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PleasrDAO is a collective of DeFi leaders, early NFT collectors and digital artists who have built formidable yet benevolent reputation for acquiring culturally significant pieces with a charitable twist. Since the DAO purchased its genesis piece, pplpleasr’s Uniswap V3 NFT, the DAO has evolved and elevated its mission to collect digital art that represents and funds important ideas, movements and causes that have been memorialized on-chain as NFTs. PleasrDAO has set a precedent for bidding on unique pieces, many of which have powerful messages that transcend crypto. Dubbed as an art collecting empire, the DAO is experimenting with novel concepts in digital and community art ownership. Its members are exploring ideas such as fractionalizing iconic pieces to be distributed to, and owned by, the community. However, beyond just shared ownership of these pieces, the collective plans to apply creative innovations within DeFi to add and disseminate value. In a way, the DAO is a platform for collective experimentation at the nexus of community ownership, DeFi, and digital art. In essence, the DAO’s modus operandi is to buy and fund culturally significant pieces and then create something fundamentally additive to the soul of the piece before sharing it back with the community.
Funding
Funding rounds
Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
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Variant Fund | Early-stage venture firm investing in crypto networks & platforms building The Ownership Economy. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |
Investor | Profile | Country | Notes | |
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a16zcrypto | The blockchain-focused investment arm of Andreessen Horowitz. | United States | Initial investment. Round participant. |