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NBA Top Shot Maker Dapper Labs Commits $80M for Startup Acquisitions

Dapper Labs, the firm behind the Flow blockchain and NFT platform NBA Top Shot, is pursuing a series of acquisitions. Regulatory filings show it has raised $23 million toward a $71 million goal, with some of the funds being used to purchase a "young, scrappy" company. "The Hash" squad discusses the latest crypto mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

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Dapper Labs Raising $13.5M in Equity Offering

The NBA Top Shot creator is almost halfway toward its goal.

Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou

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Most Influential 2021: Roham Gharegozlou

The man behind CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot has big plans for digital sports and the open metaverse. The future is meow.

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International Cricket NFTs to Hit Flow Blockchain Following $17M Seed Round

Tiger Global and Dapper Labs are backing Faze Technologies’ bid to “build the metaverse for cricket.”

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup match between West Indies and Bangladesh at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Oct. 29, 2021 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (Alex Davidson/Getty Images)

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Dapper Labs Signs Multiyear Partnership With NBA Star Kevin Durant’s Boardroom

The deal includes a role for Durant to help create original NBA Top Shot Moments.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 11: Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets reacts against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center on October 11, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

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Dapper Labs Signs Multi-Year Partnership With NBA Star Kevin Durant’s Boardroom

Boardroom, a sports media company created by NBA star Kevin Durant and his investment firm Thirty Five Ventures, has agreed to a two-year partnership with Dapper Labs to help create original NBA Top Shot Moments and video content. This comes as JAMBB raised $3.5 million to build a comedian-focused NFT marketplace on the Flow blockchain. "The Hash" group discusses NFT video moments as the latest emerging trend to watch.

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Dapper Labs Taps Chainalysis to Fight NFT Money Laundering

The creator of NBA Top Shot and CryptoKitties is working on a way to detect and prevent NFT money laundering and market manipulation.

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Sorare Signs NFT Partnership With Bundesliga

The deal with Germany’s top soccer league will bring video-based “NFT Moments” to the platform for the first time.

MUNICH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 03: Dayot Upamecano of FC Bayern Muenchen passes the ball during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and Eintracht Frankfurt at Allianz Arena on October 03, 2021 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

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Dapper Labs Acquires Influencer Platform Brud, Launches Unit Focusing on DAOs

The new Dapper Collective division will be run by Brud’s CEO, Trevor McFedries.

Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou

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Dapper Labs Is Bringing Its NFTs to the NFL

The NFT marketplace will run on the Flow blockchain and is expected to be released during the current NFL regular season.

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