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Fashion metaverse platform BNV.ME has announced the completion of a $4 million Series A funding round led by Web3 venture capital firm Animoca Brands. In addition to Animoca Brands, the funding round also included participation from AngelHub, K3, Arkstream Capital, Sparkle Ventures, Grizzly Capital, Meteorite Labs, Startive Ventures, and MyAsiaVC Web3 Fund. Additional participation included Cube Entertainment from Korea, Miss Bitcoin, Michael Kazam (founder of Le Book), and Alex Moukas (founder and CEO of Wappier) among others. With the fresh fundings, BNV.ME will expand its NFT services across the metaverse as well as grow its presence across the fashion, gaming, and crypto communities. Commenting on the development, Richard Hobbs, BNV's founder, said:
“It’s great to have the support of Animoca Brands, a value-add investor which contributes powerfully to our vision of bringing digital fashion into the open metaverse. In addition to the new investors we have already named, there are also others from the wider crypto and fashion worlds that are joining us on this journey and we welcome them all.”
BNV.ME Series A Funding to Give Boost to NFT
BNV.ME takes fashion into Web3.0 through 3D Product Creation, NFT sales, and Future Wearability. The company is already a leading trusted partner to fashion brands and designers who recognize the opportunity of the metaverse. Launched in April 2021, the founding team is a combination of long-standing fashion industry business operators along with with young talent in the digital world and a team of experienced software engineers and blockchain developers. BNV's interoperability in addition to high-quality AAA metaverse products and games under development indicate there is an exciting future for digital fashion.