Investor Profile: Animoca Brands — Thesis, Cheque Size & How to Apply

When founders talk about Web3 capital in Asia, Animoca Brands funding is usually in the conversation. Animoca Brands Corporation Ltd — headquartered at Cyberport, Telegraph Bay, Hong Kong, and founded in 2014 by Yat Siu and David Kim — is one of the largest investors in Web3, backing more than 600 builders shaping what it calls the digital ownership economy.

Investment thesis

The firm's thesis is that digital property rights — starting with NFT adoption in games — expand financial inclusion and will reshape industries. Its official line: "We build, invest, and accelerate the most impactful technologies and ecosystems, turning participants into stakeholders." Co-founder and executive chairman Yat Siu has said he does not see it as a traditional fund but "almost like an ecosystem fund". Animoca Brands is an operating company and corporate venture investor whose investments sit on its balance sheet — it does not disclose an external fund size.

Sectors, stages and cheque size

Sectors span Web3 and blockchain gaming, NFTs and digital collectibles, the metaverse, Web3 infrastructure, digital identity and real-world asset tokenisation, with a stated shift toward AI in 2025. Investments range from early to growth and late-stage Web3 companies; the firm does not publish cheque sizes. (A planned US$2B metaverse fund announced in late 2022 was never confirmed as launched, and is excluded here as unverifiable.)

Notable portfolio and leadership

The portfolio reads like a Web3 hall of fame: The Sandbox (a subsidiary), Sky Mavis (Axie Infinity), Dapper Labs (CryptoKitties, NBA Top Shot), OpenSea, Bitski, Harmony and Alien Worlds — all named in the official site's own boilerplate — alongside homepage-featured names Colossal, Ledger, Pixels, Plume, Polygon and TON, plus Open Campus, the Moca Foundation and the AI agent platform Minds. Leadership is verified: Yat Siu (co-founder and executive chairman), Robby Yung (CEO) and Evan Auyang (president). The company was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange from January 2015 to March 2020 before going private.

Programmes run by the firm

Animoca runs Launchpad Luna, a blockchain and NFT accelerator launched with Brinc, and Mocaverse, its flagship Web3 identity project built around the Moca ID and Moca Network — which raised US$20M led by CMCC Global.

How to get funding from Animoca Brands

There is no public application route for Animoca Brands funding. The official site lists media and business contact details ([email protected]) but no public pitch or application page was found in the sources read. The credible routes in are the firm's programme pipeline — such as Launchpad Luna — its portfolio network, or direct relationships with the investment team.