Gauntlet

Gauntlet (operating via gauntlet.xyz) is a premier decentralized finance (DeFi) and crypto infrastructure enterprise engineered to provide institutional-grade yield strategies and risk management. Founded in 2018, the company fundamentally bridges the gap between traditional finance and onchain ecosystems by offering full-stack yield solutions built by the most experienced risk team in DeFi. Moving far beyond basic point solutions, Gauntlet natively unifies quantitative, model-driven risk frameworks with active vault curation, lending, and restaking strategies to deliver sustainable, risk-adjusted returns at scale. The platform serves cutting-edge financial institutions, neobanks, exchanges, and capital allocators, managing over $1.6 billion in client total value locked (TVL). Under the hood, their robust infrastructure leverages advanced onchain monitoring, smart contract integrations, and quantitative simulations to protect capital through every market cycle. Capturing massive industry trust with over 150 integrations and backed by a recent $125 million Series C funding round led by SBI Holdings, Gauntlet remains a definitive cornerstone of the modern digital asset landscape, empowering organizations to seamlessly drive smarter yields and build their competitive edge onchain.