Spotlight Podcast

Fundraising in web3 with Matt Kim

Zypsy Episode 1

It took him more than 100 investor pitches before he was able to raise funds for his web3 startup.

In this episode, we talk to Matt Kim. He is the co-founder of Smoothie, a discover-to-earn rewards platform for web3 projects. Smoothie is also known as the Product Hunt for web3.

Matt shares his experience building his web3 startup including unique opportunities that the web3 space presented at the beginning of his project. He also shares his thoughts on on-chain activities, his number one tip for pitching to investors, and his predictions on the future of crypto.


Links & resources

Smoothie awards

A visual storytelling newsletter

19 lessons for crypto fundraising

Follow Matt on Twitter

Justin Kan’s famous quote


Timestamp

00:00 Introduction

01:04 Matt’s background

02:53 Unique web3 opportunities

03:39 Challenges and lessons

05:00 Raising funds for Smoothie

06:06 Matt’s tip for raising funds

07:59 For those just getting started

09:29 Where crypto is headed

11:03 What’s next for Smoothie?