AdLunam Q2 Report : — Half Moon Stage
The start of this years’ 2nd quarter everyone abuzz with every corner riding the crest of the industry’s activities. From major regulation announcements in the US to the exit of some of the largest exchanges relocating to more favourable environments the Industry has been on a roller coaster this quarter. At AdLunam we rode this tide HODLing on while knowing that WAGMI!
Implementing the feedback we got from a number of our stakeholders we also shifted from sending out weekly updates to a less frequent but more detailed report🔎. So this comes with the TL:DR warning ⚠️... But we’re sure you’re going to be here till the end! 😜
Lets dive into our recent achievements and developments 📋.
1) AdLunam Web 3 Pitch Arena — Where Startups meet VC’s:
We launched the W3PA — Where Startups Meet VC’s , with a bang!💥
Web3 entrepreneurs had the opportunity to pitch their innovative projects to experienced investors with a deep understanding of the Web3 landscape.
A showcase for the best and brightest projects that had ‘5 minutes’ of fame before a panel of VC’s. Over 2 editions we had $ 229,000 in prizes by sponsors Hacken, Apeswap and Spherium Finance
Here is a breakup of what went down:
Edition 1
This action packed first edition showcased projects like Velera, Panther Quant, Earn TV, Slaz Wallet and Polycruz. An incredible lineup of Judges was made up by Gains Associates, Oracles Investment Group, Atesis Capital and AdLunam inc.
- 2nd place: Slaz Wallet built by Monero core team
- 1st place : Earn TV
👉Highlighting the incredible moments from #AdLunam’s 1st #Web3PitchArena
Edition 2
Scaled even higher! With a VC panel of Gains Associates, Brotherhood Ventures & Donuts Capital , This edition had ApeSwap as Prize Sponsor and Spherium Finance as Event Sponsor with prizes . The projects on this edition were XONE, Health Hero, Project Lambo, UnUniFi & SoundsOfThings
the winners of the #Web3PitchArea were:
- 2nd place: XONE
- 1st place: Health Hero.
👉Highlighting the incredible moments from #AdLunam’s 2nd #Web3PitchArena
2) Partnerships formed 🤝:
In the last quarter, AdLunam formed 3 strategic partnerships that reflect the company’s commitment to driving innovation, fostering growth, and transforming the landscape of Web3 investments. These collaborations are poised to reshape the future of finance and blockchain technology, empowering users and driving the adoption of decentralized solutions worldwide.
⚡Global Investment Hub (currently known as the Nexus Hub) a leading conglomerate of VC’s
⚡AdLunam X Donuts Capital, an upcoming major investment group.
⚡AdLunam x Plena Finance an avant-garde self-custodial wallet propelled by the latest EIP-4337 Account Abstraction technology
3) Special Awards🥁 :
AdLunam was honored with the esteemed Times Business Award 2023 for ‘Excellence in Innovation Crypto/NFT’ in New Delhi. It was in recognition to AdLunam’s outstanding contributions and innovation in the field of crypto/NFT. Our Co founder Jason Fernandes received this award on behalf of AdLunam.
In June, our Co founder & CTO Lawrence Hutson, was inducted in the prestigious Cointelegraph Innovation Circle. This invitation is a testament to Lawrence’s expertise and leadership in the industry, recognizing his valuable insights and contributions to the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain innovation👏.
4) Spreading some moonlight🌝: Conferences / Events (We totally rocked the show!) 😎
AdLunam made its presence felt at conferences across the globe this season 🌎. Here is a snapshot 📸of where our Co Founders were ..
🎤Nadja Bester spoke at
The CV VC (South Africa) about AI & Blockchain Insights from the African Ecosystem,
The Crypto 306 (Dubai) making a case for Web3&AI,
The 1CryptoWorld 2023 Global Crypto Conference (Dubai) by 1BusinessWorld sharing insights about AI & Blockchain,
The WorldTokenSummit conference in Dubai highlighting the ‘Challenges for Women in Web3’,
The Crypto Rooftop in Dubai Hosted by LaToken speaking on the attention economy problem in web3 and how AdLunam Inc. ‘s Engage to Earn model and Proof of Attention mechanism addresses investment issues for startups and retail investors,
The Crypto Female India MeetUp : At the inaugural event of Crypto Female in India, talking about NFT’s & Women in Web3 .
🎤Jason Fernandes spoke at
The Crypto 306 (Dubai) sharing insider intel about Investing in Web 3
The WorldTokenSummit Dubai panel: Investment Funds & Tokenization
The World Fintech Council (Singapore) where he spoke about NFTs, web3,Metaverse & Crypto, where Digital Lingo gets decoded
The TechCircus Web3Live London in a fascinating panel discussion Understanding Web3: decentralization, blockchain, and smart contracts.
Our CTO & Co Founder , Lawrence Hutson made waves 🌊 at the Bitcoin Conference USA Miami 2023!
Finally our CMO JP spoke at Hypersign hack:DID hackathon in Mumbai focused on the Importance of Digital Identities in Web3 💻 Our Head of Operations, Neikita D’souza also attended.
5)Featured Podcasts️:
🎙️The Future of NFTs:
-This quarter “The Future of NFTs” podcast explored the transformative impact of non-fungible tokens across diverse industries. Each episode showcased visionary leaders and their groundbreaking projects, emphasizing how NFTs are revolutionizing branding, ownership, sports engagement, and community empowerment in the ever-evolving world of blockchain technology. Find out more 👇
-Branding NFTs with David Peng CEO of Webmint , bridging Web2 brands to the Web3 space.
-Mint Ventures with George Groshkov Founder and Head of Strategy at Mint Ventures XYZ.focus how the right teams, using the right tech with the right tenacity, will bring the most impactful utility from NFT technology.
-Bitcoin Ordinals with Jeremiah Agthe, Sales & Customer acquisition at Kinos and Esko Koivulat web3 professional. Talking about trends , MEME coins and why they will never lose community rallying to how NFT utility is reshaping how we interact with Web3
-MaisonDAO with Simon Mikolajczyk Founder of Maison DAO & xAiDRIP, pragmatically defining the hybrid model of how the real word will eventually interact with the digital world through sustainable model
-Sportifying Communities with Daniel Tamas Co-founder &CEO at WAM, creating a whole new crypto-gaming experience with AI.
Meta Real — Blending real life fashion and the Metaverse with Louise Laing Founder & CEO at PhygitalT.
🎙️Diving into crypto:
Diving Into Crypto is the place to be if you’re in Web3. Join us as we speak to the Movers, Shakers and Candlestick Watchers diving into the insights of their journey, their strategies and their learnings. From DeFi to DAOs and cross-border payments, the discussions shed light on the transformative potential of blockchain technology and its impact on diverse industries worldwide. Hosted by CMO JP, from AdLunam Inc, bringing you everything about Web3.
So let’s take a look at our guests 👇:
-Swipelux with Filip Kollert Co-Founder & COO. They are a payment infrastructure for crypto gaming, crypto exchanges, crypto wallets, NFT’s.
-BreederDAO with Renz Chong Co-Founder, and CEO. Breeder DAO has worked with projects like the hugely successful Aixie Infinity and is leading the game development industry by creating NFT’s transferable assets and more.
-XREX with Winston Hsiao Co-founder and CRO & Dr. Wayne Huang Co-Founder and CEO of XREX Inc. We were also joined in with Krishnendu Chatterjee Ph.D. Co-Founder A2Z Crypto. This special episode was hosted by Jason Fernandes (put link to LinkedIn).
-Funny is Money. Find out more as we dive into what The Laughing Otter has to offer. With Jeff Bogensberger Founder of The Laughing Otter.
-Topl with Edmonds Head of Developer Ecosystem. If you wanted to tokenize your data which you can monetize and plug into a system that ‘rewards the truth’. Find out more here.
-Binance Africa with Olubunmi Fabanwo Affiliate Manager. Africa is hot! The hottest investment destination this year. Another special episode hosted by Jason Fernandes.
-India Blockchain Alliance with Raj Kapoor, Founder & CEO Talking about the regulation, the Governments’ outlook and the future of Blockchain on the Indian subcontinent.
-Laying Foundations for L2s with Igboze Israel community lead at Aurora Africa. L2 face challenges to build multiple community types. Developer’s are by far the most important first step. If you, want to build an L2, here’s what you do.👂
-Radixly transformed with Lukas Steffen Co-founder at Ociswap: Find out whats new with this Radix built exchange with a difference!
6) External Podcast & online speaking events.
-Cofounder Jason Fernandes was invited to 3Verse podcast for a discussion on “Fundamental & Technical Analysis of Crypto Trading, Part — 4”.
and Co Founder Nadja Bester appeared on :
-Building in public by RunningWeb3 Podcast’s
Navigating the Web3 Crowdfunding Landscape: Strategies for Fundraising Success OOO- Out of Ordinary , A Web3 Marketing Podcast.
Creating Effective Ambassador Program: Best Practices and Strategies hosted by Alpha Guilty.
Women in Web3 hosted by Metasky.
Cryptonite Women in Web3 show — hosted by CryptoniteUAE.
7) Press 📰
Conferences, Events, Podcasts .. what next 🤔? Quotes, thoughts and insights 💡galore on topics from Investor pitching to CeFi’s best contributions to the DeFi world. Here’s where our co-founders were featured :
✒️As a member of of Cointelegraph’s Innovation council, Jason Fernandes was quoted in 6 articles:
- 18 industry vets share tips for launching a crypto startup in a bear market
- 17 ways to better explain blockchain projects to potential investors
- 17 factors to consider when evaluating a potential Web3 partnership
- 9 tips to help crypto companies choose and succeed with a banking partner
- 17 ways to better explain blockchain projects to potential investors
- 9 Lessons DeFi Companies Would Be Wise To Learn From CeFi Companies
✒️ Cointelegraph’s Innovation circle also featured Lawrence Hutson ‘s thoughts in:
✒️And Nadja Bester also was featured in L’Atelier- BNP Paribas’s article titled “Programming trust: Web3 could break programmatic ad tech’s spell. Are we ready?”. L’Atelier BNP Paribas is the technology oracle firm of BNP Paribas Group , the largest banking group in Europe.
And finally, we celebrate ‘Jason Fernandes’ being featured in Fortune India’s 40 Under 40 May 2023 edition.
🎉Fortune India May 2023 profiles our Cofounder Jason Fernandes 🎊
8)Contests & Campaigns
To celebrate the season of new beginnings with our community we Hopped into the Easter spirit 🐰🌸 with the egg hunt campaign, with over 179 entries, over 7500 views and 10 selected winners.
9) Management Meetup : Goa, India
This quarter we hit a great milestone! Our first IRL (In Real Life) meeting was held in Goa! Celebrating our wins, learning from our journey and strategizing for the months to come!
An exciting quarter comes to a close. What’s in store for the next one? 🔭We’ll tell you…
- A seismic shift in our operations , focus and outreach for starters. We’ll make the announcement in August.
- Our Co Founders will be in Europe, USA , UAE and South East Asia so if you’re there, lets connect for an IRL meet
- Education is important for Crypto’s mass adoption so we’re going to have a new channel out soon…
That’s the sneak peek.. watch this space for more .
PS: Dear Investor, Thank you for believing in us. We’re going to take AdLunam to orbit and your support helps us get there.
Alt 1 PS: Aren’t you glad you stayed till the end? Drop us a line. Cheers! ;)
About AdLunam
AdLunam, Inc. is an Engage to Earn NFT-integrated IDO seedpad and launchpad for the Web3 Attention Economy using a Proof of Attention allocation mechanism. The Engage to Earn ecosystem enables crypto investors to monetize their social capital while allowing projects access to the industry’s top-most engaged retail investors throughout a token’s funding life cycle.
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