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Boston phygital NFC sneaker company (founded 2021) with $7.58M from Accomplice/Castle Island Ventures; MFA Boston/Kentucky Derby/Marvel partnerships using NFC+NFT chips competing with Nike Authentics for brand authentication phygital products.
Endstate is a Boston, Massachusetts-based phygital sneaker and apparel company — having raised $7.58 million from investors including Accomplice VC, Archetype Fund, and Castle Island Ventures — creating limited-edition physical sneakers embedded with NFC (Near Field Communication) chips that connect to digital NFT twins, enabling brand authentication, exclusive content access, and ongoing consumer engagement through a tap of a smartphone. Founded in 2021 by CEO Bennett Collen (blockchain professor at Boston College) and veteran footwear designer Stephanie Howard (25+ years designing for Reebok, New Balance, and Timberland), Endstate has established cultural partnerships with the Museum of Fine Arts Boston (multiple exhibition collaborations including the Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits exhibition), the Kentucky Derby (150th Anniversary commemorative sneaker), Marvel Entertainment, and streetwear retailer BAIT Inc. Each Endstate sneaker incorporates a proprietary NFC chip embedded in the tongue; customers tap the chip with any smartphone to access exclusive content, authentication records, and special experiences without requiring a dedicated app.
Austin multi-streaming platform broadcasting live video to 30+ destinations including Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook Live simultaneously; trusted by creators, media companies, and businesses.
Restream is an Austin-based live streaming company that provides multi-stream broadcasting technology enabling content creators, businesses, and media companies to broadcast live video simultaneously to over 30 streaming destinations including Twitch, YouTube, Facebook Live, LinkedIn Live, and custom RTMP destinations from a single source. The platform eliminates the need to choose a single streaming platform by enabling simultaneous multi-destination broadcasting, maximizing audience reach across wherever viewers are watching. Restream also provides a browser-based live studio for creating professional broadcasts without dedicated streaming hardware, including overlays, lower-thirds, guest invitations, and screen sharing. The company serves a broad range of users from gaming streamers and podcasters to corporate communications teams running product launches and all-hands meetings. Founded in 2015 in Kyiv with operations in Austin, Restream has grown to serve millions of streamers globally. The company raised over $50M from investors including Bessemer Venture Partners and competes with StreamYard, OBS, and Wirecast in the live streaming software market.
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