Radar · Cryptocurrencies in California
Best Cryptocurrencies Companies in California, United States
The 778 best Cryptocurrencies companies in California, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Coinbase.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
778companies tracked
$8.8Bdisclosed funding
16unicorns
334have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · CRYPTOCURRENCIES × CALIFORNIA
Our analysis of 50 Cryptocurrencies companies
$7.1b in tracked funding; 100% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2026.
50companies analysed
100%cloud-native stacks
2026funding peak (by rounds)
10unicorns
2020median founding year
2.4Mcombined LinkedIn audience
83%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Cryptocurrencies companies in California
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coinbase Online platform for crypto portfolio | $547M | 58 mo ago | Public | 3,416 3,416 → 7,384 (+116%) | Brian Armstrong Co-Founder & Co-CEO | 148 patents Cryptocurrency transaction processing, wallet security, and fiat on/off‑ramp infrastructure | 1 launch |
| 2 | Anchorage Digital 🦄 Digital asset platform providing trading, custody, staking, settlement, and crypto financial infrastructure 74Funding top 16%News top 16%Growth top 26%Moat top 26% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 16% Newstop 16% Growthtop 26% Moattop 26% Talenttop 28% Producttop 33% Markettop 34% Techtop 48% Globaltop 48% Innovationbottom 45% Partnersbottom 43% Funding: Raised $487M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) News: 9 BI events in 12 mo (of 13 tracked, 5 types) · 8 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $487M | 4 mo ago | Series E | 349 | Nathan McCauley Co-Founder and CEO | — | 1 launch · 2 partnerships |
| 3 | Blockdaemon 🦄 Blockchain-based infrastructure for node deployment and management | $468M | 45 mo ago | Series C | 250 | Konstantin Richter Founder & CEO | 6 patents Secure blockchain node management and multi‑party key ceremony infrastructure | 1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 4 | FalconX 🦄 Online platform offering cryptocurrency trading and investment solutions for institutions | $430M | 47 mo ago | Series D | 243 | Prabhakar Reddy Co-Founder & COO | — | 1 partnership |
| 5 | Helium 🦄 Hardware mining solutions for cryptocurrency 69Tech top 11%News top 26%Moat top 26%Talent top 28% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 11% Newstop 26% Moattop 26% Talenttop 28% Producttop 30% Fundingtop 36% Growthtop 38% Markettop 49% Globalbottom 39% Customersbottom 39% Tech: 75 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 19 tracked, 5 types) · +50% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $370M | 51 mo ago | Series D | 61 61 → 129 (+111%) | — | — | 2 launchs · 2 partnerships · 1 expansion |
| 6 | Aptos 🦄 Provider of protocols for building blockchain-based solutions 76Funding top 20%Tech top 21%Customers top 24%Moat top 28% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Techtop 21% Customerstop 24% Moattop 28% Producttop 29% Markettop 32% Globaltop 34% Talenttop 38% Innovationtop 47% Growthtop 50% Patentsbottom 48% Newsbottom 24% Funding: Raised $350M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Tech: 38 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Netlify rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $350M | 20 mo ago | Series D | 175 | Avery Ching Co-Founder & CTO | 11 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 launch · 2 partnerships |
| 7 | Ripple Technologies 🦄 Ripple is a technology company that provides solutions for cross-border payments, crypto liquidity, and… | $295M | 40 mo ago | Series C | 750 | — | 34 patents Implantable neurostimulation electrode systems and blockchain-based payment network infrastructure | — |
| 8 | Phantom 🦄 Provider of a self-custodial cryptocurrency wallet with multi-chain support 87Customers top 13%Tech top 19%Funding top 20%Market top 27% All 12 signals ▾Customerstop 13% Techtop 19% Fundingtop 20% Markettop 27% Moattop 27% Talenttop 28% AItop 30% Patentstop 38% Innovationtop 40% Producttop 40% Growthtop 50% Globalbottom 48% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.56★ across 148,178 ratings (1 apps) Tech: 51 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 87/100 | $277M | 17 mo ago | Series C | — | Chris Kalani Co-Founder & CPO | 73 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 9 | Worldcoin 🦄 Provider of a digital currency focused on general purpose | $240M | 37 mo ago | Series C | 9 | Max Novendstern Co-Founder | — | — |
| 10 | Farcaster Decentralized white-label social platform provider | $180M | 24 mo ago | Acquired | — | Varun Srinivasan Co-Founder | — | — |
| 11 | BitGo 🦄 Platform that offers crypto based financial services | $170M | 28 mo ago | Public | 166 | — | — | — |
| 12 | TRM Labs 🦄 Provider of blockchain intelligence for detecting crypto-facilitated crime and compliance 64Funding top 18%News top 19%Moat top 26%Growth top 29% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Newstop 19% Moattop 26% Growthtop 29% Techtop 31% Talenttop 43% Producttop 45% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Funding: Raised $150M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr) News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 35 tracked, 6 types) · 4 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $150M | 4 mo ago | Series C | 11 | Rahul Raina Co-Founder | — | 1 launch |
| 13 | Superstate Provider of tokenization services for financial assets and investment products 53Funding top 23%Talent top 28%Tech top 44%Global top 45% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Talenttop 28% Techtop 44% Globaltop 45% Marketbottom 37% Funding: Raised $101M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $101M | 2 mo ago | Series B | — | Robert Leshner Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 14 | Portal to Bitcoin Decentralized bitcoin exchange and interoperability protocol 62Talent top 28%Funding top 31%Tech top 34%Moat top 40% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 31% Techtop 34% Moattop 40% Growthtop 45% Globaltop 45% Marketbottom 46% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $92.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $92M | 9 mo ago | Series A | — | Manoj Duggirala Co-founder | — | — |
| 15 | Bitwise Provider of crypto index funds, ETFs, and managed accounts 67Funding top 20%Tech top 28%Talent top 38%Moat top 39% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Techtop 28% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Markettop 46% Globalbottom 43% Funding: Raised $91.2M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 9 yrs (0.4/yr) Tech: 38 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $91M | 15 mo ago | Public | 74 | Hunter Horsley Co-Founder & CEO | — | 1 partnership |
| 16 | Uphold Digital assets trading platform offering trading services for cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and precious… 55Tech top 20%Customers top 23%Funding top 27%Innovation top 30% All 12 signals ▾Techtop 20% Customerstop 23% Fundingtop 27% Innovationtop 30% Moattop 31% Patentstop 35% Producttop 49% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 46% Globalbottom 44% Growthbottom 38% Marketbottom 33% Tech: 56 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Customers: Play-Store rating 4.49★ across 73,095 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +1% in 6 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $73M | 2 mo ago | Series B | 14 | JP Thieriot CEO | 8 patents Blockchain-enabled financial transaction processing, analytics, and tokenized payment platforms | 1 launch |
| 17 | Huma Finance Protocol offering decentralized risk and lending solutions backed by income and receivables | $46M | 21 mo ago | Series A | 9 | Ji Peng Co-Founder | — | — |
| 18 | Mesh Online platform for cryptocurrency solutions 62News top 20%Funding top 25%Growth top 32%Tech top 32% All 10 signals ▾Newstop 20% Fundingtop 25% Growthtop 32% Techtop 32% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Producttop 49% Marketbottom 42% Globalbottom 38% Partnersbottom 35% News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 29 tracked, 7 types) · +250% YoY Funding: Raised $36.5M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $36M | 10 mo ago | Series B | 44 | Bam Azizi Co-Founder & CEO | — | 3 partnerships |
| 19 | Drift Future & options focused trading solutions for cryptocurrency 45Tech top 23%Funding top 31%Moat top 39%Growth top 45% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 23% Fundingtop 31% Moattop 39% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 30% Tech: 50 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Funding: Raised $28.8M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $29M | 2 mo ago | Series B | 13 | Cindy Leow Co-Founder | — | — |
| 20 | Centrifuge Provider of the decentralized platform to connect the financial supply chain 55Talent top 15%Funding top 32%Tech top 34%Growth top 35% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 15% Fundingtop 32% Techtop 34% Growthtop 35% Moattop 39% Globalbottom 47% Marketbottom 25% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 Funding: Raised $27.1M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $27M | 1 mo ago | Series A | 10 | — | — | 2 launchs · 2 partnerships |
| 21 | Aidatify Decentralized finance (DeFi) strategy aggregator | $26M | 22 mo ago | Series A | — | Jason Runyon Founder | — | — |
| 22 | Kresus Web3 app intended to let users create mint, manage, and store digital assets 40Funding top 26%Customers top 32%Tech top 42%Growth top 45% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Customerstop 32% Techtop 42% Growthtop 45% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 25% Funding: Raised $25.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) Customers: Play-Store rating 4.60★ across 283 ratings (1 apps) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $25M | 3 mo ago | Series A | 6 | Trevor Traina Founder & Chairman | — | 1 partnership |
| 23 | Bitwave Accounting solutions for crypocurrencies | $22M | 20 mo ago | Series A | 5 | Amy Kalnoki COO | — | 1 partnership |
| 24 | Kontigo Provider of stablecoin super app for emerging markets with digital wallet 69Growth top 11%Funding top 27%Customers top 29%Tech top 39% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 11% Fundingtop 27% Customerstop 29% Techtop 39% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Marketbottom 40% Productbottom 40% Growth: App-install growth +500% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $20.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $20M | 5 mo ago | Seed | — | Gino Guatavita Co-Founder | — | — |
| 25 | Provenance Public & distributed stakeholder blockchain for the financial services industry | $20M | 19 mo ago | Series B | 18 | Alana Aldag Ackerson Co-Founder | — | 1 launch |
| 26 | CoinRoutes Algorithm trading platform for cryptocurrency 42Talent top 28%Funding top 31%Moat top 37%Tech bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 31% Moattop 37% Techbottom 49% Innovationbottom 46% Patentsbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 38% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 2 named leaders on record Funding: Raised $19.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $19M | 3 mo ago | Series B | 33 | Michael Holstein Co-Founder & CCO | 13 patents Crypto trading infrastructure: smart order routing, pricing calculation, and consolidated market data. | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 27 | Mega Matrix Online platform offering cryptocurrency staking solutions 7Funding top 32%News top 49%Growth bottom 33%Global bottom 30% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% Newstop 49% Growthbottom 33% Globalbottom 30% Fin. healthbottom 18% Marketbottom 17% Funding: Raised $17.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 22 tracked, 7 types) · -62% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 7/100 | $18M | 10 mo ago | Public | 4 | — | — | — |
| 28 | Meme Sol Labs Online platform offering diversified cryptocurrency solutions | $15M | 23 mo ago | Series A | — | Alex Harper CEO | — | — |
| 29 | Legend Provider of DeFi crypto wallet platform | $15M | 20 mo ago | Seed | — | Jayson Hobby Co-Founder | 5 patents Image-based depth estimation and enhancement for 2D-to-3D conversion and video workflows | — |
| 30 | Block Street Operator of a blockchain-based financial infrastructure company trading tokenized equities 50Funding top 30%Talent top 38%Tech top 50%Global bottom 48% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Talenttop 38% Techtop 50% Globalbottom 48% Marketbottom 47% Funding: Raised $11.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $12M | 8 mo ago | Series B | — | Hedy W. Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 31 | Alpen Labs Bitcoin platform with zero knowledge technology | $11M | 17 mo ago | Series B | 5 | Pramod Kandel Co-Founder & CTO | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 32 | YOProtocol Protocol optimizing yield across multiple DeFi protocols and blockchains 45Funding top 35%Growth top 35%Tech top 44%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% Growthtop 35% Techtop 44% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Marketbottom 31% Funding: Raised $10.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $10M | 6 mo ago | Series A | — | Driss Benamour Co-Founder & CEO | — | 1 launch |
| 33 | AIUSD Provider of AI technology to power the next generation of income and transactions 50Talent top 38%AI top 45%Funding top 48%Global bottom 25% All 4 signals ▾Talenttop 38% AItop 45% Fundingtop 48% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated AI: Product described with: ai-driven rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $10M | 7 mo ago | Seed | — | Yao Meng Co-Founder | — | — |
| 34 | PumpBTC Platform that enables Bitcoin holders to stake their bitcoins and earn yield | $10M | 19 mo ago | Seed | — | Chef Jose CEO | — | — |
| 35 | Masa Developer of a layer-1 blockchain for AI-powered trading strategies | $9M | 17 mo ago | Series A | — | Brendan Playford Co-Founder | — | — |
| 36 | Meld Online platform offering stack as a service for developers to manage third-party financial integrations 45Tech top 33%Growth top 35%Funding top 38%Talent top 38% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 33% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 38% Talenttop 38% Moattop 48% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 24% Tech: 33 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $8M | 5 mo ago | Seed | 8 | Hank Pham Co-Founder & CTO | — | — |
| 37 | Rift Developer of a platform for managing and trading digital assets 37Funding top 48%Tech top 50%Talent bottom 49%Innovation bottom 47% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 48% Techtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Innovationbottom 47% Globalbottom 46% Patentsbottom 34% Funding: Raised $8.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 13 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $8M | 7 mo ago | Series A | — | Samee Siddiqui CEO | 14 patents Scalable virtualized network functions and load‑balancing for telecom infrastructure | — |
| 38 | Blueprint Finance Provider of financial services and wealth management solutions | $8M | 11 mo ago | Series A | — | Nic Huntley Co-Founder & CEO | — | 1 partnership |
| 39 | Spice Finance Developing solutions to bring liquidity to NFTs | $7M | 19 mo ago | Series B | 4 | Jakub Janiak Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 40 | Avant Protocol Provider of DeFi-powered stablecoins | $6M | 18 mo ago | Seed | — | Rhett Shipp Founder | — | — |
| 41 | Option Circle Platform providing AI-driven trading solutions for retail investors 55AI top 35%Tech top 41%Funding top 50%Talent bottom 49% All 5 signals ▾AItop 35% Techtop 41% Fundingtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 34% AI: Product described with: ai-driven, ai-powered Tech: 25 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $5M | 3 mo ago | Seed | — | Vinesh G. Co-Founder & COO | — | — |
| 42 | Multipli Platform providing cross-chain secure yield farming solutions 69Talent top 28%Tech top 32%Global top 36%Funding top 39% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Techtop 32% Globaltop 36% Fundingtop 39% Growthtop 45% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 31 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Netlify rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $5M | 9 mo ago | Series A | — | Ritumbhara Bhatnagar Co-Founder | — | — |
| 43 | OpenCover Decentralized insurance and risk management platform | $5M | 15 mo ago | Seed | 5 | Yury Oparin Co-Founder | — | 5 launchs |
| 44 | Evernorth Provider of digital asset treasury services focused on tomorrow’s markets 27Funding top 40%Talent top 45%Tech top 48%Global bottom 48% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 40% Talenttop 45% Techtop 48% Globalbottom 48% Marketbottom 25% Funding: Raised $4.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $4M | 7 mo ago | Seed | — | Asheesh Birla CEO | — | — |
| 45 | Jia Provider for an online platform offering crypto-based business lending pools 29Growth top 35%Funding top 49%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 42% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 27% Newsbottom 22% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $4.3M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $4M | 0 mo ago | Seed | 10 | Zach Marks Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 46 | Pear Garden Decentralized trading platform that enables users to engage in pairs trading | $4M | 10 mo ago | Series A | — | Huf Haus Co-Founder | — | — |
| 47 | Stable Sea It provides stablecoin offramp solutions for businesses | $4M | 14 mo ago | Seed | — | Tanner Taddeo Co-Founder & CEO | — | 4 partnerships |
| 48 | Bubblemaps Platform offering supply auditing tool for DeFi tokens and NFTs. | $3M | 14 mo ago | Seed | — | Leo Pons Co-Founder & CTO | — | 2 launchs |
| 49 | Shred Pay Provider of a gateway to Web3 for higher crypto yields | $1M | 9 mo ago | Seed | — | Melissa Muehlfeld Co-Founder & President | — | — |
| 50 | Sponge Provider of financial infrastructure enabling agent accounts and direct business sales | $500K | 5 mo ago | Seed | — | Rishab Luthra Co-Founder | — | 2 launchs |
Top 12 Cryptocurrencies companies in California
#1
Series E · San Francisco, California · founded 2017 · 349 employees$487Mraised▾
Series E · San Francisco, California · founded 2017 · 349 employees
Digital asset platform providing trading, custody, staking, settlement, and crypto financial infrastructure. It is designed for financial institutions and professional investors, it provides secure custody through a federally chartered banking entity and enables seamless access to liquidity, risk-managed execution, and compliant digital asset operations. It supports end-to-end workflows across cash and crypto assets, combining advanced market infrastructure with regulatory-grade security, governance, and institutional controls for managing and scaling digital asset strategies.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 16%News
top 16%Growth
top 26%Moat
top 26%Talent
top 28%Product
top 33%Funding: Raised $487M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series E (Feb 2026)
News: 9 BI events in 12 mo (of 13 tracked, 5 types) · 8 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo · Top themes: Funding, M&A, New product
Growth: 2 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 65k LinkedIn followers — 2.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 2 partnerships (incl. Lido Finance) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series E$100M
- Jun 2022Series D—
- Dec 2021Series D$350M
- Feb 2021Series C$80M
Founders & team
Investors
KKR, Goldman Sachs, Andreessen Horowitz, Apollo Funds, Wellington, Alameda Research
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDemandbaseDocusign
#2
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2023$100.6Mraised▾
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2023
Provider of tokenization services for financial assets and investment products. The company connects assets with crypto capital markets through onchain public listings. It offers tokenized funds and tokenized shares of public companies. The company's platform facilitates compliant onchain equity listings and direct issuance programs.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 23%Talent
top 28%Tech
top 44%Global
top 45%Market
bottom 37%Funding: Raised $101M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Apr 2026)
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 20 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Sentry
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series B—
- Jan 2026Series B$82.5M
- Sep 2023Series A$14.1M
- Jun 2023Seed$4M
Founders & team
Investors
ParaFi, 1kx, Distributedglobal, CoinFund, Breyer Capital, Galaxy Venture Capital
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerHstsHubspot
#3
TRM Labs 🦄Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2018 · 11 employees$149.9Mraised▾
TRM Labs 🦄
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2018 · 11 employees
Provider of blockchain intelligence for detecting crypto-facilitated crime and compliance. The platform offers tools for investigations, compliance, and supervision of digital assets. It facilitates transaction monitoring, wallet screening, and entity due diligence. The company provides resources such as training, reports, webinars, and guides.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%News
top 19%Moat
top 26%Growth
top 29%Tech
top 31%Talent
top 43%Funding: Raised $150M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Series C (Feb 2026)
News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 35 tracked, 6 types) · 4 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo · Top themes: Funding, Leadership, Capital raise
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Unicorn · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 98k LinkedIn followers — 4.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series C$70M
- Nov 2022Series B$70M
- Feb 2022Series B—
- Dec 2021Series B$60M
Founders & team
Investors
JPMorgan Chase, Blockchain Capital, Tapas Capital, Alumni Ventures, The MBA Fund, Green D Ventures
Tech stack
AngularApple Icloud MailAtlassian StatuspageCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser Insights
#4
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2013 · 14 employees$73.4Mraised▾
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2013 · 14 employees
Digital assets trading platform offering a wide range of cryptocurrencies, precious metals, and national currencies. They allow users to trade anything to anything and provides two-factor authentication and an API suite for enterprise clients. The platform has a mobile app for on-the-go trading.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 20%Customers
top 23%Funding
top 27%Innovation
top 30%Moat
top 31%Patents
top 35%Tech: 56 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Envoy
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.49★ across 73,095 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +1% in 6 mo · Marquee-customer mentions: top 10% of tracked companies
Funding: Raised $73.4M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 12 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series B (Apr 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 30k LinkedIn followers · 60 engagements/post (1.6× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series B—
- Jan 2018Angel$57.5M
- Jan 2016Series B$1.9M
- Dec 2014Series B$9.9M
Founders & team
Investors
C1, COSIMO X, Skyvision, Hard Yaka, Blockchain Coinvestors, Sparq Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApache TomcatApple Icloud MailAtlassian Statuspage
#5
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2017 · 10 employees$27.1Mraised▾
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2017 · 10 employees
Provider of the decentralized platform to connect the financial supply chain. It allows businesses to transact on a network while maintaining ownership of their data, including validated company details, business relationships, and transactions. It also enables businesses to exchange financial documents such as invoices, purchase orders, and company data.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 15%Funding
top 32%Tech
top 34%Growth
top 35%Moat
top 39%Global
bottom 47%Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5
Funding: Raised $27.1M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series A (May 2026)
Tech: 41 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 14k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches · 2 partnerships (incl. Centrifuge) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series A—
- Apr 2024Series A$15M
- Nov 2023Series A—
- Nov 2022Series A$4M
Investors
IOSG Ventures, FinTech Collective, Fenbushi Capital, HASH CIB, TRG Capital, Galaxy
Tech stack
AlgoliaCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Rocket LoaderDiscourseDocusaurus
#6
Series B · California · founded 2021 · 13 employees$28.8Mraised▾
Series B · California · founded 2021 · 13 employees
Future & options focused trading solutions for cryptocurrency. It offers cross-margin trading support, transparent pricing, liquidity support, funds transferring, and more. It supports Etherium, Solana, XRP, Binance Coins, and more.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 23%Funding
top 31%Moat
top 39%Growth
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 38%Tech: 50 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Observability: Grafana
Funding: Raised $28.8M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Apr 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 3 partnerships (incl. Apollo Global Management, Inc.) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Conventional Debt$100M
- Apr 2026Grant (prize money)—
- Sep 2024Series B$25M
- Oct 2021Series A$3.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Multicoin Capital, Primitive Ventures, Folius Ventures, Maelstrom, Blockchain Capital, Alameda Research
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#7
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2022 · 6 employees$25Mraised▾
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2022 · 6 employees
Web3 app intended to let users create mint, manage, and store digital assets. The application curates interesting web3 finds, teaches users how to mint NFT, offers ongoing education about the evolving landscape, and connects users with exciting communities.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 26%Customers
top 32%Tech
top 42%Growth
top 45%Moat
top 48%Talent
bottom 49%Funding: Raised $25.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series A (Feb 2026)
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.60★ across 283 ratings (1 apps)
Tech: 41 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 5 partnerships (incl. Hanwha Investment & Securities) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series A$13M
- Mar 2023Series A$25M
Founders & team
Investors
Liberty City Ventures, JetBlue Technology Ventures, Craft Ventures, Franklin Templeton Investments, Hanwha Investment & Securities, Winklevoss Capital
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAosCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Workspace
#8
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2017 · 33 employees$19Mraised▾
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2017 · 33 employees
Algorithm trading platform for cryptocurrency It offers CoinRoutes RealPrice which displays investable prices, filtered CBBO which is a research tool for crypto assets, and a cost calculator. It also provides a client-deployed smart order router that facilitates multi-exchange trading.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Funding
top 31%Moat
top 37%Tech
bottom 49%Innovation
bottom 46%Patents
bottom 40%Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $19.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series B (Feb 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 13 patents · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Bitstamp by Robinhood) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series B—
- Mar 2022Series B$16M
- Oct 2019Seed$3M
Founders & team
Investors
AscendEX, GSR, Arca, Galaxy, Mirana, CMT Digital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAws Certificate ManagerGatsby
#9
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2018$92.5Mraised▾
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2018
Decentralized bitcoin exchange and interoperability protocol. It offers a custody-less interoperability protocol for Bitcoin, allowing for atomic swaps between native Bitcoin assets. Its provides a secure and self-custodial gateway to the vast universe of Web3 decentralized applications.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Funding
top 31%Tech
top 34%Moat
top 40%Growth
top 45%Global
top 45%Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $92.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series A (Aug 2025)
Tech: 35 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Security: Hsts, Http/3
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Series A$50M
- Jan 2024Seed$34M
- Sep 2021Seed$8.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Paloma Investments, Coinbase, Arrington XRP Capital, OKX, Gate.io, B21 Capital
Tech stack
BootstrapBootstrap IconsCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-Js
#10
Seed · Los Angeles, California · founded 2022 · 10 employees$4.3Mraised▾
Seed · Los Angeles, California · founded 2022 · 10 employees
Provider for an online platform offering crypto-based business lending pools. It provides users with a platform that turns crypto liquidity into capital for small businesses. The liquidity providers supply capital and earn stable yields backed by real-world businesses and assets.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Funding
top 49%Talent
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 42%Global
bottom 36%Market
bottom 27%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $4.3M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Seed (May 2026)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2026Seed$3M
- May 2023Seed$4.3M
Founders & team
Investors
TCG Ventures, BlockTower, Hashed Emergent, Saison Capital, Global Coin Research, Coinbase
Tech stack
CloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle WorkspaceHstsHttp/3Jquery
#11
Phantom 🦄Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2021$277Mraised▾
Phantom 🦄
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2021
Provider of a self-custodial cryptocurrency wallet with multi-chain support. The wallet allows users to manage and showcase NFTs, swap tokens, stake tokens, and earn rewards. It offers tools for managing NFTs, including pinning, hiding, burning, and listing. The wallet incorporates scam detection and supports ledger integration for enhanced security. It does not require personal information such as name, email, or phone number.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 87how this company ranks against its industry peers
Customers
top 13%Tech
top 19%Funding
top 20%Market
top 27%Moat
top 27%Talent
top 28%Customers: Play-Store rating 4.56★ across 148,178 ratings (1 apps)
Tech: 51 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
Funding: Raised $277M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series C (Jan 2025)
Funding rounds
- Jan 2025Series C$150M
- Jan 2022Series B$109M
- Jul 2021Series A$9M
- May 2021Series A$9M
Founders & team
Investors
Sequoia Capital, Paradigm, Variant Fund, a16zcrypto, Andreessen Horowitz, Jump Capital
Tech stack
AdaAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser Insights
#12
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2023$20Mraised▾
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2023
Provider of stablecoin super app for emerging markets with digital wallet. It offers a platform for saving in USDC, investing in BTC, and spending with local stablecoins. The platform provides a self-custody wallet for sending, receiving, and saving USDC. It also offers a card for international USDC credit and debit transactions.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 11%Funding
top 27%Customers
top 29%Tech
top 39%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 48%Growth: App-install growth +500% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $20.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Dec 2025)
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.12★ across 31,610 ratings (1 apps)
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Seed$20M
Founders & team
Investors
DST Global, Y Combinator, Coinbase, Founders
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Sign-In
Funding & investor landscape
$8.8Btotal disclosed funding
333companies funded
543disclosed rounds
5rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Nathan McCauley
Co-Founder and CEO · Anchorage Digital
Diogo Monica
Co-Founder · Anchorage Digital
Robert Leshner
Co-Founder & CEO · Superstate
Jim Hiltner
Co-Founder & Head of Business Development · Superstate
Rahul Raina
Co-Founder · TRM Labs
Esteban Castano
Co-Founder & CEO · TRM Labs
JP Thieriot
CEO · Uphold
Cindy Leow
Co-Founder · Drift
Trevor Traina
Founder & Chairman · Kresus
Michael Holstein
Co-Founder & CCO · CoinRoutes
Ian Weisberger
CEO & ex-Co-Founder · CoinRoutes
Manoj Duggirala
Co-founder · Portal to Bitcoin
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,649,012 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Cryptocurrencies coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH IN CALIFORNIA · Finance
How research on Cryptocurrency in California is moving
A read on the academic research around Cryptocurrency in California — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 194 papers.
UC Berkeley, UCI, and USC lead California's cryptocurrency research, focusing on blockchain security and market volatility, with a cautiously optimistic tone amid growing concern.
194 papers · stance +0.34 · 43% breakthrough · 33% concern
top institutions
- University of California, Berkeley39
- University of California, Irvine26
- University of Southern California25
- University of California, Santa Barbara17
- University of California, Los Angeles13
leading researchers
Rodney Garratt · Margolin, H.C. · Amr El Abbadi · Bhaskar Krishnamachari · Dawn Song · Divyakant Agrawal
prism intelligence · tone & topics
77% positive · 15% critical tone
FinanceBusinessEconomicsInvestmentEconomySecurity
▲
Breakthroughs69 · 36%
▲ 27%→35% share
▲1.3× share momentum3 median citations62% since 2021mostly methods-led
Computer security breakthroughs are intensifying — papers nearly tripled from 4 to 11, with Security token newly emerging at 4.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Database transaction2→10
- Blockchain1→9
- Computer security4→11
- Proof of concept1→3
- Proof-of-work system2→3
Newly emergingSecurity token 0→4 · Public-key cryptography 0→3 · Econometrics 0→3
Landmark Proof of Luck · 211 cites
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Advancements37 · 19%
▲ 9%→23% share
▲2.6× share momentum6 median citations76% since 2021mostly methods-led
Blockchain advancements are newly emerging and dominant — jumping from 0 to 8 papers as field-share surged 9%->23%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Computer security1→7
- Database transaction1→5
- Digital currency1→3
Newly emergingBlockchain 0→8 · Econometrics 0→5 · Volatility (finance) 0→3
Landmark Central Bank Cryptocurrencies · 86 cites
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Concerns53 · 27%
▼ 41%→25% share
▼0.6× share momentum6 median citations57% since 2021mostly empirical
Digital currency concerns are rising steadily — papers tripled from 2 to 6 even as overall Concerns field-share cooled 41%->25%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Digital currency2→6
- Computer security3→6
- Database transaction2→4
- Cash1→3
- Payment2→4
Newly emergingContext (archaeology) 0→3 · Emerging markets 0→3 · Econometrics 0→3
Landmark Blockchain distributed ledger technologies for biomedical and health care applications · 1,303 cites
Common questions
How many Cryptocurrencies companies are there in California, United States?
Radar tracks 778 indexable Cryptocurrencies companies headquartered in California, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Cryptocurrencies companies in California, United States?
The Cryptocurrencies companies in California, United States on this list have raised a combined $8.8B in disclosed equity funding across 333 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Cryptocurrencies company in California, United States?
Coinbase is the highest-funded Cryptocurrencies company in California, United States, with $546.6M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Cryptocurrencies companies in California, United States are funded?
333 of the 778 Cryptocurrencies companies in California, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Cryptocurrencies unicorns are there in California, United States?
16 Cryptocurrencies companies in California, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in California, United States Cryptocurrencies companies?
The most active investors in California, United States Cryptocurrencies companies on this list include Coinbase, Blockchain Coinvestors, Y Combinator, Pantera Capital, Andreessen Horowitz.
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