Ecosapiens – an eco-conscious collective that is defending the climate through creative tech – announced a $3.5 million round of funding in its latest seed round. This funding round was led by consumer web3 fund Collab+Currency with prominent investor, builder, and influencer gmoney joining as an advisor. Other notable angel investors who joined the round include Celo CFO Alex Witt and former Moonbirds COO Ryan Carson. Boost VC and Brayton Williams, Co-Founder of Boost VC, are returning investors who led Ecosapiens’ pre-seed in May of 2022. The other returning investors include Slow Ventures, Menlo Ventures, and Alumni Ventures Blockchain Fund. This funding round brings Ecosapiens funding to a total of about $5 million.
Ecosapiens was founded to create a wider community of eco-conscious individuals and offer them access to affect positive environmental impact. And Ecosapiens is providing a range of digital infrastructure and resources – including NFTs, carbon infrastructure, chat groups, and a comic series – that make it easier and more engaging for people and businesses to reduce their carbon footprint, use sustainable products, and support the transition to a green economy.
In February 2023, Ecosapiens had announced its namesake alpha collection featuring the world’s first carbon-backed NFTs and awarded 350 members of the Ecosapiens community with a free-to-mint Chrysalis that could be upgraded and evolved into an Ecosapien to offset up to 28 tons of carbon – about 2 years worth of the average American’s carbon footprint. Up to now, the company’s alpha collection has sequestered over 1,700 tons of carbon dioxide and counting – which is the equivalent of planting around 68,000 trees.
Ecosapiens has been gaining traction within the art, sustainability, and NFT communities, with over 17,000 community members on Discord and through partnerships with reputable projects like Pudgy Penguins. And the collectibles have also been recognized by art industry experts for its innovative motion design and ‘breathing’ characters, winning first place in the NFT category of Motionographer’s Motion Awards among other winners such as CBS Sports, Vice News, and Olivia Rodrigo. To mint an Ecosapien, you can grab a chrysalis from the Genesis collection on OpenSea and evolve it in the Ecoverse.
KEY QUOTES:
“We’re on a mission to make carbon removal and sustainability seamless, fun and engaging. Thanks to Collab+Currency and our other partners’ support, we’ll be able to scale our workforce, build out our community and our offerings, and empower people to show our planet some love by offsetting their entire annual carbon footprint.”
— Ecosapiens co-founder Nihar Neelakanti
“NFTs have the ability to unlock an incredible, almost infinite potential, and Ecosapiens is proving that to be true by harnessing the tech for positive climate action. They’re making it easy for individuals from any background – art lovers, NFT collectors, environmentalists, you name it – to make environmental sustainability a byproduct of their daily lives and hobbies. I’m proud to support Ecosapiens in its mission, and excited to see its impact on the future of our planet and people.”
— gmoney
