Web3 Working Group
Seed Round in 2022
Web3 Working Group is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Its purpose is to educate about web3 infrastructure and cryptocurrency industry.
Nomad is a novel approach to blockchain interoperability that leverages an optimistic mechanism to increase the security of cross-chain communication.
The Guild are the leading vendor in the GraphQL ecosystem, specializing in long-term open source solutions in GraphQL. The company's advanced, modular solutions can be implemented in stages as individual open source libraries or as a fully integrated unified API platform. Explore its suite of open source, sustainable API tools, which includes everything they need to scale the API infrastructure.
Nerve Global
Grant in 2021
Nerve Global is a blockchain company focused on transforming how social media users engage with content production through innovative payment and reward systems. It develops software that enables peer-to-peer cryptocurrency transactions and facilitates reward schemes that empower communities to influence content creation. Users can pool cryptocurrency to support proposals from their preferred social media creators and participate in content-related bets, all processed on the blockchain. As a versatile third-party tool, Nerve can be integrated with various social media platforms and primarily operates on the Ethereum blockchain. The Nerve app is available for multiple operating systems, including Windows, Android, and iOS, enhancing accessibility for a broad audience. In addition to its core services, the company also provides consulting in information technology to further support its clients.
Pollen is a first of its kind decentralized, next-gen index where the community holds all the power. Welcome to DeFi 2.0—A new way to interact with the financial markets of the future.
StreamingFast
Grant in 2021
StreamingFast, founded by a team of experienced tech entrepreneurs, specializes in developing highly scalable open-source software designed for processing and indexing blockchain data. Based in Montreal, Canada, the company leverages its expertise in large-scale data science to create innovative solutions. Its flagship innovation, the Firehose, employs a file-based and streaming-first approach to handle blockchain data efficiently, facilitating high-performance indexing on high-throughput chains.
Sommelier is a financial platform tailored for decentralized finance (DeFi) traders and liquidity providers. It features a modular protocol that includes a Tendermint-based consensus layer and a bi-directional Ethereum bridge, facilitating seamless interaction between different blockchain networks. The platform empowers users to author and execute complex automated financial transactions, such as portfolio rebalancing and limit orders. Additionally, it incorporates automated signature management and is governed by a decentralized network of validators, ensuring security and reliability. Sommelier aims to provide the advanced functionalities typically found in centralized finance (CeFi), thus enhancing the capabilities available to DeFi participants.