Orange DAO

Orange DAO is a venture capital investment firm established in 2021 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm focuses on supporting past, present, and aspiring Y Combinator founders who are innovating within the crypto and web3 technology sectors. Orange DAO operates under the belief that founders and builders are best positioned to create and disseminate opportunities for a more equitable future. By investing in these emerging technologies, Orange DAO aims to foster a thriving ecosystem that empowers entrepreneurs and enhances the overall landscape of the crypto industry.

Orion Parrott

Co-Founder and General Partner

Past deals in Pre-Seed Round

Juice Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Powerful infrastracture to engage your community with blockchain token rewards

Sapien

Pre Seed Round in 2023
At Sapien, we are passionate about building a social network that truly serves the user. For too long perverse incentives have created big tech kleptocrats that have morphed into data brokers who hoard value generated from a trillion-dollar data mining industry. Surveillance capitalism has undermined autonomy and democracy, while users have become a commodity. Sapien intends to change this. Our mission is to restore power to users by creating a decentralized social platform that enables meaningful conversations, data sovereignty, and economic empowerment.

Nine Suns

Pre Seed Round in 2023
The safest way to access users' private data

Kontigo

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Kontigo is a financial technology company focused on providing access to banking services for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Latin America. The company aims to integrate over 1.5 billion people into the financial system by offering a decentralized banking solution based on USDC, a stablecoin designed to protect users against local inflation. Each user is provided with a USDC wallet, enabling them to engage in saving circles, known as ROSCAs, which generate yield on their savings. Kontigo also features a "Save now, buy later" marketplace where users can spend or invest their savings. Additionally, the company has developed an AI-driven credit-builder tool within WhatsApp that helps users report their saving circle activities to local credit bureaus, thereby enhancing their credit profiles.

Privy Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Privy Labs is a company that focuses on developing a decentralized anti-piracy protocol aimed at safeguarding creative content for content creators and the platforms that support them. Its platform offers tools to protect against unauthorized use, leaks, and threats from artificial intelligence, such as impersonation and catfishing. By utilizing on-chain certificates, Privy Labs enables users to assert their ownership, ensure traceability, and maintain protection of their content rights. This approach provides creators with a robust means of defending their work in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Eulith

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Eulith, founded in 2022 and based in New York, develops a financial platform that facilitates innovative trading strategies in decentralized finance. The platform offers a range of features, including digital asset trade execution and automated trading strategies, along with a user-friendly dashboard for managing trades. By enabling users to engage in decentralized financial transactions, Eulith aims to enhance the trading experience and broaden access to advanced financial tools within this emerging sector.

Neynar

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Neynar is a developer platform focused on web3 social, enabling users to own, read, and write data within this decentralized framework. The company provides a suite of read-and-write APIs that facilitate application development, allowing developers and organizations to effectively implement their ideas. By leveraging blockchain technology, Neynar empowers users to engage with social protocols in a secure and innovative manner.

Jutsu

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Jutsu is a technology company that operates a developer platform designed to streamline the process of building, launching, and hosting decentralized frontends. Its platform provides a serverless environment for deploying applications, allowing developers to concentrate on their core product without the burden of infrastructure management. This enables Web2 developers to deploy and manage their applications efficiently in the Web3 space.

Herald

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Unlocking Institutional Intelligence with AI

Timbre

Pre Seed Round in 2023
https://www.timbre.network

eth.id

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Eth.id is a platform that allows users to create personalized websites without the need for coding skills. It offers a universal domain compatible with both Web3 and traditional web environments. Users can set up their sites by simply providing an email and a wallet, facilitating the management of digital assets. The platform also supports the minting of non-fungible tokens, making it suitable for businesses looking to establish an online presence and manage their assets effectively. With its user-friendly approach, Eth.id aims to simplify the process of building and maintaining a web presence in the evolving digital landscape.

SimpleHash

Pre Seed Round in 2023
SimpleHash offers a REST and webhook-based API that enables web3 developers to access and query NFT metadata, media, and transaction history across various blockchain networks. The platform simplifies the complexities associated with NFT data by providing a single application programming interface that includes features such as sales history, listings, and floor prices. Additionally, SimpleHash's infrastructure supports rapid media content delivery, allowing developers to integrate NFT indexing capabilities seamlessly into their applications with minimal code. This comprehensive approach ensures that companies can efficiently access critical NFT data and enhance their offerings in the digital asset space.

Proper Subset

Pre Seed Round in 2023
A platform that brings best in class trading strategy to investors.

Rayy

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Rayy is a technology company that develops a decentralized blockchain protocol for the sharing economy. Its platform enables anyone to create a rental marketplace, fostering a community-powered sharing ecosystem that benefits all stakeholders. By leveraging blockchain technology and distributed computing, Rayy aims to unlock the full potential of sharing, providing a decentralized operating system for platforms and marketplaces.

Perspectus

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Cracking your code before hackers do. Made for Web3. Built with cutting-edge AI.

Once Upon

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Once Upon develops an online tool that monitors blockchain activity.

Blockus

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Blockus is a technology company specializing in Web3 gaming infrastructure. It offers an all-in-one ecosystem that empowers game studios to build and launch web-based games swiftly and cost-effectively, allowing them to focus on game development and user experience. The platform provides a seamless integration of Web3 services, including a first-party NFT marketplace, fiat and crypto payment solutions, and secure wallet management. Blockus is renowned for its user-friendly, fully compliant platform, backed by notable investors such as a16z CSS. It competes with the likes of PLLAY Labs, Sandbox Network Technology, and Junglee Games in the Web3 gaming space.

Cred Protocol

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Cred Protocol is a decentralized credit score system designed to improve access to lending in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, particularly for under-served communities. By quantifying risk at scale, it enables more efficient and informed lending decisions through web3 smart contracts. The protocol operates at the intersection of big data and decentralized finance, allowing users to access over-collateralized lending services while mitigating systemic risk. This innovative approach aims to enhance financial inclusion by providing a reliable mechanism for assessing creditworthiness in the evolving landscape of DeFi lending.

Plex Labs (acquired by MoonPay)

Pre Seed Round in 2023
The seamless way to discover, manage, and engage web3 users on & off the blockchain. Acquired by MoonPay - May 2023.

OpsBerry

Pre Seed Round in 2023
OpsBerry AI is a technology company that utilizes artificial intelligence to enhance security against identity breaches and cyber threats in web-three environments. The platform specializes in identifying and securing shadow identities, such as non-single sign-on users and API keys, addressing vulnerabilities that may exist within an organization’s identity framework. Additionally, OpsBerry's solution enables users to monitor and protect decentralized resources like smart contracts and digital wallets, allowing for real-time detection and response to potential cyber attacks. By facilitating easy connections to various cloud and identity providers, OpsBerry aims to provide a comprehensive approach to securing identity and operational resources within the rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Coco

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Coco is a Venezuelan company that operates in the food delivery sector while also focusing on reinventing remittances. By combining these two services, Coco aims to facilitate seamless food delivery for customers while addressing the challenges associated with traditional remittance systems. The company's innovative approach seeks to enhance convenience and accessibility for users, ultimately contributing to the evolving landscape of both food service and financial transactions in Venezuela.

Zerodev

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Zerodev focuses on enhancing the Web3 onboarding experience by developing innovative solutions for digital wallet management. The company provides a smart wallet as a service, enabling the creation of account abstraction (AA) wallets using various authentication methods, including private keys, third-party key providers, and biometrics. This flexibility allows for a user-friendly experience, facilitating smoother transactions and subscriptions. By offering social login options, Zerodev aims to streamline the process for users entering the Web3 ecosystem, making it more accessible and efficient.

Lines

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Lines is a new crypto messaging platform.

Caddi

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Caddi.fi operates a crypto trading platform designed to simplify the management of diverse cryptocurrency portfolios. The platform addresses the challenges posed by a fragmented ecosystem of exchanges, wallets, and decentralized applications, enabling users to effectively navigate this complex landscape. Caddi.fi offers features such as portfolio management, a personalized feed, and a browser extension that supports fast charting and trading functionalities. By facilitating seamless trading and tracking across both centralized and decentralized exchanges, the platform allows users to manage their investments in thousands of tokens, thereby enhancing accessibility and organization within the crypto space.

Immuna

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Immuna offers risk mitigation for digital asset investors. They monitor and defend investors’ digital asset investments from unexpected exploits and undesirable economic situations. They track on-chain and mempool events in real-time and notify institutional investors about various exploits and economic risks.

Nucleus

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Nucleus' intelligent flows provide the accurate data required to make a verification decision without involving the customer. They detect errors such as incorrect business names and EIN mismatches in real time, allowing customers to onboard more quickly. It reduces the internal ops load needed for KYB. They involves in a business like business identity verification and onboarding service.

Data Lake

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Data Lake is an information service provider that specializes in the medical donation system. The company operates a secure and transparent database of international medical data donors, facilitating the collection and utilization of medical data for research and development purposes. By offering incentives to all stakeholders, Data Lake empowers hospitals and clinics to transform medical data into a valuable asset, thereby enhancing their operational capabilities and contributing to advancements in the healthcare sector.

Sonic Wallet ( SonicWallet )

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Sonic Wallet, your comprehensive solution for seamless global payments and the opportunity to earn high interest. Experience the ease of international transactions coupled with the financial advantage of high-yield accounts—all in one user-friendly app, designed to elevate your financial experience.

Toku

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Toku is a remote hiring firm that provides essential human resource services for startups and technology companies. The company specializes in token payroll and tax compliance, as well as contributor experience and employment services. Toku offers tailored employment and compensation solutions designed specifically for decentralized autonomous organizations, allowing employers to hire talent globally with confidence and ease. By streamlining the process of token grant administration and ensuring compliance with tax regulations, Toku enables businesses to navigate the complexities of remote hiring in the evolving digital landscape.

Polybase Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Polybase is a company that offers a web3 platform for database management, leveraging blockchain technology to provide a decentralized and secure method for storing and managing data. The platform supports various data types, including user profiles and transaction histories, utilizing zero-knowledge technology to ensure information security, privacy, and integrity. This innovative approach allows developers and organizations to effectively manage sensitive data while maintaining control and confidentiality.

The Collectors

Pre Seed Round in 2022
NFT collectible built around utility and NFT products, user customization, and exploration of NFT owner IP.

Slashauth

Pre Seed Round in 2022
SlashAuth provides components for low-code development, making it the go-to solution for web developers looking to save time and effort. They help to build web-based authentication and authorization into the app.

Finnt

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Finnt develops automated financial analysis software designed to enhance the efficiency of corporate finance operations. By leveraging artificial intelligence, the software accelerates decision-making processes for financial firms while improving the analytical capabilities of finance teams. It simplifies workflows by eliminating manual and repetitive tasks, allowing users to focus on more strategic activities. Additionally, Finnt's platform supports the establishment of shared savings goals and facilitates tracking of spending habits, enabling individuals to save effectively for family members both domestically and internationally.

Harpie

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Harpie is a pioneering on-chain firewall designed to safeguard users against hacks, scams, and theft in the cryptocurrency space. The company provides a platform that actively monitors pending transactions to identify potential threats, allowing it to intercept and block malicious activities before they can compromise users' assets. By offering simple and secure backup solutions alongside proprietary on-chain security, Harpie enables users to protect their crypto wallets across multiple blockchains. This comprehensive approach not only helps in recovering stolen assets but also empowers users to monitor and defend against unauthorized transactions in real-time, ensuring enhanced security for their digital assets.

Hatchfi

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Hatchfi will be going open source and the team has pivoted into the Web3 observability space -- Monitaur.xyz Hatchfi is a crypto integration platform that supercharges fintech applications with the power of their users' crypto financial data. Our platform provides the most secure way for consumers to connect crypto accounts across exchanges and wallets to any app, just like an online bank account. For builders, instant access to their users' crypto financial data means they can quickly and easily create seamless crypto-powered fintech apps in hours rather than months.

Bingo Insurance

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Bingo is a company that specializes in providing dog insurance through a personalized mobile app. The platform utilizes artificial intelligence and big data to offer tailored coverage, allowing pet owners to obtain quotes, purchase policies, and manage claims efficiently. This innovative approach ensures that customers receive fair insurance options for their dogs, regardless of age or breed, addressing the unexpected circumstances that may arise in pet ownership. By streamlining the insurance process, Bingo aims to enhance the experience for pet owners while ensuring their dogs are adequately protected.

ILUMA

Pre Seed Round in 2022
ILUMA is a developer of an AI-powered platform designed for C-level executives and team leaders. The platform serves as a copilot, facilitating the connection of various data points across team activities, conversations, and tasks. By identifying bottlenecks, misalignments, and critical action items in real time, ILUMA enables leaders to remain informed about team discussions and decisions. Additionally, it allows for quick access to necessary information while tracking team intelligence, sentiment, and engagement. The technology aims to assist high-performing CEOs in preventing costly issues within their organizations.

View Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2022
ViewLabs specializes in the development of autonomous robots that capture immersive video content for virtual reality experiences. These in-house designed and programmed robots can film both indoor and outdoor environments, producing seamless, interference-free footage. The captured visual content is enhanced through the integration of data, analytics, and augmented virtual reality (AVR), allowing businesses to engage their audiences with interactive virtual experiences. ViewLabs also offers a custom technology stack that includes five web-based product lines tailored for various applications such as collaboration, conferencing, touring, and e-commerce.

Smashverse

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Smashverse is a developer of a next-generation battle royale and esports game that emphasizes true in-game ownership. The game features multiplayer wrestling gameplay that actively rewards players for their participation. It encourages community involvement by allowing players to vote on various aspects, including the selection of fighters and the distribution of rewards and tokens. This approach enhances the gaming experience by combining engaging combat with a sense of ownership and collaboration among players, fostering an interactive environment where gamers can enjoy dynamic gameplay and epic clan battles.

Sort

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Sort is a developer of a Web3 development platform that offers a user-friendly interface for exploring databases and managing queries, similar to a spreadsheet. The platform facilitates UI development on Ethereum and Polygon, enabling developers to integrate data from smart contracts into decentralized applications with minimal coding. Additionally, Sort serves as a data collaboration tool for small teams, allowing them to share and enhance their data effectively. Users can begin their projects by entering a contract address, granting them access to a comprehensive toolkit tailored for that specific contract.

Buildspace

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Buildspace is a learning platform based in New York, focused on empowering crypto developers. The platform provides educational resources that teach users how to create smart contract systems and develop applications on web3. Through its offerings, Buildspace enables developers to construct customized projects, including NFT trading centers, thereby fostering innovation and creativity in the blockchain space.

Wallchain

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Wallchain is a developer of web3 cash-back and anti-bot software aimed at improving the efficiency of blockchain networks. By focusing on the recovery of miner extractable value (MEV), Wallchain has successfully processed over 24,000 transactions, helping users reclaim lost MEV. The company addresses the issue of bot activities that congest networks, providing solutions that enhance safety for the web3 community. Wallchain's mission is to foster a healthy and decentralized ecosystem, ensuring that users are protected from predatory bots while promoting revenue growth and cashback opportunities. Recognized as a leading MEV rebate solution, Wallchain has gained notable attention, being selected as the top choice by BNB Chain and featured in prominent publications.

Aya Holding

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Aya is a curated marketplace for start-ups and mid-level businesses to access vetted web3 digital skilled African talents.

Littio

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Littio is a financial technology company focused on providing financial systems for emerging economies. It offers a secure application that enables users to manage their finances in a stable currency, facilitating seamless international payments. The platform is designed to protect users' money without hidden costs, allowing them to access dollar-based financial products. Additionally, Littio's services aim to mitigate the risks associated with currency devaluation, empowering users to potentially grow their wealth through dollar-denominated investments. By improving financial access and literacy, Littio seeks to enhance the financial lives of individuals in emerging markets.

Cardashift

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Cardashift is a community-run launchpad that raises funds, builds, and accelerates startups solving social and environmental issues. Cardashift uses blockchain technology to give society the tools it needs to change the economy. It creates mission-driven NFTs, which are the new engagement contracts of entire ecosystems that enable the structuring, financing, promotion, and delivery of a new impact economy. Cardashift's mission is to shake up society in order to transform it, making it fairer and more appealing.

Update

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Update is a comprehensive tool that simplifies integrating authentication and billing into your applications. It seamlessly connects services like Supabase with Stripe, enabling you to monetize, implement paywalls, and support multi-tenancy with confidence.
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