Anime Metaverse Acquired by LiquidX, First-In-Market NFT Project Aggregator

LiquidX, a web3 venture capital studio for metaverse, has taken a controlling 70 percent stake in Anime Metaverse, a publishing and licensing company focused on building anime, manga and dorama in web3.

Kendrick Wong, co-founder and chairman of LiquidX, said: “The acquisition of Anime Metaverse is important for both LiquidX and the wider web3 industry, especially against the current economic climate. It is a conduit for anime into web3, providing the infrastructure for entry and exploration of an ever-growing industry through its proprietary anime marketplace.”

“The metaverse is still in its infancy. LiquidX believes that merging the decentralized content creation model of web2 social media platforms with web3 virtual reality is key to the growth and mass adoption of a viable metaverse. Over the coming months, we will unify the most important anime intellectual property through our banner, simplify their access to web3 and expand their opportunities.” Wong continued.

The founders and the entire team of Anime Metaverse will continue in their respective roles. Through the acquisition, Anime Metaverse can leverage the internal resources of LiquidX, a team of over sixty web3 creators, metaverse and game developers, tokenomics experts and artists. In addition, Anime Metaverse can outsource staff functions, including HR, legal and finance to LiquidX, allowing existing employees to focus 100 percent of their time on the operational execution of their vision.

Rob Pereyda, who most recently led Netflix’s anime division after stints at Bandai Namco, Crunchyroll and Viz Media, will join LiquidX’s advisory board to bring his significant experience in anime games and manga to Anime Metaverse. LiquidX’s growing team of veterans also includes former executives from Blizzard Entertainment, Garena, Ubisoft and more.

Anime Metaverse currently has over 25,000 active community members, 158,600 Twitter followers, and a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) collection of 5,000 unique 3D Anime Pictures-For-Proof (PFPs), each with different attributes and rarity levels. The project will remain focused on community-led initiatives and social interactions that will enable the creation of next-generation Intellectual Properties (IPs).

Lily Lim, founder of Anime Metaverse, said: “Community building remains at the core of Anime Metaverse, and our members will continue to be our first point of contact when it comes to decision-making; from game design and mechanics, to new partnerships.”

“LiquidX’s unique partnership model allows Anime Metaverse to retain the autonomy of a founder but gain access to the resources of an established company. The floor price of our first NFT collection is 25 percent higher than the mint price at launch three months ago, outperforming peer groups and others major projects in the area, continued Lim.

The acquisition of Anime Metaverse will enable LiquidX to invest, acquire and license Anime IP on a large scale. In addition, through collaboration with external creators and companies, LiquidX will support developers in building, launching and tokenizing their NFT characters through the Anime Metaverse.

Anime Metaverse and LiquidX are closing in on a joint transaction in the anime IP real estate business to further expand the brand. More details will be announced in Q4 2022.

Supported by the world’s first NFT project aggregator

LiquidX manages over $50 million in funds across five fiat pools (EUR, USD, SGD, MYR, NZD) and three different cryptocurrency pools (USDC, Bitcoin, Ethereum).

It is the first venture capital studio in the market to take a direct execution position in its portfolio companies, with entire departments and flows managed by LiquidX’s internal team. With particular emphasis on treasury management and tokenomics, LiquidX’s investment mission focuses on infrastructure, IP building and GameFi space companies.

Kendrick Wong, co-founder and chairman of LiquidX, said: “LiquidX goes beyond game development to oversee end-to-end web3 development. Our project pipeline starts from an M&A engine, where we buy majority stakes in companies and then develop both the IP and the service alongside the original teams that built them. Beyond capital investments and accelerators, nascent but cutting-edge web3 projects often lack the execution ability to reach their full potential. LiquidX’s model goes beyond taking a majority stake in high-potential NFT projects to operationalize and accelerate product roadmaps in both speed and quality until the results are ready to launch with their full suite of promised metaverse and web3 capabilities.”

“In short, we work with founders to remove their administrative burdens and let them focus on what they do best – growing the brand,” concluded Wong.

About Anime Metaverse
Anime Metaverse is a publishing and licensing company focused on building anime, manga and dorama in the web3. Its vision is to become the world’s largest decentralized shōnen jump – developing a community-driven project to build a truly social metaverse.
Through partnerships and collaborations with established and emerging brands, series and collections, Anime Metaverse aims to gather the most important anime intellectual property under its banner to facilitate access and expand their exposure and opportunities in the web3 era.
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About LiquidX
LiquidX is a web3 venture capital studio for the metaverse. The world’s first NFT project aggregator, LiquidX goes beyond capital investment to take a direct role in building sustainable blockchain infrastructure for the entire NFT ecosystem to accelerate its evolution into an asset class.
Backed by a team of web2 pioneers who developed a generation of startup unicorns and some of Southeast Asia’s earliest blockchain adopters and veterans, LiquidX acts as an active investor, acquirer and operator, helping family offices and private equity funds to diversify turn to web3.
LiquidX specializes in creating long-term value for NFT holders by building unique gaming and community experiences. By combining superior graphics and storylines with first-class blockchain technologies, tokenomics and treasury management, LiquidX aims to enable NFT holders to become the first mass adopters of the metaverse.
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