Animoc Brands, known for advancing digital property rights in crypto gaming, play2earn, and the open metaverse has been named among the Fortune Crypto 40 The list recognizes the top companies within the crypto industry and ranks them across eight categories; Animoca Brands is one of the winners in the Venture Capital category.
The announcement was made by Animoca’s Chairman Yat Siui’s official Twitter account, in which he described the listing as an “achievement”’ that belonged to the Portfolios, shareholders, and stakeholders.
Animoca’s Inclusion in the Venture Capitalist category of the Crypto 40 list is a recognition of the company’s activities as one of the major global investors in the blockchain space, particularly in NFTs and gaming. Animoca’s involvement and investments in numerous web3-related projects and companies, have seen them at the forefront of blockchain development in recent years.
Yat Siu, the co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, speaking on the listing said,: “We are honored to be named one of the Fortune Crypto 40. Animoca Brands is dedicated to fostering the growth of the Web3 industry by investing in and supporting companies and projects that share our vision of the open metaverse. Together with our many portfolio companies, we are helping to build a more equitable digital tomorrow that is founded on genuine digital ownership.”
Animoca Brands is a Deloitte Tech Fast winner and is indexed in the Financial Times list of High Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2023,. The company has leading ties in digital entertainment, blockchain, and gamification and is working to advance digital property rights and contribute to the establishment of the open metaverse.
The company’s retinue currently includes 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 Disney, WWE, Snoop Dogg, The Walking Dead, Power Rangers, MotoGP™, and Formula E. It has multiple subsidiaries, including The Sandbox, Blowfish Studios, Quidd, GAMEE, nWay, Pixowl, Forj, Lympo, Animoca Brands Japan, Grease Monkey Games, Eden Games, Darewise Entertainment, Notre Game, TinyTap, Be Media, PIXELYNX, and WePlay Media.
Animoca Brands has a growing portfolio of more than 380 Web3 investments, including Colossal, Axie Infinity, OpenSea, Dapper Labs (NBA Top Shot), Yield Guild Games, Harmony, Alien Worlds, Star Atlas, and others.
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