Inside the Future of Web3: Join Our DePIN and Post Web Demo Days
Two Demo Days. One Future in Motion. The next era of the internet isn’t years away, it’s already taking shape. And starting this week, you’re invited to see it unfold. Join us for two back-to-back Demo Days – on June 18th and June 25th – featuring the newest startups from our most future-forward Base Camp […]
Why We’re Betting Big on PETs (and Why You Should Too)
Privacy isn’t dead, it’s just been waiting for its moment. That moment is now. After years of being treated like a compliance checkbox or a philosophical ideal, privacy is finally becoming a practical design choice. Governments are ramping up AI surveillance. Major lawsuits are probing how tech giants collect and monetize user data. And in […]
Chasing Grants Is Killing Web3 Innovation. Here’s the Fix.
This blog is a collaborative effort from the Outlier Ventures team, drawing on insights from across our investment, accelerator, and ecosystem teams. TL;DR The Grant Trap No One Talks About From the outside, Web3 looks flush with funding. But for those on the inside, the reality is more complicated. There’s a quiet killer in early-stage […]
Outlier Ventures and Midnight Foundation Launch PETs Accelerator to Advance Privacy Tech in Web3
As the internet evolves into a space where AI agents act on our behalf and data becomes the new fuel for autonomy, one question grows louder: who controls our digital selves? Today, we’re thrilled to announce our newest accelerator program in partnership with the Midnight Foundation, focused on advancing privacy-enhancing decentralized technologies in key sectors […]
Stablecoins: The Missing Link for Smarter AI Agents
Welcome back to The Post Web Deep Dive, an exploration of our latest thesis that outlines how AI, Web3, and decentralization converge to reshape the internet. In this edition, we explore how stablecoins unlock trust and efficiency in the machine economy. There’s a lot of buzz about AI agents lately – booking flights, managing schedules, […]
The Token Advantage: Building Smarter, Fairer Systems with AI and Decentralization
Welcome back to The Post Web Deep Dive, your guide to our vision for an internet redefined by AI agents, decentralization, and programmable incentives. In this blog, we explore how tokens evolve from speculative assets into the operating system of the machine economy. We are entering The Post Web, a radical re-architecture of the internet […]
