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OpenSea

OpenSea is an American non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace based in New York City.

History

The company was founded by Devin Finzer and Alex Atallah in 2017.1)

In March 2021, OpenSea announced it had raised $23 million from its Series A funding round, and another $100 million in Series B funding in July 2021.2)

In April 2023, the company launched a new NFT market aggregator tool called OpenSea Pro.3)

Organization

Investors

Investors in OpenSea include:4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10)

Portfolio

OpenSea has invested in a number of companies and ventures, directly and through OpenSea Ventures:12) 13)

1)
Ehrlich, S. (2021, July 6). NFT Marketplace CEO Explains Why The Industry Is Moving Beyond Ideological Purists. Forbes. http://archive.today/2023.04.12-064517/https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenehrlich/2021/07/06/nft-marketplace-ceo-explains-why-the-industry-is-moving-beyond-ideological-purists/?sh=30364b111fc3
2) , 4)
Matney, L. (2021, July 20). NFT market OpenSea hits $1.5 billion valuation. TechCrunch. http://archive.today/2023.04.12-064854/https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/20/nft-market-opensea-hits-1-5-billion-valuation/
3)
Kimani, D. (2023, April 10). OpenSea Reclaims NFT Market Dominance From Blur, Days After Launching Its OpenSea Pro. InsideBitcoins. http://archive.today/2023.04.12-163514/https://insidebitcoins.com/news/opensea-reclaims-nft-market-dominance-from-blur-days-after-launching-its-opensea-pro
5)
Finzer, D. (2019, November 9). Bringing on additional strategic investors to OpenSea. OpenSea. http://archive.today/2022.09.13-200849/https://opensea.io/blog/announcements/bringing-on-additional-strategic-investors-to-opensea/
6)
Matney, L. (2021, March 18). NFT marketplace OpenSea raises $23 million from a16z. TechCrunch. https://web.archive.org/web/20230412065729/https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/18/nft-marketplace-opensea-raises-23-million-from-a16z/
7)
Isaac, M. (2022, January 5). OpenSea valued at $13.3 billion in new round of venture funding. The New York Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20230406221230/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/04/business/opensea-13-billion-valuation-venture-funding.html
8)
Seed Round - OpenSea - 2018-05-10 - Crunchbase Funding Round Profile. Crunchbase. Retrieved April 12, 2023, from https://www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/opensea-seed--5b269379
9)
Secondary Market - OpenSea - 2021-10-02 - Crunchbase Funding Round Profile. Crunchbase. Retrieved April 12, 2023, from https://www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/opensea-secondary-market--644c5d68
10)
Series C - OpenSea - 2022-01-05 - Crunchbase Funding Round Profile. Crunchbase. Retrieved April 12, 2023, from https://www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/opensea-series-c--9c529d46
11)
Venture Round - OpenSea - 2021-10-05 - Crunchbase Funding Round Profile. Crunchbase. Retrieved April 12, 2023, from https://www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/opensea-series-unknown--78a5dbdd
12)
OpenSea - Investments, Portfolio & Company Exits. Crunchbase. Retrieved April 12, 2023, from https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/opensea/recent_investments
13)
OpenSea Ventures. Crunchbase. Retrieved April 12, 2023, from https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/opensea-ventures/recent_investments