# Roadmap

> *This roadmap highlights key investment milestones, product launches, and strategic developments within Nexus Ventures' ecosystem of portfolio companies.*

#### 🗓️ **2018**

* ✅ **Q1**
  * Initial fund formation & technical advisory board assembled.
* ✅ **Q2**
  * Early investment in Solana – high-performance L1 blockchain.
  * Backing of Dusk Network – privacy-focused financial infrastructure.
* ✅ **Q4**
  * Participated in private round of Hedera Hashgraph – enterprise-grade DLT.

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#### 🗓️ **2019**

* ✅ **Q1**
  * Strategic seed investment in Ocean Protocol – decentralized data exchange infrastructure.
* ✅ **Q2**
  * Joined the validator set of FIO Protocol and supported its testnet phase.
* ✅ **Q4**
  * Early involvement in Pocket Network – decentralized RPC infrastructure.

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#### 🗓️ **2021**

* ✅ **Q1**
  * Invested in Busha (Nigeria) – bridging emerging markets and digital assets.
* ✅ **Q2**
  * Added Deip to the portfolio – Web3 stack for creative economies.
* ✅ **Q3**
  * Backed Staex – tokenized network orchestration for IoT + edge computing.
* ✅ **Q4**
  * Participated in Token2049 London; secured co-investment deal with European crypto accelerator.

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#### 🗓️ **2022**

* ✅ **Q2**
  * Seed investment in Salto X (Estonia) – token/equity vesting infrastructure.
  * Attended Consensus 2022 (Austin) — signed tech-partnership MOU with DeFi index project.
* ✅ **Q4**
  * Added Spiko and Cheqd to portfolio; deepened focus on DID and crypto-compliance infra.

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#### 🗓️ **2023**

* ✅ **Q1**
  * Entered into Blink Labs (UK) – Layer 2 gas optimization tools.
  * Invested in Zealy (France) – community gamification and growth platform.
* ✅ **Q2**
  * Participated in ETHCC Paris – hosted panel on “The Role of VCs in DePIN Infrastructure”.
* ✅ **Q3**
  * Added Validation Cloud and Spherity – expanding Web3 infra footprint in Europe.
  * Supported Fuel public testnet launch (high-throughput modular rollup).
* ✅ **Q4**
  * Co-hosted Nexus Builder Day at Devconnect Istanbul — 20+ founders, 5 stealth deals initiated.
  * Collaboration established with Ocean Protocol on cross-border data tokenization pilot.

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#### 🗓️ **2024**

* ✅ **Q1**
  * Invested in Nilos (Israel) – crypto-fiat treasury & FX infra.
  * Participated in TOKEN2049 Dubai – met with L2 ecosystem leaders; began diligence on ZK verticals.
* ✅ **Q2**
  * Backed Rebind and Tlon – UX-focused DeFi aggregator and decentralized OS, respectively.
  * Portfolio project River selected for beta pilot with IRL community tooling in Berlin.
* ✅ **Q3**
  * Byzantine restaking layer added to portfolio — EigenLayer & Babylon integrations underway.
  * Portfolio update: Fetch.ai launched agent-based DEX interface with 10k+ active users.
* ✅ **Q4**
  * Collaboration with Tranched – tokenized RWA platform launches institutional onboarding dashboard.
  * Represented at Messari Mainnet NYC – co-investment partnership announced with infrastructure-focused fund.

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#### 🗓️ **2025 (Planned / In Progress)**

* 🛠️ **Q1**
  * Launch of Nexus Validator Program — supporting node infrastructure across 5 portfolio chains.
  * Investment in stealth zkML protocol bridging machine learning models and smart contract execution.
* 🛠️ **Q2**
  * Publishing joint research with Cheqd, Shyft, and Seda on decentralized identity primitives.
  * Rollout of Nexus Ecosystem Grants for early-stage tooling and protocol integrations.
* 🛠️ **Q3**
  * Expansion into Asia-Pacific: co-organizing Nexus Builder Lab Singapore during TOKEN2049 Asia.
  * Launch of Fund II — focused on early DePIN, zk-interoperability, and on-chain AI infra.
* 🛠️ **Q4**
  * Release of internal dashboard tracking token lifecycle, governance participation, and infra health of portfolio.
  * Nexus Network surpasses 100 builders, including founders, engineers, researchers, and DAO contributors.
  * Collaboration with hTokens (to be discussed at the Hop Protocol and Nexus VC board meeting in Beijing)

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### Notes

* Events are a mix of verified portfolio activity and strategic positioning efforts.
* Timeline is continuously updated as the Nexus ecosystem evolves.


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