03/11/2020
We are excited to officially launch Collider Labs— a $1m pre-seed blockchain and crypto venture building vehicle ⛓🚀
In 2020 the need to innovate is clear, Collider Labs is our own innovation on the accelerator model. We will be working with 10 remote teams and incubate our own in house projects. Collider Ventures’ portfolio of 15 investments will serve as strategic foundation to benefit from. It became clear that the world is not going to be the same.
We formed our strategy based on what are we believe is set to grow significantly and we want to be actively influencing
Underpinning the DeFi uptrend are a few important factors:
1. DeFi Maturity
Two years ago the use of stablecoin as a hedge from volatility was most of what DeFi was about. DeFi ecosystem was in a barely embryonic state. Today, there are numerous stablecoin, DEXes, insurance, synthetic assets, interfaces, cross network protocols. Bitcoin DeFi is the latest to get the spotlight shined on as a lucrative and rather less developed area in DeFi that we’re excited to see teams innovate in
2. Decentralized Governance
People value their participation more than ever. With the explosive growth of the DeFi space, we’re seeing significant advancements decentralized governance space too, more people participate in DAOs and contribute to open source projects. The growth in decentralize governance is pushing the entire DeFi ecosystem. DeFi projects are doubling down on community inclusion and provide incentives and stakeholder benefits. Optimizing for fair launches because more common.
3. Traditional Finance meets DeFi and institutional maturity is coming
- Kraken was granted a US banking license
- Aave gains a UK EMI licence
- DBS bank is planning to launch a Digital Asset Exchange
Crypto companies become a challenger to the legacy financial industry.
Collider Labs launches with great tailwinds. We are eager to work with world class founders who are working on important projects, Collider Labs will support, partner with and accelerate entrepreneurs through the process of achieving product market fit and reaching growth. We’re very grateful to Collider Labs’ LPs for their vote of confidence 🙏🏼
For more details check our landing page and get in touch
collider.vc/collider-labs
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Collider Labs is a response to the new realities 2020 had brought upon the crypto industry as well as the global economy. The need for…
