101 Best San Francisco Cryptocurrency Startups – The Future of Crypto

December 26, 2021

This article showcases our top picks for the best San Francisco based Cryptocurrency companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Cryptocurrency industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact
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Top San Francisco Cryptocurrency Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Solana

Solana

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Solana is a crypto startup that builds and develops crypto apps for decentralized apps and marketplaces.

Coinbase Ventures

Coinbase Ventures

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Coinbase Ventures is an investment arm of Coinbase that aims to invest in early-stage cryptocurrency and blockchain startups.

Coinbase Ventures

Ripple

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Ripple provides one frictionless experience to send money globally using the power of blockchain.

Coinbase Ventures

TRM Labs

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TRM Labs monitors digital asset transactions to protect financial institutions from risks like fraud and money laundering.

Coinbase Ventures

The Sandbox

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The Sandbox develops a decentralized gaming platform that leverages non-fungible tokens and blockchain technology.

Coinbase Ventures

Blockchain Capital

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Blockchain Capital is a venture capital firm investing in Blockchain-enabled technology companies.

Coinbase Ventures

Helium

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Helium is an Internet-of-Things developer platform for building the network and transferring IoT device data.

Coinbase Ventures

CoinList

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CoinList is a platform that helps blue-chip crypto projects connect with new token holders.

Coinbase Ventures

Securitize

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Securitize enables digital securities, which are easier to own, simpler to manage, and faster to trade.

Coinbase Ventures

Iron Fish

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Iron Fish is a novel cryptocurrency focused on privacy and accessibility.

Coinbase Ventures

Wyre

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Wyre develops a wide variety of payment APIs that offer a fast and cost-effective way of transferring money.

Coinbase Ventures

MobileCoin

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MobileCoin is a cryptocurrency platform that provides anti-fraud services and payment systems for merchants.

Coinbase Ventures

Chia Network

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Chia Network is building a blockchain platform based on Proofs of Space and Time.

Coinbase Ventures

dYdX

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dYdX is a leading decentralized exchange offering Perpetual, Margin, & Spot trading, as well as borrow / lend pools on Ethereum.

Coinbase Ventures

Bitwise

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Bitwise is a crypto index fund manager for individuals, investment managers, and institutions navigating cryptocurrency.

Coinbase Ventures

Compound

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Compound is an open-source interest rate protocol that unlocks new financial applications.

Coinbase Ventures

Eco

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Eco isn’t a bank. It’s something better — a digital wallet that rewards you every time you save, spend or send money.

Coinbase Ventures

Portal

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Portal is a financial services company that trades crypto without putting coins at risk.

Coinbase Ventures

NuCypher

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NuCypher is a cryptography company that builds privacy-preserving infrastructure and protocols.

Coinbase Ventures

0x

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0x is an open protocol that enables peer-to-peer trading of assets.

Coinbase Ventures

CoinTracker

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CoinTracker is a portfolio and tax manager for cryptocurrency.

Coinbase Ventures

Aleo

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Aleo develops a platform that enables absolute privacy on Blockchains.

Coinbase Ventures

Bitski

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Bitski allows creators, brands, and platforms to create, sell, and purchase NFTs.

Coinbase Ventures

Anchorage Digital

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Anchorage Digital is a digital asset platform offering custody, trading, and financing services, as well as staking and governance.

Coinbase Ventures

Saddle Finance

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Saddle Finance is an automated market maker (AMM) optimized for pegged value crypto assets.

Coinbase Ventures

Mudrex

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Mudrex is a cryptocurrency company that specializes in autopilot smart crypto investment.

Coinbase Ventures

Set Labs

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Set Labs is a crypto-financial platform that allows users to create baskets of cryptocurrency, NFTs, and on-chain securities.

Coinbase Ventures

Fei Protocol

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Fei Protocol is a direct incentive stable coin which is undercollateralized and fully decentralized.

Coinbase Ventures

BOSONIC

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BOSONIC is a Fintech platform that eliminates counterparty credit and settlement risk in digital assets trading.

Coinbase Ventures

Layer1

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Layer1 builds turnkey Bitcoin mining data centers that boost the profitability of energy assets.

Coinbase Ventures

Zerion

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Zerion is an all-in-one interface that allows technical and non-technical users to acquire, track and manage DeFi assets.

Coinbase Ventures

Connext

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Connext is a crosschain liquidity network that enables fast, fully-noncustodial transfers between EVM-compatible chains and L2 systems.

Coinbase Ventures

River Financial

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River Financial is a Bitcoin financial institution allowing long-term investors to buy, sell, and manage Bitcoin.

Coinbase Ventures

Stellar Development Foundation

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Stellar Development Foundation supports the development and growth of Stellar, a blockchain network that connects financial infrastructure.

Coinbase Ventures

O(1) Labs

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O(1) Labs is a software development company working on Mina Protocol, a tiny, portable blockchain.

Coinbase Ventures

Kava Labs

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Kava Labs is a developer of Kava, is the most trusted DeFi platform by financial institutions

Coinbase Ventures

SKALE Labs

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SKALE Labs is a blockchain scalability platform that provides high speed consensus and empowers dApps to run smart contracts.

Coinbase Ventures

Apto Payments

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Apto Payments is a card issuance platform that helps companies issue new kinds of cards in new ways.

Coinbase Ventures

TrueFi

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TrueFi is the ultimate DeFi uncollateralized lending protocol

Coinbase Ventures

Bitwave

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Bitwave is a digital asset management platform that supplies back-office software solutions to enterprises that accept cryptocurrencies

Coinbase Ventures

Risk Harbor

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The only objective risk management marketplace for decentralized finance (DeFi).

Coinbase Ventures

Hawku

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http://hawku.com is building the marketplace for utility and gaming NFTs. Currently Hawku provides listings, sales and data for Zed horses.

Coinbase Ventures

XMargin

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XMargin utilizes zero-knowledge proof technology to provide cross-margin, credit and settlement services for the financial markets.

Coinbase Ventures

Harbor

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Harbor is helping to power the next big wave in capital markets – tokenized securities – by automating regulatory compliance.

Coinbase Ventures

Commonwealth Labs

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Commonwealth Labs is a governance startup offering a new twist on token airdrops.

Coinbase Ventures

Stronghold

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Stronghold creates virtual payment networks that give developers access legacy and next-generation payment networks through a simple API.

Coinbase Ventures

CoinRoutes

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CoinRoutes is a crypto trading software provider.

Coinbase Ventures

Opyn

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Opyn allows users to earn a premium or take views on assets by trading options on ETH and ERC20s.

Coinbase Ventures

Rare Bits

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Rare Bits is a zero-fee peer-to-peer marketplace to buy, sell, and discover crypto goods.

Coinbase Ventures

Thesis

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Thesis is a cryptocurrency venture studio funding and building decentralized products and protocols that enable personal empowerment.

Coinbase Ventures

Async Art

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Collect and Experience Rare Programmable Art.

Coinbase Ventures

Prysm

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a social investing economy enabled by web3

Coinbase Ventures

Slingshot Finance

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Next-gen decentralized trading platform

Coinbase Ventures

Provenance Blockchain

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Provenance Blockchain combines the distributed, trustless, and immutable characteristics of blockchain.

Coinbase Ventures

FanTrade

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FanTrade is a mobile app where users earn money by playing real-time daily contests based on fantasy crypto and stocks.

Coinbase Ventures

Reflexer Labs

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Reflexer Labs is a new decentralized finance project aimed at softening volatility.

Coinbase Ventures

Staax

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Staax makes building wealth through investing in shares of stock as easy as receiving payment from your friends.

Coinbase Ventures

fxdx exchange

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Derivatives DEX with lightning-fast transaction speed and minimal transactions costs with institutional-grade centralized UI/UX experience

Coinbase Ventures

Multis

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Multis provides financial services for companies holding euros, dollars, and cryptocurrencies.

Coinbase Ventures

BarnBridge

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Tokenized risk protocol

Coinbase Ventures

Omniex

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Omniex develops software infrastructure that integrates front, middle, and back-office services to simplify access and remove fragmentation.

Coinbase Ventures

Agoric

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Agoric provides a framework for programming smart contracts securely and with ease, beyond anything available today.

Coinbase Ventures

Puma Browser

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Puma is a mobile browser and wallet for the Web3 ecosystem. Private by design.

Coinbase Ventures

MetaMask

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MetaMask is a crypto wallet that allows users to manage their digital assets through a browser extension or mobile app.

Coinbase Ventures

AnchorUSD

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AnchorUSD offers stable currency anchored 1-for-1 to the US dollar (USDX).

Coinbase Ventures

Linen App

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New experience that allows our members to earn high yield on their cash.

Coinbase Ventures

TokenInsight

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TokenInsight is dedicated towards providing accurate data and ratings for cryptocurrency companies through transparency.

Coinbase Ventures

Jointer

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World’s first COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BACKED DeFi

Coinbase Ventures

Snowball Money

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Snowball Money operates as a crypto investment automation platform that provides access to professionally curated portfolios.

Coinbase Ventures

Idex.io

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Idex.io is a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange.

Coinbase Ventures

Deep Discovery

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Artificial intelligence for fighting global corruption

Coinbase Ventures

CASPIAN

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CASPIAN is a full stack crypto asset management solution.

Coinbase Ventures

Swing Finance

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Swing is a decentralized cross-chain liquidity protocol on top layer 1 & 2 blockchains.

Coinbase Ventures

Round Finance Inc.

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Building an aggregator of digital assets and experiences

Coinbase Ventures

gumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)

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gumi Cryptos Capital is a blockchain and cryptographic asset venture fund

Coinbase Ventures

Purse

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Purse provides real incentive to use Bitcoin to the largest selection at the lowest price points.

Coinbase Ventures

SIREN

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SIREN is a distributed protocol creating a decentralized blockchain exchange for options trading on Ethereum.

Coinbase Ventures

TrustToken

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TrustToken is a platform to create asset-backed tokens that can be used for buying and selling around the world.

Coinbase Ventures

Cryptiswap

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CryptiSwap© is a Non-Custodial CryptoCurrency swap platform | no registration | no holds

Coinbase Ventures

Phantom

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Phantom is a digital wallet reimagined for DeFi and NFTs.

Coinbase Ventures

Volt Capital

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Volt Capital is a research and community driven crypto fund.

Coinbase Ventures

Token Daily

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Token Daily operates an online news publishing platform intended to provide news on the cryptocurrency and blockchain market.

Coinbase Ventures

Yours

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Yours is a blockchain-based social network where users can earn bitcoin.

Coinbase Ventures

Beanstalk Network

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Beanstalk Network is a research and development company for privacy preserving financial transactions.

Coinbase Ventures

DCEX

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DCEX is a US based digital currency exchange with OTC desk, digital dollar DCEX$ and a Digital currency news site

Coinbase Ventures

SureRemit

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SureRemit is an ecosystem for global non-cash remittances.

Coinbase Ventures

Filta

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Filta is an NFT marketplace that sells limited-edition face filter NFTs by favorite independent artists.

Coinbase Ventures

Standard Crypto

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Standard Crypto is an investment firm.

Coinbase Ventures

Bitnet Technologies

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Bitnet Technologies is a digital commerce platform that helps enterprise scale merchants to accept bitcoin payments.

Coinbase Ventures

2Cents

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2Cents is an ethereum protocol that turns users into network owners for internet communities.

Coinbase Ventures

Speakezee

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Web3 native podcasting platform

Coinbase Ventures

Picks & Shovels

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The Picks & Shovels Co. crafting tools for investors and traders of digital currencies and crypto assets.

Coinbase Ventures

Apifiny

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A global digital asset trading network unifying fragmented markets, providing superior liquidity and trade execution for professionals.

Coinbase Ventures

Coinfeeds

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Coinfeeds is an API that tracks and aggregates news and social sentiment for crypto enthusiasts.

Coinbase Ventures

ChangeTip

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ChangeTip facilitates global micropayments across every social media or digital platform.

Coinbase Ventures

Binance.US

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Binance is a cryptocurrency exchange that provides a platform for trading various cryptocurrencies.

Coinbase Ventures

Openware

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Crypto Exchange Foundry

Coinbase Ventures

Bitbutter

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Crypto-asset account aggregation API for fintechs and financial institutions.

Coinbase Ventures

Hexel

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Hexel is a startup that wants to make it easy for anyone to use Ethereum-based tokens to engage their hyperlocal community.

Coinbase Ventures

Common Interest

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Blockchain, Decentralized Organization, Crypto, Cryptocurrencies

Coinbase Ventures

Satochi

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Fintech, Investing, Cryptocurrency, Consumer

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