Hashed Emergent 2024 Year in Review
Hashed Emergent
Backing builders from India and emerging markets shaping the onchain frontier.
2024 has been a remarkable year for us at Hashed Emergent, marked by significant milestones and achievements across the web3 ecosystem.
Here’s a look back at what we’ve accomplished this year, shared in this thread below:
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??? TL;DR
?? 6 new investments
?? 2 industry reports
????4 articles published
???Hosted the second edition of India Blockchain Week (IBW) Conference and IBW Demo Day
???35+ events organised or facilitated
???10+ conferences attended
What’s new this year?
???Published 35 Dune Dashboards covering L1s, L2s, DeFi, NFTs, and memecoins.
???Launched the first cohort of our accelerator program, Protostars , dedicated to nurturing young web3 innovators from emerging markets.
???Expanded our footprint and initiatives into Africa’s web3 ecosystem.
???Investments ??
We made 6 new investments in 2024 backing founders from emerging markets who are pushing boundaries in the web3 space. Here is a snapshot:
1???New investments:
Roycoprotocol- is an incentivised action market protocol that enables on-chain users to negotiate and create incentives for blockchain transactions.
Pi42 - India's first native crypto derivatives platform with lightning-fast settlement in rupees
Leap Wallet - a user-friendly crypto wallet designed to enable users manage assets, stake tokens, swap between 100+ tokens on 50+ chains, and interact with decentralized applications seamlessly
RagaFinance - is a cross-chain DeFi platform that enables users to earn native yields on assets like ETH, BTC, and USDC across various blockchains.
2???Follow-on investments:
X-gaming - provides no-code AI powered tools for Indie game studios
LogX - is building the ultimate DeFi super app, where users can trade perps, options, and soon spot, at lightning speed
???Web3 Industry Reports ??
1???India Web3 Landscape Report 2024
Launched the 3rd edition of our annual flagship report focused on the Indian web3 ecosystem, ‘India Web3 Landscape Report 2024’, in partnership with knowledge partners CoinDCX , Lysto , Trilegal , Devfolio , Pi42 at India Blockchain Week (IBW) Conference . Public launch in Q1 2025.
2???Nigeria Web3 Landscape Report 2024
We are equally excited to have worked on the first edition of ‘Nigeria Web3 Landscape Report’ which will be launched in Q1 2025 in partnership with knowledge partners Convexity Web3Bridge , infusionlawye, and collaborators Web3Afrika , Superteamng, Starknetafrica, and many more.
???Articles Published ??
We published 4 articles this year, centered around perpetual DEXs, airdrops, and DVPs. Dive deeper into each of these articles below:
1?? The evolution of perpetual DEXs: Niche trading venues to on-chain adoption drivers
2?? Blockchain economics: How much does it cost to run your own chain?
???Dune Dashboards ??
Published 35 dashboards this year covering L1s, L2s, DeFi, NFTs, and memecoins. Among them, the 'Solana Token Buy Indicator' stands out as one of our most popular dashboards.
Explore all the published Dune dashboards through the link below:
?? Protostars ??
This year, we launched the first cohort of our accelerator program, @ProtostarsEM, in partnership with our portfolio companies @Reclaim and X-gaming.
??? 15 builders, 8 teams
?? 8 project showcases at the Demo day
?? Rewards: $4,000 in bounties, trips for 3 teams to @EFDevcon & 2 teams to @theindiagdc
???India Blockchain Week (IBW) Conference 2024 ??
IBW2024 Conference, our second edition, was a huge success!
???????3,500+ attendees
?? 100+ side events
????108 speakers including: Avery Ching Joshua D. Tobkin Keone Hon Sota Watanabe Jesse Pollak , sandeepnailwal, chenbfang, amandacassatt, DivineNibirun, and MRRydon
??????40 sponsors including Aptos Foundation , SUPRA_Labs, 0xPolygon, Starknet Foundation , StarkWareLtd, Polkadot , DFINITY , Bitget , BitGo and MantaNetwork
???4 sponsor stage events
?? 9 workshops
????4 podcast stations
???IBW Demo Day 2024 ??
We hosted the second edition of IBW Demo Day!
???? Cohost: @AntlerIndia ?? Sponsors: @BitgetIndia, @CoinSwitch
?? 7 ecosystem partners ?? $10K prize money by @BitgetIndia
?? 216 applications
??? 10 pitches
???? Demo day finalists
????Events Hosted ??
1???Text to Code [4 editions]
2???Afterhours [2 editions]
An exclusive networking event for web3 startup founders and investors. Here's a thread of an edition co-hosted with GFRFund and MIXI Global Investments:
???? Afterhours event
3?? Builders’ Brunch
5?? Official IBW Side-events [3 events]
?? IBW VIP Night: Official pre-conference dinner with speakers and VIP guests
?? AggRave IBW Afterparty: Official Afterparty cohosted with @0xPolygon
?? Hashed Founders Night: Networking event exclusively for Hashed and Hashed Emergent portfolio founders
???Africa Initiatives ??
We expanded our footprint in Africa by launching various Hashed Emergent initiatives in Nigeria and Kenya.
1???Hashed College Mixer [4 editions]
An exclusive web3 event designed for university students across various cities in Nigeria. The event offers a concise introduction to web3 fundamentals while fostering meaningful connections within the local web3 community.
???4 cities:
- Lagos - in collaboration with communities: Web3Afrika , Web3Bridge , AllstarsNG
- Portharcourt - in collaboration with communities: BchainUniport, Borderlessdev, blockchainrsu_
- Enugu - in collaboration with communities: Blockchainunn, blockhubafrica
- Uyo - in collaboration with communities: joinbloquest, WeaveDB_Nigeria
???600+ attendees
???10 universities
Here’s a recap of the College mixer held in #Uyo, Nigeria
2?? Afterhours (Africa edition)
We also hosted our first Afterhours event in Africa which was held in Lagos Nigeria in collaboration with Microtraction and #BuidlersAfrica founders community.
Afterhours is our exclusive networking event for startup founders and investors passionate about web3.
???? Afterhours Lagos
3?? Hashed Night Kilifi at ETHSafari 2024
An exclusive networking dinner for African web3 builders, ecosystem leads and investors passionate about web3 in Africa.
???Ecosystem events at Hashed Haus ??
We facilitated 15+ events with leading web3 organisations at our Bangalore office. Here’s a snapshot of some of the top names who hosted their events at Hashed Haus this year.
???Collaboration with IGDC 2024 ??
We partnered with India Game Developer Conference theindiagdc in constructing their web3-focused gaming panel this year.
???Conferences Attended ??
And that concludes it!
2024 has been an incredible year for us. Thank you for being a part of our journey. We live by the mantra "We Are Going to Make It Together".
With that, we wish you a very happy New Year! ?