Web3 · sub-niche
NFT licensing platforms.
Royalty + licensing + IP-management for NFT + token IP.
One-quarter buildTrickle — one deal per quarter
Why now
NFT royalties are unenforced onchain. The licensing + enforcement layer is being rebuilt.
What the signal looks like
Repos with onchain royalty libraries, smart-contract enforcement tools, and IP-management integrations.
Public examples
We name publicprojects + categories only — never founders we track inside the paid product. The buyer’s edge stays inside the product.
- Royalty Registry adjacency
- Story Protocol
- Open-source NFT-licensing libraries
What this displaces
An OpenSea listing + ignored royalties.
Our build-vs-invest call
Speculative. Fund only with crypto + IP-law team. The moat is the enforcement + the regulatory + the platform partnerships.
Common questions about this niche
- Buyer?
- Brands + NFT creators.
- Pricing?
- % of royalty + SaaS.
- What kills this?
- OpenSea / Magic Eden centralizing royalties.
More inside Web3
- Account abstraction toolkits — ERC-4337 wallet libraries + paymaster infrastructure for AA-first apps.
- Onchain compliance tools — Travel rule + KYT + transaction monitoring for crypto + stablecoin businesses.
- Stablecoin payment rails — USDC + USDT payments for B2B + cross-border — non-crypto-facing.
- DeFi portfolio managers — Portfolio + risk + yield management for DeFi users + crypto funds.