Probably Nothing — Web3 startups & deal-flow for VC investors

🎄 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the HUMANS team 🎄

Here’s to bold ideas, thriving projects, and unstoppable growth in Web3! May your ideas turn into investment-ready projects and your portfolio companies into game-changing success stories.

Let’s keep building and making waves in the new year! 🚀

P.S. Don’t forget about the upcoming pitching opportunities. Find more info here.

Top 13 events to look forward to in 2025

We’re sharing a list of upcoming events and are happy to announce our own pitching opportunities! Angels and VCs from Polymorphic Capital, Delphi Digital, Youbi Capital, Gate Labs, Paper Ventures, and others will be there.

See what we're preparing for you:

🔥 Web3 Startup Pitch Roast | Jan 23
Get your product pitch grilled with some honest feedback from investors.

💰HUMANS & GetFunded Demo Day | March 14
It’s time to raise funds! Pitch your product to 50+ VCs and angels at our joint event with GetFunded.

🤙 Startups & Investors Mixer | Apr 17
A unique online format where Web3 founders and investors connect in fast-paced, 1:1 video sessions. Pitch, network, and spark collaborations—all from your screen.

— Wanna participate in any of the events? Secure your spot with @spacepilgrim 🛫


Find more 2025 crypto events in this airtable ⬅️⚡️

The must-follow channels for the Memecoin Supercycle

We’ve joined forces with other crypto minds to bring you the ultimate Telegram folder for navigating the emerging memecoin supercycle.

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— Expert channels like ours, highlighting promising projects and opportunities.
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The goal? Help you stay focused on what matters most—opportunities with real potential.

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Bonus: Many channels in the folder will be hosting giveaways for Telegram Premium and Telegram Stars in the coming days. Don’t miss out!

Opportunity for early-stage projects: Global Bitcoin x AI Pre-Accelerator

The Bitcoin Startup Lab is kicking off a 3-month Bitcoin program designed for builders looking to find co-founders and create a pre-seed, investment-ready startup from the ground up.

No idea needed, nice mentors on the list, and you still have 6 days to apply.

🗓 Program Schedule: Feb 10 - May 5, 2025

Go for it and come back ready to pitch to our VC network! 👉 https://www.btcstartuplab.com/

• Product: PlayAI
AI Agents + Consumer (Gaming / Video / Entertainment )

• What they're building:

The Orchestration Layer for Consumer Intelligence.

• Highlights:

— 100k Twitter followers
— 55k+ Discord members
— 750k+ Galxe users
— 50k+ ****MAU on product
— 1.5M+ testnet transactions

• TGE: Q1 2024

• Current Round: Node Investment Offering
• Target Raise: $3m
• Current Round Valuation: $60m
• Vesting Schedule: 10-20% on TGE, 6 months cliff, 24 months vesting
• Previous Rounds: Seed - $4.3m in May 2024 @ $50m valuation

• Lead Investor: Co-led by Jump & P2

• Backers: Jump, P2 Ventures, Alphawave, Zentry, MH Ventures Tykhe Block, Brevan Howard

• Advisors: Sandeep [Polygon], Gabby Dizon [YGG], Jeffrey “Jiho” [Axie Infinity, Ronin]

• Pitch deck: Upon Request

• Tokenomics: Upon Request

VCs and angels interested in connecting with PlayAI, please DM @spacepilgrim for an intro.

• Product: Galactica
Identity / Layer-1

• What they’re building:

Galactica is Web3's ultimate FHE-powered Identity Layer. The protocol stack enables concepts far beyond Proofs of Humanity - robust private reputation, compliant privacy and data use-cases from DeSoc to user-centric dApp design.

• Highlights:

— 200k+ active testnet wallets
— Production zkKYC integration with a regulated financial institution
— The only protocol supporting negative reputation use-cases
— The only functional WalletConnect telegram integration
— $5m+ raised, 2.5+ years of development, 1m+ lines of code

• TGE: Q1 2025

• Current Round: Private Round II
• Target Raise: $6.5m
• Current Round Valuation: $65m
• Vesting Schedule: 7.5% @ TGE / 3-month cliff / 24-month linear vesting

• Previous Rounds:
- $2.3m Family & Friends: @ 45m valuation
- Seed: $0.05m @ $45m valuation *[Employees]*
- $1m Private Round: @ 85-100m (private investors)
- SwissBorg Private & Public Vaults: $2.4m @ 85-95m valuation *[t/of: $1.53m @ $95m valuation / $1.27m @ $85m / $0.03m @ $75m / $0.05m @ 45m]*
- KOL Round: $0.5m @ 95m valuation

• Pitch deck: Upon Request

• Tokenomics: Upon Request

VCs and angels interested in connecting with Galactica, please reach out @spacepilgrim for an intro.

• Product: Mugen
Infrastructure

• What they’re building:

Mugen is an Intent-based chain agnostic Infrastructure for application specific deployment. Mugen is designed to automate and simplify cross-chain journeys for developers and end-users alike.

• Highlights:

— Mugen GMP MVP completed - it allows intents based message parsing between chains
— Secured partnerships with Skale, BEVM, Berachain, Cosmos, LayerEdge and others
— KUMA Intents-Based bridge going live on Berachain testnet in December 2024

• TGE: Q4 2024

• Current Round: Seed
• Target Raise: $1.8m
• Current Round Valuation: $10m
• Vesting Schedule: 3% @ TGE / 6-month cliff / 24-month linear vesting
• Previous Rounds: Pre-Seed - $0.16m @ $8m valuation

• Pitch deck: Upon Request

• Tokenomics: Upon Request

Investors interested in connecting with Mugen, please DM @spacepilgrim for an intro.

• Product: Tashi Protocol
DePIN | Ecosystem-agnostic

• What they’re building:

The 'Forever Game' Protocol to revolutionize multiplayer gaming through decentralized infrastructure. Tashi empowers developers with a fully decentralized peer-to-peer multiplayer model that significantly reduces infrastructure costs by ∼ 50%, thereby extending the commercial lifespan of games.

• Highlights:

— Revolutionary Tech: DAG-based consensus, 30-50 ms consensus latency + gas less.
— Seamless Web3 Integration: We are integrated with Polygon, Arbitrum, Base, Blast, BNB, Avalanche, Ronin, Optimism and ImmutableX.
— Strategic Ecosystem Partnerships: Part of NVIDIA Inception program, partnerships with Aethir, 0G, AltLayer, Beamable, Microsoft, and many others.
⁠— Expert Team: The team of Web3 and gaming enthusiasts have successful venture-building and opportunistic exits.
⁠— Traction: Integrating with 25+ games and supporting over 1 million gamers.

• TGE: Q1 2025

• Current Round: Seed
• Target Raise: $2m
• Current Round Valuation: $20m
• Vesting Schedule: 5% @ TGE / 6-month cliff / 18-month linear vesting
• Lead Investor: TBD
• Commitment: $500k commitments from Fundamental Labs, Blocktrust and HTX

• Pitch deck: Upon Request

Investors interested in connecting with Tashi, feel free to DM @spacepilgrim for an intro.

• Product: Tordess
DeFi | Ethereum

• What they’re building:

A prop firm that allows retail users to trade crypto without using their own money. They provide funding to qualified crypto traders who purchase and pass their trading challenges.

• Highlights:

⁠— Over 2,000 registered users & over 300 monthly active users in 2023.
— Most of the growth so far has been through affiliate programs, referrals, word-of-mouth marketing.
— Completed the integration with OKX in the 2nd half of 2023. Since then, the platform has provided funding to over 20+ funded/qualified traders with over $1m+ in funded trading volume monthly and over $20,000+ in profit withdrawals.
— Product is live and gaining traction with no token.

• TGE: January 2025

• Current Round: Seed
• Target Raise: $500,000
• Current Round Valuation: $5m
• Vesting Schedule: 20% @ TGE / No cliff / 9-month linear vesting
• Incubator: Decentralized Incubator

• Pitch deck: Upon Request

• Tokenomics: Upon Request

Investors interested in connecting with the Tordess team, please DM @spacepilgrim for an intro.

Last Day to Join The Block's $1M+ Startup Competition 🏆

Our friends at Emergence are organizing a Startup Comptetion where you can win $1M+ in Prizes, pitch to 500+ Investors, and get Free PR & Marketing

Criteria:

- Early-stage company
- Less than $5M in funding
- No more than 4 years of operating

Register your startup 👉 here, before Nov. 20th 🚨
(and mention HUMANS for a push)

Partners include tier-one VCs, such as BlockTower, RockawayX, CertiK Ventures, Leadblock, Delta Blockchain Fund, Blockwall, Lbank Labs, CMT Digital, and many more.

Good luck 🍀

• Product: Verselabs

• What they're building:

Unified Web3 ecosystem that simplifies onboarding and cross-platform compatibility. A foundational layer that fully integrates its principles of ownership, interoperability, and decentralized access directly at the OS and Hardware level.

• About the Team:

The Verselabs team is composed of seasoned entrepreneurs and tech experts with backgrounds in leading gaming and tech companies, including one of Indonesia's largest game studios and startups like TeamSync and Miracle Gates Entertainment. They bring over a decade of leadership in scaling businesses, building high-performance systems, and delivering innovative solutions in Web3.

• Traction:

- MVP verseOS, verseGate, verseHub & sample product verseLink built
- attracted 70+ game submissions
- 60+ active studios
- 50+ chains support including Solana, BNB, ETH and EVM-compatible chains

• Partners: Good Games Guild, Chaos Ground, Saakuru, Sekuya, Khugalabs, Netherak Entertainment, Esport Epulze, Battle of Guardians, MetaClash, Conkis, Warlands

• TGE: Q3-Q4 2025

• Investments Raised: $50,000 self-funded

• Raising Now: $2,000,000 at $20M FDV (SAFE + SAFT)

• Whitepaper

• Pitch deck: Upon request

• Tokenomics: Upon request

Wanna connect with the Verselabs team? DM @spacepilgrim

Starting in 2 minutes! Investors, check your Google Calendar invitation!

{Bullvember Demo Day} is already tomorrow! Who will pitch to the line-up of top-tier investors? ⬇️

1️⃣ SquaDeFi | Pitch Deck
— The first gamified investing protocol that brings together all traders into a unified ecosystem.

2️⃣ PlayAI | Pitch Deck
— The orchestration layer for consumer intelligence.

3️⃣ Verselabs | Pitch Deck
— Unified Web3 ecosystem that simplifies onboarding and cross-platform compatibility.

4️⃣ Tordess | Pitch Deck
— The first prop trading platform for crypto. Powered by OKX.

5️⃣ Tashi | Pitch Deck
— Building the 'Forever Game' Protocol to revolutionize multiplayer gaming through decentralized infrastructure.

6️⃣ Galactica | Pitch Deck
— The identity virtual machine.

7️⃣ Mugen Network | Pitch Deck
— Simplifying cross-chain automation and UX through Intents.

Investors, you still have the chance to jump in! DM @spacepilgrim for the Demo Day invite.

⏰ Tomorrow | 4 pm UTC | Online

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Many thanks to our co-organizers Nova. They combine 10 years of Web3 VC experience with strategic advisory, guiding early-stage projects from fundraising to launch. Learn more about Nova here ⚡️

Announcing WEB3 STARTUP BOOSTER by GetFunded 🔥

We’ve partnered with GetFunded to help you scale-up your startup to the NEXT LEVEL. Join the intensive 10 days acceleration program, followed by Demo Day with 50+ VCs:

What you’ll get:

​▫️ 20+ Live Lectures with TOP Experts - learn the best tools and strategies to improve your business

​▫️ 6 Live Workshops with Mentors - interact and work on your tokenomics, financial model, business models and Pitch-deck together with the guidance of professional advisors

​▫️Demo Day with 50+ VCs - get a chance to pitch directly to top investors

​▫️Meet like-minded folks at Web3 - learn, collaborate, and support each other to build together later on

​▫️Became investment-ready and secure your next round of funding

Ready to elevate your startup, meet fellow founders and connect with Web3 advisors & investors? Startup Booster Program is here for you.

Secure your early bird spot and get access to all the resources 👇

Join right now 🔠

Dear VCs, angels, CEXs & launchpads!

We’re inviting you to the 💵Bullvember Demo Day 💵to expand your dealflow with startups building in DeFi, Infra, GameFi & other verticals. Free to join, easy to catch up directly with founders and other investors.

Confirmed investors: Youbi Capital, WWVentures, Funfair Ventures, Paper Ventures, Founderheads, Gate Labs, Maelstrom, and many more.

Are you with us?

📅 Nov 7th | 4:00 pm UTC

Register here 🗣or DM @spacepilgrim for invite!

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Organized together with Nova: combines 10 years of Web3 VC experience with strategic advisory, guiding early-stage projects from fundraising to launch

Here comes another State of Crypto Venture for Q3 2024 🟥

The early-stage crypto venture fund Stratos released an in-depth analysis of the crypto VC landscape. Their report covers the most active crypto VCs, how funds have been deployed over the past 21 months, and which firms have consistently achieved strong returns.

Using this data, Stratos built a comprehensive matrix highlighting the top funds in the space.

Top Crypto Funds for Pre-Seed & Seed (based on activity & hit rate):

• Polychain
• North Island Ventures
• Multicoin Capital
• 1k(x)
• Placeholder
• Dragonfly
• Maven 11
• Delphi Digital
• Animoca Brands
• Maelstrom
• Lightspeed Faction
• Stratos
• Finality Capital Partners
• Blocktower
• Big Brain Holdings

Read the full analysis here 🗣

State of crypto report by a16z

a16z dropped their latest State of Crypto report that shares insights on key trends — like stablecoins, L2s, and AI — plus, crypto’s rise as a hot policy issue, new data on builders and users, and much more.

7 key takeaways ⏺

1. Crypto activity and usage hit all-time highs
2. Crypto has become a key political issue ahead of the U.S. election
3. Stablecoins have found product-market fit
4. Infrastructure improvements have increased capacity and drastically reduced transactions costs
5. DeFi remains popular — and it’s growing
6. Crypto could solve some of AI’s most pressing challenges
7. More scalable infrastructure has unlocked new onchain applications

Read the full report here

Pitching Opportunity Reminder 🗣

Wanna get your Web3 startup noticed by top-tier VCs and and secure funding? We’re accepting applications for our upcoming pitch event! Don’t miss the chance to showcase your vision to leading investors in the space.

Our preferences:

• Stage: Pre-seed / Seed / Private

• Verticals: Infrastructure / DePin / BTC / DeFi / RWA / SocialFi and more.

• Traction: Early MVP, product launch, or initial customer/user traction is a plus.

• Pitch Deck: A clear, concise presentation outlining your vision, product, market fit, and growth potential.

Need a pitch deck? Get one here.

⏺ Send an application to pitch ⏺

• Product: Flashback

• What they’re buiding:

The data storage layer of the internet, created to improve how the world's most innovative AI & Web3 companies store their data.

• About the Team:

The Flashback team is led by Brieuc (CEO & Founder), PHD in Computer Science with 7 years of experience in Web3/Cloud/AI, Zachary (CBMO & Founder), with five years of experience in early-stage ventures and growth strategy, and Giacomo (Core OS Dev & Founder), 8 years as a Core OS Blockchain & Consensus Developer in multiple +$700m m’cap projects.

• Traction:

— Established partnerships with Starknet, DePIN Alliance, Cube3, G-20 Group, OVHcloud, and Google Cloud
— Registered over 100 companies for the test network

• Partners: InnMind, iExec & H7, La région Grand Est, Cube3, Noir Ventures, The Pool, La French Tech, HUMANS & others

• TGE: Q1 2025

• Investments Raised: $123,000 early backers and $25,000 Starknet grant

• Raising Now: $500,000 Angel Round at $20m FDV ($126,000 committed)

• Pitch deck 🔠

• Tokenomics 🔠

Wanna connect with Flashback? Reach out to @spacepilgrim for an intro.

Applications for {Bulltober Demo Day} are now open!

The market is picking up, and now’s the perfect time to showcase your project to top-tier Web3 investors 🎯

— Raising a round? Submit your application for the demo day.
— Launched a product and want REAL feedback? Submit your application.
— Looking for 1-on-1 intros to investors? You know the drill.

• Founders, your pitch deck is a must!
• Deadline: October 17th

How do you apply? Easy. Just fill out the form at the link below.

Submit an application here 🔠

• Product: Snipe

• What they’re building:
First-mover in a huge, untapped market, solving pain points for projects that can't access traditional OTC. Snipe helps large sellers exit positions without crashing charts, while giving retail buyers access to discounted crypto deals normally reserved for whales.

• Why it matters:
Snipe democratizes OTC deals with instant, on-chain settlement, lower entry barriers, and risk spread across thousands of buyers—stabilizing projects and protecting liquidity.

• Revenue Model:
Revenue from platform fees on every transaction, supported by aggressive token burns. Staking incentivizes users to lock $SNIPE, unlocking features, better access, and lower fees.

• Team:

Led by experts with deep crypto experience. Our founders helped drive Phoenix's $3.5B IPO, with top talent from Coca-Cola, Gemini, and eToro. Backed by blockchain innovators and advisors from billion-dollar projects.

• TGE: Q1 2025 ($SNIPE)

• Investment Raised: Bootstrapped

• Investment opportunity:

Token Price: $1.25, listing at $2
Tokens available: 2m, $2.5m hard cap
Initial market cap: $1.9M, fully diluted: $20M

• Current Status & Fundraising Needs:

1. MVP complete, fully operational
2. Raising funds for initial marketing to drive users/traction
3. Targeting larger VC raise after proven growth

• Pitch deck 🔠

• Tokenomics

• Deal Room

Ready to connect with the Snipe team? Have feedback on the project? DM @spacepilgrim

{TGE Q4} Demo Day is happening today. Who will pitch to the line-up of top-tier investors? ⬇️

1️⃣ Skew | Pitch Deck
— The Swiss-registered P2P platform offering better APR returns than traditional banks, peer-to-peer loans, and debit card cash back

2️⃣ Evergreen | Pitch Deck
— The first publishing platform that operates as a deconstructed, composable MMORPG.

3️⃣ Flashback | Pitch Deck
— A Cloud Storage DePIN to power the future of Web3 and AI services.

4️⃣ Bankrolled | Pitch Deck
— A decentralized sports betting platform where you set the odds

5️⃣ StakeUp | Pitch Deck
— Brings the risk free rate directly to your crypto wallet, allowing you to accrue yield just by holding stUSDC.

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Investors, you have 5 hours to join the meeting and get exclusive access to our deal-flow. DM @spacepilgrim for the Demo Day invite.

⏰ Today | 4 pm UTC (9 am PST) | Online

Opportunity from BNB Chain 🔥

Founders, BNB Chain has open applications for MVB Season 8.

Selected projects can get mentorship from BNB Chain and potentially secure investment from Binance Labs.

Find the application form here and don’t miss the deadline: September 25, 2024, at 11:59 PM UTC.

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To test your pitch in front of REAL investors, join us TOMORROW for our demo day.

There's still 1 spot left! You can apply here: https://lu.ma/tge-q4

P.S. Only for projects with a TGE in Q4.

• Product: Skew
DeFi | BNB smart chain

• What they're building:

The Swiss-registered P2P platform offering better APR returns than traditional banks, peer-to-peer loans, and debit card cash back—giving people the power of crypto without needing to understand it on their own.

• About the Team:

The team is led by co-founders Daniele Capasso (CEO) and Dave Lange (COO). Daniele has over 5 years of experience in developing crypto trading bots, specializing in perpetual and options trading, along with proficiency in liquidity and collateral management gained through his involvement in the DeFi sector since 2020. COO Dave Lange complements this with 30+ years of entrepreneurial and corporate experience in the financial services industry, excelling in accounting, finance, insurance, and auditing. Together, they drive Skew’s mission to innovate and excel in cryptocurrency trading.

• Traction:

- Backing from 120 investors secured
- Skew's platform is built and compliant with Swiss regulator guidelines, with the technical and operational infrastructure ready for launch.
- Received a non-action letter from Swiss regulator, confirming its regulatory compliance and readiness to operate legally in Switzerland.

• Partners: Ephelia, Streamable Finance, and Lexify

• TGE: Q4 2024 - Q1 2025

• Investments Raised: $600,000

• Raising Now: $2,880,000

• Documentation

• Pitch deck 🔠

If you want to get connected with the Skew team, reach out to @spacepilgrim