The blockchain scaling technology developer’s token sale attracted SoftBank, Animoca Brands, Alameda Research, Bitfinex, Voodoo, Scopely, Unacademy and Celsius.

Polygon, an India-based scaling platform for the Ethereum network, secured $450m on Monday through a private token sale featuring telecommunications group SoftBank and blockchain entertainment product developers Alameda Research and Animoca Brands.

The deal, a private sale of Polygon’s MATIC token, was led by Sequoia Capital India and included cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, mobile video game publishers Voodoo and Scopely, online education provider Unacademy and cryptocurrency lender Celsius.

Tiger Global Management, Galaxy Interactive, Galaxy Digital, Republic Capital, Transcend Fund and Makers…

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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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