NGC Ventures says it invests in early-stage Web3 infrastructure startups and projects, focusing on teams solving blockchain problems with solutions marked by simplicity, affordability, speed, uniqueness, and compelling product-market fit. The firm also describes its approach as long-term and hands-on, helping portfolio companies with market access, go-to-market, recruiting, technical expertise, and regulatory guidance.
Current NGC materials emphasize blockchain infrastructure, especially decentralizing protocol layers such as storage, data indexing, computation, oracles, and node infrastructure. The firm also highlights account abstraction, interchain operability, and innovative DeFi application-layer projects.
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Pitch a project that fits NGC's stated themes and clearly shows the blockchain problem being solved, why the solution is simple and differentiated, and evidence of product-market fit and adoption potential. NGC publicly invites teams building in its focus areas to reach out via invest@ngc.fund.
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Adam Arreola is a member of NGC Ventures' US team. Before joining NGC, he was an analyst on Messari's Asset Intelligence team conducting structured research on top crypto assets and protocols.