{"id":54715,"date":"2021-12-15T12:38:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T10:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=54715"},"modified":"2025-09-03T21:45:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T18:45:40","slug":"animoca-brands-backs-brinc-in-a-30-million-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/animoca-brands-backs-brinc-in-a-30-million-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Animoca Brands backs Brinc in a $30 million round"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hong Kong-based venture accelerator Brinc closed a Series B funding round of $30 million. It was led by <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-are-nfts\">NFT<\/a>-games operator Animoca Brands.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re so proud to share that we\u2019ve had a successful raise of US $130M!!! We\u2019re on our way to fulfilling our future goals of supporting the next generation of founders <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Gamechangers?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Gamechangers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/animocabrands?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@animocabrands<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaunchpadLuna?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LaunchpadLuna<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ysiu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ysiu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UeKyM2VsPk\">https:\/\/t.co\/UeKyM2VsPk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brinc (@brinciot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brinciot\/status\/1471040737894887424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In addition to participating in the round, the anchor investor will channel $100 million directly into Brinc-backed startups, acting as a venture fund.<\/p>\n<p>The funds will be used to finance developer teams in the area of <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-decentralised-finance-defi\">DeFi<\/a>, NFT, <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Web_3.0\">Web 3.0<\/a> and blockchain games. Since its launch in 2014, Brinc has supported more than 200 startups.<\/p>\n<p>The accelerator plans to expand into China, and to enter the markets of Japan, South Korea, Singapore and India. The company currently maintains offices in seven countries, including Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Animoca Brands and the Binance Smart Chain team announced <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/animoca-brands-and-binance-smart-chain-invest-200-million-in-gamefi-development\">the launch of a blockchain incubator<\/a>, focused on GameFi startups.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the NFT-game operator <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/animoca-brands-raises-65-million-at-a-2-2-billion-valuation\">attracted $65 million<\/a> in October, with a valuation of $2.2 billion.<\/p>\n<p>In the first nine months of 2021, the company <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/animoca-brands-posts-around-530-million-in-revenue-since-the-start-of-2021\">generated revenue of $529.6 million<\/a> buoyed by the success of its gaming platform The Sandbox and other projects.<\/p>\n<p>Follow ForkLog news on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ForkLog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Twitter<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hong Kong-based venture accelerator Brinc closed a Series B funding round of $30 million. 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