Web3 Fundraising in 3Q25: Quiet Integration, Loud Numbers
Web3 fundraising in 3Q35 hit a new cycle high: almost $22 billion deployed across all stages and 376 disclosed deals. The market committed more than double than the last quarter, but it did not add proportionally more deals. Capital outpaced deals, which tells us the quarter was driven by larger cheques rather than a surge […]
Wallets Are Evolving: From Key Storage to Digital Command Center
In the early days of Web3, the wallet was simple, a private-key vault for signing transactions and holding tokens. In the Post Web, that model no longer fits. The wallet now sits at the core of the user experience. It has evolved into a living interface that manages your identity, permissions, resources, and even your […]
September 2025 Web3 Fundraising Snapshot: Flying Tulips to the Moon
Web3 fundraising in September 2025 was flying but not quite soaring. $7.2b raised across 160 deals, the highest total since the spring surge. However, with the notable exception of Flying Tulip at seed stage, late-stage capital investment dominated the agenda just as it had done in the previous two months. Author: Robert Osborne | X […]
From Smart Contracts to Smart Agents: The Rise of the Agentic Layer
A New Phase of the Internet: From Execution to Intention The next evolution of the Internet isn’t just about automating execution instead it’s about automating intention. This is the foundation of the Agentic Layer in the Post Web, a new stratum of the technology stack where autonomous AI agents act on behalf of humans, interpreting […]
VC Insights from Token2049 Singapore 2025
One of the key VC insights from Token2049 Singapore 2025 was that global investors are rethinking venture capital allocation in the post-hype cycle. Token2049 Singapore remained one of the largest crypto gatherings of the year: energetic, globally attended, and deeply pragmatic in tone. Conversations focused less on speculative growth and more on structure, liquidity, and […]
BASE Token Design Proposal
This proposal was created by Dr. Achim Struve, Head of AI and Token Engineering at Outlier Ventures and originally published on his Medium blog here. With several of our portfolio companies building on Base, we have a strong interest in this leading ecosystem’s success. This proposal aims to build upon community discussions by outlining a token design that […]
