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Tally Labs, Inc. funding, valuation and investors
Web3 media studio behind Jenkins the Valet — community-governed IP from BAYC.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Seed
$12M · 2022
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$12M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
seed · United States
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Andreessen Horowitz
Overview
Tally Labs builds character-driven entertainment IP starting with Jenkins the Valet (BAYC #1798). The team raised a $12M seed in 2022 led by a16z crypto to scale engineering, creative, and community governance tooling. Writer's Room NFT holders vote on story direction; Jenkins became the first animated NFT character signed by CAA for media representation.
Why Tally Labs, Inc. is interesting
Tally Labs turned a single BAYC avatar into an entertainment franchise — Writer's Room NFT holders voted on a Neil Strauss novel, CAA signed Jenkins, and a16z crypto led a $12M seed.
Product & use cases
Tally Labs creates community-governed character IP — Jenkins the Valet franchise with Writer's Room NFT governance, plus Avenue beta platform for token-gated fan communities.
- Community-voted storytelling for NFT character IP
- Token-gated fan community platforms (Avenue)
- Extending PFP NFTs into entertainment franchises
- Web3-native media production and licensing
Key facts
- Seed (2022): $12M led by a16z crypto
- Jenkins the Valet signed by CAA — first animated NFT character with major agency
- Avenue beta — token-gated community platform
Funding history (newest first)
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Competitive landscape
Edge: First-mover in community-governed NFT character IP with CAA representation — Jenkins as proof point for PFP-to-franchise pipeline.
NFT-to-media pipelines peaked in 2022 hype. Tally Labs' Jenkins franchise showed early promise (CAA, bestseller co-author) but crypto winter reduced NFT community engagement. Long-term value depends on actual media output beyond governance tokens.
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Yuga Labs (BAYC owner) incumbent
Owns BAYC IP; Tally licenses/builds on specific characters.
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Traditional animation studios incumbent
Centralized IP creation without community governance.
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Other NFT media projects adjacent
Various PFP-to-media attempts; most failed to sustain.
Notable stories
- Jenkins the Valet became the first animated NFT character signed by CAA — a milestone for NFT-to-entertainment pipelines per a16z crypto essays.
- Writer's Room NFT holders voted on story direction for a novel co-authored by Neil Strauss — community governance applied to creative IP.
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