2/ Orb has a strong focus on community enablement & creator support. It is designed with both in mind, allowing users to discover communities relevant to their interests & empowering creators to monetize from day 1 via collectibles, gated content, tipping & membership

3/ While we've backed teams building blockchain infrastructure (from wallets, dev tools, identity to MEV) we also support founders building emerging use cases & applications. Why did we start with web3 social?

4/ We wrote about this a little recently in on web3 social thesis: Ultimately, it comes down to a few value propositions: 1. Open data standards & censorship resistance 2. Next-level community enablement & engagement; and 3. Unlocking new value models

5/ While 1. is a great feature of decentralized social networks, censorship & having open data standards is less of an immediate concern for MOST social media users. What's more exciting is "3. unlocking new value models" - where users, content creators and communities...

6/ ... can start finding new ways to benefit from the value they create for others. @friendtech has been a fascinating example of this where blockchain tech is being used to help content creators monetize their social graph, knowledge & influence (& speculate on others too!)

7/ Being able to bestow property rights to content via blockchain is the unlock that allows teams to get creative: You can tokenize content, social graphs, facilitate buying & selling access & even plug other crypto primitives and dapps directly into the social experience

8/ Imagine a social app automatically unlocking communities or group chats based on your on-chain transaction history or @degenscore Or being able to access better yields / early-access to new DeFi products Or getting special privileges if you were an early attestor / supporter

8/ That's the power of decentralized / web3 / blockchain-powered social apps: more unique use cases underpinned by the emotional hook that tangible ownership of assets/content/knowledge brings...

9/ ...and that's why we're excited to support @orbapp_ as they build not only for crypto natives, but also for a generation of users seeking new experiences that extend beyond walled gardens and unlock new ways for value to be shared by everyone.

10/ For more info, hear it from the team themselves:

11/ Big thanks to our team who have been working withOrb ( @jadbc0x @EW_SuperScrypt @Hitenp1 ) & fellow supporters this round @fdotinc , @daedalus_angels , @foresightven , @aaveaave , @socialgraphvc , @realmasknetwork , @ark_stream , @stanikulechov , @sandeepnailwal

12/ @0xrapha , @thatguyintech , @ngelinarusse , @0xsaiteja , @defi_dad , @founderscoach_ , @0ceans404 , @darrencmu , @especulacion , @jakub_rusiecki , @harshrajat @elliot0x , @tobiasvanamstel , @goldenbergLior , @yassineLanda , @levychain , @jgferreiro , @farhajmayan , @fabriguespe , @hashglobal

13/ @ld_capital , @legendsg_xyz , @PapaDari_ , @ericxtang , @furqanr

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@jacobkxyz @orbapp_ @nileshrthr @kiptowallet @LensProtocol Congrats to orb and @Superscrypt ! A lot of bullish news for web3 social lately. Great for the ecosystem and all other serious builders, including us over at @wallet_chat 👛💬