Vancouver’s SoleSavy announced today that Ali Adab will become its first Chief Content Officer. SoleSavy is a fast-growing sneaker startup that gives its members access to highly sought after sneakers at retail prices. The startup recently raised $12.5 million in a Series A round led by Bedrock capital with participation from investors such as Dapper […]
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NFL, NFLPA and Dapper Labs Announce New NFT Deal
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. The rumors have been confirmed. The National Football League, The National Football League Players Association and Dapper Labs, announced today a collaboration to create exclusive digital video highlight NFTs (non-fungible tokens) for NFL fans. “We are thrilled to partner with Dapper Labs in its launch of NFL digital video collectibles,” […]
Dapper Labs Raises $250 Million, Signs LaLiga, And Is Now Valued At $7.6 Billion
Vancouver’s Dapper Labs, the company behind NBA Top Shot and the Flow blockchain, has raised USD $250 million in new funding. Led by Coatue, the new round brings together existing investors a16z, Google Ventures and Vancouver’s own Version One Ventures with new investors including BOND and GIC. Dapper Labs spun out of startup studio Axoim […]
Vancouver’s SoleSavy Raises USD $12.5 Million To Combat Sneaker-buying Bots
Vancouver startup SoleSavy has raised a USD $12.5 million in Series A funding round, led by Bedrock Capital and joined by notable investors including Jason Calacanis’ LAUNCH, Panache Ventures, Bessemer Ventures, Turner Novak’s Banana Capital, Dapper Labs’ Roham Gharegozlou, Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein and Thomas Wesley “Diplo” Pentz. Founded by Dejan Pralica and Justin Dusanj in […]
Dapper Labs Raises $12 Million From NBA Stars & More
Dapper Labs has closed a $12 million funding round led by NBA stars Spencer Dinwiddie, Andre Iguodala, JaVale McGee, Aaron Gordon and Garrett Temple. The funds will be used for further development of blockchain games including the eventual launch of NBA Top Shot out of private beta. Other new investors in this round include Coinbase […]
CryptoKitties Founders Bring Blockchain Game to NBA Basketball Fans
Vancouver’s Dapper Labs and the NBA are teaming up to launch a digital platform for blockchain-based collectables called NBA Top Shot. Dapper Labs is the creator of uber-successful CryptoKitties. CryptoKitties is a blockchain game on Ethereum developed by venture studio Axiom Zen that allows players to purchase, collect, breed and sell virtual cats. NBA Top […]