Sony and Astar Labs Open Applications For New Incubator

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Mark Kennedy & Manuel Olumorin
February 17, 2023

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  • NFT.com launches public beta

  • Sony and Astar Labs start new incubator

  • The Sneakies - Overlord partners with Stoopid Buddy Stoodios

NFT.Com Launches Public Beta

First, to these guys getting the domain name NFT.com

So what is NFT.com?

It's a "social NFT marketplace" that offers the ability to mint social profiles, discover and trade NFTs.

And their beta has gone live.

Here is everything we know

  • The site has a cool concept of a social profile called "NFT Profile."

  • The NFT Profile is an NFT held by an on-chain address that connects to multiple addresses and aggregates NFTs owned by the NFT Profile owner to a single gallery. It also offers customizable galleries, engagement, and exclusive benefits like lower marketplace fees.

  • They have partnered with some of the biggest brands like Unstoppable Domains, Allure Bridals, SuperNormal, and The Doge Pound. These launch partners will make their collections directly accessible through NFT Profiles.

  • Users can buy and sell NFTs on the marketplace and through third-party marketplaces via the website's aggregator and transaction router.

  • There are 2 listing types for sellers; buy now and a decreasing price sale that starts with a price that decreases linearly to the end price set by the seller. Can only imagine how this would play out, people waiting till the last moment to bid.

  • For a limited time, NFT.com is offering zero fees to all NFT Profile holders to celebrate the initial public beta launch.

Why is this important?

It's another marketplace, meaning another point of distribution for NFT creators. Just look at the traffic numbers already.

Over the last 3 months, the monthly traffic has been between 40k to 78k. And that is mostly direct and organic search traffic. 🤯

Since it has a marketplace aggregator, it's low effort for the creator.

Also, the social profiles concept could be interesting to drive the community aspect to new users out the gate.You can sign up or launch your project HERE.

NFT.com | The Social NFT Marketplace

Join NFT.com to display, trade, and engage with your NFTs.

https://www.nft.com/

Sony And Astar Labs Open Applications For Incubator

Sony has gotten into the web3 incubation game by partnering with Astar Labs.

The incubation program is aimed at helping promising startups gain initial traction.

What we know about the program

  • The program will last for three months, from mid-March to mid-June, with 10 to 15 teams in the cohort.

  • It aims to help promising ideas become minimum viable products, regardless of their web3 startup phase.

  • Candidates working across DeFi, web3 gaming & metaverse, and infrastructure will be prioritized.

  • Startale Labs, a Singapore-based company founded by Astar Network CEO, Sota Watanabe, will organize the process.

  • Learning sessions with global VC firms such as Dragonfly, Fenbushi Capital, and Alchemy Ventures, as well as business and technology strategy workshops, will be included.

  • Successful candidates will receive additional support from Sony and Startale in the form of business strategy and tech support.

  • An offline demo day will be held at the Sony Group headquarters in Tokyo during Japan Blockchain Week in mid-June.

Keeping an eye on the startups that exit this incubator. Maybe it's one of you 🫵.

The Sneakies

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