Applicature

Applicature is a blockchain consulting and venture-building firm that works with founders on development, advisory, funding and key relationships. It reports more than 270 delivered projects, over 30 token launches and more than 300 founders helped, with offices in Redwood City, California and Dubai Silicon Oasis.

The company traces its origins to 2011 and its full blockchain focus to 2017, when it began supporting early ICO projects and reports a compound raise of about $200 million. Its stated mission is to help people benefit from distributed technologies in all areas of life. It describes taking projects from ideation through incubation, launch and scale, and its website lists 34 individual services.

• Blockchain development: smart contracts, DeFi protocols, NFT marketplaces, Layer 2 solutions and real-world asset tokenization
• Smart contract audit: security review delivered alongside its sister company Vidma Security
• Tokenomics and white papers: token design, modeling and documentation
• TGE management: planning and running token generation events
• Regulatory and compliance advisory: guidance covering MiCA and SEC requirements
• Investor relations and fundraising: introductions to more than 100 VCs, funds and angel investors, according to its website
• Fractional CTO and AI x blockchain integration: executive-level technical support and AI-enabled product work

Projects named on its portfolio include Winners Network, a Web3 rewards ecosystem; Mosaic, a crypto research platform; DreamTeam, an esports and gaming payments product; Codex Protocol, an escrow proof of concept; BSCView, a trading tools project on Binance Smart Chain; and SLOGN, a decentralized logistics project.

According to its timeline, the group grew into an ecosystem that includes Vidma Security (blockchain audits, founded 2021), Mempool Ventures (a venture fund with 50 or more investments in AI, Web3 and RPA), MilestoneBased (a startup performance platform launched in 2019) and ADAIA (an AI venture studio founded in 2023, with 15 or more ventures). It reports membership of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance since 2017, Oracle Silver Partner status, Clutch verification and a 2018 listing among the Top 10 ICO Development Agencies. Leadership named on the site includes Ian Arden as CEO, Roxy Zakharuk as COO and Roman Zakharuk as CTO.