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| Published On Aug 31, 2022 9:16 am CEST | By Peter Siu

Animoca Brands To Raise Another $100M in New Funding Round

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Temasek, Singapore’s state investment fund and one of the world’s biggest investors, is leading a $100 million funding round in Hong Kong based investor in non-fungible tokens (NFT) and blockchain gaming, Animoca Brands

According to a Bloomberg report on Monday that cites sources familiar with the matter, the investment will be in the form of convertible bonds.

Following a successful round in January where Animoca raised $360 million at company valuation of $5.5 billion, the firm was able to raise another $75 million in July to continue its expansion in the metaverse sector.

Animoca Brands has investments worth over $1.5 billion spread out over more than 340 investments. The firm is an early investor in Play-to-earn game hit Axie Infinity while also having invested in NFT marketplace OpenSea.

Temasek has been actively investing in the crypto industry. The sovereign wealth fund with a portfolio worth over $403 billion joined FTX.US $400 million Series A round in January. In February, it headed a $200 million round in liquidity provider Amber Group.

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Peter Siu

Peter is a former poker-pro, turned crypto enthusiast with 8+ years’ experience in operational roles dealing with all online gaming verticals within large iGaming companies, including Flutter and Entain. Now an expert in the field of Sports Betting, Casino, iGaming, and Poker, he is our team leader and editor. When not working, Peter can be found in the gym or playing sports like football, tennis and more recently padel.