About Us
The Firms
S16 Research Ventures is a Web3 fund and validator. Since 2016, our mission has remained consistent: to build and fund Web3 infrastructure and technologies, driving toward a more transparent and inclusive global financial system.
We envision a multi-chain future -- a scalable number of blockchain networks communicating around the world. The tools and layers necessary are available today and innovation continues to develop at remarkable speeds.
We are a team of crypto builders focused on creating products that solve real problems in the space. Today, our work centres on privacy payments, treasury tools, and delivering reliable, scalable products that make blockchain technology more accessible and impactful.
In addition, the firm contributes to the research of innovative protocols and solutions, with a focus on improving cross-chain communication, interoperability, and on-chain user experience. Our goal is to push practical innovation forward while collaborating closely with ecosystems and developer communities.
Achievements
A brief summary of our achievements in community events to date.
In 2019, Cosmos launched the first public proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain built on a byzantine fault tolerant (BFT) consensus mechanism. The Cosmos Game of Stakes (GoS) is the first implementation of a decentralized BFT network, and was an adversarial competition where validators competed with one another to accumulate stake over a few months.
We participated in the competition and became one of the genesis validators on Cosmos Hub.
We collaborated with others and participated in HackAtom VI for the Osmosis challenge, where together the team won second place for the development of a CEX-like dashboard for the Osmosis Network.
This allows for token swaps on a classic trading interface found on traditional cryptocurrency exchanges.
The Game of Chains was launched to prepare for the release of Interchain Security. Interchain Security is considered to be a game changer, as it allows other blockchains to rent security from the Cosmos-Hub.
As a validator, we joined the competition and reached top 15 in its final results.
We joined the first ever Atom Economic Zone (AEZ) boost hackathon, sponsored by ATOM Accelerator DAO and Dorahacks. This hackathon aims to align all stakeholders by incentivizing individuals and organizations to explore and develop their ideas on Cosmos Hub by offering individuals and organizations non-dilutive funding to develop and further the Atom ecosystem.
We are proud to announce that our team secured first place in the Interchain Security (ICS) track, claiming a $20,000 prize. Our project, Pocca is an app chain completely dedicated to asset management for teams, and our aspiration is to emerge as the definitive Interchain Assets Management Hub for the Cosmos ecosystem.
