Animoca Brands, a global digital assets leader building and investing in impactful technologies and ecosystems to reimagine future economies through AI and the agentic web, today announced it will invest up to US$10 million in select projects building with Minds by Animoca Brands (“Minds”), also known as Animoca Minds. Apply now at https://build.hellominds.ai/program.

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Minds is a persistent AI agent platform that removes complexity while preserving full control and customization for both builders and general users. It enables anyone to deploy and direct sovereign, always-on AI agents, called Minds, without having to operate local servers or manage any hardware or software. 

Minds Investment Programme, Strategic Ecosystem Support

The Minds investment programme is now open for applications from early-stage teams that demonstrate a clear product thesis, strong execution capability, and a practical path to building deployable products and scalable businesses. The programme is designed to support impactful and innovative applications across any vertical—from gaming or finance to productivity or social—provided they leverage Minds as a core product layer.

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The US$10 million investment allocation is quality-driven and not bound by a fixed schedule. Animoca Brands is ready to deploy capital to high-potential projects to help them secure the resources to scale for the agentic web.

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Beyond investment, selected projects will receive platform support, Cognition Credits, and direct access to the Minds technical team. Furthermore, projects will be connected to the broader Animoca Brands ecosystem, which includes a portfolio of more than 600 Web3 companies and projects for potential partnerships and distribution opportunities.

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Architecting the Agentic Web with the Minds Platform

The agentic web, or Web4, marks an ongoing evolution of the internet as it shifts from a human-centric model to a decentralized ecosystem of autonomous AI agents. In this new online paradigm, the primary actors are artificial intelligences with persistent memory and the capacity to negotiate, collaborate, and transact independently on behalf of their human stewards, executing complex intents rather than just providing information.

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The Minds platform provides a streamlined gateway to the agentic economy through several core capabilities:

• ‍Persistent Context: Unlike traditional AI models, Minds are persistent agents that remember your context; this knowledge compounds across every session, task, and interaction. ‍‍
• ‍Collaborative Intelligence: A single Mind can be shared across teams, collaborate with other Minds, and grow into a network of specialists to tackle various tasks.  ‍
• Frictionless Access: Minds can be deployed and managed with a simple email or instant message (Telegram), requiring no installations or deep technical knowledge.  ‍
• Agentic Sovereignty: Simple and fast deployment of sovereign, always-on AI entities that function as persistent networked services rather than simple chat sessions. These Minds operate and collaborate independently of their stewards, allowing them to navigate the agentic web and interact within digital economies to deliver practical utility. 

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Animoca Brands believes that the powerful simplicity and practical directness of the Minds platform can help improve AI literacy, make AI software more accessible to non-technical audiences, and better prepare users for the opportunities and disruptions associated with the rise of the agentic web.

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Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, said: “We are entering a new era in which agentic AI will fundamentally reshape how we interact with technology, value, and each other. Our commitment is to support and invest in those who meaningfully contribute to this revolution through the Minds platform, accelerating the development of a truly open and agentic web. Just as blockchain redefined digital ownership, agentic AI will redefine autonomy, unlocking new forms of creativity, coordination, and economic participation. This convergence represents one of the most significant shifts of our time, and it is critical that we build and invest in this future now in a way that is able to benefit everyone.”

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Applications

Applications for the Minds investment programme are now open at https://build.hellominds.ai/program.

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‍About Animoca Brands‍

Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ACN: 122 921 813) is a global digital assets leader building and investing in impactful technologies and ecosystems to reimagine future economies through AI and the agentic web. It has received broad industry and market recognition including Fortune Crypto 40, Top 50 Blockchain Game Companies 2025, Financial Times’ High Growth Companies Asia-Pacific, and Deloitte Tech Fast. Animoca Brands is recognized for building digital asset platforms such as the Moca Network, Open Campus, Anichess, and The Sandbox, as well as institutional-grade platforms; providing digital asset services to help Web3 companies launch and grow; and investing in frontier Web3 technology, with a portfolio of over 600 companies and digital assets. For more information visit www.animocabrands.com or follow on X, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and TikTok.

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‍Contact:‍

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