ANGEL Mr. Buzz (venture deals)

A couple of weeks have passed since Token2049 and I can more soberly express my opinion about this event. I represented the V3V Ventures fund and therefore I had the opportunity to communicate with a lot of startups, sometimes in scheduled meetings, and also a lot of spontaneous conversations along the way. I attended a couple of pre-parties and after-parties, some open and some private. Overall, it was a fun opportunity to chat in person with a lot of people I had only known online, have a drink and discuss some things, but overall it was a huge chaotic crowd, and while I liked a lot of the people personally, most of their projects left much to be desired. It created such an internal dissonance. It was especially fun in The Secret Room, where experienced degens mixed with the clubgoers and go-go dancers, simultaneously discussing forks and staking. Also, I met some guys from the Telegram community, channel owners, gaming projects, etc. So, I think the Telegram ecosystem is developing, but there is a question of whether Telegram will be able to get out of the sandbox ex-Soviet Union space. Now we are seeing that in the US only people with right wing ideology use it , and it is probably banned from all other places. Of course we have Indian and African users, they have great population, only time can show, if a project must succeed in the West to become popular in other parts of the world too / to become successful worldwide. Of course, Indian and African users are very active on the platform, but only time will tell if a project must succeed in the West to become popular in other parts of the world too / to become successful worldwide. After analyzing more than 50 projects together with live communication with founders, I can draw several conclusions: 1)80% are shit built on the cheap But their founders want to show these as great deals. It is especially funny when a project is 4+ years old, and has no GitHub code (but they said it is open source), no user base, just promises, and they want to persuade everybody that it’s a rocket. 2)15% good ideas Sometimes with some problems, but overall their main disadvantage (from the VC side) is that they are greatly overvalued: For example, one team only had a white paper, but the guys had no previous experience in startups and crypto at all. It was a very interesting idea related to ETH restaking. However, they valued themselves with a 40m$ cap and wanted to raise 2m$. So, the risk with those kinds of projects is very high and we decided not to proceed with them. 3) 5% winners I would say they don’t need investments at all, because smarter VCs already picked them up.  Projects like these with experienced founders are worth their weight in gold 🙂 However, we have something to offer besides money to these winners, as we have deep expertise in crypto marketing and enough experience to turn a startup into a successful company. In the end, we chose a few interesting projects, which I will probably discuss here in the future to show why I think they will succeed.

From an early age, I've wanted to do big things. Nothing compares to the feeling of striking gold with innovative projects and future-focused opportunities, especially with so many projects out there that are weak or have major flaws. Recently, our team at V3V was discussing the future outlook of Telegram. I recommended TON, the native currency of Telegram, and we decided to go for it. The price of TON has increased very quickly over the last month, and we've made over 2x in returns on this investment so far. We foresee a stellar future for TG as a social network and plan to ensure we are a part of it, so I’ve also been buying a lot of usernames on fragment.com. These usernames are NFTs and can be connected to any telegram channel and used as utilities on the network. I'm focusing primarily on buying Telegram usernames that have organic traffic, and I now own over a hundred. Here are a few interesting ones: @ether - non-mainstream/alternative crypto news channel @trading - helpful advice for traders @venture - information and tips for anyone involved in venture funding and investment @insta - how to successfully grow your instagram page @anime - for diehard anime fans @freelancer - advice for freelance workers about how to optimize their services work, make more money, and find good projects I probably paid more for some of these usernames than their current market value, but I think the future payoff will more than justify my initial investment. In addition to buying these channels as an investment, I’m interested in leveraging them to make exclusive content and promote the values of information sharing and inclusion, so we can create a great community and be helpful to each other. By the way, Telegram starts sharing 50% of all advertising income with telegram channel owners, and they are also planning an IPO in the US this year. It could be a gold rush for both TG channel owners and TON holders, so buying these channels was probably a good investment. Let’s see.

How did I get into Venture? Back in 2021, I launched a web portal called Metaverse.SG with the goal of bringing Web3 and NFT market news to the world and offer convenient access to real-time data and analytics on all existing NFT projects. This site traffic grew quickly and organically, with the majority of visitors/users in Asia and Singapore. I created a channel for Metaverse.SG on DeBank to post news and other information, which was a very wise decision in retrospect. The DeBank channel eventually had a follower base with combined wallet balances of over $700m. Probably the wealthy community of followers was one of the primary reasons for the company’s valuation. Earlier this year, I was contacted by V3V ventures with an offer to buy the MSG site and social network. I was pleased they had placed such high value on my work. You can read more about this here: https://hackernoon.com/metaversesgs-$3m-acquisition-by-v3v-ventures-reshapes-crypto-news-future Throughout the acquisition process, the V3V team and I discovered how much we had in common in terms of our thought process and vision. They ultimately invited me to join V3V as a partner. I now help discover and research interesting startup projects and negotiate investment with project founders. It’s been a great experience and very interesting to try something new.

One of my current roles is as a partner with the Singapore-based VC firm v3v.com that helps startups get venture funds. We invest in early-stage and innovative IT projects, startups, and ventures such as disruptive technology platforms, cryptocurrencies, and NFTs. Our data-driven approach enables us to make informed investment decisions and provide valuable support to our portfolio companies. You can send your project to [email protected] so we can discuss possible funding options. I’m happy to help a new generation of founders crush it!

I've come a long way from creating simple programs at 13 to becoming a partner in a fund with major family offices as LPs. By looking within and working to change myself and my perceptions, I transformed my life, broke old patterns, and altered my trajectory. With that transformation came growth and achievements that would not have been otherwise possible. Throughout my life, I've engaged in SEO optimization, affiliate marketing, traffic arbitrage, Forex trading, and even worked as a tech admin for large tech companies. However, I realized that sitting at a computer for twelve hours a day is far from a solution what I had imagined for myself, and that success could be achieved in a simpler, more straightforward way. Eventually, I opened my own web studio, worked on interesting projects for a wide range of companies, and even helped launch a couple of ICOs at their peak in 2016. In 2019, I decided to take it to the next level, went to study in Switzerland and earned an MBA, after which I moved to Singapore and with a partner, created our own cloud service. Subscribe to get all my updates. I would love to learn more about why you’re here and what you’re interested in seeing on the channel, so let me know in the comments.