Ali Shaikha๐ Startup #13: Rain
Segment: DeFi / Business Model: B2B / Stage: Seed https://www.raincards.xyz/Purpose: Corporate card built for Web3 teams to be able to access their funds and manage spend Problem: As Web3 teams grow accessing your funds and managing spend becomes complicated, where you need to use a centralized exchange to access your funds Solution: A corporate card that syncs to a decentralized wallet and allows teams to access their funds easily and track their spending Team:Charles Naut - Co-founderFarooq...
Ali Shaikha๐ Startup #12: Chaingrep
Segment: Infrastructure / Business Model: B2B / Stage: Seed https://chaingrep.com/Purpose: Making on-chain data easy to ready and understand Problem: Blockchains are fairly complex and understanding how protocols work is challenging. This complexity is preventing adoption of crypto the the masses. Solution: An API that converts strings of data which are random numbers and letter to easy to understand words formulated into sentences. Team:Merwane Drai - Co-founder and CEORosco Kalis - Co-found...
Ali Shaikha๐ Startup #8: Dialect
Segment: DeFi / Business Model: B2C / Stage: Seed https://www.dialect.to/Purpose: Web3 messaging technology to provide wallets a secure way to communicate on Solana Problem: Not all users want to dox their emails or phone numbers to communicate or receive notification in the Web3 environment (sharing personal information isnโt ideal). This is particularly the case for DeFi users or on-chain gamers Solution: Communicate directly from wallet to wallet and dapp notifcations, without the need for...
Crypto enthusiast. I'm obsessed with what the future could look like and the interesting startups creating this space. X-ice cream addict.
Ali Shaikha๐ Startup #13: Rain
Segment: DeFi / Business Model: B2B / Stage: Seed https://www.raincards.xyz/Purpose: Corporate card built for Web3 teams to be able to access their funds and manage spend Problem: As Web3 teams grow accessing your funds and managing spend becomes complicated, where you need to use a centralized exchange to access your funds Solution: A corporate card that syncs to a decentralized wallet and allows teams to access their funds easily and track their spending Team:Charles Naut - Co-founderFarooq...
Ali Shaikha๐ Startup #12: Chaingrep
Segment: Infrastructure / Business Model: B2B / Stage: Seed https://chaingrep.com/Purpose: Making on-chain data easy to ready and understand Problem: Blockchains are fairly complex and understanding how protocols work is challenging. This complexity is preventing adoption of crypto the the masses. Solution: An API that converts strings of data which are random numbers and letter to easy to understand words formulated into sentences. Team:Merwane Drai - Co-founder and CEORosco Kalis - Co-found...
Ali Shaikha๐ Startup #8: Dialect
Segment: DeFi / Business Model: B2C / Stage: Seed https://www.dialect.to/Purpose: Web3 messaging technology to provide wallets a secure way to communicate on Solana Problem: Not all users want to dox their emails or phone numbers to communicate or receive notification in the Web3 environment (sharing personal information isnโt ideal). This is particularly the case for DeFi users or on-chain gamers Solution: Communicate directly from wallet to wallet and dapp notifcations, without the need for...
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Segment: DAO / Business Model: B2B / Stage: Seed
Purpose: Replacing LLCs with DAOs in Emerging Markets. Insted of making your next company an LLC, make it a DAO.
Problem: Setting up a DAO is complicated, requiring multiple steps and navigating through an expereince that isn't intutitive
Solution: Allows you to set up a DAO within 90 seconds, by managing all the admin (mainly legal and governance) and simplifying the process
Team:
Sean Ang: Founder of Success Alliance Enrichment an education org
Geoffrey See: Chief Strategy Officer and founding term for Ziliqa and founded an exchange that exited to Binance
Van Tran: Previously led Marketing and Growth Strategy @ Netflix in SEA and Australia
Traction:
Part of YC W22
Raised a undisclosed amount post YC in March 2022, from Amasia, ADB Ventures, Goodwater, Soma Capital, Global Founders Capital, 500 Global and Y Combinator
Currently in what seems a closed-beta, with a waiting list that you can join
Positive Signals:
Solving a real problem: Crypto overall still has a lot way to go to have an intutive user experience
Strong team: Previously have been founders/executives with valuable experience under thier belts
DAOs are sexy! They are super on-trend
Risks:
The main existential thread is that DAOs as a concept don't fully take off (I'm betting they do)
Segment: DAO / Business Model: B2B / Stage: Seed
Purpose: Replacing LLCs with DAOs in Emerging Markets. Insted of making your next company an LLC, make it a DAO.
Problem: Setting up a DAO is complicated, requiring multiple steps and navigating through an expereince that isn't intutitive
Solution: Allows you to set up a DAO within 90 seconds, by managing all the admin (mainly legal and governance) and simplifying the process
Team:
Sean Ang: Founder of Success Alliance Enrichment an education org
Geoffrey See: Chief Strategy Officer and founding term for Ziliqa and founded an exchange that exited to Binance
Van Tran: Previously led Marketing and Growth Strategy @ Netflix in SEA and Australia
Traction:
Part of YC W22
Raised a undisclosed amount post YC in March 2022, from Amasia, ADB Ventures, Goodwater, Soma Capital, Global Founders Capital, 500 Global and Y Combinator
Currently in what seems a closed-beta, with a waiting list that you can join
Positive Signals:
Solving a real problem: Crypto overall still has a lot way to go to have an intutive user experience
Strong team: Previously have been founders/executives with valuable experience under thier belts
DAOs are sexy! They are super on-trend
Risks:
The main existential thread is that DAOs as a concept don't fully take off (I'm betting they do)
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