1/ We’re excited to publish our Request for Investment DAOs.

The post, linked below 👇, outlines how investment DAOs are reshaping early-stage investing. We also share ideas for potential investment DAOs and a structure for how you can work with Hydra to start one.



2/ Why start an investment DAO? They allow for broader collaboration between experts and capital providers. They enable better alignment of economic incentives. And they are fun.

The first dedicated fund backing investment DAOs. Operating as a DAO ourselves, our mission is to proliferate community first investing across all of web3.

2/ Why start an investment DAO? They allow for broader collaboration between experts and capital providers. They enable better alignment of economic incentives. And they are fun.

https://www.hydraventures.xyz/blog/request-for-investment-daos

3/ As a starting point, we’ve identified eleven potentially successful investment DAO ideas covering everything from tech to tangible assets. Read the list below:

4/ DAO Focus: Real World Assets

Description: Investing in technology that bridges traditional finance and DeFi by tokenizing assets to unlock value and reduce transaction costs.



 5/ DAO Focus: Regional Focus

Description: Focused on investment opportunities in specific regions or emerging markets, such as Japan/East Asia.

6/ DAO Focus: Private RPC

Description: Investing in the decentralized private RPC space, with opportunities in MEV profit sharing and privacy tools.

7/ DAO Focus: DAO run by AI Agents

Description: Investment decisions guided entirely by seed-funded AI agents, aligned with set goals and focus areas.

8/ DAO Focus: Modularity Middleware

Description: Investing in middleware beyond infrastructure for the appchain thesis.

9/ DAO Focus: Streamers & Creators

Description: Investing in rights from small and medium-sized content creators across various platforms.

10/ DAO Focus: Quantum Computing

Description: Investing in quantum secure encryption and messaging services.

11/ DAO Focus: VintageDAO

Description: Focused on aging and investment in various types of luxury aged alcohols, such as whiskey.

12/ DAO Focus: Web3 Gaming

Description: Investing in decentralized gaming initiatives and assets.

13/ DAO Focus: Value Tokens

Description: Acquiring undervalued tokens from important projects in the DeFi and broader spaces.

14/ DAO Focus: DePin

Description: Investing in decentralized physical infrastructure projects like wireless networks and autonomous machinery.

16/ Are you a leading investor, founder, or domain expert? Reach out with one of your own ideas for an investment DAO, or pick one we listed to start the conversation.

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15/ To get started, the process is simple.

Define your investment thesis, collaborate with us at Hydra, gather your community, and raise the capital you need. We're here to guide you along the way because we’ll go farther together 🤝.