# Animoca Brands

> Animoca Brands is a seed investor backing Gaming, Software and Information Technology. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jul 2023
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/animoca-brands/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/animocabrands
- Website: https://www.animocabrands.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/animocabrands

Animoca Brands is a seed investor focused on Gaming and Software. Animoca Brands, ranked in the Financial Times list of High Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2021, is a leader in digital entertainment, blockchain, and gamification. Animoca Brands develops and publishes a broad portfolio of products including the REVV token and SAND token; original games including The Sandbox, Crazy Kings, and Crazy Defense Heroes;and products utilizing popular intellectual properties including Formula 1®, Marvel, WWE, Power Rangers, MotoGP™, and Doraemon. Animoca Brands’ portfolio of blockchain investments and partnerships includes Sky Mavis (Axie Infinity), Dapper Labs (CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot), OpenSea, Harmony, Bitski, and Alien Worlds. Its subsidiaries include The Sandbox, Quidd, Gamee, nWay, Pixowl, and Lympo.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $9M–$11M |
| Pre-Seed | $840k–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 3 | 43% |
| Software | 2 | 29% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 29% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 29% |
| Apps | 1 | 14% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 57% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Series D | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 1 | 14% |
| Vietnam | 1 | 14% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 14% |
| Lithuania | 1 | 14% |
| Singapore | 1 | 14% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aethir | Aethir’s Decentralized Cloud Infrastructure (DCI) is the framework that unbinds the macro trajectory of the AI and gaming industry, from the walled garden resources of the incumbent cloud hegemony.Aethir's make complex cloud resources more accessible. | $9M | Seed | Jul 26, 2023 |  |
| Libera Global AI | Providing "Social Impact Supply Chain" services, Libera digitizes emerging market micro-retailers who sell up to 80% of consumer goods. By making this previously invisible data visible, we help these stores to get financing and use their data to make consumer goods brands distribution operations more intelligent with AI. | $840K | Pre-Seed | Jun 30, 2023 |  |
| GOMBLE | GOMBLE creates blockchain-based casual games that focus on the game's core fun rather than just playing for the money. |  | Seed | Apr 20, 2023 |  |
| Gusto Collective | First brandtech group using the latest technology to help brands create content and experiences across the physical and virtual worlds. | $11M | Seed | May 11, 2022 |  |
| OneFootball | OneFootball is an app and platform that provides comprehensive coverage of over 100 international soccer leagues and competitions. It includes live scores, news, and video highlights. The app caters to soccer enthusiasts with features like fixtures, stats, and a calendar of all competitions worldwide, making it a must-have for fans. OneFootballpartners with various organizations, including Major League Soccer, to deliver content globally, ensuring fans stay updated on their favorite leagues. | $300M | Series D | Apr 26, 2022 |  |
| Artemis | Artemis is a decentralized mobile-focused NFT social and trading platform. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Dec 10, 2021 |  |
| GameFi.org | GameFi.org is a one-stop destination for web3 gaming. We aim to build digital communities and manage virtual economies for mainstream adoption. GameFi.org offers a suite of solutions covering the entire games and gamified projects lifecycle, following a vision of one digital platform, one virtual identity requiring zero blockchain knowledge. Visithttps://gamefi.org/ for more information. |  | Seed | Aug 08, 2021 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/earlybird-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mirana](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirana) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mirana](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirana-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alameda Research](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alameda-research) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alsara](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alsara) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Altos Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altos-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Animoca Brands invest in?

Animoca Brands invests primarily in Gaming, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Animoca Brands's check size?

Animoca Brands typically joins rounds of $9M–$11M at Seed and $840k–$2M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Animoca Brands participates in.

### When did Animoca Brands last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Animoca Brands closed in Jul 2023. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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