The company behind the viral blockchain phenomenon CryptoKitties is planning to enhance its platform – and it's received backing from some major tech firms to do it.
Announced Wednesday, Dapper Labs, the startup that spun out of parent firm Axiom Zen to continue working on CryptoKitties, has secured $15 million in funding. The round was led by Venrock and was joined by Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Ventures, SamsungNEXT and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), as well as names not normally associated with venture investing, such as the talent agency William Morris Endeavor and e-sports firm aXiomatic.
The new funding comes months after Dapper Labs secured $12 million in a round led by a16z and Union Square (NYSE:SQ) Ventures.