Animoca Brands plans to grow its investments beyond the gaming industry in 2026, according to its chief strategy officer, Keyvan Peymani.
The company, known for its work in Web3 gaming, currently has around 600 investments and wants to broaden that reach as the digital ecosystem evolves.
Speaking with CNBC on November 25, Peymani said the company continues to invest in dozens of startups each year.
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He explained that the goal is to stay aligned with emerging industries such as artificial intelligence (AI), decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN), decentralized finance (DeFi), and stablecoins.
Gaming remains the largest part of Animoca’s portfolio. Of the 628 companies it has backed, about 230 are in the gaming industry. Since its founding in 2014, Animoca has invested in projects such as Axie Infinity, CryptoKitties, Colossal, and Yield Guild Games. Peymani noted:
We’re still very bullish on what’s going to happen in games and how people can truly benefit from their time and energy and effort and money that they spend in those games to have an asset that lives beyond in the Web3 space.
He also said that Animoca aims to take a leading role in industries such as stablecoins and real-world asset tokenization (RWAs). He added that the company hopes to create ways for regular users to benefit from the ongoing developments within the Web3 ecosystem.
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