Once a technology considered a novel accessory to its core technology — blockchain — cryptocurrency is now heralded as “programmable money,” a core innovation set to power autonomous businesses and AI agents.
What does that mean? After years of fragmented adoption, cryptocurrency is coming into its own in enterprise functions, seeing embedded and truly integrated uses that are positioning cryptocurrency startups to reap the benefits of the long journey to adoption.
Which companies are leading the way today?
We put our heads together and refined metrics on cryptocurrency companies that have received lots of funding and are funded in the Silicon Valley ecosystem. This ranking sheds light on the hottest cryptocurrency companies and allows for clear comparisons with similar funding and business models. It also applies the power laws to funding and company concentration in this space.
Top 25 Cryptocurrency Venture-Backed Ranking Table
We analyzed data from Crunchbase and Keywords Everywhere to uncover the top US cryptocurrency companies with top investors from Silicon Valley.
| Ranking | Company | GFD Tech100 Final Score* | GFD Funding Score* | GFD Website Score* | GFD Branded Keyword Score* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mesh | 88.5 | 87.2 | 69.4 | 66.7 |
| 2 | Rain | 86.4 | 81 | 72.3 | 69.1 |
| 3 | Ripple | 81 | 74.7 | 76.7 | 58 |
| 4 | Tempo | 80.1 | 72.9 | 59 | 76.3 |
| 5 | Foundation | 78.7 | 72.9 | 57.4 | 72.7 |
| 6 | Predicate | 76.9 | 67.4 | 69.7 | 65.3 |
| 7 | Lead | 76.4 | 62.6 | 76 | 66.7 |
| 8 | MoonPay | 76.3 | 62.6 | 82.5 | 60 |
| 9 | zerohash | 75.3 | 65.4 | 65.7 | 67.7 |
| 10 | Digital Asset | 74.8 | 69.1 | 65 | 59.3 |
| 11 | Meld | 73.8 | 67.4 | 64.4 | 59.7 |
| 12 | Rain | 73.2 | 57.8 | 72.3 | 69.1 |
| 13 | Tria | 71 | 56.2 | 75.1 | 61.6 |
| 14 | MasterClass | 70.1 | 50.2 | 84.4 | 61 |
| 15 | Polymarket | 69.6 | 78.5 | 87.3 | 0 |
| 15 | Ostium | 69.6 | 62.9 | 60.3 | 58.1 |
| 17 | Anchorage Digital | 69.2 | 52.8 | 69.5 | 67.7 |
| 17 | Fireblocks | 69.2 | 55 | 73.5 | 59.1 |
| 19 | Bitwise | 69 | 56.7 | 73 | 56 |
| 20 | Yellow Card | 68.4 | 51.2 | 74.8 | 62.7 |
| 21 | Try Your Best | 68.2 | 51.1 | 83 | 54.3 |
| 22 | Turnkey | 67.7 | 55.3 | 65.4 | 61.7 |
| 23 | Azra Games | 66.8 | 61.6 | 65.8 | 45.4 |
| 23 | Camp Network | 66.8 | 53.8 | 72.4 | 54.4 |
| 25 | Chainalysis | 65.9 | 51.1 | 72.5 | 56.7 |
*GFD’s Tech100 score is a final composite score of the Funding Score, Website Score, and the Branded Keyword score.
Key Takeaways:
- The three highest-ranking cryptocurrency companies in February 2026 are Mesh, Rain, and Ripple, leading their industry based on their overall Tech100 score, a mix of funding strength, website performance, and branded search demand.
- Mesh posted the largest month-over-month gain, climbing 2919 positions compared to last month, and ranking #18 this month, signaling accelerating momentum for the company.
- Lead, zerohash, Rain, Tria, MasterClass, Anchorage Digital, Fireblocks, Yellow Card, Try Your Best, Turnkey, Camp Network, and Chainalysis rank high among the top 25 cryptocurrency brands despite lower than median funding scores — that means their website and brand are powering them up in the ranking.
- 1 of the top 25 cryptocurrency companies also place in the top 25 of the Tech 100, which ranks companies across all industries.
Recent News:
- Mesh, the leading crypto payments network, recently secured $75 million in a Series C funding round, bringing its valuation to $1 billion.
- Rain, a stablecoin payments infrastructure company, recently raised $250 million in a Series C funding round that valued the firm at $1.95 billion.
- Ripple recently partnered with DXC Technology to integrate its digital asset custody and payments technology into DXC’s Hogan core banking platform.
Ranking the Top Venture-Backed Companies by Funding Score
Funding is huge. This breakout highlights those firms that have raised the most venture capital rounds, ranked by a combination of date and volume. Note we are also including post-IPO raises as well. These are worth considering because they’re all part of the competitive system that all cryptocurrency startups are competing in.
| Ranking | Company | Total Funding Amount | Most Recent Funding Amount | Last Funding Date | GFD Funding Score* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mesh | $200M | $75M | 1/27/2026 | 87.2 |
| 2 | Rain | $333M | $250M | 1/9/2026 | 81 |
| 3 | Polymarket | $2.28B | $2B | 12/8/2025 | 78.5 |
| 4 | Ripple | $794M | $500M | 11/5/2025 | 74.7 |
| 5 | Foundation | $24M | $13M | 1/20/2026 | 72.9 |
| 5 | Tempo | $500M | $500M | 10/17/2025 | 72.9 |
| 7 | Digital Asset | $492M | $50M | 12/4/2025 | 69.1 |
| 8 | Architect | $52M | $35M | 12/23/2025 | 68.5 |
| 9 | Babylon Labs | $15M | $15M | 1/7/2026 | 67.7 |
| 10 | Predicate | $15M | $8M | 1/13/2026 | 67.4 |
*GFD’s Funding Score captures funding volume and velocity by combing total funding with recent funding amount and recency.
Key Takeaways:
- Ranking #1, Mesh leads with $200M in total funding and a GFD Funding Score of 87.2/100.
- Of the 93 cryptocurrency companies analyzed, Ripple recorded the largest recent raise at $500M on November 05, 2025 (88 days ago).
- Tempo raised $500M on October 17, 2025, which represents 100.0% of total funding to date.
- Mesh moved 2749 positions in our funding rankings since last month.
1. Mesh
GFD Funding Score*: 87.2
Total Funding Amount: $200M
Most Recent Funding Amount: $75M
Days Since Last Funding: 5
Out of our 93 ranked Cryptocurrency companies, Mesh ranks #1 in funding. The company’s total funding is $200M and the last time they were funded was on January 27, 2026 for $75M. The last funding type was Series C. The total amount of lead investors that Mesh has is 7 and their top investors are: Gaingels, Alumni Ventures, B Capital, Plug and Play, Paradigm.
2. Rain
GFD Funding Score*: 81
Total Funding Amount: $333M
Most Recent Funding Amount: $250M
Days Since Last Funding: 23
Out of our 93 ranked Cryptocurrency companies, Rain ranks #2 in funding. The company’s total funding is $333M and the last time they were funded was on January 9, 2026 for $250M. The last funding type was Series C. The total amount of lead investors that Rain has is 3 and their top investors are: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Norwest, Sapphire Ventures, Mischief.
3. Polymarket
GFD Funding Score*: 78.5
Total Funding Amount: $2.28B
Most Recent Funding Amount:
Days Since Last Funding: 117
Out of our 93 ranked Cryptocurrency companies, Polymarket ranks #3 in funding. The company’s total funding is $2.28B and the last time they were funded was on December 8, 2025 for . The last funding type was Series A. The total amount of lead investors that Polymarket has is 5 and their top investors are: General Catalyst, Coinbase, Dragonfly, SV Angel, Founders Fund.
GFD Website Score Breakdown
Website traffic and traffic growth is important but doesn’t always line up perfectly with other attributes and events like funding. We were curious as to which of these companies saw the strongest website traffic and growth. The website score we captures the volume of recent website visits and combines it with the companies’ website growth trends.
| Ranking | Company | Last Month Total Visits | Average Visits (6 Months) | Monthly Visit Growth | GFD Website Score* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brave | 627.3M | 530.2M | 4.56% | 95.8 |
| 2 | Polymarket | 13.5M | 8.2M | 35.65% | 87.3 |
| 3 | Stocktwits | 14.7M | 17.0M | -16.61% | 85.3 |
| 4 | MasterClass | 5.6M | 5.1M | 11.97% | 84.4 |
| 5 | Magic Eden | 2.6M | 2.8M | 24.03% | 83.4 |
| 6 | Try Your Best | 330K | 250K | 180.51% | 83 |
| 7 | OpenSea | 7.8M | 8.5M | -28.30% | 82.7 |
| 8 | MoonPay | 4.2M | 4.0M | -8.24% | 82.5 |
| 9 | Sardine | 2.8M | 5.0M | -27.97% | 80.8 |
| 10 | Public | 1.4M | 1.4M | -6.85% | 79.9 |
*GFD’s Website Score captures the volume of recent website visits and combines it with the company’s website growth trends.
Key Takeaways:
- Brave ranks #1, and earns the most average monthly website traffic over the last six months with 530.2M visits per month.
- The cryptocurrency industry leaders with the most average monthly website traffic volume over the last six months are Brave (530.2M) and Stocktwits (17.0M).
- Try Your Best (+180.5%) and Polymarket (+35.7%) have seen their website traffic increase the most month over month.
- Try Your Best moved 1740 positions in our funding rankings since last month.
1. Brave
GFD Website Score*: 95.8
Last Month’s Total Visits: 627.3M
Monthly Average Visits Over 6 Months: 530.2M
Monthly Visit Growth: 4.6%
Out of our 93 ranked Cryptocurrency companies, Brave ranks #1 in website traffic. Last month, the website saw 627.3M total visits and increased by 4.6% from the month before that. The average visits over the past 6 months were 530.2M.
2. Polymarket
GFD Website Score*: 87.3
Last Month’s Total Visits: 13.5M
Monthly Average Visits Over 6 Months: 8.2M
Monthly Visit Growth: 35.7%
Out of our 93 ranked Cryptocurrency companies, Polymarket ranks #2 in website traffic. Last month, the website saw 13.5M total visits and increased by 35.7% from the month before that. The average visits over the past 6 months were 8.2M.
3. Stocktwits
GFD Website Score*: 85.3
Last Month’s Total Visits: 14.7M
Monthly Average Visits Over 6 Months: 17.0M
Monthly Visit Growth: -16.6%
Out of our 93 ranked Cryptocurrency companies, Stocktwits ranks #3 in website traffic. Last month, the website saw 14.7M total visits and decreased by -16.6% from the month before that. The average visits over the past 6 months were 17.0M.
Cryptocurrency Companies with Strongest Branded Search Growth
A great way to measure brand growth is by analyzing keyword growth for the company across a period of time. We sourced Google Search keyword data for companies on the list and ranked by a score that accounted for total keyword search as well as search volume change over the last year.
| Ranking | Company | Total Keyword Search Volume | Average Monthly Search Volume Change (1 Year) | 1 Year Trend Positive or Negative? | GFD Company Keyword Ranking* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tempo | 7.5M | 223K | + | 76.3 |
| 2 | Foundation | 1.0M | 44K | + | 72.7 |
| 3 | The Block | 165K | 10K | + | 69.7 |
| 4 | Rain | 1.8M | -4K | – | 69.1 |
| 4 | Rain | 1.8M | -4K | – | 69.1 |
| 6 | Anchorage Digital | 12K | 1K | + | 67.7 |
| 6 | zerohash | 8K | 909 | + | 67.7 |
| 8 | Mesh | 368K | 5K | + | 66.7 |
| 8 | Mesh | 368K | 5K | + | 66.7 |
| 8 | Lead | 673K | -304 | – | 66.7 |
*GFD’s Branded Keyword Ranking is a metric that combines monthly branded keyword search volume with a 1-year linear trend that is observed weekly and adjusted by search volume.
Key Takeaways:
- Tempo ranks #1 for branded search demand with 7.5M total monthly branded keyword searches and a Keyword Ranking Score of 76.3.
- Lead is the cryptocurrency company whose branded search is increasing the fastest relative to their size. Search demand is rising for them this year at a pace equivalent to adding 11.2% of today’s volume each month.
- Tempo ranks #1 and leads in total branded keyword demand with 7.5M searches this month.
- Mesh moved 2308 positions in our rankings since last month.
1. Tempo
GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 76.3
Total Keyword Search Volume: 7.5M
Average Weekly Search Volume Change: 223K
Out of our 93 ranked Cryptocurrency companies, Tempo ranks #1 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 7.5M. Over the course of the last year, the average monthly change for their branded keyword search volume was 223K, indicating an increase in their 1-year trend.
2. Foundation
GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 72.7
Total Keyword Search Volume: 1.0M
Average Weekly Search Volume Change: 44K
Out of our 93 ranked Cryptocurrency companies, Foundation ranks #2 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 1.0M. Over the course of the last year, the average monthly change for their branded keyword search volume was 44K, indicating an increase in their 1-year trend.
3. The Block
GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 69.7
Total Keyword Search Volume: 165K
Average Weekly Search Volume Change: 10K
Out of our 93 ranked Cryptocurrency companies, The Block ranks #3 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 165K. Over the course of the last year, the average monthly change for their branded keyword search volume was 10K, indicating an increase in their 1-year trend.
Methodology and Sources
- Methodology: We collected data for 10k+ companies from Crunchbase and aggregated it into a set of scores through the use of quantitative transformations and expertly curated weighted averages.
- Sources: Crunchbase and Google Trends
Update Log
- February 2nd, 2026: Monthly update.
- January 2nd, 2026: Monthly update.
- December 1st, 2025: Monthly update.
- November 1st, 2025: Monthly update.
