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 15 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 | Ripple | 81.8 | 79.1 | 76.7 | 61.4 |
| 2 | Tempo | 80.6 | 76.5 | 59 | 80 |
| 3 | World | 77.9 | 62 | 79.6 | 78.4 |
| 4 | Lead | 76 | 64.3 | 76 | 70.5 |
| 5 | zerohash | 75.3 | 67.7 | 65.7 | 71.6 |
| 6 | MoonPay | 75 | 63.9 | 82.5 | 61.2 |
| 7 | Polymarket | 74.9 | 91.9 | 87.3 | 0 |
| 8 | Rain | 74.8 | 62.4 | 72.3 | 73.7 |
| 9 | Rain | 72.6 | 58.5 | 72.3 | 73.7 |
| 10 | Ostium | 70.5 | 67.6 | 60.3 | 59.9 |
| 11 | Tria | 70.1 | 57.6 | 75.1 | 63.7 |
| 12 | Rift | 69.1 | 59.5 | 66.2 | 64.9 |
| 13 | Bitwise | 67.8 | 57.2 | 73 | 58 |
| 14 | Anchorage Digital | 67.7 | 53.2 | 69.5 | 69.1 |
| 15 | Try Your Best | 66.8 | 51 | 83 | 57.1 |
| 15 | Yellow Card | 66.8 | 51 | 74.8 | 64.9 |
| 17 | Azra Games | 66.6 | 64.5 | 65.8 | 46.5 |
| 18 | Turnkey | 66.5 | 55.7 | 65.4 | 63.7 |
| 19 | Votre | 66.1 | 57.2 | 58.7 | 66.2 |
| 20 | EigenLabs | 64.2 | 60.9 | 66.7 | 44 |
| 21 | Architect | 64 | 78.8 | 4.8 | 69.3 |
| 22 | BitGo | 63.5 | 52.6 | 68.5 | 56.3 |
| 23 | TRM Labs | 63.1 | 47.5 | 72.2 | 61.3 |
| 24 | Succinct | 63 | 49.7 | 64.1 | 64.8 |
| 25 | Boba Network | 62.7 | 60.7 | 62.7 | 42.7 |
*GFD’s Tech100 score is a final composite score of the Funding Score, Website Score, and the Branded Keyword score.
Key Takeaways:
- The three hottest cryptocurrency companies in January 2026 are Ripple, Tempo, and World due to the volume and freshness of their funding, the recent performance of their website, and the growth trends of their branded keyword.
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 | Polymarket | $2.28B | $2.00B | 12/8/2025 | 91.9 |
| 2 | Ripple | $794M | $500M | 11/5/2025 | 79.1 |
| 3 | Architect | $52M | $35M | 12/23/2025 | 78.8 |
| 4 | Tempo | $500M | $500M | 10/17/2025 | 76.5 |
| 5 | Portal to Bitcoin | $118M | $25M | 12/4/2025 | 70.4 |
| 6 | zerohash | $282M | $104M | 9/23/2025 | 67.7 |
| 7 | Ostium | $24M | $20M | 12/3/2025 | 67.6 |
| 8 | YO Labs | $10M | $10M | 12/14/2025 | 67.4 |
| 9 | Azra Games | $87M | $19M | 11/10/2025 | 64.5 |
| 10 | Lead | $170M | $70M | 9/4/2025 | 64.3 |
*GFD’s Funding Score captures funding volume and velocity by combing total funding with recent funding amount and recency.
Key Takeaways:
- When accounting for funding volume and freshness, Polymarket leads the industry as it is the cryptocurrency company with the highest total funding of $2.28B and has recently in the past two months received a funding amount of $2.00B.
- Polymarket and Architect are two rising companies in the cryotpcurrency space that have both recently recieved over $35M in funds within the past 60 days.
- YO Labs is a rising company within the cryptocurrency space that has been heavily funded in the past month. Their most recent funding amount was $10M and this funding amount accounts for more than half of their total funds.
1. Polymarket
GFD Funding Score*: 91.9
Total Funding Amount: $2.28B
Most Recent Funding Amount: $2.00B
Days Since Last Funding: 25
Out of our 79 ranked Cryptocurrency companies, Polymarket ranks #1 in funding. The company’s total funding is $2.28B and the last time they were funded was on December 8, 2025 for $2.00B. The last funding type was Series A. The total amount of lead investors that Polymarket has is 5 and their top investors are: Coinbase, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Ribbit Capital, SV Angel.
2. Ripple
GFD Funding Score*: 79.1
Total Funding Amount: $794M
Most Recent Funding Amount: $500M
Days Since Last Funding: 58
Out of our 79 ranked Cryptocurrency companies, Ripple ranks #2 in funding. The company’s total funding is $794M and the last time they were funded was on November 5, 2025 for $500M. The last funding type was Venture – Series Unknown. The total amount of lead investors that Ripple has is 12 and their top investors are: Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, SBI Investment, IDG Capital, Nol Card balance check.
3. Architect
GFD Funding Score*: 78.8
Total Funding Amount: $52M
Most Recent Funding Amount: $35M
Days Since Last Funding: 10
Out of our 79 ranked Cryptocurrency companies, Architect ranks #3 in funding. The company’s total funding is $52M and the last time they were funded was on December 23, 2025 for $35M. The last funding type was Series A. The total amount of lead investors that Architect has is 3 and their top investors are: Miami International Holdings, ARK Investment Management, VanEck, CMT Digital, SV Angel.
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 companies’ website growth trends.
Key Takeaways:
- The cryptocurrency company with the most average monthly website traffic over the last six months is Brave with 530.2M visits per month.
- Two cryptocurrency industry leaders with the most average monthly website traffic volume over the last six months are Brave and Stocktwits.
- Two companies in the cryptocurrency space with fast growing websites over the past month are Try Your Best and Polymarket. Both companies have seen their website traffic increase by 35.00% over the 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 79 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 79 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 79 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 | + | 80 |
| 2 | World | 1.5M | 86K | + | 78.4 |
| 3 | Rain | 1.8M | 17K | + | 73.7 |
| 3 | Rain | 1.8M | 17K | + | 73.7 |
| 5 | zerohash | 8K | 1K | + | 71.6 |
| 6 | Lead | 673K | 4K | + | 70.5 |
| 7 | Architect | 673K | -3K | – | 69.3 |
| 8 | Anchorage Digital | 12K | 1K | + | 69.1 |
| 9 | Harbor | 201K | 4K | + | 68.5 |
| 10 | Gauntlet | 165K | 3K | + | 67.4 |
*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:
- zerohash is the fastest growing branded keyword in the cryptocurrency industry. It has an average monthly increase of about 1K searches.
- Tempo is the company among the top ten companies for branded keyword search for cryptocurrency that has the most volume. It has a search volume of 7.5M searches.
- Two fast rising companies in the cryptocurrency space are zerohash and Anchorage Digital according to their branded keyword search trends.
1. Tempo
GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 80
Total Keyword Search Volume: 7.5M
Average Weekly Search Volume Change: 223K
Out of our 79 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. World
GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 78.4
Total Keyword Search Volume: 1.5M
Average Weekly Search Volume Change: 86K
Out of our 79 ranked Cryptocurrency companies, World ranks #2 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 1.5M. Over the course of the last year, the average monthly change for their branded keyword search volume was 86K, indicating an increase in their 1-year trend.
3. Rain
GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 73.7
Total Keyword Search Volume: 1.8M
Average Weekly Search Volume Change: 17K
Out of our 79 ranked Cryptocurrency companies, Rain ranks #3 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 1.8M. Over the course of the last year, the average monthly change for their branded keyword search volume was 17K, 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
- January 2nd, 2026: Monthly update.
- December 1st, 2025: Monthly update.
- November 1st, 2025: Monthly update.
