Participated · Seed · Jun 2023

Glystn provides a cross-platform community insights and engagement engine that integrates with existing creator platforms and uses AI to analyze daily comments and messages. The product surfaces actionable views of a creator’s audience and applies intelligent automation for engagement and monetization activities, aiming to align monetization messages with audiences while preserving authentic interaction. Glystn is currently available by invite and will be offered as a paid subscription; it is onboarding select creators with large, active communities on a limited free trial. The company says its beta partners represent a 20M+ combined audience, which it uses to validate product-market fit and product impact. Glystn plans to use the new funding to expand operations and broaden its business reach. Co-founders Ethan Fassett and Mike Rowehl lead the San Francisco-based startup.

Participated · Seed · May 2023

PYOR (Power Your Own Research) provides high-fidelity data and insights tailored for institutional participants in the digital assets industry. Its platform supplies an infrastructure layer to support institutional investments and to help evolve digital assets toward the standards of traditional asset classes. The company offers a desktop analytics tool and is currently in private beta. PYOR recently launched its Terminal product, a plug-and-play data terminal that lets institutions access fundamental blockchain data and write private queries via a customizable dashboard. Founded in 2022 and based in Bangalore, the team is building an interpretation layer to deliver comprehensive, accurate digital-asset data for institutions. The company plans to use new funding to expand core infrastructure and accelerate global institutional participation in Web3.

Led · Equity · Oct 2021

Mojito offers an all-in-one NFT commerce suite and platform that enables brands to build custom marketplaces with features like perpetual royalties, permissioned access, cryptocurrency management, security, and creative control. The platform is optimized to interoperate with Ethereum and EVM-compatible technologies so partners and assets are not locked into isolated networks and can access DeFi, DAOs, and other web3 innovations. Mojito is live and being used by customers, including a strategic partnership with Sotheby’s to power the Sotheby’s Metaverse marketplace. The product spun out of Serotonin and was created by Serotonin co-founders Amanda Cassatt and Matthew Iles alongside Serotonin Head of Technology Dan Kinsley; Kinsley will lead Mojito as CEO. The company plans to use its funding to build out a regulatory-compliant commerce suite with customizable APIs and SDKs to make it easier for brands to plug in and monetize IP in digital environments. Financially, Mojito announced a $20 million first funding round at a reported $100 million valuation.

Participated · Seed · Jun 2021

Dtravel operates a decentralized home-sharing platform owned and governed by its community through the Dtravel Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO). The platform is powered by a native token, TRVL, which hosts hold and can use for bookings, staking to qualify for rewards, and participating in governance. Dtravel leverages decentralized finance (DeFi) blockchain technology and aims to bring more transparency and lower fees to short- and long-term rentals. TRVL is slated to launch on Binance Smart Chain and the Ethereum Network. The company accepts both cryptocurrency and traditional payment methods and has partnered with Binance-backed Travala.com. Dtravel recently closed a $5M seed funding round to support its product and network growth.

Led · Seed · Mar 2021

Curio is a Los Angeles-based NFT platform for the entertainment industry led by CEO Juan M. Hernandez. The company delivers digital collectibles and licensed NFT drops, auctions and a secondary marketplace driven by non-fungible token technology. It has launched multiple licensed auctions, drops and products in partnership with entertainment IP holders. Past releases include collections tied to the American Gods television series, the Concrete Park graphic novel series, and Universal Pictures’ Scott Pilgrim vs. the World; each drop sold out in minutes and the NFTs are now trading on Curio’s secondary marketplace. Curio is partnering with Topps to produce NFTs from Mars Attacks!. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and business reach. Curio is a platform that enables brands and content owners to create NFT-driven digital fan experiences and limited-edition collectible assets. It allows IP owners to license and monetize rare and exclusive digital assets so fans can share and interact with content and characters. The company is led by CEO Juan M. Hernandez and is based in Los Angeles, CA. Curio plans to use recently raised seed capital to expand its team and operations and further develop its proprietary technology and partner integrations. As part of that effort it will accelerate integrations with Filecoin and Polygon to enhance platform functionality for entertainment brands creating NFTs. Curio has already partnered with Fremantle to create digital collectibles for fans of American Gods on STARZ in the U.S. and on Amazon Prime Video internationally.