Funding type
63 of 159 researched projects disclose how they are funded; VC-backed leads with 31.
63disclosed
- 31 · 49%
- 8 · 13%
- 7 · 11%
- 7 · 11%
- 3 · 5%
- 3 · 5%
- 2 · 3%
- 2 · 3%
159 researched, 63 with disclosed funding, ,
Ecosystem money flow
Whole chain, not filteredPrograms, strategic investments and incentives from the events file.
FundingNov 11, 2025$68.0M
Founders Fund and Ribbit Capital led at a $1.5B valuation, Haun Ventures and Robinhood joined
Round size
ProgramFeb 10, 2026$1.0M
Robinhood Chain commits $1M to early-stage teams in Arbitrum Open House
Program budget
ProgramMar 11, 2026$340.0K
Tilt $100K Founder in Residence, Bond.Credit $50K Robinhood Chain Innovation Award, EqualFi $20K
Total awards
FundingJul 1, 2026Undisclosed
Arcus built by the dYdX founding team in partnership with Robinhood
ProgramJul 15, 2026$300.0K
Saffron $60K Robinhood Chain Founder in Residence, Agama $30K Innovation Award, AlphaGrid $10K, CanHav Research $6K
Total awards
IncentiveAug 14, 2026$11.0M
2x points for perps traded through Robinhood Wallet
Low end of reported range ($11M to $20M)
ProgramAug 26, 2026$1.0M
Same commitment repeated for the Singapore buildathon
Program budget
FundingSep 4, 2026Undisclosed
Token stake for long-term alignment; not an acquisition
ProgramOct 22, 2026$100.0K
Teams on Arbitrum One and Robinhood Chain
Prize pool mentioned
ProgramOct 23, 2026$300.0K
Milestone-based grants plus 8-week Robinhood Chain mentorship
Grant budget
Funding rounds over time
$1.2B disclosed across 34 rounds; 2024 Q4 was the largest quarter by disclosed amount.
- Seed and angel
- Series rounds
- Strategic
- Token sale
- Programs and awards
7 rounds have no disclosed amount and 1 are undated; both are excluded from the bars. Rounds arrive via the submit and correction forms and are added by hand.
Funding rounds
Individual rounds, awards and strategic cheques from the rounds file. 25 are backed by a linked source, 9 come from prior knowledge and are tagged re-verify. Click a project or an investor to open it.
| Angel | Oct 7, 2026 | undisclosed | no | sourced | link | ||
| Strategic token purchase | Sep 4, 2026 | undisclosed | yes | sourced | link | ||
| Ecosystem incentive | Aug 14, 2026 | $11.0M | yes | sourced | link | ||
| Program award | Jul 15, 2026 | $60.0K | yes | sourced | link | ||
| Program award | Jul 15, 2026 | $30.0K | yes | sourced | link | ||
| Program award | Jul 15, 2026 | $10.0K | yes | sourced | link | ||
| Program award | Jul 15, 2026 | $6.0K | yes | sourced | link | ||
| Strategic investment | Jul 1, 2026 | undisclosed | yes | sourced | link | ||
| Series round | Jun 23, 2026 | $40.0M | no | sourced | link | ||
| Series A | Mar 30, 2026 | $50.0M | , | no | sourced | link | |
| Program award | Mar 11, 2026 | $100.0K | yes | sourced | link | ||
| Program award | Mar 11, 2026 | $50.0K | yes | sourced | link | ||
| Program award | Mar 11, 2026 | $20.0K | yes | sourced | link | ||
| Series B | Feb 6, 2026 | $17.0M | , | no | sourced | link | |
| Strategic | Jan 22, 2026 | $4.0M | ,, | no | sourced | link | |
| Program | Jan 1, 2026 | undisclosed | yes | sourced | link | ||
| Series round | Nov 11, 2025 | $68.0M | , | yes | sourced | link | |
| Strategic | Jul 24, 2025 | undisclosed | , | no | sourced | link | |
| Acquisition | Jun 1, 2025 | $200.0M | no | re-verify | no source | ||
| Token sale | Mar 1, 2025 | $41.0M | no | re-verify | no source | ||
| Accelerator | Feb 1, 2025 | undisclosed | no | sourced | link | ||
| Series C | Jan 1, 2025 | $150.0M | , | no | re-verify | no source | |
| Series B | Dec 1, 2024 | $50.0M | no | re-verify | no source | ||
| Token sale | Dec 1, 2024 | $100.0M | none | no | re-verify | no source | |
| Strategic | Oct 1, 2024 | $50.0M | no | re-verify | no source |
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Disclosed backers per project
Projects with named backers or a stated amount. Amounts are as written in the source and may be lifetime totals rather than a single round. Click a row to open the project.
Has token
Showing 63 of 63 projects
| Investors / backers | Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Other EVM | VC-backed | Private company; MGX $2B strategic investment (Mar 2025); 2017 BNB ICO [prior knowledge, not re-verified] | $2B latest (Mar 2025) | BNB | no source |
Other EVM | VC-backed | $550M Series E at $8B (Jan 2022) from D1, Spark, Stripes, Coatue [prior knowledge, not re-verified] | ~$1.04B (latest Jan 2022) | none | no source |
Other EVM | VC-backed | a16z led $200M Series C-2 at $10.2B (Feb 2022); Lightspeed, Coatue, Pantera [prior knowledge, not re-verified] | ~$564M (latest Feb 2022) | none | no source |
Other EVM | VC-backed | $555M Series A led by Tiger Global and Coatue (Nov 2021) [prior knowledge, not re-verified] | ~$555M (latest Nov 2021) | none | no source |
Other EVM | VC-backed | Declaration Partners led $300M Series D (Apr 2021) [prior knowledge, not re-verified] | ~$540M (latest Apr 2021) | none (issues USDG, PYUSD) | no source |
Non-EVM | VC-backed | GIC led $170M Series F at $8.6B (May 2022) [prior knowledge, not re-verified] | ~$536M (latest May 2022) | none | no source |
Other EVM | VC-backed | Consensys product; Consensys raised $450M Series D led by ParaFi (Mar 2022) [prior knowledge, not re-verified] | Parent ~$450M latest (Mar 2022) | none launched (not verified) | no source |
Other EVM | VC-backed | Paradigm and Coatue led $300M Series C at $13.3B (Jan 2022) [prior knowledge, not re-verified] | ~$427M (latest Jan 2022) | SEA (announced; launch status not verified) | no source |
Non-EVM | VC-backed | Sequoia and Paradigm led $150M Series C at $3B (Jan 2025) [prior knowledge, not re-verified] | ~$268M (latest Jan 2025) | none | no source |
Other EVM | VC-backed | a16z crypto, Sequoia, FTX Ventures ($135M Series A Mar 2022); $120M Series A+ at $3B valuation (Apr 2023) [prior knowledge, not re-verified] | ~$263M+ (latest disclosed Apr 2023) | ZRO (STG for Stargate) | no source |
Non-EVM | Acquired | Acquired by Robinhood Markets (deal closed Jun 2025, ~$200M) [prior knowledge, not re-verified] | N/A (acquisition ~$200M) | none | no source |
Other EVM | VC-backed | Uniswap Labs; Polychain led $165M Series B (Oct 2022); a16z, Paradigm, SV Angel earlier [prior knowledge, not re-verified] | ~$176M (latest Oct 2022) | UNI | no source |
Other EVM | VC-backed | Thoma Bravo led $70M Series B (Dec 2021) [prior knowledge, not re-verified] | ~$150M (latest round not re-verified) | none | no source |
Arbitrum | VC-backed | Series B led by Lightspeed Venture Partners | $120M Series B (Aug 31, 2021) | none | blockworks.co |
Other EVM | VC-backed | Dragonfly-led early rounds; ~$100M ENA token raise (Dec 2024) incl. Franklin Templeton and F-Prime [prior knowledge, not re-verified] | ~$120M+ (latest Dec 2024) | ENA | no source |
Other EVM | VC-backed | Ribbit Capital led $50M Series B (Dec 2024) [prior knowledge, not re-verified] | ~$83M (latest Dec 2024) | none | no source |
Other EVM | VC-backed | Coatue led $69.4M Series B at $1B (Feb 2022); USV led Series A [prior knowledge, not re-verified] | ~$79M (latest Feb 2022) | none | no source |
Other EVM | VC-backed | Ribbit Capital led $50M (Oct 2024) with a16z crypto, Coinbase Ventures, Pantera; earlier $18M (2022, a16z, Variant) [prior knowledge, not re-verified] | ~$68M (latest Oct 2024) | MORPHO | no source |
Non-EVM | VC-backed | Founders Fund and Ribbit Capital led $68M at $1.5B valuation with Haun Ventures and Robinhood participating (Nov 2025). RH Chain incentive: ~$20M Robinhood Wallet points program with 11M LIT rewards and 2x points for perps traded via Robinhood Wallet (reported Aug 2026) | $68M latest (Nov 2025) | LIT | fortune.com |
Other EVM | VC-backed | RRE and Creandum led $50M Series A with Framework Ventures, Franklin Templeton, Coinbase Ventures (Mar 30, 2026); prior ~$9M seed reported | ~$59M (latest Mar 2026) | none | cointelegraph.com |
Other EVM | VC-backed | $40M round led by Amplify Partners with Kleiner Perkins and Theory Ventures (Jun 23, 2026); $16.5M Series A led by Theory Ventures (Jul 2024) | ~$56.5M+ (latest Jun 2026) | none | inforcapital.com |
Other EVM | Token/DAO treasury | Risk Labs / Across DAO; ACX token sales led by Paradigm ($10M Oct 2023; $41M Mar 2025 with Bain Capital Crypto, Coinbase Ventures) [prior knowledge, not re-verified] | ~$51M via ACX token sales (latest Mar 2025) | ACX | no source |
Other EVM | VC-backed | Ondo Finance; Founders Fund and Pantera led $20M Series A (Apr 2022) [prior knowledge, not re-verified] | ~$34M (latest 2022) | ONDO | no source |
Other EVM | Token/DAO treasury | Chainlink Labs; 2017 LINK token sale (~$32M) [prior knowledge, not re-verified] | ~$32M ICO (2017) | LINK | no source |
Other EVM | VC-backed | $20M seed (Sep 2022), Felicis-led per reports | $20M (Sep 2022) | none | www.theblock.co |
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Token-funded projects
Funded by a token, treasury, buybacks or fee revenue rather than equity. The investors column holds the researcher's note on the model.
- ACXOther EVM, Token/DAO treasuryRisk Labs / Across DAO; ACX token sales led by Paradigm ($10M Oct 2023; $41M Mar 2025 with Bain Capital Crypto, Coinbase Ventures) [prior knowledge, not re-verified]
- AEROOther EVM, Token/DAO treasury· 30d revenue $269.0KDromos Labs; no VC round identified, funded via AERO token emissions and protocol [prior knowledge, not re-verified]
- ARBArbitrum, Corporate/parent; Token-funded· 30d revenue $97.8KBuilt by Offchain Labs; Arbitrum DAO treasury funds programs in ARB; Robinhood Chain committed $1M to Arbitrum Open House
- ASTEROther EVM, Token/DAO treasuryBacked by YZi Labs (ex-Binance Labs) [prior knowledge, not re-verified]
- LINKOther EVM, Token/DAO treasuryChainlink Labs; 2017 LINK token sale (~$32M) [prior knowledge, not re-verified]
- STONKBROKERRH native, Token-funded· 30d revenue $315.5KNo investors disclosed; ecosystem fees fund the daily Clock In pot; no Robinhood partnership described
- HOOKRRH native, Token-fundedNo investors disclosed; protocol fee on ETH-paired launches goes to a burner contract for HOOKR buybacks; fixed 1B supply fully circulating
- CASHCATRH native, Token-funded· 30d revenue $2.5KCommunity-built by the Cash Cat community; 30% protocol share funds CASHCAT burns, treasury and development
- SYRUPOther EVM, Token/DAO treasuryEarly backers reported as Framework Ventures and Polychain; MPL migrated to SYRUP [prior knowledge, not re-verified]
- NETRH native, Token-fundedPseudonymous team; NET backed by a USDG treasury; no investors disclosed
- no tickerRH native, Token-funded· 30d revenue $0No investors disclosed; launchpad fee revenue (team revenue about $2.8M per on-chain data, $12M total fees)
- ORBIORH native, Token-funded· 30d revenue $109.6KNo investors disclosed; launched via Pons bonding curve Aug 31, 2026 with no team allocation; half of ORBIO creator fees fund AI usage, half to treasury
- PONSRH native, Token-funded; Strategic token purchase· 30d revenue $1.6MUniswap Labs bought PONS tokens for long-term alignment (a token stake, not an acquisition of the company); 80% of protocol revenue funds PONS buybacks and burns; created by Ozzy
- WOODRH native, Angel/pre-seed; Token-funded· 30d revenue $277Luke Youngblood (Moonwell co-founder), described as lead investor/advisor in company press release; founders Carlos Beltran and Ana Julia
- SUSHIOther EVM, Token/DAO treasury· 30d revenue $21.1KSushi DAO treasury [prior knowledge, not re-verified]
- INDEXRH native, Token-funded· 30d revenue $34.7KNo investors disclosed; 3% trading fee buys tokenized stocks for holders
- VIRTUALOther EVM, Token/DAO treasury· 30d revenue $28.7KNo recent VC round identified; protocol funded through VIRTUAL token and protocol fees [prior knowledge, not re-verified]