夢幻足球遊戲 Sorare 正商討以 38 億美元估值完成 5.32 億美元融資

夢幻足球遊戲 Sorare 正商討以 38 億美元估值完成 5.32 億美元融資

鏈聞消息，據 Business Insider 報道，基於以太坊的夢幻足球遊戲 Sorare 預計將完成 5.32 億美元融資，該輪融資可能 SoftBank 領投，Atomico 等參投，有望成爲法國科技行業歷史上規模最大的一次融資，Sorare 估值可能也將超過 38 億美元。作爲一款基於區塊鏈的足球遊戲，Sorare 允許交易官方的區塊鏈球員卡，用戶可以通過收集限量版數字藏品、管理團隊等獲得獎勵，目前像 Bayern Munich、Juventus、Real Madrid 和 Liverpool 等歐洲知名的足球俱樂部均已通過 Sorare 推出自己的 NFT。

鏈聞此前報道，2020 年 7 月 Sorare 完成 400 萬美元種子輪融資，e.ventures 領投；2020 年 12 月又獲得巴塞羅那足球俱樂部球星 Gerard Piqué 的 430 萬美元投資；今年 2 月則完成新一輪 5000 萬美元融資，Benchmark Capital （Uber、Twitter 和 EBay 的早期支持者）領投。

Sorare rumored to raise over half a billion at a $3.8 billion valuation

Sports digital collectibles startup Sorare is rumored to be negotiating a €450 million ($532 million) round of funding, the largest single round in French history for a tech company, as reported by Business Insider . The outlet claims that sources said discussions value Sorare at $3.8 billion, and this number could surpass $4 billion. However, Sorare’s CEO Nicolas Julia denies that the funding will take place. Sorare raised $50 million in February.

In March, Dapper Labs raised $305 million at a $2.6 billion valuation. But NBA Top Shot creator Dapper is significantly larger than Sorare, its platform has far higher sales, and it is also the founder of the Flow Blockchain. However, the rumored lead investor for Sorare is SoftBank, which might explain the potential valuation.

Sorare was founded in 2018 and launched its product in 2019. The platform partners with soccer teams to launch player cards as non-fungible tokens that can be purchased and traded by fans and used to create a line up for Sorare’s weekly fantasy soccer game. In the fantasy game, users can earn cryptocurrency ETH if their line up does well.

The platform went through tremendous growth during the Covid-19 pandemic as clubs needed a new way to connect and engage with fans globally. The company signed deals with most leading European clubs and currently has over 140 teams on the platform.

With its increased popularity, Sorare’s card prices began inflating quickly after their launch, which attracted flippers to the platform that further inflate the price. The app still mainly appeals to soccer fans that have established a strong community providing resources around the app such as podcasts , weekly YouTube reviews of the fantasy games, trading threads, and posts on strategies.

Until now, Sorare had raised a little under $60 million in funding and its platform processed $54 million transactions, including secondary sales. Particularly compared to Dapper Labs, where the NBA Top Shot has processed more than ten times the sales, the question is whether the rumored figures are realistic.

Nevertheless, the platform has been growing successfully since its launch, claiming a 52% month-on-month growth at the beginning of the year, and might be looking to expand its product range significantly. It also has a relationship with game giant Ubisoft .

According to Business Insider, in this latest potential funding, Japanese conglomerate SoftBank is the lead investor. European fund Atomico, French fund Blisce, and asset management firm Eurazeo are also expected to participate, although none responded to requests for comment.

消息人士：金融科技公司 DriveWealth 將在由軟銀等牽頭的 D 輪融資中籌集至多 4 億美元

鏈聞消息，The Block 援引多名知情人士透露，致力於提供零售股票交易的美國金融科技公司 DriveWealth 將在由軟銀和 Insight Partners 牽頭的 D 輪融資中融資至多 4 億美元，最終融資的實際規模仍待敲定。成立於 2012 年底的 DriveWealth 是一家專注於幫助散戶投資者進入美國股市的金融科技公司，它於 2020 年 10 月完成 Point72 Ventures 領投的 5670 萬美元 C 系列融資，迄今總計已籌集了 1 億多美元的風險投資。

根據鏈聞此前報道整理，軟銀今年以來在加密行業的投融資動作頻頻。4 月份，軟銀戰略投資 NFT 交易平臺 Juggernaut；5 月份，軟銀先是參投巴西加密資管公司 Hashdex 的 2600 萬美元融資，隨後旗下 Opportunity Fund 參投區塊鏈基礎設施 QuickNode 的 530 萬美元融資；7 月 1 日，巴西首家加密貨幣交易所 Mercado Bitcoin 更是獲軟銀 2 億美元 B 輪投資，15 日軟銀則又領投英國數字銀行 Revolut 的 8 億美元融資，同時據 Bussiness Insider 報道，接下來軟銀還將在 NFT 交易平臺 Sorare 上投資 5.3 億美元。