Pradyumna Agarwal

Dec 22, 2022

The first-of-its-kind NFT startup Lysto today announced that it raised $3 million seed capital from BEENEXT, Better Capital, Cloud Capital and other investors, to democratise the global adoption of NFTs. The round saw the participation of a stellar line-up of angel investors and entrepreneurs from the Crypto & Internet Industry, including Binny Bansal (co-founder, Flipkart), Sandeep Nailwal and Jaynti Kanani (co-founders, Polygon), Pradyumna Agarwal (Managing Director, Temasek), Nitish Mittersain (Founder, Nazara Games), Kunal Shah (founder, CRED),  Ashish Hemrajani and Parikshit Dhar (co-founders, BookMyShow),  Anupam Mittal (Shaadi.com), Ashish Gupta (founder, Helion Ventures), Kumar Sudarsan (founder, Qwikcilver), among others. In an increasingly digital world, businesses and consumers are turning to NFTs as a means of establishing unique ownership of digital assets on the blockchain. As NFTs can act as containers for digital value, they can be applied to any industry such as digital art, e-commerce, collectables, gaming, entertainment, animation, real-world assets and much more. Lysto is uniquely positioned to drive global adoption of NFTs as its APIs, tools and infrastructure enable anyone - from developers to creators to brands - with minimal or no knowledge of blockchain technology to reap the benefits of NFTs. With just a few clicks, any business or developer can integrate Lysto’s NFT solutions with their digital offerings. The company, which has offices in Bengaluru and Singapore, was founded in 2021 by a passionate team of believers in decentralisation and blockchain with rich experience in blockchain technology and the digital rewards space. With its mission #NFTeverywhere, Lysto aims to take NFTs to 4 billion+ internet users through millions of use cases they are familiar with via thousands of everyday tech platforms they currently use. The funding will help with product development and allow Lysto to invest in the expansion of its team that will help achieve its mission of furthering and simplifying the adoption of NFTs. “NFTs are becoming an integral part of business and culture. With its applications across industries, it is a multi-billion dollar industry, which is largely restricted to digital art and collectibles currently. As the market expands, we see that every e-commerce player, every production (entertainment, gaming, animation), and every brand would want to launch NFTs to raise funds and monetise their offerings,” said Sadiq Ahamed, Founder & CEO of Lysto. “We are very excited about partnering with Lysto as an infrastructure layer for NFT space. With its futuristic vision and scalability that allows global application across sectors, Lysto has an ambitious vision to democratising NFTs for every internet user in the world,” said Hero Choudhary, Managing Partner at BEENEXT. Share this article: