1/ We’re excited to back
@proof_xyz
as they push curation and storytelling in web3 – through innovative products + assets that will power some of web3’s largest online x IRL communities.
@kevinrose
,
@JustinMezzell
, and co. are proven internet builders + up for the challenge 💪
1/ We’re excited to announce
@Collab_Currency
just closed a new $60M fund to keep investing in early-stage crypto projects! 🤝
We’ve also launched our new website (which lists out our awesome portfolio projects) at .
1/ We’re thrilled to announce our follow-on investment and continued support for
@iyk_app
! ✱
IYK enables digi-physical creation for over 100+ brands, empowering creators to connect, identify, and engage their audience across the world.
We’re witnessing a powerful, community-run digital nation form in real time -- we're excited to partner with the stellar team at
@SkyMavisHQ
as they scale
@AxieInfinity
over the next decade. 👾🚀
1/ We’re excited to back
@floornfts
as they build the all-in-one NFT mobile app! The talented team at Floor is on a mission to make NFTs understandable and accessible to everyone, which is something we believe will usher in the next wave of NFT collectors 🤝
Today, we’re absolutely thrilled to be backing
@vertex_protocol
! FX and derivative markets are among the largest in the world, with daily volumes topping $6T for forex alone. 📊 Yet, the volume for fiat-pegged stablecoins outside USD has hardly been tapped.
Excited to announce our $8.5M Seed led by
@hack_vc
and
@DexterityCap
, alongside an all-star list of key investors 🚀
We’re one step closer to bringing the power of FX markets, leveraged products and advanced
#DeFi
primitives to
@terra_money
.
And we’re just getting started 🏔
1/ We’re excited to be backing
@Drip_Haus
– a content distribution platform allowing any user to mint, for free. DRiP has minted over 25 million NFTs to 800k+ wallets.
We’re thrilled to participate in Hydra DAO alongside some of the best allocators + thinkers in web3.
Hydra is the first to deploy a DAO fund of funds model – focused squarely on backing, incubating, + participating in investment DAOs across the ecosystem.
we like the Hydra. 🐉
We are proud to announce the summoning of Hydra Ventures, the first dedicated investment DAO fund of funds.
With over $10m raised & ready to deploy, we're excited to back the next generation of early-stage investment DAOs.
1/ We’re thrilled to back
@DB3045
+
@stolarmusic
at
@wearehume
as they pioneer a new frontier in metaverse music + entertainment, artistic digital identity, and web3 IP!
Their first chart-topping metastar,
@angelbaby
, has been shaking up the music scene over the last year 🌐🔥
1/ We are thrilled to be backing
@prime_intellect
alongside
@coinfund_io
,
@distributedG
and more!
Prime Intellect (PI) is a compute aggregation platform and protocol, accelerating the open AI movement through innovative co-creation and co-ownership structures. 🧑🔬
1/ We are thrilled to announce our investment and continued support for
@hookprotocol
! Hook's talented team introduces increased capital efficiency and accessibility through NFT options. A necessary component to growing the NFT market as a whole.
1/
Ahoy! We are excited to announce that we have raised $3m led by
@Collab_Currency
and
@lattice_fund
, to build the NFT-native call options protocol!🪝
To celebrate, our new incentive program ✨The Treasure Hunt✨goes live today!
1/ We’re thrilled to be backing
@TensorplexLabs
in pushing forward decentralized AI.
Today, the team is accelerating the Bittensor ecosystem through a liquid staking solution (stTAO), upcoming subnet, and other OS intelligence products on Bittensor.
We are excited to announce that Tensorplex Labs has successfully raised a $3M Seed round, co-led by
@Collab_Currency
and
@CanonicalCrypto
!
We continue on our mission to build capital and intelligence infrastructure for decentralized AI networks like Bittensor and more. 🧵
1/ We are thrilled to co-lead the
@Monaverse
Series A as they build a powerful platform and network for 3D environment builders – the first step in an open, user-owned metaverse.
@justinmmelillo
,
@MattHoerl
, and the rest of the Mona team are locked in on the challenge. 🚀
(1/17) We are thrilled to announce the closing of our $14.6M Series A round of fundraising, led by
@ProtocolLabs
,
@ArchetypeVC
,
@Collab_Currency
– and with the support of many other incredible partners.
Read our full announcement here:
1/ We’re thrilled to back the
@AtmosXYZ
team as they build out a next generation play-and-earn platform for competitive metaverse-native sports! Atmos is an immersive virtual world sitting at the exciting intersection of esports x NFTs x DeFi. 💥
Incredibly excited to announce the close of Atmos Labs' $11M seed round and the commitment to developing
@AtmosXYZ
- the introduction of Metaverse-Native Sports.
Learn more:
1/ We’re thrilled to back
@timmutoke
,
@rainerselvet
and the rest of the all-star team at
@readyplayerme
as they build out the metaverse standard for avatar interoperability!
They’ve been designing + building RPM’s elegant avatar system for 7+ yrs 👷🔥
1/
@StoryDAOxyz
is a radical experiment in community-owned (and powered) storytelling.
Our team is thrilled to back
@distorcean
,
@jpalanis
, + the StoryDAO squad as they rewrite the playbook for content creation, distribution, and IP ownership using web3 rails. 🥳
1/ We're thrilled to lead the
@ensembledotart
seed round 🤝
Ensemble is a platform focused on the creative process, storytelling, and the birth of an entirely new digital object -- the artifact.
@mackxdav
+ the Ensemble team are uncovering stories untold in the digital era.
1/ Exciting times ahead for collaborative storytelling!
@StorycoHQ
just launched their new project - THE DISCO BALL - marking a shift in storytelling, intertwining top Hollywood talent w/ a global creator community ⚡
1/ We are thrilled to announce:
🚀
@DiscoBallHQ
is officially LIVE
🚀 It stars Stephanie Beatriz, Costa Ronin, Lionel Boyce, Teddy Sears, and Baron Ryan
🚀 There are new Co/Create opportunities at
Experience THE DISCO BALL —>
1/ We’re thrilled to announce our continued support of
@flipsidecrypto
as they expand the next frontier in decentralized infrastructure for web3 data and insights!
4/ With that in mind, we wanted to honor where we’ve been, celebrate how far we’ve come, and create space for where we’re going.
Live now @
-
@derekedws
x
@sbmckeon
"This integration will allow users from all ecosystems to use
@Terra_Money
's assets and applications, and is an important step forward to break down the current barriers to interoperability..."
🔥
@axelarcore
🔥
We are excited to announce our partnership with
@terra_money
🚀
Together, we will allow users to bridge Terra’s native assets like LUNA and TerraUSD to
#blockchains
like
#Ethereum
right from their wallets!
And that’s just the beginning. Read more here👇
5/ What are some exciting trends we’re looking at now?
- DAO Infrastructure
- Metaverse Build-Out
- PFPs and Avatar Identity
- Blockchain Games
- “To-Earn” Models
- IRL x NFT
- DeFi Interfaces (For The Masses)
- Curation Protocols/Platforms
- Creator <> Fan Interactions
1/
@rabbithole_gg
has been mapping out the future of on-chain work since 2020.
@Flynnjamm
+ the RabbitHole team have been leading the charge and reimagining the way tokens are distributed to contributors.
Today, the squad releases a major upgrade:
RabbitHole v2
⬇️
Today, we’re excited to unveil RabbitHole V2
With a brand new look, new features, and an all new Quest Protocol, RabbitHole is now a better experience for users and a more powerful tool for protocols looking to distribute their token.
1/ We’re thrilled to co-lead the
@Yakoa_
seed round as they build out a new standard for NFT fraud protection. Yakoa supports the rights of artists and issuers while shielding their users from deceptive assets🤝.
We just raised $4.8M to end IP fraud in Web3
NFT platforms, creators, and brands are rethinking the way they approach trust & safety - because fraudulent assets need to be stopped before they ever reach the community
Yakoa is the solution, and it's live
7/ A few crypto-native roles we’d love to fill over the coming weeks/months:
- Social Media/Marketing (Meme-Lord/Queen)
- Community/Governance Specialist (Discord Junkie)
- Token Economist (The Invisible Hand)
- Venture Principal (Neo)
Apply here.👇
info
@collabcurrency
.com
3/ We’re collectively in the middle of a transitional moment where, for the first time ever, we get to rethink and rebuild parts of the internet that aren’t working.
And improve the parts that are.
1/ We’re excited to back
@ecosapiensxyz
as they build out an innovative + purposeful web3 climate collective, starting w/ the world’s first carbon-backed NFT collection 🌎
@NiharNeelakanti
, Garret Kane, + the entire Ecosapiens team are locked in on an important mission!
1/
@SashaMackinnon
and the
@MinoGamesInc
team have been on fire lately! 🔥
They just announced their Series B round + are now closing in on their genesis drop for the
@DimensionalsRPG
– a web3 gaming multiverse full of heroes from every dimension 👀
🚀🚀 ANNOUNCING OUR $15M SERIES B
We’re building the next HUGE gaming franchise. Honoured to be supported by the TITANS of Gaming and Web 3:
@standardcrypto
, Bing Gordon, Don Mattrick,
@AdamDraper
and more.
TY
@deantak
@VentureBeat
for sharing our story
"
@4KProtocol
... will bring real-world assets onto the blockchain by issuing users of the platform an NFT symbolizing ownership of a physical good. The NFT holder can then trade their NFT for the physical item."
Proud to back Richard, Max, + the stellar 4k squad.
🔥🚀
Today's the big day––we're launching our beta marketplace & we couldn't be more excited 🎉
Now you'll be able to buy & sell NFTs backed by physical assets. Our collection features more than $1M worth of luxury watches!
(cont.)
2/ We kept Fund II deliberately small so we could run the same playbook as Fund I.
That means checks for $250k - $2M into early projects led by amazing founders. 💪
2/ After five years sharpening our thesis, it's time to match
@Collab_Currency
's expression with our ambition.
While crypto has been primarily financial in nature, what gets us most excited are the projects that shape culture.
@Collab_Currency
is looking to hire a Finance & Ops Associate to help build and scale our core financial reporting, IR, accounting and valuation functions:
➕ 1-4 years of experience in auditing, tax, or accounting roles
➕ CPA license or on track to obtaining a CPA license
➕
6/ Finally, as our portfolio has ballooned in size, we haven’t scaled up the team in parallel.
The next generation of C+C involves building out the full squad. So, we’re hiring, for effectively the first time ever. Right now. ⚡️🤝
1/ We are thrilled to back
@sleepagotchi
as they build their mobile game out of beta and beyond! Sleepagotchi ties digital collectibles to our sleep in a way that is both highly engaging and promotes healthy habits.😴🤝
We’re excited to announce
@Sleepagotchi
’s $3.5M seed round to continue to build our mobile application with gamification and social elements for improving sleep health!
Read full details here:
3/ What types of co’s does
@Collab_Currency
invest in?
Early crypto projects tackling the *biggest problems* around finance, decentralized communities, and culture -- three broad categories we’re fighting to see upgraded over the coming years.
1/ We’re thrilled to back
@yozlabs
as they build out a streamlined + frictionless web3 notification platform that empowers dApps to reach users directly through their preferred channels ⚡🔔
@wliu
+ the Yoz team are innovators and locked in on the challenge!
4/ Through sovereign asset ownership, compelling web3-powered products, and a networked platform – the team at
@PROOF_xyz
have established a unique + direct connection with the owners of their ecosystem.
The Vertex team understands trading and markets as well as any group we’ve ever backed. They are the perfect squad to build a powerful new financial primitive on
@terra_money
!
LFG. 📈
“Where are the keys stored?” is the perennial security question, and key management has been one of the longest standing enigmas in crypto.
Today, Lit unveils a new promising approach. 🧵
Terra is the perfect setting for this solution with nearly two dozen fiat-pegged stablecoins already on platform. Vertex will be the glue that binds this constellation of stablecoins together. 🌌🌕
Still sort of in a state of disbelief how the last 10 months have unfolded for Art Blocks as a project, our artists, collectors, and investors. When this hobby platform was launched last year the LAST THING we were thinking was that we would be raising capital of any kind. 👇
1/ We’re excited to lead
@tribute_brand
’s seed round as they push the fashion world to new limits and build the leading platform and marketplace for high-end digital fashion.
"There is a clear and rising recognition that some of the most valuable cultural assets in the future will be blockchain-based, and will have originated on today’s leading NFT platforms like
@Artblocks_io
,
@SuperRare
, and
@AsyncArt
...”
-
@derekedws
// C+C
5/ Our squad at
@collab_currency
couldn’t be more excited to back the PROOF team. 🔥
To learn more and get involved, check out – – and check out Kevin and Derek’s podcast 💯PROOF at .
We're super excited to keep supporting
@axelarcore
's mission to scale cross-chain communication. 💫
The future is cross-chain. ⛓️
Axelar is leading the pack. 🚀
(h/t
@sergey_nog
/
@yorgosv_
)
1/ We’re thrilled to announce our participation and support for
@todaythegame
alongside
@Sfermion_
,
@BigBrainVC
,
@GSR_io
and others!
Today is a AAA-style simulation game merging the latest tech from AI x Gaming x Crypto, unlocking new gaming experiences.✨
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💚
3/ Today, college students:
1) Have abundant time + curiosity;
2) Need authentic experience in real environments;
3) Are interested in emerging crypto networks.
Congratulations to Sky Mavis and Axie Infinity on their latest funding round! This team continues to execute and push the boundaries of work and play.
@trungfinity
@Psycheout86
@Jihoz_axie
@masamune_axie
are among the most impressive founding teams that we’ve ever backed.
We've raised a $152 M Series B led by
@a16z
for
@SkyMavisHQ
!
✨The funds will be used to fuel the expansion of Axie Infinity and Ronin, our scaling solution for digital nations.
4/ Students' logic and decision making will be displayed in real time, generating meaningful performance experience for the future in a risk-contained environment. Further, Dorm DAO will serve as a natural pipeline between participating students and the crypto industry at large.
🌈 big new Rainbow update just dropped!
- ⛅️ iCloud Backup, store an encrypted backup of your seed phrase on iCloud so you don’t lose your internet money!
- ⛽️ Custom Gas, set custom gas for all tx’s inside 🌈
- 👶 Optimized onboarding flow for beginners! 🤗
+many bug fixes
2/ If you’ve followed the NFT space over the last year, you’re likely familiar with PROOF’s NFT drops – The
@PROOF_xyz
Collective,
@moonbirds
,
@oddities_xyz
, and more.
Or perhaps you’ve heard Kevin Rose and
@derekedws
on their podcast series: 💯PROOF
6/ We look forward to working with the students of
@DormDAO
, the DAO for college student alpha.
To learn more or get involved, please see the below QT.
✜
Pumped to partner up with the
@Gig_Labs
squad as they continue powering NFT experiences for many of the largest brands in sports and entertainment. 📽️
NFT Bridge x
@RareRooms
🔥🚀✨
(h/t
@dimola88
,
@Jon_Parise
)
1/ Our team at
@Collab_Currency
spends a lot of time discussing the crypto journey down the rabbit hole—areas like discovery, education, use, and ownership.
1/ Excited to announce that we’ve closed a funding round led by
@Collab_Currency
along with
@slow
,
@CastleIslandVC
and freeCo to help incentivize participation among cryptonetworks.
"In the near future,
@orca_so
collectible holders will have access to exclusive perks, including special access to upcoming NFT projects..." 🔥🌊
We're *stoked* to partner with
@oritheorca
,
@rawfalafel
, + the rest of the heart-centered squad at
@orca_so
.
🐳🚀
3/ Crypto is notoriously noisy + full of misinformation. Newcomers to the space, as well as long-time crypto natives, seek sources of truth to make sense of the rapidly changing landscape.
PROOF is reimagining web3’s intersection of curation x storytelling.
"Our Move-to-Earn model intertwines the best parts of move-to-play mechanics proven by the Nintendo Wii, Pokemon Go, and VR, with free-to-play mobile gaming and blockchain’s play-to-earn incentives..."
Stoked to back Albert, Ben, and Jay and the full
@genopets
squad. 🔥⚡️🏃♂️🏃♀️
For the first time, NFTs empower digital objects to enjoy provable scarcity, helping form a killer building block -- collateral for trust-minimized finance.
@Collab_Currency
is proud to back the brilliant
@stephen_yo
+ the
@nftfi
team on the journey.
Strap in. 🚀
2/ ✨ Mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 5th ✨
0xDEAFBEEF (
@_deafbeef
) will be dropping never-before-seen artifacts on the newly upgraded Ensemble platform.
Follow
@ensembledotart
to stay current + check the website at .
4/ Today, creator-built and owned
@monaverse
spaces are used for social gatherings, games, art display, events, concerts. Each space has seamless connectivity to others, elegantly tying together the Monaverse – all easily accessible through a web browser.
3/ Enter: Ecosapiens 🌎
Ecosapiens strives to address an underserved, yet pivotal, part of the climate sector – the consumer.
For their first drop, a fully evolved Ecosapien NFT offsets 28T of carbon or about ~2 yrs worth of the avg. American’s carbon footprint.
1/ We’re thrilled to be backing
@AwesomeQA
! They are revolutionizing customer support with innovative AI solutions while redefining knowledge management by automatically providing users with consolidated information. 👨💻
📣 Exciting News! AwesomeQA has raised $2.8 million to build community management solutions for Web3! 🌐🤝
Here’s why we are building the operating system for communities powered by AI.
Thread 🧵👇
2/ Today, brands and creators face difficulty connecting the gap between digital x IRL consumer experiences.
The ability to identify, understand, and reward communities based on their digital and physical interactions is severely limited.
4/ Tribute Brand believes in a world – one not too far from today – where high-end fashion is no longer constrained by the limitations of the physical.
The future of fashion is equal parts physical, digital, and immersive – secured by digital ownership.
5/ We believe Mona’s approach to creator-focused environment building is one the most promising technical solutions for creating an open, interoperable, & scalable metaverse – one that empowers builders, gamers, consumers, collectors, + all enjoyooors of virtual spaces alike. 💪
6/ StoryDAO is a radical experiment – one where communities, established Hollywood writers, artists, producers, & others collaborate to create the next generation of story franchises.
2/
@primeintellect
is developing distributed training frameworks allowing for the co-creation of models. Decentralized training will be an equalizing force for the OS AI community – bringing greater efficiency to model development by tapping into underutilized resources. 🧮
3/ In addition, virtual world builders face high cost barriers, interoperability limitations, + lack of tooling for persistent spatial utility and experiences.
With Mona, there are no land purchases, no tooling constraints, and no limits to creative expression. ✨
2/ With Yoz, dApp developers can easily integrate smart contracts, customize notification outputs, and then immediately start sending notifications to their community.
For users, notifications are sent to your preferred channel – whether Telegram, Discord, or email 🔥
2/ Many digital environment ecosystems today force severe creative constraints upon builders – limiting their ability to inject true depth and personality into spaces – while also restricting the level of enjoyment + expression for end consumers.
We've been long
@andy_bromberg
for years and couldn't be more excited to join an all-star cast of investors in backing him and the rest of the
@eco
team!
5/ We are excited to see
@primeintellect
lead the way in democratizing access and advancing the open AI movement. 🙌
To contribute to
@primeintellect
as a researcher or compute provider, please see the link below.
🌊 An ORCA tokenholder has launched a proposal to reallocate trading fees - a potential sea change for Orca.
All tokenholders are encouraged to consider the proposal and exercise their right to vote.
🗳️ Vote now: .
⌛ Deadline: 10:19 AM UTC, Dec 2.
5/ With a consumer-focused approach to the intersection of climate x web3, we think Ecosapiens offers a promising path towards a healthier planet – one that empowers individuals, invigorates the environment, and energizes an internet-native climate community 🌱
2/ Stories form the bedrock of human culture, and for much of human history, were shared and iterated upon only within tight community circles.
With advances in media technology and distribution, all of this changed. 🙌
TaxBit Raises $130M Series B at $1.33B Valuation to Disrupt Legacy Tax Information Reporting. Dozens of financial institutions commit to real-time tax center solutions.
On-chain asset management is a huge potential market that remains largely untapped today. We're stoked to continue backing Avantgarde as they pursue this massive opportunity!
Last week, we were delighted to announce the closing of our Series A. Today, we share more details on the vision for DeFi-As-A-Service & how we plan to help the next wave of professional investors securely access
#DeFi
2/ Amassing over $12 million in TVL to date, stTAO will help network Bittensor across new crypto environments, enabling better access and participation in the decentralized intelligence ecosystem.
Further, stTAO enables new forms of TAO utility across our existing DeFi