Startup profile for Dapper Labs: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.
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Dapper Labs funding, valuation and investors

Creator of Flow blockchain, NBA Top Shot, and consumer NFT gaming.

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Funding, valuation & investors

Answer-first snapshot

Latest funding

Series D

$250M · September 2021

Latest known valuation

$7.6B

Series D · September 2021

Total disclosed equity funding

$250M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

private

growth · Vancouver, Canada

Investors in latest funding

Lead: Coatue

Other: Andreessen Horowitz , Union Square Ventures

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

Dapper Labs built NBA Top Shot, CryptoKitties, and the Flow blockchain — a proof-of-stake chain designed for consumer-scale NFT and gaming applications. Raised $250M Series D in September 2021 led by Coatue at $7.6B valuation with a16z and Union Square Ventures re-upping.

Why Dapper Labs is interesting

Coatue-led $250M round kept a16z and USV in the cap table at peak NFT cycle — canonical web3 consumer syndicate.

Product & use cases

Flow blockchain and consumer apps (NBA Top Shot, NFL All Day) — wallet, marketplace, and minting for mainstream sports NFT collectibles.

  • Sports NFT collectibles for mainstream fans
  • Consumer gaming and digital collectibles on Flow
  • Brand partnerships for licensed NFT drops

Key facts

  • Series D (Sep 2021): $250M led by Coatue at $7.6B; a16z, USV (TechCrunch)
  • Created NBA Top Shot and Flow blockchain

Funding history (newest first)

Series D

2021-09 $250M Valuation: $7.6B

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/22/dapper-labs-nba-top-shot-250m/

Investors in our directory

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Andreessen Horowitz Coatue Union Square Ventures

Competitive landscape

Edge: Mainstream sports IP partnerships (NBA, NFL) and consumer-friendly UX.

NFT volumes collapsed from 2021 peaks but sports digital collectibles retained a core audience. Licensed IP + easy UX beats generic marketplaces.

  • OpenSea direct

    General NFT marketplace.

  • Magic Eden direct

    Multi-chain NFT marketplace.

  • Polygon adjacent

    Chain infrastructure.

  • Fanatics Collect adjacent

    Sports collectibles going digital.

Notable stories

  • NBA Top Shot brought NFTs to mainstream sports fans — peaking at millions of users during the 2021 bubble (TechCrunch).

Industries

Crypto & Web3 Media & Entertainment

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FAQs about Dapper Labs

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

Flow blockchain and consumer NFT apps including NBA Top Shot.
Coatue (/fund/coatue) led $250M Series D. a16z (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) and USV (/fund/union-square-ventures) participated.
Dapper's proof-of-stake chain for consumer NFT and gaming.
NBA-licensed digital collectible marketplace on Flow.
September 2021 — $250M at $7.6B.
Not publicly disclosed.
OpenSea is general marketplace; Dapper owns chain + licensed sports vertical.
Vancouver, Canada.
No.
Volumes cooled post-2022; Dapper retained sports collector base.
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