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The Venture Codex

Overview

Community-driven venture capital for early-stage crypto projects.

Founded

2021

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Stage focus

Geographic focus

Romania

Sector focus

Cryptocurrency

Investment portfolio

  • MetaFi

    Participated · Equity · Sep 2022

    MetaFi is a Dubai, UAE-based Web3 trading platform led by founder Matt Danilaitis. The company plans to build the Trading Metaverse, its first core product: a gamified social trading environment that aggregates major decentralized protocols with deep liquidity. The platform is designed as a seamless onramp for non-crypto audiences and aims to make trading fun, engaging, and social. MetaFi says the Trading World will be governed by its users. The company raised $3m at a $25m valuation and will use the funding to build its first core product. Backers included DoublePeak Group, Maven Capital, OKX Blockdream Ventures, Megala Ventures, Magnus Capital, Legion Ventures, SL2 Capital, X21 Digital, Good Games Guild, MetaGaming Guild, Mintable Go! Fund, and Athena Ventures. Over 90,000 people are waitlisted for the platform launch later this year.

  • Coinzix

    Led · Equity · Jul 2022

    Coinzix is a Bucharest, Romania-based cryptocurrency exchange led by co-founder and CEO Ovidiu Chirodea. The platform offers trading in more than 60 crypto assets and supports bank transfer and debit card payments with mobile and desktop interfaces. Coinzix operates a wide network of crypto ATMs across Europe. The company has processed over $10 million in total transactions. Coinzix intends to use new funding to add features and projects such as its own cryptocurrency, a launchpad, a debit card, and to expand its crypto ATM network.

  • Pocket Arena

    Participated · Equity · Nov 2021

    Pocket Arena is a play-to-earn NFT gaming portal and platform that aims to create an easy-to-use, trusted gaming ecosystem for ordinary people to enjoy playing and grow digital assets. Its flagship game, Castle Defense, attracted more than 6,000 daily active unique users before the POC token launched, with most players in the Philippines and Vietnam and an average playing time of 40 minutes. The company emphasizes community and cites support from global VCs, influencers and crypto groups as central to its ecosystem. In November 2021 Pocket Arena completed a $2.14M private round conducted as a sale of $POC tokens that accounted for 3.3% of total supply. The token sale is subject to a three-month lockup and a 12-month vesting period. Backers included a range of blockchain investors plus 58 global KOLs and more than 160 crypto community channels.

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