Coinbase to create an Echo group

Coinbase is expanding its support for onchain investing by using the newly acquired fundraising platform Echo to create a dedicated Base Ecosystem Group, designed to channel capital to startups building on the Base network and to open up more early-stage deal access for community participants. This move builds directly on Coinbase’s October 2025 purchase of Echo, an onchain capital-raising platform that has facilitated over $200 million in fundraising across hundreds of crypto projects. According to Coinbase’s blog, Coinbase Ventures will act as group lead on Echo.xyz, curating and backing private onchain investment deals for startups in the Base ecosystem. Echo’s structure lets founders raise from a mix of institutional, accredited, and qualified investors via onchain groups, while community members can request access to the Base Ecosystem Group, broadening participation beyond traditional venture channels. The goal is to increase funding availability for Base builders, give users more direct exposure to early-stage projects they use, and accelerate onchain capital formation by routing more fundraising activity through public blockchain rails. Strategically, this initiative ties together several Coinbase efforts: the Base Ecosystem Fund, the acquisition of Echo as an onchain capital-formation platform, and the broader push to make private investing “open and onchain.” For founders, Echo’s fundraising and group tools aim to reduce reliance on conventional VC gatekeepers and introduce community-aligned token sale and equity structures. For Coinbase, leading an Echo group focused on Base strengthens the network’s startup pipeline, potentially deepens user engagement through investment access, and positions Coinbase as a key intermediary in onchain private markets rather than only in secondary token trading.

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