Animoca Brands

Animoca Brands raises $110M funding led by Temasek, Boyu Capital, GGV Capital

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited, the Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for the open metaverse, announced Thursday that it has closed a strategic funding round for $110 million led by Temasek, Boyu Capital, GGV Capital.

Animoca Brands Japan raises $45M from MUFG and Animoca Brands to grow Web3 business

Animoca Brands KK (Animoca Brands Japan), a strategic subsidiary of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited focusing on cooperative partnerships in Japan for non-fungible token (NFT)-related business opportunities, announced Friday that it has raised a total of $45 million from MUFG Bank, Ltd. (MUFG) and Animoca Brands Corporation Limited valuing the company at…

Animoca Brands and Lympo partner with Play Magnus on chess-inspired blockchain game “Anichess”

Animoca Brands and its subsidiary Lympo, a leading global sports non-fungible token (NFT) ecosystem, announced Monday that they are developing Anichess in partnership with Play Magnus Group (PMG), a global leader in the chess industry that offers entertainment and e-learning services via its chess market brands.

Animoca Brands raises over $75M to advance vision of open metaverse

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, announced Tuesday that it has completed a capital raise of $75.32 million. Investors in the round included Liberty City Ventures, Kingsway Capital, Alpha Wave Ventures, 10T, SG Spring Limited Partnership Fund, Generation Highway Ltd, Cosmic…

Request Finance raises $5.5M from Animoca Brands, Balderton, XAnge and Web3 Founders to simplify enterprise Crypto payments

Request Finance, the Web3 enterprise crypto payments startup, has closed a $5.5 million seed round with institutional backers including Animoca Brands, Europe early-stage venture capital investor Balderton Capital, and XAnge.

Animoca Brands partners nature gaming startup Untamed Planet to develop Untamed Metaverse

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the metaverse, said Friday it has invested in and partnered with Untamed Planet, the gaming company inspired by nature with a mission to protect the wild, to develop and publish Untamed Metaverse, a major upcoming game to benefit nature conservation efforts.

Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands partners Germany’s OneFootball to bring football to blockchain

Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the metaverse, announced Thursday that it has partnered Germany-based football media platform OneFootball and United States-based venture capital firm Liberty City Ventures to set up OneFootball Labs, which will enable clubs, leagues, federations and players to…

Animoca Brands partners Planet Hollywood to form joint venture for NFTs, themed metaverse and community

Hong Kong-based gaming firm Animoca Brands and United States-based entertainment firm Planet Hollywood Group announced Friday the MetaHollywood joint venture. The MetaHollywood will build the largest online community for movie lovers, studios, and creators to interact within a Hollywood-themed metaverse and marketplace for digital collectibles, moments,…

How NFTs are boosting the global sports collectibles experience

This new blockchain-based digital content is making substantial impacts in various sectors like gaming, arts, entertainment, music, and the multi-billion dollar sports industry.

Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands set to acquire Australian digital marketing agency Be Media

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the metaverse, announced Tuesday it will acquire Australian digital marketing agency Be Media to focus on key opportunities in Australia centered around blockchain development.