Rise is building a blockchain development platform with dPoS consensus. Their protocol uses a Delegated Proof-of-Stake (dPoS) consensus mechanism and will be powered by the RISE coin. They hope to significantly improve transaction times and reduce fees, while providing developers with a tool set to create DApps in several programming languages.

Blockdaemon is a blockchain infrastructure service company that focuses on deploying nodes for their clients. They assist their clients in setting up and managing networks for their DApps. Blockdaemon's node deployment tool allows users to easily deploy blockchan nodes on Bitcoin, Aion, and Stellar in a way that best suits their needs.

ConsenSys is one of the most influential blockchain technology companies. They are working on a variety of projects to create the infrastructure and applications that will enable scalable adoption of blockchain-based systems. The company's efforts are focused on the Ethereum ecosystem, and include divisions working to advance technology development, establish industry standards, and provide consulting, marketing, and education services.