1/ I first met
@GigiLevy
five years ago on a trip to Israel. Since then, it’s been incredible to watch Gigi,
@JamesCurrier
,
@PeteFlint
& the whole team build
@NFX
from James’ garage to what it is today. I'm excited & honored to be joining
@NFX
as a General Partner.
We (
@NFX
) raised a new fund to exclusively focus on pre-seed & seed. Not only is this where we have the most fun, but we also believe early-stage founders are best supported by early-stage-only funds.
How is this the front page of
@nytimes
right now?
The only source for this right now is Hamas itself
This is one of the most important stories of the War and they rushed it
Shameful. Glad I cancelled my subscription
What
@stoke_space
is working on might be one of the coolest, most innovative and exciting rocket systems to be developed… ever, in my opinion! I’m so excited to share an exclusive tour and interview with their CEO
@AndyLapsa
! THIS. IS. AWESOME! 🔥
1/ At Libra I used to wake up thinking about 3 things:
1. The future of money is (more) digital
2. Dominance of USD as the world’s reserve currency is great for the United States (and beyond)
3. If U.S. regulators don't recognize this, someone else will (👋🏻🇨🇳)
When you're playing a game, speed matters. A lot.
@0xPolygon
makes sure that users can get the magic of web3 gaming with the speed and user experience of web2.
🚨
@VitalikButerin
and I are dropping an album🚨
Our one rule going into it: no crypto (I can’t say we succeeded, but we tried)
The A-Side (more timely/nearer future topics) is out today:
Web3 doesn't sleep which is why we know we have to move FAST. Web3 also is collaborative which is why we're really grateful to partner with the team at
@0xPolygon
to identify opportunities and evaluate teams.
This will be on the right side of history. Will future proof India by design and by attracting money & talent hunting for a crypto friendly jurisdiction.
@balajis
India should support crypto as a pillar of its foreign & domestic policy.
It defends national security by preventing deplatforming, deters fraud via on-chain accounting, and offers a decentralized alternative to a new Cold War.
@nsitharaman
@narendramodi
3/ With that, if you're starting something, thinking of starting something, know someone who's starting something, have a friend who's starting something, have a friend who you want help convincing to start something...don't be shy 🙋🏻♀️
Excited to share our newest product launch
@NFX
— Scouts & Angels, an expansion of Signal (the investing network). These are the friends of VC firms, the unseen forces. They are so important, yet there hasn't been a fast way to find them. Until now:
For a while, I thought wallets/stablecoins were going to be what onboarded the next 1B people into web3. Increasingly, it seems that the real gateway drug will be gaming. With that, if you're building (or even thinking of building) anything in this world...
Today, our 6 new NFX FAST programs answer the “now what?” around our $450M fund.
Apply for pre-seed & seed funding ($500k-$2M) & get a decision inside of 9 days.
We allocated $20M for this. First come, first served.
Applications open now through 10/31:
2/
@Novi
&
@Libra_
, thank you for the ride of a lifetime.
@Novi
, you aren't getting rid of me that easily. I will be staying on as an advisor to make sure we help the world move money better.
Today
@arkivedao
launched the world's first decentralized museum.
Yes, it sounds nuts but...it also just makes sense.
(including because this is all of
@tmcleod3
's interests/life's work in one)
A bit more on why
@NFX
is backing them...
Yes, this is funny. And yes, this is my ideal kitchen hang. But also, this is an important (and in my opinion much needed) step towards helping to translate crypto to people who are new to the space.
#KryptoWithKunis
#StonerCats
Alright so, time for a bit on the "why?" behind
@stonercatstv
Yes, it's another NFT project.
Yes, it's another NFT project that involves celebrities.
And yes, it's another NFT project that involves investors.
[insert eye roll]
(here comes the but...)
Web3 is different. In many ways…
It’s common to discuss the differences from technology and cultural perspectives.
But what's often overlooked is that the people in web3 are different too.
So, with that…
Today, the Aleo team is proud to announce our $28M raise from industry-leading investors to build the first platform for fully private and decentralized applications. We’re thrilled to work with our lead Series A investor
@a16z
and other first-class supporters.
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How does India become a $5T economy? We’ll need to close the $250B financing gap for India’s small businesses by attracting global, risk-tolerant pools of capital — and as iSPIRT details, the rapidly growing cryptoeconomy may be one of the key ways:
After the nth generative AI application that felt like copy & paste (sorry), I began to think AI is like (bottled) water. Hear me out, but I think we have a lot to learn from
@Perrier
.
Feeling nostalgic and proud of this case study on perseverance. When things got tough,
@davidmarcus
& I would text each other "🍑🔥" - it was time to light a fire under our (and our teams' & partners') asses.
Remittances are a critical way to achieve financial inclusion. Today, we’re rolling out a small pilot of the
@Novi
digital wallet app in two countries — the US and Guatemala. People can send and receive money instantly, securely, and with no fees. 1/8
With my dad & brother as crypto founders, the Bellers recently realized that what we consider normal family dinner conversation, isn’t that normal. So we decided to invite our friends & record them. Welcome to the family ✨
3/ So when I see regulators potentially trying to cap dollar-denominated stablecoins at the knees, it’s hard to react differently than “what the fuck?”
If you're not thinking/building community first on day 0, you're ngmi. A bit more on why we feel strongly about that with the help of my smarter friends
@cuysheffield
&
@Micah_Johnson3
Launch your token with an Airdrop! You can now instantly bootstrap your blockchain project with 100,000+ cryptocurrency early adopters. Read more here:
Raymond’s personal drive to make the industry better was a clear “why”, Saam’s legal background was a clear “what,” and Rami’s understanding of data and AI showed the clear “how”
@evenuplaw
would be different.
I've always said, I wish I cared about anything as much as
@mjbeller
cares about everything (and this is the same sewing machine he used to alter my clothes growing up)
The party has started! Also, thank you
@CeloOrg
for putting a last minute roof over our heads. For those who haven’t heard / seen, new 📍 is 500 Treat Ave, SF
We're hosting a Beller Family Hackathon for
@sfblockchainwk
with
@SpanningLabs
&
@AleoHQ
. We have a new office, snacks, fun people, lots of prizes. Come one come all. (and register here: )
There's a lot we don't know, but what we do know is that the FTX debacle is more a case study on fraud, centralization & power than a case study on crypto.
If you’re behind the whole “SF is back”™️ thing, put your money where your mouth is. (And thank
@agarwal
&
@sbuss
for dedicating their lives to
@GrowSF
/ making it happen)
Our voter guide website traffic is through the roof right now. Only 25% of SF voters have voted as of this afternoon, and it seems that many more will vote in the next 24 hours.
I didn't think I was going to ask for more money, but we have room to increase our ads budget TONIGHT
Hi from Miami where 1. I’m desperately missing SF and, 2. A common reaction to “where do you live?” is still um, not positive.
Well, I fucking love San Francisco. (While I recognize it’s not for everyone)
Thank you
@EdLudlow
@HenryBaker
(& team!) for letting me show vs. tell
We raised $2 million in our Ethereum documentary crowdfund on
@viamirror
!! Blown away by the amount of support from the Ethereum community, THANK YOU!
We are working our hardest to get the film made to help share the incredible story of Ethereum ❤️
Yesterday,
@StarfishSpace
successfully launched & deployed their Otter Pup satellite servicing craft (thanks
@SpaceX
)
A big step towards Starfish's goal of extending the lifespan of satellites in orbit.
Which is a big step towards a greater goal...
In honor of 6/28 being Tau (pi*2) Day:
Crust volume = Tau*z*a*a (equation & photo courtesy of
@VitalikButerin
)
So, Happy Tau*z*a*a Day (from me & V)
Let’s all celebrate by eating pizza crusts (and if you’re a person who doesn’t eat pizza crust, goodbye)
To further clarify...
@VitalikButerin
is treated like any other cast member. But instead of receiving payment for his work, he's decided to redirect 100% of his proceeds to
@SENStweet
.
So
@VitalikButerin
got to choose where 3% of
@stonercatstv
proceeds went
It's going directly to
@SENStweet
to further longevity and anti-aging research for people like Mrs. Stoner in the show 🥰
Check out their work here:
Gone are the days of needing a centralized exchange / wallet to off-ramp your crypto
Enter:
@RampNetwork
’s partnership with
@TrustWallet
that solves this
Practice safe CEX y’all
Today
@TrustWallet
partners with
@RampNetwork
to enable users to convert their crypto to fiat without using a centralized exchange.
See why NFX-backed Ramp has quickly become the leading web3 payments infrastructure company in
@Cointelegraph
.
Ooh interesting.
@beller
says her firm NFX will start working with Galaxy to work with founders at the very early stages, during
@CeloOrg
's
#kuneco
conference that's live now.
.
@evenuplaw
made
@_dmuus_
& I realize that "AI" (👀) may be most primed to pop off in the industries you least expect.
The same way mobile payments "leapfrogged" credit cards in emerging markets, we see AI leapfrogging industries unserved by SaaS.
On the topics of a) officially month one
@NFX
& b) fundraising...if you/a family member/a friend/someone you met (at a distance) on the street has an idea they're working on...🙋🏻♀️
Super excited to unveil Fusion by Stoke Space. We needed a tool that lets us build complex hardware before we know what the final product looks like. And the best news is that now everyone can have it!
@stokefusion
Mila and Ashton join us today to talk about—- you guessed it—- CRYPTOCURRENCY!!! There’s a sprinkling of mountain lion talk as well. Enjoy on
@Spotify
for FREE!!
@aplusk
We're hosting a Beller Family Hackathon for
@sfblockchainwk
with
@SpanningLabs
&
@AleoHQ
. We have a new office, snacks, fun people, lots of prizes. Come one come all. (and register here: )
Pretty damn proud & excited that
@NFX
is announcing the launch of NFX Bio today.
And pretty damn proud & excited to get to work with these three:
@omri_drory
@GitaReinitz
@EmilyLeproust
From suits, to hoodies, to lab coats...