Startup profile for Co:Create: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.
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Co:Create funding, valuation and investors

NFT infrastructure protocol helping projects launch tokens and manage DAOs.

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Funding, valuation & investors

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Latest funding

Seed

$25M · 2022

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

$25M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

private

seed

Investors in latest funding

Lead: Andreessen Horowitz

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

Co:Create (Gesso) built NFT infrastructure helping projects launch tokens, manage DAOs, and operate post-drop creator communities. a16z crypto led a $25M seed in 2022. The protocol targeted the tooling gap after NFT mints — governance, tokenomics, and community ops.

Why Co:Create is interesting

Post-drop tooling for creator communities — a16z crypto-led $25M seed.

Product & use cases

NFT infrastructure protocol for token launches, DAO tooling, and post-drop creator community management.

  • NFT project token and DAO launches
  • Post-mint community governance tooling
  • Creator economy web3 infrastructure

Key facts

  • Seed (2022): $25M led by a16z crypto (The Block)
  • Co-investors: VaynerFund, Not Boring Capital, Autograph, RTFKT teams not in VCT directory
  • VCT directory co-investors: none mapped (non-directory syndicates noted above); reviewed 2026-07-24

Funding history (newest first)

Seed

2022 $25M

Source: https://www.theblock.co/

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Co:Create's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Andreessen Horowitz

Competitive landscape

Edge: Co:Create differentiates through focused product scope and a16z-backed GTM in its category — see competitors for tradeoffs vs. incumbents.

Co:Create operates in a competitive category where incumbents have distribution but startups win on workflow fit. See named competitors for honest better/worse notes; we do not invent market share.

  • Manifold direct

    NFT creator studio and contracts.

  • Zora adjacent

    NFT protocol with creator focus.

Notable stories

  • Seed (2022): $25M led by a16z crypto (The Block)
  • Co-investors: VaynerFund, Not Boring Capital, Autograph, RTFKT teams not in VCT directory

Industries

Crypto & Web3 Enterprise SaaS

FAQs about Co:Create

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NFT infrastructure protocol for token launches, DAO tooling, and post-drop creator community management.
Andreessen Horowitz (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) among disclosed investors. See fundraising rounds and investors[] for co-investors in our directory.
We track a16z-backed companies strategically relevant for founders mapping competitors and investors following active theses.
Stage: seed; status: private.
See fundraisingRounds — amounts included only when verified in press or company announcements.
See competitors and competitiveAnalysis sections for named alternatives.
Profitability not publicly disclosed unless noted in highlights. Public companies: check SEC filings.
Tagged: crypto-web3, enterprise-saas.
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