‍Ready to play ZTX? This Singapore-based Web3 virtual world and creator platform lets you customize and build a full-body 3D avatar and more! 

• Now, they just raised a $13M seed round. 

Investor check. Jump Crypto led the round, while  Collab+Currency, Parataxis, MZ Web3 Fund, Everest Ventures Group, and other investors joined in! 

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🦘 Who to know

Did you know that ZTX is actually a joint venture between Jump Crypto and ZEPETO. Yes, the app! But let’s talk about Jump Crypto first. 

• Who they are. They’re a team of developers that build open and community-driven networks. 
• But they’ve also invested in Web3 startups like Hong Kong’s Xverse and the US-based Port3. 

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👗 Not a game

Enter a new world with ZEPETO! Launched in 2018, they allow you to experience their open virtual worlds with your own unique 3D avatar. 

• If you can dream it, you can make it! Make beach towns, classrooms, parkour arenas, and even storefronts–where you can sell products and earn real $$$! 
• Be an influencer? With ZEPETO Studio, you can create content for their global audience. 

Bigger than you think. They claim to have had over 400M lifetime users. 

• By active user metrics, ZEPETO is the fourth largest metaverse platform in the world behind only Roblox, Fortnite, and Minecraft,

With ZTX, ZEPETO, a Web2 platform, is now moving into Web3. 

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↗️ What’s next? 

ZTX will be launching Genesis Home Mint, where users can own one of 4,000 District Home NFTs, which will serve as the user’s home in the metaverse. 

• Each district has a different aesthetic! Pick between Fashion, Games, Financial, and Arts districts.

A wearables collection, where users can create personalized styles for their avatar, is also in the works.