Participated · Equity · Oct 2025

Berachain is building a layer-one blockchain whose core innovation, dubbed “Proof of Liquidity,” compensates participants that generate real economic activity within its ecosystem. The network’s native BERA token functions as the fee and reward currency, and the project intends for BERA to accrue revenue derived from applications deployed on the chain. The team is launching an initiative called “BeraStrategy” to position BERA as the primary treasury asset supporting future development and liquidity. A newly appointed Chief Investment Officer, Ben Isenberg, will oversee this treasury program. Financially, the company has just secured a large capital infusion (split between cash and tokens) to seed its treasury, signaling strong institutional interest. Although specific revenue, user, or adoption metrics were not disclosed, the scale and investor profile of the raise highlight expectations for meaningful future growth.

Participated · Seed · Jun 2024

GolfN provides a mobile app that layers Web3 gamification onto the real-world game of golf, serving as a digital caddie and social platform. The platform uses tokenization and digital collectible golf clubs—minted as NFTs on the Solana network—to let members equip clubs, earn rewards during rounds, track side games, and organize leagues. In March 2024 GolfN released its Genesis Collection of NFT Golf Clubs on Solana; the mint sold out in under an hour on Tensor Launchpad. For players who missed the mint, the company will offer monthly membership subscriptions with rental NFT clubs made available by collectors. The mobile application is due out in open beta later this year, and the company plans to use recent funding to develop and scale the app, community, and ecosystem. Jared Phillips is CEO and co-founder.

Participated · Seed · Jan 2024

Infrared is the first proof-of-liquidity (PoL) staking protocol on Berachain, offering liquid staking for the network’s native BGT and BERA tokens. Users who stake native tokens receive validator rewards plus iBERA, a liquid-staked token that can be deployed across other DeFi protocols to generate additional yield. The protocol aims to unlock productive capital within the wider Berachain ecosystem by maximizing efficiency and yield for stakers and builders. Infrared will be among the first projects to benefit from the Berachain Foundation’s incubator, Build a Bera. The article links the rollout to Berachain’s recent mainnet launch on Feb. 6 and the network’s proof-of-liquidity consensus that rewards liquidity provision. Financially, the company has completed multiple financing rounds bringing institutional backing from crypto-focused investors.

Participated · Seed · Jul 2022

Socket, founded by Stanford graduate Eva Zhang in 2022 and based in New York City, builds Web3 privacy infrastructure for social interactions tied to crypto wallets. The product aims to let users discover people and projects without exposing wallet addresses or financial details, indexing previously unsearchable social information while preserving privacy. Zhang is currently the only full-time team member and the company plans to generate revenue in the short term by offering advanced querying functions to users while preserving privacy. Socket frames wallet addresses as an unsafe default social primitive that leaks financial privacy and creates risks like targeted surveillance, sybil attacks, and marketing/allowlist challenges. The startup is initially targeting users and projects that rely on tokens with social utility—governance tokens, social tokens, and NFTs—where community discoverability is critical. Competitors named in the article include smaller startups such as Disco and Big Whale Labs and incumbents like Twitter and Discord.

Participated · Seed · Jul 2022

Club develops Club Game, a free-to-play, play-and-earn soccer ownership title that allows players to build, own and sell their own real-player soccer club. The game leverages Web3 capabilities and features tied to real-world performances to create an authentic club-ownership experience. Club is currently in early testing and has accumulated more than 25K sign ups while beginning to roll out a first phase of founding clubs for early players. The company raised $3.1M in Seed funding to support further development. It intends to use the funds to develop its inaugural game, build a marketplace, grow its community and expand its team. Club plans to expand testing throughout 2022/23 as it moves toward broader availability.