Animoca Brands

Cool Cats secures strategic investment from Animoca Brands

Cool Cats Group LLC, the web3 company behind the iconic blue-chip non-fungible token (NFT) collection Cool Cats, announced Wednesday that it has received a strategic investment from Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse.

Animoca Brands and Coincheck strengthen strategic partnership collaboration

Hong Kong-based blockchain gaming firm Animoca Brands Corporation Limited and Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange and non-fungible token marketplace Coincheck, Inc. have agreed to further strengthen their collaboration and promote a strategic partnership that has been continued and enhanced since 2020.

True Global Ventures invests a total of $38M in Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands

The True Global Ventures (TGV) 4 Plus Fund and Follow On Fund have invested in total $38 million including $16 million of secondaries into Hong Kong-based Web 3 firm Animoca Brands during the second quarter and third quarter of 2022.

Hong Kong’s Animoca Brands to acquire US gaming firm WePlay Media

Animoca Brands, the Hong Kong-based blockchain gaming firm, announced Friday it will acquire WePlay Media Holdings LLC, the sole shareholder of XXL Racing LLC, an official licensee of MotoG™ , and WePlay Media LLC, the developer of the highly popular MotoGP™ Championship Quest.

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.