336 DeFi Companies
DeFi (decentralized finance) companies build financial services that run as smart contracts instead of through a bank or broker: exchanges, lending, staking and yield. LeadWave's crypto database lists 336 DeFi companies, as of November 2026. The table shows the 30 biggest, by funding and market rank, each with one decision maker.
Ethereum
Ethena
Chainlink
Cardano
Stellar
World Liberty Financial
NEAR Protocol
- DeFi companies
- 336
- In LeadWave's database, November 2026
- Decision makers
- 298
- At 286 companies
- On CoinMarketCap
- 89%
- 300 with a ranked coin
- Funding raised
- $10.9B
- By 238 companies that disclose it
Top DeFi companies
The 30 biggest of 336, by funding raised and CoinMarketCap rank. Each row names one decision maker; the email is in the full list.
| Company | What it does | HQ | Size · funding | Decision maker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1EthereumETHethereum.org | Ethereum is a decentralized, open-source blockchain platform that enables programmable smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps).NFTLayer 1 and Layer 2 BlockchainsWeb3 | Baar | $65.5M raised#2 on CoinMarketCap990 employeesFounded 2014 | Vitalik ButerinFounder |
| 2EthenaUSDeethena.fi | Ethena Labs is a decentralized finance (DeFi) startup founded in 2023 and headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal.Crypto BankingStablecoinRWA Tokenization | Lisbon | $1.2B raised#17 on CoinMarketCap11 employeesFounded 2023 | Elliot ParkerHead of Product Management |
| 3ChainlinkLINKchain.link | Chainlink provides tamper-proof inputs and outputs for smart contracts on the blockchain.DePINRWA TokenizationBitcoin | George Town | #14 on CoinMarketCapFounded 2017 | Steve MuSenior Blockchain Architect |
| 4CardanoADAcardano.org | Cardano Foundation is a blockchain and cryptocurrency organisation based in Zug, Switzerland.Crypto Data and AnalyticsLayer 1 and Layer 2 BlockchainsWeb3 | Zug | $62.2M raised#15 on CoinMarketCap | — |
| 5StellarXLMstellar.org | The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-profit organization based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2014.StablecoinEnterprise BlockchainRWA Tokenization | San Francisco | $133M raised#16 on CoinMarketCap340 employeesFounded 2014 | Alex CordeiroVP Engineering |
| 6World Liberty FinancialUSD1worldlibertyfinancial.com | World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is a decentralized finance (DeFi) company founded in 2024 and registered in Delaware.Crypto BankingCrypto LendingStablecoin | USA | $630M raised#27 on CoinMarketCap21 employeesFounded 2024 | Corey CaplanChief Technology Officer |
| 7NEAR ProtocolNEARnear.org | NEAR Protocol is a scalable blockchain designed to provide the performance and user experience necessary to bridge the gap to mainstream adoption of…Layer 1 and Layer 2 BlockchainsAI CryptoWeb3 | San Francisco | $12.1M raised#18 on CoinMarketCap220 employeesFounded 2018 | Illia PolosukhinCo-Founder |
8 MakerDAODAImakerdao.com | Maker is a decentralized autonomous organization on the Ethereum blockchain.Crypto SecurityStablecoinCrypto Data and Analytics | Santa Cruz | $54.5M raised#20 on CoinMarketCap1 employeesFounded 2014 | Jessica Salomon |
9 UniswapUNIuniswap.org | Uniswap is a fully decentralized protocol for automated liquidity provision on Ethereum.Crypto ExchangesWeb3 | New York | $11M raised#21 on CoinMarketCap270 employeesFounded 2017 | Hayden AdamsFounder & CEO |
10 SuiSUIsui.io | The Sui Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 2022 in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.StablecoinCrypto GamingNFT | George Town | $60.6M raised#25 on CoinMarketCap190 employeesFounded 2022 | Ranier GadduangHead of Brand Marketing |
11 MonadMONmonad.xyz | Monad, Inc.Crypto SecurityCrypto Data and AnalyticsEnterprise Blockchain | New York | $469M raised#122 on CoinMarketCap72 employees | Keone HonCo-Founder & GM |
12 CronosCROcronos.org | Cronos is a blockchain ecosystem designed for 24/7 global settlement of stocks, cryptocurrencies, and prediction markets, primarily serving financial services…RWA TokenizationCrypto PaymentLayer 1 and Layer 2 Blockchains | Singapore | #35 on CoinMarketCap85 employeesFounded 1990 | Ryan Wyatt |
13 ISLMISLMislamiccoin.net | ISLM, known as Islamic Coin, is the first fully Shariah-compliant digital asset, serving as the native cryptocurrency of the HAQQ Network.NFTRWA TokenizationLayer 1 and Layer 2 Blockchains | Baar | $400M raised#1,195 on CoinMarketCap21 employeesFounded 2021 | Mohammed AlhashmiCo-Founder |
14 QuantQNTquant.network | Quant Network is a UK-based technology company that specializes in distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchain interoperability.Enterprise BlockchainRWA TokenizationCrypto Infrastructure | UK | #36 on CoinMarketCap98 employeesFounded 2018 | Gilbert Verdian |
15 OKXOKBokx.com | OKX is a prominent global cryptocurrency exchange and blockchain services provider, originally founded in 2013 as OKEx.Crypto WalletNFTLayer 1 and Layer 2 Blockchains | USA | $237.2M raised#37 on CoinMarketCap7,100 employeesFounded 2017 | Roshan Robert |
16 ParaFi Capitalparafi.capital | ParaFi Capital is an alternative investment firm focused on blockchain and decentralized finance markets.Blockchain | Greenwich | $386.8M raised27 employeesFounded 2018 | Ben FormanFounder & Managing Partner |
17 AaveAAVEaave.com | Aave is an open source non-custodial protocol on Ethereum for decentralized lending and borrowing.Crypto CustodyCrypto LendingWeb3 | London | $49M raised#40 on CoinMarketCap130 employeesFounded 2017 | Stani KulechovFounder & CEO |
18 PolkadotDOTpolkadot.com | Polkadot is a heterogeneous multi‑chain technology.Web3Blockchain | Zug | $293.7M raised#49 on CoinMarketCap | — |
19 MantleMNTmantle.xyz | Mantle is an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain network, rebranded from BitDAO in 2022.Crypto BankingCrypto LendingCrypto Asset Managers | Panama City | #51 on CoinMarketCap66 employees | Josefin LandgardFounder & CEO |
20 LayerZeroZROlayerzero.foundation | LayerZero Labs is a blockchain technology company that develops LayerZero, an omnichain messaging protocol designed for secure communication and asset transfer…Crypto CustodyCrypto StartupsWeb3 | Vancouver | $320.9M raised#73 on CoinMarketCap170 employeesFounded 2021 | Ally ParkerExecutive Assistant to the CBO and CEO |
21 WorldcoinWLDworldcoin.org | Worldcoineros is associated with the Worldcoin ecosystem, which focuses on digital identity and finance.Crypto ComplianceCrypto WalletCrypto Startups | Tres Arroyos | #54 on CoinMarketCap48 employeesFounded 2023 | Steven Smith |
22 MorphoMORPHOmorpho.org | Morpho is an open-source DeFi lending protocol that connects lenders and borrowers globally.Crypto LendingCrypto StartupsWeb3 | Paris | $244.3M raised#56 on CoinMarketCap94 employeesFounded 2021 | Florian MiramonSolution Architect / Prime Integrations |
23 JupiterJUPjup.ag | Jupiter is a prominent DeFi superapp and liquidity infrastructure provider on the Solana blockchain.Crypto Trading FirmsCrypto ExchangesCrypto Startups | Singapore | $40M raised#63 on CoinMarketCap84 employeesFounded 2020 | Xiao |
24 AlgorandALGOalgorand.foundation | Algorand Technologies is a Boston-based software development company founded in 2017 by Silvio Micali, a prominent computer scientist and Turing Award recipient.Crypto Data and AnalyticsEnterprise BlockchainNFT | Boston | $229M raised#65 on CoinMarketCap88 employeesFounded 2017 | Alexa CarrVP of Marketing - Brand |
25 Pi NetworkPIminepi.com | Pi Network is a decentralized finance project that aims to make cryptocurrency mining accessible to everyone through mobile devices.Bitcoin MiningCrypto ComplianceCrypto Wallet | Palo Alto | #68 on CoinMarketCap540 employeesFounded 2018 | David LageDigital Operations Manager |
26 Injective LabsINJinjective.com | Access, create and trade unlimited decentralized finance markets on the first Ethereum-compatible exchange protocol for cross-chain DeFi.RWA TokenizationLayer 1 and Layer 2 BlockchainsCrypto Exchanges | New York | $17.1M raised#70 on CoinMarketCap80 employeesFounded 2018 | Eric ChenCEO |
27 RepublicpreSPCXrepublic.com | Republic gives you power to invest in the future you believe in.Crypto GamingRWA Tokenization | New York | $214M raised#299 on CoinMarketCap7 employeesFounded 2016 | Kendrick NguyenFounder/Co-CEO |
28 ether.fiETHFIether.fi | ether.fi is a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol focused on liquid restaking within the Ethereum network.Crypto BankingCrypto CustodyCrypto Wallet | George Town | $64.6M raised#74 on CoinMarketCap68 employeesFounded 2022 | Mike SilagadzeFounder and CEO |
29 TerraLUNAterra.money | Terraform Labs was a blockchain company co-founded in 2018 by Do Kwon and Daniel Shin in Seoul, South Korea.StablecoinCrypto PaymentBlockchain | Singapore | $207M raised#554 on CoinMarketCap16 employeesFounded 2018 | Do KwonFounder & CEO |
30 XDC NetworkXDCxinfin.org | XDC Network, formerly known as XinFin, is an enterprise-focused Layer 1 blockchain platform that connects centralized finance (CeFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi).Crypto SaaSCrypto ComplianceEnterprise Blockchain | Singapore | $50M raised#75 on CoinMarketCap150 employeesFounded 2017 | Atul KhekadeCo-Founder |
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DeFi companies at a glance
- 238 of the 336 DeFi companies have disclosed funding, $10.9B raised in all.
- 300 (89%) have a coin or token ranked on CoinMarketCap.
- Most are small teams: 78% of those with a known headcount have 50 employees or fewer, and 4 have more than 500.
- USA has the most with a known headquarters: 133.
- Many are also on other lists: Web3 (189), Crypto Infrastructure (183) and Crypto Startups (131).
- 286 of them (85%) have a decision maker in the list, 298 people in all.
- Web3189 · 56%
- Crypto Infrastructure183 · 54%
- Crypto Startups131 · 39%
- Layer 1 and Layer 2 Blockchains81 · 24%
- RWA Tokenization69 · 21%
- AI Crypto66 · 20%
- Crypto Exchanges64 · 19%
- Crypto Lending49 · 15%
- 20252 · 1%
- 202414 · 4%
- 202312 · 4%
- 202221 · 6%
- 202138 · 11%
- 202044 · 13%
- 201923 · 7%
- 201835 · 10%
How this list was built
A company is on it when its description, its Crunchbase industries or its CoinMarketCap tags say it works in DeFi. Matching is broad on purpose, so a company can be on several lists. Companies whose website no longer works, or that collapsed (FTX, Celsius, BlockFi …), are left out.
The data comes from LeadWave's crypto database, last updated in November 2026: companies from Crunchbase and CoinMarketCap, each website checked to be live, with headquarters, headcount and funding refreshed in November 2026. Decision makers who had moved to another company were replaced or taken out. The table ranks companies by funding raised and CoinMarketCap rank, whichever puts them higher.
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Frequently asked questions
DeFi (decentralized finance) companies build financial services that run as smart contracts instead of through a bank or broker: exchanges, lending, staking and yield.
LeadWave's crypto database lists 336 DeFi companies, as of November 2026. Each company is counted once, however many coins or tokens it has.
The biggest, by funding raised and CoinMarketCap rank, are Ethereum, Ethena, Chainlink, Cardano and Stellar. The table on this page lists the top 30, each with one decision maker.
Each row on this page names one decision maker, often the CEO or a founder. Their emails are in the 1,300 Crypto Companies List: 1,324 companies and 1,165 decision makers' emails, 1,066 of them verified. It costs $99, one-time.
Companies come from Crunchbase and CoinMarketCap, and each website is checked to be live. Headquarters, headcount, founding year and funding were refreshed in November 2026. Decision makers' emails are found and verified one by one, and each person is checked against where they work now: anyone who had moved on was replaced with the company's current CEO or a founder, or taken out. The list is refreshed as the database grows; this page is from November 2026.