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Privacy company Nym introduces $300 million fund, targeting Web3 wallets, RPCs, and infrastructure solutions.
Blockchain privacy company Nym Technologies has introduced a $300 million funding initiative designed to provide financial support to projects focused on developing security-oriented infrastructure.
The Nym Innovation Fund will source capital from venture capital investors including Polychain, KR1, Huobi Incubator, and Eden Block, concentrating on aiding projects that create Web3 privacy-centric tools and services.
Nym Technologies co-founder and CEO Harry Halpin stated that privacy is crucial for ensuring that a decentralized internet remains resilient against censorship and avoids the challenges associated with Web2:
“This programme will ensure the health of the privacy ecosystem but it will also advance the Web3 industry as a whole, providing mentorship and funding during this difficult macroeconomic climate.”
Halpin informed Cointelegraph that potential projects applying for funding may receive investments from both Nym’s fund and its venture capital partners:
“Nym will review the applicants and determine if & which ones to go to the investors and then investors will decide of & how much they want to fund.”
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The initiative is scheduled to commence in November 2023, with initial evaluations of applications focusing on Web3 wallets and applications that manage private keys for interacting with and accessing decentralized applications (DApps).
The fund will also aim to support remote procedure call (RPC) protocols that can access data from a blockchain network or execute transactions from DApps, as well as public good services, which include vital resources, tools, infrastructure, and initiatives that are available as open-source projects.
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Alongside the Innovation Fund, the Nym Grants program is being launched to provide additional funding opportunities, developer support, mentorship, marketing assistance, community involvement, and operational guidance.
Lior Messika, managing partner at Eden Block, emphasized the firm’s commitment as an investor in the Innovation Fund to support builders and entrepreneurs within the Nym ecosystem.
“As the Nym core technology enables a host of applications and disruptive privacy use cases, Eden Block will closely support the Fund’s efforts through selection, advocacy, funding, and more.”
The program will prioritize backing projects and services that improve user privacy and promote open-source collaboration and community involvement.
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