DeSO
3 known investors
DeSo is a layer-1 blockchain built to decentralize social media and power storage-heavy applications, enabling developers to build social networks, NFT marketplaces, and creator monetization tools with on-chain data and user-owned content.
Crypto & Web3Social
Founders & leadership
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Nader Al-NajiinFounderBefore starting DeSo in 2019, Al-Naji founded and led Basis, a stablecoin project backed by investors including a16z and Sequoia. He previously worked as a software engineer at Google and as a quantitative software engineer at The D. E. Shaw Group, where he had earlier interned on the quantitative strategies team.
Investors Β· 3
Competitors Β· 6
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Frequently asked questions
- What does DeSO do?
- DeSo is a layer-1 blockchain built to decentralize social media and power storage-heavy applications, enabling developers to build social networks, NFT marketplaces, and creator monetization tools with on-chain data and user-owned content.
- Who are DeSO's investors?
- DeSO's investors include a16z crypto, Andreessen Horowitz, Tq Ventures Llc.