Led · Equity · Jan 2024

NoahArk Tech Group is a Hong Kong-based DeFi project operating on the EOS EVM chain that provides secure decentralized trading services. Its core product offerings emphasize highly secure trading through innovative lock-up mechanisms and liquidity solutions. The group is the result of a collaboration between Defibox Technology Limited and Hong Kong Noah Technology Limited to build a DeFi alliance focused on DEX activity within the EOS ecosystem. Management plans to launch trading-focused products, including perpetual contracts and perpetual options, early next year. The company recently received a $2.4M investment from EOS Network Ventures, which supports its reorganization and expansion on EOS EVM. Leadership says the reorganization and EOS EVM integration aim to improve participation by established products and developers and enable asset movement via cross-chain bridges while building user trust.

Participated · Equity · Jan 2024

EZ Swap is a decentralized NFT exchange and inscription marketplace focused on on-chain gaming assets and cross-chain games. Led by Founder and CEO Yves La Rose, the protocol supports a P2Pool-based instant trading model and can help games establish integrated NFT DEXs to improve game asset transaction efficiency. Its multi-chain deployment spans Ethereum Mainnet and five EVM chains—Polygon, zkSync, Arbitrum, Manta, and EOS EVM—which the article notes receive official recognition and support. EZ Swap advances smart inscription through its protocol, connecting with the ORC-20 community, the EOS inscription community, and other inscription groups. The company plans to use recent funding to enhance technological capabilities, foster innovation, and contribute to the EOS ecosystem through gaming solutions and expanded cross-chain functionalities. Financially, the business has raised a total of $1M to date following a $500K funding round. EZswap is a decentralized NFT trading platform focused on the Ethereum and Polygon ecosystems. The company operates across FinTech, Blockchain Technology, Tech, and Consumer market segments. EZswap completed a US$1 million pre-seed financing; the investing institution has not been disclosed. Its code has been audited by security firm Beosin. The team says the official product will launch at the end of January and that the first public market activity will be carried out jointly with Galxe and Polygon. The project is described as driven by the community.

Participated · Series A · Oct 2023

Upland is a web3 metaverse platform mapped to the real world that aims to build a digital open economy. The platform supports virtual property trading, world‑building, collecting, competitions (including car racing), and storefronts operated by metaverse entrepreneurs. Its ecosystem uses UPX as a medium of exchange and Spark as a utility token to fuel community value creation. Upland reports over 3 million registered accounts, nearly 300,000 landowners, and more than 6 million NFTs sold. The company says it will use new funding to advance its roadmap and introduce platform components and features that leverage artificial intelligence. Upland maintains offices in Palo Alto, Las Vegas, Ukraine, and Brazil. Uplandme operates Upland, a metaverse built on blockchain that sits on top of the real world and enables users to play, earn and connect while ensuring true ownership of digital assets (NFTs). The product is available on iOS, Android and the web and follows an open market economy model for virtual properties. Since open beta in early 2020 the platform has opened 13 U.S. cities, attracted over 100,000 virtual landowners and recorded more than 2 million NFT purchases; San Francisco and Manhattan virtual land parcels have been sold out. The game sees more than 60,000 daily active users who buy, sell and trade virtual properties, build houses, complete collections and participate in events. Founded in 2018, the company plans to use the new funding to grow teams in the U.S. and Europe and to invest in brand partnerships and user acquisition. The company’s reported valuation after the round is $300 million. Uplandme builds Upland, a blockchain technology–based digital property trading game that blurs the boundaries between real and virtual worlds. The game uses an in-game currency called UPX to power its economy; players can complete property collections, use location-based features and trade properties on a marketplace. Upland launched a closed beta in June 2019 that lets early adopters buy virtual properties in San Francisco, and the company maintains a wait list for beta access. Founded in 2018 by Dirk Lueth, Mani Honigstein and Idan Zuckerman, Uplandme is focused on completing initial development and moving toward a public launch. The company raised a seven-figure funding round to support that initial development and launch; no revenue or user metrics were disclosed in the article.