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Feb 1 10 tweets 4 min read
Bridgesplit just raised $4.5M to build the future of NFTs

Founded by DeFi veterans + backed by Solana Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, @APompliano and @packyM

They're the anti-bank NFTs need to go mainstream

NFT x DeFi 101 with @bridgesplit 🧵
NFTs are the most exciting part of crypto for a lot of people

Just look at the excitement - and life changing money - generated by BAYC + CloneX + Azuki #clonefollowclone
But right now there's no way to tap the financial value locked up in NFTS - unless you sell

For people who have seen huge rewards in these projects, the decision to hold or jump ship and cash in is tough

@bridgesplit fixes that
Bridgesplit is a liquidation engine for NFTs

Which means they're building: Lending, Fractionalization, and Index Funds

- all in an automated way. It's a protocol like Uniswap. No middle men and no credit
Fractionalization

Bridgesplit locks your NFT and creates a pool of tokens that represent ownership of it. Then you can sell tokens as shares in your NFT

It's like your own personal meme coin. It even trades on exchanges and is tracked on Coingecko
And as a fun aside: anyone who holds the fractional tokens gets that NFT in their wallet.

For Web3 Communities that's huge
NFT Index Funds

Right now I can't get exposure @BoredApeYC or @CryptoPunks because I don't have millions to spend

Combine fractionalization and tokens with an Index Fund structure and suddenly it's possible

Anyone will be able to invest $100 into BAYC or Crypto Punks
Lending

Let's say your NFT went supernova and you want some liquidity. Bridgesplit's protocol will instantly give you a fraction of the floor price.

Just like a home line of equity or a loan against stock.
The big promise? That all of this new liquidity unlocks NFTs for institutional investors.

Everyone from hedge funds to endowments

If that happens, you'll see huge inflows of capital into the NFT ecosystem. Prices will react accordingly
Thanks to founders @marygooneratne and @TruittLuke for the breakdown!
open.spotify.com/episode/5T4yG7…

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Levels' founder @SamCorcos is a world class connector

Pre-launch he racked up 50,000+ subs for the @Levels waitlist and raised $12M from a16z and a killer set of angels

How? An awesome product. But also Network Theory.
What it is and how it works...
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According to Sam, you should be focused on eigen vector centrality.

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The more disconnected your network is the more valuable it is

If you know 1000 people and they're all investment bankers your odds of reaching someone in say fashion
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WFH from Tulum. Mexico City. Rio de Janeiro

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Backed by $48M from a16z’s @astrange they’re using a mix of arbitrage, hardware, and customer obsession to replace AirBnB in emerging markets.

Here’s how it works 👇
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Launched in Mexico City after founder @nicobarawid stayed in one too many airbnbs without WiFi, Casai designs + manages each short term rental they list

WiFi, security, housekeeping, booking - it’s all in house

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For customers, for building owners, and for Casai

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But the single hardest part of launching a DTC brand is physically making a product.

That's why Pietra, a startup backed by $15M from @rabois and FF is bringing factories into the cloud.

Creator in the front. Supply chain in the back. 🧵
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If you're looking for inspiration this weekend check out these original decks from Coinbase, Youtube, AirBed&Breakfast, WeWork, Snap, and MatchBox aka Tinder

You won't be disappointed
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