𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝟯 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽’𝘀 $𝟭𝟬𝟬𝗠 𝗔𝗗𝗚𝗠 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱
Our Co-Founder & CEO, Stefan Deiss, recently spoke with Inc. Arabia about the launch of Hashgraph Venture Fund-I, a $100 million fund based out of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). In the interview, Stefan shared how the fund will accelerate Web3 innovation and support the growth of deep-tech startups worldwide.
Backed by $20 million in initial capital from The Hashgraph Association, the fund will target early-stage startups and established enterprises leveraging technologies like AI, blockchain, robotics, and quantum computing to build the next generation of Web3 applications interacting on Hedera. But the fund offers more than just capital—selected projects will also benefit from THG’s Venture Studio Program (VSP), which provides hands-on support in engineering, product development, and market commercialization.
“𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭, 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, 𝘤𝘺𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘦𝘣3 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰-𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘱𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺-𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱-𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭, 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸.” Stefan explained.
The launch of Hashgraph Venture Fund-I is a key part of our broader global strategy to connect Europe and MENA through cross-border investments. Beyond ADGM, we’ve established venture studio partnerships in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Morocco, fostering innovation and economic growth throughout the region.
“𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘌𝘕𝘈-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴,” Stefan added. “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘌𝘕𝘈 𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴-𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭, 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭.”
Read the full interview with Inc. Arabia to learn more about how The Hashgraph Group is shaping the future of Web3—link in the comments.
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