Illuvium

Venture Capital – Framework Ventures

Thanks to a lead investment by @hiFramework, our seed round closed $5 M in funding. Our partners see our vision of delivering Illuvium as the first AAA gaming title on Ethereum. Read more about the top crypto names funding us in our latest Medium post!https://t.co/YiqnZJGk2K
— Illuvium (@illuviumio) March 11, 2021

Illuvium was an easy investment to make for a few reasons.

#1. Illuvium will likely be the first crypto-native Triple A game with DeFi-like staking mechanics
#2. Strong crypto-native IP will outperform
#3. Kieran Warwick and co. are on a mission
#4. They are Australians

Vance Spencer, Framework Ventures Co-Founder

Note: Framework Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on investing in and supporting blockchain projects founded by Michael Anderson and Vance Spencer and is based in San Francisco, California.

Sports Team – Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

As a passionate Bulldogs supporter, I am so honoured to be able to help support this great club. We look forward to creating some unique opportunities to engage Bulldogs fans with Illuvium in some fun and exciting ways in 2022, and to being a part of the future of the Bulldogs. We look forward to welcoming Bulldogs fans & the wider Rugby League community to the online blockchain gaming space in 2022.

Kieran Warwick, Illuvium Co-Founder

Note: Kieran Warwick is a Bulldogs fan and always knew that the partnership would be special as it is the first elite sporting partnership for Illuvium.

🚀 Exciting news! Illuvium has renewed its partnership with @NRL_Bulldogs as their Official Web3 Gaming Partner! Look out for exclusive NFTs, limited edition jerseys, and more in 2023. Stay tuned for updates! #Illuvium #NRLBulldogs #Web3Gaming https://t.co/kLj3Nuvwvt pic.twitter.com/dGyq6INrQy
— Illuvium (@illuviumio) March 18, 2023

Guilds – Yield Guild Games

Note: Yield Guild Games is the world’s first and biggest web3 gaming guild allowing players to earn real-world money or digital items.

Games with communities that are powered by web3, within these DAOs, with a token of ownership makes everything more explosive as your players are now empowered by co-creation, loyalty, and accountability. Blockchain games like Axie Infinity or Illuvium create these new forms of empowerment.

Gabby Dizon, Yield Guild Games Co-Founder

We are proud to support the seed round of @illuviumio alongside the best crypto investors in the world to bring Aaron and @KieranWarwick's vision of AAA decentralized gaming to reality! https://t.co/zgBLS9PPuV
— Yield Guild Games (@YieldGuild) March 12, 2021

Note: Gabby and Kieran discuss blockchain games and their future on The Bankless Podcast Episode: Are Play-to-Earn Games Fun?

ESports – Team Queso

Team Queso is a top Spanish esports team that dominates mainstream games, with 30+ million YouTube subscribers partners with Illuvium venturing into Web3 gaming by covering and playing Illuvium games.

Nueva metas. Nuevos desafíos. Unimos fuerzas con @illuviumio, uno de los juegos web 3 más esperados de este año 🤜🤛

Id calentando porque se vienen eventos, contenido conjunto y MUCHAS cositas 👀 pic.twitter.com/atmubrMlAF
— Team Queso (@TeamQuesoGG) March 6, 2023

Web3 Communities – Ethlizards

Note: Ethlizards is an investment DAO borne out of the community of degenerate NFT traders in the Illuvium Discord.

Announcing the @ethlizards and @xborg_official @illuviumio showdown!

On the 26th of November, @xborg_official has invited the Ethlizards community to their Illuvium Showdown, offering up some incredible prizes!

All @ethlizards will be eligible to sign up for a chance to win.🦎 pic.twitter.com/My2yAYu4hQ
— Ethlizards 🦎 (@ethlizards) November 14, 2022

Note: Kieran is a key advisor to Ethlizards which aim to be the CryptoPunks of GameFi.

Gaming Merchandise – GameStop

🚀We're thrilled to announce a groundbreaking collaboration between @illuviumio and @GameStopNFT for Promo D1SKs sale! Check out the details in the link below! 🎮🌌 https://t.co/KQoluDLhWZ pic.twitter.com/TJAsZx8aDG
— Illuvium (@illuviumio) June 5, 2023

GameStop is an American video game, consumer electronics, and gaming merchandise retailer and is the largest video game retailer worldwide.