Superlayer

Superlayer is a Web3 venture studio that co-founds and builds consumer-focused crypto companies. Rather than investing at arm's length, the studio takes a co-founding role, providing pre-seed capital, domain expertise and partnerships alongside the founders it works with. Its remit spans the full build cycle: concept and roadmap, testing, launch and scaling, with an explicit focus on helping projects reach product-market fit.

The studio concentrates on three consumer categories within crypto - gaming, social experiences and monetization. Technical work covers blockchain and tokenomics through to mobile game development, social platforms and loyalty products. Current projects include Joyride, a platform for Web3-powered mobile game ecosystems; Hotline, a token-based creator and fan platform; Taki, a token-powered social product; ShopToken, a paid loyalty membership offering; and Kungfu Beasts, a Web3 brand.

Scale across the portfolio is measured in on-chain usage: more than 3 million on-chain users and over 300,000 daily active on-chain users across projects. Superlayer is led by managing partners Kevin Chou and Mahesh Vellanki, both of whom have previously founded companies in gaming and crypto.