Welcome back to BACKED | by Improbable — our look inside the venture builder, the companies we’re supporting, and why they matter.

This time, we’re spotlighting Otomato: a venture rethinking what automation in Web3 should feel like. Powered by Otomato OS, the DeFi Assistant offers a more coherent way to navigate DeFi — a shift from juggling dashboards to simply knowing what needs attention. For Co-Founder Dylan Breugne, the mission is simple: turn complex workflows into something anyone can act on with confidence.

It’s an approach that feels overdue. Web3 is full of potential but messy in practice, leaving users to juggle dashboards, notifications and the constant risk of missing something important. It’s the kind of systems-level thinking that fits naturally inside the venture builder, and the sort of infrastructure that matters far more than the noise around it.

Across the ecosystem, it’s also been a significant month. MSquared unveiled Mash live at Web Summit, with Rob Whitehead giving the first public look at a platform designed to make the immersive internet more interoperable and commercially usable.

More broadly, the past few weeks have been dominated by industry hot-takes on the state of innovation. We won’t add to that discourse here, except to say that across Improbable, the work continues in the opposite tone: focused, R&D-led, and building steadily toward milestones you’ll hear more about soon.

For now, this edition dives into Otomato’s vision, Mash’s debut, and the teams shaping a more durable, more ambitious kind of technology.

Thank you for reading!

Venture Spotlight |

Otomato is tackling one of Web3’s biggest gaps: the lack of reliable, user-friendly automation. Instead of complex scripts and opaque bots, it gives users intuitive, intelligent tools to manage DeFi positions, track opportunities and stay protected, all in real time.

Co-Founder Dylan Breugne, a serial founder with experience across product, growth, and community-led ventures in both Web2 and Web3, is leading that shift. His focus is on translating complex crypto workflows into tools that feel simple, reliable, and usable for anyone.

With Otomato OS as the foundation and DeFi Assistant as the first widely available touchpoint, users no longer need to navigate fragmented platforms or worry about missing critical alerts. 

In this interview, Dylan dives into how Otomato makes automation both powerful and safe, what user behaviour is teaching them about the evolving DeFi landscape, and why tools that are accessible, actionable, and reliable are now critical for anyone navigating Web3. 

Building something ambitious?

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Last Month in the Venture Builder |

MSquared debuts Mash — a new era of collaborative 3D creation

MSquared has launched Mash, an AI-powered 3D creation network built to counter the growing sameness of AI-generated content. Revealed at Web Summit by Rob Whitehead, Mash is a shared, remixable library where creators can generate and adapt 3D assets that are instantly usable across games, social platforms and virtual worlds.

At the heart of Mash is Compound Creativity — MSquared’s model that blends AI efficiency with human imagination. Instead of relying on isolated text-to-3D tools, Mash rewards collaboration, curation and remixing, ensuring the most original and resonant assets rise to the top.

A Web3-enabled creator economy underpins the platform. Creators earn residual royalties when their models are reused or remixed, and curators are rewarded for surfacing the best content. Everything operates under a Creative Commons philosophy to keep creation open, accessible and truly community-driven.

Mash also reflects MSquared’s broader shift into AI-first infrastructure. Using AI to optimise assets for Unreal engines like Unity, Roblox, and Blender, Mash becomes more than a creative tool — it becomes a cross-platform foundation for the next generation of virtual experiences.

Kallikor argues for a new approach to Third Party Logistics for Business Reporter

Business Reporter featured Will Lovatt, Chief Revenue Officer at Kallikor, in an in-depth piece on why traditional Third Party Logistics (3PL) tenders, used by over 90% of fortune 500 companies, fail to capture the realities of modern logistics. Will argues that static contracts and simple cost metrics overlook the operational volatility facing buyers and providers, and explains why simulation is becoming essential for building resilient, transparent partnerships. His perspective highlights the importance of digital twins, collaborative testing, and “living contracts” that evolve with real-world conditions.

Industry Pulse |

Binance Blockchain Week | Dubai (December 3)
Herman Narula and Tristan Thompson, who previously partnered on a Web3 sports-­experience built on Somnia, will reunite on the Innovation Stage at Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai on December 3. Their session, The Digital Stadium | Building Next-Gen Fan Ecosystems, will examine how digital assets are reshaping the sports experience, creating new monetisation models and strengthening team–fan engagement through rewards, digital collectibles, and immersive participation

If you’re attending, it’s one to bookmark (Dec 3, 1420hrs GST).

Slush | Helsinki
Herman spoke on the Impact Stage at Slush, where he was interviewed by Mike Butcher — Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Pathfounders and former Editor-at-Large at TechCrunch. Their conversation focused on the role of immersive infrastructure in the next era of the internet, how Europe can compete in frontier technology, and why the future of digital platforms will depend on openness, interoperability and stronger support for deep tech founders.

That’s it for the month.

From innovative launches to standout contributions by independent and diverse founders, the Improbable community continues to shape the future of interactive and immersive technology. We’ll be back next month with new highlights and stories of progress.

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