It’s no surprise that startups and big tech alike have been quick to explore the near-term opportunities of foundation models. But with all the focus on what’s now possible today, our team at Acrew Capital had the view that some of the long-range implications and outcomes were going relatively overlooked. …

By Charlie Liao and the Acrew Capital fintech team YC remains one of the more interesting microcosms in the early stage space, a cross-sectional overview of where entrepreneurial talent is spending their time. In fintech, we’ve seen many industry bellwethers — Stripe, Gusto, Coinbase, Brex, Razorpay, Jeeves — launch from…

By Vishal Lugani, Charlie Liao & Richard Wolpert Game development is not for the faint of heart. Getting started requires patience and tapping into a well of creativity. Developers must conceptualize a game, invent its mechanics, and formulate its art-style. The final stages don’t get any easier. Even with a…

By Vishal Lugani, Maitree Mervana Parekh, Israel Munoz Technological innovation and a common desire to find like-minded connection have fueled the rise of online communities. As a thesis-led firm, we at Acrew Capital think a lot about the future of consumer interaction and expression in our “Community Activated” thesis area…

Benefits to Consumer — By Vishal Lugani, Charlie Liao & Richard Wolpert In our last post, we argued that the $200 billion gaming industry could be a key growth driver for crypto. At the forefront of this radical transformation will be consumers who stand to benefit the most from innovative monetization and gameplay models…

Gaming Will Accelerate Mainstream Adoption of Crypto — By Charlie Liao, Richard Wolpert & Vishal Lugani From fiddling with the original Atari 2600 to spamming “gg ez” in competitive Valorant lobbies, several members of the Acrew team are longtime gamers. We have thousands of collective hours across each medium (PC, console, mobile, VR) and find a lot of…

Angel investors poured over $25 billion into tens of thousands of startups in 2020.¹ To put it into perspective, the number of founders who received capital could fill Levi’s Stadium in the San Francisco Bay Area. Angel investing is a flywheel whereby individuals within a community who have capital are…

Before we jump into what went wrong at Celsius, let’s cover some DeFi basics first. If you’re a seasoned veteran, feel free to skip over this part. Background on AMMs, DEXs, liquidity pools An automated market maker (AMM) is the underlying protocol that powers a decentralized exchange (DEX) like Curve or…

Acrew Capital is hiring an associate for our investment team. We believe that every investment team member should have an equal voice in investment decision making; if this philosophy excites you, read on and reach out…! About Acrew Capital Acrew is a thesis-driven venture capital firm investing at the early…