Modular consensus
Celestia Foundation develops a modular consensus and data network enabling high-throughput application deployment without restrictions to specific smart contract languages or virtual machines.
Ethereum
Sorella Labs develops tools to address Ethereum's Maximum Extractable Value (MEV) problem and enhance blockchain processing and integration.
Nocturne is a NYC-based blockchain technology company that has raised $6 million in seed funding to develop and deploy their protocol, which enables on-chain private accounts and addresses privacy and user experience challenges within the Ethereum ecosystem.
Web3 Infrastructure
Bastion is an enterprise-focused web3 orchestrator that provides businesses with secure and compliant infrastructure to build web3 solutions, combining the best of web2 and web3, and supporting digital goods ownership and monetization, smart transaction routing, and customer analytics.