Aave-Developed Lens Protocol Raises $15M to Expand 'Social Layer' of Web3
Uniswap CEO Hayden Adams, OpenSea co-founder Alex Atallah, entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan and Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal joined the round as angel investors.
Lending protocol Aave's decentralized social-media platform, Lens Protocol, has raised $15 million in funding from a group of high-profile investors.
IDEO CoLab Ventures led the funding round, which included General Catalyst, Blockchain Capital and Palm Tree, according to an emailed announcement. Uniswap CEO Hayden Adams, OpenSea co-founder Alex Atallah, entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan and Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal joined the round as angel investors.
Polygon blockchain-based Lens serves as a platform for users to build applications from a single (NFT)-based platform that stores their posts, followers and content.
"By putting ownership and social capital into the hands of people, Lens aims to transform the way we create value, share and monetize on the internet," Lens said.
Lens plans to use the funds raise to continue the expansion of its ecosystem, which was in February last year.
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Edited by Sheldon Reback.
Disclaimer: The content of this article solely reflects the author's opinion and does not represent the platform in any capacity. This article is not intended to serve as a reference for making investment decisions.
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