๐ 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...
๐ 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...
๐ 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.
๐ 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...
๐ 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...
๐ 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.

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Segment: DeFi, DAO / Business Model: B2B / Stage: Seed
Purpose: Helps companies and DAOs automate their token vesting, management and distribution to employees, investors, partners, and community members. Calling themselves the Carta for crypto.
Problem: Token ownership will be the future of equity ownership, companies need to be able to manage the implications of this equity across multiple stakeholders in a simple accessible way
Solution: A platform to manage the vesting of tokens (automate smart contracts and distribution) with built-in tax and compliance features. Long term aspirations to manage all elements of token ownership.
Team:
Robin Ji: Co-founder and CEO. Previously a product leader @ Eco, Adobe, Coffee Meets Bagel, LinkedIn
Oliver Tang: Co-founder and CTO. Previously an engineer @ Set Labs, Amazon, Salesforce
Traction:
Part of YC W22
Positive Signals:
Valid problem: Token management is a known-pain for startups
Business model: Validation with similar model existing for current businesses (Carta)
Strong team: With experience that screams they have the right skillset
Hiring: Looking to hire 3 new positions (super early stage)
Risks:
Can they capitalize on their positive signals, unsure about their traction on how many customers they currently have
Can they get the sales before they run out of money / or raise to float themselves
Segment: DeFi, DAO / Business Model: B2B / Stage: Seed
Purpose: Helps companies and DAOs automate their token vesting, management and distribution to employees, investors, partners, and community members. Calling themselves the Carta for crypto.
Problem: Token ownership will be the future of equity ownership, companies need to be able to manage the implications of this equity across multiple stakeholders in a simple accessible way
Solution: A platform to manage the vesting of tokens (automate smart contracts and distribution) with built-in tax and compliance features. Long term aspirations to manage all elements of token ownership.
Team:
Robin Ji: Co-founder and CEO. Previously a product leader @ Eco, Adobe, Coffee Meets Bagel, LinkedIn
Oliver Tang: Co-founder and CTO. Previously an engineer @ Set Labs, Amazon, Salesforce
Traction:
Part of YC W22
Positive Signals:
Valid problem: Token management is a known-pain for startups
Business model: Validation with similar model existing for current businesses (Carta)
Strong team: With experience that screams they have the right skillset
Hiring: Looking to hire 3 new positions (super early stage)
Risks:
Can they capitalize on their positive signals, unsure about their traction on how many customers they currently have
Can they get the sales before they run out of money / or raise to float themselves
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