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Mocaverse delivers a digital ecosystem centered on its membership NFT collection, The Mocas, which functions as a unified digital identity and access pass. It serves as an empowerment layer for Web3, enhancing user reputation and enabling interoperability. This project integrates Animoca Brands’ network of group companies, partners, and portfolio projects into a cohesive digital environment.
Established by Animoca Brands, Mocaverse leverages its extensive portfolio for its foundational network. Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, initiated the project, recognizing the need for a decentralized, interoperable framework to unite Web3 communities. The core insight fostered stronger digital ownership and connection within the evolving landscape.
Mocaverse targets Web3 participants seeking an integrated digital experience. Its overarching vision is to serve as a pivotal empowerment layer, driving decentralization and shared network effects across the Web3 landscape. The company aims to become a leading portal, enabling seamless navigation and participation within the expanding realm of decentralized applications.
Mocaverse has raised $30.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Mocaverse has raised $30.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Mocaverse has raised $30.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $10.0M Series U in November 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2024 | $10M Series U | — | CMCC Global, Nova Founders Capital, Possible Ventures, Prefix Capital, Mark Pincus | Announced |
| Sep 1, 2023 | $20M Series A | — | Alchemy Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Animoca Brands, CMCC Global, DCM, DIG Ventures, Goat Capital, Golden Ventures, Icon, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Morgan Creek Capital Management, NFX, Nova Founders Capital, Polygon Labs, Possible Ventures, Prefix Capital, Seven Seven SIX, Alex Adelman, Mandeep Singh, Mark Pincus, Sebastien Borget, Tobias Lutke | Announced |
Mocaverse is a Web3 infrastructure project created by Animoca Brands, unifying over 540 portfolio projects into a single interoperable ecosystem for digital identities, reputation, and consumer applications in gaming, NFTs, metaverse, sports, music, and cultural economies.[1][2][3] It builds tools like the AIR Kit (Account, Identity, Reputation) and Moca ID for chain-agnostic digital identities, powered by the $MOCA token, enabling users to accumulate reputation points, access rewards, and engage across apps while serving Web3 enthusiasts, developers, and over 700 million potential users.[1][2][4] Mocaverse solves fragmentation in Web3 by creating a unified portal—like a "decentralized Netflix of apps"—for seamless ownership, loyalty, and community interaction, with strong growth via Animoca's network and NFT utilities.[1][3]
Mocaverse emerged from Animoca Brands, founded in 2014 as a leader in digital entertainment, blockchain gaming, NFTs, and the open metaverse, with a portfolio exceeding 450 Web3 projects including The Sandbox and partnerships like Disney and Formula E.[2][3][4] Announced on December 15, 2022, as Animoca's official PFP NFT collection of 8,888 "Mocas" across five tribes (Dreamers, Builders, Angels, Connectors, Neo-Capitalists), it launched in Q1 2023 to connect portfolio companies, subsidiaries, and partners, humanizing Web3 through shared values and realms for learning, playing, building, and doing good.[3] Key figure Yat Siu, Animoca's founder known since 2017 for pioneering consumer crypto apps, drives its vision as an extension of his efforts to mainstream interoperable digital economies.[1]
Mocaverse rides the Web3 mass adoption trend, addressing identity fragmentation amid rising demand for interoperable digital economies in a post-AI, decentralized world.[1][2] Timing aligns with blockchain gaming/NFT maturity—Animoca's expertise since 2014—and regulatory pushes for compliant identities, amplified by 700M+ addressable users via partnerships.[1][3] Market forces like cultural IP convergence (sports, music) and LayerZero interoperability favor it, influencing the ecosystem by uniting builders, investors, and users into a cohesive hub that accelerates mainstream crypto apps and challenges Web2 platforms.[1][4]
Mocaverse is poised to evolve into Web3's dominant identity and distribution platform, expanding AIR tools, $MOCA utilities, and partnerships for a "decentralized Netflix" of experiences.[1][2] Trends like AI-driven identities, cultural economies, and metaverse growth will propel it, with potential valuation upside from current peers and sustained Animoca backing.[1] Its influence may grow by standardizing reputation across ecosystems, revolutionizing ownership from Mocaverse's origins as a unifying NFT layer.[3]
Mocaverse has raised $30.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Mocaverse's investors include CMCC Global, Nova Founders Capital, Possible Ventures, Prefix Capital, Mark Pincus, Alchemy Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Animoca Brands, DCM, Dig Ventures, Goat Capital, Golden Ventures.
