About Mapleblock
Mapleblock is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Delhi, India. As of Apr 2026, Mapleblock has invested in 27 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in India based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Blockchain Technology to High Tech and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Cluster Protocol Overall, Mapleblock portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, namely Polyhedra Network. A lot of funds co-invest with Mapleblock, with names like Morningstar Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Mapleblock's List of Top Investments
Mapleblock has a portfolio of 27 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Cookie3 and Neptune Mutual.Their portfolio spans across Singapore, United States, India and 11 more locations. They have invested in Blockchain Technology, High Tech, FinTech and 9 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Mapleblock:
1. BitsCrunch
Blockchain infrastructure for NFT trading. It is an AI-enabled decentralized blockchain data analytics and forensics company focusing on multi-chain insights for NFTs and digital assets. It utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to secure the NFT ecosystem.
Key facts about BitsCrunch
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Vellore (India)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $6.75M
- Employee Count: 34 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Tykhe Ventures, Coinbase and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: ICO, Feb 20, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of an online platform offering infrastructure for web3 interoperability. It provides users with a blockchain project focused on enhancing interoperability and computational power through zero-knowledge (ZK) technologies. Its product portfolio includes zkBridge which provides cross-chain infrastructures for layer-1 and layer-2 interoperability by using deVirgo, a novel distributed proof system, ZK-DID, a verifiable credential system, and ZK-NFT which is a programmable NFT protocol with dynamic asset and data containers.
Key facts about Polyhedra Network
3. MANTRA Chain
Permissionless blockchain infrastructure solutions. It allows the building of Web3 applications on a scalable blockchain architecture. It provides a toolkit for developers to create applications on its platform. It provides access to DEXs, yield-bearing vaults and RWA tokenization platforms.
Key facts about MANTRA Chain
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Switzerland
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $31M
- Employee Count: 124 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Inveniam IO, Shorooq Partners and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Aug 05, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Shardeum
Online platform providing a blockchain network. The features offered by the platform are the computing of users, smart contracts, energy-efficient consensus algorithms, and more. It supports the P2P exchange of digital assets, the building of dApps, and more.
Key facts about Shardeum
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Zug (Switzerland)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $23.6M
- Employee Count: 56 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Jane Street, J17 Capital and 44 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 08, 2023, $*****
Folks Finance is the leading algorithmic capital markets protocol for lending and borrowing built and operated on top of the Algorand blockchain. Through the lending operations, Folks users can deposit liquidity and start earning a continuous economic return instantly. Through the borrowing operation, the users can request crypto loans by locking deposited funds as collateral.
Key facts about Folks Finance
Mapleblock's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Mapleblock has invested in 27 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 5 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Apr 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Renalabs and most recent follow-on round was in Cluster Protocol.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Mapleblock's Investments by Stage
Mapleblock has made 13 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.4M, 8 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.99M, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $15.5M and 1 investment in Angel stage with an average round size of $4M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 13 |
Series A | 8 |
Series B | 2 |
Angel | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Mapleblock's Investments by Sector
Mapleblock has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Blockchain Technology, High Tech, Blockchain - Industry Applications, FinTech and Enterprise Applications. Notably, it has invested in 26 Tech companies, 24 Blockchain companies, 16 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 14 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Blockchain Technology | 19 |
High Tech | 17 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 16 |
FinTech | 14 |
Enterprise Applications | 6 |
Others | 17 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Mapleblock's Investments by Geography
Mapleblock has made most investments in India (3), followed by Singapore where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
India | 3 |
Singapore | 3 |
United States | 3 |
Estonia | 2 |
Iceland | 2 |
Others | 11 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Mapleblock's recent investments
Mapleblock has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Cluster Protocol.Here are the most recent investments by Mapleblock:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 23, 2026 | India | Series A | 1868 | [+2] | |
Jan 09, 2025 | United States | Seed | 6397 | [+5] | |
Dec 21, 2024 | India | Seed | 1699 | [+10] | |
Nov 14, 2024 | Italy | Series A | 6098 | [+2] | |
Jun 18, 2024 | Estonia | Seed | 2923 | [+14] |
Unicorns in Mapleblock's Portfolio
Mapleblock has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Polyhedra Network. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Polyhedra Network which became a unicorn in 2024.Here is a list of unicorns in Mapleblock's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 | Provider of an online platform offering infrastructure for web3 interoperability | 2022 | Singapore | Series B | kktxsne |
Co-investors of Mapleblock
Over the past 5 years, 360 investors have co-invested in Mapleblock's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Mapleblock: Animoca Brands, MEXC Global and 94 others have invested in rounds before Mapleblock. There are 3 companies where Animoca Brands has invested before Mapleblock and 2 companies where MEXC Global has invested before Mapleblock.
- Top Co-investors of Mapleblock: 244 investors entered a company along with Mapleblock. These include investors like Morningstar Ventures (5 companies).
- Invested after Mapleblock: A total of 20 investors have invested in Mapleblock's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include CoinSwitch (1 company), Cypher Capital (1 company) and Inveniam IO (1 company).
Recent News related to Mapleblock
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Cluster Protocol Secures $5M to Advance CodeXero AI IDE for EVMBitcoin Ethereum News•Apr 25, 2026•Cluster Protocol, dao5, Paper Ventures, Mapleblock
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Rena Labs Secures $3.3M Funding to Pioneer Trustless On-Chain AI Solutionsintelligence360•Jan 17, 2025•Renalabs, Paper Ventures, Faction VC, Eterna Capital and 4 others
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RenaLabs Completes $3.3 Million Pre-Seed Round of Financing, Led by Paper Venturesfromgeek.com•Jan 10, 2025•Renalabs, Paper Ventures, Faction VC, Eterna Capital and 4 others
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Rena Labs Secures $3.3M Funding to Pioneer Trustless On-Chain AI SolutionsBitcoin•Jan 09, 2025•Renalabs, Paper Ventures, Faction VC, Eterna Capital and 4 others
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Folks Finance: $3.2 Million (Series A) Raised At $75 Million Valuation For Expanding DeFi Solutions PlatformPulse 2.0•Nov 28, 2024•Folks Finance, Borderless Capital, Sovo, Mapleblock and 1 other
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DeFi platform Folks Finance raises $3.2 million Series A at $75 million valuationThe Block•Nov 14, 2024•Folks Finance, Borderless Capital, Algorand Foundation, Mapleblock and 5 others
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Polyhedra Network raises $20M with its zkBridge protocolroyalsblue.com•Aug 27, 2024•Polyhedra Network, Animoca Brands, Emirates Consortium, Mapleblock and 2 others
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SAFLE identity wallet unveils roadmap and raises funds at a $77M valuationYahoo•Aug 07, 2024•Safle, Draper Dragon, Woodstock, GSR and 2 others
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Estonian startup secures $5.5M to launch $COOKIE governance and utility tokenBebeez•Jun 18, 2024•Cookie3, Animoca Brands, Spartan Group, Mapleblock and 10 others
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Imaginary Ones secures new funding to expand web3 entertainmentCryptonews•May 02, 2024•Imaginary Ones, Cypher Capital, Animoca Brands, Mapleblock and 12 others
