OpenSea Boosts Valuation 9X as This NFT Giant Sets Four Strategic Goals
The biggest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, OpenSea, increased its valuation almost ninefold in six months as it raised USD 300m to fund four of its expansion goals. The company said it was valued at USD 13.3bn in...
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The biggest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, OpenSea, increased its valuation almost ninefold in six months as it raised USD 300m to fund four of its expansion goals.
The company said it was valued at USD 13.3bn in a Series CE funding round, led by Paradigm and Coatue among other new and existing investors. In July of 2021, the platform, founded in 2017, raised USD 100m at a USD 1.5bn valuation in a Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz....
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