Sorare Raises €40M in Series A Funding

– Sorare is a blockchain collectible and fantasy football platform.
– The company raised €40m in Series A funding.
– The round was led by Benchmark with participation from Accel and angels Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, Vaynermedia CEO Gary Vaynerchuk, football players Antoine Griezmann and Rio Ferdinand.
– The new investment will be used to Accelerate the growth of the community, Accelerate hiring and launch a mobile application.