Gata is a technology company that specializes in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) platforms. Its primary product is a decentralized data platform that leverages token-based incentives to reward data contributors. This platform facilitates conversations with AI models like ChatGPT and utilizes decentralized storage networks to monetize these interactions. The company's core mission is to enable users to conduct research and produce frontier data, thereby translating AI research into large-scale data production.
Zest Protocol
Seed Round in 2024
Zest Protocol is an innovative financial service platform that enhances the utility of Bitcoin by providing a unique borrowing and lending ecosystem. As the first on-chain Bitcoin lending protocol, it enables Bitcoin holders to earn additional BTC or borrow against their assets, thereby facilitating participation in a dynamic market. The platform prioritizes security and minimizes risks associated with traditional lending solutions by utilizing Bitcoin and Layer 2 technologies. Users can engage with the platform through yield pools by using Stacks and Bitcoin addresses, with rewards distributed in USD-denominated tokens. Zest Protocol aims to make Bitcoin more productive, allowing individuals to meet their credit needs while maximizing the potential of their holdings.
AltLayer offers a rollups-as-a-service platform that enables developers to deploy on-demand rollups for Web3 projects. The system provides highly scalable, application-dedicated execution layers whose security derives from an underlying base layer, delivering elastic and customizable scaling to transform blockchain infrastructure, speed up time-to-market, and support innovative deployment models for decentralized applications.
Aptos
Venture Round in 2022
Aptos is a web3 startup founded in 2021 and based in Palo Alto, California. The company develops a scalable Layer 1 blockchain that allows developers to create future-proof applications. Aptos aims to provide universal access to decentralized assets through its network, utilizing a safe and reliable programming language that facilitates application development. The team at Aptos is composed of skilled engineers, researchers, strategists, designers, and builders, all working towards enhancing the accessibility and scalability of blockchain infrastructure for developers.
StarryNift
Seed Round in 2022
StarryNift operates a gamified platform for digital collectibles that integrates creation, incubation, auction, and transaction of NFT assets. The platform enables artists and creators to make, refine, and monetize art through technology, while offering one-stop services and tools that support the token economy and frictionless design workflows. By tying together elements of games, art, decentralized finance, and NFTs, StarryNift aims to democratize value appreciation and empower creators, collectors, and investors to participate in the metaverse. It provides a unified solution for building and trading NFT collectibles, combining creation tools, marketplaces, and community governance to unlock new ways to explore digital ownership and collaborative creativity.