Hydrogen is a fintech company that develops API' for creating financial applications. They are developing the open-source Hydro blockchain platform that emphasizes identity management and security. The network is powered by the Ethereum-based HYDRO token.

Omnitude is developing a blockchain e-commerce toolkit for businesses to integrate blockchain technology with their existing systems. They provide clients with blockchain middleware solutions that can be adopted more easily. The Omnitude network is powered by the Ethereum-based ECOM token.

High Performance Blockchain (HPB) is a Chinese company that is developing an improved blockchain infrastructure. Their goal is to dramatically improve the speed of transactions and throughput of existing blockchain systems. HPB has been called the EOS of China.
Similar to EOS, HPB uses a delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS) consensus algorithm that will enable parallel processing. It will also aid in improving the performance of their blockchain, and they hope that it will enable the creation of an ecosystem for the creation of decentralized applications.
HPB's platform is based on hardware accelerator chip drivers. The accelerator chips can be customized and will aid in the performance of the blockchain. HPB has the ambitious goal of enabling 1 million transactions per second.
The company's founders are well connected in the blockchain and payment sector in China. NEO is one of the chief investors in the company, and they also works with Union Pay; which is an influential payment network that connects banks in China.