🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

08 September 2025 16:25

🧠 Linea’s Tokenomics Drop Is a Wake-Up Call for Founders

No fluff, no mercy — just the raw mechanics behind one of the most controversial L2 airdrops of 2025.

📌 Dual-burn token model
📌 No investor/team allocations
📌 2k LXP threshold that cut off 60%+ wallets
📌 Centralized consortium instead of DAO
📌 $1.27B TVL with surging DeFi traction

This isn’t just another airdrop drama. It’s a signal. The bar for earning token value is rising — and builders need to adapt.

If you’re designing your own token model, or trying to understand what VCs will expect from your distribution logic — study this case. This is what ruthless, institutional-aligned tokenomics looks like.

💡 Founders: use this to stress-test your own approach.

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

06 September 2025 17:32

💸 AI Got $40B in Funding. 95% of It Went Nowhere

Last week, MIT released a report that shook the tech world.
They looked at 300+ enterprise GenAI projects… and found that 95% created zero measurable business value 📉
That’s tens of billions of dollars — gone. Pilot after pilot that never made it to production.

Sounds like a bubble, right?🎈

But here’s the twist: the same researchers say this failure rate is expected.
They point to the Everett Rogers S-curve (attached), showing how new technologies always stumble before they scale.
In other words: this might not be a collapse — it might just be the early stage of transformation.

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

03 September 2025 14:07

🚨 Building a killer MVP is just step one. But launching it without a sharp GTM strategy?

That’s where 90% of early-stage startups fall.

You can have the tech, the team, and the vision — but if your GTM is shaky, misaligned, or based on guesswork… you're setting yourself up for silence, not traction.

In our new blog post, we break down 5 classic GTM mistakes that sabotage promising projects — and how to dodge them before it's too late.

👉 From skipping user discovery to confusing launch day with strategy — this one’s a must-read for Web3 founders, product builders, and early-stage hustlers.

🧠 Bonus: In our Knowledge Base, you’ll also find a full GTM Strategy Template & Guideline — built specifically for Web3, Impact Economy, and early-stage startups.

Read the blog: Top 5 GTM Mistakes That Can Kill Your Project

Get the GTM Template here.

📌 Save it. Share it. Learn from it. And don’t sleepwalk into your launch.

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

26 August 2025 20:08

🚨 New drop for founders raising in Web3 🚨

Finding real angels in crypto is hell.
Most don’t show up on public. Most aren’t on Crunchbase.
You end up wasting weeks scrolling Twitter & guessing LinkedIn.

We just shipped a shortcut:
👉 Web3 Angel Investor Database 2025
200+ verified angels who actually write checks at pre-seed/seed.

What’s inside:
- Direct links: Twitter & LinkedIn (no dead profiles)
- Sector focus + past deals (so you know why to pitch them)
- Typical check size range between $5k–50k+
- Clean Excel + Google Sheet. Filter, sort, outreach today

⚡️Why it matters:
This saves you 30+ hours of research and gives you a target list you can DM today.
No BS, no scraping fluff. Just the people who back Web3 startups.

👉 Get instant access here

PS: InnMind Premium members have unlimited access to ALL documents!

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

13 August 2025 20:29

🚀 New Release: 2025 Verified List of Web3 & Crypto Accelerators

50+ active accelerator programs for Web3 & crypto founders: funding terms, focus verticals & value prop, verified application links, all in one place. Updated for August 2025.

📂 Where to get it:

Available now in our new Startup Templates section: faster search, filters, and better UX for founders.

Premium InnMind subscribers can still download it (and all other docs) unlimited from the Knowledge Base on the platform.

💡 Whether you’re raising pre-seed, seed, or scaling, this list will save you days of research and connect you directly to relevant programs, active in August 2025.

👉 Download here or log in to your InnMind Premium account for unlimited access.

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

06 August 2025 15:17

🎪 Web3 Conference Season is Heating Up! 🔥

Your shortcut to the hottest blockchain, crypto & fintech events of 2025

From Tokyo to Barcelona, these global gatherings unite builders, investors, and regulators to shape the next bull run.
And yes, some events offer exclusive perks for the InnMind community 👇

🌏 Asia Takes Over Web3

The East is setting the pace for crypto innovation — here’s where the action is:

🇯🇵 WebX Tokyo – Aug 25 - 26
Asia’s premier blockchain event — 20K+ attendees, 150+ exhibitors, deep dives into DeFi, infra & AI.

🇭🇰 Bitcoin Asia – Aug 28 - 29
The biggest Bitcoin-only gathering in Asia — 25K+ attendees, devs, miners, and policy leaders.

🇯🇵 EDCON Osaka – Sep 16-19
Community-first Ethereum conf with a focus on L2s, open-source, and dev tooling.

🇰🇷 Korea Blockchain Week – Sep 22-28
60K+ attendees, 870 speakers, 780+ side events — a full week of crypto in Seoul.

🇸🇬 TOKEN2049 Singapore – Oct 1
25K+ global leaders, 400+ exhibitors, and high-level panels across DeFi, AI, regulation, and more.

🇦🇪 Future Blockchain Summit, Dubai – Oct 12-15
1,200+ investors, 250+ speakers, startup showcases + 10% discount for InnMind members.

🇦🇪 Wiki Finance Expo Dubai – Nov 11
5,000+ attendees, 70+ exhibitors, showcasing the latest in crypto, forex, payments & AI — top-tier networking for Web3 pros.

🇪🇺 Europe’s Web3 Powerhouses
Where regulation meets real tech — and fundraising deals happen on the floor:

🇨🇾 Wiki Expo Cyprus – Sept 24
Fintech + Web3 gathering with 1,000+ companies at a luxury venue in Limassol. 

🇪🇸 European Blockchain Convention, Barcelona – Oct 16–17
6K+ attendees, 300+ speakers, and Europe’s largest B2B crypto networking platform.

🇷🇺 Blockchain Life Forum, Moscow – Oct 28-29
15K+ attendees, alpha-packed sessions with Web3 execs, founders & miners.

🗓️ Learn more about events here → https://app.innmind.com/events/calendar

🧠 These aren’t just conferences — they’re launchpads for fundraising, product exposure & strategic growth.

💬 Attending any of these? Drop a 🌍 in the comments, let’s meet & connect!

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

31 July 2025 14:14

🚀 We’ve just rolled out big updates in our Perks Club!

Each tool on this list was handpicked to save you time, money, and mental bandwidth, whether you’re scaling globally or streamlining growth.

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🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

23 July 2025 20:23

MicroStrategy: digging into the debt stack

Everyone in crypto knows MicroStrategy keeps buying bitcoin with leverage and many believe the company has a precise “liquidation price” that would nuke the market. Reality is a bit messier.

Operating business
The legacy software division hasn’t generated real profit for years.

2023: software profit < $1 million

2024: net loss – $63 million

With zero free cash flow to service interest, Saylor rules out selling BTC, so the only path is more debt.

Three taps for liquidity

The company has three main sources of liquidity for buying BTC

◆ Common-stock issuance – the least risky lever: print new shares, sell them, buy more BTC. This route has raised roughly $19 billion so far.

◆ Convertible notes – coupons around 0.5 % (peanuts vs. 4-5 % Treasuries). If MSTR stock rallies, holders swap debt for shares; if not, they demand cash back. About $7 billion outstanding – effectively a giant call option for bondholders.

◆ Preferred shares – 8-10 % annual dividends, the most expensive capital. Already ~$3 billion issued (target up to $5 billion). Dividends alone could soon run $500 million per year.

Altogether the company needs roughly $300-350 million every year just to cover coupons, preferred dividends, and software-unit losses.

Where the liquidation trigger hides
A prolonged bear market would choke demand for MSTR stock. The company couldn’t roll old debt into new, and holders of convertibles would likely opt for early repayment instead of conversion. With no free cash, MicroStrategy would have to sell spot BTC to cover coupons, dividends, and maturing notes – adding extra sell pressure when the market is already weak.

The first big test: 15 September 2027, when up to $1 billion in convertibles can be put back to the company. Further maturities cluster multiple times a year after that. So the real default risk lives post-2027. Until then, the structure survives on faith in relentless BTC upside and Saylor’s ability to keep borrowing.

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

21 July 2025 15:47

📩 Your Shortcut to DAO Funding in Web3 & AI: Download Now

The rise of DAOs is reshaping how startups get funded. But navigating this space is overwhelming and time-consuming.

We’ve created a time-saving guide for founders:
📖 Top 25 DAOs Funding Early-Stage Web3 & AI Startups in 2025

Inside you’ll find:
✅ The most active DAOs in the space
✅ Focus areas and unique strengths
✅ Active links and application process insights to speed up your fundraising process

Whether you’re working on an AI-powered dApp, a blockchain game, or DeFi protocol, these communities are ready to support your growth.

⚡️ Start your DAO fundraising journey now

🚀 Stop wasting hours researching. Start applying where it matters.

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

17 July 2025 15:13

3️⃣ Early Mistakes That Kill Web3 Startups (and how to avoid them)

💡 Every month, promising Web3 teams shut down from avoidable mistakes. Learn from others so you don’t have to learn the hard way.

We’re also sharing real examples of companies that failed because of these mistakes—so you can avoid repeating them.

👆 Here are 3 startup-killers to dodge:

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

11 July 2025 15:01

🗂 SAFE + Token Warrant Template for Crypto-Friendly Fundraising

Web3 founders often face a tough challenge: how to structure a deal that balances traditional equity investment and future token distribution.

This new hybrid template combines a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) with a Token Warrant, giving you a globally adaptable framework for early-stage fundraising.

Why it’s useful for startups:
▪️ Designed for seed-stage Web3 projects
▪️ Covers equity and token rights in one document
▪️ Founder-conscious and investor-friendly terms
▪️ Includes guidance on jurisdictions, vesting, and regulatory compliance

This template is crypto-friendly and TGE-ready, helping you close deals faster while staying aligned with key legal considerations.

👉 Access the template now in InnMind’s Knowledge Base.

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

07 July 2025 18:48

🧠 AI architecture for your fundraising

I bet you’ve probably tried to use AI for your startup fundraising:
- Tried diff. prompt packs, but your pitch remains weak
- Spent nights in ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity to find out… most of the results are trash.
- Wasted hundreds of dollars for AI tools, only to end up with the same frustration.

AI can help you draft a whole deck in 1 minute, but that deck will be useless for fundraising. You plug your docs or cold email into ChatGPT and get... generic nonsense that wouldn’t convince even your dog to invest it’s treats.

But what if the problem isn’t the AI?

The problem = No system.

The real problem is the way we use AI, skipping critical context, ignoring investor signals, pitching the wrong people, and sounding like a desperate growth hacker.

🧠 We just dropped a new article for early-stage founders who want to use AI strategically to raise smarter and faster.

It breaks down the first 4 of 10 layers in the FundraiseOS framework: an AI-powered system that actually gets investor replies.

You’ll learn how to:
→ Sync AI with your real context (not garbage prompts)
→ Map your pitch to VC trends
→ Target investors who actually care
→ Rewrite your messaging to sound like you're already in their portfolio

If you're done wasting time with AI fluff and want results - grab the article, steal the framework, run with it.

📬 Read here → https://blog.innmind.com/ai-startup-fundraising-fundraiseos/

Save this post if you ever felt “AI magic” didn’t deliver in fundraising. And share your stories of using the 4 steps in the comments. We read everything you share!

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

02 July 2025 21:49

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🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

01 July 2025 13:09

🧭 Startup Founders, this one's a goldmine!

If you're building a web3 startup, understanding metrics isn’t just “nice to have” — it's mission-critical.

The crew at Speedinvest Pirates dropped a free 47-page guide on startup metrics that covers:
✅ Product-Market Fit signals
✅ CAC, LTV, Churn explained simply
✅ Metric frameworks for B2B vs B2C
✅ The “North Star” metric strategy
✅ Fundraising metrics investors actually care about

Forget fluffy blogs — this is founder-first, no-BS content from operators who’ve scaled.

📘 Grab the PDF: The Ultimate Guide to Startup Metrics

🚀 Hungry for more resources like this?
Join the InnMind community — your hub for tools, insights, and connections tailored for web3 founders.

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

25 June 2025 16:41

⚠️ Founders, tired of investors ghosting you? 🤨

Web3 deal volume in 2025 dropped from 1,200 to just 300 per quarter.
The odds are brutal.

But still most rejections aren’t about market conditions.
They’re about red flags in your pitch that VCs see (but you DON’T).

We trained an AI fundraising coach on thousands of VC rejections to help you finally understand what’s wrong with your fundraising.

👉 Join early access waitlist: https://tally.so/r/3Ee4Eq

Limited to 100 beta testers from InnMind.

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

06 September 2025 17:32

📌 So what’s really going on?

Some see an industry burning cash on tools that don’t deliver.
Others see natural growing pains as AI finds its real product-market fit.

MIT’s report doesn’t kill the dream — it just documents the chaos before clarity.

🔗 Here’s the article that breaks it all down

💬 Is AI overhyped… or are we just entering the real builder phase? What do you think?
Share your take in the comments 👇

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

04 September 2025 13:14

💀 Crypto VC Reality Check in September 2025

Sorry for saying this, but:
The easy VC money in crypto? It's dead.

Ark Stream just dropped a brutal reality check on why hype-driven pitch decks are gathering dust.

Key insights:

1️⃣ BTC eats the pie, sucking the air out of alts. With BTC dominance at 55% and ETFs pulling billions, your token launch won't ride the wave anymore. Build something that stands alone, or get left behind.

2️⃣ VCs are ghosting early-stage (pre-seed) deals: now under 50% of funding. They're chasing proven products with revenue. If you're pre-seed, nail your MVP fast and show traction, or you'll burn through runway waiting for checks.

3️⃣ High FDVs are poison. 42% of projects tank below private valuations post-listing. Tighten your tokenomics, balance supply, and forget moonshot pricing—focus on sustainable liquidity.

4️⃣ 77% of funded projects never even hit TGE. Survival means ditching NFT/SocialFi fluff for real utility in stables, RWAs, or AI agents. These could unlock trillions if you execute.

Bottom line 👉 Crypto VC is no longer buying hype decks. It’s finance infra now. Adapt or fade.

If investors are ghosting, it’s not just you. The market shifted.
That’s why you need to be 10x sharper in outreach. Don’t spend weeks hunting for investors’ contacts.

We’ve recently published:
- 200+ Web3 Angel Investors DB (direct LinkedIn/Twitter contacts)
- 250+ Verified Crypto KOLs (with contacts + reach + engagement stats)

Founders are already using these to cut through noise and land intros faster.

📂 Check fundraising databases here → innmind.com/templates

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

01 September 2025 15:37

🕶 Summer's winding down, and it’s time to snap out of vacation mode.

Let’s take a sharp look at where Web3 and crypto VC stand as we roll into autumn — the deals, the trends, and what they mean for builders. TL;DR: Big money’s flowing, but only to startups that earn it.

📌 Summer 2025 Recap: Web3 & Crypto Startup Funding Trends

📊 What happened this summer?

🔹 $9.6B raised in Q2 — second-largest quarter ever for Web3 VC (even with fewer deals).
🔹 $17.5B in H1 2025 — that’s +195% YoY growth. The comeback is real.
🔹 Later-stage deals dominate: 52% of VC funds went to scale-ups, not experiments.

💡 Translation for founders:
Investors are done gambling. They’re writing fewer, but much bigger checks — into infra, rollups, compute layers, storage, security.

🚫 MVPs without traction? Not enough.
✅ Prototypes, real users, clear growth path? Now we’re talking.

📈 VCs are back — but smarter.

What’s trending:
🔸 Infra over apps
🔸 Mature teams over solo founders
🔸 Proof of traction > big vision decks

This is a sign of industry maturity, not slowdown.

📌 Bottom line for startups:
To raise now, solve real-world problems, show results, and be ready to scale. Hype won’t carry you — product will.

🧠 Think like a business. Build like an engineer. Fundraise like a strategist.

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

20 August 2025 18:56

Crypto KOLs Database 🚀 New drop in InnMind Library

We’ve just published the Crypto KOL Master Database (2025 edition), a fully verified list of 250+ influencers across Twitter, YouTube & Telegram with direct contacts, ER%, audience reach & regions.

👉 Normally, KOL agencies charge 20%+ of your budget and never share their contacts. With this database, you finally get full ownership and can negotiate directly.

Build hype, scale your community, or even onboard KOLs as early investors – this is the toolkit founders were missing.

🔗 Grab it now in InnMind Library

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

11 August 2025 13:27

Hunting for Seed / Series A VCs in Europe & UK? Take this 👇

Dwelly’s founder Dan Lifshits published a massive, super-detailed list of 379 active investors you can actually pitch to. It’s not just names, it’s data you can filter and use.

💡 What’s inside:

- 379 VCs across UK & Europe (some invest globally).
- % of Seed vs Series A deals they do (median: 37% Seed, 29% Series A).
- % of deals where they lead rounds (median: 37%).
- Contacts (yes, real emails!) for 288 of them.
- Links to Crunchbase, LinkedIn, websites, and more.

>>Open in Google Sheets<<

📊 Pro tip: Avoid time-wasters: some big names VCs barely touch Seed or rarely lead deals. The data shows exactly who. Sort this list by stage + lead %, then target investors who actually write cheques at your stage.

💬 If you want us to share more curated, high-value investor resources like this - don’t forget to smash the ❤️ and forward this to a founder friend who’s fundraising!
The bigger our community, the more insider tools we can bring you. For free.

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

04 August 2025 12:54

📚 No More Guesswork: 2 GTM Docs Every Web3 Founder Needs

Maybe you’ve already spotted some fresh updates in the InnMind Knowledge Base… but today we’re officially announcing two of the most practical and founder-focused GTM strategy resources we’ve ever released.

📝 Go-To-Market Strategy Guide
A complete, step-by-step GTM playbook with:
🔹 10 modular strategy blocks (ICP, Positioning, Channels, Funnel & more)
🔹 Do-vs-Don’t tables to avoid costly founder mistakes
🔹 Pre-filled case studies across Web3, AI, consumer apps, and launchpads

👉 Grab it now

📋 GTM Template for Founders Who Actually Want Traction
No fluff. Just actionable prompts, proven frameworks, and clarity.

🔹 Works for DeFi, AI tools, trading apps, and more
🔹 Perfect for pre-launch, MVP, or scaling phase

👉 Download here

🚀 Whether you're refining your launch, planning growth, or battling GTM confusion — these docs give you structure, confidence, and speed. Use them now. Don’t build your strategy on hope.

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

29 July 2025 13:28

🧠 Crypto wallets are quietly becoming the most powerful apps in Web3

Forget clunky key storage and lost seed phrases. The next generation of wallets is programmable, AI-powered, regulation-ready, and built for humans — not just devs.

💥 In 2025, wallets evolve into digital wealth command centers:
🔹 No more lost funds: programmable recovery & crypto inheritance
🔹 AI co-pilots: scam detection, smart UX, DeFi automation
🔹 Cross-chain by default: one wallet to rule them all
🔹 Smart contract power: gasless transactions, custom workflows
🔹 Regulation ≠ enemy: wallets with built-in compliance & insurance

And the most exciting part? This wave of innovation is driven by ambitious early-stage teams solving problems unicorns won’t touch.

🧩 Want to see who’s actually building the next generation of wallets? Check out these ambitious startups redefining the space in our new feature 👇

🔗 The Quiet Revolution in Crypto Wallets: 2025 Trends and 5 Startups You Should Know

💡 You can discover and connect with founders behind these and other innovations on InnMind.

👇 Got a crypto wallet startup of your own? Drop it in the comments!

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

22 July 2025 20:07

🆕 in the Knowledge Base: Startup Financial Model Template (Google Sheets, 12 months, plug-and-play)

Tired of spending nights hacking together ugly Excel files before every investor call?
This template is designed for real SaaS, AI & transactional founders to get from “zero” to clean board-ready model in <30 minutes.

What you get:
– Modular Revenue Matrix (handles SaaS, marketplace, transactional, etc.)
– Headcount & payroll planner (auto-updates your forecast)
– Dynamic Input Costs, unit economics dashboard, live runway & burn
– Visuals for EBITDA, LTV, CAC, break-even
– Clean interface with built-in formulas: fill the yellow cells, see everything update instantly
– Built-in Glossary (every term explained)

Why use it:
• Build & update scenarios for any pitch in minutes
• See instantly how hiring, pricing, or growth impacts your runway and EBITDA
• Plug into fundraising decks, grant applications, or just manage your own metrics

📎 Download now in the InMind Knowledge Base:
https://app.innmind.com/kb/viewDoc/startup-financial-model-template-(saas,-ai,-transactional)

🟢 InnMind Premium users get unlimited downloads (or $15 per template)

No fluff. No random macros. Just what you need to forecast your company, fast.

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

18 July 2025 18:47

🎯 Web3 grants in 2025 hit different

The days of “helicopter money” are over. No more easy cash drops like in 2021. Now it’s milestone-based payouts, endless forms, and founders left on “seen”.

We broke down what’s really happening in Web3 grants today and how to secure funding even in 2025.

📹 Watch the full breakdown here.

🔥 Bonus: explore our 2025 Grant Tracker with 30+ active Web3 grants, tips & eligibility guides.

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

14 July 2025 13:45

🚀 Sequoia’s AI Playbook: The Next Chapter for Founders

Last week, we shared Sequoia’s AI forecast for 2025—why the winners aren’t building models or infra, but vertical applications solving real problems. If you missed it, catch up here.

Now let’s take it deeper. At Sequoia’s closed-door AI Ascent 2025 event, their partners revealed how the agent economy is reshaping startups, why “vibe-driven growth” is a trap, and how one-person unicorns are no longer science fiction.

Key takeaways:
✅ The real fight is at the application layer—founders solving workflows end-to-end will own the moat.
✅ Specialised AI agents are already outperforming human experts in DevOps, security, and more.
✅ Leverage is everything—speed, trust, and flexibility will define the next generation of breakout companies.

We’ve decoded the full playbook for founders building in AI x Web3. Start here and prepare to shape the future:

👉 Read the full article.
Save this for your roadmap. The agent economy is coming.

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

09 July 2025 22:05

🔥 Sequoia’s AI Forecast Decoded for Founders

Sequoia unpacked their internal thesis on where AI is headed. Trillions are on the table. But here’s what actually matters if you’re building in AI x Web3 in 2025:

1. The game is at the application layer
Not infra. Not base models. The winners will be the ones solving real, vertical problems with end-to-end AI-powered workflows. Nail that, and you get margin, moats, and momentum.

2. Distribution is already solved. Speed isn’t
Global rails (internet, social, APIs) are in place. The market is pulling hard. If you’re not shipping fast, someone else will. This is the fastest adoption cycle in tech history.

3. Moats = trust + usage data
Defensibility won’t come from hype or tech specs. It comes from trust (early) and usage-driven data flywheels (later). But the data only matters if it ties directly to a business outcome.

4. Vertical agents are already outperforming humans
Not hypothetically: in areas like DevOps, networking, and security, specialized agents are starting to beat human teams. The future isn’t “prompt engineer”-it’s AI-native orgs.

5. One-person unicorns are coming 👤
AI is shifting us into an era of leverage. Labor is no longer the constraint. Taste, speed, and clarity are. Startups will scale faster and leaner than ever. Are you ready to build that way?

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Save this if you’re building.

You can watch their keynote video here, but to save your time we’ll break down the full Sequoia deck in InnMind blog next week.🤝

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

04 July 2025 13:33

3 Web3 Games Burned $20M+ in 2025 — Here's What Killed Them

These weren’t memecoins or weekend hacks.
Nyan Heroes, Blast Royale, and Rumble Kong League raised millions, had serious teams and hype... and still shut down in 2025.

We broke down:
⚡️What they promised
⚡️Where they collapsed
⚡️What lessons founders must learn in 2025

📩 Founders — if you're building in Web3 or AI, message us. We'll share the “Pre-Fail Checklist” we use with our incubated teams.

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

02 July 2025 17:08

📈 Web3 Investment Momentum is Back On Track

In June 2025, Web3 startups secured $1.15B across 140 deals — a steady rise in both capital (+3%) and deal flow (+9%) compared to May.

But the bigger story❓Q1 2025 saw $3.8B invested in crypto & blockchain startups — a massive 138% leap from Q4 2024.

This isn’t just a rebound. It’s a signal: VCs are actively backing new projects again.

💡 Despite market noise, investor appetite for early-stage Web3 is alive and growing. Deal sizes are increasing. Trust is rebuilding.

Founders — if you’re building something real, now’s a damn good time to go raise.

👀 Just don’t wait for “perfect market timing.” Keep building. Keep pitching. The wave is forming.

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

27 June 2025 13:59

💸 Fundraising in Web3: it’s not just hard — sometimes it feels absurd.

From clueless investor calls to pitch deck déjà vus, founders often find themselves in surreal situations. It’s funny… until you’re living it.

🎥 Watch this video and tell us it doesn't feel too real.

Whether you're chasing that first cheque or surviving rejection — remember: every great founder went through this chaos.

Stay sharp, stay persistent, and keep building. Your moment will come 🔥

🦄Web3 Startups and VCs

25 June 2025 13:54

🔧 This Free Tool Could Save Your Token Launch

Web3 founders don’t fail because of bad tech. They fail because, on paper, their tokenomics look great — until they hit the market.

AlphaMind’s ROI Simulator helps you see the investor reality behind your unlock schedules — before launch, not after the damage.

📥 Plug in your vesting model.
📈 Visualise ROI over time.
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