Selected Ventures & Innovation Projects
Exploring how FinTech, Agentic AI and Web3 can be translated into practical products, platforms and new business models.
TrueD8 — AI & Web3 for Next-Generation Dating
TrueD8 is an experimental AI- and Web3-enabled dating platform exploring how intelligent matchmaking, blockchain-based identity and incentive mechanisms can create more meaningful online-to-offline interactions. Developed through ETHGlobal, the prototype combines an AI matchmaker, Proof-of-Meet concepts, token-based incentives and connections with local cafés and venues.
The project serves as an applied experimentation platform for research into AI-mediated decision making, gamification, Web3 adoption and digital consumer behaviour.
Explore TrueD8→ https://trued8.com/
LayawayGo — AI-enabled Save Now, Buy Later
LayawayGo is an AI-enabled Save Now, Buy Later (SNBL) FinTech venture designed to help consumers plan and save towards purchases without relying on consumer credit. Supported by £122,000 through the Scottish Government Proof of Concept Fund, the venture combines goal-based saving, personalised merchant offers and gamified engagement.
At the centre of the platform is AI MatchBuy™, an intelligent matching and merchant-auction approach that connects users’ savings goals with relevant offers based on factors such as value, timing, location and goal progression. The underlying technology is also the subject of a UK patent application filed by LayawayGo Ltd.
The venture is currently progressing through pilot development, merchant engagement and commercialisation.
#layawaygo #fintech #savenowbuylater #matchbuy #AI #savingapp #SNBL #startup
Explore LayawayGo → https://layawaygo.com/
Learn about AI MatchBuy™ →
PeerLibre — The Future of Academic Publishing
PeerLibre is a Web3 enabled scholarly publishing and academic services ecosystem under development. The project explores how blockchain verified publication records, quality controlled reviewer rewards and a practical utility token model can support more transparent and fair scholarly communication. Unlike a purely public blockchain approach, PeerLibre is designed around a privacy conscious architecture in which confidential manuscripts and reviewer information remain protected, while approved publication proofs and utility transactions can be verified. The project is currently progressing towards a proof of concept and academic pilot engagement. #Peerlibre #decentralizedresearch #web3publication #publication #decentralisedresearch #web3 #research #reviewer
Explore PeerLibre→ https://peerlibre.com/
