• Lock On

  Participated · Seed · Oct 2023

  LOCKON provides a DeFi platform that uses on-chain analysis to select wallet addresses that have secured mid-to-long-term profits and constructs INDEX products based on those addresses. The protocol is non-custodial: user assets and orders are managed by smart contracts so third parties cannot move assets or place orders. LOCKON aims to deliver stable portfolios and on-chain-analysis-based long-term returns for users. The company announced a seed raise of about ¥120M and plans to deploy the funds for product development and to strengthen hiring and organizational capabilities. LOCKON was founded in April 2022 and earlier this year won the XLIMIT AWARD at Global Brain’s XLIMIT accelerator demo day.

• YGG Japan

  Participated · Equity · Jan 2023

  YGG Japan operates GabeeTown, a web3 game-specific platform that curates domestic and foreign blockchain games to help even beginners start playing. The company positions itself to move Japanese users from “Play to Earn” toward a broader “Play and Earn” market and to support Japanese game publishers in global launches. YGG Japan is building onboarding tools, media functions (GabeeTown is in alpha), wallets and other infrastructure to lower entry barriers and reduce scam risk for web3 novices. Its future plans emphasize product development, marketing/promotion, and recruitment of specialists (engineers, token economists, product marketers, BizDev, PR) to scale operations and communities. Financially, the platform has raised a cumulative total of approximately $5.75 million, including a recent private placement of about $2.95 million. ForN Inc., established in November 2021 and headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo, is the operating partner of YGG Japan and provides marketing, tool development, and infrastructure support. YGG Japan is a subDAO of Yield Guild Games formed to promote blockchain gaming across Japan and to curate and create localized content for Japanese players. It partners with ForN, a DAO-structured game guild service optimized for Japanese gaming culture, and has an exclusive partner relationship with ForN. The subDAO plans to scale the blockchain game market in Japan by developing guild participation services, strengthening partnerships with existing guilds, offering scholarship programs for locally developed games, and providing smoother onboarding to Web3. YGG Japan will also provide development and marketing support for blockchain games using Japanese IP and work with local companies to build a pipeline of games to global users. The team includes Japan-based gaming and tech leaders such as CEO Tetsuya Fujiwara and other industry veterans. The company cites Japan’s market of 52.7 million gamers and a US$22.1 billion gaming market as the opportunity it aims to convert to blockchain gaming, and it recently secured funding to build entry-point products for mass gamers.

No current team members are available.