Coinbase and Google veterans secure $ 5 million to build the LinkedIn of Blockchain

Icebreaker, An open professional network, which was co-founded by Coinbase and Google veterans, has applied $ 5 million in a seed round to create the blockchain version of LinkedIn.

Dan Stone and Jack Dillé, co-founder of Icebreaker, announced that they had secured the financing in a round led by the crypto investment company.

Icebreaker will use the means to put together a world-class team and continue his mission to start a platform that enables professional connections on the blockchain.

Professional networking platform on the blockchain

According to the announcement, Icebreaker aims at a professional network in which users can benefit from a "cryptographically verifiable identity" in a market that is increasingly influenced by artificial intelligence noise and "false personas".

Icebreaker helps recruiters to find the best and most qualified talents, while users can use top opportunities, since the existing platforms often have a wealth of commitment-oriented profiles.

"The world is running for trust", said Icebreaker co-founder Dan Stone in a press release . "Until now, this has not been recognized because our existing networks are optimized for commitment instead of signal. But every leader knows that the loudest or most traceable person is rarely the best. Icebreaker shows you who trusts your tight network, so that you can penetrate the noise and give the talent and possibilities that are quiet, but extraordinary."

Stone and Dillé both worked on Google before moving to the CryptoBörse Coinbase and leaving the company in 2023 to gain Icebreaker.

The pilot projects for Icebreaker were engagements with coinbase, opensea and polygon labs. Users can create profiles from existing identities on the platform, for example on LinkedIn, X, Github and Farcaster.

The seed round of the platform also attracted investments of the risk capital companies Acacomplice, Anagram and Legion Capital. Over 30 start -up angels also supported the funding round of Icebreaker.