# Top 50 DeFi Startups Worldwide by Funding (2026)

> The 50 best-funded DeFi startups worldwide, ranked by total funding raised: $2.2B combined. With founding year, headquarters and each company's rounds.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/top-lists/defi-startups (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

- 1 [**Digital Asset** Digital Asset develops ledger technology intended to build distributed, encrypted straight-through processing tools.](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-asset) Digital Asset develops ledger technology intended to build distributed, encrypted straight-through processing tools. *Founded* 2014 New York, United States **$580M** last round Jun 2026
- 2 [**Flying Tulip** Flying Tulip is an on-chain financial marketplace and decentralized exchange based in San Francisco, California, with operations also noted in New York City.](https://millionrounds.com/company/flying-tulip) Flying Tulip is an on-chain financial marketplace and decentralized exchange based in San Francisco, California, with operations also noted in New York City. *Founded* 2024 New York, United States **$226M** last round Jan 2026
- 3 [**Morpho** Morpho is an open-source DeFi lending protocol that connects lenders and borrowers globally.](https://millionrounds.com/company/morpho) Morpho is an open-source DeFi lending protocol that connects lenders and borrowers globally. *Founded* 2021 Paris, France **$175M** last round Jun 2026
- 4 [**Gauntlet** Gauntlet is a financial technology and quantitative research firm focused on decentralized finance (DeFi) risk management, economic modeling, and protocol optimization.](https://millionrounds.com/company/gauntlet) Gauntlet is a financial technology and quantitative research firm focused on decentralized finance (DeFi) risk management, economic modeling, and protocol optimization. *Founded* 2018 New York, United States **$125M** last round Jul 2026
- 5 [**TITAN** Professional wealth management from your phone.](https://millionrounds.com/company/titan) Professional wealth management from your phone. *Founded* 2018 San Diego, Cayman Islands **$111M** last round Jun 2026
- 6 [**Solomon Labs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/solomon-labs) *Founded* - - **$100M** last round Nov 2025
- 7 [**Superset** super{set} is a team of seasoned operators and AI technologists that co-founds and builds AI-native, high potential businesses.](https://millionrounds.com/company/super-set) super{set} is a team of seasoned operators and AI technologists that co-founds and builds AI-native, high potential businesses. *Founded* - United States **$81M** last round Aug 2026
- 8 [**n3xt** N3XT is a full-reserve bank based in Cheyenne, Wyoming, specializing in instant, programmable business-to-business (B2B) payments in U.S.](https://millionrounds.com/company/n3xt) N3XT is a full-reserve bank based in Cheyenne, Wyoming, specializing in instant, programmable business-to-business (B2B) payments in U.S. *Founded* 2023 Cheyenne, United States **$72M** last round Oct 2025
- 9 [**Lighter** Lighter provides software and services to bridge the gap between dietary recommendations and people's eating habits.](https://millionrounds.com/company/lighter) Lighter provides software and services to bridge the gap between dietary recommendations and people's eating habits. *Founded* 2014 Cambridge, United States **$68M** last round Nov 2025
- 10 [**Ethena**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ethena) *Founded* - Portugal **$60M** last round Jun 2026
- 11 [**Jito Labs** Jito Labs is a leading infrastructure provider for the Solana blockchain, focusing on low-latency Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) solutions.](https://millionrounds.com/company/jito-labs) Jito Labs is a leading infrastructure provider for the Solana blockchain, focusing on low-latency Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) solutions. *Founded* 2021 Arlington, United States **$60M** last round Oct 2025
- 12 [**Variational** Variational is a peer-to-peer trading protocol for perpetuals and generalized derivatives, built on Arbitrum.](https://millionrounds.com/company/variational) Variational is a peer-to-peer trading protocol for perpetuals and generalized derivatives, built on Arbitrum. *Founded* 2022 George Town, Cayman Islands **$52M** last round May 2026
- 13 [**Pharos** Pharos is an AI-powered healthcare startup founded in 2024 that focuses on automating hospital quality reporting.](https://millionrounds.com/company/pharos) Pharos is an AI-powered healthcare startup founded in 2024 that focuses on automating hospital quality reporting. *Founded* - San Francisco, United States **$49M** last round Apr 2026
- 14 [**usdx.money**](https://millionrounds.com/company/usdx-money) *Founded* - Hong Kong SAR China **$45M** last round Dec 2024
- 15 [**Deblock** Deblock offers banking services to cryptocurrency users.](https://millionrounds.com/company/deblock) Deblock offers banking services to cryptocurrency users. *Founded* 2022 London, France **$35M** last round Nov 2025
- 16 [**Mutuum Finance**](https://millionrounds.com/company/mutuum-finance) *Founded* - United Arab Emirates **$35M** last round Nov 2025
- 17 [**Limitless** Limitless Technology is an integrated e-commerce group with a track record of launching, scaling, and acquiring profitable e-brands.](https://millionrounds.com/company/limitless) Limitless Technology is an integrated e-commerce group with a track record of launching, scaling, and acquiring profitable e-brands. *Founded* 2016 Melbourne, United States **$32M** last round Jul 2025
- 18 [**LI.FI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/li-fi) *Founded* - Germany **$29M** last round Dec 2025
- 19 [**Ostium** Ostium Labs, Co.](https://millionrounds.com/company/ostium) Ostium Labs, Co. *Founded* - London, United States **$24M** last round Dec 2025
- 20 [**KGeN**](https://millionrounds.com/company/kgen) *Founded* - India **$23M** last round Oct 2025
- 21 [**Helios**](https://millionrounds.com/company/helios) *Founded* - United States **$20M** last round Sept 2026
- 22 [**aPriori** Apriori is an international data aggregator.](https://millionrounds.com/company/apriori) Apriori is an international data aggregator. *Founded* 2014 McLean, United States **$20M** last round Sept 2025
- 23 [**Remittix**](https://millionrounds.com/company/remittix) *Founded* - Slovakia **$17M** last round Jul 2025
- 24 [**Magna** Magna develops a token vesting and DeFi investment management platform.](https://millionrounds.com/company/magna) Magna develops a token vesting and DeFi investment management platform. *Founded* 2022 San Francisco, United States **$15M** last round Sept 2022
- 25 [**Cambrian** Investing $250k to $1mm+ at pre-seed / seed stages to fuel fintech’s next evolution.](https://millionrounds.com/company/cambrian) Investing $250k to $1mm+ at pre-seed / seed stages to fuel fintech’s next evolution. *Founded* - United States **$12M** last round Jun 2026
- 26 [**Block Street** Blockstreet is a resource for non-technical individuals or corporations that are seeking to learn more about Blockchain technology and Cryptocurrencies.](https://millionrounds.com/company/block-street) Blockstreet is a resource for non-technical individuals or corporations that are seeking to learn more about Blockchain technology and Cryptocurrencies. *Founded* 2017 Lowell, United States **$12M** last round Oct 2025
- 27 [**vlayer Labs** vlayer Labs, founded in February 2024 and based in London, United Kingdom, is a crypto startup focused on blockchain and cryptocurrency.](https://millionrounds.com/company/vlayer-labs) vlayer Labs, founded in February 2024 and based in London, United Kingdom, is a crypto startup focused on blockchain and cryptocurrency. *Founded* 2024 London, United Kingdom **$10M** last round Sept 2024
- 28 [**Bluwhale**](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluwhale) *Founded* - Singapore **$10M** last round Oct 2025
- 29 [**Stewards Inc** Stewards, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/stewards-inc) Stewards, Inc. *Founded* - Bakersfield, United States **$10M** last round Nov 2025
- 30 [**Falcon Finance**](https://millionrounds.com/company/falcon-finance) *Founded* - United Arab Emirates **$10M** last round Oct 2025
- 31 [**YO Labs** YO Labs automates crypto yield generation by rebalancing capital across DeFi protocols](https://millionrounds.com/company/yo-labs) YO Labs automates crypto yield generation by rebalancing capital across DeFi protocols *Founded* - San Francisco **$10M** last round Dec 2025
- 32 [**BitcoinOS** BitcoinOS (BOS) is an innovative operating system designed to enhance Bitcoin's capabilities through a superchain of trustless and interoperable rollups.](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitcoinos) BitcoinOS (BOS) is an innovative operating system designed to enhance Bitcoin's capabilities through a superchain of trustless and interoperable rollups. *Founded* - - **$10M** last round Oct 2025
- 33 [**EstateXchange** estateXchange is an Australian technology startup founded in 2023, based in Melbourne, Victoria.](https://millionrounds.com/company/estatexchange) estateXchange is an Australian technology startup founded in 2023, based in Melbourne, Victoria. *Founded* - Melbourne, Australia **$8.4M** last round Jan 2026
- 34 [**Ethos Network** The Ethos Credibility Score is the first dApp created on the Ethos Network.](https://millionrounds.com/company/ethos-network) The Ethos Credibility Score is the first dApp created on the Ethos Network. *Founded* 2023 Austin, United States **$8.4M** last round Sept 2026
- 35 [**Infinit** Infinit's next generation storage platform is scalable and resilient while being highly customizable for container environments: - Software-based: can be deploy](https://millionrounds.com/company/infinit) Infinit's next generation storage platform is scalable and resilient while being highly customizable for container environments: - Software-based: can be deploy *Founded* 2012 Paris, France **$8.2M** last round Sept 2024
- 36 [**Bulk** BULK is a trading engine.](https://millionrounds.com/company/bulk) BULK is a trading engine. *Founded* - - **$8.0M** last round Sept 2025
- 37 [**CoPower** CoPower is an online marketplace for clean energy investing, founded in 2013 and based in Montreal.](https://millionrounds.com/company/copower) CoPower is an online marketplace for clean energy investing, founded in 2013 and based in Montreal. *Founded* 2013 Toronto, Germany **$7.3M** last round Jun 2025
- 38 [**Pepeto**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pepeto) *Founded* - United Kingdom **$7.3M** last round Jul 2025
- 39 [**Evrynet** EvryNet is an intelligent financial services platform and blockchain infrastructure company founded in 2018.](https://millionrounds.com/company/evrynet) EvryNet is an intelligent financial services platform and blockchain infrastructure company founded in 2018. *Founded* 2018 Singapore, Singapore **$7.0M** last round Sept 2021
- 40 [**4AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/4ai) *Founded* - - **$6.0M** last round Oct 2025
- 41 [**BlackPool** BlackPool is a new fund operating within the NFT industry.](https://millionrounds.com/company/blackpool) BlackPool is a new fund operating within the NFT industry. *Founded* 2020 United Kingdom **$6.0M** last round Sept 2022
- 42 [**Stratos** Stratos merges the efficiency and familiarity of a conventional payment card with the power and convenience of a mobile wallet.](https://millionrounds.com/company/stratos) Stratos merges the efficiency and familiarity of a conventional payment card with the power and convenience of a mobile wallet. *Founded* 2012 United States **$5.8M** last round Oct 2014
- 43 [**Turtle** One of the nation's largest independent electrical and industrial distributors, Automation, Technology, Infrastructure Modernization.](https://millionrounds.com/company/turtle) One of the nation's largest independent electrical and industrial distributors, Automation, Technology, Infrastructure Modernization. *Founded* 1923 Clark, Switzerland **$5.5M** last round Oct 2025
- 44 [**Cork Protocol** Cork Protocol is a DeFi risk infrastructure protocol that focuses on tokenizing and managing depeg risks for pegged assets such as stablecoins and liquid staking tokens.](https://millionrounds.com/company/cork-protocol) Cork Protocol is a DeFi risk infrastructure protocol that focuses on tokenizing and managing depeg risks for pegged assets such as stablecoins and liquid staking tokens. *Founded* 2023 New York, United States **$5.5M** last round Jan 2026
- 45 [**Hyperbeat** Hyperbeat is a DeFi protocol established in 2024, designed to enhance the Hyperliquid ecosystem through yield infrastructure, liquid staking, and on-chain financial tools.](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyperbeat) Hyperbeat is a DeFi protocol established in 2024, designed to enhance the Hyperliquid ecosystem through yield infrastructure, liquid staking, and on-chain financial tools. *Founded* - San Francisco, Panama **$5.2M** last round Aug 2025
- 46 [**TBook** TBook is the first embedded RWA liquidity layer that brings institutional-grade tokenized yield into user-facing apps.](https://millionrounds.com/company/tbook) TBook is the first embedded RWA liquidity layer that brings institutional-grade tokenized yield into user-facing apps. *Founded* 2023 New York, United States **$5.0M** last round Jan 2026
- 47 [**Konomi Network** Konomi Network is a decentralized financial protocol built on Substrate, operating within the Polkadot ecosystem.](https://millionrounds.com/company/konomi-network) Konomi Network is a decentralized financial protocol built on Substrate, operating within the Polkadot ecosystem. *Founded* 2017 Singapore, Singapore **$5.0M** last round Mar 2021
- 48 [**Reputation DAO** Reputation DAO offers verifiable and programmable reputation services for decentralized financing.](https://millionrounds.com/company/reputation-dao) Reputation DAO offers verifiable and programmable reputation services for decentralized financing. *Founded* 2020 Sydney, Germany **$4.8M** last round Apr 2022
- 49 [**Drosera** Drosera is a decentralized incident response system that uses hidden security intentions to contain and mitigate attacks.](https://millionrounds.com/company/drosera) Drosera is a decentralized incident response system that uses hidden security intentions to contain and mitigate attacks. *Founded* - Puerto Rico **$4.8M** last round Feb 2025
- 50 [**Swivel Finance** Swivel Finance is a decentralized finance protocol that specializes in fixed-rate lending and interest-rate derivatives.](https://millionrounds.com/company/swivel-finance) Swivel Finance is a decentralized finance protocol that specializes in fixed-rate lending and interest-rate derivatives. *Founded* 2020 Valley Park, United States **$4.7M** last round Oct 2021

**Total funding** how the list is ranked

**15 November 2026** updated nightly

**Rounds we track** source: Millionrounds

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