February 9, 2023
Hanan Nor

Meet our latest Base Camp Cohort

Outlier Ventures is proud to announce our latest cohort for our flagship Base Camp program focused on mainstream Web 3.0, infrastructure, and decentralized finance. Our commitment to backing great founders and accelerating early-stage startups has only grown stronger with the experience of multiple Web3 cycles over the years.

Mainstream Web3 is a key area of focus for us, as we look to onboard the next billion users through simplified end-user experiences that lower barriers to entry and present clear and innovative use cases. We are particularly interested in applications utilizing native account abstraction, scalable self-custody, on-chain social graphs, and front-end compliance tools to meet the demands of users.

The expanding Web3 infrastructure stack invites new innovations across computing primitives, and we are excited to be at the forefront of this trend. Our investments in this area will drive the growth of the ecosystem and support the development of new and innovative products.

The growth of the DeFi narrative is undeniable, and we are investing in projects that are driving innovation in on-chain financial products with predictable yields, collateralized lending, and currency hedging. We believe that these innovations will bring greater liquidity to the crypto market and drive up asset prices.

Finally, we believe that AI powered blockchain will play an increasingly important role in Web3, with generative AI democratizing content creation and blockchain-based ML model governance enabling community-owned AI. We are excited to be a part of this new and rapidly evolving landscape.

Nomiks – Nomiks is the Chain Analysis for Web3 Economies allowing users to design, monitor and forecast token outcomes through battle-tested simulations with a customizable and scalable process.

Givepact – Givepact is the crypto fundraising platform for nonprofits that funds a social impact DAO.

Me3 – Me3 allows users and developers to connect and access the non-custodial blockchain in a simple and easy to use manner.

SureFX – SureFX is the DeFi currency hedging protocol for emerging markets.

Sparkwave – Sparkwave provides Web3-native loyalty programs for Web2 brands.

OpenTrade – Open Trade brings real yield to Web3 treasurers

Etherspot – Etherspot improves your dApp’s UX by removing usability pain-points for a frictionless Web3.

PONS.ai – PONS.ai is an AI-generative digital collectibles platform for e-commerce, enabling merchants to drive brand awareness through customers by offering engaging 2D/3D social referral content with loyalty incentives.

HaHa – HaHa Wallet offers the #1 solution for trading NFTs on mobile. Get notifications, portfolio track, set limit orders, and keep tabs on mints, all on the go.

Cryptologic – Cryptologic provides a transaction monitoring engine that helps market makers and Web3 projects identify and manage risk using conditional automation and machine learning algorithms.

Blockless – Blockless supercharges dApp development and performance platforms with ZK verifiable execution.

TokensOps – Vesting Labs allows Web3 startups to visualize, manage and create vesting schedules & treasury, while enabling investors & communities to get transparency on them.

Interested in getting in learning more about our latest cohort? Get in touch with Program Manager Hanan Nor at hanannor@outlierventures.io