2024-02-02 00:34:13
Overview of tier-1 fund - Animoca Brands If you actively follow the fundraising market, you know that one of the fastest growing sectors for investors in the last quarter of '23 was GameFi. That's why today in our "learning the fund from the inside" column we're going to break down one of the key VC players in this area.
Animoca Brands is a Tier-1 fund focused on investing in GameFi / P2E and NFT projects. VC investments are spread across the following sectors:
• GameFi (47.3%)
• NFT (19.3%)
• Blockchain Service (10.2%)
• DeFi (8.7%)
• Social (6.3%)
• CeFi (3%)
• Chain (2.1%)
• Blockchain Infrastructure (1.8%)
• Other (1.2%)
The fund was founded in
January 2014. The funder is Yat Siu. One of the most experienced people in crypto. I advise you to follow his X.
In total, the fund has raised
$856 million in assets from the fund. At its peak in mid-2021, the company's valuation was
~$6 billion.
In the same 21 year period, the company managed to earn a record
$670 million. The underlying revenue was a $530 million increase in the fund's investments. The remaining $140 million profit came from subsidiary projects.
Not many people know, but Animoca Brands owns many projects, some of which are The Sandbox, Blowfish Studios, Quidd, GAMEE, nWay, Pixowl and others. Cumulatively, the fund has participated in
293 fundraising rounds, in 117 of which it has held the Lead Investor position. Among the tier-1 projects in its portfolio are: Axie Infinity, OpenSea, Dapper Labs, Yield Guild Games.
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