{"id":2865,"date":"2022-03-28T16:54:51","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T14:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/a2kadvisory.com\/?p=2865"},"modified":"2022-04-04T13:39:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T11:39:19","slug":"tom-bradys-nft-startup-gets-170-million-in-silicon-valley-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/a2kadvisory.com\/fr\/2022\/03\/28\/tom-bradys-nft-startup-gets-170-million-in-silicon-valley-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Brady\u2019s NFT Startup Gets $170 Million in Silicon Valley Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2865\" class=\"elementor elementor-2865\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37b3bda8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37b3bda8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f9d9242\" data-id=\"5f9d9242\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b8a2056 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"6b8a2056\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-thumbs-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5121a810 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"5121a810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-comments\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11bc0341 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11bc0341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"single-post\" class=\"container my-4\" data-post-id=\"1043168\"><div class=\"site-content single\"><div class=\"single\"><div class=\"post-inner-content row\"><div class=\"col-lg-8 order-0\"><p><span class=\"lede-caption__3cd6231b caption\">Tom Brady<\/span><span class=\"lede-credit__06261175 credit\">Photographer: Andy Lewis\/Icon Sportswire\/Getty Images<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e540e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"63e540e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61603c48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61603c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"single-post\" class=\"container my-4\" data-post-id=\"1043168\"><div class=\"site-content single\"><div class=\"single\"><div class=\"post-inner-content row\"><div class=\"col-lg-8 order-0\"><p>Autograph, an NFT platform co-founded by professional football player Tom Brady, raised $170 million in a Series B funding round led by Silicon Valley investors Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins.\u00a0<\/p><p>The startup, launched in July, also received investments from Lightspeed Venture partner Nicole Quinn and Katie Haun\u2019s new firm. Haun, who recently left a16z, as Andreessen Horowitz is known, to start her own venture, is also joining as a board member, along with a16z partners Arianna Simpson and Chris Dixon, and Kleiner Perkins partner Ilya Fushman.<\/p><p>Brady has been one of the highest profile advocates from the world of sports and entertainment for cryptocurrencies, donning \u201claser eyes\u201d &#8212; a stealth mark among crypto supporters &#8212; on his Twitter profile picture. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback has taken an\u00a0<a title=\"Tom Brady, Gisele B\u00fcndchen Take Stake in Crypto Firm FTX (2)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-06-29\/tom-brady-gisele-b-ndchen-take-equity-stake-in-crypto-firm-ftx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">equity stake<\/a>\u00a0in leading crypto exchange FTX, whose founder Sam Bankman-Fried also sits on the board of Autograph. Last year, Brady\u00a0<a title=\"Tom Brady Debuts New NFTs Set to Highlight Beginning of Career\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-12-06\/tom-brady-debuts-new-nfts-set-to-highlight-beginning-of-career\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launched<\/a>\u00a0an NFT collection on his platform that sold out within minutes.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bded60f elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"bded60f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">web3 isn\u2019t just a tech movement. It\u2019s a cultural one.<br><br>That\u2019s why I\u2019m excited to announce we\u2019re co-leading a Series B investment in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomBrady?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TomBrady<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Autograph?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Autograph<\/a>. My partner <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AriannaSimpson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@AriannaSimpson<\/a> will be joining the board, and I\u2019m joining the board of advisors.<\/p>&mdash; cdixon.eth (@cdixon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cdixon\/status\/1483866224542904321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 19, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41c3f58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41c3f58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"single-post\" class=\"container my-4\" data-post-id=\"1043168\"><div class=\"site-content single\"><div class=\"single\"><div class=\"post-inner-content row\"><div class=\"col-lg-8 order-0\"><p>Based in Los Angeles, Autograph helps athletes and entertainers launch and promote their non-fungible tokens. Its chief executive officer, Dillion Rosenblatt, formerly worked at Cameo and Apple Music. Its rosters of celebrities with NFT deals include Tiger Woods, Noami Osaka and Tony Hawk. Fans can purchase the NFTs at designated platforms, such as\u00a0<a title=\"Company Overview\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/DKNG:US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DraftKings Inc<\/a>\u00a0and OpenSea. Valuation of the startup was not disclosed today.<\/p><p><a title=\"Tom Brady Debuts New NFTs Set to Highlight Beginning of Career\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-12-06\/tom-brady-debuts-new-nfts-set-to-highlight-beginning-of-career\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Brady Debuts New NFTs Set to Highlight Beginning of Career<\/a> NFTs, a $44 billion market, have become one of the hottest corners of crypto, drawing interests from celebrities, retailers and institutions outside of the crypto industry. Venture capital funds in Silicon Valley have been making bets in the space. In a\u00a0<a title=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kleinerperkins.com\/perspectives\/autograph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog post<\/a>, Kleiner Perkins\u2019 Fushman wrote that Autograph will be a \u201ccornerstone platform\u201d bringing web3 to the mainstream.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"paywall\">\u201cThe company is becoming a magnet for top talent, and I\u2019m delighted to join the board to help Autograph bring exciting new NFT experiences to the mainstream,\u201d Simpson said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23cfa226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23cfa226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"single-post\" class=\"container my-4\" data-post-id=\"1043168\"><div class=\"site-content single\"><div class=\"single\"><div class=\"post-inner-content row\"><div class=\"col-lg-8 order-0\"><p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-01-19\/tom-brady-s-nft-startup-gets-170-million-silicon-valley-funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bloomberg.com<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Autograph, an NFT platform co-founded by professional football player Tom Brady, raised $170 million in a Series B funding round led by Silicon Valley investors Andreessen Horowitz and Kleiner Perkins. 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