🎆 7 high traction deals

The latest from Republic Hi {NAME}, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from Republic! We hope you're enjoying the final days of 2021. In a year of tremendous growth, we are immensely grateful for our community, investors, and founders, who make everything we do possible. We have a few more surprises in store for the new year so stay tuned! 😉 For now, here are some of the top investments from last week. If diversifying your portfolio was one of your 2021 goals—it's not too late! --------------------------------------------------------------- Highlighted Investment Opportunities To kick off the end of the year, we’re highlighting deals with the [most traction]( over the past week. (Most traction refers to volume of investment.) [Fig Portfolio Shares]( is an opportunity to invest in a portfolio of iconic games, including three legendary IP’s from Atari (creators of Pong, Space Invaders, and Pac-Man) sequels to beloved classic IPs, and original games from established indie developers. These games hail from a diversified group of new and established studios; past games funded by Fig won major awards and received critical acclaim! [Learn about Fig Portfolio Shares]( [Inside.com]( provides newsletters, how-to guides, events, and an online community for founders and executives. Inside.com is led by entrepreneur and investor, Jason Calacanis, and backed by Sequoia Capital (investors in Apple, Instagram and DoorDash) and Mark Cuban. [Learn about Inside.com]( [We Are The New Farmers]( is a mission-driven, urban farm that creates sustainable foods from microalgae, like spirulina. They create fresh-made, locally-distributed products. They’ve already raised capital through notable angel networks and friends and family (including Princeton Alumni Angels and Harvest Returns). [Learn about We Are The New Farmers]( [Cerveza Tulum]( is at the intersection of craft beer and sustainability. Their flagship product, Tulum Lager, was sold at the Mexican Pavilion at EPCOT, as well as at the Disney Food & Wine festival. Cerveza Tulum has since gained significant traction in the Floridian and Mexican beer markets. [Learn about Cerveza Tulum]( [Poppilu]( is shaking up the kids’ beverage industry with “better-for-you” lemonade pouches: big bold flavors, vibrant kid-friendly packaging, and only 7g of sugar. Some of Poppilu’s retailers include Target, Albertsons, Kroger, Walmart, and Stop & Shop. [Learn about Poppilu]( [Oonee]( is building an infrastructure network and digital marketplace for bikes and scooters. They plan to bring convenience, security, parking, charging, and amenities to cities. Notable Oonee backers include Ryan Rzepecki, Founder and CEO of Social Bicycles/JUMP Bikes, which was acquired by Uber. [Learn about Oonee]( [KingsCrowd]( is a data and analytics platform for investing in startups and other private assets. This includes AI-driven ratings, market analysis tools, and portfolio management. KingsCrowd serves 350,000+ retail investors and thousands of paying customers. They scaled from a few thousand users in 2019 to hundreds of thousands in 2020. [Learn about KingsCrowd]( *The content contained herein is derived from the company's offering pages found on Republic.co, and therefore are representations by the companies themselves. Please conduct your due diligence on every investment opportunity. --------------------------------------------------------------- Listen: Participating in Web3 Global Expansion Episode 31 How will Web3 democratize access to finance, and how can you get involved? This week’s episode welcomes an all-star team to answer this question: Michael O'Rourke, (CEO & co-founder of Pocket Network Inc), Omer Ozden (CEO & Founder of RockTree Capital), and Alex Ye (Managing Director at Republic Crypto). They discuss how decentralization is democratizing access and providing opportunities for infrastructures to scale seamlessly. [Listen here»]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Power Pitch Listen to a different founder each week pitch their deal and decide which ones speak to you. This week, we have Oscar Pedroso from [Thimble](. Watch the video [here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Updates from issuers [Mighty Monkey]( “We are excited to announce our partnership with Kehe National Distributors.” [Power Trucks]( “We will achieve over $2.5M in revenue in 2021.” [Moro + Applaudable]( “Our Applaudable UI/UX finalized and will be made public soon. Planned for April 1 launch with 200-300k users.” [Rule Breaker Snacks]( “We have just been accepted by DeCA for distribution to hundreds of U.S. military commissaries, launching in early 2022.” [Yumwoof]( “Kettle & Fire co-founder Nick Mares has joined our advisor board! His strategic focus will be supporting us on retail expansion.” [A Blue Egg Corporation]( “Feature [article]( in NY Business Journal that discusses deal made by WestPoint Home, led by Carl Icahn” --------------------------------------------------------------- Recently Launched SoMee SoMee pays people for content and likes. [Learn more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Closing Soon Poppilu Poppilu is shaking up the kids’ beverage industry with “better-for-you” lemonade pouches. [Learn more]( Iris Iris is a social stock market app that lets users invest with friends. [Learn more]( FluentPet FluentPet's sound buttons enable rich, language-like communication with pets. [Learn more]( Evolution Devices Evolution Devices is digital physical therapy powered by smart therapeutic devices. [Learn more]( Crowdfunding investments can result in total loss, and may be impossible to resell. Read about risks. 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An offering statement relating to KingsCrowd, Inc.’s Common Stock has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and became qualified on August 4, 2021. Prior to making any investment in KingsCrowd, Inc.’s Common Stock, you should review a copy of the offering circular, or contact KingsCrowd, Inc. by phone at (914) 826-4520. No offer to sell any securities, and no solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, is being made in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or solicitation would not be permitted by applicable law. An offering statement relating to Fig Publishing, Inc.'s preferred stock, class FPS - Series 2021 has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and became qualified on August 18, 2021. 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