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FingerprintsDAO funding, valuation and investors

DAO and collector community commissioning blockchain-native digital art.

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Funding, valuation & investors

Answer-first snapshot

Latest funding

Seed

Undisclosed · September 2021

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

Not publicly disclosed

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

Current status

private

seed

Investors in latest funding

Other: Andreessen Horowitz , Union Square Ventures

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

Overview

FingerprintsDAO is a decentralized autonomous organization and collector community that commissions, curates, and collects blockchain-native digital art. Members vote on art acquisitions and support artists building on-chain creative works.

Why FingerprintsDAO is interesting

FingerprintsDAO backs on-chain art commissions and curation — Union Square Ventures joined a16z crypto in its 2021 seed round.

Product & use cases

DAO and collector community commissioning and curating blockchain-native digital art.

  • Commissioning blockchain-native digital art
  • Curating NFT art collections as a DAO
  • Community-driven art patronage on-chain

Key facts

  • Seed (Sep 2021): a16z crypto (/fund/andreessen-horowitz), USV (/fund/union-square-ventures), Variant Fund among investors (RootData)
  • Model: DAO commissions and curates blockchain-native digital art

Funding history (newest first)

Seed

2021-09 Undisclosed

Source: https://www.theblock.co/post/115678/fingerprints-dao-seed-funding/

Investors in our directory

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Andreessen Horowitz Union Square Ventures

Competitive landscape

Edge: Early DAO model for art patronage with a16z crypto and USV backing during 2021 NFT cycle.

FingerprintsDAO pioneered DAO-driven art commissioning during the 2021 NFT boom. Post-hype, activity cooled but the DAO model influenced how crypto-native art communities organize patronage.

  • Foundation direct

    Curated NFT art marketplace.

  • SuperRare direct

    1/1 digital art marketplace.

  • Traditional art galleries incumbent

    Physical art world; less crypto-native.

Notable stories

  • FingerprintsDAO commissioned works from artists like Dmitri Cherniak and Larva Labs during the 2021 NFT art wave (The Block).

Industries

Crypto & Web3 Media & Entertainment

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FAQs about FingerprintsDAO

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FingerprintsDAO is a collector DAO that commissions, curates, and acquires blockchain-native digital art. Members vote on acquisitions and support on-chain artists.
FingerprintsDAO's 2021 seed round included a16z crypto (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) and Union Square Ventures (/fund/union-square-ventures), among others.
FingerprintsDAO raised a seed round in September 2021. No later round has been publicly disclosed as of July 2026.
It pioneered a DAO model for commissioning digital art on-chain — pooling collector capital to back artists rather than relying on traditional gallery gatekeepers.
No. FingerprintsDAO operates as a decentralized community, not a traditional public company.
A DAO that commissions and collects blockchain-native digital art.
Both focus crypto-native art; FingerprintsDAO uses DAO governance for commissioning.
See company website for current headquarters.
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