Arcanum Capital

We are honored to welcome Tether as an investor in our second fund. Arcanum Emerging Technologies Fund II is a thesis driven, tokenized investment vehicle, targeting early stage, high-growth opportunities across Artificial Intelligence, DeFi, Blockchain Payments, Web3, and more. Read the full press release: https://lnkd.in/eEhNUYEf

Arcanum’s Fund II Investment Thesis is built on the conviction that blockchain technology will increasingly serve as the foundational architecture for assets, platforms, and systems worldwide. Read more about Fund II and the sectors we're watching: https://lnkd.in/gkMAE4Zp

WE SECURED THE BAG! 💰 Excited to announce our recent $10M Ecosystem Funding — led by Aptos Labs, with Game7 and Polygon Labs joining forces 🎮 So far, we've mapped 197M+ gamer attributes across 10.8M+ gamers, creating unprecedented insights into gaming behaviours. Our key focuses remain on — ➡️ Alternate User Acquisition Framework: Providing smarter insights to acquire verified and engaged gamers ➡️ POG Awareness and Adoption: Scaling our Gamer Network through esports, exciting IPs and making gamers cooler  ➡️ Reduced Acquisition Costs: Partners report 30-60% reductions in CAC, ensuring profitability and efficiency Cheers to our Early Believers (Seed Round) - Accel, Prosus Ventures, Courtside Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners Animoca Brands, Arcanum Capital, Game7, Griffin Gaming Partners, Transcend., Immutable, Infinity Ventures, Play Ventures, Sfermion, Yield Guild Games Manish Agarwal, Ishank Gupta, Mo S., Avery Ching, Marc Boiron Sreenivas Makam Amit Hardi Debashish Ghosh Akshey Aggarwal Anita Srinivasan Lucas "Marduk" Rampinelli Mark Ducasble Abhinandan B. Tariq Al Wari Mai Diab Sandeep Shetty Russell Gregory Araujo Shishir Sharma

On-chain AI was once idealistic, hindered by the limitations of blockchain technology. Now, 0G Labs is building a fully-functional operating system for it. We spoke to Founder Michael Heinrich about Zero Gravity and the exciting future of decentralized AI: https://lnkd.in/g6y2aUmY

A major barrier to growth in the blockchain and crypto industry is the regulatory environment in the United States. An insightful study and report from Grayscale Investments on the role of crypto in the 2024 election: https://lnkd.in/gCyaNMKM Key takeaways: > 30% of likely voters consider inflation the most pressing issue in the U.S. > 48% of likely voters believe crypto and blockchain represent the future of finance > Interest in owning crypto is growing among likely voters We believe that both U.S. presidential candidates represent an improvement over the current administration. However, the Trump administration's vocal support for crypto could potentially drive explosive growth in the industry. We’ll be tuning in tonight 📺

Bitcoin Ecosystem from an Investor’s Eye Welcome to the sixth edition of our ‘X Talks Bitcoin’ series! In this edition, we sat down with Arcanum Capital to dive into the evolving state of Bitcoin, its narrative, infrastructure, and more. Here are the key questions they addressed: 1. How closely are they monitoring the Bitcoin ecosystem? 2. Bitcoin (both the asset and network) has seen promising developments like BTC Staking, L2 Scaling, OP_CAT, and more. Where do they think we stand from a trend/narrative perspective? 3. With significant capital flowing into crypto infrastructure recently, do they foresee similar momentum for Bitcoin, or is a DeFi and apps comeback on the horizon? 4. The idea that “everything in crypto has been a testnet for Bitcoin” is gaining momentum. Which projects in the Bitcoin ecosystem excite them the most? Read the full blog: https://lnkd.in/gn7sKM-6 #Bitcoin #DeFi #BTC #staking

We’re diving into Visa’s tokenized asset platform, Brazil’s new CBDC, Babylon’s $1.5B Cap-2, and more in our latest October newsletter release. Join the conversation at https://lnkd.in/gF4GnSSu

AI adoption is advancing faster than any other technology in history. Discover how Kandola Network is unlocking exclusive data to supercharge AI training and performance. Follow us on Medium for expert insights and a closer look at our top portfolio companies: https://lnkd.in/g3WqQD3K

🔉 Arcanum Capital (a DraperU Ventures portco), invests early in Web3 startups. Their portfolio spans companies such as Arcana Network, Babylon Labs, Zircuit, Cross The Ages, Onomy Protocol, Bitget Wallet , Raiinmaker (etc) that involve notable co-investors such as Balaji Srinivasan, Polygon Ventures, KuCoin, Animoca Brands, Draper Dragon, Accel, etc. As the team of 4 founding partners move to Fund 2 in collaboration with Luganodes, I sat down with, Luchang ZHeng, (DU Alumni & Global Ambassador | Founding partner @ Arcanum Capital) to get all the scoops on: 🔸How 4 diverse strangers with very different backgrounds came to be the solid team that they are today. 🔸Originally a retirement plan, why Luchang decided to become a first time VC, like all partners in the fund. The challenges & doubts they faced & how they overcame those & landed their first checks ! 🔸 The genesis of Arcanum's Fund 1 & the role Tim Draper & Draper University played. 🔸 Key insights for anyone looking to break into VC or looking to start their own first fund. - This interview is part of Bridging the Gap - Women in Venture Capital Series: 👉For anyone aspiring to break into VC. 👉For entrepreneurs looking to gain valuable insights from investors. From evolving market trends to technology - These featured interviews bust preconceived notions, as we uncover important milestones & challenges faced in the journey to success & bring valuable insights from experts and influential individuals with a decade of experience. #InvestinginWeb3 #breakintoVC #venturecapital #womeninventurecapital #web3investments #emergingtechnology #heroesjourney

Luchang ZHeng wrapped up an exhilarating panel at OnePiece Labs' OnePieceCon, diving deep into the transformative potentials of AI and blockchain. Here's why we're bullish: - The fusion of AI's predictive power with blockchain's security and transparency is not just innovative; it's revolutionary. - Projects like 0G Labs are setting new benchmarks in transaction speed and security, enabling AI to run fully on-chain. - The ecosystem is ripe for growth. We're seeing a surge in promising AI startups primed for venture capital investment.