Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Calaxy Collects $26M

A new, Los Angeles-based startup, Calaxy, which offers up a social marketplace for celebrities, has raised $26M in a funding round, the company said on Tuesday. According to the company, the strategic fnding was co-led by HBAR Foundation and Animoca Brands, and also included Polygon. The company said it was founded by tech entrepreneur Solo Ceesay and NBA star Spencer Dinwiddie. The company said its marketplace is based on "a decentralized, permissionless protocol with open-source governance" based on its own cryptocurrency token.