Top 15 Digital Media Startup Investors in Taiwan (August 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Steve Chen
Angel
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2 | United States, Canada, Taiwan | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, E-Commerce, Internet | $350k–$40M |
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Kevin Lin
Angel
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2 | United States, India, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Gaming, Information Technology, Video Games | $228k–$25M |
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Hari Kumar
Angel
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1 | India, Taiwan, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Series B | Digital Media, B2B, Apps | $600k–$11M |
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Marcus Brauchli
Angel
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1 | United States, Mexico, Taiwan | Series A, Seed, Angel | News, Social Media, Digital Media | $387k–$5M |
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North Base Media
VC Fund
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1 | United States, India, Vietnam | Seed, Series A, Series B | Digital Media, Advertising, News | $75k–$23M |
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Darwin Venture Management
VC Fund
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1 | Taiwan, United States, Japan | Seed, Series A | Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology | $350k–$45M |
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8186 Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Spain, Brazil | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Blockchain, Web3, Cryptocurrency | $100k–$8.6M |
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National Development Fund of Taiwan Government
VC Fund
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1 | Taiwan, United States, China | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Health Care | $400k–$30M |
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Chris Wang
Angel
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1 | United States, Taiwan, Switzerland | Seed, Pre-Seed, Private Equity | Software, Blockchain, Financial Services | $882k–$9M |
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Protocol Labs
VC Fund
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, Singapore | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Software, Cryptocurrency | $100k–$52M |
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DWeb3 Capital
VC Fund
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1 | Singapore, United States, China | Seed, Initial Coin Offering | Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency | $2M–$11M |
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Sasa Vucinic
Angel
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1 | Taiwan, United States | Seed, Angel | News, Video, Software | |
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Farfetch
VC Fund
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, Spain | Pre-Seed, Seed, Corporate Round | Fashion, Blockchain, E-Commerce | $35k–$200M |
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Ying-Wei Wang
Angel
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1 | Taiwan | Seed | Medical, Software, Health Care | |
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Definitive Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Taiwan, Singapore | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B | Blockchain, FinTech, Finance | $1.2M–$4.5M |
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Steve Chen was an internet entrepreneur and the co-founder and previous Chief Technology Officer of YouTube. Born in August 1978 in Taiwan. Raised in Taiwan, Chen and his family immigrated to the United States when he was 15.After graduating from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chen worked at PayPal, where he met Chad Hurley andJawed Karim. In 2005, the three founded YouTube, a website designed to simplify video sharing online.Chen was named one of the "The 50 people who matter now" by Business 2.0 magazine in 2006. That year, he and Hurley sold YouTube to Google, Inc. for $1.65 billion in stock.Chen most recently co-founded AVOS Systems with YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Canada, Taiwan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 69
- Round size: Seed $350k–$12M; Series A $3M–$20M; Series B $6M–$40M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Artue — Artue is pioneering the art industry's digital transformation.
- E-Pal — E-Pal connects high-caliber gamers worldwide, offering you supportive gaming companions anytime, anywhere. You'll never battle alone!
- Moonlake AI — Vibe code games and worlds into existence.
Kevin Lin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Metatheory. He previously worked at Everyday Ventures as an Owner and Manager. Kevin Lin attended Yale University.
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- Industry: Gaming, Information Technology, Video Games
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, India, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 132
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$10M; Pre-Seed $228k–$4.7M; Series A $6M–$25M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Origin Lab — Origin Lab licenses premium content from game studios and 3D universes - delivering structured, multimodal data for AI training.
- Catena Labs — Catena is a product studio where we transform complex computing advancements into accessible, practical tools for users and developers. Leveraging AI and web3 technology our aim is to turn innovative ideas into real-world applications that are easy to use.
- Asterix — Hybrid is the future
Hari Kumar is the Founder and CEO of LionRock Capital & he attended The Wharton School. Hari previously worked at TPG-Axon Capital as Co Founder and Partner.
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- Industry: Digital Media, B2B, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: India, Taiwan, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $600k–$3.1M; Series A $3M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MagicX — MagicX, has racked up 100,000 downloads since it was launched on Feb 24th 2016 and has also been the No. 1 new shopping app in Android.The app enables users to carry out day-to-day tasks like grocery shopping, bill payments, recharge, order food, book flight tickets and other utility services via a chat enabled, artificial intelligence platform andis currently available for free download in the Android store. MagicX has tied up with about 20 partners across e-commerce, bill payments, recharges, groceries, travel etc. In this short time, MagicX has successfully driven huge traffic to some of these partners – in some cases emerging among their top 10 transaction sources.
- Pipa.Bella — Pipa.Bella currently offers custom-made and ready-made fashion jewelry at affordable prices to over 40,000 customers across India through an innovative online platform and aims to reach to 1.5 lakh customers over the next twelve months. With few branded players in the fashion jewelry segment, Pipa.Bella aims to solve a pain point that many womenface while shopping for jewelry - branded jewelry is either overpriced with high mark-ups, or unbranded jewelry is cluttered and lacks any proper curation or style guidance. Pipa.Bella launches approximately 100 new styles every week that are all priced well between INR 500 - 3000. The demand for fashion jewellery has grown significantly in the last few years due to high prices of gold and silver and is estimated to be a $6 billion market. The brand has hit operational profitability in FY 17-18 and is aiming to be cash flow positive in the next twelve months. Pipa.Bella targets the 22-35-year-old urban woman who is fashion-conscious, social media savvy and is quick to adapt to latest trends. Pipa.Bella derives its name from two European words that describe the company's range of products and customers. A typical "Pipa" woman is bold, edgy and always ready to experiment and a typical "Bella" woman is a classicist, graceful, more conservative. The brand celebrates the different styles that exemplify these two aesthetics through its product range, which consist of earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings, sterling silver jewelry, charms, personalized jewelry, wedding jewelry Pipa.Bella is a recipient of the Google SMB Heroes 2017 Award, Top 25 Startups by Singapore's Javelin Startup-O Victory Fund, and Digital Women in E-Commerce 2017 Award by Shethepeople.tv. The brand has been worn on top Bollywood celebrities and has been featured in International fashion and business publications such as Vogue, Harpers, Femina, Grazia, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Economic Times, and Wall Street Journal.
- The News Lens — The News Lens is an independent media for Chinese readers. The company aims to be a platform where a wide range of Chinese readers can engage in informed debates about important news, social, and political issues. The News Lens was established in August 2013.
Marcus Brauchli - Co-Founder, Managing Partner @ North Base Media
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- Industry: News, Social Media, Digital Media
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Angel
- Geography: United States, Mexico, Taiwan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $387k–$1.4M; Series A $3M–$5M
- Lead/follow: 56% lead, 44% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Rappler — Rappler is the Philippines' leading digital media company that's driven by uncompromising journalism, enabled by technology, and enriched by communities of action.
- State Affairs — State Affairs is the AI platform for policy and regulatory intelligence, built on exclusive reporting and human-gathered legislative data.
- The News Lens — The News Lens is an independent media for Chinese readers. The company aims to be a platform where a wide range of Chinese readers can engage in informed debates about important news, social, and political issues. The News Lens was established in August 2013.
NBM is a specialized firm that successfully pioneered global digital-media investing over the last decade, backing successes like IDN Media in Indonesia, Pocket Aces in India, TheNewsLens in Taiwan and Capital Digital in Mexico. Its first venture fund, launched in 2015, consistently ranks in the top quartile of media and global venture funds. TheFund, which has been backed by several of the world’s leading media brands, is now open to other investors as its investment team moves to take advantage of the sudden rise of opportunities and new valuations in the global media landscape. NBM’s co-founders are Marcus Brauchli, the former top editor at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal; Sasa Vucinic, the longtime CEO of the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF). The firm’s general counsel is Stuart Karle, former COO of Reuters and General Counsel of the Journal.
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- Industry: Digital Media, Advertising, News
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, India, Vietnam
Investor stats
- Total investments: 63
- Round size: Seed $75k–$5.7M; Series A $2M–$8M; Series B $2M–$23M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $19M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Zaiko — Zaiko is the market leader in providing ticketing technology for live events and streaming shows. Monetize your show, engage fans, user analytic data, memberships, and more.
- Rappler — Rappler is the Philippines' leading digital media company that's driven by uncompromising journalism, enabled by technology, and enriched by communities of action.
- Kaleidoscope — Kaleidoscope Content, bringing vivid stories from around the globe. Listen in color!
Darwin Venture Management is a venture capital firm headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, with offices in Hsinchu and the United States. Since our founding in 2009, we have managed eight funds, investing primarily in Series A/B, late-stage, and secondary funds. In 2022, we also launched an evergreen angel fund to enable more nimble bets onpromising early-stage teams, and especially those coming from Taiwan’s superb academic and research institutions. This exposure across stages and borders, coupled with the strong technical background of our team, is the source of Darwin’s differentiation. We recently launched our 8th fund Darjune.
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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Taiwan, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 151
- Round size: Seed $350k–$3.1M; Series A $3.1M–$45M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- bestat — bestat is a developer of platforms for 3D data creation, management, and utilization using AI and offers digital twins services.
- BitBiome — BitBiome is a biotechnology company focused on analyzing microbial genomes and discovering enzymes and proteins that can be applied across industries such as pharmaceuticals, food production, and sustainable manufacturing. The company uses single-cell microbial sequencing technology to study microbes that are difficult to culture throughconventional laboratory methods, enabling the creation of a large microbial genome database called bit-GEM. Its platform supports enzyme discovery, genome analysis, and bioengineering efforts aimed at developing bio-based alternatives for industrial processes. bitBiome also works with academic institutions and commercial partners on research projects involving areas such as biodegradable materials, biomass conversion, and pharmaceutical ingredient synthesis. The company positions microbes as a resource for advancing the bioeconomy by providing tools and data that support biotechnology research and industrial applications.
- PopChill — PopChill generates an online marketplace for second-hand trade, enabling users to share their fashion styles and sell idle items.
81/86 Capital is a token firm based out of Shanghai investing in early stage Blockchain projects.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Web3, Cryptocurrency
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: United States, Spain, Brazil
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$8.6M; Pre-Seed $100k–$1.5M; Venture - Series Unknown $1M–$5.5M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- LYNC — The first consumer centric Layer 2 on Move
- Releap Protocol — Releap Protocol is a decentralized social graph on Sui
- Scallop — Scallop is the pioneering Next Generation peer-to-peer Web3 Decentralized Finance lending Money Market.
The national development fund is the management unit of the non-business cycle budget fund, which is tasked with grouping. It aims to accelerate the industrial innovation value-added, promote economic transformation and national development, and help china's industrial innovation value-added, research and development and self-owned brands. Thefinancing method or assisting the competent authorities of the central government to handle the relevant plans to complete the purposes specified in article 30 of the "industry innovation ordinance".
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Taiwan, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 54
- Round size: Seed $400k–$3.1M; Series A $2M–$15M; Series B $2.1M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
Portfolio highlights
- H2U — Health to U is a provider of digital health and wellbeing platform, focusing on holistic health, sports, and diets. The H2U Digital Health platform is a breakthrough creation, a framework that maximizes the power of data. The service delivers insightful reviews based on the platform’s analyses of data collected from connected products and services,elevating the overall value of each component. Users are able to get their hands on their records anytime at will, allowing them to stay aware and on top of their physiological states, with access to personalized health solutions and products.
- Numbers Protocol — Explore Numbers Protocol, a leader in blockchain-driven digital media authenticity aligned with C2PA standards. Join our robust platform to secure and verify digital content through advanced blockchain technology.
- CreatorDB — Data-driven creator campaigns across Asia, plus a real-time creator analytics API covering 30M+ YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok profiles.
Chris spent two years as a Google engineer before founding Playdom. Before officially joining Google, Chris received his PhD in computer science from Carnegie Mellon—completed in a record-breaking two years and ten months—and interned at, you guessed it, Google. Chris also holds a BA in computer science from Berkeley. However, his knack forprogramming and obsession with gaming goes much further back: As a high schooler, Chris took 14th place in the USA Computing Olympiad and spent countless days trying to program his first 3D RPG.
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- Industry: Software, Blockchain, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Private Equity
- Geography: United States, Taiwan, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Seed $882k–$9M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Sandbox — Sandbox is a global community for young entrepreneurial people. It helps young, entrepreneurial, and passionate individuals who like to develop and build new things.Sandbox’s mission is to identify ambitious young people and to help them become global leaders by connecting them with peers and mentors. Its team includes entrepreneurs, designers,opera singers, investment bankers, academics, and more.Sandbox enables its users to find their professional peers in any field of expertise, in any region, and at any time; build up their social presence in the network and connect online as well as offline; communicate with members across borders and industries in a secure private environment; and receive updates about the network, follow other members, and share ideas of their own.Sandbox was founded by
- Forge — Playtest, market and sell great Steam Games
- Castle Finance — Castle Finance provides the safest way to earn yield for DAOs and their communities.
Protocol Labs is an innovation network driving breakthroughs in computing to push humanity forward.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Software, Cryptocurrency
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 162
- Round size: Seed $1.3M–$10M; Pre-Seed $100k–$3.1M; Series A $8M–$52M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Akave Cloud — The Al-Ready Sovereign Cloud | Own your data. Control your costs. A modern S3-Compatible object storage.
- Hemispheric — Hemispheric develops fundamental AI technologies aimed at deciphering brain activity for innovative applications.
- Synchron — The endovascular brain computer interface.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
- Stage:Seed, Initial Coin Offering
- Geography: Singapore, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 55
- Round size: Seed $2M–$11M; Initial Coin Offering $2.5M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Rivalz Network — Join the connectivity infrastructure between AI Agents, DeFAI and Markets.
- Mighty Bear Games — The Singapore-based AI product studio behind SecretSauce.
- Martial Arts Awakening — Martial Arts Awakening is a blockchain game developer focused on the long-term development of blockchain, Web3.0, Metaverse, and NFT ecosystems.
Sasa Vucinic - Co-founder, managing partner @ North Base Media
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- Industry: News, Video, Software
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Taiwan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Capsule — Founded in 2021 by Champ Bennett and Joseph Jorgensen, Capsule is designed to help businesses meet the growing demand for video. Built with CapsuleScript, a first-of-its-kind markup language for video that automates video post-production and makes desktop-quality video possible from any device with a browser, Capsule makes it easy to crowdsource,edit and distribute video. Try it at Capsule.video.Capsule has raised funding from top investors in the AI and creative tools space, including Array Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Swift Ventures, Clark Valberg (Founder of InVision), Amjad Masad (CEO, Replit), Arash Ferdowsi (CTO, Dropbox), Kyle Parrish (Head of Sales, Figma), Mike Mignano (ex-Head of Audio & Video, Spotify), Roy Raanani (Co-Founder, Chorus.ai) and Sahil Lavingia (Founder, Gumroad).
- The News Lens — The News Lens is an independent media for Chinese readers. The company aims to be a platform where a wide range of Chinese readers can engage in informed debates about important news, social, and political issues. The News Lens was established in August 2013.
Farfetch operates an e-commerce website that unites various independent fashion boutiques. It offers bags, coats, dresses, jackets, jewellery, swimwear, trouser, shoes, knitwear, suits, shorts, and accessories. They operate a modular end-to-end technology platform purpose built to connect the luxury fashion ecosystem worldwide. Their vision wasto create a single operating system that could address the complex demands of consumers and luxury sellers alike. Their platform is built on an API-enabled proprietary technology stack, which provides the foundation for the three main components: applications, services and data. Farfetch serves women, men, and kids. Jose Neves founded the company in 2008, with its headquarters in London, United Kingdom.
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- Industry: Fashion, Blockchain, E-Commerce
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Corporate Round
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Spain
Investor stats
- Total investments: 35
- Round size: Seed $35k–$150k; Pre-Seed $100k–$200k; Corporate Round $200M–$200M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Decommerce — Decommerce is community software that allows brands to create communities on their websites or landing pages.
- Nettle Labs — Nettle is a decentralised payment solution that rewards consumers and businesses for going Net Zero. Nettle makes it easy to take crypto payments globally, reward customers and reduce your CO2e emissions, all in one place.
- Me Protocol —
Angel Investor
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- Industry: Medical, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Taiwan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Health League — Health League provides digital health technology services focused on connecting doctors, patients, and their families through medical content. The company develops platforms that facilitate communication and information sharing within the healthcare ecosystem. Its offerings include tools for medical education, patient engagement, and digital healthmedia that aim to improve access to medical information. By integrating medical knowledge with technology, it supports interactions among healthcare providers and individuals seeking health-related guidance.
Definitive Capital invest in crypto projects shaping the future of finance.
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- Industry: Blockchain, FinTech, Finance
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, Taiwan, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$4.5M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- GooseFX — GooseFX is your premier destination for everything
- Neftify — Neftify is a blockchain powered platform for crowd sourcing game assets and loaning them to players.
- Banksea Finance — Banksea Finance is an AI-powered NFT Oracle and NFT Pool-based Lending platform.
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