Sweet Scaling
iCandy acquires Lemon Sky Studios for $32.4 million, raises $29.1 million
Backed by Animoca Brands
Company Profile
Animoca Brands
Website
www.animoca.com
About
Animoca is a cross-platform app publisher of entertainment products for smartphones and social media networks, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Outblaze.
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David Kim
Chairman
Yat Siu
Chairman of the board
Simon Chow
Business Developer Manager
Robby Yung
CEO
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Accolades
Articles featuring Animoca Brands
The New Meta
The Sandbox raises $93 million to grow open NFT Metaverse
Already over 500,000 connected wallets
Rewarded
Animoca-backed Gamee launches Arc8, its blockchain mobile gaming platform
Play and win crypto
Boosting Blockchain
Animoca Brands raises a further $65 million at +$2 billion valuation
Investors include Com2uS and Ubisoft
Animoca Acquires Aussies
Animoca Brands acquires Australian indie developer Blowfish Studios
The companies plan to "change the perception of blockchain gaming"
Sign Up
Applications now open for NFT game accelerator Launchpad Luna
Animoca Brands and Brinc combine to speed innovation
They're Coming
The Walking Dead marches on blockchain UGC platform The Sandbox
Skybound Entertainment will also operate its own game in the metaverse
Extended Play
Animoca Brands raises $50 million from investors such as Scopely and Samsung
Blockchain game funding is booming
Sweet Numbers
Animoca Brands raises $88,888,888 to fuel blockchain game growth
Values the company at $1 billion
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Animoca Brands' Robby Yung to appear on M&A panel
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Money Money Money
Animoca Brands had a record breaking 10 months in 2020
It generated $38 million by October 31st
Token Of Appreciation
Animoca Brands and Gamee are introducing tokens to the platform
They will be given as skill-based rewards
Case Study
Persona.ly exceeds Animoca Brands' Crazy Defense Heroes ROAS KPIs by 70% - Mobile UA case study
How the two companies joined forces to acquire more users in Japan
Bring Back The Classics
Animoca Brands extends its partnership with Atari
It will create Blockchain versions of a further 15 classic games
New Acquisition
Animoca Brands acquires social games platform GAMEE
Deal was closed for $4.5 million
Money Money Money
Animoca Brands hits record breaking revenue in the first four months of 2020
It earned A$10.5 million
Investment
Animoca Brands secures $4.1 million through strategic investors
The capital will help with a potential IPO
Done Deal
Animoca Brands finalises the sale of its mobile games library to iCandy
The rest of the settlement is paid in shares
It's Acquisition Time
Animoca Brands snap ups Power Rangers: Legacy Wars developer nWay for $7.69 million
Animoca "immensely excited about the nWayPlay platform"
Partnership
Animoca Brands and Winfinite firm Versus Systems sign $500k mutual investment deal
Hong Kong publisher may leverage ad tools through its existing partnerships with other firms
Company Acquired
Animoca Brands acquires digital marketplace Quidd for up to $8 million
$8 million was raised in strategic capital funds
Financials
Animoca Brands posts highest revenue quarter in company’s history
Company took $5.8million in sales during Q2 2019
Licensing Deal
Animoca Brands’ Pixowl is making an Addams Family mobile game
Mystery Mansion will be based on the upcoming animated film
Nfts
PGC Hong Kong: Animoca Brands CEO Robby Yung on the importance of NFTs
Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019 will take place on July 17th to 18th
Cheap As Chips
Artist who sold photo of potato for $1m joins Animoca Brands as creative director
Kevin Abosch will provide creative advice and direction on upcoming titles the Sandbox and F1 Delta Time
Region Focus
Region Focus: Finding opportunities in Hong Kong's small games industry
In-depth analysis of the sector with input from Animoca Brands, Ember Entertainment and 6waves
Investor Funds
Animoca Brands raises $2.5 million for blockchain games platform The Sandbox
Company also secures deal with South Korea’s Kakao
Partnered
Animoca Brands is partnering up with global venture accelerator Brinc
Both firms seal the relationship with a mutual investment of $750,000 in shares
Reach For The Sky
Animoca Brands picks up majority stake in CCG developer Skytree for $606k
Developer could work on F1, MLB, Bundesliga or Bayern Munich IPs
Job News
Animoca Brands hires former Sony managing director Michael Ephraim as head of partnerships
Will oversee Australia and New Zealand region
Busy Bees
Animoca raises $3.3 million and acquires German developer Stryking
Picks up studio initial $1.1m deal that could rise to $3.3m
Done Deal
Animoca Brands invests $2 million in creative networking platform Talenthouse
Deal equal to 448,413 shares in art networking platform
Start Your Engines
Animoca Brands partners with Formula 1 on blockchain game F1 Delta Time
First phase will launch from May 10th, 2019
Expansion
Animoca Brands agrees $8.9m deal to resell iClick advertising inventory
“This deal with Vigame is an important first step in our broader partnership with iClick”
Stretch Those Shoulders
OliveX raises $1 million to turn getting fit into a game
Funding comes from the likes of Alabaster and Antanas Guoga
Financial Report
Animoca Brands ends a record year with Q4 revenue of $4.6 million
Continued blockchain partnerships and investments secure a strong year for the Chinese publisher
Block In The Chain
Atari makes strategic investment in blockchain specialist and mobile publisher Animoca Brands
Hong Kong-floated publisher set to bring Rollercoaster Tycoon Touch and Good Squad to the blockchain
Job Klaxon
Animoca Brands brings in former Mozilla exec to head up strategic partnerships
As part of his role Gen Kanai will help to advance the company’s blockchain strategy
Up
Animoca Brands Q3 revenue rises 283 per cent year-over-year following Crazy success
The Chinese firm has also consolidated its position in blockchain through a string of investments and acquisitions
New Horizons
Animoca Brands' Yat Siu on why mobile games are leading the charge to take blockchain mass-market
Time to gain scale
Jobs News
Animoca Brands brings in Xbox co-founder Ed Fries as strategic advisor
Former Microsoft exec had been advising developer Pixowl before it was acquired by the Hong Kong publisher
Acquisition News
Animoca Brands picks up majority stake in AI accelerator Zeroth for $1m
Publisher underwrites $2m worth of investment into Zeroth SPC
Building A Blockchain Strategy
Animoca Brands acquires The Sandbox dev Pixowl for $5 million
Betting on blockchain user generated content
Best Of 2018
The Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2018
Revealed: the movers, shakers and moneymakers!
Hot Purchase
Hong Kong publisher Animoca Brands acquires Finnish studio Tribeflame
Deal worth up to $433,000
Crazy Ad Experiments
Animoca gets revenue boost for Crazy Kings with AppOnboard's Rewarded Demo zones
Developer trial new playable ad format
Animoca closes $10 million joint venture deal for Star Girl franchise
Crosby Capital becomes majority owner
Deal
Chinese investment group spends $10 million to acquire Star Girl franchise for fashion retail opportunities
Animoca will continue to operate young teen franchise
Deals
M&A the Chinese way: 5 surprising acquisitions of game companies
Reading between the lines
Animoca Brands proposes a reverse takeover to gain Australian Stock Exchange listing
Hong Kong publisher looking for liquidity