The Venture Codex

Participated · Equity · Apr 2024

Only1 is an NFT social platform built in the Solana ecosystem. It combines social media, an NFT marketplace, a scalable blockchain, and its native token LIKE to connect fans and creators. Core features include minting genesis NFTs and enabling bidding with the LIKE token. The platform aims to bridge creators and audiences through NFT-based social interactions. The company announced a $1.3M strategic financing led by Newman Group. Participating investors included Folius Ventures, Modular Capital, PetRock Capital and angel investors.

Participated · Seed · Apr 2024

Ord.io announced a $2M pre-seed round in a LinkedIn post. The post names participating investors and backers but does not describe the company’s product, roadmap, or operating metrics. The announcement lists co‑lead investors and numerous participating funds and individuals. No financial metrics, revenue, user counts, or use-of-proceeds details were disclosed in the post. The LinkedIn post serves as the sole source for the company’s publicly shared fundraising information in the provided article. Additional context about Ord.io’s business model, team background, or future plans was not included in the article.

Participated · Seed · Jul 2022

Club develops Club Game, a free-to-play, play-and-earn soccer ownership title that allows players to build, own and sell their own real-player soccer club. The game leverages Web3 capabilities and features tied to real-world performances to create an authentic club-ownership experience. Club is currently in early testing and has accumulated more than 25K sign ups while beginning to roll out a first phase of founding clubs for early players. The company raised $3.1M in Seed funding to support further development. It intends to use the funds to develop its inaugural game, build a marketplace, grow its community and expand its team. Club plans to expand testing throughout 2022/23 as it moves toward broader availability.

Participated · Equity · May 2022

9 Lives Interactive is a Singapore-based independent game developer founded in 2021. The studio is developing Nyan Heroes, a next-generation hero shooter with cat-inspired IP, eight guardian classes, mech combat, and objective-driven team play. The game leverages Unreal Engine 5 and blockchain to enable true asset ownership and support a creator economy. Nyan Heroes entered early access from March 26 to April 9, and the studio added airdrop missions granting community access to NYAN, the token that powers the ecosystem. 9 Lives raised a $3 million financing to accelerate development and broaden adoption of the title. The team includes veterans from EA, Bungie, and Ubisoft and advisors from Twitch and Riot Games who have shipped AAA multiplayer and live-service titles. Nyan Heroes is a Singapore-based studio developing a play-to-earn game on the Solana blockchain that features cute cats in deadly robots. The company says it will use new funding to hire more people and expand community outreach as it finalizes development. In May 2023 Nyan Heroes raised $7.5 million in a strategic round that values the company at $100 million. Investors in the round included Kosmos Ventures, Sino Global Capital, Shima Capital and Petrock Capital. The studio previously raised $2.5 million in a seed round in late 2021 led by Three Arrows Capital, Mechanism Capital and Defiance Capital. The team had expected the game to go live toward the end of 2022, and investors have emphasized the importance of 'sustainable P2E' in the space.

Participated · Seed · Mar 2022

Eizper Chain is a Solana-powered action role-playing multiplayer blockchain game (ARPG) that combines Free-to-Play and Play-to-Earn mechanics with a fantasy steampunk art style. The game includes Adventure, Player-vs-Player, and Guild modes; progression awards Eizper Shards used to mint tradable NFT weapons, armor, and other in-game items on a native marketplace. In-game NFTs carry 1–5 star rarity tiers with varying visuals and statistics, and the ecosystem will be supported by a native SPL token (EIZ). Founded in 2021 as the first blockchain ARPG in Indonesia with F2P–P2E design, the team emphasizes high-quality graphics, story-driven gameplay, and a broader Eizper gaming franchise. Financially, the project closed $2.0 million via a $1.625 million seed round and a $375,000 private NFT sale, and it completed a private NFT sale of 650 packages with a public sale planned. The full game release was slated for Q3 2022 as the team scales its web3 gaming offering.