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The Sandbox
User-generated voxels video game based on the Ethereum blockchain
About The Sandbox
The Sandbox is an innovative online gaming platform that operates within the Metaverse, providing a decentralized space for creators and gamers. It allows users to build, own, and monetize their unique experiences and voxel-based NFTs (non-fungible tokens). The platform primarily serves digital creators, gamers, and blockchain enthusiasts, offering them tools to design and animate assets, from characters and equipment to props and blocks. The Sandbox uses SAND, an ERC-20 utility token built on the Ethereum blockchain, as the basis for transactions and interactions within its ecosystem. The business model revolves around the sale of virtual land, assets, and SAND tokens, as well as transaction fees within its marketplace. Revenue is generated through these sales and the incentivization of high-quality content and game production via the Game Makers Fund and Creators Fund. The Sandbox operates in the rapidly growing market of blockchain gaming and virtual worlds, positioning itself as a leader in the Metaverse space.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2018
- Headquarters
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Employees
- 214
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 62.7/100
- Industry
- Gaming, Fintech
- Sub-industry
- Crypto and DeFi
- Sector
- Fintech, Game Development, Multiplayer, Immersive Technologies, NFT, Web 3.0, Metaverse, Ethereum Ecosystem, Crypto and Web3, Hard Tech
- Business model
- Manufacturing, Marketplace & ecommerce
- Investment activity
- 18 companies, latest Jan 2025
- Capital deployed
- $509M
- Preferred round
- SEED
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONVERTIBLEOther financing | Jun 2024 | $20M | — | True Global Ventures · Kingsway Capital · Animoca Brands · LG Technology Ventures | ↗ |
| SERIES BOther financing | Oct 2021 | $93M | $372M | SoftBank · Samsung Next · Galaxy Interactive · True Global Ventures | — |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for The Sandbox is 270K monthly website visits, down 38.6% over the last three months. The Sandbox's team declined 23.8% over the past year.
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed3 investors entered at this stage
- CDCrystal Defenders
True Global Ventures- BCB Cryptos
Series A8 investors entered at this stage
SoftBank
Samsung Next
Galaxy Interactive
Animoca Brands
SCB10X
Polygon Studios
Kingsway Capital
LG Technology Ventures
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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Market sentiment
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