# The Data Economics Company

> The Data Economics Company is a VC fund backing Software and Video Games. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dataeconomics
- X (Twitter): https://mobile.twitter.com/dataeconco
- Website: https://lydion.com/

The Data Economics Company is a VC fund in Los Angeles focused on Software and Video Games. The Data Economics Company (DECO) has developed the Lydion® Engine, the Operating System for Web3. The Lydion Engine is middleware designed to build applications that solve complex, large-scale problems and generate new revenue streams for people and companies by converting their data into valuable digital assets—structured as NFTs—that can bemonetized, shared and transacted using secure, private Lydion Data Vaults and Networks (DENETs) without requiring underlying cryptocurrencies.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Video Games | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arka Ray | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arka-ray |
| Jennifer Hinkel | Chief Growth Officer & Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jennifer-hinkel |
| Nancy Girouard | CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nancy-girouard |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Popularium | Popularium was founded by an all-star team of gaming industry veterans responsible for the largest asset-based games and platforms in history—such as Magic: The Gathering, Hearthstone, World of Warcraft, the Halo franchise, and Xbox Live.Popularium started from a simple idea that we shared: What would games look like if they involved thecommunity from an early stage? What if this community had the tools to impact the narrative and create assets of real value from the game? | $2M | Seed | Mar 26, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [a16z Scout Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a16z-scout-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Exit Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/exit-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Palm Drive Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/palm-drivecapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pareto Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pareto-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Reverb Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reverb-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Society of Entertainment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/society-of-entertainment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does The Data Economics Company invest in?

The Data Economics Company invests primarily in Software and Video Games startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact The Data Economics Company?

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### Who are the partners at The Data Economics Company?

The team at The Data Economics Company includes Arka Ray (Managing Director), Jennifer Hinkel (Chief Growth Officer & Managing Director) and Nancy Girouard (CFO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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