Thursday's Brainwave:
@getgrass_io
Grass is a provider of AI training data, the base layer of development. Using a million devices around the world, it crawls the web for data and processes it into structured datasets.
Here's why we're bullish on Grass and their upcoming L2:
Thursday's Brainwave:
@dymension
Dymension's January 2nd revelation about their Genesis drop and claim sent shockwaves through the crypto X community.
For more than a year, BBH has maintained a bullish stance on this team. Dive into our insights here
Big Brain Holdings invested into the
@zigzagexchange
project in 2022, which subsequently resulted in financial losses for us. Some of the previous founders of that project are now part of the
@ZKasino_io
team, which appears to be fraudulent.
We have never invested in ZKasino…
1/ We are proud to announce that we are a part of the 300M Series B funding round for Sui by
@Mysten_Labs
!
This is an exciting moment for Big Brain VC and we thought it would be good to share why we are bullish on what the team at Mysten Labs are building.
Big Brain Holdings are looking for new full time research analysts to join the team. Please see the link for more details and how to apply.
Application deadline: Dec 31st.
As we bid farewell to an incredible year, we want to express our gratitude to all our partners, portfolio companies, and the amazing crypto community.
May the coming year be filled with even more innovation, growth, and success for all.
Cheers to a prosperous 2024! 🥂
The Big Brain crew is making their way to
@NFT_NYC
!
@SOLBigBrain
,
@BigBrainTwin
,
@BigBrainDT
and
@veets__
are thrilled about the opportunity to meet with phenomenal builders and creators.
If you come across the Big Brain Logo, don't hesitate to say hi!
What's all the buzz around FHE?
FHE (Fully Homomorphic Encryption) is a game-changer for privacy and coordination on blockchains, but there's still a long way to go.
Here's 5 areas of improvement we'd like to see be developed in the next 2 years 👇
Still Looking to invest 20 million+ in the Solana, Terra, Avax, Near and other L1 Early Stage Startups..
DM's are always open..
Reach out, and let us help your project in any way we can!
1/ We've celebrated our 1 year anniversary! It's important to reflect on what we've been able to achieve in this time.
We've made some key investments but our greatest achievement to date lies in our team. Quick 🧵 on who we are & what we've done to help drive this space forward
The
@treatsforShib
project is a meaningful step up for the
@Shibtoken
ecosystem and we are excited to be backing the new team incorporating FHE technology to deliver privacy and various UX upgrades for users.
1/ Today’s a HUGE day for us,
#SHIBARMY
! 🚀
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve secured a monumental $12M from strategic VC partners led by
@cypher_capital
to unleash our next-gen Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) blockchain via $TREAT — the final non-stable token in the…
Big news!
Excited to a part of this strategic round and looking forward to great things from the
@LuminaDEX
team
Our commitment to innovative builders continues
1/ We are thrilled to announce that we are part of the 10M seed raise recently closed by
@BJ_Studios
!
B+J was founded by 2 software engineers from Solana Labs and Citadel with a vision to deliver a frictionless web3 experience to web2 users.
Great news coming from the
@elusivprivacy
team today.
Their new private token swaps on
@solana
allows users to swap between different assets without revealing any identifying information about themselves.
A paradigm shift within a paradigm shift!
A paradigm shift within a paradigm shift! 🪐☂️
Today, we are thrilled to launch Private Token Swaps on
@solana
. This secures one of the most fundamental actions in all of DeFi.
Your road to private DeFi starts here ☂️:
For more info, let's dive in 👇🧵
We continue to be committed to builders looking to innovate and make positive changes to the web3 space.
Congrats to
@Saturn_btc
and looking forward to great things from the team!
We are proud to announce the completion of our pre-seed round, raising $500K+.
This milestone was led by
@BigBrainVC
, with contributions from UTXO Management, the investment arm of
@BitcoinMagazine
,
@KelsierVentures
,
@solBOOGLE
syndicate, and several strategic angel investors.
Frens,
We're super excited to announce our first strategic partnership with
@bigbrainvc
🧠! Thank you
@nearbigbrain
for making it happen 🤝
Together we'll bring the best
#NFT
practices to
#NEARProtocol
🚀
The future is $NEAR 🎉🎉🎉
#NEARton
$NEXP 👀
Grateful for 20k Followers!
We can't thank you enough for your continued support and engagement.
Our commitment to backing innovative projects and sharing our journey with you remains unwavering!
1/ Proud to announce our latest investment with
@pudgypenguins
!
The NFT project recently closed their funding round of 9M led by
@1kxnetwork
with plans to use these funds to expand its intellectual property and team.
1/ What is quantum computing and how does it impact or potentially unravel the encryption leveraged in blockchain and crypto? Read our latest report on where quantum computing is in terms of practicability and what it means for us. 🧵👇
1/ We're excited to be backing the team behind XPLA, a new L1 blockchain focused on Web3 gaming. We've always had a strong held belief that gaming will be one of the major entry points for the masses to onboard the blockchain. XPLA are pioneers in spearheading this vision.
0/ Excited to be supporting
@RoTTheGame
Reign of Terror is a cyberpunk multiplayer tactical RPG blockchain game built on Solana and is the first game being developed by Red Door Digital. The team has massive experience in Gaming, VR/AR and cinematics.
📢Reign of Terror Genesis NFT Drop at
@fractalwagmi
!
IT'S TIME🔥
The
#RoT
Genesis drop is happening, and here are the specifics👇
📅Mint date: November 8
💰Supply: 515
🔗Link:
Congrats to
@FydeTreasury
on securing $3.2 million in seed funding!
They aim to address the critical challenge of managing and scaling on-chain crypto treasury holdings.
1/ Another one!
Excited to have led the investment round recently closed by
@Clutchy_io
!
The leading NFT and Gaming marketplace on
@SuiNetwork
is providing a unique experience for all creators building on Sui.
1/ Adtech is a behemoth of an industry in Web2 but it could be nearing an early demise as traditional means of sourcing analytics data becomes more difficult. AKA the death of cookies. Where does Web3 and on-chain data fit in all of this?
Exciting news from the
@Saturn_btc
team.
Users can easily buy/sell Rare Satoshis in any size, with real market data and automatic trade fulfillment.
Looking forward to more cool updates
The time has come.
🪐
Introducing the
@Saturn_btc
Rare Satoshi marketplace.
The first ever P2P non-custodial order book for Rare Satoshis.
- Buy/Sell Rare Satoshis in size
- Real market data
- Automatic trade fulfilment
Find out more...
👇
1/ We are thrilled to announce that we are a part of the 18.2M seed round for
@shardeum
!
The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-based sharded
blockchain enables infinite scalability and atomic cross-shard composability. Here's a quick 🧵on why we are excited about this opportunity.
This is why you invest in teams.
Great to see how
@FRAKT_HQ
is expanding the ecosystem & is always thinking of the next step.
Congrats on the launch
@hadeswap
. Excited about the future for NFT's & liquidity.
Our good friends
@hadeswap
have launched!
You already know it's a big deal for the
#Solana
#NFT
space.
...but you might have also heard the best kept secret in crypto: it's an even bigger deal for us
@FRAKT_HQ
.
Time to confirm those whispers with a 🧵 LFG 👇
(1/6)
We are excited to be a part of
@Saturn_btc
’s funding round and look forward to their game changing launch!
We will continue to bet on builders in this space and support the growth of the ecosystem.
1/
Introducing Saturn.
A new era for Rare Satoshis.
Saturn aims to change what is possible on Bitcoin by providing innovative products to retail.
We are proud to have secured pre-seed funding from
@BigBrainVC
to launch Saturn and usher in a new chapter for Bitcoin.
So far, the growth of AI has been highly concentrated in the hands of Big Tech. Companies like Google and OpenAI have nearly monopolized the field.
This means they reap most of the benefits of AI, but also that they have a dangerous level of power and control over it.
Grass is not just a network; it's a movement towards democratizing data and ensuring everyone can share in the AI revolution's benefits. Join in building the Data Layer of AI!
Our vision for this space has not wavered- we are committed to seeing growth, innovation and mass adoption
Our partners
@BigBrainKasey
and
@ReliableNarr
shared their thoughts on the future of web3 and how we intend to support this space.
Excited to be supporting
@exchgART
In a constantly changing NFT-space, we're happy to support a marketplace that roots fine art in the
#Solana
Ecosystem.
We are a community driven 1/1 art marketplace, so we wanted community driven investors.
We are thrilled to announce that
@solbigbrain
via "Big Brain Holdings" has made a strategic investment in .
1/3
We're on location at
@Official_GDC
!!
Please reach out if you’re building a game or game related infrastructure!
@ReliableNarr
is on site and happy to have a chat
1/Super excited to announce that we have invested in the 1.4M pre-seed round held by
@VRRBLabs
. The decentralized protocol combines speed, scalability, and decentralization without sacrificing security.
Early Saga users get exclusive access to Grass Mobile, enjoying a head start before its broader rollout on Android platforms. For a deeper understanding of Grass and its vision for the future of AI and data utilization, visit our blog at .
1/ We are excited to share that Big Brain Holdings alongside
@mirana
led the pre seed round of 1.3M for
@TsunamiFinance_
!
Funding will assist the team in developing their margin trading and spot exchange platform being built on Aptos.
Grass is democratizing AI in two ways.
First, by making training data more accessible to developers.
Data is the basis for all AI training, and Grass is the data layer of AI. Using its robust network of nodes, it scrapes over 1 TB per day to add to its data repository.
📢Gyris receives $200,000 pre-seed VC funding from
@SOLBigBrain
and
@bigbrainvc
at a 13.3 million valuation🍾
Thanks for believing in our team and our massive vision.
@SOLBigBrain
we birthed you this 1 of 1 Ogg.
Follow, like and retweet to win a Bura and Ogg of your own🎉
1/
@dymensionXYZ
is a new scaling solution for the Cosmos ecosystem, delivering the Internet of RollApps. We've written a post that dives into their design and how they help applications achieve vertical scale through application-specific rollups (or RollApps).
Popular websites increasingly charge vast amounts of money to access their APIs, getting rich from content that was given to them for free.
By providing alternative rails for accessing this web data, Grass is legitimately giving smaller developers a seat at the table.
The
@ParallelTCG
team are building a completely new gaming experience uniquely enabled by AI and crypto through
@AIWayfinder
. A game where players own completely self-acting AI agents that explore a generative virtual world and actuate on-chain intentions resulting in meaningful…
$𝟯𝟱𝗠 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘀
We are excited to announce our latest funding round! Our team is thrilled to expand the Parallel universe across new mediums and platforms. //
1/Proud to share that we are investors in
@vertex_protocol
a DEX for the spot and derivatives trading of digital assets built on
@arbitrum
.
Vertex is a hybrid between an off-chain order book built on top of an on- chain AMM on a decentralized, self-custodial exchange.
We've got a new look for our brand.
Let us know what you think, hit us up on our socials or emails, pitch your project and let's make the ecosystem flourish together.
Second, Grass broadens access to AI by giving ordinary people a way to participate in the process.
Grass's network has over a million nodes, and each of them is run by a residential internet user.
Simply download Grass's Chrome web extension, and you're earning 30 seconds later
#CAVEWORLD
PROGRESS UPDATE
#2
:⚔️🌍
Undoubtedly our most EXCITING update EVER! We've made incredible progress on the Battle Arena, the arsenal of Armors/Weapons, and the gameplay side of Caveworld. This is an absolute MUST READ! 🔥
View the update here:📙
Grass is currently building a layer 2 data rollup to track the origin of every dataset the network ever produces.
Soon, AI labs will be able to guarantee their data is authentic and unpoisoned, and users will be able to verify that AI models are free of bias.
1/ Exciting news shared by the
@humanode_io
team today!
Their private on-chain biomapping is a HUGE step for the industry and provides a secure and trustworthy method for verifying user authenticity.
Congratulations to on their 9M seed round funding!
The platform aims to solve the problem of founder risk by creating a hybrid market structure that combines traditional exchanges with Web3 technology.
We're thrilled to be backing the brilliant team at
@todaythegame
alongside
@Sfermion_
.
As the gaming industry continues to mature, incorporating elements of crypto and AI, the realism and immersion — bolstered by deep emotional connections and economic consequences — will…
We are happy to announce our $5m Seed Round
The seeds are truly just being planted right now🌱
We're grateful not only for the support of these investors, but of the community that has gotten us to this moment.
We really are embarking on something special together💚
Absolutely thrilled to support what
@photofinishgame
@TheSuitesNFT
are building! We look forward to also playing!
@BigBrainStables
has started breeding and putting together a plan to dominate on the track!
And another one!
We are excited to share that we are a part of the 15M seed round raised by
@MagnaTokens
The team has an amazing platform that will allow projects to automate their token distributions thereby saving time and money.
As a user, it is the easiest way that currently exists to earn a stake in the growth of AI.
With
@getgrass_io
, you're not just contributing to the development of cutting-edge AI; you're laying the foundation for a fairer digital future.
1/3We continue to be bullish on teams that are building protocols that will create a more efficient ecosystem and we are happy to announce that we are a part of the 4.4M seed funding round for
@cardinal_labs
The web app is simple: it takes web requests from the network and routes them through a user's internet.
The amount of bandwidth it uses is miniscule, and the app has no visibility into user data or activity.
As a result, normal people get a stake in the network - and in AI.
Proud to be supporting
@arcadegalaxy_
The first free-to-play & play-and-earn arcade, build-and-earn mobile/web game platform on
@avalancheavax
Planet Mint Day is around the corner!
MAY 20 - WL mint
MAY 21 - Public mint
We’re announcing the advisors, investors, and social partners supporting us as we build our premiere
#GameFi
title on
#AVAX
!
Our team is excited to deliver the next-generation, Play&Earn arcade as
#Web3
gaming blasts off 🚀
Read more:
Exciting news coming from the
@dymension
and
@NEARProtocol
teams today!
This development is significant as it offers reliable and cost-effective data availability for developers, reducing costs and enhancing the reliability of their rollups while not compromising security.
We're proud to announce that
@NEARProtocol
will be joining the Dymension ecosystem.
Welcome NEAR!
Coming soon as a DA provider for RollApps💈
Why this matters🧵👇
1/ Proud to share that we are a part of the 3.5M raise closed by
@elusivprivacy
!
Earlier this month the compliant ZK privacy protocol announced their raise and shared their vision for a full decentralized space.
Interwoven rollups will bind together the modular future.
Initia is proud to announce our $7.5m seed fundraise led by
@Delphi_Digital
and
@hack_vc
along with prominent angels
@cobie
,
@dcfgod
, and
@SplitCapital
to build a network for interwoven rollups.
Do you guys even NFT?
If you do, better check out
@FRAKT_HQ
JPEG Loans V2 on $SOL
➡️ Onboarded bluechips
➡️ NFT stays in wallet
➡️ Revenue sharing with collection DAO
True NFT utility is coming thanks to Builders on Solana
@cardinal_labs
@tensor_hq
@banksea_finance
Excited to announce another great partnership in the NEAR ecosystem!
@AstroMarketNEAR
continues to build high quality solutions and we are happy to be partnered with such an amazing team
1/We are happy to announce that we are a part of the strategic round of funding recently closed by
@zkLinkorg
.
zkLink is a trading-focused multi-chain L2 network with unified liquidity secured by zero knowledge technology.
1/5 Proud to announce the completion of our strategic funding round, raising an additional $10 million from a consortium of high-profile investors. The new funding brings zkLink’s total funding to $18.5 million to date.
Excited about our new partnership with an experienced team that looks to change the UI/UX for all P2E games!!
Congrats and looking forward to what's to come.👏🏽
In April 2022, we marked the beginning of a deeper relationship with our community by licensing Pudgy Penguins & Lil Pudgys from holders for Pudgy Toys.
In 2023 these Penguins pushed Web3 forward; selling 750,000+ toys & reaching millions of people.
Explore their journey below.
1/We'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate
@dymensionXYZ
on their recent funding which closed at 6.7M and we are proud to be a part of this round.
Dymension is a settlement layer built for Cosmos rollups to build an effective "internet of rollups"
Thrilled to announce a $6.7M raise to bring to life a network of easily deployable modular blockchains!
Get ready for 35-C the first-ever testnet of IBC-enabled rollups (aka RollApps💈) launching on Feb 15th. Join the community and take part in the future of Modular blockchains!
Such an honor to have
@0xShack
join us as a Researcher and Technical Investor!
He will be sharing some cool insights and strategic tips so be sure to give him a follow.
Welcome aboard Caleb!
1/Always exciting to share these amazing partnerships
Happy to announce that we have invested in
@theSNKRZ
, a Walk-To-Earn social fitness platform that allows users to exercise with their NFTs in the metaverse and earn rewards.
🤝Investment Announcement🤝
We're proud to announce the investment from Big Brain Holdings.
Big Brain Holdings is a crypto-exclusive fund known for investing in Layer 1 and various NFT and DeFi projects such as Solana and Near Protocol.
@SOLBigBrain
Congrats to
@sphere_labs
on successfully closing their seed funding round, raising $2.8 million!
Sphere’s seed funding will be used to enhance engineering and compliance capabilities, aiming to lower costs and expand access for merchants.
🚨 Exciting update for the RollApp Draft Hackathon!
1️⃣ We're challenging hackers to be creative with their Best Roll App dApp.
Focus on DeFi, SocialFi & GameFi using
@dymension
RDK.
@BigBrainVC
is adding 25k DYM to the prize pool &
@stratosxyz
8k DYM across both bounties ⬇️
1/ Super excited to announce that we are a part of
@sintraHQ
2M USD seed round!
Sintra has built a social-powered NFT investment app that connects like-minded investors to build strategies together.
Quick 🧵on why we are bullish
Launch day 🎉 — Sintra Public Beta is live! And we raised $2 million in seed funding!
Introducing Sintra, a socially-powered NFT investment app that connects investors who strategize, together.
The
@dymension
team is aiming to streamline user experience by allowing devs to easily deploy RollApps and enabling users to deposit and withdraw across the crypto ecosystem through the Dymension Hub.
Good read on how they are powering the Internet of RollApps
🚀 Excited to announce the RollApp Draft Hackathon powered by
@encodeclub
!
Dive into a 4-week journey, leveraging
@dymension
's powerful RollApp Development Kit.
Whether you're into DeFi, Gaming/NFTs or Social apps, this is your arena!
👉 Register:
Exciting news from
@glifio
this week!
The team closed their seed round of 4.5M and within six months of its launch, GLIF amassed over $100 million USD in Total Value Locked (TVL), solidifying its position as the leading DeFi protocol built on Filecoin.
Congrats to
@watchesio
on their successful raise!
The platform offers a premier tracking & trading ecosystem for watches.
You can enhance your watch collection with accurate market information, cost-effective trading, and a guarantee of authenticity.
Bullish on RWAs on-chain
Congrats to the
@inconetwork
team on their successful raise of 4.5M!
Inco is a modular blockchain that integrates fully homomorphic encryption to keep on-chain data confidential yet auditable.
📣We are excited to announce our $4.5 million fundraise, led by
@1kxnetwork
, to develop Inco, a modular, confidential computing Layer-1 blockchain powered by fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) and secured by Ethereum.
Inco stands as the universal confidentiality layer for…
Excited to invest in
@HomespaceNFT
. A photorealistic metaverse with NFT based economy.
The graphic quality and attention to detail is insane along with a stacked team. Once it goes live we'll be setting up our BigBrainHoldings Hangout.
Check out the quality for yourself
We continue to prove that we believe in the space time and time again at
@BigBrainVC
! Back to back Quarters being on the list. If you’re building something cool, let’s TALK!
We are super happy to announce that we have partnered up with Big Brain Holdings 💪
@bigbrainvc
is a crypto exclusive fund that only invests in projects they see as unique and on the cutting edge of blockchain, so we are honored that they saw these qualities in VINCI 💜
🧠🤝
@oasys_games
. Take 5 minutes to read the whitepaper and it will be abundantly clear why there is a huge need for Gaming specific L1 chain. The requirements for Gaming and Defi are very different. The IP they have access too is next level. Excited to be backing this team!
Oasys successfully completed a private token sale round of USD20 million led by Republic Capital, blockchain financing and investment platform, with participation by other renowned investors. 🎉
1/3
We are happy to announce our investment in
@CometaHub
a pure LaaS (Liquidity as a Service) hub on Algorand! Cometa has created viable solutions to improve liquidity challenges across defi, while helping projects attract users and liquidity.
🛸 INVESTOR NEWS 🛸
We are honored, happy and very excited to announce
@bigbrainvc
investment in Cometa 🚀
Our team will work very hard to justify the trust that has been placed in our project, and to always bring innovation in the
@algorand
#DeFi
space 🔥
Let’s go
#Algofam
Excited about
@Dappio_
‘s public beta tomorrow! 🔥🐰
Dappio Wonderland is a Composable Yield Optimizer:
All your Solana DeFi actions are just one click away – with the best rates & yield.
1/ This is great news released by the
@tensor_hq
team. We are proud to be a part of their 3M seed round led by
@placeholdervc
Tensor makes trading NFTs as exciting and fast paced.
Welcome Abored! Boring Protocol is proud to announce our new investor and partner
@bigbrainvc
A Crypto Exclusive Fund Investing in Pre-seed, Seed and Early Stage Projects!