Animoca Brands
Web3 game software company and venture capital company
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Project Overview
Animoca Brands, founded in 2014 by Yat Siu, is a Web3 game software and venture capital company. Its aim is to provide digital property rights to gamers and Internet users worldwide, creating a new asset class, play-to-earn economies, and a fairer digital framework that contributes to the development of the open metaverse. It has several subsidiaries, including The Sandbox, Blowfish Studios, Quidd, GAMEE, and more.
RWA platform Nuva Digital closes $5.2M seed round led by Morgan Creek Digital
According to The Block, Nuva Digital has completed a $5.2 million seed funding round, led by Morgan Creek Digital with participation from Ulu Ventures. The round was closed in a single tranche and marks the company’s first external funding. Nuva Digital was jointly incubated by Animoca Brands and Nuva Labs (formerly Provenance Blockchain Labs) and is building Nuva Finance, a real-world asset (RWA) yield platform. The financing structure consists of a priced equity seed round accompanied by token purchase warrants; the valuation was not disclosed.
Robin Markets Secures $475,000 in Seed Funding, Led by Fabric VC
Robin Markets announced on Twitter that it has completed a $475,000 seed funding round led by Fabric VC, with co-leads including Animoca Brands, ATKA Incubator, John Lilic, and Stefan D. George. Additional participants include Hilbert Capital, Layer Zero, Gnosis, and other institutional and angel investors. Robin Markets has also launched its V1 staking product to the public. Robin Markets is a DeFi platform focused on yield generation from Polymarket positions, with its core product enabling users to earn yield on their Polymarket holdings.
ILITY Secures $2 Million in Seed Funding Led by Animoca Brands
Odaily, Odaily reported that ILITY has announced the completion of a $2 million seed round at a valuation of $21 million, led by Animoca Brands, with participation from DAO Duck and others.The funds from this round will primarily be used to accelerate protocol development and expand ecosystem partnerships.The project aims to build a layer-1 blockchain protocol focused on private cross-chain verification, enabling trustless verification of holdings and behaviors through zero-knowledge proofs while maintaining wallet address privacy.
Analysis: Approximately 93% of GameFi projects have failed, with capital flows shifting toward AI, RWA, and other sectors.
According to CoinDesk, data disclosed by market-making firm Caladan shows that approximately 93% of GameFi projects are now effectively dead, with token values down 95% from their 2022 peaks. Funding for game studios has also plunged 93% by 2025. Investment in Web3 gaming has nearly dried up entirely, as capital flows have shifted toward AI, real-world assets (RWA), and Layer-2 infrastructure—triggering a collapse across the gaming industry. Even Animoca Brands, one of Web3’s most active investors, has scaled back its gaming investments to roughly 25% of its portfolio and begun pivoting toward areas such as stablecoins. Moreover, in 2022, 63% of Web3 venture capital funding flowed into gaming; by 2025, that share has fallen to single digits. Over 300 games have announced shutdowns, turning Web3 gaming into a cautionary tale about chasing speculation while neglecting product-market fit.
RealGo Secures Over $3.5 Million in Funding, with Participation from Animoca Brands and Others
RealGo announced that it has completed over $3.5 million in funding, with its early-stage and strategic funding rounds supported by institutions and strategic partners including Animoca Brands, Cogitent Ventures, X21 Digital, Notch VC, and Becker Ventures. RealGo stated that it will use these funds to advance infrastructure development for Meme 3.0, driving the evolution of memes from mere topical buzz into assets that are captureable, collectible, battleable, social, monetizable, and truly owned by users.
AlphaTON and Vertical Data Announce $43 Million AI Infrastructure and Financing Partnership
AlphaTON Capital (NASDAQ: ATON) announced a strategic AI hardware and financing agreement with Vertical Data Inc., with a total transaction value of approximately $43 million, expected to close in Q2 2026. The agreement centers on deploying high-performance GPU clusters powered by NVIDIA’s B300 architecture. Financing will be provided through Vertical Data’s GPUfinancing.com platform via an asset-backed, non-recourse structure and includes managed infrastructure services. This expansion will support AlphaTON’s business initiatives with partners including Telegram, Gamee, Animoca Brands, and Midnight Blockchain.
RealGo Secures Over $3.5 Million in Funding, with Participation from Animoca Brands and Others
RealGo announced that it has completed over $3.5 million in funding, with its early-stage and strategic funding rounds supported by institutions and strategic partners including Animoca Brands, Cogitent Ventures, X21 Digital, Notch VC, and Becker Ventures. RealGo stated that it will use these funds to advance infrastructure development for Meme 3.0, driving the evolution of memes from mere topical buzz into assets that are captureable, collectible, battleable, social, monetizable, and truly owned by users.
Vitalik and Aya, Chair of the Ethereum Foundation, confirmed attendance at the opening event of the Ethereum Community Center in Hong Kong
Vitalik Buterin and Aya Miyaguchi, Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation, have confirmed their attendance at the opening event of the Hong Kong Ethereum Community Center on April 21, where they will deliver keynote speeches. This center—the first physical community space in Asia supported by the Ethereum Foundation—is operated by SNZ and ETHTAO and located in West Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is positioned as a strategic hub connecting the Ethereum ecosystems of East and West. The event agenda also features multiple keynote speeches and panel discussions across domains including zero-knowledge (ZK) technology, privacy, AI, and on-chain payments. Industry participants include Joseph Chalom, CEO of Sharplink; Yat Siu, Co-Founder of Animoca Brands; and Niki, Vice President of Chainlink APAC.
Ethereum Community Hub to be held in Hong Kong at 1:30 PM on April 21st, with Vitalik, Aya, and others in attendance
Odaily News: The Ethereum Community Hub, supported by the Ethereum Foundation, has announced it will be held in Hong Kong at 1:30 PM on April 21st. ETH HK HUB is Asia's first offline Ethereum community Hub, supported by the Ethereum Foundation and jointly operated by SNZ and ETHTAO, aiming to build a collaborative hub connecting Asia with the global Ethereum ecosystem. The event will cover areas including: ZK, privacy computing, AI × blockchain, stablecoins and payments, on-chain liquidity, and more.Participating institutions and projects include Sharplink, Brevis, Primus, HashKey Chain, Chainlink Labs, Lido Finance, Galaxy Digital, SignalPlus, Morpho, Animoca Brands, EVG, Zand Bank, Pay Protocol, and others. Guests include Vitalik Buterin, Aya Miyaguchi, and more.
AlphaTON and Vertical Data Announce $43 Million AI Infrastructure and Financing Partnership
AlphaTON Capital (NASDAQ: ATON) announced a strategic AI hardware and financing agreement with Vertical Data Inc., with a total transaction value of approximately $43 million, expected to close in Q2 2026. The agreement centers on deploying high-performance GPU clusters powered by NVIDIA’s B300 architecture. Financing will be provided through Vertical Data’s GPUfinancing.com platform via an asset-backed, non-recourse structure and includes managed infrastructure services. This expansion will support AlphaTON’s business initiatives with partners including Telegram, Gamee, Animoca Brands, and Midnight Blockchain.
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RWA platform Nuva Digital closes $5.2M seed round led by Morgan Creek Digital
According to The Block, Nuva Digital has completed a $5.2 million seed funding round, led by Morgan Creek Digital with participation from Ulu Ventures. The round was closed in a single tranche and marks the company’s first external funding. Nuva Digital was jointly incubated by Animoca Brands and Nuva Labs (formerly Provenance Blockchain Labs) and is building Nuva Finance, a real-world asset (RWA) yield platform. The financing structure consists of a priced equity seed round accompanied by token purchase warrants; the valuation was not disclosed.
Robin Markets Secures $475,000 in Seed Funding, Led by Fabric VC
Robin Markets announced on Twitter that it has completed a $475,000 seed funding round led by Fabric VC, with co-leads including Animoca Brands, ATKA Incubator, John Lilic, and Stefan D. George. Additional participants include Hilbert Capital, Layer Zero, Gnosis, and other institutional and angel investors. Robin Markets has also launched its V1 staking product to the public. Robin Markets is a DeFi platform focused on yield generation from Polymarket positions, with its core product enabling users to earn yield on their Polymarket holdings.
ILITY Secures $2 Million in Seed Funding Led by Animoca Brands
Odaily, Odaily reported that ILITY has announced the completion of a $2 million seed round at a valuation of $21 million, led by Animoca Brands, with participation from DAO Duck and others.The funds from this round will primarily be used to accelerate protocol development and expand ecosystem partnerships.The project aims to build a layer-1 blockchain protocol focused on private cross-chain verification, enabling trustless verification of holdings and behaviors through zero-knowledge proofs while maintaining wallet address privacy.
Analysis: Approximately 93% of GameFi projects have failed, with capital flows shifting toward AI, RWA, and other sectors.
According to CoinDesk, data disclosed by market-making firm Caladan shows that approximately 93% of GameFi projects are now effectively dead, with token values down 95% from their 2022 peaks. Funding for game studios has also plunged 93% by 2025. Investment in Web3 gaming has nearly dried up entirely, as capital flows have shifted toward AI, real-world assets (RWA), and Layer-2 infrastructure—triggering a collapse across the gaming industry. Even Animoca Brands, one of Web3’s most active investors, has scaled back its gaming investments to roughly 25% of its portfolio and begun pivoting toward areas such as stablecoins. Moreover, in 2022, 63% of Web3 venture capital funding flowed into gaming; by 2025, that share has fallen to single digits. Over 300 games have announced shutdowns, turning Web3 gaming into a cautionary tale about chasing speculation while neglecting product-market fit.
RealGo Secures Over $3.5 Million in Funding, with Participation from Animoca Brands and Others
RealGo announced that it has completed over $3.5 million in funding, with its early-stage and strategic funding rounds supported by institutions and strategic partners including Animoca Brands, Cogitent Ventures, X21 Digital, Notch VC, and Becker Ventures. RealGo stated that it will use these funds to advance infrastructure development for Meme 3.0, driving the evolution of memes from mere topical buzz into assets that are captureable, collectible, battleable, social, monetizable, and truly owned by users.
Vitalik and Aya, Chair of the Ethereum Foundation, confirmed attendance at the opening event of the Ethereum Community Center in Hong Kong
Vitalik Buterin and Aya Miyaguchi, Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation, have confirmed their attendance at the opening event of the Hong Kong Ethereum Community Center on April 21, where they will deliver keynote speeches. This center—the first physical community space in Asia supported by the Ethereum Foundation—is operated by SNZ and ETHTAO and located in West Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is positioned as a strategic hub connecting the Ethereum ecosystems of East and West. The event agenda also features multiple keynote speeches and panel discussions across domains including zero-knowledge (ZK) technology, privacy, AI, and on-chain payments. Industry participants include Joseph Chalom, CEO of Sharplink; Yat Siu, Co-Founder of Animoca Brands; and Niki, Vice President of Chainlink APAC.