Animoca to launch $2B investment fund for metaverse

Animoca Brands CEO Yat Siu said the company is working on setting up a fund of up to $2 billion to invest in metaverse businesses, according to NikkeiAsia. The post Animoca to launch $2B investment fund for metaverse appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Singapore State Investor Temasek to Lead $100M Funding Round in Animoca Brands: Report

Singapore's state investment fund Temasek, one of the world's largest investors, is to lead a $100 million funding round into non-fungible token (NFT) and metaverse investor Animoca Brands, Bloomberg reported Monday.

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Animoca Brands Solidifies Commitment to Japan

Leading metaverse investor Animoca Brands has continued its impressive surge, as its Japanese subsidiary ‘Animoca Brands KK (Japan)’ raised $45 million, with a pre-money valuation of $500 million.

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Nifty News: Taco Bell wants you hitched in the Metaverse, Animoca Japan raises $45M and more

X2Y2 has introduced optional royalties to their platform to mixed reaction, while Yumon has launched an NFT trading card game that turns Youtubers into fantasy hero characters.

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Open Metaverse Alliance for Web3 (OMA3) Joins Race to the Metaverse

Animoca Brands has spearheaded a new Web3 alliance called OMA3, which aims to trump Meta and Microsoft’s own metaverse-driven alliance.   The race to the metaverse is becoming a technological battle for the ages.

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Animoca Brands Raises $75 million to invest in Open Metaverse Vision

Animoca Brands the company behind The Sandbox has raised $75 million in their latest round of funding. This is despite the continuing freefall of the crypto markets. The new funding brings the company’s pre-money (the value of a company not including external funding or the latest round of funding) valuation to $5.

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Animoca Brands raises $75M to advance ‘open metaverse’ concept

The company behind The Sandbox continues to attract sizable investments as it eyes new acquisitions in the play-to-earn and metaverse sectors.

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Animoca Brands raises $75 million to fund the open metaverse

Animoca Brands, a leader in the Web3 game ecosystem, has raised more than $75…

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Animoca Brands Raises Further $75M, Nudging Valuation to $5.9B

Non-fungible token (NFT) and metaverse investor Animoca Brands has raised a further $75 million, pushing the firm's value to $5.9 billion.

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Animoca Brands Raises Additional $75M, Nudging Valuation to $5.9B

Non-fungible token (NFT) and metaverse investor Animoca Brands has raised a further $75 million, pushing the firm's value to $5.9 billion.

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Cinder Studios Receives Investment From Animoca Brands

Cinder Studios, Inc., the creators of Cinder , a Solana-based metaverse that is explorable immediately upon ownership of one of its NFTs, announced today that...

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Japan exchange Coincheck lists SAND, the crypto asset of The Sandbox metaverse

Animoca Brands, the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the metaverse, and its subsidiary The Sandbox, a leading decentralized virtual world, today announced the listing of SAND on Coincheck, the largest crypto trading exchange in Japan.

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Metaverse GigaSpace Forms Strategic Partnership with UCOLLEX

The Animoca Brands backed NFT platform will join “Project Spaceport” to bring more brands & IPs to Web3 Metaverse HONG KONG, May 23, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – Virtual...

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Berlin-based football app enters the metaverse following $300M fundraiser

The financing round was led by Liberty City Ventures, with participation from blockchain platforms and venture capital firms, including Animoca Brands and Dapper Labs.

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Animoca Brands to keep acquiring game studios

Animoca Brands Co-founder Yat Siu has stated that the metaverse investor and NFT game publisher will continue in its drive to acquire more game studios after it recently picked up three game developers.

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BRAND NEW VISION LAUNCHES EXCLUSIVE FASHION WEARABLES NFT COLLECTION “THE FAMILY OF Gs”

TO OFFER UNPARALLELED ACCESS TO ITS FASHION METAVERSE FOLLOWING CLOSE OF US$4M SERIES A LED BY ANIMOCA BRANDS  HONG KONG, April 19, 2022 — Brand...

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Animoca Drives into Crypto Racing Games With Latest Acquisition

The NFT and Metaverse investment firm plans to continue building out its REVV Motorsport ecosystem with a Metaverse-first approach.

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Aradena Announces Completion of Pre-Seed Equity Round Led By Animoca Brands

Creator of the Play-and-Earn medieval metaverse, Aradena has announced the successful completion of its pre-seed equity round led by Animoca brands. The funding will boost the development of Aradena; Battleground, a strategic turn-based game that features players building and training their army of NFT collection to battle other players in complex and strategic gameplay to […]

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Animoca, Coinbase Ventures Back $5M Seed Round for Metaverse Gaming Studio Block Tackle

The studio’s first release will be SkateX, where players can buy their own skateboard NFTs and vote on decisions about the game.

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Pantera, Animoca Brands Co-Lead $10M Investment in Metaverse Game Studios

Solana Ventures and Everyrealm were also leaders of the financing round for the creator of blockchain game Angelic.

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UNXD Raises $4M to Bring Luxury Fashion to the Metaverse

The raise included participation from prominent metaverse investors Animoca Brands and Polygon Studios.

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GamesPad Receives Investment from Animoca Brands

GamesPad, the ultimate gaming, NFT, and metaverse ecosystem, announced that it has received investment from Animoca Brands, a leading digital entertainment, blockchain, and gamification company. GamesPad is...

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VC Roundup: Animoca leads NFT3 raise, Arca launches NFT fund and Alexis Ohanian broadens crypto exposure

Hartmann Capital has also launched a new metaverse fund and Solana NFT marketplace aggregator Hyperspace raised $4.5 million.

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NFT3 raises $7.5 million to introduce DIDs and NFTs to the metaverse

NFT3, a virtual identity network for Web3, has completed a $7.5 million seed funding round led by Animoca Brands. The post NFT3 raises $7.5 million to introduce DIDs and NFTs to the metaverse appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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The Sandbox Metaverse Accelerator Program with Brinc and Animoca Brands

We have committed US$50M, in collaboration with Brinc, a leading global venture accelerator, to enhance the open Metaverse! The Sandbox Jan 27 · 4 min read Applications are now open for The Sandbox Metaverse Accelerator Program.

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Animoca Brands doubles valuation to $5B, OpenSea tops $3.5B in January volume, Microsoft eyes Metaverse gaming: Hodler’s Digest, Jan. 16-22

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Animoca Brands raises $358 million to grow the open metaverse

In the latest round of funding, Australian metaverse company Animoca Brands raises over $358 million, 358,888,888 to be exact – 8 being considered a lucky number in many parts of Asia and the crypto community at large – at a slightly beyond $5 billion pre-money valuation.

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SPACE raises $7M to form economic backbone of metaverse

SPACE Metaverse raised $7 million in a funding round supported by Coinfund, Dapper Labs, Animoca Brands, Digital Currency Group, Hof Capital and others to link various metaverses into a parallel realm, Invezz learned from a press release.

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SPACE Secures $7 Million Funding to Commence Its Metaverse Journey

SPACE Metaverse has announced that it has secured $7 million in funding from a number of leading venture capitalist firms in the blockchain ecosystem, including Coinfund, Dapper Labs, Digital Currency Group, Animoca Brands, and Hof Capital, amongst others.

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Star Atlas receives over $3 million investment from Animoca Brands

Star Atlas Just now·4 min read Star Atlas, the AAA-quality next-gen gaming metaverse built on the Solana blockchain, today announced Animoca Brands has committed to purchasing over $3 million worth of Star Atlas NFT spaceships.

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Binance smart chain and Animoca brands set up a $200M program to sponsor GameFi projects

Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance has reportedly set up a $200 million fund that will directly invest the company’s stake in the emerging crypto gaming and metaverse sector of the digital space.

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NFT Mania: Adidas Buys a Bored Ape, Animoca Brands Partner with BSC, Blockchain.com to Make NFT as Accessible as Crypto

Apparel brand Adidas has bought a Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT to mark its entry into the metaverse. The company has also joined hands with Bored Ape creators Yuga Labs and others. “Today we leap Into The Metaverse with @BoredApeYC, @gmoneyNFT & @punkscomic.

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Digital asset investors to be wary of “bumps in the road,” Animoca Brands’ Yat Siu says

An explosion in demand for NFTs and growth in the metaverse sector has seen… The post Digital asset investors to be wary of “bumps in the road,” Animoca Brands’ Yat Siu says appeared first on Coin Journal.

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MetaMundo Raises $2.7M to Launch the First 3D NFT Marketplace for Building the Metaverse

MetaMundo the 3D NFT marketplace for building the metaverse, announced today it has raised $2.7 million in seed funding. The round was led by Animoca...

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Animoca Brands to launch a K-Pop NFT metaverse through a joint venture deal

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have made incredible gains over the past years. The NFT market is expanding even more because of the growth of the metaverse. The entertainment sector is now at the centre of the NFT and metaverse boom.

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Animoca Brands unveils plans for K-pop NFT metaverse

Animoca Brands has announced it will partner with Korean record label Cube Entertainment to build a “K-pop metaverse.”

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Ubisoft will seek to invest in and create blockchain games

The firm is backing Animoca Brands, creator of popular metaverse game The Sandbox.

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Much Anticipated Treeverse Gaming Platform Raises $25M

Treeverse, the browser-based metaverse gaming platform, has raised $25M in a recent fundraising blitz, from IdeoCo Labs, Animoca Brands, Skyvision Capital, Stani Kulechove, amongst others. Treeverse recently raised $25M in funds from IdeoCo Labs, Animoca Brands, Skyvision Capital and Stani Kulechove.

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Snoop Dogg is rebuilding his real-life mansion in The Sandbox NFT metaverse

The Sandbox, a leading decentralized gaming virtual world and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, announced today that it has partnered with Snoop Dogg to bring the rapper, actor, songwriter, entrepreneur, and entertainer to The Sandbox gaming metaverse.

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Jenny Metaverse DAO Pools $7M to Support Unicly Launch

May 12th, 2021 – Jenny, the first Metaverse DAO and social token on Unicly, has announced the completion of a $7 million pool led by prominent VCs Multicoin Capital, Ascensive Assets, Animoca Brands and Metapurse (by Metakovan).

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