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GD1 Crypto

@gd1crypto

Generalist early-stage crypto VC fund based in New Zealand

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linkhttps://www.gd1.vc/gd1-crypto calendar_today17-01-2025 02:17:44

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Nawaz Ahmed 🌐 (@nawazahmednz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Super excited to finally announce that I have joined the great team at GD1_VC as a GP, leading GD1 Crypto Fund 1. You can find more info on the fund in the amazing article by Rebecca BellanπŸ™Œ techcrunch.com/2022/05/02/new…

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Thrilled to announce that GD1_VC web3 Fund has backed Jerome Faury by investing in immersve's pre-seed round. Immersve is an NZ-based crypto company and we are proud to be the only NZ-based venture fund supporting them on their journey πŸŽ‰

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Excited to finally announce that earlier this year GD1 web3 Fund 1 backed Dave Vu & arsham by investing in @Ribbon. Ribbon is building a new modern verified professional social network, which has recently crossed 150K profiles πŸŽ‰ gd1.vc/blog/gd1-inves…

Nawaz Ahmed 🌐 (@nawazahmednz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Excited to be backing the Layer3 team in this round, after being an angel in their seed round in 2021. Distribution is the key for new projects and Layer3 is the way to get it! πŸš€

Nawaz Ahmed 🌐 (@nawazahmednz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We’re thrilled to announce that earlier this year, we participated in a small angel round in Rilla, who are building the DEPIN for Live StreamingπŸš€

Nawaz Ahmed 🌐 (@nawazahmednz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Excited to back Opacity Network as they launch the first-ever Verified Data Network, empowering developers to bring verifiable data from any web2 source on-chain. Network effects might no longer be the moat incumbents rely on! πŸš€

Nawaz Ahmed 🌐 (@nawazahmednz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Super excited to back EulerLagrangeOpacity Network and the rest of the @OpacityNetwork team in their $12M seed round led by Archetype and Breyer Capital πŸš€ Opacity has launched the first-ever Verified Data Network, enabling developers to bring verifiable data from any web2 source onchain.

Nawaz Ahmed 🌐 (@nawazahmednz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Earlier this year, we had the privilege of backing submitter | iA and blessedstaff | iA, two visionary founders on a mission to build iA! Their goal? To create an Islamic finance-compatible decentralised finance (DeFi) suite of programmable products for both everyday

Nawaz Ahmed 🌐 (@nawazahmednz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Excited to start the year announcing our latest investment in EarnOS πŸ₯³ EarnOS aims to revolutionise digital advertising by allowing brands to reward consumers directly with stablecoins for their engagement, bypassing traditional ad platforms. Using zkTLS technology from

Nawaz Ahmed 🌐 (@nawazahmednz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A couple of years ago, I invested in Rollfi, which was one of GD1 Crypto's first investments. I was incredibly excited to back kirubha and the team on their mission, and it’s been a journey watching them navigate the landscape and build such a desirable product. Big congrats to

Nawaz Ahmed 🌐 (@nawazahmednz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I love investing in companies with non speculative use cases. Two companies mentioned here are our Port Cos! πŸ‘€ I'd also add: Opacity Network - changing the way crypto connects to web2 and accessing data Sablier - innovating on token streaming technology EarnOS - leveraging

Level πŸ†™ (@levelusd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We're thrilled to announce our $2.6M Strategic Round led by Dragonfly >|<! Along with our previous round co-led by Dragonfly and Polychain, we've now raised over $6M to build the future of decentralized stablecoins

We're thrilled to announce our $2.6M Strategic Round led by <a href="/dragonfly_xyz/">Dragonfly >|<</a>!

Along with our previous round co-led by Dragonfly and <a href="/polychain/">Polychain</a>, we've now raised over $6M to build the future of decentralized stablecoins
Nawaz Ahmed 🌐 (@nawazahmednz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We’re excited to announce our investment in Level πŸ†™, a DeFi protocol redefining stablecoins. Founded by david.lvl πŸ†™ and kedian.lvl πŸ†™, Level’s lvUSD generates yield entirely on-chain. Since its Q4 2024 beta, it’s hit $80M+ market cap and nearly $100M TVL in just 5 months!

Nawaz Ahmed 🌐 (@nawazahmednz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I was sitting across from a potential LP β€” a family office manager who’d avoided crypto for years. He leaned in, half-smirking: β€œCrypto’s mostly scams and not real businesses β€” right?” After years in the space, I’m used to skepticism. But that moment crystallized something I’d

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1/7 Between Two Worlds: Why "Web 2.5" Businesses Are the Future πŸŒ‰ "Too crypto for traditional VCs. Not crypto enough for crypto VCs." This is the purgatory where today's most promising startups find themselves.

1/7 Between Two Worlds: Why "Web 2.5" Businesses Are the Future πŸŒ‰

"Too crypto for traditional VCs. Not crypto enough for crypto VCs."

This is the purgatory where today's most promising startups find themselves.
GD1 Crypto (@gd1crypto) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Huge congratulations to our General Partner, Nawaz Ahmed 🌐, for being named on the Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 2025 list! 🌏πŸ”₯ A well-deserved recognition for his dedication to backing the next generation of crypto founders. #ForbesUnder30 #ForbesU30Asia

Huge congratulations to our General Partner, <a href="/nawazahmednz/">Nawaz Ahmed 🌐</a>, for being named on the <a href="/ForbesAsia/">Forbes Asia</a> 30 Under 30 2025 list! 🌏πŸ”₯

A well-deserved recognition for his dedication to backing the next generation of crypto founders. #ForbesUnder30 #ForbesU30Asia