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Dapper Labs
Creator of Flow blockchain, NBA Top Shot, and consumer NFT gaming studios.
Stage
growth
Status
private
Coverage
full
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 for founders benchmarking NFT infra.
Key facts
- Series D (Sep 2021): $250M led by Coatue; a16z and Union Square Ventures re-upped (TechCrunch, company PR)
- Flow blockchain + NBA Top Shot positioned Dapper as consumer crypto studio at $7.6B valuation (press)
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Industries
Crypto & Web3 Media & Entertainment
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FAQs about Dapper Labs
Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.
Dapper Labs created NBA Top Shot, CryptoKitties, and the Flow blockchain — a proof-of-stake chain built for consumer NFT and gaming applications at scale.
Coatue (see /fund/coatue) led the $250M Series D in 2021. Andreessen Horowitz (see /fund/andreessen-horowitz) and Union Square Ventures (see /fund/union-square-ventures) re-upped in the round.
Series D ($250M at $7.6B valuation, September 2021) was the last major disclosed round. The company remains private.
Dapper proved consumer NFTs could reach mainstream sports audiences via NBA Top Shot — and built Flow as infrastructure for gaming and collectibles, though NFT market volumes have since contracted.
No — Dapper Labs remains a private company.
Last updated: 2026-07-24