🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

01 May 2024 14:42

🔝Web3 Marketing - How to dock to the untapped potential?

Martin Ploom, co-founder of ChainAware - AI-based сrypto user segmentation for 1:1 Marketing - shared with InnMind users his best techniques and practises in marketing.

In his article, he analyses 🔎 how Web3 marketing works today and what we can learn from Web2 marketing and implement it in web3 projects.

🎯 As result, he got 2x effectiveness improvement with the same budget.

⚡️Learn the case in details here 👇
https://blog.innmind.com/web3-marketing-how-to-dock-to-the-untapped-potential/

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

29 Apr 2024 17:03

🚀We are excited to start working with the incredibly promising DePIN project Nephele

Nephele is the new Layer-1 DePIN for 90% of web3 companies and individuals forced to use centralized Cloud data storage solutions.

💎Interested in partnership with Nephele or investment opportunities?
Contact our VC analyst - @ioannis_x

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

26 Apr 2024 14:14

Institutional capital is coming back into the sector⚡️

Pantera Capital is looking to raise more than $1 billion
for a new fund that offers investors exposure to a “full spectrum” of blockchain-based assets.

Slated for an April 2025 launch, the Pantera Fund V is set to serve as the firm’s ‘all-in-one’ fund, a slight change of tune from its existing Liquid Token Fund, Early Stage Token Fund, Bitcoin Fund and Venture Funds — which offer a more specific investment focus.

Startup equity, early-stage tokens, and liquid tokens are among the asset types that would be included in the Pantera Fund V, according to Pantera’s website.

A $1 billion raise would be the largest for the cryptocurrency industry since May 2022, when Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz raised a record-setting $4.5 billion.

VC firm Paradigm is also reportedly negotiating a raise of up to $850 million for a new cryptocurrency fund, which — combined with Pantera — could signal that more institutional capital is coming back into the sector following a market rebound in 2023💫

The link to the article 🔗

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

24 Apr 2024 11:27

🤝 Crypto VC Pitching Session⚡️

Today, at 14:00 UTC, we start a livestream where the hottest web3 startups will pitch pre-seed, seed and strategic rounds to crypto VCs and get funding!

🔜 Climax AI | Consumer app, SocialFi

18+ content creation platform disrupting the adult entertainment industry using AI-driven innovation in a Web3 ecosystem.

🔜 Nexis | L1

L1 blockchain built for real-time data access for AI and Machine Learning + cross-chain liquidity and interoperability of smart contracts.

🔜 DigNow | AI, Data Analytics

a two-layer solution; the data warehouse aggregating on-chain and off-chain data and the ML model producing investment analysis.

🔜 zkCross | DeFi Infra

enables seamless liquidity transfers across Dapps & Blockchains with a single click.

🔜 DataLayer | L1

L1 blockchain that introduces local chains to provide dedicated block space to users, purposefully built for high-frequency, low-latency use cases like AI, DEPIN, and gaming.

Participating Investors:

👤WebWise VC |👤Paper Ventures | 👤London Real Ventures | 👤3x Capital | 👤Langrenus Fund | 👤Scytale Ventures | 👤Polkastarter |👤 and many more investors watching live!

Watch on YouTube - subscribe to notifications 🔔 not to miss the live stream

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

23 Apr 2024 11:26

🪐Please welcome the next VC participating in our Pitch Session:

Apostol Boujev, Investment Analyst at Scytale Ventures

Scytale Digital is one of the leading digital asset managers in Europe, investing in early-stage blockchain and crypto projects for its venture funds.

Don't forget to tune in to our Pitch Session live on YouTube on April 24th, 14:00 UTC🙏

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

22 Apr 2024 17:55

🪐Please welcome the next VC participating in our Pitch Session:

Dr. Ankur Pathak, Founding Principal at London Real Ventures

London Real Ventures is
the world's first media
powered Investment Firm.

The fund invests in promising Web3 projects, bringing immense value to its portfolio through media boost⚡️

🚀Excited to join our regular pitch sessions? Apply here

Don't forget to tune in to our Pitch Session live on YouTube on April 24th, 14:00 CEST🙏

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

22 Apr 2024 14:10

🪐Introducing the following VC participating in our upcoming Pitch Session:

Bernie Kong, co-founder of Langrenus Fund

Langrenus Fund is a boutique investment institute, leading in Web 3.0 Investment, SPAC Advisory, Capital Raise, and M&A for Emerging growth companies since 2019.

Investing in Web3 early stage, vertical agnostic (except GameFi, NFT and Metaverse)


🚀Excited to join our regular pitch sessions? Apply here

Don't forget to tune in to our Pitch Session live on YouTube on April 24th, 14:00 CEST🙏

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

19 Apr 2024 18:20

… Raise your hands 😂

Pavel Durov on Token2049 stage today.

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

19 Apr 2024 13:58

🪐We are excited to introduce the following VC participating in our upcoming Pitch Session:

Danish Chaudhry, GP & Co-Founder of Paper Ventures

Paper Ventures is a pioneering investment firm, focusing on the dynamic landscape of emerging technologies.

This highly experienced venture team, despite the recent launch of the fund, actively invests in promising Web3 early stage and smartly supports its portfolio!

🚀Excited to join our regular pitch sessions? Apply here

Also, don't forget to tune in to our Pitch Session live on YouTube on April 24th, 14:00 CEST🙏

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

18 Apr 2024 16:34

Hey there! We're excited to begin announcing the VC representatives for our Pitch Session on April 24th

💎Our first participant is Valeria Cheboksarova,
Partner at WebWise VC

WebWise is a Web3 and AI VC has been in this market since the last cycle with strong DeFi expertise & long-term investment thesis.

WebWise have impressive added value support for founders in pre-launch & post-launch promo of portfolio companies to over 150k engaged community from 100+ countries.

💎Excited to join our regular pitch sessions? Apply here

Also, don't forget to tune in to our Pitch Session live on YouTube on April 24th, 14:00 CEST🙏

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

16 Apr 2024 18:03

Hope you're doing well during these crazy days in Dubai!

(Video footage from eyewitnesses)

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

15 Apr 2024 14:57

Over the weekend, the market experienced significant movements🏎️

▪️On-chain analysis tool Lookonchain reported that whales, referring to wealthy traders with the power to influence token prices, acquired millions of dollars worth of meme tokens like cat in a dogs world ($MEW) and slerf ($SLERF), leading to an almost 80% surge in their prices within 24 hours.

▪️Additionally, profit-taking activities occurred ahead of the upcoming halving and amidst macroeconomic uncertainties, causing Bitcoin to decline from last week’s highs of around $70,500 to as low as $62,800.

This decline impacted major tokens, with some experiencing drops of up to 18%.

▪️Consequently, over $2 billion in futures positions were liquidated over the weekend, marking the highest liquidation volume since March.

Data from analysis tool Coinalyze indicates that over $1.5 billion of these positions were speculative bets on higher prices.

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

12 Apr 2024 12:51

We're excited to support the Marsbase team and invite you to their amazing event🚀

Join Marsbase OTC BAZAAR in Dubai on April 16th at 7:00 PM for an electrifying event!

Dive into "Innovations in Web3 Secondaries and RWA" with top venture funds, private investors, brokers, founders, liquidity providers, and mysterious guests under one roof.

Get exclusive insights into Web3 secondary markets, engaging panel discussions, and a glimpse into the tokenized market future.

✔️ Secure your spot now: https://lu.ma/thxwj78v

Event Details:

📅 Date: Tuesday, April 16th
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
📍 Location: Babushka, Pavilion at the Beach, JBR, Dubai

See you there! 🚀

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

11 Apr 2024 20:58

🔥 First Week in Web3 Fundraising: 10+ VC Meetings and 3 Invest Commits in Just 7 Days!

The founder of CryptoDo shares experience after pitching on Crypto VC Pitch Session.

💬Connect with CryptoDo

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

10 Apr 2024 11:55

📢 Last call! Meet in 1 hour at our Crypto VC Pitching Session!

🗓 April 10th, 11:00 UTC

🪐 Watch online the livestream on YouTube

🚀 Startup pipeline

Participating Investors:

👤369 Capital |👤Fusion7 VC |👤 Webwise |👤Peech Capital |👤 Asva Ventures |👤 Alphablockz Ventures |👤Trive VC |👤Zuala Capital |👤 Oriole Ventures|👤Novus Labs and many more investors watching live!

Do you want to request an intro to startups?
DM to our VC analyst @sveta_shirobokova

📌 See you in 1 hour!

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

30 Apr 2024 10:59

📣Mastercard opens the call for FinTech companies

InnMind partner, Mastercard is aimed to overcome the challenging fundraising environment that fintechs have recently been facing.

🚀MasterCard launched ‘Mastercard For Fintechs’, the company’s new program designed to support fintechs across Western Europe.

The ‘Mastercard For Fintechs’ program offers exclusive access to Mastercard’s dedicated fintech learning platform​, participation in a series of fintech events across countries in Western Europe and the opportunity to compete for the chance to win €50k

The program also aims to support Web3 & blockchain FinTech solutions!

👇 Get more detail and apply here 👇
https://mastercard.com/mastercardforfintechs

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

29 Apr 2024 13:23

Lido Finance hits 1M validators, fueling the growth of DeFi

Lido, the largest liquid staking protocol, controls over 28.5% of all staked Eth, as liquid staking remains the largest DeFi protocol category.

Lido Finance has reached one million validators☄️ (announcement at X)

The total value locked (TVL) in DeFi protocols surged from a low of $36 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023 to a peak of $97 billion in the first quarter of 2024⚡️

The growth in DeFi TVL, which increased by 65.6% quarter-on-quarter, was largely attributed to liquid staking protocols like Lido

Liquid staking is fueling the rise of DeFi🚀

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

25 Apr 2024 11:30

🪙 Behavioral Side of Total Supply and Price per Token

Meet the second part of series to learn more about Tokenomics from author & contributor Max Krasnov, CEO of Coinstruct.tech.

In the article, Max shares deep knowledge, insights and best practices on how to define token total supply and price per token, optimize emissions and allocations.

📌 FYI: After analyzing top 1000 projects by Market Cap, Coinstruct team found out the findings roughly seem to reject the “lower price is better” hypothesis.

The $<0.01 price per token range had statistically significantly worse returns than the ≥$10 - <$100 price range.

▶️ Get more in the article ▶️ https://blog.innmind.com/behavioral-side-of-total-supply-and-price-per-token/

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

23 Apr 2024 11:36

⚡️Welcome our Pitch Session’s special guest:

Hugo May, Head of Research at Polkastarter

Polkastarter is the leading decentralized fundraising platform built for cross-chain token pools and bids, offering a permissionless environment.

With Polkastarter, crypto projects can increase their reach, grow their communities and receive support from crypto's most well-versed experts.

Don't forget to tune in to our Pitch Session live on YouTube on April 24th, 14:00 UTC🙏

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

22 Apr 2024 18:09

🚩Scam of the month: ZKasino

Remember, any protocol, any team, could scam you.
And that's exactly what happened recently.

ZKasino team told users about their "unique" technologies and launched a liquidity program, where users were encouraged to deposit their ETH into a pool with a lock-up period, and in the future receive back both their locked ETH and ZKAS project tokens.

But things took a turn for the worse when, just a couple of days before the ZKAS listing, the terms were changed.

Under the new terms, users lose the ability to retrieve their ETH, and instead only receive ZKAS with a 5% unlock at TGE.

🤯

More controversy:

Venture capital firm Big Brain has added to the controversy as well, claiming in an April 21 X post that ZKasino “appears to be fraudulent” and it “never invested in ZKasino” but was offered a pro-rata token distribution that it had not received and “will not opt to receive.”

This came after ZKasino claimed in an X post in March to have closed a Series A investment round at a $350 million valuation with backing from crypto exchange MEXC and venture firm Big Brain Holdings, among others.

🤯

All listings were canceled. Users collectively lost 10,500 ETH, equivalent to $30 million, and the team simply withdrew these funds to Lido.

Any project can scam for one reason or another, so always remember to DYOR!

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

22 Apr 2024 15:49

🚀The wild west of Layer 2 solutions

Ethereum’s scalability journey seems as a never-ending story starting with the rise of crypto-kitties, followed by the breakthrough of DeFi and still being as the forefront challenge for Ethereum’s network.

Layer-2 chains and their plethora of implementations is being offered as a sustainable solution to the scalability issue of Ethereum, being faster, more cost-effective and better suitable for real world decentralized applications.

Currently, more than 30 L2 chains exist in the ecosystem, competing against each other in multiple fronts; user activity, TVL, project launches and many more. Of course, user activity is not mutually exclusive, however liquidity is!

🚰 Liquidity fragmentation across the many L2 chains is being identified as a gap in today’s web3 ecosystem, striving towards world wide adoption by eliminating friction and barriers for the users.

The challenges of liquidity fragmentation:

1️⃣ Potential increases in transaction costs and delays when interacting with multiple bridges
2️⃣ Using multiple cross-chains bridges increases the exposure to potential hacks
3️⃣ Increase complexity of DeFi yield strategies

The vibrant community of web3 with its innovative founders is already tackling the problem of liquidity fragmentation, creating applications that aim to break the isolated pools of liquidity in L2 chains, promoting the seamless exchange of assets with 1-click solutions!

🔥Have a great week ahead, stay safe and don't forget to buckle up!
The cryptoverse is on the rise🔥

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

20 Apr 2024 10:19

Happy Halving, Web3 fam 🥳 the Bitcoin block reward has halved!

After the halving, the BTC block reward was reduced from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC.

What next? 😎

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

19 Apr 2024 16:55

💫Introducing the following VC participating in our upcoming Pitch Session:

Ivan Maltsev, General Partner at 3x Capital

3x Capital - is an investment and advisory firm focused on web3 startups.

Firm was established in 2021 by 3 partners: Dima, Taras and Ivan. As of now team has invested in 52 ventures and did 25 successful exits.

Noteworthy among our investments are prominent names such as Mina, Flow, Immutable X, Biconomy, Umee, Tevaera, and others.

🚀Excited to join our regular pitch sessions? Apply here

Don't forget to tune in to our Pitch Session live on YouTube on April 24th, 14:00 CEST🙏

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

19 Apr 2024 12:01

📊Supply-Side Tokenomics

InnMind official tokenomics partner, Coinstruct.tech shares deep insights about the supply-side tokenomics tactics.

🟡What are the right choices for vesting terms & cliffs, token distribution and token pricing?

🟡What FDV (Fully Diluted Valuation) to target and how to overcome excessive inflation, but to fairly reward users and guarantee a solid ROI for investors?

Get the answers here ⏩ https://blog.innmind.com/supply-side-tokenomics-supply-distribution-optimization-for-price-performance-cost-efficiency/

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

17 Apr 2024 12:19

🚀Amazing opportunities by yard[hub]

🟠Dive into the Success of web3 Growth Camp's First Cohort:

· Investment: $50-100K investments secured by 3 program projects from yard[hub] and affiliated investors.
· Grants: Over $100K in grants facilitated by yard[hub].
· Exposure: Demo Day featured judges from top firms like Animoca Brands, Blockchain Founders Fund, HTX and more.
· Learning: 20+ workshops and talks by leaders from MasterCard, Sandbox, MoonPay, among others.
· Mentorship: 30+ personalized sessions with mentors.
· Networking: 50+ introductions made to VCs and key web3 players.
· Partner Benefits: $150k+ in partner benefits distributed to participants.

📈 About web3 Growth Camp:

12-week accelerator tailored for early-stage blockchain projects, culminating in a Demo Day with top web3 VCs. The unique zero-risk participation means you can try the first two modules (if you make it in, of course) without any obligations; a token and/or equity fee of up to 3% applies only if you continue beyond this trial period.

Why wait? The next big step for your project could start here, with no risks and all the potential rewards.

🔗 Explore more and apply here: https://app.innmind.com/viewServiceProvider/service-provider-yard[hub]-f5wcwbi6qasdlccar

🟠Enhance Your Startup's First Impression with a Free Pitch Deck Review!

A compelling pitch deck can make or break your opportunity to impress investors. So its crucially important to make it right as early as possible to aviod making hunderds of iterations on later stages.

To support this, Yard[hub] web3 Growth Camp offers a Free Pitch Deck Review for our startups on InnMind.

This isn't just about polishing your slides — it's about refining your vision to make sure it resonates with those who matter most.

Submit your pitch deck here for expert feedback through the form in yard[hub] expert profile on InnMind or get connected with the team directly!

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

16 Apr 2024 14:40

How to Choose a Crypto Launchpad?

Launchpads vary in their offerings, providing different benefits to both investors and project owners.

They don't just facilitate fundraising, they also foster community engagement by offering incentives such as free giveaways or exclusive access to token sales, which contribute to the hype and momentum behind new projects.

However, determining which launchpad to use, whether you are a project owner or investor, involves considering a wide range of factors:

🟣Security and Legitimacy
Prioritize platforms with a solid reputation for security and legitimacy. Do your research to ensure the platform you choose is trustworthy.

🟣Project’s Performance
While past performance doesn't guarantee future success, it can be indicative of reliability.
Look for launchpads with a track record of incubating high-quality projects.

🟣Token Support
Consider whether the launchpad supports ICOs, IDOs, IEOs, or a combination. Ensure it aligns with your investment preferences.

🟣Blockchain Compatibility
Check which blockchain(s) the launchpad supports. The success of a project may depend on the underlying blockchain's viability.

🟣Trading Fees
Compare trading fees across different platforms to ensure cost-effectiveness when participating in token sales.

Here you can see all the parameters of the top launchpads based on multiple criteria and make a decision on which one suits you best!

🫢A lot of launchpads attract big communities of retail investors who want to make big gains post-presale and earn X on the launch moment.

However, few of them utilize effective mechanics to ensure that the community not only holds tokens longer but also remains highly interested in supporting the token price for an extended period.

We see this as a problem even with the top launchpads, and we are considering how we can contribute to ensuring that projects from our ecosystem shine not only after closed rounds but also after IDO/ICO.

Do you know any launchpads that meet these criteria?

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

12 Apr 2024 17:26

Arcanum Ventures x Qualoo Network 🚀

We never cease to be delighted by how projects, after InnMind acceleration, continue to shine even brighter and raise smart money.

☄️We're excited to share an update from Qualoo, a project accelerated by InnMind, which has gained a great partner and investor - Arcanum Ventures.

Qualoo Network - an innovative, DePin diagnostic network for the worldwide internet.

You can learn more about the opportunity for acceleration by InnMind here⭐️

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

12 Apr 2024 10:27

CrossCurve by EYWA – Finalists at Paris Blockchain Week 👏

You remember EYWA, a startup from InnMind, redefining cross-chain liquidity & building CrossCurve DEX?

This week their team rank among the TOP 4 finalists in the startup competition at Paris Blockchain Week! 🥳🏆

This is a fantastic achievement, as the team competes against the best web3 projects worldwide and aims for the grand prize of $10 million!

🔥 Let's show our support for the team & follow CrossCurve by EYWA on social media:

X: https://twitter.com/eywaprotocol/status/1778438480827228429

Telegram: @eywa_channel

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

11 Apr 2024 15:54

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🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

09 Apr 2024 11:03

Join the Crypto VC Pitch Session by InnMind @innmind & Venture Capital Community @venturecapitalcommunity

🗓 April 10th, 13:00 CET (11:00 UTC)

🚀 5 pre-selected hottest web3 startups will pitch seed rounds to crypto VCs and get funding:

💎Bitwala | self-custody NeoBank

Bitwala lets Early Adopters and the Early Majority live on Bitcoin by providing secure self-custody Web3 wallets backed by biometrics, adding instant euro payments using both your euro and crypto funds.

- 16,5k users on iOS and Android
- €5m transaction volume
- 60% monthly revenue growth
- Investors & Advisory: Blockchain Founders Fund, Claret Capital, HZ (Yabeo)

🎯SAFE + Token Warrant | Seed: $2M @ $8M FDV


💎Marsbase | OTC & RWA

MarsBase is AI-driven trading platform for illiquid assets utilizing RWA tokenization to provide a centralized platform for P2P transactions, Pre-IPO fundraising, order book trading, and secondary data collection.

- Working with Top-Tier such as LayerZero, Fuel, Scroll and more
- $1.2bn+ published deals
- Aggreagate more than 600+ Top Tier deals also M&A and Fundraise
- 1000 b2b2c clients (VC's, HNWI, DAO's, Family funds, Syndicates etc.)
- Execute 100+ deals for $25m+

🎯SAFE + Token Warrant | Seed: $1M @ $15M FDV


💎 Dexodus | DeFi

Dexodus is the first perpetual decentralized exchange with fully integrated copy trading.

- Arbitrum Testnet is a live
- 10k of Unique Wallets
- 2M Total Collateral Locked
- Partners: Alchemy, Biconomy, Chainlink, InnMind

🎯SAFT | Seed: $1.6M @ $33M FDV


💎 Pictographs | GameFi

A gamified Photo2Earn platform where community engagement and web3 model merge, allowing users to complete captivating photographic quests

- Top-5 participant in Linea Park Quest campaign
- Minted 1.2M+ NFTs
- 7k special NFT collection sold out within 19 days with 0 marketing budjet
- Over 2k gamers

🎯SAFT | Seed: $600k @ $6M FDV


💎 Rivo | DeFi

Yield Marketplace with Social Login to onboard $35B of crypto retail to DeFi

- $600k in total investment and swap volume
- Over 4k wallet connections and AA creations
- 1k unique investors
- Support from Ecosystems: Optimism, Avalanche, Polygon, Arbitrum, Mantle

🎯 SAFE + Token Warrant | Seed: $1M @ $12M FDV

🪐 For our cosmic communities:
we’ve planned the livestream on YouTube

Register on lu.ma - we'll send you the link and add the event to your calendar.

🪐 Do you want to request an intro?

Dm to @sveta_shirobokova


📌 See you on April 10th!

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