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Dapper Labs

Dapper Labs is a Vancouver-based blockchain company behind CryptoKitties, the 2017 Ethereum game that popularized NFTs. It went on to build the Flow blockchain and NBA Top Shot, bringing digital collectibles to mainstream audiences.

$27.5MSeries A round announced in 2018Benny Giang, TechVancouver (Dec 2018)

The people

Dieter ShirleyChief System Architect, Flow Foundation · 1 TechTO talk
Benny GiangCo-founder · 2 TechTO talks
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Roham GharegozlouCo-founder & CEOprofile coming
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Mikhael NaayemCo-founderprofile coming

What they build

CryptoKittiesThe 2017 Ethereum game for breeding and collecting genetically unique digital cats; widely credited with popularizing NFTs.Product page ↗
NBA Top ShotOfficially licensed NBA digital collectible highlights, built on the Flow blockchain.Product page ↗
FlowA layer-1 blockchain built by Dapper Labs for consumer crypto applications and NFTs.Product page ↗

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About

Dapper Labs is a Vancouver blockchain company that spun out of the venture studio Axiom Zen. It created CryptoKitties in 2017 — the first widely popular blockchain game, in which players breed and collect digital cats — and later built the Flow blockchain and NBA Top Shot. Benny Giang was a founding team member who championed CryptoKitties' expansion into Asia. On stage in 2018 the team said it had raised a $27.5M Series A rather than run an ICO.

Backers

Backed by Union Square Ventures, Samsung and Google Ventures, named by the founder on stage in 2018, with Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) among later investors reported by The Block.

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Quick answers

What is Dapper Labs?

Dapper Labs is a Vancouver blockchain company behind CryptoKitties, NBA Top Shot and the Flow blockchain. It grew out of the venture studio Axiom Zen.

What was CryptoKitties?

CryptoKitties was a 2017 Ethereum game for breeding and collecting digital cats that helped popularize NFTs. Benny Giang helped lead it and drove its expansion into Asia.

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