Collab+Currency

Collab+Currency is a venture capital investment firm based in New York, founded in 2018. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage companies that are advancing consumer and cultural technology, particularly in sectors such as information technology, cryptocurrency, financial technology, augmented reality, gaming, infrastructure, and software as a service. Collab+Currency aims to support innovative founders with the vision to impact social dynamics and is registered as an investment adviser.

Stephen McKeon Ph.D

General Partner

65 past transactions

Slingshot DAO

Venture Round in 2025
SlingShot DAO is a dynamic and community-driven platform to empower creatives around the globe. SlingShot DAO is a community-driven gaming ecosystem platform that allows members to cooperate using the slingshot APP to turn ideas into game experiences. SlingShot DAO values "community first" and encourages an action-oriented approach.

Dria

Seed Round in 2024
Dria operates a web3 protocol platform focused on providing a personalized and accessible experience for blockchain users. Its platform utilizes a proof-of-interest protocol and AI-generated technology that incorporates zero-knowledge attestations, allowing users to connect their social interests effectively. Dria's innovative approach emphasizes building a personal, self-sovereign, and privacy-preserving long-term memory of AI. This enables businesses to harness the capabilities of artificial intelligence without the need for extensive expertise or resources, facilitating a more efficient integration of AI into their operations.

Prime Intellect

Seed Round in 2024
Prime Intellect is a technology company that specializes in democratizing artificial intelligence (AI) development. Its platform facilitates the discovery of global computing resources, enabling the training of advanced AI models through distributed training across various clusters. The company's unique approach allows for collective ownership of open AI innovations, ranging from language models to scientific breakthroughs, thereby promoting collaborative AI development on a global scale.

Today

Seed Round in 2024
Today is a Web3 social simulation game, offering interactions with GenAI backed NPCs, and no-code tools for virtual world development.

Botto

Seed Round in 2024
Botto is a decentralized autonomous artist platform that integrates artificial intelligence for art creation. It fosters innovative collaborations and community-driven voting processes, enabling creators and enthusiasts to shape creative narratives.

Tensorplex Labs

Seed Round in 2024
Tensorplex Labs is a technology company specializing in Web3 and artificial intelligence. It develops infrastructure for decentralized AI networks, focusing on finance and intelligence. The company's platform integrates decentralized finance (DeFi) principles and proof-of-stake mechanisms, fostering open-source AI innovation. It provides tools to make decentralized, AI-powered applications more accessible, transparent, and financially rewarding.

Delegate

Seed Round in 2024
Delegate specializes in enhancing the security of on-chain identities and digital asset management, particularly focusing on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and ERC20 tokens.

IYK

Seed Round in 2023
IYK is a company that specializes in bridging the physical and digital realms through its tokenization platform. It provides tools that enable brands, artists, and creators to launch Web3 activations by tokenizing physical items. Utilizing near-field communication and blockchain technology, IYK allows for the verification and rewarding of fandom, enhancing customer and user engagement. By integrating these technologies, the company helps its clients strengthen their social interactions and expand their reach in both digital and physical markets.

Drip Labs

Seed Round in 2023
Drip Labs is a technology company that facilitates the creation, distribution, and monetization of digital content, such as art, music, and videos, on a Web3 content distribution network. It empowers creators by simplifying the process of minting, selling, and managing digital assets, while providing fans with unique ways to support and engage with their favorite artists.

ZTX

Seed Round in 2023
ZTX is a Web3 virtual world platform that fosters communities and empowers creators. It is a blockchain-based project resulting from a collaboration between Jump Crypto and ZEPETO, the largest avatar social network. ZTX's platform enables communities to build, play, and earn within an open-world environment, offering tools for IP partners to create 3D assets and expand their narratives.

Sound

Series A in 2023
Sound connects artists and listeners to take ownership over the culture they create together.

AwesomeQA

Seed Round in 2023
AwesomeQA is an AI-powered bot designed to automatically answer community queries on Discord, Telegram, and websites using FAQs, documentation, and chat history. It provides accurate answers with source references and offers a Support Portal for unanswered questions and FAQ insights to improve products/services.

Yoz

Seed Round in 2023
Yoz Labs is a Web3 notification platform focused on enhancing interactions between developers and users. The company aims to build a scalable messaging infrastructure that allows developers to send instant on-chain notifications. By providing a low-to-no code interface, Yoz Labs simplifies the notification process, requiring only a smart contract to initiate communication. This approach enables developers to efficiently reach users with immediate updates, streamlining the overall user experience in the Web3 environment.

Ecolink AI

Seed Round in 2023
Ecolink AI is a climate verification and reward platform enabling businesses to verify their sustainable goods and assets, create interactive "nutrition labels" and issue digital token rewards. Ecolink AI is part of the broader Ecosapiens community of 1M+ followers and subscribers.

Hydra Ventures

Seed Round in 2023
Hydra Ventures, established in 2022 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in supporting decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) within the web3 ecosystem. It offers investment solutions, incubation services, and strategic guidance tailored to DAO companies, fostering their growth and success in the rapidly evolving blockchain landscape.

Mino Games

Series B in 2023
Mino Games is a mobile gaming studio focused on creating free-to-play games that engage a broad audience. Based in Montreal, the company gained recognition with its top-grossing mobile game, Mino Monsters, which has achieved over 13 million downloads. Mino Games is committed to developing captivating multi-platform strategy games that allow players to collect and battle pet monsters, complemented by an animated series of cartoon shorts. Their latest title, Cat Game, has already entered the App Store's Top 100 Grossing Chart in Canada and is expected to become a global success upon its official launch. With a small, passionate team of engineers, artists, and analysts, Mino Games is actively seeking to expand its workforce to support ongoing and future projects as it continues to grow in the competitive mobile gaming market.

Sleepagotchi

Seed Round in 2023
Sleepagotchi is a digital platform that encourages healthy sleeping habits by rewarding users with digital collectibles for maintaining consistent sleep schedules. It tracks sleep data from wearable devices and allows users to create virtual bedrooms within the app.

Sepana

Seed Round in 2022
Sepana is a technology company established in 2021 that specializes in developing advanced search solutions for the decentralized web. Its platform facilitates the search and discovery of content across Web3, allowing users to navigate decentralized applications and protocols more effectively. By providing an API, Sepana enables developers to integrate search-as-a-service capabilities directly into their applications, enhancing user experience and accessibility to decentralized resources. The company's focus is on empowering communities and applications to easily discover and interact with Web3 content, ultimately supporting the growth and usability of the decentralized ecosystem.

Hume

Series A in 2022
Hume provides a web3 record label creating music-driven metastars.

21Shares

Venture Round in 2022
21Shares is a provider of crypto exchange-traded products and indices that track baskets of top cryptocurrencies. It develops listed products such as diversified crypto baskets and uses the Onyx issuance platform to issue and manage crypto ETPs worldwide. The company's mission is to offer investors easy, regulated access to crypto through existing bank and brokerage accounts. Founded in 2018 and based in Zug, Switzerland, with offices in Zurich, New York, and Berlin, it rebranded from Amun and has supported the first cryptocurrency index listing on SIX Swiss Exchange.

21.co

Venture Round in 2022
21.co is a cryptocurrency company providing access to crypto through simple and easy-to-use products. 21.co is the parent company of 21Shares, the world’s largest issuer of cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) – which is powered by Onyx, a proprietary technology platform used to issue and operate cryptocurrency ETPs for 21Shares and third parties – in addition to Amun, a token provider focused on making the Defi world more accessible. The company was founded in 2018 by Hany Rashwan and Ophelia Snyder. 21.co is registered in Zug, Switzerland with offices in Zurich and New York.

PROOF Collective

Series A in 2022
PROOF is an NFT platform that provides access to private Discord, early access to the PROOF podcast, and in-person events.

Based

Seed Round in 2022
Based is a communication platform which is build over the NFT .

TRIBUTE BRAND

Seed Round in 2022
TRIBUTE BRAND is a high-end digital fashion brand and a pioneer in the fashion technology sector, recognized for its distinct contactless and cyber aesthetics. The company operates a virtual marketplace for non-fungible token (NFT) clothing, providing digital fashion garments that promote sustainable design practices. By facilitating the purchase of digital clothing, TRIBUTE BRAND aims to reduce the environmental impact associated with traditional fashion, addressing issues such as waste, sizing limitations, and gender stereotypes. This innovative approach not only enhances consumer choice but also encourages more sustainable behaviors within the fashion industry.

Atmos Labs

Seed Round in 2022
Atmos Labs is an expansive, play-and-earn ecosystem with deep economics, rich history, and heart-pounding gameplay.

Floor

Series A in 2022
Floor is a platform designed to make non-fungible tokens (NFTs) more accessible and understandable. It offers features such as price alerts for digital assets, live activity tracking for collections, rewards in monetary terms and tokens, enabling users to monitor their NFT portfolios and cryptocurrencies effectively.

StoryCo

Seed Round in 2022
StoryCo is a platform that enables creators and enthusiasts to collaboratively develop and share in the success of new story franchises. It leverages NFTs and blockchain technology to facilitate this open storytelling approach.

Deca

Seed Round in 2022
Deca develops a digital platform connecting individuals to the art world. It facilitates interactions between artists and collectors, keeping users informed about current happenings.

Dirt

Seed Round in 2022
Dirt is an entertainment and culture newsletter.

Vertex Protocol

Seed Round in 2022
Vertex Protocol is a decentralized FX trading platform.

MetaLend

Seed Round in 2022
MetaLend is a financial services company focused on the digital economy, specifically within the non-fungible token (NFT) space. It offers play-to-earn lending services that allow gamers to leverage their NFTs as collateral for loans. This innovative approach enables players to access liquidity without the need to sell their digital assets. By providing loans against NFTs, MetaLend helps users generate revenue while retaining ownership of their tokens, facilitating growth in the gaming sector. The company's model supports players in managing their financial needs efficiently, allowing them to pay back loans using income generated from their NFTs within a specified timeframe.

Coin Metrics

Series C in 2022
Founded in 2017, Coin Metrics provides comprehensive crypto financial intelligence. It offers network data, market data, indexes, and risk management solutions to institutions, empowering them with transparent and actionable insights for informed decision-making.

Triangle

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Triangle specializes in developing web3 wallet infrastructure API, empowering businesses to integrate seamless Web3 experiences across diverse applications such as DeFi, NFTs, payments, social platforms, and gaming.

MetaBlox

Seed Round in 2022
MetaBlox is a network that facilitates Web3 and metaverse development through Decentralized ID (DID) technology.

BlockVision

Seed Round in 2022
BlockVision develops blockchain data infrastructure supporting high-availability indexing, complex queries, and cross-chain data storage. It enables developers to efficiently access, query, and manage blockchain data across multiple networks like Ethereum, BNB Chain, Arbitrum, Optimism for building reliable Web3 applications.

Squads

Venture Round in 2022
Squads is a developer of a decentralized program that enables the establishment of better and easier decentralized autonomous groups. The company's application combines all of the key components of a decentralized autonomous organization, such as deployment, treasury, vault management, on-chain voting, and chat, into a single portal with an easy-to-use interface, allowing users to streamline daily operations using a decentralized autonomous organization structure.

Quantum Art

Series A in 2022
Quantum Art is the first platform focused solely on photographers and their work, curating and dropping NFT collections and making NFT photography accessible for both artists and collectors.

Lit Protocol

Seed Round in 2022
Lit Protocol is a decentralized access control infrastructure designed to bring more utility to the web by providing secure, token-based access to digital experiences.

POAP

Seed Round in 2022
Founded in 2021, POAP is a New York-based company specializing in digital collectibles. These collectibles serve as records of life experiences and are powered by blockchain technology.

Passage Labs

Seed Round in 2021
Creators of Puller AI. Empowering enterprises with cutting-edge technology in Al, data management, and blockchain. Puller AI (www.puller.ai) empowers non-technical business users to independently access data and transform it into analytics-ready formats, without relying on IT or data engineering. Built by veterans in Commercial Data & AI, Puller AI streamlines the journey from raw data to actionable insights — enabling a more efficient, data-driven decision-making culture.

Holaplex

Seed Round in 2021
Holaplex is a developer of an enterprise-grade platform that empowers independent artists, musicians, and creators to create and sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs) easily and at no cost. The company offers a no-code solution that allows creators to quickly establish their own NFT stores and marketplaces. By leveraging the Metaplex protocol, Holaplex facilitates fast and low-cost NFT creation on the Solana blockchain. Additionally, the platform serves as a decentralized NFT storefront creation tool, utilizing an open-source social graph to connect creators with collectors. With over 2,000 stores available, Holaplex provides buyers and collectors with opportunities to discover emerging projects and rising artists in the NFT space.

Coadjute

Seed Round in 2021
Coadjute Ltd is a London-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in developing a blockchain and AI-based network aimed at enhancing the property industry. The company provides a real-time network that facilitates secure and standardized connections among property businesses, including estate agents, conveyancers, mortgage brokers, and lenders. Coadjute's solutions enable these professionals to optimize and track construction projects from inception to occupation through decentralized workflows and data sharing. Its offerings include a quality chain for project management, instant property solutions for mortgage optimization, and smart property features that digitalize building records and asset data. Utilizing R3 Corda technology, Coadjute enhances security and efficiency while allowing for innovative collaborations across the property ecosystem. The network is currently being implemented for professionals in the UK, with plans to extend availability to consumers later in 2023.

MYTY

Seed Round in 2021
MYTY is a decentralized social platform that enables users to express themselves freely and escape physical world limitations through the use of NFT avatars.

rabbit

Seed Round in 2021
rabbit inc. is a technology company developing consumer electronics driven by novel, simple, and intuitive interactive paradigms. rabbit is the creator of the Large Action Model (LAM), a new type of foundation model for human actions on computer applications, and rabbit OS, a personalized operating system through a natural language interface. rabbit's first product, rabbit r1, is an affordable companion device designed in collaboration with Teenage Engineering.

Squads

Seed Round in 2021
Squads is a developer of a decentralized program that enables the establishment of better and easier decentralized autonomous groups. The company's application combines all of the key components of a decentralized autonomous organization, such as deployment, treasury, vault management, on-chain voting, and chat, into a single portal with an easy-to-use interface, allowing users to streamline daily operations using a decentralized autonomous organization structure.

Cryptoys

Seed Round in 2021
Cryptoys is a software company that operates an NFT studio and platform for creating, buying, selling, and collecting digital toys tied to popular franchises. The platform enables interactive experiences on the blockchain, allowing users to explore an immersive world with their Cryptoys collectibles and participate in unboxing-style reveals. It targets family-friendly use and includes safety features such as ChatGuardian to provide a secure environment for children interacting with NFTs. In addition to standard listings, Cryptoys hosts livestream events to unveil new collectibles and offers exclusive NFT gifts, reinforcing its emphasis on community-driven digital toys and blockchain-based play.

GigLabs

Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2017, GigLabs is on a mission to empower brands, creators and collectors to create defining and memorable NFT experiences. The company partners with brands, agencies and creators to provide easy-to-use products for generating, minting, and selling NFTs that can be presented within fully customizable brand experiences, both on the web and in VR. Built by the GigLabs’ team of experienced blockchain developers and NFT enthusiasts, the API-driven NFT Bridge platform delivers flexible and scalable NFT tools that allow any brand to build any NFT experience imaginable. RareRooms (www.rarerooms.io) is GigLabs’ customizable 3D immersive metaverse for showcasing NFTs - digital collectibles, art and more - that’s integrated across multiple blockchains.

Sublime Finance

Seed Round in 2021
Sublime Finance is a decentralized lending platform focused on democratizing access to credit. It allows borrowers to obtain loans based on their digital identities and on-chain histories, utilizing social identities and reputations to facilitate undercollateralized lending. This innovative approach enables users to leverage their digital profiles to access financial resources, making credit more accessible to a broader audience.

Art Blocks

Venture Round in 2021
Art Blocks is a platform that empowers digital artists to create unique artworks through generative coding, leveraging the Ethereum blockchain for interaction. By allowing patrons to send funds to art installations, the platform generates distinct and repeatable artistic experiences, fostering engagement between artists and collectors. This innovative approach not only enhances the creation of contemporary generative art but also establishes a transparent revenue model for artists and those who host these projects. Through its focus on uniting artists, collectors, and blockchain technology, Art Blocks is reshaping the landscape of interactive art and providing new avenues for artistic expression and monetization.

Orca

Series A in 2021
Orca is a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange built on the Solana blockchain, facilitating instant token swaps with minimal transaction fees. The platform is designed to handle thousands of transactions per second, ensuring low latency and capital-efficient trading. Users can exchange tokens while receiving fair pricing and have the option to provide liquidity to trading pools, allowing them to earn a share of the trading fees generated on the platform.

Ava Labs

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Ava Labs simplifies finance application development using blockchain technology. It offers highly scalable networks, customizable public/private blockchains, and digital asset creation capabilities.

Mercury

Seed Round in 2021
Mercury provides end-to-end NFT solutions for companies and brands seeking to enter the NFT and digital collectible space. Mercury offers platform design and build, NFT strategy, creative and release, platform hosting and maintenance, community setup, moderation, and management services.

4K.com

Seed Round in 2021
4K.com is a company that has developed a web-based NFT marketplace aimed at bridging ownership and authenticity between physical products and the digital realm. The platform specializes in creating NFTs that are backed by tangible assets, allowing users to verify ownership of items such as clothing, shoes, watches, consumer electronics, and video games. By leveraging decentralized finance, 4K.com transforms physical goods into NFTs, introducing innovative payment systems and protocols that facilitate financial transactions. This enables investors to trade more efficiently, access mortgage loans, and earn yields on their assets, thereby enhancing the marketplace's utility and appeal.

Axelar Network

Series A in 2021
Axelar develops interoperability software connecting blockchain ecosystems, applications, and users. Founded in 2020 by Sergey Gorbunov and Georgios Vlachos, Axelar enables developers to build cross-chain decentralized applications using its protocol suite.

RabbitHole

Seed Round in 2021
RabbitHole helps users navigate the play to earn space with curated opportunities. The company also allows users to build their knowledge with resources across DeFi, DAOs, and NFTs as well as explore web3 projects and earn rewards doing so. RabbitHole was established in 2020 by Brian Flynn in Venice, California.

Switchboard

Seed Round in 2021
Switchboard operates a multichain oracle network that facilitates the integration of various data types onto the Solana blockchain. Its platform enables developers to create high-performance data feeds from any API, streamlining the process of publishing data on-chain. Key features include the ability to locate data sources, define feeds, and connect these feeds to projects, allowing developers to build data feeds and request randomness quickly and efficiently. By simplifying the process of bringing data onto the blockchain, Switchboard aims to empower the Solana community and enhance the development of decentralized applications.

Decentral Games

Series A in 2021
Decentral Games is a developer of innovative online gaming experiences, focusing on non-custodial virtual casinos. The company is known for creating ICE Poker, a pioneering metaverse-native poker game that empowers players with economic freedom through self-custody and delegation of in-game wearables. By leveraging blockchain technology, Decentral Games enables landowners to monetize their virtual spaces through a revenue-sharing model, while providing gamers with access to provably fair multiplayer casino games set in immersive 3D environments. Through its unique approach, Decentral Games aims to redefine the online gaming landscape by integrating economic incentives and ownership into the gaming experience.

Solana

Initial Coin Offering in 2021
Solana is a blockchain technology company that develops decentralized applications (dApps) and marketplaces. Its platform, validated by thousands of independent nodes, offers enhanced security, resistance against censorship, and high-speed transactions.

Chia Network

Series D in 2021
Chia Network develops a blockchain-based transaction platform focused on proofs of space and time. It aims to create a more energy-efficient, decentralized, and secure cryptocurrency.

Sky Mavis

Series A in 2021
Sky Mavis is a technology company that develops decentralized applications and services. It specializes in information technology, blockchain, video games, and related fields.

Coin Metrics

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2017, Coin Metrics provides comprehensive crypto financial intelligence. It offers network data, market data, indexes, and risk management solutions to institutions, empowering them with transparent and actionable insights for informed decision-making.

NFTFi

Seed Round in 2021
NFTfi is a peer-to-peer lending marketplace that specializes in NFT collateralized loans. It allows NFT holders to leverage their digital assets as collateral to secure cryptocurrency loans from lenders. When an NFT holder accepts a loan offer, the NFT is placed in a secure escrow smart contract while the corresponding cryptocurrency, such as wETH, DAI, or USDC, is transferred directly to the borrower's wallet. This innovative platform provides liquidity to NFT owners, enabling them to access cash without the need to sell their valuable digital assets. By utilizing a valuation approach similar to that of traditional art financing, NFTfi helps users determine the worth of their NFTs for loan purposes.

Async Art

Seed Round in 2021
Async Art, Inc. operates an innovative online platform that connects artists and collectors in the realm of programmable art. Founded in 2019 and based in Fort Bragg, California, Async Art utilizes the Ethereum blockchain to facilitate the creation, collection, and trading of unique digital artworks. The platform allows users to own distinct components of a piece, referred to as "Layers," which interact with a central "Master" work. This structure enables multiple owners to independently modify their respective layers within parameters set by the artist, fostering a collaborative and dynamic art experience. For example, one user may control the sky in a landscape painting, while another controls a figure, and an AI adjusts elements based on external factors such as market trends. This approach aims to redefine the art world by integrating technology and user participation in the creative process.

Coadjute

Seed Round in 2020
Coadjute Ltd is a London-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in developing a blockchain and AI-based network aimed at enhancing the property industry. The company provides a real-time network that facilitates secure and standardized connections among property businesses, including estate agents, conveyancers, mortgage brokers, and lenders. Coadjute's solutions enable these professionals to optimize and track construction projects from inception to occupation through decentralized workflows and data sharing. Its offerings include a quality chain for project management, instant property solutions for mortgage optimization, and smart property features that digitalize building records and asset data. Utilizing R3 Corda technology, Coadjute enhances security and efficiency while allowing for innovative collaborations across the property ecosystem. The network is currently being implemented for professionals in the UK, with plans to extend availability to consumers later in 2023.

Chia Network

Venture Round in 2020
Chia Network develops a blockchain-based transaction platform focused on proofs of space and time. It aims to create a more energy-efficient, decentralized, and secure cryptocurrency.
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