Hello everyone!
I would like to announce a very special project, first here in this forum, where it all began back in 2021 when I started developing the PHP SDK (Algorand SDK List | Algorand Developer Portal), after choosing what I believed then — and still believe today — to be the best blockchain. This SDK was intended to be the foundation for the projects I had planned to develop, and I have been working on it over the past few years using Algorand and applying it to real-world use cases (RWA) in several startups. For this reason, I was a bit absent, but behind the scenes, I was able to achieve many accomplishments for Algorand. I want to share this experience to encourage other developers and investors to use Algorand — the community, the people, and the ecosystem are amazing.
The grants (for development, solution publications, etc.) I received from the Algorand Foundation greatly supported the continuity of the work. In addition to research and development, I invested heavily in compliance and regulatory issues for the large-scale use of RWA solutions.
Currently, in addition to coding and investing in technology-based startups, I actively work as a technical consultant supporting associations and projects involving crypto and blockchain in Brazil. Here, we have managed to introduce and clarify the use of RWA solutions. In short, it’s about using blockchain as an auxiliary tool to bring transparency, security, and privacy to various sectors. I developed solutions for sectors such as real estate development, startups, solar energy, agriculture, and others.
To provide real backing for RWA assets without entering the domain of securities regulators, and to solve market pain points using existing traditional regulations with private applications (without public offerings), I created a model in Brazil where we introduced the smart contract into the articles of incorporation (memorandum) of companies or startups — a model approved by commercial boards (entities responsible for company registration). Alongside this, with an innovative platform I developed featuring a user-friendly native wallet, we completely democratized and simplified the corporate participation process, as well as profit distribution. Additionally, due to the characteristics of blockchain, we offer full legal security and privacy to the holders of these shares. Brazil is a very complex and bureaucratic country, but due to its size and characteristics, the investment in compliance was worthwhile. If it worked here, it will work anywhere in the world, haha.
This is how I created the blockchain division of my software house (FF Solutions), called Block Rock (https://blockrock.dev), where we already have many projects developed using Algorand. Block Rock is responsible for developing the project I want to present to you: Startups.Investments (Startups Investments), which brings many innovations. I would like to count on the community to help us with suggestions and everything we can do to expand it globally and reach our ultimate goal: getting our Index listed on major exchanges. In the video below and the white paper, I explain everything in detail:
Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOcRf580gVw
White Paper: https://startups.investments/_uploads/Startup-Investiments-Whitepaper.pdf
Our next challenges:
1- Build a strong community;
2- Participate in startup events in cooperation with Algorand, encouraging the onboarding of new startups to the network;
3- Attract initial investors, especially for the Startups Index, energizing the ecosystem and promoting the distribution of the project’s governance token (SIG);
4- Invite ambassadors — we’ve created a 100% automated and instant blockchain-based compensation model. Through meritocracy, ambassadors receive project participation via governance tokens and an immediate percentage of the revenue;
5- Attract the interest of major crypto exchanges for the listing of the Startups Index (SI). This way, we’ll have funds to bring more startups to the portal;
6- Expand globally, attracting startups from all around the world;
7- Attract large funds (we are already in compliance, as are the startups). We produce the raw material needed for these funds to continue developing startups into new stages;
8- Launch the decentralized startup exchange — our goal is to reach 50 startups to hit this milestone.
I hope you enjoy it! I would greatly appreciate any suggestions and contributions so we can grow together with Algorand each day.
Best Regards,
Felipe Vieira