is making digital currency accessible and approachable for everyone. Two principles guide our efforts. First, be the most trusted company in our domain. 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Our projects include IPFS, Filecoin, libp2p, and many more. We aim to make human existence orders of magnitude better through technology.\r\n\r\nSome of our projects.\r\n\r\nIPFS makes the web work peer-to-peer. IPFS is a protocol for storing, addressing, and transferring data, designed to replace HTTP in many contexts. IPFS uses content-addressing to uniquely identify and link to information. IPFS is one of the leading protocols of Web3, crypto, and the decentralized web movements. IPFS serves millions of end users and tens of thousands of developers. It powers the websites and applications of small startups, large enterprises, and even blockchains.\r\n\r\nFilecoin is a decentralized storage network, designed to store humanity's most important information. Filecoin is a cryptocurrency incentivized decentralized market, where storage providers earn filecoin tokens for renting out storage space. (Think airbnb for cloud storage). 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We started with an advanced trading platform that uses algorithms to provide a competitive advantage to our customers. 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We create censorship resistant, free and open source software that can deploy democracies anywhere there's an internet connection. We have implemented governance infrastructure for crypto networks; shadow referendums for activists in critical countries and the first Quadratic Voting implementation in the USA for the Colorado Legislative House.\r\n\r\nBacked by Templeton Foundation (2019), Y Combinator (2015) and Fast Forward (2016). Presented on TED Global (2014). Awarded by MIT Technology Review (2017) and Singularity University (2016). We did research for Alphabet, World Economic Forum and the University of Berkeley.", "one_liner": "Censorship resistant democracies. 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Adoption for this app is growing at an impressive rate as we can see here https://req.network", "one_liner": "Request is a payment request technology & an ecosystem of apps", "team_size": 12, "industry": "Fintech", "subindustry": "Fintech -> Payments", "launched_at": 1478577635, "tags": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "tags_highlighted": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2017", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "Fintech", "Payments" ], "regions": [ "France", "Europe", "Remote", "Fully Remote" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/request-network", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2017/request-network.json" }, { "id": 1535, "name": "Wifi Dabba, Inc.", "slug": "wifi-dabba-inc", "former_names": [ "Wifi Dabba", "Inc.", "Wifi Dabba" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/83b4db3a712ba1a50063b75aa9ca4c1c974cf5ae.png", "website": "https://dabba.com", "all_locations": "Bengaluru, KA, India", "long_description": "We enable humans & machines with internet connectivity at a price that they can afford.\r\n\r\nThe inspiration for Wifi Dabba came from the founders working together for the last decade in the mobile application industry and realising the biggest reason for user churn being access to cheap and affordable internet access. From having worked on ground onboarding users and facing poor connectivity issues all the time, we took it on ourselves to fix the internet access problem for the common citizen.\r\n\r\nAt Wifi Dabba (YC W17), we are building a low cost, scalable & distributed Wi-Fi infrastructure to connect next billion users online. We do this by deploying a grid of lasers (Free Space Optics) over the cities & town and bring cheap and fast internet for everyone. We enable anyone to buy 1 gig of data access at a time at a price they can afford. Sachetization of internet access is the foundation to rebuilding internet for all. We do this by leveraging crypto and blockchain to truly make internet infrastructure ownership distributed — our vision is to be connectivity layer for the Web3 world.", "one_liner": "Decentralised broadband connectivity.", "team_size": 21, "industry": "Consumer", "subindustry": "Consumer", "launched_at": 1478743819, "tags": [ "Hardware", "Crypto / Web3", "Telecommunications" ], "tags_highlighted": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "top_company": false, "isHiring": true, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2017", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "Consumer" ], "regions": [ "India", "South Asia" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/wifi-dabba-inc", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2017/wifi-dabba-inc.json" }, { "id": 1714, "name": "Dharma Labs", "slug": "dharma-labs", "former_names": [ "Dharma Protocol" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/0479f1b8e00c94eed03a224baddcff0558ef74df.png", "website": "https://dharma.io", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "Dharma is the only Ethereum wallet capable of seamlessly moving money between any US bank account and decentralized exchanges like Uniswap. The net result is a product that looks & feels like Coinbase on steroids — Download an App. Plug in your bank. 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As a global team of security professionals, we have honed our technology and expertise through hundreds of audits and gained the trust of our clients to keep their innovative products safe.\r\n\r\nIn addition to providing an array of security services, we facilitate the growth and longevity of the web3 space through strategic investments and acting as a trusted advisor to help projects scale. Quantstamp is honored to have worked with some of the top projects in the industry including Aave, Compound, Maker, OpenSea, Polygon and many more.\r\n\r\nAs the leading blockchain security company in this emerging industry, we are always looking for team members that love taking initiative and solving challenging problems. Join the team and help us secure the future of web3.\r\n", "one_liner": "Security auditing for Web3", "team_size": 80, "industry": "B2B", "subindustry": "B2B -> Security", "launched_at": 1509562863, "tags": [ "Crypto / Web3", "Security" ], "tags_highlighted": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2018", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "B2B", "Security" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada", "Remote", "Fully Remote" ], "stage": "Growth", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/quantstamp", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2018/quantstamp.json" }, { "id": 1749, "name": "CoinTracker", "slug": "cointracker", "former_names": [ "Nino Finance", "Inc.", "Nino Finance" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/097c28935ffe6f2c55f615c50f2a9e6af69ae9d4.png", "website": "https://cointracker.com", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "[CoinTracker](https://www.cointracker.io) makes cryptocurrency portfolio tracking and tax compliance simple. CoinTracker enables consumers and businesses to seamlessly track their cryptocurrency portfolio, investment performance, taxes, and more. We are a globally distributed team on a mission to enable everyone in the world to use crypto with peace of mind. [Learn more](https://www.notion.so/cointracker/CoinTracker-is-Hiring-7308c712493940a3b6e62257d283dad8) about our mission, culture, and hiring process.", "one_liner": "The gold standard in cryptocurrency portfolio tracking and taxes", "team_size": 70, "industry": "Fintech", "subindustry": "Fintech", "launched_at": 1509591796, "tags": [ "Fintech", "SaaS", "Crypto / Web3", "Consumer" ], "tags_highlighted": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "top_company": false, "isHiring": true, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2018", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "Fintech" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada", "Remote", "Partly Remote" ], "stage": "Growth", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/cointracker", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2018/cointracker.json" }, { "id": 1799, "name": "Meson", "slug": "meson", "former_names": [ "Hippo", "Secrypto", "Obsidian Labs" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/e8ae840fc8b953875257713883615eaaa4f535d5.png", "website": "https://meson.fi/", "all_locations": "Singapore, Singapore; San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote", "long_description": "Meson is the faster and safer way to execute low-cost, zero-slippage stablecoin cross-chain swaps across all leading blockchains and layer-2 rollups.", "one_liner": "Meson is a stablecoin swap protocol among blockchains and Layer 2s", "team_size": 10, "industry": "Consumer", "subindustry": "Consumer", "launched_at": 1510030966, "tags": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "tags_highlighted": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2018", "status": "Inactive", "industries": [ "Consumer" ], "regions": [ "Singapore", "United States of America", "Southeast Asia", "America / Canada", "Remote", "Fully Remote" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/meson", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2018/meson.json" }, { "id": 1844, "name": "OpenSea", "slug": "opensea", "former_names": [ "Ozone" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/be12a7a3bea106077960a6e544db5840291bb150.png", "website": "https://opensea.io", "all_locations": "New York, NY, USA; Remote", "long_description": "OpenSea is your home for trading everything onchain. Founded in 2017, OpenSea pioneered the first non-custodial marketplace for digital assets and has evolved into the destination for the entire onchain economy. Trade tokens, culture, ideas, digital assets, and physical assets across all major blockchains.\r\n\r\nAt OpenSea, you'll be challenged to exceed your own expectations alongside a nimble, talent-dense crew shaping the future of digital economies for millions. 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We index multiple blockchains, take care of edge cases, and can be integrated in a few lines of code. We make the lives of developers working with token data easier by abstracting away all the complexity.\r\n\r\nWe serve some of the leading names in crypto, including Coinbase, Phantom and Uniswap. We're growing quickly, are well-funded, and have an ambitious vision to organize the world of digital assets.\r\n\r\nJoin us if you're excited by a high impact role on a lean, fast paced team at the forefront of the revolution in digital assets.", "one_liner": "Multi-chain token data platform", "team_size": null, "industry": "B2B", "subindustry": "B2B -> Infrastructure", "launched_at": 1647618286, "tags": [ "Developer Tools", "SaaS", "Crypto / Web3", "NFT" ], "tags_highlighted": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2022", "status": "Acquired", "industries": [ "B2B", "Infrastructure" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/simplehash", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2022/simplehash.json" }, { "id": 26659, "name": "Weltio", "slug": "weltio", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/7bb7c309bff6f12dbf8b78ad14581d2fc53495f8.png", "website": "https://www.weltio.com", "all_locations": "Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico; Remote", "long_description": "Weltio gives users access to a fully fledged brokerage account in USD, through unique features such as local instant cash rails, a robo-advisor, and tailored portfolios for the LatAm user. Starting with MX we’re going after a market with a potential in AUM of >$60B and 40M accounts", "one_liner": "First LatAm W3 WealthTech for AutoInvesting in securities & crypto", "team_size": 15, "industry": "Fintech", "subindustry": "Fintech -> Asset Management", "launched_at": 1657547591, "tags": [ "Fintech", "Crypto / Web3", "Investing", "Retail" ], "tags_highlighted": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Summer 2022", "status": "Inactive", "industries": [ "Fintech", "Asset Management" ], "regions": [ "Mexico", "Latin America", "Remote", "Fully Remote" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": false, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/weltio", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2022/weltio.json" }, { "id": 26705, "name": "Stackup", "slug": "stackup", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/38fd40d4e57e1156a5bd35a1847bcef93e0e3b85.png", "website": "https://www.stackup.fi", "all_locations": "Los Angeles, CA, USA; Remote", "long_description": "Stackup is transforming how businesses manage their on-chain operations by offering a smart account platform designed to simplify and automate complex blockchain tasks. As the need for seamless, secure, and efficient crypto transactions grows, Stackup provides centralized control over decentralized assets, allowing businesses to take charge of every detail of their operations with ease. Our platform integrates advanced security and adaptive features to eliminate the chaos of traditional crypto wallets, empowering businesses to manage their crypto stack in real-time. Whether you’re orchestrating large-scale transactions or ensuring complete transparency, Stackup’s solution brings order and precision to blockchain management—turning crypto chaos into structured, seamless business flow.", "one_liner": "Stackup helps businesses manage their crypto assets.", "team_size": 4, "industry": "B2B", "subindustry": "B2B -> Engineering, Product and Design", "launched_at": 1653642506, "tags": [ "Developer Tools", "SaaS", "Crypto / Web3", "B2B", "Open Source" ], "tags_highlighted": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "top_company": false, "isHiring": true, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Summer 2022", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "B2B", "Engineering, Product and Design" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada", "Remote", "Fully Remote" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/stackup", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2022/stackup.json" }, { "id": 26719, "name": "Alterya", "slug": "alterya", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/6f7e22aa96dc1d6baabade2bc3dad88a3cdc9bb8.png", "website": "https://www.alterya.dev/", "all_locations": "Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel", "long_description": "Alterya helps financial institutions, fintechs, and crypto service providers prevent APP fraud by detecting scams targeting their users and exploiting their platform.", "one_liner": "Protecting Humans from Scams", "team_size": 30, "industry": "Fintech", "subindustry": "Fintech", "launched_at": 1654343424, "tags": [ "Fintech", "SaaS", "Crypto / Web3", "Analytics", "API" ], "tags_highlighted": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Summer 2022", "status": "Acquired", "industries": [ "Fintech" ], "regions": [ "Israel", "Middle East and North Africa", "Remote", "Partly Remote" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/alterya", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2022/alterya.json" }, { "id": 26725, "name": "ECSA", "slug": "ecsa", "former_names": [ "Kapstar", "ECSA", "E C S A", "KAPSTAR TECHNOLOGIES" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/7fc115c250b2dbc077b89ce7c920be25aab67b1a.png", "website": "http://ecsa.finance/", "all_locations": "Manaus, AM, Brazil", "long_description": "Our AI Agent runs the entire international trade operation: handles customs processes with government agencies and regulators, orchestrates cross-border payments, and provides credit solutions for trade finance.\r\n\r\n Built by ECSA, a Central Bank–licensed FX bank, the agent allows exporters and importers to move goods and money seamlessly across borders. \r\n\r\nToday it powers +USD 1b in annual volume across +17.000 transactions, cutting costs and eliminating regulatory friction.", "one_liner": "AI Agent runs the entire international trade operation", "team_size": null, "industry": "Fintech", "subindustry": "Fintech -> Payments", "launched_at": 1655314683, "tags": [ "Artificial Intelligence", "Fintech", "Crypto / Web3", "Payments", "Supply Chain" ], "tags_highlighted": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Summer 2022", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "Fintech", "Payments" ], "regions": [ "Brazil", "Latin America", "Remote", "Partly Remote" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/ecsa", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2022/ecsa.json" }, { "id": 26743, "name": "EthosX", "slug": "ethosx", "former_names": [ "Ethos" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/996567c41c2cfe38cba0451d132a3ac62a13e9ec.png", "website": "https://www.ethosx.finance/", "all_locations": "Claymont, DE, USA; Bengaluru, KA, India; Mumbai, MH, India; Remote", "long_description": "EthosX is a decentralized finance platform creating end-to-end financial derivatives on blockchains. No centralized exchanges, clearinghouses, depositories, clearing banks, CSD participants etc. required.\r\n\r\nWe are starting with cryptocurrency options first, with the intention to move towards other crypto derivatives and traditional finance derivatives eventually.\r\n\r\nFor example, one can buy a bitcoin hedging token directly from EthosX without involving any exchange or counterparty and earn profits when the bitcoin price is falling (similar to a put option). It is perpetual and is completely on-chain, end-to-end. It is held as a token in wallets and can be sold/transferred to anyone at any time.\r\n\r\nAt institutional level, using EthosX’s options infrastructure two hedge funds can trade high-value on-chain options with each other directly without involving any banks or brokers with zero counterparty risk and zero settlement risk.\r\n\r\nWe are also providing derivatives infrastructure to other crypto companies who want to use these products as a part of a larger package to their customers.\r\n\r\nGlobal derivatives ecosystem is broken. Derivatives trading in traditional finance has way too many gatekeepers and intermediaries. Crypto was supposed to be free of these issues and a solution to all of this, but it is itself getting more and more centralized with disastrous consequences.\r\n\r\nWe at EthosX intend to pick the best of both worlds and change the way retail and institutional financial derivatives are traded world over.", "one_liner": "The protocol for derivatives on blockchains", "team_size": 2, "industry": "Fintech", "subindustry": "Fintech", "launched_at": 1657620541, "tags": [ "DeFi", "Fintech", "Crypto / Web3", "Consumer", "B2B" ], "tags_highlighted": [ "Crypto / Web3" ], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Summer 2022", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "Fintech" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "India", "America / Canada", "South Asia", "Remote", "Fully Remote" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/ethosx", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2022/ethosx.json" }, { "id": 26753, "name": "Lyra", "slug": "lyra", "former_names": [ "NFT Access" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/4950fc8f2e99716dad617535576e4ea17c9fb623.png", "website": "https://paywithlyra.com/", "all_locations": "New York, NY, USA; Houston, TX, USA; Remote", "long_description": "Lyra is a crypto-native virtual card provider that allows users to easily create cards and fund them with cryptocurrency. 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Notebook initially verifies users’ identifying information to ensure that each person has just a single Notebook. Neither Notebook, nor any other company knows the link between a user’s personal information and their Notebook. Once a user’s Notebook account is created they can begin proving their humanity and aggregating their credentials across wallets.\r\n\r\nNotebook can be used to increase the safety of DeFi, governance, and airdrops. With Notebook, creators and communities can run Sybil-resistant airdrops, DAOs can verify the humanity and aggregate the credentials of participants, and lending protocols can build credit scoring systems to offer lower-collateralized loans. 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