Animoca Brands Corporation Ltd
| Ltd | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Video games, venture capital, blockchain |
| Founded 📆 | 2014[1] |
| Founders 👔 | Yat Siu |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Robby Yung, Yat Siu |
| Products 📟 | The Sandbox, Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, F1® Delta Time, Beast Quest Ultimate Heroes, Crazy Defense Heroes |
| Revenue🤑 | 38M (2020)[2] |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | animocabrands.com |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Animoca Brands (Animoca Brands Corporation Ltd) is a Hong Kong based game software company and venture capital company founded 2014 by Yat Siu.
It had been listed on the Australian Securities Exchange since 23 January 2015.[3] As of March 9, 2020, Animoca Brands has been delisted from the ASX.[4]
Notable video games[edit]
- The Sandbox
- CryptoKitties
- Axie Infinity
- Power Rangers: Legacy Wars, Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid
- Projection: First Light
Animoca has also licensed games and applications for: Atari, Mattel, Hello Kitty, Black Jack, Care Bears, He-Man, Garfield, Snoopy, Pretty Pet Salon, Wonder Park, Addams Family,[5] Doraemon, Thomas & Friends, Bratz, Ever After High, Astro Boy, Ben 10, Chibi Maruko Chan, Norm of the North, Hot Wheels, Tiffany Alvord, Tuzki, Paris Hilton, Chocolate Rain, Masterchef, Melbourne City FC, Manchester City FC, the MLB, the NBA, the WWE, Formula E and the Formula One.[citation needed]
Funding[edit]
On November 15, 2011, Animoca raised an undisclosed amount of funding in a Series A round led by Intel Capital and IDG-Accel (which tapped its China Growth Fund III).[6]
On August 15, 2018, Animoca raised $1 million investment by Sun Hung Kai and $0.5 million by strategic partner Lympo.[7]
On December 18, 2018, Animoca Brands announced that it has completed a ~A$715k placement to institutional and sophisticated investors.[8]
In May 2019, Animoca raised $2.5 million in funding for a new version of the video game The Sandbox. This version is intended to be a blockchain gaming platform with user-generated content.[9] In Q3/2019, Animoca's The Sandbox raised another $2.01 million in cash and cryptocurrency. Investors included Square Enix, B Cryptos, and True Global Ventures.[10]
In September 2020 Animoca launched his own ERC-20-Token: "REVV" on Uniswap.[11]
In May 2021 Animoca Brands raised US$88,888,888 and another US$50 million in Juli 2021 based on valuation of US$1 billion.[12][13][14] In October 2021 Animoca Brands raised another $65M at $2.2B valuation from Ubisoft, Sequoia Capital and others.[15]
In November 2021 SoftBank leads a $93 million investment in Animoca's The Sandbox.[16]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Animoca Brands: Revolutionizing the branded mobile gaming industry".
- ↑ "Animoca Brands reports record revenue and revenue received in advance of A$49m".
- ↑ "Animoca Brands lists on Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)".
- ↑ "Animoca Brands (ASX:AB1) delisted from ASX". March 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Animoca Brands has an early lead in blockchain gaming boom". 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
- ↑ "Mobile Games Publisher Animoca Raises Funding From Intel, IDG-Accel". Techcrunch. November 15, 2011.
- ↑ "Animoca Brands secures investment from renowned Asian financial powerhouse". August 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Animoca Brands invests in AI accelerator Zeroth.ai and raises A$715k".
- ↑ "Animoca Brands raises $2.5 million for The Sandbox blockchain gaming platform". VentureBeat. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- ↑ "The Sandbox raises $2 million more to build out blockchain-based game world". March 19, 2020.
- ↑ "F1 Delta Time's REVV token launching on Uniswap". September 2, 2020.
- ↑ "Animoca Brands raises US$88,888,888 based on valuation of US$1 billion".
- ↑ "Animoca Brands raises $88 million at $1 billion valuation to capitalize on game NFTS". May 13, 2021.
- ↑ "Animoca Brands completes US$138.88m capital raise with second tranche of US$50m".
- ↑ "Animoca Brands raises $65M at $2.2B valuation from Ubisoft and others". October 20, 2021.
- ↑ Hu, Krystal (November 2, 2021). "SoftBank leads $93 MLN investment in NFT gaming firm the Sandbox". Reuters.
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