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ForkLog 18 30.08.2022

Media: Animoca Brands raises $100 million from Temasek

The operator of blockchain games Animoca Brands has raised $100 million in the form of convertible bonds, which will be acquired by Temasek, a Singapore government-owned company. Bloomberg reports this, citing informed sources.

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ForkLog 9 30.08.2022

Web3 game publisher Xterio raises $40 million

Xterio, a Switzerland-based Web3-game publisher, raised $40 million in a funding round led by FunPlus.

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ForkLog 12 30.08.2022

Mobile-game developer Limit Break raises $200 million to implement NFTs

The Limit Break studio raised $200 million over two investment rounds. The team plans to incorporate Web3 elements into the Free-to-Play (F2P) multiplayer online games model for mobile devices.

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ForkLog 10 26.08.2022

Polygon co-founder launches $50m fund to back Web3 projects

Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Polygon, launched the venture fund Symbolic Capital worth $50 million, aimed at supporting Web3 startups in developing markets.

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ForkLog 11 26.08.2022

Animoca Brands’ Japanese subsidiary raises $45m at a $500m valuation

The Japanese subsidiary of the blockchain-game operator Animoca Brands raised $45 million from its parent company and one of the country’s oldest banks, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

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ForkLog 8 25.08.2022

Haun Ventures Leads Series A for Thirdweb, a Web3 Developer Platform

The team behind the Web3 application development platform Thirdweb closed a $24 million Series A round at a $160 million valuation. The round was led by Haun Ventures, the former Andreessen Horowitz partner Katie Haun, according to The Block.

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ForkLog 13 23.08.2022

a16z backs Wolf3D, the metaverse avatar platform

The Wolf3D startup behind the Ready Player Me platform closed a $56 million Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

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ForkLog 9 22.08.2022

Invesco to launch fund for metaverse ecosystem investments

Invesco, one of the largest US investment firms, announced the launch of a fund to invest in companies focused on virtual worlds, according to Investment Week.

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ForkLog 14 19.08.2022

Polygon becomes anchor investor in $25 million SuperLayer venture fund.

Polygon, the Ethereum scaling platform, has become a strategic partner and anchor investor in a new $25 million fund from venture studio SuperLayer.

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ForkLog 10 18.08.2022

Shima Capital launches $200 million Web3-focused venture fund

Shima Capital announced the creation of a $200 million fund focused on areas such as decentralized social networks and identity, DAO, DeFi, blockchain gaming, metaverses, zero-knowledge proofs, L1- and L2-solutions.

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ForkLog 15 18.08.2022

Canada’s second-largest pension fund writes off CAD 200 million ($150 million) investment in Celsius

Canada's second-largest pension fund, Caisse de dépôt et Placement du Québec (CDPQ), booked a CAD 200 million write-off in Celsius Network, a crypto-lending platform. The Block reports.

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ForkLog 14 17.08.2022

CoinFund launches $300 million fund to back Web3 projects

The crypto-focused investment firm CoinFund has raised $300 million in a venture fund to back early-stage Web3 startups.

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