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Messari Investor Introduction // Not for Distribution
Crypto intelligence for professionals
Series Seed Investor Deck
April 2019

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Protocols
Financial Instruments
Crypto will become a $10+ trillion asset class.
The Internet
changed
Information
Social Media
changed
Relationships
Crypto Assets
will change
Finance
The new financial
system will run on
crypto networks.
Currencies
Securities
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We need reliable data and comprehensive research tools.
To create data standards
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To improve transparency To curate information
Low-integrity data and disorganized information prevents institutions from entering the market.
Jan ‘19: We identified a $6 billion
XRP market cap overstatement
that affected crypto indices.
Mar ‘19: We found an unreported
inflation bug that led to a 20%
increase in XLM supply.
(*Two top 10 cryptoassets)
Feb ‘19: Reported asset prices
failed to adjust for anomalies and
variance in “stablecoin” quotes.
Mar ‘19: Reported exchange
volumes were overstated by
10-20x; included wash trades
(*CoinMarketCap errors)

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The winning crypto information aggregator will be big.
“Where can I track crypto
asset prices?”
$100M revenue (2017)
“Where can I find data on
bitcoin activity?”
$500M valuation (2017)
“Which crypto projects are real
and investable?”
$1.0B+ market (5 yrs)
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We aim to rebuild the entire data stack for institutions.
Thesis: the “S&P of Crypto” will be built on free datasets and open APIs.
Data and analytics for complex verticals
Standardized, reliable, financial records
Extensive, global intelligence platform
Historical Guides
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Our Full-Stack

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Registry: basic disclosures
✓ 500+ assets, 100+ data points
✓ Charting & historical data
✓ 30+ signed token projects
✓ Exchange registry in Q3’19
To date, we shipped three foundational elements.
✓ 5,000+ people, 2,000+ orgs
✓ Filters & market mapping
Find better information on the top assets, organizations, and trends in crypto.
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OnChainFX: standardized data Search: curated profiles & news

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Now we’re rolling out a robust market intelligence tool.
Messari Pro:
Search data modules & build charts
Pull data from our APIs and data marketplace
Create, save, and share custom dashboards
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Our tech allows us to ingest and monetize cleaner data.
Blockchain Data
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Markets Data
Content
Messari Pro
API Partners
“Fundamentals”
Research Partners
Messari Meridian:
Focus on breadth
Ingest raw data ourselves
and call partner APIs
Multiple fail safes for
every datapoint
Use data standards &
public methodologies
Deliver clean, consistent
and comprehensive data
Real-time updates via
websocket APIs
Ingest: Transform: Monetize:
Meridian
Multiple Redundancies
Registry Standards
“Messari Methods”

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Community Highlights
Good data isn’t enough; brand and community matter.
Power users love us:
8,500+ email subscribers
130k+ twitter followers
200+ community analysts
100k+ live interactive viewers
“Build an aura of inevitability &
recruit an army of missionaries”
#2 and #4 “data & analytics” brands
#5 “research & news” brand
Source: fifty.one rankings
Brand Highlights:
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has TV.
has Twitter.

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We recruited a team that’s built this business before.
Core Team
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Strategic Investors

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We grew audience despite the crypto recession.
May 2018: Launch open
research library, Agora
Sept 2018: Send first research
brief, “Unqualified Opinions”
Nov 2018: Complete the
OnChainFx site integration
Nov 2018: LUCA registry beta
(Total Revenue: $130k)
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July 2018: Acquire OnChainFx,
launch curated newsfeed
Feb 2018: “Messari Pro” alpha
(Total Revenue: $260k)
Mar 2019: “Real 10” volume
& Liquid Supply launched
Apr 2019: Boards prototype
launched in Messari Labs

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We increased annualized revenue across products.
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September 2018: Paid research briefs launch
November 2018: First registry cohort (12 projects) announced
March 2019: Initial sponsors (native advertising)

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We will grow steadily through the next crypto bull cycle.
Ratings & Data
Market Intelligence
Token Registry Indices & Ref Data Benchmark Services
API & Research Briefs API & Pro Accounts Enterprise Licenses
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On-chain Asset Ratings
White Labeled Solutions
2018: Built an open data library, community, and data ingest tools
2019: Scale the registry to 50+ projects and launch “Pro” product
2020: Create benchmark ratings and win enterprise customers

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Crypto Asset Ratings
$3+ million
We have penetrated small, high growth markets.
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Crypto Data & Research
$10 million
TAM in 2025
TAM Today
Messari Today
$100+ million
Protocols, securities,
derivatives, etc.
$1 billion+
Exchanges, funds,
Fortune 1000
$100k
$300k
Strategy:
Build a moat around our
reference data and
distribution channels
Own key customer
relationships in small,
high-growth markets
Upsell premium analytics
and tools
Grow with the market

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Information
Google
$800B
Relationships
Facebook
$500B
Finance
Messari
The dominant provider of curated financial information will reach internet scale.
Crypto’s data giant will be bigger than Bloomberg or S&P.
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Messari Investor Introduction // Not for Distribution
Questions?
Contact:
Ryan Selkis CEO ryan@messari.io
Ben O’Neill BD / Ops ben@messari.io
Eric Turner Research eric@messari.io