Netcon Ventures

We launched last week. We're a #venturestudio that operates as part of a venture network. This newsletter explains the rationale for this model. At a high level, this edition of The Network Economy by Ben Baldieri explores: 1. Insights into the venture capital landscape 2. Highlights the emphasis on founders and startup failure rates 3. Venture capitalists' perceived/marketed value-add vs. actual impact 4. Value networks as a new way of doing business that enhances customer value 5. Venture networks as a solution for enhancing VC capabilities through collaboration 6. How venture studios can act as active co-founders, aligning incentives and boosting startup support This project is the culmination of hours of research, networking, and discussion with some incredible minds and partners. What we're building is something quite special. As such, if you're a #startup founder, interested in learning more, or looking to join the network, let us know in the comments or message us! #venturecapital #investing

A Cheeky $1,000,000,000 Billion Into #gaming In ONE MONTH 🤯 The #dapp industry reached 10.6 million daily unique active wallets - “gaming as the most active product category.” $𝟓𝟎𝑴 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 🪧 We’re looking for the next 5 Gaming projects to partner with. Our roadmap 🗺️ 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 - 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝟓𝟎𝟎𝐤 1. Onboard Users 2. Events 3. Capital Raise 𝐌𝐢𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 - $𝟓𝐦 𝐭𝐨 $𝟐𝟎𝐌 1. Build out Beta 2. Rapid User Acquisition Please share this with your network #roxbba #web3game #Blockchaingame #web3gaming #users https://lnkd.in/eRrkSTkE

⚠️ You’re leaving it far too late. ⚠️ £462 Billion Down 38% to £285 Billion Why⁉️ The majority of the time, the facts are right in front of your face, but why do we choose to ignore them? PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION 👇🏼 1️⃣ Public Investment Fund (PIF) invested $5B into BlackRock https://lnkd.in/ePwqx635 2️⃣ ABC News says “AI could eliminate nearly 8 million jobs in the uk” https://lnkd.in/ebYxTam3 3️⃣ Crunchbase Report drop of 38% in VC backed funded companies https://lnkd.in/ekbWwUAt 4️⃣ Major #Universities are struggling to onboard new students and continue to provide current value to #students - financially struggling to keep their doors open, posted by Financial Times https://lnkd.in/eFfwWKA6 What happens if you put all of this information ℹ️ together ⁉️ The landscape has changed my friends. The way we work is changing. The education system is changing. People are changing. The way the world operates is changing‼️ NEW MODELS NEED TO IMPLEMENTED and are being implemented as we speak. We’ve decided to tackle all of these problems in 1. If you’re looking to add value in the biggest shift humanity has seen in thousands of years, please please please reach out to us. Thank you 🙏🏽 #ROXBBA ROX MEDIA Borderless Blockchain Alliance https://lnkd.in/eH8YcBqb bio

🚀 Founders who build teams, create products to solve their own problems, and generate revenue without any external investment set a powerful example of what's possible. It's inspiring to see such innovation and determination in action. 🙌 Great to see Borderless Blockchain Alliance and My Monty Card joining forces to get to the next level. Lets go Ricky Ollivierre (4iR) 🦅 James Alan Connor Jones Dominic White #StartupSuccess #Innovation #Partnerships #network

Centrifuge has successfully raised $15 million to expand its real-world asset (RWA) platform, co-led by ParaFi Capital and Greenfield Capital . This platform leverages blockchain technology to tokenize real-world assets like loans, credit, and real estate, enhancing transparency and liquidity. This funding will fuel further team growth, product development, and education within the tokenization ecosystem. Centrifuge’s asset pools have grown significantly, holding $285 million in assets, up from $80 million at the end of 2022. For more details, you can check out the full article on Blockworks here 👇🏼 https://lnkd.in/e8sTaPqK Presence Plumb

You never know who your next Vice President is going to be… Really excited about this one 🥳 So I had the pleasure of speaking with 3 amazing young and talented go getters… Jenny Tang Alberta Kee Alisha Sharma All part of the E11evate ecosystem. We spoke about the lack of value offered from industries experts to those hungry and ambitious new people… Some of the questions asked were ⁉️ ✅ How do I break into an industry if I have No Prior experience? ✅ How can I learn more and get more involved into Venture Capital without just being a pitch deck pusher? Jenny Tang works harder than most of the C Suites that are hired for startups. Alberta Kee is completely open minded on how to grow, a key 🔑 ingredient to success. Alisha Sharma is open to methods for her to create her own opportunities instead of relying on #entrepreneurship #programs that are impossible to get into. Well done to Founder Presence Plumb for bringing these incredible people together… Full support from Borderless Blockchain Alliance and ROX MEDIA with prestigious #services and #training and #coaching E11evate and AI3R are both scaling… If you would like help with where to start please reach out to Founders Presence Plumb And Keison Rigg #venturecapital #strategicpartnerships #venturestudio #startups #medtech #biotech #web3

I am SUPER EXCITED to announce our second WEB3 VIRTUAL DEMO DAY. 🚀 Come and meet our FOUR ambitious founders on Tuesday 27th February 2024 to see why you should back these brilliant blockchain businesses. This is an exclusive event hosted virtually through GOOGLE MEET. To join please reach out to me Lorae Knight to get an access link sent to your calendar. The event will start at 8 pm GMT and last approx 45-60 minutes .............. In partnership with Block Dojo, Borderless Blockchain Alliance and Sparton Capital, it is my pleasure to present to you the following pre-seed startups in WEB3. LUX LIONS Lux Lions is the second LARGEST digital brand project built on XRP. Unlike other NFT projects, Lux Lions rewards its holders monthly with crypto and offers their community everyday value with their gamification technology, metaverse partnerships and more. Jared Del Re MAP METRICS Need a decentralised Google Maps that rewards you for making live traffic and map updates? Look no further than Map Metrics, the navigation app that rewards you for sharing your road data with the community. Brent van der Heiden HEALERVERSE Healerverse is on a mission to bring holistic healing to a location near you! Through their platform, you can connect with practitioners of alternative healing practices while empowering your well-being and spiritual growth. Trish Kane, MBA CPAYANT Cpayant is jumping on the opportunity to monetise the African single market while it's still a fresh and open market. With Cpayant, cross-border transactions on the continent can now be made in seconds rather than days. Low transaction and friendly user experience put this defi app ahead of its competitors. Emmanuel Tokunbo Darko #venturecapital #preseed #fundingopportunity #web3startups #web3founders #web3 #defi #emergingtechnology #crypto #investors #angelinvestor #startupfunding #seedround #vc #blockchainconsultant Ricky Ollivierre (Neo) 🦅Lamar E. Richard Weals Alex J. Seleska Presence Plumb Ben Baldieri Sparton Capital Jan McGinley Dan Ballin Balbir Judge MSc,PGCE(FE), BA(Hons) . Xavier Nwobani-Akanwo Petr Hluze

You Need to Know HOW to make your #startup attractive for #funding Asking for $500k or $5M needs to make sense So how do you go about doing this⁉️ Here’s a couple tips from above 👁️ 1️⃣ Do you have a Team of Advisors? Your going to want to have some Jedi Advisors onboard. Imagine your Advisors almost being your C-Suite, but even more Boss Mode. They should be experienced, have a track record and able to add value. ROXBBA HAS ✅ Borderless Blockchain Alliance 2️⃣ Do you have a Roadmap that makes Sense? 89% of Roadmaps 🗺️ are worse than a child’s treasure map. If your Roadmap is full of hope, and less like a set of instructions, you are the guys that cost us a TON of money 💰… A precise roadmap, when to bring in experts that are already lined up is key… and we don’t like hearing “we’re in discussions with” ROXBBA HAS ✅ Borderless Blockchain Alliance 3️⃣ Let’s take a look at your Onboarding Strategy? (Now this one pains me 😣) If we can all agree that onboarding sustainable users is the Key 🔑, it’s the Jackpot 🎰, it means you have a fully up and running product that PEOPLE ARE USING.. Then why, is your onboarding Roadmap a sack of 💩 ⁉️ We take building the Tech Seriously? We agree it takes Technical experts to produce your product or service… With 80+% of funded companies failing… Do we not think that it’s even harder to put together a solid onboarding strategy? So… if you show me some weak ass marketing concept I already know, no matter how much money 💰 we throw at them, we will never see a return on that money again. ROXBBA HAS ✅ Borderless Blockchain Alliance If you’re serious about GROWING A BUSINESS beyond chasing funds 🙏🏽 … and you really want help and support on the above 👆🏼 from experts who have built companies value in the billions… PLEASE BE WELCOME 🤗 DM me inbox 📥 or comment below 👇🏼 “Raising Capital is one thing Building a Business is a Whole Different Ball Game” #number1 ROX MEDIA E11evate AI3R ONMI Spark Netcon Ventures Callisto Sky Asset Management Uchi Advisory Rocket Inc. Richa Patil Richard Malpeli Mike Walmsley Alex Robbins Ben Baldieri Bradley Abraham CA(SA) Christo W. Meyer Keison Rigg Josh James Jared Del Re Lorae Knight Krisztina Németh Katrina Cirule Sille Sinor Lamar E. Michael Harding Dexter Simms Balbir Judge MSc,PGCE(FE), BA(Hons) . Kornel Kot Mitko🏕️ Dimitrov Salim Al-Bitar سَليم البيطار M.Sc Presence Plumb Dan Beasley Ricky Ollivierre (Neo) 🦅 #growth #billionairemindset #onboarding #revenue #partners #strategicpartnerships

5 reasons why founders should choose #venturestudios over #VC for #startup funding and support:

5 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝘾𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙑𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙤𝙨 𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙑𝘾𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙥 𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 You're struggling to fundraise. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙩. The VC landscape has changed, so you need to adapt. Here are 5 reasons why you should work with a venture studio: 𝟭. 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: Venture studios offer more than just capital; they provide a comprehensive support system. Strategy, marketing, sales, community, and development. Everything a startup needs. This integrated approach accelerates startup growth, offering a hands-on partnership that most VC firms cannot match. 𝟮. 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸: The venture studio model reduces risk. By closely working with startups from inception through scale, venture studios validate business models, refine product-market fit, and implement growth strategies. This means much lower odds of failure. 𝟯. 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: Venture studios come with a network. Potential customers, partners, and talent. Everything a startup needs to scale and establish market presence. 𝟰. 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀: Venture studios are in it for the long haul. They focus on building a sustainable business, not on a quick exit. This long-term approach aligns with the interests of founders who want to make a lasting impact. 𝟱. 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁: Startups working with venture studios enjoy a faster, more streamlined path to market. Products can be validated in-network, and PMF is quicker to find. This efficiency is crucial in industries where timing and first-mover advantage are key. -- Choosing a venture studio means embracing a relationship that goes beyond funding. This is how we operate at Netcon Ventures. If you're looking for a partnership that is deeply committed to your startup's success from the ground up, book a call and let's talk. #venturestudio #startups