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CyberConnect has raised $25.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Key people at CyberConnect.
CyberConnect was founded in 2021 by Ryan Li (Co-Founder).
CyberConnect has raised $25.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
CyberConnect, later renamed CyberConnect2, is a Japanese video game developer specializing in anime-style action and role-playing games based in Fukuoka, Japan. The studio primarily develops titles for major console platforms like PlayStation and Nintendo Switch, often working in close partnership with prominent publishers such as Bandai Namco. The company is best known for creating the .hack franchise and the long-running series of Naruto fighting games, alongside original intellectual properties like the Little Tail Bronx series. While the developer operated with approximately 18 full-time and 7 part-time employees during its early history, it later expanded internationally by opening a Montreal studio in 2016 before announcing its closure in 2023 to consolidate operations with a new Osaka branch in early 2024. CyberConnect was originally founded in 1996 by Hiroshi Matsuyama, Taichiro Miyazaki, and Shinjiro Sugitani.
Key people at CyberConnect.
CyberConnect has raised $25.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $15.0M Series A in May 2022.
| Date | Company | Round | Lead Investor(s) | Co-Investor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2023 | Aspecta | $3.5M Seed | — | Foresight Ventures, Galxe, HashKey Capital, Mask Network, P12, ZhenFund |
| Sep 26, 2022 | TwitterScan | $4.6M Seed | Redpoint Ventures | 7UPDAO, Alchemy PAY, Bitcoke Ventures, Element, Fenbushi Capital, Gate Labs, HTX Ventures, KuCoin Ventures, Metastone Capital, Mexc Ventures, Mirana Ventures, NGC Ventures, Nstone, Oneboat Capital, Redline DAO, Sky9 Capital, SNZ, UpHonest Capital, Viabtc Capital, YM Capital |
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2022 | $15M Series A | Animoca Brands | Infinity Ventures Crypto, Sebastien Borget, RON CAO | Announced |
| Nov 1, 2021 | $10M Seed | Multicoin Capital, Sky9 Capital | Animoca Brands, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Sebastien Borget, Draper Dragon, Hashed, Mask Network, Smrti LAB, ZOO Capital | Announced |
CyberConnect was founded in 2021 by Ryan Li (Co-Founder).
CyberConnect has raised $25.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
CyberConnect's investors include Animoca Brands, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Sebastien Borget, Ron Cao, Multicoin Capital, Sky9 Capital, Draper Dragon, Hashed, Mask Network, Smrti Lab, Zoo Capital.
CyberConnect is a technology company that builds a decentralized social graph protocol and middleware infrastructure for Web3 social applications. Its core product enables developers to create social networks and applications where users fully own and control their digital identities, connections, content, and monetization channels. CyberConnect serves developers, content creators, and users seeking a decentralized alternative to traditional social media, addressing issues like centralization, privacy, and censorship. Its flagship product, Link3, is a Web3 social network Dapp that integrates on-chain and off-chain data to provide verifiable, trustworthy user and organization profiles. CyberConnect has demonstrated strong growth, with over 875,000 users, 1,900 projects using its protocol, and millions of transactions on its network[1][2][4][5].
Founded in 2021 by Wilson Wei, Ryan Li, Shiyu Zhang, and Zhimao Liu, CyberConnect emerged from the founders’ prior experience in Web3 projects such as Lino Network and DLive, which were acquired by BitTorrent. Wilson Wei, a UC Berkeley Haas School of Business graduate, leads the company. The idea arose from the need to solve the challenges of centralized social media by creating a decentralized social graph protocol that empowers users with self-sovereign digital identities and interoperable social connections. Early traction included launching the first version of the protocol in Q3 2021 and securing investments from notable firms like Animoca Brands and Multicoin Capital[1][2][4].
CyberConnect rides the wave of decentralization and Web3 adoption, addressing growing concerns about data ownership, privacy, and censorship in centralized social media platforms. The timing is critical as blockchain scalability improves and user demand for self-sovereign digital identities rises. Market forces favor decentralized social networks as users and developers seek alternatives that offer interoperability, trustworthiness, and monetization opportunities without gatekeepers. CyberConnect influences the broader ecosystem by providing foundational infrastructure that other Web3 projects and communities can build upon, accelerating the shift toward decentralized social experiences and contributing to the mass adoption of Web3 technologies[3][5].
Looking ahead, CyberConnect is poised to expand its ecosystem by enhancing its Layer 2 social chain, improving user experience with features like account abstraction and seedless wallets, and growing its developer and user base. Trends such as increasing demand for decentralized identity, NFT integration, and creator monetization will shape its journey. CyberConnect’s influence may evolve from a protocol provider to a central hub in the decentralized social landscape, potentially redefining how social interactions and content creation occur on the internet. Its success will depend on continued innovation in scalability, usability, and ecosystem partnerships, reinforcing its mission to empower users with control over their digital lives[1][3][6].
