Ecosapiens secures $3.5 million to power carbon-backed NFT community in latest seed round
The round was led by Collab+Currency and included gmoney as advisor
Ecosapiens, an environmentally conscious collective defending the climate through creative technology, today announced $3.5 million in funding in its latest seed round. The round was led by the consumerweb3 fund Collab+Currency with prominent investors, builders and influencers g money join as an advisor. Key angel investors in the round include CFO of Celo Alex Witt and former COO of Moonbirds Ryan Carson. Boost VC and Brayton Williams, co-founder of Boost VC, are returning investors who led Ecosapiens’ pre-seed in May 2022. Other returning investors include Slow Ventures, Menlo Ventures and Alumni Ventures Blockchain Fund. This funding round brings the Ecosapiens fundraiser to a total of around $5 million.
“We are on a mission to make decarbonisation and sustainability seamless, fun and engaging,” said Ecosapiens co-founder Nihar Neelakanti. “Thanks to Collab+Currency and our other partners’ support, we’ll be able to scale our workforce, grow our community and offerings, and empower people to show our planet some love by offsetting their entire annual carbon footprint. ”
Ecosapiens was founded to build a widespread community of environmentally conscious individuals and give them access to influence positive environmental impact. Ecosapiens will offer a range of digital infrastructure and resources – including NFTs, carbon infrastructure, chat groups and even a comic series – that make it easy and engaging for people and businesses to reduce their carbon footprint, use more sustainable products and support the transition to a green economy through the society they create.
“NFTs have the ability to unlock incredible, almost infinite potential, and Ecosapiens is proving that to be true by harnessing the technology for positive climate action,” gmoney said. “They make it easy for individuals from all backgrounds – art lovers, NFT collectors, environmentalists, you name it – to make environmental sustainability a by-product of their daily lives and hobbies. I’m proud to support Ecosapiens in their mission, and excited to see its impact on the future of our planet and people.”
In February 2023, Ecosapiens announced its namesake alpha collection of the world’s first carbon-backed NFTs, awarding 350 members of the Ecosapiens community a free coin Chrysalis that could be upgraded and evolved into an Ecosapien to offset up to 28 tonnes of carbon – roughly two years worth of the average American’s carbon footprint. So far, its alpha collection has sequestered over 1,700 tonnes of CO2 and counting – the equivalent of planting around 68,000 trees.
Ecosapiens has already gained traction in the art, sustainability and NFT communities, with over 17,000 community members on Discord, and through partnerships with renowned projects such as Pudgy Penguins. The collectibles have also been recognized by art industry experts for their innovative motion design and “breathing” characters, winning first place in the NFT category of the Motionographer’s Motion Awards, among other winners such as CBS Sports, Vice News and Olivia Rodrigo. To breed an Ecosapien, take a pupa from the Genesis collection on OpenSea and evolve it in Ecoverse. For more information, visit ecosapiens.xyz.
About Ecosapiens
Ecosapiens is an environmentally conscious collective that defends the climate through creative technology, starting with a perpetual carbon capture digital collectible series, where carbon removal projects are funded. The platform’s namesake collection, Ecosapiens, represents a new iteration of the human species that is more connected to and thoughtful of its impact on the planet. Key Ecosapiens investors include Boost Ventures, Slow Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Alumni Ventures Blockchain Fund and Charles River Ventures. Follow Ecosapiens further Twitter and Instagram and join us on Discord.
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