Frameless Podcast
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Frameless Podcast
Inside Hydra Ventures: Scaling community-driven investing
In this episode, we talk to Peter Pan. He is the co-summoner of Hydra Ventures, the first fund of funds for investment DAOs. Before starting Hydra, Peter co-founded MetaCartel Ventures, the first live investment DAO that invests in pre-seed and seed crypto projects.
Peter takes us through his journey as the co-summoner of Hydra Ventures, the pioneering fund of funds DAO. He sheds light on the transition from traditionally centralized investment funds to a community-based approach, revealing the potential of aggregating deal flow and assessing investments as a collective.
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Links & resources
Follow Peter on LinkedIn or Twitter
1kx website, LinkedIn, and Twitter
Hydra Ventures website, LinkedIn, and Twitter
MetaCartel Ventures website and Twitter
Timestamp
00:00 Introduction
01:07 What is an Investment DAO?
05:55 Origin and inception of community driven investment
09:33 Journey of MetaCartel Ventures
10:42 Inspiration behind Hydra Ventures
12:13 Ideal form of investment DAOs in the future
13:36 Hydra’s mission and vision