Thirdwave

Thirdwave

Blockchain gaming analytics and marketing platform

Overview

Thirdwave Labs builds analytics and marketing tools for blockchain game developers and publishers in Web3. Its core offerings are Insights, which benchmarks games against peers and tracks metrics like player retention, revenue, growth, and social media effectiveness; Wallet Intelligence, which collects detailed data on player behavior and engagement to map the ecosystem; and Thirdwave Ads, a Web3-native advertising service that helps acquire and retain players by scaling campaigns to attract real players who engage and invest in the game. The products are delivered via a tiered subscription model, giving clients varying levels of access to analytics and marketing features. Compared with others, Thirdwave focuses specifically on crypto, play-to-earn, and DeFi gaming, combining in-depth game analytics with targeted Web3 marketing to support growth and retention in a niche market. Its goal is to help blockchain game developers optimize performance and growth in the Web3 gaming landscape.

Significant Headcount Growth

About Thirdwave

Simplify's Rating
Why Thirdwave is rated
C-
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated C on Growth Potential
Rated D+ on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Crypto & Web3

Gaming

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$7M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2022

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Web3 gaming market expands as blockchain adoption accelerates beyond play-to-earn speculation.
  • Enterprise demand for wallet intelligence and benchmarking tools grows as GameFi matures.
  • Subscription model scales efficiently as developer base seeks competitive performance insights.

What critics are saying

  • Dune Analytics' free on-chain data erodes Thirdwave's paid subscription model within months.
  • Play-to-earn gaming collapsed post-Axie Infinity, destroying core customer base and demand.
  • SEC crypto advertising enforcement bans Web3-native campaigns, eliminating 40% of revenue.

What makes Thirdwave unique

  • Founders built data discovery engines at Facebook, bringing proven expertise to GameFi analytics.
  • Wallet-aware advertising uses verifiable on-chain data for deterministic targeting versus probabilistic models.
  • Targets high-intent crypto users with meaningful transaction history across major blockchains.

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Funding

Total Funding

$7M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

1 Rounds

Seed funding is usually the first official round after pre-seed, when a startup has a prototype or concept. It’s typically used to develop the product, test the market, and start building the team. Investors here are often angel investors or early-stage venture capitalists.
Seed Funding Comparison
Above Average

Industry standards

$3.3M
$2M
Netflix
$2.3M
Instacart
$3M
Robinhood
$7M
Thirdwave

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

9%

1 year growth

9%

2 year growth

9%
FUKAIKA
Nov 6th, 2023
Announcement: Completion of Raising 190 Million Yen Via Seed Funding

FUKAIKA Inc. (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter FUKAIKA) announces that it has raised a total of 190 million yen through seed funding from Thirdwave Corp. as well as individual investors.

NFTgators
Sep 14th, 2022
Framework invests into Thirdwave in $7M seed round

Blockchain analytics and insights firm Thirdwave has emerged from stealth after completing a $7 million seed round led by Framework Ventures.

PR Newswire
Sep 14th, 2022
Announcing Thirdwave: The first blockchain discovery engine

/PRNewswire/ -- Today Thirdwave, the blockchain discovery engine, announced its launch out of stealth and $7M in seed funding. Thirdwave focuses on providing...

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