Ventures shipped, theses published, moves made.
Updates from the 021 portfolio and the studio itself.
2026-06ThesisLong-term bets in fast markets: a venture studio operating system021→2025-12PortfolioThe experience doesn’t stop when the box is opened@223W0RLD↗2025-08PortfolioSolana meme coin Ponke releases plush toy as first in line of collectiblesDecrypt↗2025-07PortfolioChimpers expands into NFT-linked blind box collectibles with 223Decrypt↗2025-07PortfolioChimpers and 223 jump from digital to physicalToybook↗2025-05PortfolioSolana meme coin Ponke set to release collectibles, apparel via JCorp spinoutDecrypt↗2025-03AcquisitionArts DAO acquired by 021 to boost Dubai’s blockchain ecosystemcrypto.news↗2024-11Acquisition021 doubles down on Avalanche with strategic acquisition of LootyCoinMarketCap↗2024-11PortfolioMetafy teams with Driver Studios for Wooshi WorldKidscreen↗2024-10PortfolioLooty launches loyalty platform, boosting Avalanche NFT seasonavax.network↗2024-06AdvisoryPudgy Penguins sells 1 million plush toys in less than a yearBlockonomi↗2024-05AdvisoryPudgy Penguins have sold $10 million worth of toysDecrypt↗2023-12AdvisoryDecrypt’s 2023 NFT Project of the Year: Pudgy PenguinsDecrypt↗2023-12AdvisoryNFTs are back and this time they’re usefulForbes↗2023-12AdvisoryPudgy Penguins GIFs top 10B viewsCointelegraph↗2023-12AdvisoryPudgy Penguins to launch Webkinz-like virtual world in 2024CoinDesk↗2023-11AdvisoryPudgy Penguins’ approach may be the answer to fixing NFTs’ revenue problemsTechCrunch↗2023-11AdvisoryPudgy Penguins debuts its NFT-inspired toys in Toys“R”Us stores across CanadaInsideBitcoins↗2023-10AdvisoryPudgy Penguins smash Amazon debut, sells over 20,000 toysDecrypt↗2023-09AdvisoryNFT brand Pudgy Penguins debuts toy collection in 2,000 Walmart storesCoinDesk↗2023-09AdvisoryPudgy Penguins debuts on Amazon with $500,000 in salesBlockworks↗2023-08AdvisorySolana Monkey Business IP acquired by DAO of NFT holdersDecrypt↗2023-07AdvisoryLamborghini Countach 50th anniversary: the rally heard around the worldduPont Registry↗2023-07AdvisoryHow Luxury Rally Club creates elite driving events for billionaire car collectorsMaxim↗2023-04AdvisorySolana Monkey Business has a new owner: NFT exchange HadeswapDecrypt↗2023-02AdvisoryTim Draper leads $4M Pre-Series A round for EtherMail, the Web3 email leaderPR Newswire↗