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The words "blockchain" and "cryptocurrency" are hitting headlines left and right, and the country's Southern FinTech hub has taken the moment to cash in on the trend.
Curious to know who's working on the latest financial trend in Atlanta, we used Crunchbase pro to find five companies dedicated to blockchain.
What's considered the latest pioneer venture in the digital economy, blockchain is such a new trend for Atlanta, at least three of these companies were founded in the last year.
Here are five companies in Atlanta on the scene with new blockchain tech:
- Storj Labs, a blockchain-based decentralized cloud storage platform, came onto the tech scene in 2015 and appears to be the older brother among blockchain companies in Atlanta. Storj (pronounced "storage") is backed by notable security executives of other Atlanta startups Ionic Security and Pindrop Security, as well as Google Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures and Techstars.
- The Monetizr, a platform for in-game economies to enhance the experience, engagement and reach for gamers, game developers and brands, crafted its own universal gaming currency, MTZ Tokens, to reward players.
- Coinmo, Inc., a digital currency that can be redeemed at local merchants using a smartphone app, was founded last year. Based in Atlanta's Tech Village, the company hopes to launch publicly in select cities this Fall, according to their website.
- TrustLogics is a blockchain-enabled platform that connects recruiters, job seekers and businesses with reliable data during the job hiring process. The platform is supported on artificial intelligence to create background checks, job listings, recruiting services and more.
- MIMIR Blockchain touts itself as "the world’s first Decentralized Ethereum Service Provider (DESP)." Founded in 2017, this company focuses on bringing blockchain to B2B companies.
