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Animoca Brands

Profile, fund size and portfolio

Parent Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ACN 122 921 813)HQ Hong Kong, Hong KongFounded 2014

Animoca Brands is the corporate venture arm of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ACN 122 921 813) (digital assets and Web3). It was founded in 2014 and is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. It invests at Seed in web2, infrastructure, gaming.

Assets under managementS6
USD 411M
Companies backedS6
620+

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Seed to Seed
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ItemValue
Stage rangeSeed to Seed
SectorsWeb2, Infrastructure, Gaming, RWA, Culture, AI
GeographyGlobal
OfficesHong Kong, Melbourne (Princes Hill, VIC), Australia, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sources: S16 Animoca Brands: Minds Investment Programme early-stage teams; S1 Animoca Brands Investment overview; S6 Animoca Brands investor update FY2025.

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Investment stage: Seed to Seed

Investment stage: Seed to SeedBar showing Animoca Brands invests from seed to seed. Sector chips: web2, infrastructure, gaming, rwa, culture, ai. Geography: Global.Investment stage: Seed to SeedAnimoca BrandsSTAGEPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C+GrowthLate stagePORTFOLIO MIXPortfolio by the firm's own tags, share of 568 companiesGaming36.1% (205)Others20.6% (117)Infrastructure15.5% (88)Defi10% (57)AI7.9% (45)GEOGRAPHYGlobalCorporateVentureCapital.comSources: S16, S1, S6, listed on the profile
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ItemValue
Stage rangeSeed to Seed
SectorsWeb2, Infrastructure, Gaming, RWA, Culture, AI
GeographyGlobal
OfficesHong Kong, Melbourne (Princes Hill, VIC), Australia, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sources: S16 Animoca Brands: Minds Investment Programme early-stage teams; S1 Animoca Brands Investment overview; S6 Animoca Brands investor update FY2025.

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Investments closed by company type
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ItemCompaniesShare
Gaming20536.1%
Others11720.6%
Infrastructure8815.5%
Defi5710%
AI457.9%
Social213.7%
Culture122.1%
DePIN111.9%
RWA61.1%
BTC61.1%

A company can carry more than one tag

Sources: S2 Animoca Brands Our portfolio (23 paginated pages).

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Investments closed by company type

Investments closed by company typeDonut chart of portfolio by the firm's own tags: Gaming 36.1%, Others 20.6%, Infrastructure 15.5%, Defi 10%, AI 7.9%, Social 3.7%, Other (4 tags) 6.2%.Investments closed by company typeAnimoca Brands · Portfolio by the firm's own tags568TAGGED COMPANIESGaming36.1% 205Others20.6% 117Infrastructure15.5% 88Defi10% 57AI7.9% 45Social3.7% 21Other (4 tags)6.2% 35CorporateVentureCapital.comSource: Animoca Brands Our portfolio (23 paginated pages)
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ItemCompaniesShare
Gaming20536.1%
Others11720.6%
Infrastructure8815.5%
Defi5710%
AI457.9%
Social213.7%
Culture122.1%
DePIN111.9%
RWA61.1%
BTC61.1%

A company can carry more than one tag

Sources: S2 Animoca Brands Our portfolio (23 paginated pages).

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Scale and capital allocated
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MeasureValueUnitKindSource
Headline sizeUSD 411MAssets under managementStated by the firm or its parentS6
Companies backed620+companiesStated by the firmS6
Companies on the firm's portfolio page568companiesCounted from the firm's own listS2

Sources: S6 Animoca Brands investor update FY2025; S2 Animoca Brands Our portfolio (23 paginated pages).

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Scale and capital allocated

Scale and capital allocatedAnimoca Brands headline size USD 411M, basis: Assets under management. Dot strip of 2 published counts: Companies backed 620+; Companies on the firm's portfolio page 568.Scale and capital allocatedAnimoca BrandsUSD 411MASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENTCOUNTS THE FIRM AND ITS PAGES PUBLISH1001,000Companies backed620+ companiesCompanies on the firm's portfolio page568 companiesStated by the firmCounted from a list or another sourceCorporateVentureCapital.comSources: S6, S2, listed on the profile
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MeasureValueUnitKindSource
Headline sizeUSD 411MAssets under managementStated by the firm or its parentS6
Companies backed620+companiesStated by the firmS6
Companies on the firm's portfolio page568companiesCounted from the firm's own listS2

Firms and databases count companies, rounds and investments differently.

Sources: S6 Animoca Brands investor update FY2025; S2 Animoca Brands Our portfolio (23 paginated pages).

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Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Offices
  • Hong Kong
  • Melbourne (Princes Hill, VIC), Australia
  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Investment regionsS16S1S6

  • Global

LeadersS3

Animoca Brands on LinkedIn

Key facts

FactValueStatusSource
Parent companyAnimoca Brands Corporation Limited (ACN 122 921 813)Single sourceS6
Parent industryDigital assets and Web3Single sourceS6
Founded2014Single sourceS5
HeadquartersHong Kong, Hong KongSingle sourceS4
StatusActiveSingle sourceS1
Capital sourceParent company onlySingle sourceS6
Headline sizeUSD 411M (Assets under management)Single sourceS6
Companies backed620+Single sourceS6
StagesSeed (inferred from announced rounds)EstimateS16

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 568 companies.S2

Portfolio by the firm's own tags. A company can carry more than one tagS2
TagCompaniesShare
Gaming20536.1%
Others11720.6%
Infrastructure8815.5%
Defi5710%
AI457.9%
Social213.7%
Culture122.1%
DePIN111.9%
RWA61.1%
BTC61.1%

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

44 companies on the Animoca Brands portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company name across the firms' own lists.

FirmSharedCompanies in common
Coinbase Ventures29Dapper Labs, Yuga Labs, Consensys, Forte, Thirdwave, Ancient8, and 23 more
Samsung Next10Dapper Labs, Yuga Labs, Forte, The Sandbox, Axie Infinity, Beoble, and 4 more
GV3Dapper Labs, Yuga Labs, Nothing
Samsung Ventures2Consensys, Ledger
Qualcomm Ventures2Nothing, Plume
Z Venture Capital2Superplastic, Virtual Arts
Presidio Ventures1Plume
LG Technology Ventures1The Sandbox
Toyota Ventures1Thirdwave
AMD Ventures1XAI
Cisco Investments1XAI
Motorola Solutions Venture Capital1Brinc

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the Animoca Brands list

568 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S2 Read the firm's list.

  • (Metacene) in Pangu Software
  • 021
  • 0G (Zero Gravity)
  • 0xAstra
  • 111% (Gomble)
  • 6th Man Ventures LP
  • ActiMirror
  • Aethir (Meta One)
  • Age of Dino
  • Age of Dino (Xterio)
  • Aimonica
  • AIT Protocol
  • AiVeronica
  • Ajuna Network
  • Alliance Cayman Feeder III LP
  • Alliance Games
  • Alt Atlas
  • Altava
  • Amasa
  • Ambrosia Bio
  • Amulet
  • Ancient8
  • Andromeda
  • Angelic
  • Animoca Brands Japan
  • Another-1
  • AOFVerse
  • ApeCoin
  • Aptero
  • Aptos
  • Aquis Farm
  • Arena of Faith
  • Aria
  • Aria Health
  • Ark Rivals (Topebox)
  • ARPA Network
  • Artem
  • Artifact Labs
  • Artizen
  • AstroX
  • Atari
  • Atmos
  • Atomic Form
  • Auki Labs
  • Aurory
  • Avocado Guild
  • Avy Entertainments
  • Axie Infinity
  • Azarus
  • BADMAD Robots
  • Benji Banana
  • Bentley Records
  • Beoble
  • Berachain
  • BeraTone
  • Bilby AI
  • Bio Protocol
  • Bit Country
  • Bitbrawl
  • bitsCrunch
  • Bitte.ai
  • Black Tower
  • Blade Games
  • Blast Royale (First Light Games)
  • Blep Technologies
  • BLIFE
  • Blinkmoon
  • Blockade Labs
  • Blockchain Space
  • Blocklords
  • Blockparty
  • BlockPass
  • Blocto
  • Bloktopia
  • Blowfish Studios
  • BNB Attestation Service
  • BNV
  • Bondex
  • Bonk
  • Bounty Bay (Trade OS)
  • Brinc
  • Bsquared Network
  • Bullish
  • Burve Protocol
  • C2X (XPLA Games)
  • CafeCosmos
  • Calaxy
  • Cantina Royale
  • Carv.io
  • Catizen
  • CEA Industries Inc
  • Celestia
  • Cellivate Technologies
  • Ceramic
  • Cetus
  • Chillchat Games
  • Clozer
  • Co-Museum
  • CoinFund
  • Collectiv
  • Colossal
  • Community Gaming
  • Concept Labs
  • Conductive
  • Consensys
  • Cookie3
  • Cool Cats
  • Core DAO
  • Cotobox
  • Credmark
  • Cross The Ages
  • Crucible Networks
  • Cryowar
  • CryptoGames
  • CryptoSlam
  • CTRL
  • Cudo Ventures
  • Cyan
  • Cyber
  • Dapper Labs
  • Dark Times
  • DAT Corporation
  • Dataland
  • Datum
  • deBridge
  • Deepsight
  • DeFi Land
  • Deviants' Factions
  • Dialectic LP
  • Dogami
  • DOGAMÍ
  • Domi
  • Domin Network
  • DT42
  • Dubpro.ai
  • DUX
  • E-PAL
  • E14 Fund LP
  • Earn Alliance
  • EarnOS
  • Easeflow
  • Eden Games
  • Edge of Company
  • Eesee
  • Efficient Frontier
  • Eliza Finance
  • Elumia
  • Ember Sword
  • Engine of Fury
  • Engines of Fury
  • Enjin Network
  • Enklu
  • Envelop
  • Epik Prime
  • Ethereal Ventures LP
  • EVAA
  • EVE CONCORD
  • Everyrealm
  • EVG
  • Evolv
  • Evosverse (Play3)
  • Exotic Market
  • Exto Partners LP
  • Fableborne (Pixion)
  • Fan Controlled Football
  • Fano Labs
  • Fanton
  • Farcana
  • Fasal
  • Finhay
  • FLock.io
  • Flooring Protocol
  • Footium
  • Forest Knight
  • Forge
  • Forj
  • Forte
  • Fosun International Limited
  • Foundry Six
  • Fragcolor
  • Fresco Capital LP (Education Venture)
  • Fresco Capital LP (Strive Higher)
  • Futureverse
  • GAIB
  • Gala Games
  • Galactic Holdings
  • Galaxy Fight Club
  • GAMEE
  • GameFi Ventures Fund LP
  • Gamespad
  • Gametaverse
  • GameVault
  • Gelato
  • Genopets
  • GENU.N
  • Geodnet
  • GhostDrive
  • Go!
  • GoJoe
  • Golden Moments
  • Good Games Guild
  • GoPlus
  • GoQii
  • Graffle
  • Grease Monkey Games
  • Growfitter
  • GrowYourBase
  • Gryfyn
  • Gummi Finance
  • Gunzilla
  • Gusto Collective
  • Hackquest
  • Haedal
  • Hailstone Labs
  • Handle.fi
  • HarmoniXX
  • Harmony
  • Hela / GameHiro / Razer Inc
  • Heroes of Mavia
  • Hex Trust
  • Highstreet
  • Hivello
  • Holograph
  • Hooked Protocol
  • Humanity Protocol
  • Hunch
  • Hydrogen Labs
  • iCandy
  • Igloo (Pudgy Penguins)
  • Ignite Tournaments
  • Illuvium
  • Imaginary Ones
  • Immerso Networks
  • Immutable X
  • Impress.ai
  • Index Game
  • InfiniGods
  • Infinity Ground
  • Infinity Ventures Crypto LP
  • Intella X (Neowiz)
  • IO.net
  • IoTex
  • IPX
  • Iskra
  • IVX
  • Joyride Games
  • K Hub / W Hub
  • Kaia
  • KAMI
  • Katana
  • Kikitrade
  • Kingdom Karnage
  • Kingdom Raids
  • Kintsu
  • KIP Protocol
  • Klang Games
  • KLKTN
  • Kraken
  • Kuroro Beasts
  • Kyoko Finance
  • Laboratik
  • LabTrade
  • Last Odyssey
  • Launchblock
  • LaunchMyNFT
  • Lava Labs
  • LayerZero
  • LCX
  • Ledger
  • Leela AI
  • Legend of Arcadia
  • Legends of Elumia
  • Lemon 22 LP
  • Levana Finance
  • Liberty Gaming
  • LightLink
  • Likecoin
  • Liqwid Finance
  • LiveArtX
  • Lorenzo
  • Lost Club Toys
  • Lumiere Project
  • Madskil Gaming (Rebel Bots)
  • MADWorld
  • Magic Eden
  • Magic Valley
  • Masa
  • Mask Network
  • Matr1x
  • Matrix One
  • Matrixport Venture LP
  • Matterless
  • MC² Finance
  • MEET48
  • MEMEbot
  • Memecoin
  • Meta Carbon
  • Metagood
  • Metajuice
  • Metakey
  • Metalcore
  • Metaplex
  • Metaprints
  • MetaSill
  • Metastreet
  • Mikelegal
  • Mind Network
  • Mines of Dalarnia
  • Mintable
  • Mobox
  • Modular Capital Fund
  • Mon Protocol
  • Monad
  • Monoswap
  • Moonfrost
  • MoonPay
  • Moonray
  • Moonveil
  • Motorverse
  • Move AI
  • Movie Pass
  • MPCH
  • My Master War
  • My Pet Hooligan
  • MyShell
  • Narwhal Finance
  • National Carrier Exchange
  • nCore Games
  • Nefertiti
  • Neuphoria
  • Newform Foods
  • NFTfi
  • Ngram
  • Niftyz.io
  • Nillion
  • Nine Chronicles
  • Nodepay
  • Nothing
  • Notre Game
  • Nuva
  • OliveX
  • OMA3
  • Omnicharge
  • Omnichat
  • OneFootball
  • OP Crypto Venture Capital LP
  • OP3N
  • OPEN LOOT Ecosystem Fund LP
  • OPEN Ticketing Ecosystem
  • Open World
  • OpenMind
  • OpenSea
  • OpenStamp
  • OpenZK
  • Opinion Labs
  • Optimum
  • OrbCity
  • Otrafy
  • Outlier Ventures
  • Over (Under)
  • OZERS Nutrition
  • OZU (Blank Network)
  • P.A.I.N.T. Inc
  • Parachute
  • Param Labs
  • Parasail
  • Particle Ink
  • Particle Network
  • Pear (Magent)
  • Pencils Protocol
  • Piggycell
  • Pixelmon
  • Pixels
  • Pixelynx
  • Planet Mojo (Mystic Moose)
  • Playcraft
  • PlayEmber
  • Playground
  • Plume
  • POC Lab
  • Poglin Slam
  • Polaris
  • PolkaPet World
  • Polygon
  • Polyhedra
  • Polyverse
  • Pontem Network
  • PortalOne
  • Prenetics
  • PRISM
  • Project Dash
  • Prosper
  • Provenance Blockchain Labs
  • Puffer Finance
  • Puffverse
  • Pump Market
  • PyratzLabs
  • Qooverse
  • Questflow
  • Quranium
  • Rario
  • Ratex.ai
  • Ready
  • Real Player DAO
  • Real World Gaming
  • ReBase GG
  • Recho
  • Red Beard Ventures LP
  • Redacted Coin
  • Redpill
  • Replikant
  • Republic Realm
  • Request Finance
  • Resolv Labs
  • Revolving Games
  • Riema Labs (Nubit)
  • Roboken
  • Roboto Games
  • Ronin
  • Roolz
  • Root
  • Root Kitchen
  • Root Network
  • Rosebud AI
  • Rosetta.ai
  • RugbyDAO
  • Rumble Kong (Rumble League Studios)
  • Saakuru
  • Safepal
  • Sailfish Finance
  • Sapien
  • Scallop
  • SecondSwap
  • Sensibo
  • Seoul Robotics
  • Sfermion LP (Metaverse One)
  • Sfermion LP (Snowcrash)
  • Sharpe AI
  • Shiba Inu
  • Shrapnel
  • Sidekick
  • Sidus Heroes
  • Sign Protocol
  • SimWin Sports
  • Sky Mavis
  • SkyArk Chronicles
  • Skytree
  • Slinky
  • Smartpeep
  • Snack Club
  • SNT
  • Solforge Fusion
  • Solice
  • Soma Finance
  • Soundbrenner
  • Soundmint
  • Spark Era
  • Sparkle Ventures GP
  • Sparkle Ventures LP
  • Spencer Ventures Fund II LP
  • Sperm Racing
  • Splinterlands
  • Sportpass
  • Stacking DAO
  • StakeStone
  • Star Atlas
  • Starly
  • Stash
  • Stashh Labs
  • Sugar Glider
  • Super Protocol
  • SuperFarm
  • Superplastic
  • SupraOracles
  • Swap Kiwi (Niftyhorde)
  • Sweet
  • Sygnum Bank
  • Tabi NFT
  • TAC
  • Talewind
  • Talon Esports
  • Talus
  • Tatsu Works
  • Tempo
  • Termina
  • The 14th Factory
  • The Crypto Prophecies
  • The Grapes
  • The Sandbox
  • The Unfettered
  • Thetan Arena
  • Thirdverse
  • Thirdwave
  • TinyTap
  • Titan
  • TON
  • TON Play
  • TR Lab
  • Trala Lab
  • Tranching Protocol
  • Transak
  • Treeverse
  • TrendX
  • Tribe Capital
  • True Global Ventures 4 Plus LP
  • Tune.fm
  • Ubiquity DAO
  • Ucollex
  • Ultiverse
  • Undead Blocks (Wagyu Games)
  • Unique Network
  • Unreal AI
  • Untamed Planet
  • UNXD
  • Up Network
  • Upbit
  • Upland
  • UpRock
  • Urban Electronics
  • Utonic
  • UTU
  • UXLINK
  • Valeria Games
  • Veda
  • Veloce Esports
  • Veremark
  • Verifoxx
  • Versus Systems
  • Viker
  • Village Studio
  • Virtual Arts
  • Virtue Alliance
  • Volareo
  • W3GG
  • WAGMI
  • Wanderers
  • Wanderverse
  • Warena
  • WATI
  • Wayfinder
  • we.rich
  • WELL3
  • Wild Forest
  • Wild Meta Earth
  • Wilder World
  • WingRiders
  • Wink
  • WolvesDAO
  • Wombat
  • World3.ai
  • Wristcheck
  • XAI
  • XION
  • XY Finance
  • Xyro
  • Yuga Labs
  • Yuliverse
  • Zebec
  • Zeek
  • Zentry
  • Zeus Network
  • Zigazoo
  • zk.me
  • zkMe
  • zkPass
  • zkRace
  • ZkSync
  • Zona

Recent rounds

DateCompanyRoundAmountLed by the firmSource
2026-06-25AllScaleInvestmentNot statedS10
2026-05-28Superior.TradeCo-investment (Minds Investment Programme)USD 1MS8
2026-05-13AWARPInvestmentNot statedS9
2025-08-08Cool Cats GroupInvestment (majority interest with Coin Operated Group)Not statedS11
2025-02-10HivelloFunding roundNot statedYesS13
2024-11-27Igloo, Inc. (Pudgy Penguins)SAFENot statedS12

For founders

ItemWhat the firm saysSource
StagesSeed. Inferred from announced rounds; the firm does not state a range.S16
Contact formwww.animocabrands.com/contactS4

Fund vehicles

VehicleSizeYearNoteSource
Minds Investment ProgrammeUSD 10M2026Capital commitment of up to US$10M for applications built on Minds by Animoca BrandsS14
Animoca Ventures (investment management fees reported)Not publishedFY2025 update cites investment management fees from Animoca Ventures; no size statedS6

History

  1. Animoca Brands founded by Yat Siu in Hong Kong.S5
  2. Opens first regional office in Dubai.S7
  3. 24 Nov 2025: in-principle approval from ADGM FSRA to operate as a regulated Fund Manager.S6

Where sources disagree

  • Companies count: 600+ high-growth portfolio companies (Investment overview page) (S1) vs over 620 portfolio companies (FY2025 investor update, 8 Sep 2026) (S6) vs Over 600 companies and projects (leadership page) (S3) vs 568 unique names on 23 portfolio pages (S2). Firm headline counts differ from rows listed on portfolio pages .S1S6S3S2

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Sources

  1. S1Animoca Brands Investment overviewFirm
  2. S2Animoca Brands Our portfolio (23 paginated pages)Firm
  3. S3Animoca Brands LeadershipFirm
  4. S4Animoca Brands ContactFirm
  5. S5Animoca Brands Who we areFirm
  6. S6Animoca Brands investor update FY2025Firm
  7. S7Animoca Brands opens first office in the Middle EastFirm
  8. S8Superior.Trade co-investmentFirm
  9. S9AWARP strategic investmentFirm
  10. S10AllScale strategic investmentFirm
  11. S11Cool Cats Group strategic investmentFirm
  12. S12Igloo (Pudgy Penguins) SAFE investmentFirm
  13. S13Animoca Brands leads Hivello roundFirm
  14. S14Minds Investment Programme (up to US$10M)Firm
  15. S15Global Venturing: most active CVC units of 2025Press
  16. S16Animoca Brands: Minds Investment Programme early-stage teamsFirm

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