Welcome to the 32nd edition of the Geeks Of The Valley (GOTV) Newsletter, where we share exciting ideas/insights on web3 + interesting early-stage/pre-funded companies every 1-2 times per week. If you enjoy and want to keep abreast with insights and interesting early-stage startups before they go big, subscribe to this newsletter ✌️.

Geeks of the week

Startup name: Throne

One-liner: The Commerce Platform for Creators

Founder(s) background: Founded Meeter (acq.), ex-Mckinsey and General Atlantic.

Tractions:

• >120k creators live

• >$25m annualized GMV in <1 year

Startup name: Tip Link

One-liner: Send crypto to anyone, even if they don't have a wallet.

Founder(s) background: Ex-Citadel, Goldman Sachs, Meta, YC founder, and Susquehanna International Group (SIG)

Pitch Deck (public)

Startup name: Bloxmith

One-liner: Builder of Player-First blockchain games that are still fun after 1000+ plays.

Founder(s) background: Ex-GM at Riot Games, MD at Blizzard Entertainment, marketing lead at Meta.

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