About Mapleblock
Mapleblock is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Delhi, India. As of Aug 2026, Mapleblock is an active investor, having invested in 77 companies, with 4 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in Singapore 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 $***** Seed round of Oro AI Overall, Mapleblock portfolio has seen 2 unicorns and 2 acquisitions including key companies like Kraken, Tokocrypto and Polyhedra Network. A lot of funds co-invest with Mapleblock, with names like MH Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Mapleblock has team of 3 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Mapleblock's List of Top Investments
Mapleblock has a portfolio of 77 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Oro AI and Cookie3.Their portfolio spans across United States, Singapore, United Kingdom and 23 more locations. They have invested in Blockchain Technology, High Tech, FinTech and 13 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Mapleblock:1. Kraken
Provider of a multi-asset trading platform. It is a multi-faceted company offering a range of services including cryptocurrency trading, asset management, and digital marketing solutions.
Key facts about Kraken
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Cheyenne (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $866M
- Employee Count: 1,179 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: ADS Ventures, InvestX and 128 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jan 20, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. AscendEX
Online trading and exchange platform for cryptocurrencies. It provides solutions such as cash and margin trading, futures and copy trading, staking and yield farming of digital assets, and more. It also enables users to purchase cryptocurrencies by making fiat payments. The application is available on Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about AscendEX
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3. Tokocrypto
Wallet solution provider for cryptocurrencies. It allows users to send, receive, trade, and store various digital assets in an encrypted platform. It supports a wide range of cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, ethereum, dogecoin, ripple, and more.
Key facts about Tokocrypto
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Jakarta (Indonesia)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 336 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Signum Capital, QCP Capital and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Dec 22, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. HTX
Cryptocurrency trading platform. It offers a platform that enables users to buy, sell, trade, and exchange cryptocurrencies. It offers solutions for cryptocurrency trading in derivatives, futures, OTC trading, P2P, and more. It also enables users to trade with automated trading bots. Its app is available for Android and iOS users.
Key facts about HTX
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Seychelles
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 1,118 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Cardinal, Blockchain R&I and 14 Others
5. Celestia
Blockchain-based modular consensus and data network. It features a pluggable consensus and data availability layer, to enable users to deploy a decentralized blockchain. Modularizes the blockchain technology stack by decoupling the consensus and application execution layer.
Key facts about Celestia
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Vaduz (Liechtenstein)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $204M
- Employee Count: 53 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Paragon Equity Partners, Galaxy and 49 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 23, 2024, $*****
Mapleblock's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Mapleblock has invested in 77 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 6 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Aug 2026, it has made 5 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Oro AI and most recent follow-on round was in Cluster Protocol.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Mapleblock's Investments by Stage
Mapleblock has made 18 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.88M, 9 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.89M, 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 | 18 |
Series A | 9 |
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 74 Tech companies, 66 Blockchain companies, 47 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 41 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Blockchain Technology | 23 |
High Tech | 22 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 18 |
FinTech | 17 |
Enterprise Applications | 9 |
Others | 18 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Mapleblock's Investments by Geography
Mapleblock has made most investments in Singapore (4), followed by United States where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Singapore | 4 |
United States | 3 |
Estonia | 2 |
Iceland | 2 |
India | 2 |
Others | 14 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Mapleblock's recent investments
Mapleblock has made 5 investments in 2026 so far. Oro AI and Dow Protocol are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Mapleblock:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 25, 2026 | - | Seed | 6108 | [+4] | |
Aug 07, 2026 | Cayman Islands | Seed | 8648 | [+3] | |
Aug 06, 2026 | - | Seed | 3870 | [+4] | |
Aug 03, 2026 | China | Seed | 7835 | [+3] | |
Apr 23, 2026 | United Arab Emirates | Series A | 7504 | [+2] |
Unicorns in Mapleblock's Portfolio
Mapleblock has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Polyhedra Network and Kraken. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Polyhedra Network. It 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | Provider of an online platform offering infrastructure for web3 interoperability | 2022 | Singapore | Series B | lxqfqqf | ||
83 | Provider of a multi-asset trading platform | 2011 | Cheyenne | Series D | fobgulr |
Acquired companies in Mapleblock's Portfolio
2 companies from Mapleblock's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was LimeWire in Sep 2026 by Baby Doge for $*****.Here are Mapleblock's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 14, 2026 | - | - | 4704 | |
Dec 19, 2022 | - | - | 7599 |
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Team profile of Mapleblock
Mapleblock has a team of 3 members located in United Arab Emirates. Mapleblock's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Mapleblock
Over the past 5 years, 380 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: 259 investors entered a company along with Mapleblock. These include investors like MH Ventures (6 companies).
- Invested after Mapleblock: A total of 25 investors have invested in Mapleblock's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Luganodes (2 companies), Woodstock (1 company) and DeFi Capital (1 company).
Recent News related to Mapleblock
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Oro Secures $3 Million Strategic Round to Accelerate Natural-Language AI and Autonomous Agentic FinanceWebDisclosure•Aug 25, 2026•MH Ventures, Mapleblock
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Dutch Startup Vangrid Raises $9 Million Seed Funding for AI Spatial Intelligence NetworkStartup Rise EU•Aug 07, 2026•HashKey, Animoca Brands, CRYPTO, Vangrid and 4 others
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Fortune Protocol Secures Pre-Series A Funding for AI Prediction Derivatives ProtocolThe SaaS News•Aug 05, 2026•Fortune Protocol, Mapleblock, MH Ventures
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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 VenturesJan 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 protocolAug 27, 2024•Polyhedra Network, Animoca Brands, Emirates Consortium, Mapleblock and 2 others
