Blackpool
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BlackPool is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that scouts and invests in early-stage blockchain gaming projects, matching them with its community of builders, investors, and gamers. It operates with a governance token ($BPT) and holds its digital assets on-chain.
Also known as BlackPool DAO · BlackPool Finance
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026BlackPool (BlackPool Finance) is a decentralized autonomous organization focused on NFT gaming and trading. It scouts early-stage investment opportunities in the blockchain gaming ecosystem and connects selected projects with participants in its community of builders, investors and gamers. The organization describes itself as made up of industry experts, crypto veterans and community builders, with the stated aim of broadening access to deals in blockchain gaming.
BlackPool owns and manages a portfolio of digital assets ranging from play-and-earn game items to metaverse plots, and has been described as a hedge fund operating in quantitative NFT management, applying financial engineering and portfolio management techniques to NFTs. Its reported game library spans Sorare football, Sorare Baseball, Sorare Basketball, Immortal Game, Big Time, MetaFight, Cometh and Aavegotchi. The BlackPool Lab is the organization's research and development arm, serving to support strategic decisions, incubate new gaming verticals and provide advisory services. BlackPool states that its digital assets are held entirely on-chain and non-custodially, providing transparency to participants.
Founding story
BlackPool Finance was founded in 2021 by Julien Bouteloup.
Business model
BlackPool operates as a DAO that acquires and manages NFT gaming assets and takes early-stage positions in blockchain gaming projects, matching them with its community. It also provides advisory services and incubation through the BlackPool Lab, and has acted as a strategic advisor and liquidity provider to a portfolio game.
The organization describes combining long-tail investment analysis, AI and self-organizing team guilds in an on-chain protocol to generate passive income from its NFT and gaming asset holdings.
Traction
BlackPool's game library includes Sorare football, Sorare Baseball, Sorare Basketball, Immortal Game, Big Time, MetaFight, Cometh and Aavegotchi. In July 2023 it announced an investment in the NFT fantasy football game Sorare, becoming a strategic advisor and liquidity provider and launching a joint scholarship program for new players. In December 2021 it reported raising over $6 million from a group of gaming and crypto investors.
Latest developments
In July 2023, BlackPool announced an investment in Sorare, taking on roles as strategic advisor and liquidity provider and launching a joint scholarship program for new players.
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Market position
BlackPool positions itself as a specialist DAO and NFT-focused investment organization in the web3 gaming sector, with the BlackPool Lab presented as an R&D and team incubator arm.
BlackPool emphasizes specialization in blockchain gaming assets, fully on-chain and non-custodial asset custody for transparency, community governance through the $BPT token, and an in-house R&D and incubation arm (the BlackPool Lab).
Technology
BlackPool's assets are held on-chain in a non-custodial structure. Its governance token, BPT, is an ERC-20 token that enables distributed decision-making; xBPT provides shared ownership of NFTs, value capture and DAO member exclusives. The organization references an on-chain protocol combining long-tail investment analysis, AI and self-organizing team guilds.
Go-to-market
BlackPool recruits contributors, investors and partners directly through its website and community channels, inviting inbound contact for contributions, partnerships and lab investment recommendations, and distributes participation rights via its $BPT governance token.
Builders, investors and gamers participating in the DAO community, along with early-stage blockchain gaming projects seeking capital, advisory support or managed players/scholars.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
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Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsBlackPool Finance announced an investment in NFT fantasy football game Sorare, becoming a strategic advisor and liquidity provider and launching a joint scholarship program for new players.
BlackPool Finance secured over $6 million in funding led by DIGITAL, joined by Bitkraft, Delphi Digital, Play Ventures, Backed and Cherry Ventures, with existing contributor Fabric Ventures increasing its commitment to the DAO.
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In the news
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primary sources listed
- Blackpoolblackpool.finance · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Blackpool do?
- BlackPool is a DAO that invests in and manages NFT gaming assets, governed by its $BPT token.
- Who are Blackpool's investors?
- Blackpool's investors include DeepTech Ventures, Play Ventures.