Ripple is described as a crypto solutions company that “transforms how the world moves, manages and tokenizes value”. It was founded in 2012 to support the XRP Ledger – an open-source, public, and decentralized Layer 1 blockchain led by a global developer community. The company describes it as “fast, energy-efficient, and reliable”.
Ripple has just revealed the second batch of creators who will be receiving funding through their $250 million “Creator Fund”. The independent creators are focused on building functional use cases in entertainment and media on the XRP Ledger. These include: 9LEVEL9, Anifie, Capital Block, Cross-Metaverse Avatars, NFT Master, SYFR Projects, and ThinkingCrypto.
9LEVEL9: A metaverse experience for live and virtual concerts, productions, conferences, and award shows through NFT tickets.
Anifie: An NFT marketplace that helps content creators and artists in Japan.
Capital Block: A web3 platform for sports clubs partnering with football clubs in Europe to launch an NFT membership for their fans to access exclusive content.
Cross-Metaverse Avatars: An avatar tool that allows creators to design and mint one-of-a-kind NFT avatars with multiple traits and colors.
NFT Master: An NFT XRP marketplace that will add a video streaming platform for creators to upload videos and get paid instantly using XRP Ledger’s payment channels.
SYFR Projects: An intellectual property production company that provides production, publishing, and management services to artists.
ThinkingCrypto: An NFT project that will allow holders to access exclusive interviews with top crypto leaders in the space. 
