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Pathways to the Post‑Web
O V PATHWAYS TO THE POST-WEB · v1.1 SWIPE TO BEGIN → O VPATHWAYS TO THE POST-WEB The Imperative Decompose Yourself or Be Unbundled by Agents The race is on. Every firm, institution, and system is a bundle of knowledge, skills, and processes currently legible only to humans.
9 Startups Selected for the Injective Ecosystem Builder Catalyst: Scaling the DeFi-First Future
We are building the future of finance on the chain designed for it with Injective Ecosystem Builder Catalyst. The world of decentralized finance is shifting fast. We are moving beyond simple token swaps toward a sophisticated, institutional-grade financial layer. We are entering an era where sub-second finality, gasless transactions, and MultiVM interoperability converge to create a “DeFi-first” environment.
Wallets Are Evolving: From Key Storage to Digital Command Center
In the early days of Web3, the wallet was simple, a private-key vault for signing transactions and holding tokens. In the Post Web, that model no longer fits. The wallet now sits at the core of the user experience. It has evolved into a living interface that manages your identity, permissions, resources, and even your autonomous AI agents.
From Smart Contracts to Smart Agents: The Rise of the Agentic Layer
The next evolution of the Internet isn’t just about automating execution instead it’s about automating intention. This is the foundation of the Agentic Layer in the Post Web, a new stratum of the technology stack where autonomous AI agents act on behalf of humans, interpreting goals, making decisions, and executing actions across decentralised systems. Web3 gave us a decentralised Internet of ownership.
速览 BASE 代币经济学提案 - ChainCatcher
原文作者：Achim Struve，Outlier Ventures 原文编译：AididiaoJP，Foresight News 由于我们的多家投资组合公司都在 Base 上构建，我们对该生态系统的成功抱有浓厚兴趣。本提案旨在通过概述一种挑战传统 L 2 模型代币设计来构建社区。它通过自适应报价货币机制解决了基本的收入与增长悖论。BASE 代币代表了一个从第一性原理重新设计 L 2 经济学的机会。 Layer 2 面临一个基本的经济挑战：保持低交易费用的竞争压力削弱了收入能力。Base 拥有 49.5 亿美元的 TVL、100 万日活用户和 510 万美元的月交易费用，其主要原因在于它们与 Coinbase 的原生连接、平均交易仅 0.02 美元的竞争性低费用，以及与更广泛的基于 EVM 的生态系统的深度集成。 来源 本提案概述了为 Base 设计代币可能形态的解决方案。这不仅仅是关于保持领先，更是关于建立领导地位。关键建议是减少对费用提取作为主要收入来源的依赖。将经过验证的贿赂机制实现的报价货币机制与自适应经济学相结合，为 Coinbase、Base 和 BASE...
How to Raise a Pre-Seed Round in Web3
This article is part 3 of a series. If you’d like to read the other two, you can find them here: How to Build a Web3 Deck That Doesn’t Suck Why Most Founders Pitch VCs Completely Wrong (and how to fix it) Calls, Valuations, and Docs Without the Chaos You have the deck. You got the call. Now comes the part most founders underestimate: running the process, setting the right raise, and not getting tripped up by legal docs. This is where rounds can stall. Let’s keep yours moving.
Is Privacy Always a UX Tradeoff? Not Anymore.
The next bottleneck for privacy in the agentic web? Two words: Consent UX. In the first blog of our PETs series, we explored why privacy is more than a checkbox feature. It’s the trust layer Web3 needs to scale. But even with the best cryptography in the world, there’s one thing that can still break your system: bad UX. Consent, in particular, is broken. Today, Web3 reduces it to a click – “sign this transaction” and you’re good to go.
$107 M in digital exports produced by 83 Malaysian tech companies signing MOUs in Indonesia
26 memorandums of understanding (MOUs) have been signed by 83 Malaysian tech companies in Indonesia, increasing ASEAN cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI) ties and generating over MYR 450 million ($107 million) in digital exports. In a statement released on Thursday, the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) stated that it is still spearheading Malaysia’s digital economy throughout ASEAN, enhancing regional collaboration and opening up markets for Malaysian businesses.
Vietnam’s AI Hay secures $10 M Series A funding from Argor Capital
AI Hay, a knowledge discovery platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and based in Vietnam, announced that its $10 million Series A funding round, which was led by Southeast Asia-focused venture capital firm Argor Capital, had closed successfully.
TBC Uzbekistan Launches Fully Digital Insurance, Enters New Segment to Further Expand Ecosystem
Tashkent, Uzbekistan – TBC Uzbekistan, the leading digital banking ecosystem in Central Asia, announces the full rollout of TBC Insurance, as it continues to broaden its product offering and enter new high-growth segments. Fully integrated into the wider TBC Uzbekistan ecosystem and available via the TBC UZ banking app, the new product is transforming the customer experience for insurance users in Uzbekistan by providing a seamless and a fully digital service.
Flawless secures 1.5 M Pre-seed investment to grow its career mentoring platform
Flawless, a Saudi-based digital platform offering AI-powered career guidance, has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round backed by a group of regional angel investors. The investment will be used to enhance the platform’s technology, improve user experience, and expand the company’s growing team. Flawless combines generative AI and social psychology insights to deliver tailored career recommendations to individuals navigating professional transitions.
Iraq’s next-generation digital bank InstaBank raised $15 M from EQIQ
EQIQ, a venture capital fund and venture builder led by founding partners with a track record of investing over $500 million in technology ventures and generating returns exceeding 3.3x, has announced a $3 million anchor investment in InstaBank (officially Al-Fawr Digital Bank), a next-generation digital bank. The investment is part of a broader $15 million funding round to support the bank’s launch and early-stage growth.
Saudi fueltech PetroApp receives $50 M investment from Jadwa
Jadwa Investment, a leading investment management and advisory firm in the Middle East, today announced it has led a USD 50 million investment round in PetroApp, Saudi Arabia’s leading fuel management platform, through its flagship blind-pool vehicle, Jadwa GCC Diversified Private Equity Fund. Bunat Ventures, a regional venture capital firm, also participated in the round. Founded in 2018, PetroApp is Saudi Arabia’s first independent provider of digital fuel payment and fleet management solutions.
Before planned IPO, Ninja raises $250 M and reaches unicorn valuation
Saudi Arabia’s quick-commerce platform Ninja has raised $250 million in a funding round led by Riyad Capital, pushing its valuation to $1.5 billion and cementing its status as the Kingdom’s latest tech unicorn. Founded in 2022 by Saud Al Qahtani and Canberk Donmez, Ninja delivers groceries and daily essentials across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait. The startup’s rapid ascent underscores the region’s growing appetite for fast, tech-enabled consumer services.
To promote inclusive agri-fintech innovation in Egypt, agri-fintech AgriCash raises Seed round
AgriCash, the Egypt-based agri-fintech company transforming agricultural finance through digital innovation, has announced the successful close of its seed funding round. Alex Angels led the round, and a group of strategic investors also participated. While the investment amount remains undisclosed, the fresh capital will support AgriCash’s plans to scale its operations within Egypt and expand to new regional markets.
Empowering Every Indian with AI: Saikat Basu
In an era where Artificial Intelligence is poised to redefine the global economy and innovation landscape, India stands at a critical juncture. At the forefront of this transformation is BGAI.Tech, an emerging force in AI education and innovation, led by the visionary Saikat Basu.
idea-L launches AI-powered venture creation platform after closing $1 M Pre-seed round
idea-L®, the artificial intelligence (AI) and Web3-powered platform that turns ideas into investor-ready ventures, and potential into progress, announces the close of an oversubscribed $1 million pre-seed round. The round, secured from a wide syndicate of investment angels, encompasses capital injection in the Holding Company and for the idea-L overall Project, as well as valuable “to be unveiled” partnership contributions.
RWA tokenisation platform Byzanlink raised $1 M backed by Outlier Ventures
Byzanlink, a real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation platform bridging traditional finance and decentralised finance (DeFi), has raised $1 million in a private funding round. The raise attracted a group of early supporters, including Outlier Ventures, NTDP Saudi, Smart IT Frame, Sensei Capital and angel investors Murali Kulala (CEO, Smart IT Frame), Salman Butt (Co-founder, Salla), and Christopher, a seasoned fintech investor, along with several other prominent angel backers.
Lamark Biotech raises Rs 6.5 Cr Pre-series A funding from IAN Group
A pre-Series A round led by the IAN Group, which includes the IAN Alpha Fund, powered by BioAngels, Vinayender Tulla, Nita Roy, and Venkataraman KNK, has raised Rs 6.5 crore for the biopharma startup Lamark Biotech. The round was led by IAN’s angel investors, who are domain experts. Previously, the Ahmedabad-based business raised $41.3K in a seed funding round that was led by VIT-TBI and other investors.
Astrophel Aerospace raises Rs 6.84 Cr Pre-seed funding
A group of angel investors and venture firms have contributed Rs 6.84 crore (approximately $800K) to the pre-seed funding round of Astrophel Aerospace, a deep-tech space startup. The money will be used by the Pune-based startup to develop a reusable semi-cryogenic launch vehicle prototype and to increase internal research and development activities aimed at creating cutting-edge guidance and propulsion systems for missiles.
Jadwa leads $50 million investment in Saudi fueltech PetroApp
Jadwa Investment has led a $50 million investment in PetroApp, Saudi Arabia’s digital fuel and fleet management platform, via its GCC Diversified Private Equity Fund. Bunat Ventures also participated in the round. Founded in 2018 by Abdulaziz Al Senan, PetroApp offers a cashless platform that manages corporate and government fleet payments, eliminates fraud, and enables access to value-added vehicle services such as oil changes, car washes, and tyre replacements.
AgriCash raises seed round to drive inclusive agri-fintech innovation in Egypt
Egypt-based agri-fintech AgriCash has raised an undisclosed seed funding round led by Alex Angels, with participation from regional investors. Founded by Diaa Youssef and Mostafa El-Sehli in 2024, AgriCash provides farmers with a digital financing platform offering AI-powered agronomic insights, crop insurance, BNPL financing, and access to markets.
idea-L closes $1 million pre-seed round to launch AI-powered venture creation platform
UAE-based venture creation platform idea-L has raised a $1 million pre-seed round, backed by unnamed angel investors. Founded in 2024 by Peter Goodwin, Daniel Muller, and Mark Hill, idea-L uses AI and Web3 to turn ideas into investor-ready ventures. The funding will accelerate technical hiring and launch new products.
Byzanlink secures $1 million backed by Outlier Ventures
UAE-based RWA tokenisation platform Byzanlink has closed a $1 million private funding round backed by Outlier Ventures, NTDP Saudi Arabia, Smart IT Frame, Sensei Capital, and other angel investors. Founded in 2024 by Anbu Kannappan, Byzanlink operates from DMCC in Dubai, building infrastructure to tokenise traditional financial assets, offering institutional and retail investors broader access, enhanced transparency, and operational efficiency through blockchain rails.
Inside the Future of Web3: Join Our DePIN and Post Web Demo Days
Two Demo Days. One Future in Motion. The next era of the internet isn’t years away, it’s already taking shape. And starting this week, you’re invited to see it unfold. Join us for two back-to-back Demo Days – on June 18th and June 25th – featuring the newest startups from our most future-forward Base Camp cohorts: DePIN and Post Web. These aren’t your typical pitch events.
Why We’re Betting Big on PETs (and Why You Should Too)
Privacy isn’t dead, it’s just been waiting for its moment. That moment is now. After years of being treated like a compliance checkbox or a philosophical ideal, privacy is finally becoming a practical design choice. Governments are ramping up AI surveillance. Major lawsuits are probing how tech giants collect and monetize user data. And in crypto, KYC crackdowns are colliding with the ethos of decentralization.
Chasing Grants Is Killing Web3 Innovation. Here’s the Fix.
This blog is a collaborative effort from the Outlier Ventures team, drawing on insights from across our investment, accelerator, and ecosystem teams. Short-term grants are creating long-term damage. Web3 founders are stuck chasing capital instead of users. Protocols are rewarding hype instead of product-market fit. We flip the script by bringing structure, stability, and signal to an industry that’s optimized for noise. Want more? The full “Who Funds the Builders?” report is embedded below.
Outlier Ventures and Midnight Foundation Launch PETs Accelerator to Advance Privacy Tech in Web3
As the internet evolves into a space where AI agents act on our behalf and data becomes the new fuel for autonomy, one question grows louder: who controls our digital selves? Today, we’re thrilled to announce our newest accelerator program in partnership with the Midnight Foundation, focused on advancing privacy-enhancing decentralized technologies in key sectors like identity and finance. This program reflects a broader shift in the internet’s architecture — what we call The Post Web.
Stablecoins: The Missing Link for Smarter AI Agents
Welcome back to The Post Web Deep Dive, an exploration of our latest thesis that outlines how AI, Web3, and decentralization converge to reshape the internet. In this edition, we explore how stablecoins unlock trust and efficiency in the machine economy. There’s a lot of buzz about AI agents lately – booking flights, managing schedules, trading assets, running errands in the background while we sleep. But here’s the part nobody talks about: agents aren’t just making decisions, they’re moving money.
The Token Advantage: Building Smarter, Fairer Systems with AI and Decentralization
Welcome back to The Post Web Deep Dive, your guide to our vision for an internet redefined by AI agents, decentralization, and programmable incentives. In this blog, we explore how tokens evolve from speculative assets into the operating system of the machine economy. We are entering The Post Web, a radical re-architecture of the internet where AI agents act on our behalf, decentralized systems coordinate the backend, and the interfaces we know today quietly disappear.
The Intention Economy: How AI is Rebuilding the Internet for Outcomes, Not Clicks
Welcome back to The Post Web Deep Dive, an exploration of Outlier Ventures’ latest thesis that outlines how AI, Web3, and decentralization converge to reshape the internet. Introducing the Intention Economy — fixing the internet one AI agent at a time. The internet is broken…not technically, but economically. For too long, it’s been fueled by likes, clicks, and time-on-site metrics that benefit platforms more than people.
A Deep Dive into AI Agents: What’s Next After the Hype?
By Outlier Ventures Compiled by: Felix, PANews The accelerated integration of AI and decentralized technology infrastructure is fundamentally changing the entire Internet landscape. This powerful synergy is giving rise to a new era in which autonomous AI agents are no longer just a futuristic concept, but are becoming a reality that will redefine how we interact with the Internet and conduct economic activities.
AI Agents: Where Next After the Hype?
Welcome back to The Post Web Deep Dive, an exploration of Outlier Ventures’ latest thesis that outlines how AI, Web3, and decentralization converge to reshape the internet. The accelerating convergence of AI with the robust infrastructure of decentralized technologies is changing the landscape entirely.
AI Agents Don’t Scroll, They Act: How Business Models Are Changing
Welcome back to The Post Web Deep Dive, an exploration of Outlier Ventures’ latest thesis that outlines how AI, Web3, and decentralization converge to reshape the internet. In this series, we unpack the frameworks, tech stack, and business models driving The Post Web era. Imagine an internet that doesn’t fight for your attention — but works silently and efficiently on your behalf.
The Thin Web: What Remains When AI Eats the Internet?
Welcome to The Post Web Deep Dive, an exploration of Outlier Ventures’ latest thesis that outlines how AI, Web3, and decentralization converge to reshape the internet. In this series, we unpack the frameworks, tech stack, and business models driving The Post Web era. Imagine an internet without the endless scroll, the pings, or the fight for your focus.
The Post Web Is Here: AI, Web3, and the New Internet Playbook
Earlier this month in Denver, our founder and chairman Jamie Burke took the stage to share a powerful update on The Post Web, our latest (and evolving) thesis on the next era of the internet. The core message? The internet as we know it has become a machine for maximizing attention. It’s optimized for engagement, not outcomes. But a new paradigm is emerging, one where autonomous agents shift the web’s center of gravity from extraction to intention, and from distraction to purpose.
Outlier Ventures Partners with LifeX Ventures on The Post Web Base Camp
The internet is at an inflexion point and evolving rapidly. Forward-thinking founders can see that we’re moving beyond Web3 and entering the next era where decentralized AI, autonomous agents, and privacy-first systems converge to create a more intent-based Web, which we have outlined in our thesis, the Post Web.
Exploring Saudi Arabia’s Tech Future with our FutureSpark Accelerator | The Outlier Ventures Podcast
Earlier this year, we launched our FutureSpark Base Camp Accelerator program in Saudi Arabia in partnership with the National Technology Development Program. Hosted in-person, this accelerator is designed to spotlight the kingdom’s potential as a global startup hub and help empower founders in the region looking to be a part of that story. While in Riyadh, we hosted a podcast to dive deeper into the program and the broader opportunities that Saudi Arabia offers to innovators.
The Future Beyond Web3: Why Join the Post Web Webinar
After Web3 comes a new era — not Web4 or Web5 — but something entirely different. Introducing The Post Web, our latest thesis that unveils the next evolution of the internet. On December 11, join this exclusive webinar to gain a front-row seat into how this paradigm shift will redefine how we connect, innovate, and build.
Outlier Ventures, Singularity Finance Announce Joint Program for RWAs
Tue, 12/11/2024 - 14:21 Web3 accelerator Outlier Ventures and Singularity Finance, a brand-new L2 on EVM tasked with AI use cases, shared the details of a joint initiative. Their incubation program, RWA Base Camp Accelerator, will be running for 12 weeks until January 2025.
Outlier Ventures Partners with Singularity Finance on the RWA Base Camp Accelerator Program
Outlier Ventures collaborates with strategic leading industry partner, Singularity Finance to support the selected cohort for the Real World Assets (RWA) Base Camp accelerator program. The RWA Base Camp in collaboration with Singularity Finance will support startups who are building the required infrastructure, applications and products that will fuel the mainstream adoption of tokenized real world assets (RWA) across industries.
Token Gravity: M&A In Web3
This article was written by Matthew Dawson, Dimitrios Chatziagnoustou, and Jamie Burke. In the rapidly evolving landscape of blockchain and cryptocurrencies, a powerful new force is emerging: Token Gravity. Originally conceptualised by Outlier Ventures in 2017, Token Gravity is becoming increasingly relevant as the blockchain landscape matures.
Easy Passive Income: 7 Best Free Bitcoin Cloud Mining Platforms in 2024
2024 will see the continued popularity of cloud mining as a way for people to mine cryptocurrencies passively without the need for costly gear or specialized knowledge. As the market develops, a few platforms stand out as the leaders in offering dependable and lucrative cloud mining services. Here, we list the best seven Bitcoin cloud mining services for 2024, emphasizing each one's special qualities and advantages. Choose the #1 investment platform NFTCOLO, sign up to get a $100 bonus。 1.
Verizon looks to expand Fios with $20 billion purchase of Frontier
[verge_credit] Verizon has entered an agreement to acquire the fiber internet provider Frontier in an all-cash deal valued at $20 billion.
Bitcoin's Four-Year Cycle Declared Dead By Outlier Ventures, Here's Why
Bitcoin’s halving may no longer have a fundamental impact on BTC and other digital assets’ prices, according to a report by web3 accelerator Outlier Ventures, published on September 3, 2024. Four-Year Cycle A Thing Of The Past? Authored by Jasper De Maere, the report posits that it’s time for founders and investors to move past the long-held notion of four-year cycles in the cryptocurrency market, particularly regarding BTC.
Stop giving your DNA data away for free to 23andMe, says Genomes.io CEO
[cointg_credit] Genomes.io CEO Aldo de Pape tells The Agenda podcast that customers should be wary about giving away their DNA data for free, as its true value is astronomical. Read Full Article
PN Gadgil Jewellers' IPO for Rs 1,100 cr to open for subscription on Sep 10
Quick Summary: The Maharashtra-based company's IPO is a combination of a fresh issue of equity shares worth up to Rs 850 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of equity shares to the tune of Rs 250 crore by promoter SVG Business Trust. Jewellery retail chain P N Gadgil Jewellers Ltd on Thursday fixed a price band of Rs 456-480 per share for its Rs 1,100-crore initial share sale and proceeds will be used for expansion plans and pare debt.
Gig hiring to soar by 20% in festive season, e-commerce may lead: Indeed
Quick Summary: Several industries are reporting a marked increase in demand for seasonal workers, with e-commerce leading the trend with a 35 per cent rise in demand, followed by logistics (15 per cent), retail (14 per cent), and quick commerce (11 per cent). As festival season is about to begin, seasonal hiring is projected to surge by 20 per cent over last year, with the e-commerce industry leading the trend amid increased demand, according to the data by job site Indeed.
Crypto Market Sees $3.65 Billion Liquidity Injection, But Where’s the Buying Pressure?
Quick Summary: The crypto market is witnessing an interesting trend as liquidity continues to grow, although the impact on the market remains muted. According to a report by CryptoQuant analyst Cauê Oliveira, over $3.65 billion has flowed into the market through the stablecoin USDT over the last 30 days. The current situation in the crypto market raises the question: why is this capital not being deployed immediately?
Bitcoin’s Four-Year Cycle Declared Dead By Outlier Ventures, Here’s Why
Quick Summary: Bitcoin’s halving may no longer have a fundamental impact on BTC and other digital assets’ prices, according to a report by web3 accelerator Outlier Ventures, published on September 3, 2024. Four-Year Cycle A Thing Of The Past? In 2024, if miners were to sell all their mining block rewards, it would only account for 0.17% of the market volume.
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