Participated · Seed · Oct 2023

Republik is a Singapore-based technology company that uses Web3 technologies to connect creators with their communities through a token-based reward system. The platform rewards users for interacting with content, referring friends, and supporting creators. Republik is currently in beta across web app, iOS, and Android. Led by CEO Daniel He, the company intends to use its latest funding to develop Web3 creator tools on the blockchain. The firm raised $6M in Seed funding and maintains offices in Berlin and Los Angeles.

Led · Equity · Mar 2022

Gamepad.co operates a decentralized accelerator that curates, nurtures, and accelerates GameFi, guild, and metaverse projects through an incubation program, an IDO launchpad, and an NFT sales platform. The platform is designed to support long-term project fundamentals and community strength, aiming to solve gamer retention challenges. Initially the IDO and NFT platform will run on Ethereum, with Binance Smart Chain and Solana support planned shortly. Roadmap priorities include DeFi- and NFT-focused community growth features. The company reports having 10 triple-A blockchain games onboard its accelerator and over 15 additional projects waiting. Gamepad positions itself as the "Y Combinator of GameFi" and has announced a $GPAD token liquidity bootstrap sale in late March 2022.

Participated · Seed · Jan 2022

MyCointainer is a platform that enables customers to stake cryptocurrencies and tokens starting with as little as 1 EUR and earn daily rewards. The product supports more than 100 digital assets, including Polkadot, Cardano and Elrond, and allows staking via purchases, transfers and delegations from users' wallets. The company has generated over $3 million in rewards for its more than 110,000 users and employs over 42 people. MyCointainer holds a financial institution license in Estonia and cites key markets including the UK, the USA, France and Italy. It has partnerships with projects such as Elrond/Maiar, Avalanche Labs, Waves and Cosmos, and has notable asset activity like nearly 8,000 active Polygon participants. The company plans to use funding to develop its yield-earning platform, improve its B2B products, expand across Europe, Asia and the Middle East and grow its team.

Participated · Seed · Oct 2021

Ex Populus is a publishing platform and entertainment brand focused on Web3 gaming built entirely on Ethereum. It works closely with independent developers to monetize games in new ways and to connect players with an expanded palette of blockchain-based tools. The company’s team includes executives from desktop gaming, mobile gaming, VR, blockchain and esports. Its first title, LAMO, mixes a fast-paced shooter with blockchain-based collectible functionality and playable characters drawn from entertainment and popular culture. Ex Populus aims to grow a dynamic gaming community, expand its ecosystem, and publish third-party Web3 titles to help build the metaverse. Financially, the company recently closed a heavily oversubscribed $3M seed round led by Animoca Brands.