Yuga Labs is a web3 entertainment company known for Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs and the Otherside metaverse. It develops ApeChain and has restructured ApeCoin into ApeCo, shifting from DAO-based governance. The company focuses on storytelling and community experiences.
Fundraising
$450M
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Total raised
$450M
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SEED
Mar 22, 2022
Team
Greg SolanoCo-founder
Wylie AronowCo-Founder
FiggeCEO
QuitHead of Blockchain
News & Prediction
News
CHAINCATCHER
10 months
Yuga Labs has acquired the Improbable Unreal Engine creation platform and its developers
Yuga Labs acquires Improbable's Unreal Engine platform, secures permanent Otherside high-concurrency tech license; engineers join Yuga Labs.
COINNESS
about 1 year
Weitsman buys over 5K Yuga Labs NFTs
Billionaire Adam Weitsman bought over 5,000 Yuga Labs NFTs, including Otherdeeds, Mega Kodas, and Weapon Kodas, to support Otherside metaverse; plans more open market acquisitions this year.
COINNESS
over 1 year
Court affirms NFT trademark protection, sends Yuga Labs case to trial
U.S. Ninth Circuit rules NFTs are "goods" under trademark law, affirming Yuga Labs' BAYC protections; remands Ryder Ripps case for trial on consumer confusion, rejecting fair use defense.