Whatnot Inc., established in 2019 and headquartered in Marina Del Rey, California, operates an online marketplace for buying, selling, and discovering a wide array of products, with a focus on authenticated Funkos and collectibles. The company's platform facilitates live shopping experiences, combining community engagement with entertainment to create a unique shopping environment. It verifies every product sold to ensure authenticity, fostering trust among collectors and enthusiasts who use the platform to safely buy, sell, and connect with one another.
Joopiter
Seed Round in 2022
Joopiter operates an online auction platform that focuses on high-end curated goods, providing a space for collectors, curators, and creators. The platform features rare cultural artifacts, emphasizing their provenance and intrinsic significance through carefully curated auctions. Joopiter enhances the experience with bespoke video content that immerses viewers in the narratives surrounding the auctioned items, supported by original editorial and archival imagery. This approach allows users to discover and explore a diverse array of cultural items while fostering a sense of community among enthusiasts.
Arena Club
Venture Round in 2022
Arena Club is a company that operates at the intersection of physical and digital card collecting. It provides a platform for hobbyists to sell, trade, and invest in real, physical sports cards while integrating digital features. The company's innovative approach facilitates seamless transactions, allowing collectors to engage in buying, selling, and trading with ease. Arena Club enhances the collecting experience through advanced technologies, including computer vision and machine learning, which assist in the grading of cards. By bridging the gap between the physical and digital realms, Arena Club caters to the evolving needs of collectors and the broader sports card market.
Unblockable
Venture Round in 2018
Unblockable, Inc. is a company based in Manhattan Beach, California, founded in 2018. It operates a platform that allows sports fans to buy, sell, and utilize blockchain-based digital collectibles. The company aims to bring prestigious intellectual property to the blockchain by collaborating with major sports leagues, player associations, and entertainment and gaming brands. Unblockable is positioned as a leader in the non-fungible digital collectibles market, blending traditional sports collectibility with the utility of virtual goods and elements of gameplay from fantasy sports and strategy games. Each athlete's likeness and performance are converted into unique tokens that can be traded on Unblockable's platform or other crypto collectible exchanges. Additionally, owning a collection of these tokens unlocks various functionalities within Unblockable's applications.
FLIP is everyone’s sneaker connect — the premier specialty destination where people find and sell hard to find, rare, limited edition sneakers. They have created a community where their members can buy and sell with confidence and ease. Never miss out on an opportunity to place your bid on hard to find sneakers in 90 minutes from a curated list of quality sellers who really care. Their mobile only platform is currently available for your iPhone and coming soon to Android. They strive to keep an open and trusted environment for their community.