The Cryptonite Company and Investor Indexes
Crytonite tracks private companies in the AI, blockchain, device, sustainability, and life science sectors and the investors backing them.
Introduction
A ‘CoinMarketCap-style’ listing of VC-backed private companies currently does not exist.
In October 2023, CoinMarketCap (CMC) showed almost 70 million page views. Founded in 2013, CMC makes money from subscription fees for its API, job listing fees, referral fees, and advertising. CMC has also sponsored highly successful airdrop campaigns, learn-and-earn quizzes, and loyalty reward programs.
Binance acquired CMC in March 2020 for $400 million.
Our goal is to create two online indexes and corresponding lists covering the top private innovation companies and top investors, productize these indexes, and sell them as subscription services to our target global Silicon Valley marketplace. Brand sponsorships and equity token commissions could further support our index service business.
Cryptonite Private Company Index Membership Service V1.0
Focus on AI, blockchain, entertainment, and metaverse companies funded by quality VCs that have received funding in the previous three years.
Offer a complimentary, sortable, basic home view—(See current AI and blockchain list and data layout), Cryptonite Wire company and investors headlines (with paid-wall links), an opt-in Cyptonite Index Recap substack e-letter with paid-wall limits.
Paid folks get 1. analytics page view, 2. company profile page views, including company contacts and links, and 3. Investor profile views, 4. Competitor comparison, full Cryptonite Wire company and investors headlines and working links, and an opt-in Cyptonite Index Recap substack e-letter.
Take debit/credit/Apple Pay/select crypto payments.
Cryptonite Private Company Index V1.0 proprietary rating analytics
VC-Backing Rating: Divide and weight all investors into 6 (?) levels of influence determined by previous 6 (?) years of portfolio company exit and fundraising success.Note: We will offer and maintain a Cryptonite VC Index as well, where the VC ranking will be showcased.
Funding Momentum: Are existing investors joining the new rounds? Are the dollar amounts of each round getting bigger? The average time between new rounds. How quickly is the multiple of recent value divided by total dollars moving up?
Funding Stage Rank: Divide each company into one of 6 (?) different funding stages and provide their percentage rank for that stage.Overall
Ranking: Figure out how to rank the best of all stages so the best of each stage is ranked higher.
Note: We are still investigating Amberdata.io’s (a blockchain data provider) APIs to determine if their data might be used to differentiate our offering further.
Cryptonite VC Investor Index V1.0 proprietary rating analytics
Focus on Investors in AI, blockchain, entertainment, and metaverse companies who have been active over the previous three years.
The analytics and rating format is still under development.
Cryptonite Private Company Index
The index formula is still to be determined but will be based on the combined momentum of a super set on the private company list.
Cryptonite VC Investor Index
The index formula is still to be determined but will be based on the combined momentum of a super set on the private company list.
The Cryptonite Private Equity Token Sale Bulletin Board
Long-term Cryptonite will add the ability to see which Index companies are selling equity in the form of equity tokens.
Other data providers
Amberdata.io: Blockchain data and APIs
Harmonic: A database of 20M+ companies and 160M+ people ensures you’ll never miss an opportunity.
Token Terminal: A full stack on-chain data platform focused on standardizing financial and alternative data for the most widely used blockchains and decentralized applications.
Investing.com One of the most highly-trafficked
Crypto Projects Tokenizing Real-world Assets
Tokenization of Art Report by Tokney
Polymath: Polymath is a platform specializing in security token issuance and management. It provides a streamlined process for creating and managing security tokens, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. The Polymath ecosystem consists of several businesses offering bespoke tokenization solutions across advisory, legal, KYC/AML, marketing, custody & escrow, and tax services. Some of Polymath’s partners include Genesis Block, DWF, Glyph, Wachsman PR, BitGo, and Cryptoworth. Polymath was founded in 2017 and has been a key player in the tokenization space for several years. It has gained recognition for its security token expertise. Polymath runs on the Ethereum blockchain.
Securitize: Securitize is a comprehensive platform for managing digital securities. It offers compliance services, investor communication tools, and issuance services. It's known for its adherence to regulatory standards. By 2022, a mere three years after its launch, Securitize Markets featured among the top 10 US stock transfer agents, servicing over 1.2 million investor accounts and 3,000 clients. Securitize primarily uses the Ethereum blockchain but is blockchain agnostic, meaning it can work with various blockchains. Securitize was founded in 2017 and has become a prominent name in the security token industry.
Untangled Finance: Untangled Finance is a tokenized real-world asset (RWA) platform that recently went live on the Celo network. It's designed to facilitate the tokenization and trading of real-world assets in a decentralized and blockchain-based manner. Established in 2020, Untangled Finance announced a $13.5 million funding round in October 2023. The platform aims to bring private credit assets onto the blockchain, making them more liquid and accessible to a broader range of investors. Untangled Finance's mission is to bridge the traditional financial world with the decentralized blockchain realm by tokenizing real-world assets, thus increasing accessibility and liquidity in the financial markets.
Swarm: Swarm specializes in the tokenization of real-world assets. Swarm's platform supports a wide range of assets, including real-world assets, securities, and cryptocurrencies. Swarm emphasizes regulatory compliance, making it suitable for traditional financial markets. It aims to create a bridge between traditional finance (TradFi) and DeFi by using the tokenization of real-world assets to establish a new financial market. As of October 2023, according to data on DefiLlama, Swarm enjoys a TVL of over $672 million.
Timo Lehes, founder, Swarm - https://www.linkedin.com/company/swarm-com/people/
Tokeny: Tokeny is a leading global provider of tokenization solutions that enable securities issuers, agents, and investors to seamlessly and compliantly issue, manage, and transfer digital securities on any EVM-compatible blockchain in any jurisdiction.
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