Outlier – Fuelling the Future, 2024

Outlier Ventures is a company that has reviewed thousands of applications and worked with numerous Web3 startups. They provide a unique perspective on the market and predict key trends, challenges, innovations, and opportunities for 2023 and beyond. Some of these include regulation, gaming, Bitcoin, decentralized physical infrastructure networks, artificial intelligence, and tokenizing real-world assets. They expect to see a rise in interest in tokenizing real-world assets, as well as the development of decentralized wireless networks and greater computational power. Bitcoin-based decentralized applications are also gaining interest, with the emergence of Ordinals. In 2023, big brands like Nike and Starbucks explored Web3 use cases, and there was a focus on physical products and real-life activations by crypto-native players. Outlier Ventures has been an early believer in bringing brands into the Web3 world through their investment in dCommerce infrastructure.