Microsoft venture fund M12 invests millions in advancing cryptography and ‘smart contracts’

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Published onSeptember 28, 2022

published onSeptember 28, 2022

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Microsoftshut down Azure Blockchain Servicea little over a year ago last September, however, it’s letting its venture fundM12 invest in Space and Time’s“Proof-of-SQL” cryptography technology to possible backlink into Azure in the future.

According toa write up by TechCrunch,Space and Time managed a $20 million round of funding recently with Microsoft’s M12 venture fund leading the investment pile.

Among M12’s investment parties for the Time and Space’s vision of automated business logics are Framework Ventures, HashKy, SevenX Ventures, Foresight Ventures, Polygon and Avalanche’s Blizzard ecosystem fund.

As CEO and co-founder of Space and Time Nate Holiday puts it, M12 is investing in “…a world where smart contracts will operate the business logic of the world through advance automation.” Holiday and co hopes to achieve its goals by using its “Proof-of-SQL” cryptography, which would automate the business logic used in traditional centralized systems and applying that directly to smart contracts and eventually into Microsoft Azure to give users access to its blockchain data.

Ultimately, Space and Time’s technology is intended to give blockchain developers the tools needed to build multi-chain decentralized apps (dApps) at lower cost and scale Web3 into a more robust and safer platform.

Space and Time will roll out a limited preview for DeFi and gaming protocols at the end of the year with an eye on a test net phase scheduled for Spring 2023 and a possible production launch at the end of next year.

Kareem Anderson

Networking & Security Specialist

Kareem is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. His passion for technology and content creation drives are unmatched, driving him to create well-researched articles and incredible YouTube videos.

He is always on the lookout for everything new about Microsoft, focusing on making easy-to-understand content and breaking down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security.

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He is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. He breaks down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security

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