Animoca Brands and Dapper Labs were among the investors in the football media provider’s latest round, which came alongside the launch of its blockchain-driven fan engagement platform OneFootball Labs.
Germany-based football news aggregator OneFootball has secured $300m in a series D round featuring gaming and blockchain technology providers Animoca Brands and Dapper Labs.
Venture capital group Liberty City Ventures led the round, which included Alsara Investment Group, DAH Beteiligungs, Quiet Capital, RIT Capital Partners and Senator Investment Group.
Founded in 2008, OneFootball has built an online media portal that allows football fans to stream related news content and matches through free and pay-per-view modalities. The app can be accessed in 12 languages and offers coverage of more than 200 leagues across the world.
The funding will help the company expand its presence globally and grow OneFootball Labs, a joint scheme recently launched with Animoca Brands and Liberty City Ventures that enables football clubs, leagues, federations and players to offer non-fungible token (NFT)-fuelled fan engagement services.
Yat Siu, co-founder and chairman of Animoca Brands, has taken board seats at OneFootball…
