All great actions and thoughts come from a trivial beginning. Blockchain technology originated from a preliminary idea of struggle for human freedom. 13 years later, it has become a new edition in the process of human freedom and civilization. Gate.io deeply recognizes that the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry still remains in early stages, and the industry still needs to continue to move forward in innovative practices in the future. Therefore, Gate.io launches its early-stage crypto venture capital fund - Gate Ventures, aiming to facilitate innovations in the digital age. Gate Ventures：An investor and also a builder Gate Ventures is a worldwide venture investment initiative, which is focused on decentralized infrastructure, ecosystems, and applications that will reshape the world in the digital age. Endorsed by Gate’s ecosystem, Gate Ventures offers financing, operational resources, and expertise to the crypto community for next-gen innovations. Gate Ventures will also offer grants to open source projects active in building the future of web3 and open finance. The new endeavor will not only act as an investor, but a builder and cultivator. We focus on three main investment areas Gate Ventures will focus its $100m fund on three main areas: 1.Technical and Financial Infrastructure 2.Crypto-Native Ecosystems 3.Next-Gen Applications Gate.io believes continued innovation in Layer 1, Layer 2 and cross-chain solutions will be key to future mass adoption of cryptocurrencies. As the DeFi, NFT and Gaming markets reach new heights, and other new sectors like the ‘metaverse’ emerge, Gate.io aims to promote the forefront of innovations in people's lives. Redefining Social and Financial Interaction Companies that Gate Ventures invests in are wide-ranging, with investments up to multimillion Dollars in value. Gate Ventures will be committed to providing portfolio companies with various supports in aspects of product development, operational expansion and global growth. Gate Ventures will work closely with industry leaders to help promising teams and startup companies to turn innovative ideas into reality and redefine people's social and financial interactions. To learn more about Gate Ventures or submit an application, please visit ventures.gate.io. Gate Ventures Twitter: https://twitter.com/gate_ventures Gate.io is a Cryptocurrency Trading Platform Since 2013 Top ranking, Trustworthy, Transparent Sign up to enter the crypto gateway and get 40% commission from referrals Download iOS/Android App right now. Follow us on social Twitter: https://twitter.com/gate_io Telegram：https://t.me/gateio Instagram：https://www.instagram.com/gateioglobal Futures：https://t.me/gateio_futures Medium：https://medium.com/@gateio Gate.io Team Sept 13th, 2021