Animoca

Animoca Brands Corporation
legal form	Limited
ISIN	AU000000AB15
founding	2014
Seat	Hong Kong
management	Robby Yung Yat Siu Holly Liu Ed Fries Kevin Abosch
sales	$ 25.1 million (2019)
Branch	Software company , venture capital company
Website	animocabrands.com
Status: 2019

The Animoca Brands Corporation is a 2014 Yat Siu based gaming software company and a venture capital company based in Hong Kong . The company develops and sells free-to-play games and apps. The focus is on the licensing of well-known brands , blockchain and artificial intelligence .

The Animoca share is traded on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: AB1), on NASDAQ , on the open market of the Berlin Stock Exchange , the Stuttgart Stock Exchange and the Munich Stock Exchange.

history

Animoca Brands was founded in Hong Kong in 2014.

In January 2015 Animoca Brands was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) with the ticker symbol AB1. In February 2015, Animoca reached 116 million downloads of its games. In June 2015, Ourpalm invested $ 3.1 million in shares in Animoca, opening up the Chinese market for it.

In July 2016 Animoca took over Ticbits and with it the game "Crazy Kings" (the predecessor of "Crazy Defense Heroes") for 2.35 million euros.

Kabam co-founder Holly Liu has been a Board Member at Animoca since June 2018 . In October 2018, Ed Fries , founder of Microsoft Game Studio and co-founder of Xbox, was named strategic advisor.

Well-known games in the portfolio

• Axie Infinity
• Beast Quest
• CryptoKitties
• Power Rangers: Legacy Wars , Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid
• Pretty Pet Salon
• RollerCoaster Tycoon
• Star girl
• The sandbox
• Licensed games / applications for: Atari , Mattel , He-Man , Garfield , Snoopy , Willkommen im Wunder Park , Addams Family , Doraemon , Thomas & Friends , Ever After High , Decentraland, Astro Boy , Ben 10 , Chibi Maruko Chan , Norm - King of the Arctic , Hot Wheels , Tiffany Alvord , Paris Hilton , Chocolate Rain , MasterChef , FC Bayern as well as the MLB , the NBA , the WWE , MotoGP and Formula 1 .

Holdings

Leade.rs

Animoca is 100% owned by the event organization platform Leade.rs.

OliveX

Animoca owns an 85% interest in OliveX.ai.

Zeroth.ai

Animoca owns 67% of the shares in Zeroth.ai. Zeroth is an early-stage startup incubator with a focus on companies in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning . The company is based in Hong Kong. To date, more than 60 companies from 15 countries have been supported with amounts ranging from $ 20,000 to $ 120,000. In return, Zeroth receives 6% company shares in return. Zeroth.ai has a partnership with the Incubator and VC DEEPCORE, a company of the SoftBank group.

Fuel Powered

Animoca owns 60% shares in the company "Fuel Powered", a service provider for multiplayer and live events for mobile games.

iCandy Interactive

Animoca owns 15.5% of all shares in iCandy Interactive Limited.

Dapper Labs

Animoca is involved in the blockchain company Dapper Labs, the company behind CryptoKitties and Cheeze Wizards .

gamma

Gamma Innovations is 100% owned by Animoca.

Date, LikeCoin, Musicoin, OST, Harmony, I-House and Lympo

Animoca holds stakes in the blockchain companies: Datum, LikeCoin, Musicoin, OST, Harmony, I-House and Lympo.

Brinc AOA

Animoca is co-founder of the gaming and esports accelerator Brinc AOA together with Brinc.

Talenthouse

Animoca has a strategic stake in Talenthouse.

Pixowl, TicBits, nWay, TSB Gaming, Web Prancer, GAMEE, Tribeflame, Stryking Entertainment, Lucid Sight, Experimental Group, Skytree and Sky Mavis

Animoca owns game developers Pixowl, TicBits, nWay, TSB Gaming, Web Prancer, GAMEE, Tribeflame and Stryking Entertainment. Animoca continues to be involved in Lucid Sight (MLB Champions, Crypto Space Commander) and Experimental Group (CryptoWars). Animoca is 75% owned by the game developer Skytree. Animoca has a stake ($ 2.13 million) in Sky Mavis, the developer of Axie Infinity .

OpenSea

Animoca has a stake in OpenSea.io, a marketplace for NFTs.

Quidd

Animoca is 100% owned by the Quidd app.

Versus system

Animoca has a stake in Versus System.

Bitski

Animoca is partnering with Galaxy Digital, Winklevoss Capital , Kindred Ventures, Coinbase , SV Angel, Signia Ventures and Bobby Goodlatte in a $ 3.5 million seed investment round in Bitski.

Partnerships

Mind Fund and Helix

Animoca has a partnership with the venture capital firm Mind Fund and the accelerator Helix.

HTC

Animoca has a partnership with HTC . This includes product development and collaboration in the areas of: games , blockchain , artificial intelligence , machine learning , augmented reality and virtual reality .

iClick Interactive Asia Limited

Animoca has a partnership with iClick Interactive Asia Limited. The deal is expected to generate $ 8 million in revenue for Animoca in 2019.

Softbanks Deepcore

Animocas Zeroth.ai and Softbanks Deepcore have a partnership.

Atari

Animoca has a partnership with Atari . As a pilot project, Animoca is developing a blockchain version of RollerCoaster Tycoon .

WAX

Animoca has a partnership with the Worldwide Asset eXchange WAX.io. The deal includes the mutual exchange of shares amounting to $ 250,000 and the sale of in-game items (The Sandbox, CryptoKitties, ...) via WAX.

Colletrix

Animoca has a partnership with Colletrix.

Web links

• Animoca Brands website

Individual evidence

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5. ↑ Br, y Shaul | February 18, 2015: Animoca Brands Surpasses 116 Million Downloads Thanks to Doraemon Gadget Rush. Retrieved March 2, 2019 (American English). 
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31. ↑ Animoca Brands partners with global venture accelerator Brinc for gami. Retrieved June 8, 2019 . 
32. ↑ Press release of the company in "HotCopper" | ASX Share Prices, Stock Market & Share Trading Forum. Retrieved June 7, 2019 . 
33. ↑ Animoca Brands acquires Sandbox game developer Pixowl for $ 4.875 million. In: VentureBeat. August 27, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2019 (American English). 
34. ↑ Animoca acquires Finnish dev TicBits. Retrieved June 24, 2019 . 
35. ↑ “The Sandbox” (TSB Gaming) receives ~ $ 3.6m in investment. Accessed August 11, 2019 . 
36. ↑ Garfield Franchise by Animoca Brands Surpasses 30 Million Installs. Retrieved June 28, 2019 . 
37. ↑ Animoca Brands acquires Finnish mobile developer Tribe Flame. Retrieved June 24, 2019 . 
38. ↑ Animoca Brands acquires Stryking and completes strategic capital raise. Accessed August 11, 2019 . 
39. ↑ Animoca Brands acquires Gamee. Retrieved July 2, 2020 . 
40. ↑ Animoca Brands Invests $ 6M in Lucid Sight, developer of "MLB Champions". Retrieved June 7, 2019 (American English). 
41. ^ AB1 (ASX) Ann: Acquisition of award-winning game studio Skytree. Retrieved April 12, 2019 . 
42. ↑ The Maker of Axie Infinity, Sky Mavis, Gets Investment From Animoca Brands. In: CryptoNewsZ. November 7, 2019, Retrieved November 7, 2019 (American English). 
43. ↑ Devin Finzer: Bringing on additional strategic investors to OpenSea. In: OpenSea blog. November 9, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019 (American English). 
44. ↑ Animoca Brands to acquire Quidd. Accessed August 11, 2019 . 
45. ↑ Animoca Brands Signs Agreement with Versus system. In: Investing News Network. August 16, 2019, Retrieved April 18, 2020 (American English). 
46. ↑ Simple crypto wallet Bitski raises $ 3.5 million from Winklevoss Capital and Coinbase. In: BlockchainGamerBiz. November 13, 2019, accessed December 23, 2019 (UK English). 
47. ^ AB1 (ASX) Ann: Partnership and mutual investment with Mind Fund and Helix. Retrieved March 2, 2019 . 
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50. ↑ SoftBank's Deepcore and accelerator Zeroth team up to hunt early-stage AI opportunities. In: TechCrunch. Retrieved March 2, 2019 (American English). 
51. ↑ Atari acquires stake in Animoca Brands as part of block chain game deal. Retrieved March 2, 2019 . 
52. ↑ Animoca Brands 'establishing itself as leader' in blockchain gaming with Atari deal. Retrieved March 2, 2019 . 
53. ↑ Animoca Brands and WAX announce collaborative agreement. In: BlockchainGamerBiz. January 16, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019 (UK English). 
54. ↑ https://www.colletrix.com/wp/en/ColletrixWhitepaper.pdf