Gaming · sub-niche
Web3 game asset bridges.
Move game assets across chains, games, and identity systems.
Team-sized buildTrickle — one deal per quarter
Why now
Web3 games are slowly normalizing. The asset-portability infrastructure is the next platform.
What the signal looks like
Repos with EVM / Solana / Bitcoin-L2 adapters, asset-bridging libraries, and identity-bound NFT frameworks.
Public examples
We name publicprojects + categories only — never founders we track inside the paid product. The buyer’s edge stays inside the product.
- Sequence shape
- Immutable X
- Open-source asset-bridge libraries
What this displaces
An NFT trapped in one chain.
Our build-vs-invest call
Speculative. Fund only with crypto-native background. The wedge is identity + cross-chain.
Common questions about this niche
- Buyer?
- Web3 game studios.
- Pricing?
- Per transaction or per studio.
- Defensibility?
- Cross-chain integration + identity.
More inside Gaming
- AI NPC dialogue engines — LLM-driven NPCs that don't break immersion or break the bank.
- In-game ad marketplaces — Programmatic in-game ad placement, with brand safety and engagement metrics.
- Indie publishing rails — Publishing infrastructure for indie games — Steam, Itch, mobile stores, console certs.
- Multiplayer netcode libraries — Drop-in netcode for indie multiplayer games. Latency-tuned, cheat-resistant.