Origin Protocol

Origin ProtocolOGN

Bringing NFTs and DeFi to the masses

About Origin Protocol

Founded

2017

Address

United States

Ecosystem

Community

Origin's mission is to bring NFTs and DeFi to the masses. Origin's flagship products are the NFT platform Origin Story and Origin Dollar (OUSD). Origin Story provides a platform for creators to sell their NFTs. Creators can create Origin accounts, upload audio and visual assets for their NFTs, create customized websites and schedule NFT sales with a variety of sale formats, such as 1 of 1 auctions, leaderboard auctions, open editions, limited editions and more. Origin Story seeks to democratize NFT creation and sales. Initially, Origin's goal was to create a shared economy marketplace that would offer buyers and sellers control over their data and drastically reduce transaction fees. After years of exploration, however, Origin changed its goal.

Team Members

Josh Fraser
Josh FraserCo-Founder
Matthew Liu
Matthew LiuCo-Founder
Derek Moen
Derek MoenProduct Manager

Investors

Paris HiltonParis Hilton
BlockTower CapitalBlockTower Capital
1kx1kx
FBG CapitalFBG Capital
Kenetic CapitalKenetic Capital
The Spartan GroupThe Spartan Group
Foundation CapitalFoundation Capital
DHVCDHVC
Continue CapitalContinue Capital
PreAngelPreAngel
Beyond VenturesBeyond Ventures
BlockassetBlockasset
Garry TanGarry Tan
Alexis OhanianAlexis Ohanian
Steve JangSteve Jang
G
Gil Penchina
K
Kamal Ravikant
Pantera CapitalPantera Capital
Visary CapitalVisary Capital
R
Randall Kaplan
S
Smart Contract Japan
R
Red Robot
I
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K
KBW Ventures

Fundrasing details

Funding RoundAmountValuation
Date
Investors
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--
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2022-02-02
Paris HiltonParis Hilton
ICO
$6.60M
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2018-06-17
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Strategic
$28.50M
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2018-04-24
BlockTower CapitalBlockTower Capital
1kx1kx
+ 19
--
$3.00M
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2017-12-10
Pantera CapitalPantera Capital*
Visary CapitalVisary Capital