Echo, currently in beta, was able to score its users a 50% discount from Ethena's last valuation in a private sale.
Echo, the new platform aiming to give aspiring angel investors access to the same deals as larger and more established venture capitalists, is currently operating in an invite-only beta mode.
However, it took only three hours for Echo's users to close its first deal: a $300,000 investment in "synthetic dollar" protocol Ethena. Furthermore, while a recent private sale reportedly valued Ethena at $600 million in Fully Diluted Value , deal participants were able to buy in at Ethena's previous $300 million valuation, minus a 5% carry fee for the Echo platform.
The deal was offered by crypto trader Ser Shokunin, who confirmed the details to The Block, alongside BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, his family office Maelstrom, and VC firm Dragonfly. As the platform's inaugural deal, the collective is taking no additional management or carry fee, though future Echo deals will likely experiment with different fee structures.
The offer was open to the around 580 investors in Shokunin's group; Echo users are able to create invite-only groups and restrict deal access to certain members. There are around twenty groups on the platform so far. The deal's closure comes days ahead of Ethena's latest planned airdrop of 750 million ENA tokens, representing 5% of the token's total supply. The airdrop is scheduled to commence on April 2, reflecting activity from users through April 1. Disclaimer: The Block is an independent media outlet that delivers news, research, and data. As of November 2023, Foresight Ventures is a majority investor of The Block. Foresight Ventures invests in other companies in the crypto space.
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