{"id":396310,"date":"2022-01-19T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tom-bradys-nft-platform-autograph-raises-170m-to-scale-operations\/"},"modified":"2022-01-19T23:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T20:30:00","slug":"tom-bradys-nft-platform-autograph-raises-170m-to-scale-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tom-bradys-nft-platform-autograph-raises-170m-to-scale-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"# Tom Brady’s NFT platform Autograph raises $170M to scale operations"},"content":{"rendered":"

“# Tom Brady’s NFT platform Autograph raises $170M to scale operations <\/strong>”
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The nonfungible token marketplace Autograph co-founded by Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has announced it closed on a $170 million funding round.<\/p>\n

In a Wednesday announcement, Autograph said<\/a> Andreessen Horowitz, or a16z, and VC firm Kleiner Perkin co-led the $170-million Series<\/a> B round with contributions from crypto investor Katie Haun\u2019s firm, Nicole Quinn of Lightspeed Venture Partners, and San Francisco-based venture firm 01A. The company said it planned to use the funds to scale its NFT technology<\/a> and hinted at a series of partnerships aimed at expanding its user base.<\/p>\n

In addition to the funding round, Haun, a16z general<\/a> partner Arianna Simpson, and Kleiner Perkins partner Ilya Fushman will join Autograph\u2019s board of directors, with a16z general partner Chris Dixon joining the firm\u2019s board of advisors. According to the new members, Autograph will continue to aim for mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies and NFTs.<\/p>\n

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Big news<\/a> on the @Autograph<\/a> front. We are pumped to add some really knowledgeable people in the Web3 space to our team. This thread from @cdixon<\/a> includes some great context on our business. #ToTheMoon<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/Xsmws3KQ05<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tom Brady (@TomBrady) January 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n