Otis vs Tontines

Invest in collectibles, fine art, and physical spaces for as little as $100

Otis is a marketplace for investing in collectibles, fine art, and physical spaces for as little as $100. We acquire high-quality assets, turn them into smaller shares, and offer them as equity investments. Most billionaires have different asset access than the average person. For the average person, these opportunities are inaccessible, expensive, and illiquid

We're building a new, community-based investment market. Our platform will be a digital stock market for millennials with thousands of assets, similar to the NASDAQ.

Location: Manhattan, United Stated

Real money survival game in augmented reality

Tontines Games is a social wagering platform inspired by the infamous 17th century French tontines. In the form of a mobile app game, this is played in the real world with real people. The idea is that you can invite your friends to speculate on survivorship with you. The survivors get all the money from the pool of speculations. Using your mobile device, you can protect yourself, or hunt down and do away​ with your friends, to increase your chance of getting more money at the end of the game.

Location: Austin, United States