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Best Cryptocurrencies Companies in Sydney, Australia

The 85 best Cryptocurrencies companies in Sydney, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Arkon Energy.

85companies tracked
$323.2Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
24have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · CRYPTOCURRENCIES × SYDNEY

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

Ranked: Best Cryptocurrencies companies in Sydney

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFoundedFounderTech stackRecent signals
1Arkon Energy
Digital infrastructure company
11Moat top 22%Funding top 38%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 36%
All 5 signals ▾
Moattop 22%
Fundingtop 38%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 36%
Marketbottom 19%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn
Funding: Raised $167M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100
$167M30 mo ago92014Nathan Townsend
Co-Founder & COO
——
2Synthetix
Operator of a platform for perpetual futures trading on Ethereum
55Tech top 20%Funding top 27%Talent top 35%Moat top 39%
All 8 signals ▾
Techtop 20%
Fundingtop 27%
Talenttop 35%
Moattop 39%
Growthtop 43%
Globalbottom 38%
Marketbottom 31%
Newsbottom 18%
Tech: 54 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare
Funding: Raised $36.0M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 9 yrs (0.7/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100
$36M1 mo ago342017kaiynneFirebasestyled-componentsThree.js+18—
3Iris Energy
Sustainable Bitcoin mining platform
$31M63 mo ago1002018———
4Chrono.tech
Provider of HR consulting services
$31M52 mo ago302016Sergei Sergienko
CEO
VuetifyGoogle CloudVue.js+14—
5Cube
Cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform
35Moat top 39%Funding top 40%Product top 42%Growth top 45%
All 8 signals ▾
Moattop 39%
Fundingtop 40%
Producttop 42%
Growthtop 45%
Techtop 48%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 38%
Marketbottom 32%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Funding: Raised $21.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100
$21M28 mo ago—2023Bartosz Lipinski
CEO
SanityNode.jsTailwind CSS+18—
6Lyra
Decentralized options protocol built on Ethereum
$6M42 mo ago152021Nick Forster
Co-Founder
Node.jsNext.jsstyled-components+9—
7Othera
Blockchain lending platform and digital asset exchange for loan originators and investors
$5M100 mo ago62015John Pellew
Founder & CEO
——
8Mycelium
Platform building the connective tissue for global digital markets
$4M57 mo ago192018Jack Deeb
Co-Founder
——
9Swell Network
Non-custodial staking solutions for cryptocurrency
$4M51 mo ago142021Daniel Dizon
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowGSAPcore-js+18—
10Royale Finance
Tech-enabled decentralized-financial management solutions for gambling operators
$3M65 mo ago—2020Matt Armstrong
Co-Founder & COO
——
11KwikSwap
Online platform offering multiple crypto-related financial services
$3M60 mo ago—2020James Lee
Founder
——
12Polarise
Multi-chain AI asset solution and liquidity platform
$3M55 mo ago—2019J Song
Co-Founder
ZohoYouTubeAnt Design+8—
13crypto tax calculator
Crypto tax calculation solutions for businesses
$3M51 mo ago302019Shane Brunette
Founder
Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceMUI+311 partnership
14dHEDGE
Decentralized hedge funds protocol
$2M56 mo ago162018Henrik Andersson
Co-Founder
Node.jsFirebaseRecharts+16—
15Amasa
Financial management solutions for crypto micro income streams
$2M55 mo ago92018William Birks
Co-Founder
——
16BullionFX
Crypto-based banking and trading solutions for individuals and businesses
$1M56 mo ago132020Andrew Moufarrige
Co-Founder
——
17Infomatix
Cryptocurrency data collection tools to build a comprehensive financial database
$375K57 mo ago—2021Nathan Fowler
Founder & CEO
——
18Independent Reserve
Cryptocurrency exchange platform
$342K156 mo ago612013Adrian Przelozny
Founder & CEO
AstroHubSpotcore-js+111 partnership
19Mawson Infrastructure Group
Operator of digital infrastructure for AI/HPC, digital assets, and Bitcoin
$327K49 mo ago462019Rahul Mewawalla
CEO & President
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+40—
20Breezepay
Payment solutions for businesses
$130K24 mo ago—2022Ryan Bogatez
CEO
——

Top 12 Cryptocurrencies companies in Sydney

#1
Series C · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2017 · 34 employees
$36Mraised
▾

Operator of a platform for perpetual futures trading on Ethereum. It provides onchain custody and offchain performance for trading perpetual futures. The platform offers multicollateral margin trading with various assets. It allows users to deposit sUSD into SLP to earn market-making returns.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 20%
Funding
top 27%
Talent
top 35%
Moat
top 39%
Growth
top 43%
Global
bottom 38%
Tech: 54 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx, Varnish
Funding: Raised $36.0M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 9 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series C (Apr 2026)
Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 · 2 named leaders on record
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Series C$150M
  • Mar 2023Series B$20M
  • Feb 2021Series B$12M
  • Oct 2019Series A$3.8M
Founders & team
kaiynneJordan Momtazi
Investors
Paradigm Ventures, IOSG Ventures, Coinbase, Framework Ventures, DWF Labs, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGhostGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted Libraries
#2
Series B · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2014 · 9 employees
$166.6Mraised
▾

Digital infrastructure company. It buy, build, and operate institutional-grade data centers that help power the Bitcoin network. Its portfolio is located across stable jurisdictions with access to abundant, reliable, and low-cost power with a growing use of end-use cases.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 11how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 22%
Funding
top 38%
Talent
bottom 49%
Global
bottom 36%
Market
bottom 19%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn
Funding: Raised $167M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Dec 2023)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2023Series B$110M
  • Jun 2023Series A$26M
  • Nov 2022Series A$28M
  • Nov 2022Conventional Debt—
Founders & team
Nathan TownsendCo-Founder & COO
Investors
Kestrel0x1, Nural, Bluesky Capital, Linked Group Services, Sandton Capital Partners, Blue Sky Capital Strategies
#3
Acquired · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2023
$21Mraised
▾

Cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform. It offers a platform that enables users to buy, sell, and trade cryptocurrencies. It allows users to trade assets across multiple blockchains with cross-chain conversions. It enables users to trade, analyze data, and create trading strategies.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 39%
Funding
top 40%
Product
top 42%
Growth
top 45%
Tech
top 48%
Talent
bottom 49%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Funding: Raised $21.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series A (Feb 2024)
Product: 1 published app · Company stage: Acquired
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers — 13.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2024Series A$12M
  • Oct 2023Seed$9M
Founders & team
Bartosz LipinskiCEO
Investors
WWVentures, Asymmetric Technologies, Susquehanna Growth Equity, Everstake, Foundation Capital, Big Brain Holdings
Tech stack
Google WorkspaceHstsNext.JsNext.Js App RouterNode.JsOpen Graph
#4
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2016 · 30 employees
$31.1Mraised
▾

Provider of HR consulting services

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2022Series A$30M
  • Jan 2017Seed$1.1M
Founders & team
Sergei SergienkoCEO
Investors
AXL Strategic Partners
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud Cdn
#5
Public · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 100 employees
$31.1Mraised
▾

Iris Energy Ltd is a Bitcoin mining company. It builds, owns, and operates data centers and electrical infrastructure for the mining of Bitcoin powered by renewable energy. The company's mining operations generate revenue by earning Bitcoin through a combination of block rewards and transaction fees from the operation of its specialized computers called Application-specific Integrated Circuits and exchanging these Bitcoin for currencies such as USD or CAD on a daily basis.

Investors
Platinum, Tectonic
#6
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2021 · 15 employees
$6.3Mraised
▾

Decentralized options protocol built on Ethereum. It provides solutions to traders for buying and selling options, liquidity providers for risk management tools, and more. Its feature are market-driven pricing, transactions for traders and automated risk management, delta hedging, and more.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2022Seed$3M
  • Jul 2021Seed$3.3M
Founders & team
Nick ForsterCo-FounderMichael SpainCo-Founder
Investors
Framework Ventures, GSR, ParaFi, Divergence, DeFi Alliance, Orthogonal
#7
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2021 · 14 employees
$3.8Mraised
▾

Non-custodial staking solutions for cryptocurrency. It offers solutions to stake Etherium in a liquid or unlocked manner and earn financial rewards. It also offers high yielding, liquid Ethereum staking, high returns, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers — 3.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2022Seed$3.8M
Founders & team
Daniel DizonCo-Founder & CEOLecky LaoExternal Advisor and Co-Founder
Investors
Framework Ventures, Maven 11, IOSG Ventures, Apollo Capital, Imprint Capital Partners, Damo Labs
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle Tag Manager
#8
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 19 employees
$4.5Mraised
▾

Platform building the connective tissue for global digital markets. The platform allows hedging portfolio risk or trade leverage over the long term, enabling traders with fully composable, leveraged tokens in their wallet, and carrying them throughout DeFi.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 8.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2021ICO$3.8M
  • Jun 2021Seed$4.5M
Founders & team
Jack DeebCo-FounderAsh MorganCo-FounderRay MoggCo-Founder
Investors
Framework Ventures, Digital Asset Capital Management, Maven 11, Apollo Capital, Distributedglobal, Supernova
#9
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2019 · 30 employees
$2.9Mraised
▾

Crypto tax calculation solutions for businesses. It provides taxation software for cryptocurrency exchanges. It features solutions for tax calculation & computation, tax return filing, reporting, more. It also supports NFT transactions.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 17.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Summ) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2022Seed$2.9M
Founders & team
Shane BrunetteFounder
Investors
AirTree, Coinbase, Folklore Ventures, 20VC Fund
#10
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2019
$3Mraised
▾

Multi-chain AI asset solution and liquidity platform. It aims to be a multi-chain, multi-form crypto-asset financial platform that will revolutionize multi-form crypto-asset finance with financial tools. It features a P-Token on EVM chains is an ERC-20 token that facilitates liquidity for NFTs. A P-Token escrow system utilizes a smart contract that converts NFT collection into ERC-20 standardized assets.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2021Seed$3M
Founders & team
J SongCo-FounderWesley KayneCEO
Investors
Digital Currency Group, Animoca Brands, Dapper Labs, Polygon, HashKey Capital, DeFi Alliance
Tech stack
Alibaba Cloud CdnAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAnt DesignAos
#11
Funding Raised · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2020
$3Mraised
▾

Online platform offering multiple crypto-related financial services. It is a cross-chain automated protocol on Ethereum and Polkadot. The platform is backed by ETH-based Kwik Token (KWIK) that makes the staking, investing, and redemption process easier.

Funding rounds
  • May 2021ICO$3M
Founders & team
James LeeFounder
Investors
Chadd Capital
#12
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2020
$3.1Mraised
▾

Tech-enabled decentralized-financial management solutions for gambling operators. The platform manages and utilizes smart contracts by using blockchain technology and tends to eliminate the central financial intermediaries such as brokerages, exchanges, banks, etc. It offers features like secured, transparent platform, agile approach, optimized and sustainable yield, etc.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2021Seed$1.4M
  • Jan 2021ICO$1.7M
Founders & team
Matt ArmstrongCo-Founder & COOGiorgio AndrewsCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Alphabit, AU21 Capital, Vendetta Capital, Kyros, Twinapex Capital, Nakheel Capital

Funding & investor landscape

$323.2Mtotal disclosed funding
22companies funded
36disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Framework Ventures5 rounds
Antler3 rounds
Apollo Capital3 rounds
IOSG Ventures3 rounds
Animoca Brands2 rounds
Coinbase2 rounds
DeFi Alliance2 rounds
Digital Asset Capital Management2 rounds
GSR2 rounds
Maven 112 rounds

Notable founders

kaiynne
· Synthetix
Jordan Momtazi
· Synthetix
Nathan Townsend
Co-Founder & COO · Arkon Energy
Bartosz Lipinski
CEO · Cube
Sergei Sergienko
CEO · Chrono.tech
Nick Forster
Co-Founder · Lyra
Michael Spain
Co-Founder · Lyra
Daniel Dizon
Co-Founder & CEO · Swell Network
Lecky Lao
External Advisor and Co-Founder · Swell Network
Jack Deeb
Co-Founder · Mycelium
Ash Morgan
Co-Founder · Mycelium
Shane Brunette
Founder · crypto tax calculator
Prism market signals · Australia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,925,078 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 SYDNEY · Finance

How research on Cryptocurrency in Sydney is moving

A read on the academic research around Cryptocurrency in Sydney — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 127 papers.

127 papers · stance +0.29 · 28% breakthrough · 36% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
top institutions
  • UNSW Sydney43
  • University of Sydney30
  • The University of Sydney28
  • University of Technology Sydney27
  • Western Sydney University8
leading researchers
Brian M. Lucey · Charles Larkin · Shaen Corbet · Ross P. Buckley · Salil S. Kanhere · Douglas W. Arner
prism intelligence · tone & topics
75% positive · 17% critical tone
FinanceEconomyBusinessEconomicsInvestmentSecurity
▲ Breakthroughs30 · 24%
▲ 14%→24% share
▲1.7× share momentum2 median citations60% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (14%→24% of field), led by Computer security.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Computer security1→6
  • Blockchain1→4
Newly emergingIndex (typography) 0→5 · Database transaction 0→4
Landmark Towards an Optimized BlockChain for IoT · 686 cites
◆ Advancements38 · 30%
▼ 57%→32% share
▼0.6× share momentum6 median citations63% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are cooling (57%→32% of field), led by Volatility (finance).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Volatility (finance)1→6
  • Digital currency1→3
  • Computer security1→3
  • Blockchain2→3
Newly emergingEconometrics 0→3 · Equity (law) 0→3 · Investment (military) 0→3
Landmark Sex, Drugs, and Bitcoin: How Much Illegal Activity Is Financed through Cryptocurrencies? · 857 cites
▼ Concerns38 · 30%
▼ 29%→27% share
▼0.9× share momentum5 median citations53% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (29%→27% of field), led by Digital currency.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Digital currency1→8
  • Monetary economics1→4
  • Blockchain1→4
Newly emergingCommerce 0→4 · Financial system 0→4 · Computer security 0→4
Landmark The contagion effects of the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from gold and cryptocurrencies · 846 cites

Common questions

How many Cryptocurrencies companies are there in Sydney, Australia?
Radar tracks 85 indexable Cryptocurrencies companies headquartered in Sydney, Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Cryptocurrencies companies in Sydney, Australia?
The Cryptocurrencies companies in Sydney, Australia on this list have raised a combined $323.2M in disclosed equity funding across 22 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Cryptocurrencies company in Sydney, Australia?
Arkon Energy is the highest-funded Cryptocurrencies company in Sydney, Australia, with $166.6M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Cryptocurrencies companies in Sydney, Australia are funded?
22 of the 85 Cryptocurrencies companies in Sydney, Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Cryptocurrencies unicorns are there in Sydney, Australia?
None of the Cryptocurrencies companies in Sydney, Australia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Sydney, Australia Cryptocurrencies companies?
The most active investors in Sydney, Australia Cryptocurrencies companies on this list include Framework Ventures, Antler, Apollo Capital, IOSG Ventures, Animoca Brands.
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