Participated · Seed · Apr 2024

Today is a Web3 social simulation game that builds social experiences in Web3 environments. The company develops generative-AI–based intelligent NPCs to populate its simulations. It also builds no-code creator tools to enable creators to design content and NPC behaviors without coding. The core product combines AI-driven NPCs with creator tooling for social simulation experiences. Today completed a $5 million seed financing, which represents its current disclosed funding status. The article does not provide additional operating metrics or financial details.

Participated · Seed · Feb 2023

Sending Network is a DePIN project building SendingMe, a decentralized application that combines chat, social features, and trading to give users control of their social layer. The platform integrates messaging, social interactions, and transactions in a single dApp. Sending Network completed a $7.5 million financing round structured as a SAFE that closed in October of last year. Investors in the round include Nomad Capital, Symbolic Capital, Web3.com Ventures, Galxe, SWC Global, Balaji Srinivasan and Gabby Dizon. The team plans multiple testnets this year and aims to launch mainnet in Q1 2025, according to co-founder Mason Yang. Sending Labs is building a Web3 communications stack and launched beta versions of two flagship products, SendingNetwork and SendingMe. SendingNetwork is a developer-focused SDK that helps teams build secure, fully decentralized dApps with in-app/cross-app chat, notifications, wallet or Decentralized ID (DID) logins, and NFT/token-based transacting. SendingMe is an encrypted decentralized group chat platform for users, creators, and community managers that supports smart contract-powered payments, P2P swaps, airdrops, gifting, auctions, and token-gated memberships to enable creator monetization. The company centers end-to-end decentralization and user-led data ownership, offering community management and social toolkits that leave users in control of identification, data, and assets. Sending Labs secured $12.5 million in seed funding alongside the beta launch, backed by a syndicate led by Insignia Venture Partners, MindWorks Capital, and Signum Capital with participation from K3 Ventures, Lingfeng Innovation Fund, UpHonest Capital, and Aipollo Investment. Co-founders Joe Yu and Mason Yang previously built Dolphin at MoboTap, growing it to over 200 million users prior to its 2014 acquisition, and are applying that experience to improve Web3 user experience and accessibility.

Led · Seed · Oct 2022

Gritti provides a web3 social fitness app focused on building positive habits via engaged communities and gamification. The company is currently holding a closed beta and plans a full open beta later this year. It is launching its first NFT sneaker drop, the “Gritti Genesis Sneakers,” with 2,000 pairs in the first phase. Gritti intends to use newly raised funds to expand operations and accelerate product development. The company has assembled a board of advisors that includes Horst Bente, Jared Johnson, Bryant Chou, Umar Ali, and Sami Moughrabie. Financially, the company completed a seed financing to support its next growth phase.