Animoca Brands and Untamed Planet have stepped out of the crypto and gaming sphere to invest in a genetic engineering startup looking to bring back the woolly mammoth.

US-based genetic engineering technology developer Colossal Biosciences received $60m in series A funding on Wednesday from investors including gaming and blockchain technology developer Animoca Brands and game studio Untamed Planet.

The round was co-led by At One Ventures and private investor Thomas Tull, and also featured Bold Capital, Animal Capital, Breyer Capital, First Light Capital Group, Boost VC, Jazz Ventures, Builders VC, Draper Associates and Green Sands Equities.

Private investors Robert Nelsen, Charles Hoskinson and Paris Hilton filled out the…

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Fernando Moncada Rivera

Fernando Moncada Rivera is a reporter at Global Corporate Venturing and also host of the CVC Unplugged podcast.
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