IDEO CoLab Ventures
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Investing in bold ideas for a better tomorrow. We partner with visionary founders to help them create products and protocols that people love.
Joined June 2014
The internet is being rebuilt from the ground up, and the social landscape of the internet is undergoing a tectonic shift. These two tidal forces are pointing to a new stage of the attention economy and forcing us to reexamine the fundamentals.
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1/DeFi isn't rebuilding finance, it's dismantling it. In its place, we build something so powerful it'll change humanity's fate. We are @IDEOVC , @Delphi_Digital Labs + @terra_money. We want to join forces w YOU. Join our 48h Hackathon, lets buidl the next gen of DeFi together
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1/ Today, @IDEOVC and 25+ IDEO Founders in our portfolio are thrilled to launch the "IDEO Founder Collective.". Powered by @SyndicateDAO, it enables our community to become stakeholders in each other's projects and invest in each other's shared success.
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We are really excited to partner with @Loopifyyy and @TheTreeverse team. ICV offices coming to a founders plot near you 🌲👀.
It's out! Proud to announce we have recently raised at a 25M valuation with a seed round co-led by IdeoCo Labs and Animoca Brands. We are excited to continue building 🌴🤝.
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We have some exciting news to share!. @parisrouz is joining @IDEOVC as our newest General Partner. 🎉🎉🎉.
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This week, we convened over 50 entrepreneurs & product leaders with @VitalikButerin @barrywhitehat @jinglanW @ethereum to brainstorm *future* applications & products that could be built on Ethereum 🔮. We summarized the ideas & design provocations here 👇.
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As part of our “DeFi Connected” hackathon with @terra_money @Delphi_Digital @IDEOVC, we’re excited to launch the “Terra Ecosystem Incubator.”. It will be providing grants, incubating the most promising projects, and inviting the community to co-fund their future development.
The “DeFi Connected” hackathon we’re running with @terra_money @Delphi_Digital @IDEOVC has over $60k available in prizes and grants. To distribute them in the most transparent way we’ve created the "Terra Ecosystem Incubator" fund on @SyndicateDAO.
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Flash Loans: Are they helpful or harmful to #DeFi? Join us for an interactive brainstorm this Friday, Mar 6 at 9am PST with @delitzer @gavinmcdermott @tzhen @maxcwolff @camirusso. Sign up here:
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IDEO was founded 4 decades ago on a simple principle: David Kelley “just wanted to do cool sh*t with his friends.". Today, that tradition continues. We get to work with one of our best friends & go do cool sh*t together. Welcome @bramanathan to @IDEOVC!.
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"If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done." Bruce Lee #mondaymotivation.
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Congrats to the @akropolisio team—a recent graduate of our Product Validation Day program—on your successful launch! 🎉🙌.
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We know that design = amazing companies, but there’s very little data on it. Here’s 📊📊📊 from @NEA! #futureofdesign
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Banking is broken. What could crypto + banking look like for the next billion users?. Join our virtual brainstorm w @taratan @Joe_Gerber_, @iodave (@gatesfoundation), @simonvaliu (Valiu), & @xochitlcazador (@CeloOrg). Wed (3/18) @ 9am PST. Register:
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The first SEC-registered robo-advisor @heron_finance is now live! Launched on the @goldfinch_fi protocol, innovations like Heron are key to a decentralized future. We’re excited to see what else this team will do next:
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We're developing an @IDEO online school to unlock the creative potential in everyone. Sign up here to learn more: http://t.co/uVALjF31As.
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Congratulations to all the teams who participated in the @terra_money Hackathon! . You showed us a glimpse of the future. thank you for lots of strong ideas and teams 👏🎉👏.
The winners for the @terra_money hackathon we at @Delphi_Digital organised with @IDEOVC and @eventornado have been announced. Here’s why I think they’re big wins for Terra 👇.
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IDEO CoLab Ventures votes AGAINST @compoundfinance Proposals 1 & 2. We believe that both proposals introduce changes that are beneficial to users and stakeholders of Compound and do not pose substantial risk. Our AGAINST votes are based on process, not substance. Thread 👇.
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Inviting all makers and creative technologists to join us on Wednesday, August 2nd at IDEO SF for demo night! Whether you’re solving problems through hardware, design, code, or art, we welcome you to share your work with our community. RSVP:
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We’re thrilled to be investors in @CamiRusso @DefiantNews to build one of the world’s first Web3-native media and information companies. We’ve been working with Cami and her team for months now—we can’t wait to soon show the world what the future of media can be and will become.
Wouldn't it be nice to have a platform that combines the @DefiantNews content that you know and love, with all the #DeFi data and metrics a Defier could ask for?. 🙏🙏We have closed a $1.4M preseed round from amazing investors and angels. Funding secured👇.
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Using @LensProtocol profiles of @StaniKulechov, @VitalikButerin, @dabit3, & @0xChristina, we also created visualizations to represent engagement, which gives a selected node their reputation. An overall reputation score can then be calculated, with each signal valued differently.
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Introducing our other new creative resident: @austinrobey_! Austin is creating a manifesto and plan of action for creation of artist-owned web platforms, published as a physical zine. The document aims to be a strategic roadmap, call to action, and an invitation to participate.
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Save the date! Join us next Friday (2/28) for an interactive brainstorm on the future of Personal Tokens. Register here:
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Episode 14 is live! Don't miss @metacool's chat with @ideo chairman + @stanforddschool creator David Kelley:
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Save the date! Join us next Friday (2/28) for an interactive brainstorm on the future of Personal Tokens. Register here:
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SF friends! Join us on 5/11 to celebrate the official book launch of ‘The Rise of Virtual Communities’ with author @AmberAtherton and surprise guests. Limited space. RSVP:
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We’re excited to announce our June 18-19 Virtual Product Validation Day! . Apply to join DeFi founders from around the world and learn whether to pursue, pivot, or kill your new product concept. Apply by Sunday, May 31 at 11:59pm PST: Details below:.👇.
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Asking better questions is the real way to unlock the innovation process. Learn more in Episode 43!
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Are you crypto-curious 🤔 or a crypto wizard 🧙♀️?. @IDEOVC and @meta_cartel are running a Product Validation Workshop at #ETHDenver on Friday. We need testers to give feedback on some cool new products!. Sign up for a 45-minute (*remote*) user interview 🙏:
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👏 Congrats to the @SyndicateDAO team. this is a big step forward for democratized investing!.
1/ Today, we're excited to introduce Web3 Investment Clubs, Syndicate’s first mainstream social investing tool built on Syndicate Protocol ✨. It transforms any Ethereum wallet into a powerful investing DAO in seconds for just the cost of gas.
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On @coindesk today, we look at ways #blockchain could change the way you buy, cook, and serve dinner to friends: http://t.co/7fki9inPpj.
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Thanks for joining us for our brainstorm with @Bradley_Miles_ @bramanathan @simondlr & 50+ others on Personal Tokens last Friday! 🔮. Here’s a link to the recording of the session:. Here's a synthesis of the session:.
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2/ Today everything changes. We’re excited to introduce Lens Protocol 🌿 a permissionless, composable, and decentralized social graph that makes building a Web3 social platform easy. Dig in at
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The news is out! We’re excited to support @bond_protocol as they make it easier for crypto protocols to utilize treasury diversification and protocol-owned liquidity. Congrats to the team on this key milestone! .
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“Without courage, an idea remains an idea.” —@drzfirst Episode 42 is all about #drucker @DruckerInst.
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8/ Want to get involved?. Submit your 1-minute application by Tuesday, April 27nd, 2021 at 00:00 (GMT+3). We do not care where you are, or where you've been. We care about what you dream of building. Apply here:
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Check out @ideo's collaboration with @willowpump to reimagine the breast pumping experience:
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.@delitzer, part of @IDEOVC’s founding team is embarking on his next adventure. We're filled with pride & gratitude as we wish him well in his next chapter. He'll always be a part of our family & this thread is a celebration of him.
Today marks my last day at @IDEOVC. It’s been 5+ years working alongside @Joe_Gerber_ @ianjohnlee @taratan and @GavinMcDermott, and I couldn’t be more proud of what we’ve accomplished.
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2/ We believe that the future of venture building will be networked and collaborative—and that venture building communities of founders, investors, and builders who have an ownership stake in each other’s mutual success will be the most successful in the long-run.
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The (secret) tool we use @IDEO to prototype new ventures: DDP! Learn more on this week's King Ship podcast! http://t.co/ybnmGRNZxx.
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Hey, @compoundfinance users: you're now co-owners of the protocol! 🎉. We'd be honored to have you make us your $COMP delegate. We don't own $COMP directly, but our portfolio companies including @Instadapp & @PoolTogether_ rely on Compound. #UsersFirst.
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Humans + Bits + Blocks: 5 areas we think will be impacted by #blockchain. Read on @Medium from @mattwww + @_reidw_
http://t.co/YHYoUx1IQw.
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What happens when you bring 30+ DeFi founders from around the world together for a day of Design Research and user interviews? . Find out.
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Now THIS is what we mean by design. Kudos to @goldfinch_fi for showing us what is possible and so needed to make crypto more useful and usable.
1/ 🌎 DeFi for the world is here! 🔥. We’re proud to present to you an interactive demo of what we believe is the future of DeFi UX. DeFi shouldn’t just be for the niche DeFi enthusiasts. It’s for everyone. It’s for the world.
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“We’re trying to get the next 100m people into crypto and allow them to own their creations” @KevinChou on @rally_io’s mission.
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It is more clear than ever that an open, interoperable, and decentralized social layer is needed to create a more creative, pluralistic, and human internet. Here's to exploring new possibilities for connection and expression.
Today, we're excited to announce our $15 million funding round to accelerate the adoption of the next generation of the internet powered by human connection –- the people-powered social layer.
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If you don’t see what you’re looking for, whether you're crypto native, crypto curious, or think you’re a hybrid of a few roles, we want to invite you to design your dream role! . 🌠 Design your dream role:
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One of our portfolio companies, @usebraintrust, came out of stealth today with its worker-owned talent marketplace serving dozens of Fortune 500 companies 🎉. Its tokenized platform is takes out the middleman and gives value back to employers and talent.
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Our friend @johnolilly is back on episode 33 to talk about #blitzscaling, culture, productivity tools + lots more:
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Thank you to everyone who joined our Makers Night at IDEO SF! We had 20 demos ranging from 3D generative design tools to a handmade music synthesizer to crypto self custody solutions to AI @lexfridman. Loved seeing the breadth and caliber of the projects. See you at the next one!
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.@IDEOU is the new online school from @IDEO. Launching in March. You can sign up here to receive updates: http://t.co/UMccO9tZI2.
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Introducing our new creative residents this season: @kelin_online and @flomerboy are working on the next chapter of Poetry Camera—a camera that prints poems of what it sees, using multimodal generative AI models:
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1/ We’re hosting an interactive brainstorm *RIGHT NOW* on the Future of Personal Tokens w/ @Joe__Gerber @ianjohnlee @bramanathan @Bradley_Miles_ @simondlr 🔮. We’ll be engaging with the audience in this thread below 👇. Join the webinar here:
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"Don’t think you can buy a home? You’re not alone.” The latest in Redesigning Real Estate from @becca1122:
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We’re doing user research for the future of DeFi. Are you one of these? If so, we'd love to talk. 📱 Millennial with at least 3 fintech apps but no crypto.👩🏻💻 Freelancer who finds work on digital tools.😎 Social media influencer.👾 Professional e-sports gamer. Comment or DM us!.
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Huge congrats to @RiverFinancial on the announcement and the incredible growth (+80% in Bitcoin MAV) this year! 👏🔥🎉We’re so excited to be on this journey with you, along with others like @polychaincap @slowventures @CastleIslandVC @dglab_official
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“How do we get people to trust the tech w/o understanding the tech?” Watch the latest #bitsblocks video: http://t.co/xnhPI0WAXW
#blockchain.
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The IDEO Futures website is now live! . Remember: don't get ready, get started. Because shipping is king!: http://t.co/sPf2yCt6cu.
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In the last 6 months, our portco @falconxnetwork has seen revenue growth of 350% with monthly volumes up 3x to around $3B—making it one of the largest crypto trading providers 🚀. Today, @AmericanExpress announced its investment in the company 🎉.
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How might #blockchain reshape the music industry? This week's edition of Humans + Bits + Blocks takes a look: http://t.co/cA14ch7baa.
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"The algorithmic feed critique is not new, but right now there are no viable alternatives for creatives. I’m inspired to build social apps that are new and participatory rather than doom scrolling consumption." – @mikebodge
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We're thrilled for our portfolio company @usebraintrust, a freelance marketplace founded by @adamjacksonsf @gabelunao, which just raised $18M in growth funding and added more Fortune 1000 customers 🚀. Here's why we invested in their seed round in 2018:.
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Design is a mindset. We talk with @jakek + @jazer from @GVteam on Episode 29 #dontgetreadygetstarted.
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Design needs constraints, especially with brand new technologies. Read about #bitsblocks weeks 3 + 4 on @Medium: http://t.co/ki5lUSVPaV.
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IDEO CoLab Ventures votes FOR Compound Governance Proposal 007, a major milestone in the decentralization of @compoundfinance. Giving meaningful ownership of the protocol to users is key to long-term sustainability and growth.
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How the new technology that powers #bitcoin could put fans at the center of sports. Our latest in #bitsblocks: http://t.co/N5YhMRkRq1.
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Plastiq lets you pay bills with the snap of a photo: Congrats to @payplastiq, @kho_98 + the @ideo team!.
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We're looking for our next crew of Creative Residents! Join a selective 3-month residency where founders, builders, and designers work on a project of their choosing.
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Good protocols and projects know that enabling, stewarding, and rewarding community contribution are critical to winning. And the best ones are constantly innovating and experimenting with new mechanisms to do just that.
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We @IDEOVC voted AGAINST @compoundfinance Governance Proposal 010. @Dharma_HQ did a great job of breaking down the issues at play. We agree with their overall analysis, but chose to emphasize the importance of establishing good governance process.
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3/ The founders in @IDEOVC's community have been helping each other for years—code reviews, design feedback, hiring, and much more. The IDEO Founder Collective is now formalizing this. Founders will be offering their time, expertise, and connections to help each other succeed.
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🌍🪐. brand identity design (+ brand extensions) for @ReFiDAOist, working closely with @labaume_de at @WE3co. ✨
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Our team at @IDEOVC is thrilled to back the @PoolTogether_ team, along with @dtccapital and @ConsenSysLabs. Prized Linked Savings is a compelling and powerful financial protocol, built on @MakerDAO & @compoundfinance. New primitives -> new experiences!.
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3/ The IDEO and Delphi teams are working 24/7 to unlock the potential of DeFi. We're investors & supporters of many disruptive teams, including:. Optimism.Thorchain.Near.Aave.Synthetix. We see the walls to mainstream adoption and want to incubate builders to break them down.
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4/ We’re building a different kind of venture firm @IDEOVC. With the IDEO Founder Collective, we're beginning our process of "progressively decentralizing" and honoring the deep connections, alignment, and support that already exists in the IDEO Founder community.
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New kids on the #blockchain. Big congrats to our amazing #bitsblocks design entrepreneurs! http://t.co/tPL96nY8T4.
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We're in full-on make mode, getting ready for the #IoT + #blockchain MAKE-a-thon this weekend in San Francisco! Follow along #bitsblocks.
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What does creative confidence in venture capital look like? We chat w/@collabfund’s @km on episode 32:
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6/ If you'd like to learn more about our mission and vision for the IDEO Founder Collective, check out our profile page on @SyndicateDAO here:.
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Introducing Future Lab, our collaboration with @innovationlab. Are you a @Harvard @MIT @risd student? Please apply!
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