OpenSea Ventures

Venture

OpenSea Ventures, the investment branch of OpenSea, is a pioneering force in the NFT and Web3 space. Focused on a multichain approach, it invests in diverse assets, including both fungible and non-fungible tokens. The venture is keen on supporting protocols and infrastructure crucial to the NFT ecosystem, alongside projects in social and gaming realms that integrate crypto and NFT elements. Additionally, it targets NFT aggregators and analytics tools, enhancing the NFT marketplace experience. Partners benefit from direct access to OpenSea's leadership, strategic guidance, security support, and potential integration opportunities, fostering a thriving NFT community.

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N/A 28 Nov 2023

OpenSea Ventures Overview

Type: Venture

Total Investment: 5

Project Support: N/A

Social Influence: N/A

Last Investment: 04 Mar

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OpenSea Ventures - About

OpenSea Ventures is the newly established investment arm of OpenSea, the world's first and largest web3 marketplace for NFTs and crypto collectibles. This venture focuses on supporting founders who are set to shape the future of open Web3 economies. OpenSea Ventures will concentrate its investments across four main themes:

The Shift to a Multichain World: This includes investments in both fungible and non-fungible assets across multiple blockchain networks.
NFT-Related Protocols and Crypto-Native Infrastructure: Supporting the creation and enhancement of protocols and infrastructure integral to the NFT ecosystem.
Social and Gaming Projects: Investing in projects that use social and gaming platforms as distribution mechanisms for crypto and NFT elements.
NFT Aggregators and Analytics: Focusing on the emergence of aggregators and analytics tools that support activities on OpenSea and other NFT marketplace platforms.

Teams that partner with OpenSea Ventures gain direct access to OpenSea leadership, strategic and venture partners, assistance with NFT security and standards, potential integration with OpenSea's documentation and blog, and connections with leading NFT creators and recipients of OpenSea Ecosystem Grants.

OpenSea Ventures - Industries

OpenSea Ventures – Investments

Project	Score	Date	Price	Status	Industry
LayerZero	95	04 Apr	N/A	Past	Blockchain Infrastructure
LayerZero token project is an omnichain interoperability protocol that utilizes Ultra-Light Nodes and smart contracts to enable secure and fast messaging between dApps across multiple blockchains. Whitelist: KYC: Audit: No n/a Yes Bounty: MVP: Type: Yes Yes IDO					Read More
Irys Crypto Network	61	05 May	N/A	Past	Blockchain Infrastructure
Irys is a L1 blockchain that offers low-cost storage, verifiable compute, and AI coordination in a single network, enabling smart contracts to read, modify, and enforce rules on data. Whitelist: KYC: Audit: Yes Yes No Bounty: MVP: Type: Yes Yes Equity					Read More
Socket Protocol	60	27 Jul	N/A	Past	Blockchain Infrastructure
Socket is the first chain-abstraction protocol that enables apps to work across blockchains like one network, utilizing smart contracts to simplify actions for users and empower developers. Whitelist: KYC: Audit: No No No Bounty: MVP: Type: Yes Yes Equity					Read More
Chaos Labs	51	22 Feb	N/A	Past	AI & Neural Networks
Chaos Labs is building automated, on-chain economic security systems to help DeFi projects more effective manage economic risks and users to conduct qualitative investment decisions. Whitelist: KYC: Audit: Yes No No Bounty: MVP: Type: Yes Yes Equity					Read More
Dropee	53	13 Nov	N/A	Past	Blockchain Service
Dropee is a blockchain app development studio for Telegram, Base App, and other prominent platforms, integrating AI technology to deliver products faster and at lower cost. Whitelist: KYC: Audit: No Yes No Bounty: MVP: Type: Yes Yes IDO, Equity					Read More

OpenSea Ventures – Co-investors

Fund	Score	Type	Project Support	Social Influence	Co-investments
Coinbase Ventures	Very High	Exchange	High	High	3
Coinbase Ventures is an investing arm of Coinbase, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges globally. It’s focused on supporting exceptional founders who strive to build economic freedom within the Web3 space. 78 Total Investment					Read More
Hypersphere Ventures	Low	Venture	High	Low	2
Hypersphere Ventures is a VC firm based in the US that facilitates the development of digital currencies, blockchain technologies, and ecosystems. 21 Total Investment					Read More
The Spartan Group	High	Hedge	Very High	High	2
Spartan Group is a well-known hedge fund from Singapore consisting of an asset management firm, venture capital fund and venture studio with a distinctive focus on supporting premier crypto teams. 35 Total Investment					Read More
Lightspeed	Very High	Venture	High	High	2
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a prominent venture capital firm from the US with a multi-strategic investment focus on companies at the seed, early and growth-stages in multiple sectors. 13 Total Investment					Read More
Balaji Srinivasan	High	Angel Investors	High	Very High	2
Balaji Srinivasan is an influential figure in the technology and venture capital sectors. 24 Total Investment					Read More

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