Ayoken, a digital collectibles marketplace that connects creators to global audiences, announced raising a pre-seed investment of $1.4 million.
🚨MAJOR ANNOUNCMENT🚨
It's finally here! We are proud to announce our first #NFT drop in partnership with Ghana’s biggest musician @KiDiMusic
KiDi’s Series 1 drop will launch on the 1st June, signup to https://t.co/tDiJHFREng for updates #KiDi #nfts #ayoken #nftmusic pic.twitter.com/5wRTeITot3
— Ayoken Labs (@ayokenlabs) May 30, 2022
Investors that participated in this round include Founders Factory Africa, Texas-based Kon Ventures, European-based Venture Capital collective Crypto League, Ghana-based R9C Ventures and Maximus Ventures.
Ayoken is the first platform for buying exclusive digital collectables, and social tokens from the biggest musicians, sports brands, creatives, and influencers from Africa, and the global diaspora.
Ayoken was founded in late 2021 by its CEO Joshua King, who has over 14 years of experience in strategy, growth & innovation consultancy, entrepreneurship, and public speaking.
“Our vision is to be the world’s leading NFT Marketplace that serves and partners with both A-list and emerging musicians and celebrities throughout Africa and the global diaspora,” said Joshua King.
“We want to enable creators and artists to monetise their work while ensuring that consumers can purchase collectibles and exclusive content in a meaningful way, backed by blockchain technology” added Joshua King.
The funds will be used to further develop the platform and create more opportunities for growth such as secondary marketplaces, curated wallets, integration with cards and mobile money.
It will also help secure partnerships with telecommunication companies, fintech, more artists and celebrities as it keeps growing a global team across Africa, Europe, Asia and the US.
The London headquartered company has partnered with Dennis Nana Dwamena, better known as KiDi, an award-winning Ghanaian highlife and afrobeats singer-songwriter for his first NFT drop on 1st of June. Holders of KIDI’s NFTs will get access to private virtual parties, exclusive content, as well as discounted tickets for future performances.
“This exclusive drop will give KiDi’s fans a sense of ownership in his success” added Joshua King.
The market size for digital collectables known as NFTs is catching up to that of the traditional art market. In 2020 the NFT market was valued at just over $250M. By the end of 2021, the marketplace for non-fungible tokens, which are digital pieces of art tied to blockchain technology, reached a $41 billion value, according to blockchain data company Chainalysis, which updated a previous report.
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