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Animoca Brands Japan Reveals Strategic Investment In Rainshine Capital To Boost Web3 IP

admin — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 20:30:22 +0000

Animoca Brands Japan announced a strategic investment in Rainshine Global, Inc., a Delaware-based entertainment company specializing in creator-led storytelling with a combination of creative, technological, and business innovation talent.

Rainshine Global creates and distributes content with a particular focus on Web3 in India, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. The two companies are aiming to build a gateway for Japanese intellectual properties (IPs) to reach new global markets.

In addition, original anime IPs from Rainshine Global’s content vault will be brought to Japan, which will “provide a significant boost to the global growth plans of IP owners in Japan”.

Animoca Brands Japan Invests Around $780k In Psychic VR Lab

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 18:31:28 +0000

Animoca Brands Japan, a blockchain investment subsidiary of Animoca Brands has invested JP¥100 million (approximately $780k at the time of reporting) in Psychic VR Lab. The investment is part of the Japanese extended reality (XR) company’s JP¥1 billion (approximately $7.8 million at the time of reporting) funding round raised in December 2022. Masahiro Yamaguchi is currently the CEO of Psychic VR Labs.

This is not the first time Animoca Brands Japan has backed Psychic VR Lab. In June last year, the two companies announced a collaboration for an urban-linked XR NFT art exhibition at NFT NYC. Psychic VR is the leader in XR experiences in Japan. The company operates STYLY, an XR creative platform used by more than 50,000 artists worldwide.

Kyoya Okazawa, the co-founder of Animoca Brands Japan, stated:

“Looking ahead, the possibilities of real space will be expanded by XR technology, and the value of all urban spaces such as buildings’ atriums and parks will increase with the addition of virtual versions. It will be possible to bring media and entertainment attributes into these spaces. Through this partnership, we will create new economic opportunities for these digital twins by connecting them with Animoca Brands’ global Web3 ecosystem of over 400 companies, and leverage content from our partner IP holders.”

Animoca Brands Japan Has Raised $45 Million From MUFG Bank

admin — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 22:25:18 +0000

Animoca Brands KK (“Animoca Brands Japan”) is a strategic subsidiary of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited focusing on cooperative partnerships in Japan for NFT-related business opportunities. They just announced that they have raised a total of $45 million dollars from MUFG Bank, Ltd. (“MUFG”) and Animoca Brands Corporation Limited valuing the company at approximately $500 million dollars (pre-money).

Animoca Brands Japan will use the new capital to secure licenses for popular intellectual properties, develop internal capabilities, and promote the adoption of web3 to multiple partners, increasing the value and utility of their branded content while fostering the development of a safe and secure NFT ecosystem in Japan.