Puffverse
Seed Round in 2024
Puffverse is a gaming company that operates a 3D metaverse platform for online gaming and trading of digital assets. It specializes in a multi-game platform featuring diverse, whimsical NFT characters, each with unique costumes, skills, and bonuses. Players can collect, trade, and use these characters in various games or life simulation activities within the metaverse.
Wanderers
Seed Round in 2022
Wanderers is a metaverse platform that focuses on creating a web3-based multimedia brand, specializing in NFT collections. The platform offers a unique and immersive experience for users by combining various elements such as progressive storytelling, games, music, and social media. This integration allows users to engage with web3 games and collect NFTs, granting them access to the broader ecosystem of the metaverse. Through its innovative approach, Wanderers enhances the value of its NFT collections while providing holders with an engaging narrative and interactive opportunities.
Cardinal
Seed Round in 2022
Cardinal is a developer of a Solana-based protocol that enhances the utility of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) by enabling conditional ownership. The company provides a decentralized system for issuing, managing, and verifying programmed NFTs, allowing holders to transfer these digital assets to beneficiaries with specific conditions attached. Cardinal's offerings include features such as royalty enforcement, rentals, subscriptions, and staking, which contribute to the functionality and value of NFTs. Additionally, the platform allows for customization of expiration and transferability options for issued NFTs, catering to the evolving needs of NFT miners and holders.
Rario is a Singapore-based non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace established in 2021, specializing in officially licensed cricket NFTs. The platform enables fans to buy, sell, and trade a variety of digital collectibles, including playing cards, video moments, and cricket artifacts. By facilitating the exchange of these items, Rario allows users to engage with other cricket enthusiasts while also providing opportunities to earn real money. Additionally, the platform offers access to exclusive fan clubs, where participants can take part in quests and win rewards, enhancing the overall fan experience within the cricket community.
Minting NFT assets for real worlds value
DEFY Labs
Seed Round in 2022
DEFY Labs is a game studio focused on developing innovative mobile gaming experiences, particularly through its flagship project, DEFY. Set in the year 2049, DEFY is a next-generation location-based role-playing game that immerses players in a narrative where they join a revolutionary hacker organization to challenge a powerful and corrupt corporation. By combining exploration with gamification, DEFY enables players to engage in motion-to-win gameplay within an augmented reality environment. The platform also integrates non-fungible tokens and digital collectibles, allowing users to interact with virtual assets in the real world, thereby creating a unique blend of physical and digital experiences that enhances the overall gameplay.
Ucollex is a pioneering platform that combines the traditional physical collectibles market with digital asset creation. It specializes in selling unique, limited-edition non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for toy and pop culture collectibles. The company's platform enables users to invest in digital collectibles without needing a cryptocurrency wallet, facilitating easy buying and selling on its marketplace. Ucollex also helps users discover rare projects and collaborations, offering a curated selection of renowned artists and their innovative content formats.
So-Col is a technology company that operates a unique social media platform designed to facilitate direct connections between content creators and their fans. The platform leverages blockchain technologies and decentralized identity protocols to enable creators to monetize their content and build communities, while also allowing fans to own and trade non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of creators' work. By bridging Web2 social media identities with Web3 functionalities, So-Col aims to provide a seamless and user-friendly experience for both creators and their audiences.
MADworld is an NFT platform designed to connect real-world and digital collectibles, leveraging near-field communication (NFC) technology to enhance the authenticity and provenance of artistic creations. The company focuses on the protection of artistic integrity by enabling artists to integrate their physical artworks with NFTs, thereby facilitating the validation and authentication of their creations. This approach not only preserves the permanence of artworks but also fosters a deeper connection between artists and their audiences within the evolving landscape of the metaverse.
CyBall — CyBloc Football, is a soccer-themed, NFT-based game with a play-to-earn model that allows users to collect, trade, mentor, and ultimately battle with CyBlocs.
Jambb is a digital collectibles platform that focuses on creating sustainable and inclusive entertainment experiences. The company enables comedians to own and monetize their best content, merchandise, and performances, facilitating new revenue streams while connecting with a diverse fan base. Through its platform, entertainers can authenticate and uniquely identify ownership of their work, allowing fans to acquire, share, and engage with memorable moments such as jokes, bits, and specials. Additionally, Jambb supports open secondary markets, enhancing the value proposition for both creators and fans by fostering an economy around digital collectibles in the comedy space.
OpenSea
Seed Round in 2019
OpenSea is a peer-to-peer marketplace dedicated to the trading of crypto collectibles and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). It facilitates the buying and selling of various digital assets, including gaming items and virtual goods, all secured by blockchain technology. Users can engage in transactions through smart contracts, which enhance security and trust in the trading process. The platform aims to streamline the exchange of these digital assets, making it accessible for anyone interested in the world of crypto collectibles. By providing a user-friendly interface and robust infrastructure, OpenSea has established itself as a leading marketplace in the burgeoning NFT space.
Quidd, Inc., a subsidiary of Animoca Brands Limited, operates as an NFT marketplace focused on the buying and selling of digital collectibles. The platform enables users to purchase various digital items, including stickers, GIFs, cards, and 3D toys, either through packs in the primary market or directly from other collectors. Quidd aims to transform over 2.1 billion virtual items into investment-grade assets, providing real-world liquidity to a community of over 7 million digital collectors. By facilitating the digitization of collecting, Quidd enhances the way individuals express their fandoms and construct their identities through affordable digital goods.