WAGMI Ventures Podcast

Austin Diamond is the Co-Founder & CEO of Alongside (www.alongside.xyz). Backed by a16z Crypto, Coinbase, Franklin Templeton, & more, Alongside has created the first fully backed on-chain broad-based crypto market index. In this episode we discuss the history of index funds, earliest insights that led to their unique methodology of token selection for AMKT, the biggest mistakes institutions make when broadening their exposure to digital asset markets, and much more. WAGMI Ventures is an investor in Alongside.Recorded Friday February 24th, 2023.

Antoine Scalia is the Founder & CEO of Cryptio (www.cryptio.co). Backed by Draper Associates, Point Nine, & more, Cryptio offers enterprise-grade accounting, audit, and tax software for your digital assets. They work with top organizations like Metamask, Sorare, 1inch, Bankless & more. In this episode, we discuss the importance of their work for broader institutional adoption, what insights made the biggest product difference, what they’re excited about in the pipeline, and much more.Recorded Tuesday February 14th, 2023.

Nanne Dekking is the Founder & CEO of Artory (www.artory.com). Artory is unlocking art & collectibles as a credible asset class—providing the expertise, tech, network, and data to deliver institutional-grade liquidity and financial products to the art market. Artory was the first company to tokenize an art auction, holds one of the largest databases of transaction data for art (which powers Art Basel’s yearly art report), and has worked with art powerhouses like Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Winston Art Group, & more. In this episode we discuss being an early mover in web3 from within the traditional art market, the impact of transparency (via technology) on an opaque market like fine art, some drivers of valuation in the art world (and how Artory’s work assists credible valuation), the art funds they’re creating alongside the Winston Art Group, & much more.Recorded Monday February 13th, 2023.

Alex Poon is the Co-Founder & CEO of CharmVerse (www.charmverse.io). Backed by Orange DAO, BitDAO, GSRV, Alliance, & more, CharmVerse is building the solution for token communities to build relationships, work together, and vote. In this episode we discuss entering and learning web3 as an already-successful founder, current challenges with governance and community management for token communities, possibilities for the future enabled by CharmVerse, what they’re looking for in potential partners, and much more.Recorded Wednesday February 8th, 2023.

Today’s episode is with Amit Gajjala (Founder & CEO) and Antonio Morales (Head of Ecosystem + Community) at Stader Labs (www.staderlabs.com). Backed by Pantera, Coinbase Ventures, Jump Capital, Accel, & more, Stader Labs is a multichain liquid staking platform. In this episode we discuss their earliest insights about the market that led to Stader Labs, their product roadmap (and how they continue to evolve), what it was like getting $150m TVL on day one of launch, the Terra/Luna collapse (and how they worked past it), comments on Coinbase’s recently-announced liquidity staking derivative cbETH, & much more.Recorded Tuesday February 7th, 2023.

Vijay Pravin is the Founder & CEO at bitsCrunch (www.bitscrunch.com). Backed by Coinbase Ventures, Animoca Brands, Polygon, & more, bitsCrunch is forensic and AI-powered NFT analytics that fights wash trading, fraud, and gives accurate value for digital assets. In this episode we discuss how bitsCrunch fits into the current NFT space, his insights into the space driving their unique product strategy in 2023, his recent time in web3 circles at the World Economic Forum, and much more.Recorded Tuesday January 31st, 2023.

Chris Georgen is the Founder & Managing Director of Topl (www.topl.co). Backed by Mercury Fund, Mercy Corps Ventures, & more, Topl is building an impact technology economy that enables digital and sustainable transformation across value chains and empowers the monetization of impact verified on the Topl Blockchain. In this episode we discuss the impact space (broadly construed), how blockchain technology can enable a greater impact on causes people care about, Topl’s unique discoveries about impact-driven blockchain building in 2023, and the possibilities for Topl over the next several years (plus much more).Check out more about Topl’s work below:Discord: https://discord.gg/ZqKC6k8pcJTopl's Twitter: https://twitter.com/topl_protocolChris’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/c_georgenRecorded Monday January 30th, 2023.

Joseph Cooper is the Founder of Earn Alliance (www.earnalliance.com). Backed by Animoca Brands, CoinFund, Fabric Ventures, & more, Earn Alliance builds communities and tools to inspire and empower gamers to unlock their full potential in web3. In this episode we discuss Coop’s roots in IRC communities and entrepreneurship at a young age, curating games for entertainment value vs. NFT price, the state of the industry for blockchain gaming (good, bad, ugly), the second-order effects in the world if Earn Alliance continues to execute, & much more.Recorded Monday January 30th, 2023.

Adi Sideman is the Co-Founder & CEO of Revel (www.revel.xyz).Backed by Union Square Ventures, Polygon, Dragonfly Capital, & more, Revel is a social trading game that recently debuted as #1 Product of the Day on Product Hunt. In this episode we discuss where social networking is heading in the future, interesting possibilities for generative AI in the social networking space, what it’s been like fine-tuning the game economics of Revel, and much more. WAGMI Ventures is an investor in Revel.Recorded Tuesday January 24th, 2023.

Arda Erturk is the Founder & CEO of DAOhub (www.daohub.xyz). As a Techstars participant, Arda is building a DAO marketplace to make DAO discovery, investment, and portfolio management easier in one central platform. Their long-term vision is to utilize AI by combining on-chain, off-chain data, and Decentralized IDs (DIDs) to enable data-driven governance and investment decisions for investors and DAO builders. In this episode we discuss Arda’s favorite DAOs (and why), new possibilities for DAO involvement, and what gets him most excited about the DAO space over the next several years (plus much more).Recorded Monday January 23rd, 2023.