Overview
Outlier Ventures and Futureverse have unveiled the first cohort of the Futureverse Base Camp accelerator program, selecting seven startups from ~500 applicants. These startups are dedicated to advancing the open metaverse, focusing on scalable and interoperable apps, as well as AI, games and experiences.
Meet the First Cohort
Intraverse
Intraverse is a Gaming As a Service platform that offers to NFT Projects, IPs, Brands, and Games user acquisition, engagement and retention thanks to cross-community gamified experiences.
Lifelike Digital
Lifelike Digital develops realistic digital humans for seamless integration across the metaverse. Their AI-powered avatars have rich characters, exhibit natural behaviors, and provide immersive interactions.
MintPass
MintPass is a platform for travelers to authenticate their activities with mobile geolocation data to generate and share NFT digital souvenirs that showcase where they’ve been and what they did while there.
Plurality
Plurality lets users create personalized Web3 accounts through easy onboarding and the option to connect their plural personas from existing social profiles.
REKT Interactive
REKT Interactive is an on-chain oracle and platform for developers to build custom wagering markets. It processes real-world digitalized datasets and generates competitions requiring a wager using ML tech.
Spark
Spark integrates with products and services from crypto and TradFi, providing powerful workflow functionality through a unified interface.
Nucanon
Nucanon exists to democratize game design and make the creative process of building expansive game worlds accessible to more people.
Futureverse Base Camp: Accelerating the Open Metaverse
Aaron McDonald and Shara Senderoff, Co-Founders of Futureverse and Born Ready, expressed their excitement about welcoming the inaugural cohort of builders into their strategic ecosystem. They emphasized their commitment to pushing the boundaries in the space, believing in a collective vision for the future of the internet that relies on the innovative ideas of many visionaries.
"We're thrilled to support and back the teams paving the way for technologies and ideas that will drive the development of the open metaverse and web3 landscape." Aaron McDonald & Shara Senderoff, Co-Founders of Futureverse & Born Ready
Blake Lezenski, Partner Program Director at Outlier Ventures, echoed this enthusiasm, stating, "We are thrilled to announce our first cohort with Futureverse and share the details of the incredible teams who have been carefully chosen to join the program."
"We had a huge amount of interest in the program with close to 500 applications, highlighting the momentum behind Futureverse, the aptitude of open metaverse technology builders as well as their infrastructure and rich IP ecosystem around The Root Network. As long-running partners from the early stages of working with multiple layers of their ecosystem, we are now excited to kick off our program and work together to support the founders who will define the future of the open metaverse.” Blake Lezenski, Partner Program Director at Outlier Ventures.
Selected Startups to Benefit from Expert Support & Investment
The selected startups will receive support from Outlier Ventures and Futureverse's team of experts and mentors, covering various aspects such as product roadmap, community building, entity structuring, and strategic partnerships. Additionally, they will receive investment and support from Born Ready.
We look forward to following their development journeys.
