Hydra Ventures
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The first dedicated fund backing investment DAOs. Operating as a DAO ourselves, our mission is to proliferate community first investing across all of web3.
Investment DAOs.
Joined May 2022
We are proud to announce the summoning of Hydra Ventures, the first dedicated investment DAO fund of funds. With over $10m raised & ready to deploy, we're excited to back the next generation of early-stage investment DAOs.
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Once again, we bring community, code and law together to summon a new champion against Moloch: . HYDRA VENTURES. A community run investment DAO (fund of funds) that looks to invest, incubate a whole ecosystem of investment DAOs.
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1/ Weβre excited to publish our Request for Investment DAOs. The post, linked below π, outlines how investment DAOs are reshaping early-stage investing. We also share ideas for potential investment DAOs and a structure for how you can work with Hydra to start one.
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#0 / Investment DAOs are a new form of human coordination that unlock untapped community energy and wisdom. Hydra Ventures DAO is on a mission to propagate community-driven and values-aligned investment DAOs across web3 and beyond.
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ποΈ Announcing Hydra Ventures podcast! Dive into the future of investment DAOs and meet the minds behind Hydra. Explore human coordination in community-driven investing. New episodes every Thursday, available on Apple and Spotify via links below π
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ποΈEpisode 2 of Hydra Origin Stories is now available. In this episode, we discuss transformative shifts from conventional venture capital frameworks to innovative approaches within Web3. Join us as we discuss current trends and the future landscape of investment. π
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ποΈ Our latest Hydra Ventures Podcast episode is live! Discover how Investment DAOs are redefining incentive structures, allowing contributors to earn investment returns, challenging tradVC models. We're exploring incentives in this emerging financial paradigm. Tune in! π§ππ
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ποΈNew episode alert! Dive into Hydra Origin Stories as we chat with @pet3rpan_ about the birth of MetaCartel & its pivotal role in the DAO space. Discover the challenges, triumphs, and the journey to Hydra Ventures. π
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Thank you to @zypsycom for all things design, @0xlogos for guidance on smart contracts and to Nadja from @YAPDAO_ as the editor. Shout out to @divine_economy, @ljxie, @derekedws, @blockchainjames, @worthalter & @tracheopteryx for immensely valuable feedback and criticism.
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𧡠Hydra Ventures Invests and Incubates Octu Ventures π.1/ π Hydra Ventures is backing @OctuVentures, offering both investment and dedicated incubation support to foster the growth of the Urbit ecosystem.
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It built a portfolio of 69 investments from across Web3 including:. First checks into @zapper_fi @reflexerfinance @gelatonetwork + investments in @SkyMavisHQ @seedclubhq @defiantnews @ConnextNetwork @SnapshotLabs @coordinape @gitcoin @POKTnetwork @ceramicnetwork @arbitrum.
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And lastly shout out to the existing blood mages who've provided valuable input throughout the whole design process: @katiaandme, @GUS_DAO, @ialf, @kazsatamai & more.
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1/ Hydra will be @EFDevconnect! . Friday, Nov 17 from 4pm - 6:40pm, join the blood mages at the forefront of investment DAO innovation to learn about how and why to incubate community-driven investment DAOs, and meet potential co-summoners. RSVP here:
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ποΈExplore @thing3_xyz's journey in the new Hydra Ventures podcast episode. Joined by @larryflorio and @ReadyPlayerDC, learn about their innovative approach to redefining the professional service provider model and their significant contribution to Hydra Ventures, Web3 at large.π
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2/ Why start an investment DAO? They allow for broader collaboration between experts and capital providers. They enable better alignment of economic incentives. And they are fun.
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16/ Are you a leading investor, founder, or domain expert? Reach out with one of your own ideas for an investment DAO, or pick one we listed to start the conversation. In the meantime, follow along here and on our newsletter for future content and to hear about upcoming events.
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MCV's hypothesis was that an entire community of builders, founders, investors, and ecosystem participants would be able to aggregate deal flow and assess investments better than a typical investment fund that was centrally owned and run by a few select partners.
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It has been over two years since the summoning of MetaCartel Ventures aka. Venture DAO (@VENTURE_DAO), the first live legally wrapped investment DAO in crypto. Birthed during the bear depths of Black Thursday in 2020.
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As a reminder, Hydra Ventures will be hosting an event at @EFDevconnect tomorrow. Come spend some time with our members to discuss all things investment DAOs. Space is limited. RSVP at the link below.
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12/ DAO Focus: Web3 Gaming. Description: Investing in decentralized gaming initiatives and assets.
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We would like to thank all past and present members of MetaCartel Ventures for their contributions towards an experiment when no one else would. Shout out to the OG members that contributed to the initial 400k treasury during the black Thursday of 2020 β you are the real ones.
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15/ To get started, the process is simple. Define your investment thesis, collaborate with us at Hydra, gather your community, and raise the capital you need. We're here to guide you along the way because weβll go farther together π€.
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9/ DAO Focus: Streamers & Creators. Description: Investing in rights from small and medium-sized content creators across various platforms.
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7/ DAO Focus: DAO run by AI Agents. Description: Investment decisions guided entirely by seed-funded AI agents, aligned with set goals and focus areas.
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Since its summoning, MCV has made 469 on-chain proposals, onboarded 81 blood mages, and deployed over $8M in capital.
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Throughout the two years of operating MCV, weβve come to not only understand how to sustainably run an investment DAO but have also mapped out a vast sea of unexplored designs that can affect the coordination capacity, incentive alignment, and performance of investment DAOs.
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11/ DAO Focus: VintageDAO. Description: Focused on aging and investment in various types of luxury aged alcohols, such as whiskey.
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14/ DAO Focus: DePin. Description: Investing in decentralized physical infrastructure projects like wireless networks and autonomous machinery.
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4/ DAO Focus: Real World Assets. Description: Investing in technology that bridges traditional finance and DeFi by tokenizing assets to unlock value and reduce transaction costs.
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3/ As a starting point, weβve identified eleven potentially successful investment DAO ideas covering everything from tech to tangible assets. Read the list below:.
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#8 / If these ideas resonate with you and you want to talk about incubating a community investment DAO, our DMs are open!.
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It was a dual experiment involving a first of its kind legally represented on-chain organization with a headless community-run investment fund.
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It grew through the $3 trillion crypto bull market, and at this moment finds itself back in the teeth of another bear. Through it all, MCV has amassed a deep well of experience around the culture, tools, and processes needed to operate a sustainable investment DAO.
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6/ DAO Focus: Private RPC. Description: Investing in the decentralized private RPC space, with opportunities in MEV profit sharing and privacy tools.
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10/ DAO Focus: Quantum Computing. Description: Investing in quantum secure encryption and messaging services.
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5/ DAO Focus: Regional Focus. Description: Focused on investment opportunities in specific regions or emerging markets, such as Japan/East Asia.
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We now want to increase the pace of experimentation and take all the operating insights weβve built up until now to scale community-first investing across all of web3.
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13/ DAO Focus: Value Tokens. Description: Acquiring undervalued tokens from important projects in the DeFi and broader spaces.
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8/ DAO Focus: Modularity Middleware. Description: Investing in middleware beyond infrastructure for the appchain thesis.
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#1 / We recognized early on that the collaborative bootstrapping energy captured by communities across the ecosystem didn't have a quick channel to become member-driven legal investment entities with aligned incentives. So we decided to build one.
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#4 / Second, we've refined our collective experience to develop an incentive system that aligns members' interests and rewards members for contributing useful work.
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#7 / Weβre here to supercharge existing communities of talented enthusiasts that are excluded from the current venture investment industry. We do these things so that passionate prospective summoners of investment DAOs feel equipped to build communities that build the future.
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#6 / Fourth, the framework never loses sight of the value of community. Our DAOs serve as a "third place" between primary work and home - a persistent forum for affinity-linked members to share, debate and inspire one another, outside public scrutiny.
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#3 / First, we built to allow more people to participate. We make it possible for working experts deeply knowledgeable about the investing space to join without needing a huge bankroll or needing to leave their primary vocation.
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6/ Diving Deeper into Octu's Leadership π.Kenny Rowe (@sicdev_pilnup) brings a wealth of DAO expertise. Coupled with Nick Simmons' (@halikaarn1an) and Taylor Ahlmarkβs (@ahlmark) deep Urbit insights and network, Octu is on track for monumental success.
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#2 / Hydra's investment DAO framework is built to address the legal, operational and cultural needs of communities ready to unlock their economic potential. The framework has four major design innovations over traditional VC structures.
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#5 / Third, the Hydra framework recognizes that unbounded governance space can be detrimental bc of the perpetual existential uncertainty regarding the DAO's purpose, membership and strategies. Our design shrinks the decisional space to its fundamental core.
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2/ If you will miss us at @EFDevconnect. Please get in touch with us through our contact form on our website To learn more about what we are doing at Hydra kindly review our Blog posts there as well. We look forward to meeting you!.
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7/ Hydraβs Support π‘οΈ.Our commitment to Octu goes beyond initial backing. Our robust incubation program aims to guide and support Octu's journey, tapping into a network of seasoned industry experts. We look forward to the shared success and positive impact with Octu Ventures! π.
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#5 / We're setting the stage for the evolution of investment DAOs into tightly-bound communities with aligned incentives and will succeed by taking this community-centric approach. πΊοΈ.
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5/ Market Landscape π.With the Urbit network on an upward trajectory and Octu's insightful approach, we're optimistic about growth opportunities and potential returns.
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3/ What is Urbit? πΎ.Urbit is a decentralized peer-to-peer network of personal server-computer virtual machines, with ownable, cryptographically provable identity for users, service providers, and infrastructure stakeholders - set to reimagine how networked computing works.
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#6 / Are you deep enough in your niche to create the next investment DAO? Learn more about Hydraβs mission to propagate community-driven investment DAOs: π.
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2/ The Octu Edge π€.Octu's in-depth expertise in the Urbit ecosystem combined with their strategy and vision promise to foster mutual growth, making this collaboration a recipe for success.
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4/ Hydraβs Mission π.We see great potential in supporting community-driven venture DAOs. Octu embodies this vision, with its focus on community engagement and Urbit-centric projects.
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#4 /These targeted DAOs are unique in bringing together investment professionals, experienced operators and subject matter experts who are deeply embedded within their respective communities. βοΈ. Hydra was formed to make concentrated bets on specific sectors and niches - π«§.
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