If you combined blockchain with AI, what you got would probably laugh its head off. Despite blockchain and Bitcoin both being declared DOA a hundred times over, both are alive and kicking up a storm. Who would have guessed that blockchain technology would reach $13.96 billion by 2022, but some say it will.
From blockchain incubators to crowdfunding campaigns that raise millions, tech startups are cracking the enterprise blockchain market wide open. Big tech might drive the big numbers, but it’s the new players that are driving the excitement.
Lets have a look at 17 industries being transformed by distributed ledger technology:
Healthcare
Insurance
Real Estate
Supply Chain
IoT (Internet of Things)
Logistics
Banking
Finance
Fintech
Identity
Energy
Retail
Smart Contracts
Ethereum
Legal
Music
Food
I am going to attach 3 blockchain startups in each industry that are worth watching toward 2019 and my views are just my opinions and comes from my watchlist . (if you are looking for investing in these projects then it is not a financial advice . You can consider it as a suggestions )
What are some lesser-known startups working with blockchain technology ?
It surely be pretty long answer but it includes a lot of best of the best startups and will be billions of dollars worth of projects in the nearest future .
Here we go .
Blockchain Healthcare Startups
BurstIQ, Inc.
BurstIQ, Inc. offers a health data platform that combines the security of a blockchain, the power of big data, and the processing advantages of AI.
Shivom
Shivom aims to create the world’s largest DNA database. Genomic data is soon to be big business, and Shivom wants to help individuals manage their own information. The startup offers customers the tools to share their DNA data with the emerging genomic marketplace — whenever and however they choose.
Bodyo
Bodyo hopes it’s health pods will soon be a common sight in shopping malls, gyms, and even supermarkets. The self-contained units measure blood pressure, blood sugar, height, weight, fat mass, muscle mass, bone density, and hydration.
Blockchain Insurance Startups
Nexus Mutual
Nexus Mutual is a risk-sharing platform that allows users to avoid standard insurance companies. The company makes it clear that the service is not insurance. Instead, it is a user-managed alternative, where users decide which claims are valid.
Fidential
Fidential provides a trading marketplace for life insurance policies. Users can sell their policies, buy policies from other users, or just store all of their policies in the blockchain.
B3i
B3i, or the Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative, is a blockchain trading platform for the insurance and reinsurance industries. A consortium of international insurance companies are already onboard, including Munich Re, Swiss Re, Zurick, Allianz, Aegon, and others.
Blockchain Real Estate Startups
SafeChain
SafeChain believes real estate transactions should be fast and secure. By verifying buyers’ credentials nearly instantly, SafeChain reduces the growing fraud problem faced by the real estate industry.
Propy
Propy is a real estate marketplace that uses blockchain to facilitate real estate purchases.
With Propy, traditional real estate transactions can be performed faster and with less risks. For those who prefer to buy their next chateau or office building with cryptocurrency, Propy is crypto-friendly.
The company current has more than 9,000 properties listed.
BrikBit
BrikBit describes itself as the first blockchain-based ecosystem capable of facilitating entire operations for the real estate industry.
The platform runs on the LISK blockchain, and will begin its ICO in October 2018.
Blockchain Supply Chain Startups
BlockVerify
BlockVerify offers a complete solution to supply chain fraud. The startup endeavors to be the supply chain security solution for companies around the globe.
Omnichain
Omnichain offers no surprises. What they do offer is a robust, user-friendly blockchain platform for managing your supply chain.
CircularTree
CircularTree is not just another supply chain DLT platform. “Sustainability” and supporting the “circular economy” are woven into the core of their business model.
Blockchain IoT Startups
Filament
Filament products enable industrial and enterprise equipment to process data on a blockchain.
Xage
Xage provides a decentralized security solution for distributed assets. In other words, they help secure IoT infrastructures.
TWO IoT
TWO IoT focuses on providing IoT solutions to the waste-management industry.
By enabling waste bins to report the level of their contents to a blockchain, waste-management companies can ensure bins are full before sending a truck to empty them. Dublin Airport reports a reduction from 1,200 bins being serviced per day to only 93.
Blockchain Logistics Startups
CargoX
CargoX made history with the world’s first blockchain Bill of Lading.
The company’s flagship product, Smart B/L™, enables fast, secure, and reliable processing of Bills of Lading from anywhere in the world.
ShipChain
ShipChain provides end-to-end traceability for the logistics industry.
The ShipChain platform runs on the Ethereum backbone, making it easy to incorporate smart contracts into your logistics processes.
An API enables integration of ShipChain with existing logistics software.
PAKET
PAKET is a non-commission logistics platform that offers transparency in logistics relationships.
By eliminating a central authority, PAKET enables parties to exchange physical value between themselves efficiently and economically.
Blockchain Banking Startups
Bitt
Bitt provides central banks and other financial institutions white label DLT banking products.
The Bitt platform provides cross-border remittance and settlement solutions, digital transformation of currencies, and inter-central-bank digital transfers.
Stellar
Stellar connects banks, payment systems, and people. This DLT platform facilitates the transfer of money, even across borders, with transactions settling in 2 to 5 seconds.
Transactions on the Stellar platform cost a fraction of a cent — significantly less than most current payment solutions.
BABB
BABB aims to be the global bank for the microeconomy.
Once BABB receives its banking license, users will be able to open a bank account within the decentralized BABB blockchain.
BABB has something for everyone, including individuals, businesses, developers, and central banks across the globe. BABB had its first round token sale in January 2018, with the second round planned for 2019. In-between, the BABB team has plenty of benchmarks planned.
Blockchain Finance Startups
Debitum Network
Debitum Network is a blockchain-based lending platform that facilitates loans and investments. Both fiat and cryptocurrencies are accommodated.
Omisego
Omisego aims to facilitate banking services without the banks.
The Ethereum-based platform enables end users to conduct real-time P2P transactions. Virtually any transaction one might conduct through their bank, they can do on Omisego.
From payroll deposits to B2B commerce to complex asset management functions, Omisego can facilitate a wide range of financial transaction with the speed and security of blockchain technology.
TradeIX
TradeIX makes possible the transfer of funds, assets, and credit around the world.
Winner of the “Best Innovator In Global Trade Award at the Trade Finance Excellence Awards” for 2017, the API-driven platform has been busy building B2B financial relationships around the world.
The company describes itself as a “network of networks” for global trade finance.
Blockchain Fintech Startups
Rate3
Rate3 provides a blockchain platform companies can use to tokenize their assets.
Monetary units, loans, insurance policies, or most anything of value can tokenized and placed in the Rate3 blockchain.
CULedger
CULedger started out as a cryptocurrency exchange, but then had bigger ideas.
The startup initiative is now in the middle of a pilot program to verify the feasibility of blockchain technology for credit unions.
Equi Capital
Equi Capital may be new, but it has managed to do something no other blockchain startup has managed to do. It has sparked the interest of Apple’s Steve Wozniak.
The startup aims to disrupt the traditional venture investment market by making it easy for the crypto community to invest.
According to Wozniak, the startup plans to open shop in Malta in November 2018.
Blockchain Identity Startups
Nuggets
Nuggets offers security, anonymity, and control when making purchases online.
The blockchain e-commerce platform uses biometrics, so you have no passwords to remember or to be stolen. Your ID, payment information, and purchase history are encrypted and stored in the blockchain. Even Nugget can’t get at your data, unless you choose to share it.
A major advantage for businesses is reduced liability, since you don’t have access to customer credit card information. Customers are verified and their information tokenized, so you get your money, without the risk of standard P.O.S. systems.
Nugget even donates a portion of transaction fees to charity, so everybody wins.
Civic
Civic also uses biometrics to verify the user’s identity, but applications are not limited to online purchases.
With Civic, your personal information is stored in your Civic App. You can use your app to access financial, medical, or social resources.
Authenteq
Authenteq is another ID security blockchain platform.
Authenteq uses AI-driven facial recognition to compare the user with their government-issued photo ID. Their multi-step verification process when signing up makes faking an ID virtually impossible.
This startup already claims 150,000 verifications, and is accepted in 191 countries.
Blockchain Energy Startups
LO3 Energy
LO3 Energy taps the power of the blockchain to create localized energy marketplaces.
Prosumers and consumers transact energy sales and purchases on local microgrids.
Energy use, load balancing, and price negotiations are all managed through the permissioned distributed ledger.
Greeneum
Greeneum uses distributed ledger technology to incentivise green energy production and usage.
The blockchain platform enables P2P energy trading of green energy. Communities now have a P2P platform for use in developing renewable energy sources. And data can be easily shared between green energy stakeholders.
In short, Greeneum is the go-to place for individuals, communities, and energy companies interested in growing the green energy economy.
ImpactPPA
ImpactPPA ties together microgrid power producers, smart meters, and consumers through a blockchain-based mobile app.
Producers and prosumers in over 35 countries create, store, and deliver power. Smart meters at consumers’ locations monitor usage and report it to the blockchain. Consumers use the mobile app to purchase and pay for the energy the use.
Blockchain Retail Startups
Lolli
Lolli rewards shoppers with bitcoins as they shop at participating retailers.
The blockchain-based rewards platform uses a browser extension to track purchases. Whenever the user makes a purchase from an affiliated retailer, bitcoins are deposited into the user’s Lolli wallet.
Users can earn up to 30% back in bitcoin, and no banking information is required.
Nearly 600 top brands have signed on to reward Lolli customers.
Beam
Beam brings the power of blockchain technology to payment gateways in the UAE.
To make a fast and secure payment, just tap your phone on your retailer’s “Beam Terminal” P.O.S. system, and your payment is made. From supermarkets to petrol stations to restaurants, Beam Terminals are increasingly available across UAE.
Beam purchases qualify for instant discounts up to 30%.
Shopin
Shopin gives shoppers control of their personal information, while helping retailers target customers more effectively.
Using the Shopin app, each shopper can create their own profile, set their shopping preferences, and decide who gets to see their purchase history.
Blockchain Smart Contracts Startups
SMRT
SMRT launches in Q4 of 2018. When they do, they will offer à la carte smart contracts for startups and small businesses.
SMRT will make using smart contracts as easy as picking one that fits your needs and inputting your information.
Users can pick smart contracts for business formation, protecting intellectual property, trading, and more.
Zilliqa
Zilliqa has a simple goal: make blockchain mainstream.
The Zilliqa blockchain platform enables developers to create marketplaces, exchange mechanisms, peer-to-peer trade platforms, games, and more.
While Ethereum can currently process only 15 transactions per second, Zilliqa can blast through 2,828 per second without bottlenecking.
Zilliqa already has an impressive array of partners and customers. With 21 team members and 8 advisors onboard, Zilliqa is serious about capturing this nascent market.
Treon
Treon has its sights set on transforming the $5 trillion utilities market using blockchain technology.
Using the Treon dashboard, billions of people across the globe can pay their utility bills using one application.
Not only can Treon simplify paying bills, but it can also provide users with valuable data. Amount due, service usage, late notifications, and other information is available at your fingertips.
Treon is currently in the 3rd and last phase of its ICO.
Ethereum Blockchain Startups
Bancor
Bancor allows users to easily convert their cryptocurrencies from one type of token to another. In the blockchain business, that’s called a liquidity network. The company’s founders call it profitable.
What makes Bancor unique is how exchanges are made. Bancor makes possible exchanges executed by smart contract. The elimination of an intermediary results in lower fees than with typical exchanges.
In 2017, Bancor raised record-breaking $153 million in three hours during its ICO.
Consensys
Consensys hopes to become the global decentralized network for people, businesses, and the planet. By the looks of it, they are off to a good start.
Consensys venture studio supports entrepreneurs and developers around the world who want to grow the Ethereum platform. The Consensys academy endeavors to increase the knowledge base. Their consulting arm assists in development of private or public DLT solutions.
Ambitious initiatives, coalitions, and partnerships underpin Consensys’ efforts to build the global blockchain ecosystem.
Augur
Augur is one of the most interesting startups we have seen. This open source, user-owned platform is all about forecasting.
From political outcomes to the weather, if you can bet on it, Augur can help you make money on it.
Users can buy and sell shares in an event, and reap the rewards when accurately predicting an outcome.
Perhaps, Augur is just a game-of-chance platform wrapped in a blockchain, but it sure is a cool concept.
Blockchain Legal Startups
Legaler
Legaler offers a secure online video chat platform for attorneys.
Features include end-to-end encryption, file sharing, messaging, and screen sharing.
With Legaler, attorneys can meet, share files, and collaborate within a secure environment.
The Australian startup wants to ultimately allow users to develop legal applications on the Legaler blockchain. An online app store is also in the works.
Openlaw.io
Openlaw.io enables attorneys to easily execute legal agreements online using smart contracts. Converting existing agreements to smart contracts, or creating new ones, is easy using the Openlaw platform.
Creating your own smart contracts is as easy as adding Legal Markup language to an existing MS Word document. Soon, PDF files can be converted, as well.
Integra Ledger
Integra Ledger offers the legal industry a versatile set of tools built on a blockchain.
Integra Wallet is the user interface for accessing your data in the Integra Ledger blockchain.
Smart Documents can be created, with easy integration with Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and Thomson Reuters Contract Express.
Blockchain Music Startups
Choon
Choon is more than another music streaming platform. It is also a digital payment ecosystem for artists, built on a blockchain.
Through Choon, music lovers get to hear great artists. And artists get paid in cryptocurrency for sharing their music.
Still in the beta stage, Choon hopes to perpetuate the music industry by solving one of its most fundamental problems — getting artists paid.
Audius
Audius replaces traditional music distribution and music rights management systems.
The DLT platform creates date- and time-stamped records of artists’ works. Attribution is instant and immutable.
Creators get paid in real time as listeners enjoy their content. How they license their work is up to them. They can choose to use a pre-existing license, or create their own.
Tracer
Tracer lets other startups squabble over who can build the best music streaming/rights management/artist compensation blockchain. They have something else in mind.
Tracer targets the entertainment ticket industry, with blockchain-based solutions sure to transform forever how we buy and sell tickets.
Food Blockchain Startups
ripe.io
Ripe.io uses the power of the blockchain to unite food producers, distributors, and consumers.
FoodCoin
FoodCoin makes no bones about what it plans to do. The startup’s website describes it as a blockchain ecosystem that will serve the global marketplace.
FoodCoin invites farmers, food producers, logistics companies, regulatory authorities, distributors, and restaurants to join its ecosystem.
SynchroLife
SynchroLife combines blockchain technology with social media to help you pick your next restaurant.
The mobile app lets foodies rate the quality of restaurants. In turn, they receive tokens for quality reviews. Users can also receive 1% cash back in the form of tokens when dining at participating restaurants.
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That's it !!!
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Ps : Bancor , Zilliqa , Stellar , Consensys , Lolli and Nuggets are my all time favourites and also included in my daily watchlist .
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