VC Files: Founder Edition
Guest: Sean Hall, Founder of Wellious

Join host Paul Menchov (co-founder, Republic) as we learn how Sean built a profitable CPG brand with just 4 ingredients, and no outside capital… until now.

🗓️ June 10
🔒 $NOTE Holders-only access
🔗 RSVP: https://republic.com/note/updates/vc-files-founder-edition-with-sean-hall

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Portfolio Highlight: Gunzilla Games

Republic Capital became a stakeholder in Gunzilla from Q1 2022-2024. If Republic Capital exits its position and receives fees, proceeds will accrue to the $NOTE dividend pool.

Founded in 2020, the company is developing a gaming platform that operates across various devices utilizing blockchain technology. Its flagship noscript, Off The Grid (OTG), is a cyberpunk battle royale designed to showcase a new model for digital asset ownership in gaming.

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Tokenizing real-world assets isn’t just innovation — it’s inclusion.

Watch this clip from Stablecon featuring Republic's co-founder Paul Menchov as he breaks down how tokenization unlocks financial markets once gated from everyday investors.

Portfolio Highlight: Gnosis

Gnosis Chain is an Ethereum-compatible network with over 200,000 validators in 70 countries. It underpins major Web3 applications, such as Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market, with a monthly trading volume of $1.1 billion.

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Portfolio news: Axiom Space, Skybound Entertainment, Kraken, and more

The latest updates show teams moving forward on multiple fronts. Whether it’s raising capital, entering new markets, or shipping new products, progress continues across the board.

Read the news: https://republic.com/note/updates/portfolio-news-axiom-space-skybound-kraken

Portfolio Highlight: Ready Set Jet

Ready Set Jet is a female-led brand merging global beauty innovation with social impact. Its latest milestone: becoming the first beauty brand certified for space travel.

Founded in 2020, the company offers multi-use, vegan skincare and color products designed for all skin tones and adaptable to global climates.

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Q1 2025 Portfolio Report is here!

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“Blockchain-driven platform allowing users to buy shares of SpaceX, other hot private companies” (via CNBC)

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Portfolio Highlight: 32 Biosciences

GB-0001 is a leading diagnostic tool from 32 Biosciences that standardizes gut microbiome health assessment. If approved, it will aid healthcare professionals in monitoring gut health and adjusting treatments to restore balance.

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Portfolio Highlight: Plaid

Plaid is a foundational player in fintech infrastructure. Its products are the bedrock upon which many of the most well-known financial brands are built – companies like Affirm, Chime, Robinhood, and SoFi.

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Portfolio news: Firefly Aerospace, Koning Health, Carta + more

Portfolio companies continued expanding into new markets and launching innovative products this quarter. Here's the latest from across the ecosystem.

https://republic.com/note/updates/port

Portfolio Highlight: Figure AI

Figure AI is one of the first companies to deploy humanoid robots in a real-world factory setting. Backed by Microsoft, OpenAI, Jeff Bezos, and Republic, it’s now scaling production through a 100,000 sq ft facility in California.

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Tomorrow: VC Files with Sean Hall

Sean bootstrapped Wellious, a plant-based protein powder brand, to seven figures in just two years, achieving a 40% reorder rate and zero returns in a highly competitive market.

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Portfolio Highlight: Blockdaemon

Blockdaemon is a leading independent blockchain infrastructure platform, managing over 250,000 nodes across 60+ protocols and securing $110B in assets for 400+ clients, including major banks.

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Recording access: VC Files w/Sean Hall

Thanks to everyone who joined our VC Files with Sean Hall, founder of Wellious. His path from $3,000 to a multi-million dollar protein powder business showed what building in CPG actually looks like.

Watch here: https://republic.com/note/updates/recording-access-vc-files-with-sean-hall

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