Naspers Ventures is leading a US$2.3-million (R34-million) seed funding round in DappRadar, a platform for discovering and analysing blockchain-based decentralised applications, or dApps.
The other participants in the round are Blockchain.com Ventures and Angel Invest Berlin.
“DappRadar will use the investment primarily for R&D, developing new functionality to help the business expand its service and reach the next stage in its growth,” the company said.
dApps are applications that run on peer-to-peer computer networks, rather than on centralised machines or servers. Their code is typically open source and the core function is handled by open-source smart contracts deployed on a blockchain.
Due to the nature of blockchain technology, a decentralised application’s data is transparent and cannot be tampered with, allowing the community to build on top of it without requiring permission.
DappRadar tracks over 2 500 dApps across six blockchains, including ethereum, EOS and Tron, with plans to expand to others.
Filters
DappRadar filters through dApp data, removes fake and irrelevant activity and provides market intelligence. dApps are tracked in terms of their active users, token volume and transaction activity to provide insight into the trends in the dApp ecosystem.
“DappRadar has become the starting point for dApp discovery and acts as a distribution channel for dApp developers that are looking to reach new consumers,” it said.
“In the short time since we founded DappRadar, we’ve seen the technology mature quickly and its commercial prospects are clearer,” said co-founder and CEO Skirmantas Januskas in a statement. “With Naspers Ventures’ international consumer expertise and Blockchain.com’s industry knowledge, we are in an excellent position to harness this momentum to expand our business further.”
Banafsheh Fathieh, principal and early-stage investment lead at Naspers Ventures, will join the DappRadar board. — © 2019 NewsCentral Media