We hope you enjoy this week's hand-picked selection of important and interesting stories from the frontiers of tech.
Bio ⇨ Modern Synthesis is ready to grow textiles from microbes
Biomaterials startup - and Possible Ventures portfolio company - Modern Synthesis, has raised $4.1 million in seed funding to support its microbial textile platform that aims to make the fashion industry more sustainable. (read)
Bio ⇨ A new epoch!
Possible Ventures portfolio company, Epoch Biodesign, comes out of stealth to share the new tools they’re developing for adapting biology. (read)
Fintech ⇨ re:cap founder’s mission to trade future revenues for non-dilutive capital
Paul Becker is on a mission to help SaaS companies optimise their own funding and financing. re:cap has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Felix Capital, Project A Ventures, and Possible Ventures. (read) (listen)
DeSci ⇨ Jesse Hudson on IP-NFTs, DAO Legal Wrappers, & PsyDAO
Molecule DAO’s legal architect, Jesse Hudson, explains how IP-NFTs are secured on the legal side, how FRENS help fractionalisation NFTs, the challenges of BioDAOs, and the mission of PsyDAO to democratise psychedelic research. (watch)
Web3 ⇨ Metaverse Land: What Makes Digital Real Estate Valuable
Digital real estate has always had value. What’s different about web3 is that digital asset paradigms like non-fungible tokens (NFTs) make it possible for individuals to uniquely own – not just rent – specific pieces of digital real estate and metaverse land and locations for private or shared use. (read)
Interesting adjacencies:
MP Materials CEO, James Litinsky, on rare earths, supply chain, and energy independence (listen)
Our Portfolio Company, Hello Inside, goes live with their scientific self care solutions (link)
Psychedelic Chemistry with Psylo’s Dr Sam Banister (watch)
Lazard report on the European venture and growth ecosystem (read)
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