Tom Brady's NFT platform Autograph raises $170M to scale operations

Tom Brady's NFT platform Autograph raises $170M to scale operations

The company said it planned to use the funds to scale its NFT technology and hinted at a series of partnerships aimed at expanding its user base. The nonfungible token marketplace Autograph co-founded by Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has announced it closed on a $170 million funding round.In a Wednesday announcement, Autograph said Andreessen Horowitz, or a16z, and VC firm Kleiner Perkin co-led the $170-million Series B round with contributions from crypto investor Katie Haun’s firm, Nicole Quinn of Lightspeed Venture Partners, and San Francisco-based venture firm 01A. The company said it....


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