In Brief:
- Animoca Brands launches a $10 million investment program for developers utilizing its AI agent platform, Animoca Minds.
- The fund targets early-stage teams across verticals like gaming and finance, requiring a strong product thesis and planning for scalability.
- Projects may also gain platform support and access to Animoca’s extensive partner network of over 600 web3 companies.
Animoca Brands invests in AI innovation
Animoca Brands has unveiled a $10 million investment initiative aimed at developers leveraging its AI agent platform, Animoca Minds. This funding focuses on fostering the development of scalable products that integrate Minds as a core component, targeting sectors such as gaming, finance, productivity, and social experiences.
Eligible projects must show a solid product thesis alongside the capability to execute and build deployable solutions. The investment schedule is flexible, emphasizing quality over timing in funding decisions.
Beyond financial support, selected projects will receive platform assistance and direct engagement with the Minds technical team. There’s also potential for collaboration with Animoca’s extensive network of over 600 web3 companies.
Key features of the Minds platform
Minds offers users persistent agents that retain contextual information and collaborative network intelligence, accessible via email and messaging apps like Telegram. This positions Minds as a comprehensive tool for developers aiming to create agent-driven applications.
Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, expressed the transformative potential of agentic AI, stating, “We are entering a new era in which agentic AI will fundamentally reshape how we interact with technology, value, and each other.” Siu emphasized the importance of supporting innovators in this space to advance the development of a truly open web.
