Herbie Fu

Venture Partner

Toshiaki Shimakawa

Principal

Past deals in Crypto

Aark

Seed Round in 2024
Aark is an Arbitrum-based decentralized derivatives exchange. It provides capital efficiency, collateral alternatives, and liquidity pool size while offering users a comparable to centralized exchanges.

ZeroLend

Venture Round in 2024
ZeroLend is a decentralized lending platform that aims to eliminate the need for intermediaries like banks and traditional financial institutions. It operates on various blockchain networks, including Linea, zkSync, Blast, and Manta, making it a prominent player in the decentralized finance space. The platform provides a secure and transparent environment for users to borrow and lend digital assets, focusing on delivering a user-friendly and seamless lending experience. By leveraging blockchain technology, ZeroLend enhances efficiency and accessibility in the lending market.

Anzen

Seed Round in 2024
Anzen creates decentralized finance infrastructure powering the first private credit backed stablecoin

Memeland

Venture Round in 2023
Memeland is a venture studio that specializes in the web3 space, focusing on the development and investment in social products designed for community engagement. The company aims to connect creators and communities by leveraging creativity, innovative products, memes, and NFTs. By fostering a creator economy within the web3 ecosystem, Memeland empowers clients to build and enhance their social offerings, promoting collaboration and interaction among users.

C2x

Seed Round in 2023
C2x is a blockchain gaming platform focused on establishing a standard within the blockchain gaming industry. It offers an end-to-end solution that includes token economics, NFT marketplaces, and digital wallets, aiming to create a stable, fair, and transparent environment for both users and content creators. The platform integrates various elements essential for blockchain games, facilitating a seamless experience that promotes ongoing advancement in the gaming sector. By prioritizing high standards of reliability and equity, C2x aspires to enhance the overall gaming experience while fostering a vibrant ecosystem that supports the evolving needs of gamers and developers alike.

Utopia

Series A in 2023
Utopia Labs specializes in creating an operating system tailored for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) to streamline payment requests, payroll, and reporting processes. The platform enables users to manage invoices and expenses for contributors through a single link, facilitating the automation of recurring salaries for core team members. Additionally, Utopia Labs provides a payment application that allows for free, instant, and global transactions, simplifying the management of contributor payments and expenses. With features that organize transactions through tagging, the system enhances transparency in financial reporting for DAOs.

MetaZone

Seed Round in 2023
MetaZone is a platform aimed at enhancing the application layer of the metaverse, with the goal of engaging a billion users. It serves as a unique content distribution hub where creators can submit Metaverse Enabled Tokenized Applications (METAs) for users to own, experience, and deploy across various virtual environments. The platform simplifies the hosting of high-quality 3D content on digital lands, allowing any connected user to easily deploy or delegate their creations. By facilitating a global economy and offering tools for developers and creators, MetaZone promotes an open metaverse that supports a diverse range of projects and collaborations.

Kingdomverse

Seed Round in 2023
Kingdomverse is a pioneering mobile gaming metaverse that creates an interconnected ecosystem for mobile gamers. It features a variety of mobile games linked by a dynamic open-world environment. The platform serves as a social hub where players can engage with one another, form guilds, construct their own kingdoms, and participate in battles to conquer new territories. By incorporating NFTs and tokens, Kingdomverse aims to enhance the gaming experience and foster community interaction, making it accessible and engaging for a broad audience.

Cedro Finance

Seed Round in 2023
Developer of lending and borrowing platform designed to unify the fragmented liquidity across multiple chains. The company's platform is built on the crypto layer which is an omnichannel interoperability protocol, enabling customers to make token lending and borrowing across chains quick and easy.

Fungify

Seed Round in 2023
Fungify is a non-custodial NFT index and algorithmic lending protocol that enables instant NFT sales, immediate NFT-backed loans, and the creation of a yield-bearing NFT index token. Fungify solves the most difficult problems at the intersection of NFTs and DeFi with a small set of elegant primitives.

YGG Japan

Seed Round in 2023
YGG Japan elevates blockchain games to provide accessible content for all gamers in Japan and lead them to the world of “Play-to-Earn”.

NF3

Seed Round in 2022
NF3 is a community focused NFT swaps and finance market.

xBank

Venture Round in 2022
xBank is an online platform that facilitates shopping for web3 and cryptocurrencies, offering a range of services designed for both casual users and dedicated traders. The platform provides a portal where customers can engage in decentralized communities, play games while earning free coins, and gain early access to new gaming experiences. Additionally, xBank supports users in managing their digital assets securely, allows for the establishment of multi-chain identities, and offers trusted payment gateways. By maximizing the utility of cryptocurrencies and digital collectibles, xBank enables users to profit from holding crypto safely while simplifying access to decentralized finance (DeFi) pools.

Walken

Venture Round in 2022
Walken develops a free2play blockchain game that aims to onboard millions to DeFi and Web3 while rewarding players for walking.

MetaverseGo

Seed Round in 2022
MetaverseGo is a decentralized Web 3.0 platform designed to facilitate access to play-and-earn games, guilds, NFTs, and decentralized applications. It aims to simplify the entry for both gamers and newcomers by providing an intuitive experience that allows users to engage with various gaming and blockchain assets using just their mobile number. The platform not only enables participation in gaming guilds and NFT collections but also allows users to utilize their earnings across multiple payment platforms, thereby enhancing asset ownership and connectivity within the gaming industry.

Astro Space

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Astro Space is the farm-to-steal mobile game to be launched on the Solana blockchain.

Thetan Arena

Venture Round in 2022
Thetan Arena use thetan Coin to buy characters and various items in the game. They work through a single user account and synchronize with each other. Their earned tokens can also be exchanged for other cryptocurrencies or sold. They collected points that is exchangeable for THC.

Soda Protocol

Venture Round in 2022
Soda Protocol operates a decentralized financial platform focused on lending, leveraged trading, and under-collateralized loans aimed at projects, institutions, and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). The platform offers a range of services that include basic lending functions, a credit rating system, and a marketplace for NFTs and synthetic assets. By facilitating innovative lending solutions and providing cross-protocol benefits, Soda Protocol enables users to capitalize on their on-chain behaviors and enhances the overall ecosystem through refined data services.

Semiotic AI

Venture Round in 2022
Semiotic AI is a company that specializes in encrypted computing services utilizing Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) to enhance data security and privacy in cloud environments. By allowing organizations to perform data analytics on sensitive information without compromising its integrity, Semiotic AI addresses critical concerns related to data protection. The company's technology also safeguards proprietary models by encrypting them prior to deployment. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Los Altos, California, Semiotic AI aims to play a significant role in the evolving landscape of cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies. In addition, the company develops automated decision-making tools that leverage AI and cryptography to facilitate decentralized markets on the blockchain, enhancing price efficiency and usability for businesses and consumers alike. The founders bring extensive experience in cryptography and AI, positioning Semiotic AI as a key player in the future of secure data management.

Hyfen

Seed Round in 2022
Hyfen is Indonesia's first all-in-one crypto gaming ecosystem, providing gamers with a seamless entry into the world of crypto gaming. Our ecosystem comprises three core products: 1. Hyfen Play: A cutting-edge crypto game launcher mobile app. 2. Hyfen Pay: A partner-licensed on/off-ramp enabling users to buy and sell crypto at an amount that is five times lower than the industry average, coupled with minimal fees. 3. Hyfen Tools: A guild management tool that provides crucial support to emerging play-to-earn games with scholarship models.

Gasp

Venture Round in 2022
A ZK-rollup L2 with universal connectivity to L1s, enabling cross-chain liquidity of native assets. Powered by Starkware zero-knowledge technology and Eigenlayer's restake finality. In it's core, MEV minimization and gas-free swaps are out of the box.

Our Happy Company

Seed Round in 2022
Our Happy Company is focused on developing blockchain technology tailored for the creator economy. It offers a social NFT platform that facilitates the discovery, creation, and trading of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). This platform empowers users to build social followings and digital communities, fostering connections and collaboration among creators. By combining the potential of blockchain with social interaction, the company enables individuals to monetize their ideas while cultivating relationships within the digital space.

Ola GG

Seed Round in 2022
Ola GG is a developer of decentralized gaming software created to provide Hispanic play-to-earn gamers with a community platform. Gamers may earn money from gaming and enhance their quality of life thanks to the company's platform, which offers complete cryptocurrency and blockchain games as well as a sustainable virtual economy's integral web3 products and instructive games.

Yomi Games

Seed Round in 2022
Yomi Games is a blockchain gaming studio developing social Play-and-Earn video games targeted at casual audiences.

Clique

Seed Round in 2022
Clique operates as a technology company focused on bridging web-two user behaviors with web-three applications through its identity wallet and compute coordination network. The company organizes diverse computing resources, which include co-processors for verifiable computations, oracles for data integration from various online sources, and specialized hardware tailored for privacy and secure computation. This infrastructure allows applications to efficiently access and leverage these resources while accommodating varying needs for trust, privacy, performance, and cost. Additionally, Clique's wallet incorporates privacy-preserving oracles and zero-knowledge proofs, enabling creators, sports figures, and brands to effectively manage interactions with their superfans, incentivize engagement, and explore shared ownership models. The company has secured over $11 million in funding from notable investors, enhancing its capabilities and growth potential.

OP Games

Venture Round in 2022
OP Games provides tools that empower game developers to create games with integrated crypto rewards. The company focuses on enabling developers and the gaming community to collectively own, manage, and monetize gaming experiences. Its offerings include mini esports experiences, such as tournaments, duels, and arcades, where players can use cryptocurrencies for buy-ins and payouts. This approach not only enhances gameplay but also transforms games into competitive multiplayer environments, allowing developers to leverage new monetization strategies.

Ethlas

Seed Round in 2022
Ethlas is a Web3 software and gaming company focused on revolutionizing the gaming industry by utilizing blockchain technology to create innovative user experiences. The company aims to make Web3 accessible and secure for a broad audience, facilitating the monetization of gaming through play-to-earn models that allow players to earn cryptocurrency rewards. Ethlas develops gaming and infrastructure tools that enhance the usability and safety of Web3 for both gamers and businesses. Players can engage in various skill-based games, compete in rankings, and participate in tournaments, thereby enriching their gaming experience while benefiting from the economic opportunities provided by the Web3 ecosystem.

Ola GG

Venture Round in 2022
Ola GG is a developer of decentralized gaming software created to provide Hispanic play-to-earn gamers with a community platform. Gamers may earn money from gaming and enhance their quality of life thanks to the company's platform, which offers complete cryptocurrency and blockchain games as well as a sustainable virtual economy's integral web3 products and instructive games.

Mystiko.Network

Venture Round in 2022
Mystiko.Network enables users to trade on private DEX just like on Uniswap while users' financial privacy is protected. Users could transfer assets to a brand new secret and ultra-safe address with full privacy. Any wallet could provide its user's such features by implementing Mystiko Wallet SDK.

Crypto Unicorns

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
Crypto Unicorns is a Web3 game development and research and development studio.

Ajuna

Funding Round in 2022
Ajuna Network is a decentralized ecosystem for gamers and creators.

Metatheory

Venture Round in 2022
Metatheory Inc. is an interactive technology and entertainment company building Web3 games, interactive content, social experiences, and other community-driven adventures. Metatheory’s mission is to inspire imagination by connecting people worldwide through immersive worlds built on cross-generational IP.

Metaphor

Seed Round in 2022
We’re making it easy to discover, join and participate in web3 communities, also known as "DAO’s". Starting by simplifying DAO onboarding. We’re creating a clear, unified experience for connecting a wallet, choosing a membership type, and token purchasing. We’ll be integrating membership status & approval on-chain to create the best source for who is in which DAO.

Hyfen

Venture Round in 2022
Hyfen is Indonesia's first all-in-one crypto gaming ecosystem, providing gamers with a seamless entry into the world of crypto gaming. Our ecosystem comprises three core products: 1. Hyfen Play: A cutting-edge crypto game launcher mobile app. 2. Hyfen Pay: A partner-licensed on/off-ramp enabling users to buy and sell crypto at an amount that is five times lower than the industry average, coupled with minimal fees. 3. Hyfen Tools: A guild management tool that provides crucial support to emerging play-to-earn games with scholarship models.

Worldspark Studios

Seed Round in 2022
Worldspark Studios is a blockchain gaming studio dedicated to creating immersive gaming experiences that inspire optimism and empower players. The team, comprised of veterans from renowned titles such as Destiny 2, Halo, and League of Legends, focuses on developing multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games that offer strategic depth and compact play sessions akin to competitive esports. By integrating blockchain technology, Worldspark Studios aims to facilitate an engaging player-owned economy while delivering gripping gameplay and captivating narratives. The studio's mission is to ignite wonder and foster a sense of discovery in every player, ensuring that their experiences remain enjoyable and rewarding over time.

Karmaverse

Seed Round in 2022
Karmaverse is a GameFi multiverse that encompasses various themed environments, including the Old West, cyberpunk, fantasy, and zombie worlds. It operates as a decentralized platform focused on entertainment, allowing users to engage in multiple game worlds created by the company. Karmaverse also provides tools for the community, enabling users to develop their own games within the platform. This structure facilitates the use of NFTs, allowing gamers to transfer assets between different games or sell them to other players, enhancing the interactive and social aspects of the gaming experience.

Crypto Unicorns

Venture Round in 2022
Crypto Unicorns is a Web3 game development and research and development studio.

IRON SAIL

Venture Round in 2022
Iron Sail is a GameFi hub focused on advancing the blockchain gaming sector. It operates as a platform that connects users to the metaverse by investing in innovative GameFi projects. This platform allows for the creation of interoperable items and characters that can be utilized across various games, enabling players to earn financial rewards while engaging in gameplay. Through its initiatives, Iron Sail aims to enhance the gaming experience and promote growth within the blockchain gaming community.

JPYC

Venture Round in 2022
JPYC is a financial institution that issues the JPYC stablecoin, which is pegged to the Japanese yen. The company aims to merge traditional financial systems with the cryptocurrency ecosystem, thereby enhancing capital liquidity and fostering societal development. By providing a digital currency alternative, JPYC enables users to transact in cryptocurrencies for purchasing goods and services, promoting broader adoption and utilization of digital assets. Through its initiatives, JPYC seeks to address social challenges and create an environment conducive to growth for all participants in the economy.

CrossSpace

Venture Round in 2022
CrossSpace is a developer of a social gamified platform focused on Web3 networking and collaboration. The company aims to create a seamless global social network where individuals can acquire knowledge, establish connections, and make a meaningful impact. Its platform includes community management tools and an NFT-based gamified achievement framework, enhanced by artificial intelligence to support community growth and member loyalty. By fostering authentic interactions among users, CrossSpace enables participants to engage effectively within the Web3 ecosystem and earn rewards for their contributions.

Proof of Learn

Seed Round in 2022
Proof of Learn is a talent marketplace focused on educating and placing the next generation of developers. Founded in 2021 and based in Boston, the company operates Metacrafters.io, a multichain learn-to-earn platform that teaches users how to write smart contracts and build on-chain applications. The platform aims to provide equal access to education and job opportunities in the emerging Web3 space, utilizing blockchain technology to create a decentralized model for learning. By empowering learners to gain skills, earn rewards, and secure employment, Proof of Learn addresses the growing demand for qualified talent in the digital economy.

Holograph

Venture Round in 2022
Holograph, founded in 2020 and based in Los Angeles, specializes in non-fungible token (NFT) technology that allows NFTs to be transferred across different blockchains while ensuring data integrity. The company offers a software platform that enhances minting standards for NFTs and secures cryptocurrency mining through a decentralized and encrypted ledger. Holograph's services include counterfeit prevention, carbon offsetting, and the implementation of secure smart contracts. Additionally, the company provides permanent storage for NFT metadata, continuous royalty payments, and copyright registrations, facilitating a comprehensive ecosystem for individuals to mine, trade, and manage digital assets efficiently.

Highstreet

Venture Round in 2022
Highstreet is a commerce-centric metaverse that operates on browsers and native PC VR, aiming to connect the physical and digital worlds. The platform enables users to explore a vast virtual environment, form parties, and own and expand their virtual estates. Highstreet allows users to purchase tokenized products from various brands, facilitating interactive transactions through non-fungible tokens. By combining elements of gaming and e-commerce, Highstreet seeks to redefine how financial products are marketed and consumed, creating a unique and immersive shopping experience.

Double Protocol

Venture Round in 2022
Double Protocol is a decentralized platform designed for renting and lending non-fungible tokens (NFTs) within the metaverse. It connects NFT owners with potential renters who seek to utilize these digital assets temporarily. The platform facilitates a clear separation between ownership rights and usage rights, allowing users to leverage their NFTs without relinquishing ownership. This innovative approach aims to enhance the utility of NFTs, making them accessible for various applications in gaming and virtual environments.

Aethir

Seed Round in 2022
Aethir is a developer of decentralized cloud infrastructure that aims to transform the accessibility of computing resources for the AI and gaming industries. By leveraging a network that aggregates and reallocates global computing resources, including GPUs from enterprises, data centers, and individual users, Aethir provides a real-time rendering network at a lower cost compared to traditional centralized systems. This innovative approach enables a broader audience to utilize cloud resources efficiently, effectively breaking away from the limitations imposed by existing cloud providers.

Gametaverse

Venture Round in 2021
Gametaverse is a GameFi portal designed for users to track their NFT yields and game records.

Fusionist

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Fusionist is a mech-themed gaming company that specializes in developing a scalable and sustainable sci-fi universe. The company operates as a Web-three game studio, delivering a trilogy of games designed from the ground up using advanced Web-three protocols. This focus allows Fusionist to provide engaging gameplay experiences complemented by high-quality graphics, aimed at creating immersive environments for players. By prioritizing innovative technology, Fusionist seeks to enhance the overall gaming experience, making it enjoyable and accessible to a wide audience.

XY Finance

Venture Round in 2021
XY Finance is a developer of an innovative aggregator that facilitates cross-chain exchange services, comprising two main components: X Swap and Y Pool. X Swap enables users to perform cross-chain transfers and exchanges seamlessly, while Y Pool offers liquidity solutions that enhance the efficiency of transferring crypto assets across different blockchains. Additionally, XY Finance provides a customizable widget designed for easy integration into decentralized applications (DApps), creating a unified user interface that simplifies cross-chain operations. By leveraging its composable APIs, XY Finance ensures users have access to comprehensive cross-chain functionalities and optimized web3 execution services, ultimately broadening user accessibility across various blockchain networks.

Footium

Venture Round in 2021
Footium is a web3 football management platform that enables users to take on the roles of owner, manager, and scout for their own virtual football clubs. Players can create teams and compete against one another, aiming to earn prizes based on their performance. The platform enhances the traditional football management game experience by incorporating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and a native token, allowing for the generation of real value. This innovative approach appeals to football fans seeking a more engaging and interactive way to manage their clubs in the metaverse.

Dracoo Master

Venture Round in 2021
Dracoo Master is a game development company connecting blockchain technology with gamers and streamers. Its platform combines deck-building and card-playing strategies to beat in real-time card battle games, where the players can attack by using cards and defeat all the opponents.

XLD

Venture Round in 2021
XLD operates a decentralized fintech platform aimed at providing financial services to emerging markets. The company focuses on modernizing financial delivery and infrastructure, ensuring that users have access to simple and reliable financial tools based on decentralized technology. By facilitating the use of cryptocurrency in everyday transactions, XLD enables clients to earn tokens and convert their crypto into fiat currency and other applications, fostering financial inclusion and accessibility.

Yield Guild Games

Venture Round in 2021
Yield Guild Games (YGG) is a decentralized autonomous organization founded in 2018 and based in Quezon City, Philippines. It focuses on investing in non-fungible tokens (NFTs) utilized in virtual worlds and blockchain-based games. YGG aims to build a robust virtual world economy by optimizing community-owned assets for maximum utility and sharing profits with its token holders. Additionally, the organization acts as a venture capital firm, investing in early-stage token and equity deals in the web3 space, as well as supporting gaming studios and the related infrastructure that fosters industry growth.

BreederDAO

Seed Round in 2021
BreederDAO is a blockchain technology company specializing in the production of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for the gaming industry. It functions as an asset factory, focusing on high-volume creation of in-game assets tailored to the needs of major gaming guilds in the Metaverse. By providing a custom API toolkit, BreederDAO enables developers to integrate player-driven economies into their games. The company's offerings include breeding and crafting mechanisms, which optimize asset traits to enhance in-game yields. This approach allows game developers to empower players to generate new assets or NFTs, thereby enriching the overall gaming experience and driving engagement in Play-To-Earn ecosystems.

Ignite Tournaments

Ignite Tournaments is developing a mobile app designed to organize esports tournaments, making competitive gaming accessible to a vast audience of 3 billion gamers globally. The platform facilitates the organization of tournaments for mobile-compatible games that lack existing tournament infrastructure, allowing users to enhance their gaming experience with advanced features. Additionally, Ignite Tournaments supports payouts in 70 different currencies across 175 countries, ensuring a wide reach and convenience for participants. The company aims to bridge the gap in the esports ecosystem by providing essential tools for both gamers and tournament organizers.
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