Yuga labs, the parent company of the Bored Ape Yacht, released a list of 36 people and brands who invested in the company’s seed round.
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While many quickly recognized some of the entertainers, athletes and brands, there were also several investment firms who aped in that are lesser known to the NFT community. Lets take a closer look at some of these investment firms below:
Sound Ventures is one of the 36 names listed as funding the seed round. Sound Ventures was co-founded by BAYC agent Guy Oseary and Ashton Kutcher in 2012, according to CrunchBase
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Time Ventures is also listed as one of Yuga Labs seed round investors. Time Ventures is described as an investment fund for SalesForce CEO Marc Benioff, according to Cruchbase.
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finally, another one of the seed round investors is Thrive Capital. Thrive Capital was founded by Joshua Kushner, the brother of Jarred Kushner, in 2009.
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