Dapper Labs

Fun and games on the blockchain

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Founded in 2018, Dapper Labs is the company behind NBA Top Shot and the Flow blockchain. They use blockchain technology to bring new forms of digital engagement to fans around the world. This includes bringing fans closer to the brands they love, giving people a real stake in the communities they contribute to, and creating new opportunities for consumers to become creators themselves.

Tags: NFT Studio

Founded: 2018

Location: Canada

Team

Roham Gharegozlou

Founder & CEO

Dieter Shirley

Co-Founder

Mikhael Naayem

President and Co-Founder

Nate N.

Head of Strategy, Product Marketing and Growth

Ridhima Kahn

Vice President

Adam Barrick

Vice President- Sports, Business Development

Arthur Camara

VP, Product

Michele França

Executive Business Partner

Fundraising

Andreessen Horowitz

Lead

Coatue Management

Lead

USV

Lead

Venrock

Lead

Coinbase Ventures

Animoca Brands

Fenbushi Capital

Digital Currency Group

CoinFund

Samsung Next

SkyVision Capital

Greenfield Capital

Republic Capital

Chapter One

Accomplice

SV Angel

Round	Amount	Valuation	Date	Investors
--	$ 305 M	$ 2.6 B	Mar 30, 2022	Coatue Management*, Sound Ventures, Venrock, Version One, Thirty Five Ventures (35V), Dreamers VC, Andre Iguodala, Michael Jordan, AG Ventures, Bolt Ventures, 93 Ventures
--	$ 250 M	$ 7.6 B	Sep 22, 2021	Coatue Management*, Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures, Version One, Bond Capital, GIC
--	$ 12 M	--	Aug 06, 2020	Andreessen Horowitz, USV, Greenfield Capital, Andre Iguodala, Spencer Dinwiddie, JaVale McGee, Aaron Gordon, Garrett Temple
--	$ 11 M	--	Sep 12, 2019	Andreessen Horowitz*, USV, Digital Currency Group, Animoca Brands, CoinFund, Fenbushi Capital, SV Angel, Accomplice, Version One, Appworks, Warner Music Group, Autonomous Partners, William Mougayar, Glenn Hutchins, Don Mattrick
--	$ 15 M	--	Nov 02, 2018	Venrock*, Andreessen Horowitz, CoinFund, Animoca Brands, USV, Digital Currency Group, Samsung Next, SV Angel, GBIC, Google Ventures, HOF Capital, Rising Tide, Endeavor Capital, Hex Capital, William Mougayar, John Pfeffer
Series A	$ 12 M	--	Mar 21, 2018	Andreessen Horowitz, USV, Digital Currency Group, Version One, Rising Tide, Connect Ventures （CAA Ventures）, Hex Capital, Fred Ehrsam, Naval Ravikant, YesVC

Investments

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Ecosystem

Token Issuance

Region

Operating Status

WalletConnect

Open source crypto wallet

LayerZero

Omnichain Interoperability Protocol

Zentry

Gaming Superlayer

Recall

Decentralized Verifiable AI agents Platform

RSS3

Open Information Layer

Flipside

Blockchain ecosystem growth and analytics company

Polarise

Financial infrastructure for NFTs

Spexi

Proof-of-physical-work for drone imagery

Mocaverse

Mocas Metaverse

Joyride Games

Web3 game publishing platform

OneFootball

The ultimate football media platform

NFTBank

All-in-one solution for managing NFTs

Genies

Avatar technology company

FanCraze

International Cricket Council’s (ICC) official NFT ecosystem

WORLD3

AI-powered Autonomous World

Everyrealm

Gateway to the metaverse real estate

Yoz

Web3 notification platform

Antic

Web3 Solutions

Revolving Games

Web3-focused gaming studio

NFTG

Building the future of immersive NFT experiences

Dimension X

P2E NFT RPG

Invisible Universe

Internet-first animation studio

Zigazoo

Children's social NFT education platform

Cryptoys / OnChain Studios

Digital Toy Platform

Tellie

Web3 starter kit for creators

Doppel

Detecting NFT Fraud

Tally Labs

Decentralized content ecosystem

Evaluate

NFT portfolio management platform

Flowty

P2P NFT Loans and Rentals on the Flow Blockchain

AFAR

Decentralized RPC network

Petaverse Network

Interoperability Solutions for Digital Pets

Unblocked

NFT solutions for brands

KLKTN

NFT platform

MintGate

Solution for anyone to build their community on their own platform

Concept Labs

NFT publisher

Metaversal

NFT Investment Studio

Tibles

Digital collecting ecosystem

Space Labs

DeSci Satellite Project

Starly

NFT launchpad and marketplace

Open Meta

Building Open Metaverse

Gallery

Crypto-based social platform

Wonderverse

DAO native tool

Hyperverse

Blockchain code marketplace

Jambb

Digital comedy collectibles platform

Melos Studio

Web 3.0 music NFT platform

Brud

Creating community-owned media and collectively-built worlds

Acquired

Alethea AI

Building an Intelligent Metaverse

Everbloom

Invest in YouTube creators and share in their success

Metapier

DeFi infrastructure and liquidity backbone for the Flow ecosystem

Change

The Platform For Crypto Giving

Increment Finance

Liquidity & yield engine for the Flow ecosystem

Yup

Social Network for Curators

Acquired

RTFKT

Virtual sneaker company

Acquired

Metalink

Social app for NFT communities

myNFT

Multichain NFT marketplace

Battlebound

Creating top-tier AAA game experiences

Sportium

Multi-faceted sports NFT platform

Eternal

NFT marketplace for trading Twitch streamer clips

Nifty's

Collect eco-friendly NFTs from your favorite brands and creators

Name	Round	Amount	Valuation	Date
MocaverseMOCA	--	$ 11.88 M	--	Dec 08, 2023
Yoz	Seed	$ 3.5 M	--	Apr 19, 2023
Metalink	Seed	$ 6 M	--	Mar 15, 2023
WalletConnect	--	$ 12.5 M	--	Nov 03, 2022
Spexi	Seed	$ 5.5 M	--	Oct 05, 2022
Metapier	--	--	--	Sep 20, 2022
Antic	Seed	$ 7 M	--	Sep 15, 2022
Revolving Games	Series A	$ 25 M	--	Sep 09, 2022
NFTG	Series A	$ 10.5 M	$ 150 M	Aug 25, 2022
Invisible Universe	Series A	$ 12 M	--	Aug 10, 2022
Change	Seed	$ 5 M	--	Jul 11, 2022
Dimension X*	--	$ 3 M	--	Jul 06, 2022
Increment Finance	Seed	$ 1 M	--	Jul 02, 2022
Zigazoo	Series A	$ 17 M	--	Jun 28, 2022
Cryptoys / OnChain Studios	Series A	$ 23 M	--	Jun 24, 2022
Tellie	Series A	$ 10 M	--	Jun 15, 2022
Doppel	Seed	$ 5 M	--	May 24, 2022
Tally Labs	Seed	$ 12 M	--	May 19, 2022
Evaluate	Seed	$ 4 M	--	May 17, 2022
OneFootball	Series D	$ 300 M	--	Apr 28, 2022