# Dapper Labs

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

## Why it 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.

## Profile

- **Stage:** growth
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** crypto-web3, media-entertainment
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## 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)

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/coatue
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/union-square-ventures

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-a16z-hot-portfolio-companies

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