Yuga Labs, creator of Bored Apes, announces $450 million seed round investors, including Adidas, Samsung, Google, A16z, FTX, Sandbox, Time, Colin Kaepernick, Dez Bryant, Shaq, & Snoop Dog
Yuga Labs announced the seed investors who invested $450 million in the less-than-year-old company, valued at $4 billion.
Nicole Muniz, CEO of Yuga Labs, said: “Already, a new economy is possible with the IP of Apes, Punks, and Meebits, owned by the community. The possibilities for blockchain’s impact on culture are endless, and so we are building a beautiful, interoperable world for people to explore and play in. There’s a lot to come.”
The investors each own a Bored Ape numbered above. The investors are:
A16Z
Animoca Brands
FTX Ventures
Liontree
Moonpay
Sandbox
Tiger Global
Google Ventures
Sevensevensix
Sound Ventures
Lightspeed Ventures
Digital
Time Ventures
Adidas Ventures
Cobalt Capital
Standard Crypto
Nural/Kinetic
Mark Cuban
Genies
Vaynerfund
Colin Kaepernick
SV Angel
Snoop Dogg
Shaq/Forest Road
Gunna
Dez Bryant
Timbaland
Steve Aoki
Blau
Eden Block
Friendly Trading
Thrive Capital
Hashed
Bond
Samsung
Artist Capital
More unnamed.
Of course, some will ask, Where are the women investors? Paris Hilton? Reese Witherspoon?
UPDATE March 23, 2022: We’ve learned that Ros Gold-Onwude is a seed investor in Yuga Labs, as she tweeted:
Congrats @yugalabs! I’m honored to be part of Yuga’s seed round. Means alot to be a community member & now on their cap table! I’m hopeful for the entire Web3 ecosystem & the role Yuga will play in growing participation & enhancing experience for everyone!https://t.co/uM6IcjQgSCpic.twitter.com/yw0cfXwggX
