Vancouver · Seed–Growth · 6 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Dapper Labs operates as a venture studio at the intersection of emerging technology and culture, building consumer products centered on digital ownership. It rapidly prototypes new product bets in its internal 'Foundry' and tests them against a product-market-fit framework, graduating winners into standalone products. The firm emphasizes an engineering-led, AI-fluent, talent-dense team building consumer applications on infrastructure it controls — most notably the Flow blockchain it originally created. Its work spans blockchain-based collectibles and consumer crypto experiences.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 6 people
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Founder mafia
The Dapper Labs mafia →13 people who came through Dapper Labs went on to found or lead other companies.
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What they invest in
from 18 of 27 portfolio companiesCrypto & Web3 ×10Consumer ×9AI & Machine Learning ×6Media & Entertainment ×6Creator Economy ×5Data & Infrastructure ×3Deep Tech ×3Gaming ×3
HQs:United States×7
Investments · showing 26 of 27
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 132021 · 316 dated
Concept Art House is an art outsourcing studio for game developers, producing character designs, 2D and 3D assets, animation, and VFX for AAA, mobile, and trading card games.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3GamingMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
James(Founder / CEO)Jenny Chen(President & Founder)
BoardMatthew Le Merle(Chairman)
Co-investorsAnimoca BrandsAppWorks VenturesPolymorphic CapitalRed Beard VenturesFabric Ventures
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ALETHIA AI builds AI systems at the intersection of artificial intelligence and blockchain, having introduced intelligent NFTs (iNFTs) and now developing autonomous agents and decentralized, user-owned AI.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3Deep TechMarketing Tech
Co-investorsChapter OneWhite Star CapitalGemini Frontier Fund
Animation Inc. builds a proprietary on-device AI model (Ani-2) that generates full-body 3D motion in real time to drive lifelike virtual characters and enrich LLM-based interactions.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US
Sergey Gonchar(CEO)inEugene Zatepyakin(CTO)Eugene Nevgen(CSO)inAndrew Yanchurevich(CPO)in
Co-investorsSarah Smith75 & SunnyCosmic Venture PartnersDreamers VCFranklin TempletonGaingels+4 more
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Los Angeles, US
Adam Hensel(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzPlay Ventures
Early consumer NFT use case launched in 2017.
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBalaji SrinivasanDigital Currency GroupHex CapitalRising TideSV Angel+2 more
Onchain Studios is a digital studio creating content and products for collectors, with a focus on web3 and digital collectibles.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMiami, US
Alfonso Martinez(Founder)
Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitza16z cryptoAcrew CapitalAnimoca BrandsCoinFundDraper Associates+1 more
Digitoys is a platform for collecting and trading digital collectible toy characters available in tiered blind boxes (Adventurer, Elite, Hero).
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Gaming
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAcrew CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAnimoca BrandsCoinFundDraper Associates+2 more
Disney Pinnacle is a digital collectibles platform where fans collect, trade, and sell digital pins featuring Disney, Pixar, and Star Wars characters, and showcase their collections in "Pinbooks." Built by Dapper Labs, it includes trading and marketplace events and offers Disney+ subscriber perks.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Media & Entertainment
Eternal is a Los Angeles NFT marketplace for trading Twitch streamer clips, a Y Combinator W20 company now listed as acquired.
ConsumerGamingLos Angeles, US
Jeffrey Tong(Founder)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalCoinbase VenturesY CombinatorArrington XRP CapitalNFX
FanCraze operates Grails, a digital collectibles platform where fans pull officially licensed ICC cricket video moments, keep or sell them back at market value, and trade with other collectors to complete sets.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Sports Tech
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBetter CapitalCoatue ManagementCoinbase VenturesCourtside Ventures+2 more
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Edisyl builds a semantic layer for enterprise data that encodes organizational understanding of metrics and data meaning, enabling AI tools to answer questions according to business logic.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US
David Balter(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardAdam D'Augelli(Director)inRalph Folz(Director)Shikar Ghosh(Director)
Co-investorsBitDAOCeras VenturesCollab+CurrencyCommerce VenturesDigital Currency GroupFounder Collective+15 more
Edisyl builds a semantic layer that encodes organizational understanding of data meaning, metrics definitions, and institutional knowledge to enable enterprise AI tools to answer questions aligned with business logic.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsBoston Seed CapitalCoinbase VenturesConvergeF-Prime CapitalThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Avon Ventures+13 more
Flow is a blockchain network for consumer DeFi applications, offering features like prediction markets, tokenized home equity credit lines, automated on-chain transactions, and cross-chain swaps.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech
Roham Gharegozlou(Founder)inAlexander Hentschel(Founder)inDieter Shirley(Founder)inLayne Lafrance(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoinFundFenbushi CapitalNarcissus VenturesNIV8VCMenlo Ventures+6 more
Flowty is an NFT marketplace focused on trading and selling digital collectibles, particularly NBA Top Shot and NFL All Day NFTs, with features including low fees, bulk listing capabilities, and fair market value (FMV) pricing tools.
Marketplaces
Michael Levy(Founder)in
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupLattice CapitalRed Beard VenturesGreenfieldGreenfield One
Invisible Universe is an animation studio that creates original animated characters and launches them on social platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube before expanding into film, TV, publishing, games, merchandise, music, and licensing.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsCosmic Venture Partners75 & SunnyDreamers VCFranklin TempletonGaingelsInitialized Capital+3 more
Mocaverse is Animoca Brands' Web3 identity and loyalty network linking its portfolio of gaming, music and sports properties.
Co-investorsYat SiuYolo InvestmentsCMCC GlobalForesight VenturesOKX VenturesPolygon Ventures
NBA Top Shot is a platform for buying and collecting officially licensed digital basketball highlights ("Moments") from the NBA and WNBA, sold as blockchain-based collectibles in packs.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Sports Tech
NFL ALL DAY is an officially licensed NFL digital collectibles platform where fans buy, sell, and trade video "Moments" and collectible packs on a marketplace.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Sports Tech
Pawnfi is a decentralized liquidity protocol that lets holders of NFTs and other non-standard assets trade, borrow and earn.
Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)CatcherVCCoinbase VenturesAnimoca BrandsDigital Currency GroupHashkey Capital+1 more
Mobile game studio developing massively multiplayer online games with deep strategy mechanics, based in Lahore and San Francisco.
Co-investorsBlack DragonPantera CapitalSarmayacarSpirit DAOAnimoca BrandsPolygon
Spexi provides drone-captured geospatial imagery delivered via API for machine learning pipelines.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechHardware
Bill Lakeland(Founder)in
Co-investorsMoonshots CapitalBlockchange VenturesProtocol Labs
Tibles builds mobile apps for collecting interactive digital trading cards and collectibles based on licensed brands such as Dr.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Media & Entertainment
Co-investorsBollinger Investment GroupHarvest Venture PartnersMulticoin CapitalCoinFund
Trac Network is a peer-to-peer layer-1 network and coordination stack for apps, AI agents, robotics and digital money.
Co-investorsCogitent VenturesSignum CapitalSora VenturesZrosk Investment Management
trac is a music distribution and monetization platform for artists, managers, and labels, offering distribution to streaming and social platforms, payments in cryptocurrency or USD, artist profile pages, on-demand merch, and AI-powered analytics.
Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Media & Entertainment
Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesZrosk Investment Management
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
MiquelaPeak Money
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAnimation · bernews.com · Aug 20, 2026
Flow · startupstorymedia.com · Aug 19, 2026
Eternal · cnbctv18.com · Aug 13, 2026
Revolving Games · freedom251.com · May 22, 2026
Spexi · trysignalbase.com · Jan 23, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Dapper Labs made?
- Dapper Labs has 27 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited.
- What stage does Dapper Labs invest at?
- Dapper Labs invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Dapper Labs focus on?
- Dapper Labs focuses on Consumer, Creator Economy, Crypto & Web3, Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Sports Tech.
- Where is Dapper Labs located?
- Dapper Labs is headquartered in Vancouver, CA.
- Who does Dapper Labs co-invest with?
- Dapper Labs most often shares deals with CoinFund, Fenbushi Capital, Narcissus Ventures, among 4 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamDapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou on powering NFTs, NBA Top Shot, & CryptoKitties | E1197
This Week in Startups · Roham Gharegozlou
Building Dapper Labs | Roham Gharegozlou
a16z crypto · Roham Gharegozlou
Roham Gharegozlou on Flow and Dapper Labs' Mission to Take DeFi Mainstream
CoinDesk · Roham Gharegozlou
Roham Gharegozlou, CEO, Dapper Labs Engaging Fans with Digital Collectibles in Sports 🎉
Snowpal, Inc. · Roham Gharegozlou
Engaging Experiences with Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou
Semafor · Roham Gharegozlou
Fireside With Dapper Labs' Roham Gharegozlou | HederaCon 2025 | Main Stage
Hedera · Roham Gharegozlou
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