Seattle-area startup developing Web3 mobile numbers that mint as NFTs raises cash - GeekWire

The 3NUM team, from left: Brad Robel-Forrest, Joshua Shane, Chris Boscolo, and Tyler Boscolo.

3NUM, a caller Seattle-area startup led by cybersecurity and gaming vets, conscionable raised a pre-seed circular to assistance make a unafraid messaging work that incorporates blockchain and NFTs.

Founded earlier this year, 3NUM aims to regenerate bequest mobile telephone numbers with a cryptographically unafraid messaging ID that tin beryllium minted arsenic an NFT. The thought is to forestall SMS fraud and supply much information to the user.

The 5-person institution is led by Chris Boscolo, erstwhile president astatine lifeID, a blockchain-based individuality company, and erstwhile vice president of engineering astatine wellness tech startup Decent.

“3NUM’s unafraid messaging work provides a shielded individuality to usage anyplace a telephone fig is required,” said Boscolo. “Our work is immune to SIM swapping, arsenic good arsenic SMS Spam and Smishing (phishing via substance messaging), portion protecting your individuality implicit encrypted messaging protocols.”

Investors successful the institution see BlueYard, Notation Capital, Ace Capital and A100x. The magnitude raised was not disclosed.