{"id":21653,"date":"2025-06-11T12:55:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T12:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/11\/orange-cap-games-raise-3-5m-for-moonbirds-and-vibes-tcg\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T12:55:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T12:55:09","slug":"orange-cap-games-raise-3-5m-for-moonbirds-and-vibes-tcg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/11\/orange-cap-games-raise-3-5m-for-moonbirds-and-vibes-tcg\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange Cap Games Raise $3.5M For Moonbirds and Vibes TCG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"1d24fd3a-123c-4656-bca1-fb72806b8d88\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\">\n<p>Web3 game studio <a href=\"https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/yuga-labs-sells-moonbirds-ip-to-orange-cap-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orange Cap Games<\/a> has announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Ocapgames\/status\/1932120690699710699\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$3.5M USD raise<\/a>, with these funds set to fuel the growth of their <a href=\"https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/pudgy-penguins-guide-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pudgy Penguins<\/a> Vibes TCG and the recently-purchased <a href=\"https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/moonbirds-guide-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moonbirds<\/a> IP.<\/p>\n<p>Led by Web3 investment firm <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/1kxnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1kx<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/yuga-labs-guide-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yuga Labs<\/a>, the move signals continued support of the Moonbirds brand by the Yuga Labs team post-sale, and confirms co-founder <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CryptoGarga\/status\/1928498064500945303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greg Solano<\/a>\u2018s belief that \u201cthere\u2019s no one better than Orange Cap Games to help [Moonbirds] reach [its] potential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This follows a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/vibes_tcg\/status\/1833202778191368230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$2M pre-seed angel round<\/a> in September 2024, with participants including Pudgy Penguins parent company <a href=\"https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/animoca-brands-backs-igloo-inc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Igloo Inc.<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/yield-guild-games-launches-ygg-play-debuts-lol-land-on-abstract\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yield Guild Games<\/a> founder Gabby Dizon, and <a href=\"https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/rektguy-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rektguy<\/a> creator OSF.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Key Insights<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Orange Cap Games have announced a $3.5M raise, led by 1kx and Yuga Labs<\/li>\n<li>These funds will be used to \u201cbring IP to life while growing the Vibes TCG and Moonbirds products and ecosystems\u201d<\/li>\n<li>This follows a $2M raise in September 2024, including participation from Igloo Inc., Gabby Dizon and OSF<\/li>\n<li>Yuga\u2019s involvement signals their continued support of Moonbirds, in spite of their recent sale of the IP<\/li>\n<li>Further details on the next steps for the Vibes TCG and Moonbirds IP will be shared in due course<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_80414\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80414\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-80414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-80414 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orange-cap-games-raise-1-1kx-yuga-labs.webp\" alt=\"Orange Cap Games Raise - 1kx Yuga Labs\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orange-cap-games-raise-1-1kx-yuga-labs.webp 800w, https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orange-cap-games-raise-1-1kx-yuga-labs-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orange-cap-games-raise-1-1kx-yuga-labs-768x430.webp 768w, https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orange-cap-games-raise-1-1kx-yuga-labs-370x207.webp 370w, https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orange-cap-games-raise-1-1kx-yuga-labs-760x426.webp 760w, https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orange-cap-games-raise-1-1kx-yuga-labs-270x152.webp 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/noscript> Source: Orange Cap Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\">\n<h2><strong>What is Orange Cap Games?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ocapgames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orange Cap Games<\/a> is a self-styled \u201cgame and experience design studio\u201d, based in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Though they are a relatively new arrival on the Web3 gaming scene, their team boasts decades of collective experience in designing and manufacturing tabletop trading card games \u2013 and they have brought that expertise to the blockchain industry.<\/p>\n<p>The team are the developers of Pudgy Penguins official trading card game, Vibes \u2013 a hybrid physical and digital experience that is stocked in over 100 retailers worldwide, and has seen over 4 million cards sold and 350,000 online games played since its launch in December 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, it was announced that Yuga Labs had agreed to sell the Moonbirds IP \u2013 which they themselves <a href=\"https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/yuga-labs-acquires-proof\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acquired in February 2024<\/a> \u2013 to Orange Cap Games for an undisclosed fee. It is unknown if Yuga\u2019s involvement in Orange Cap Games\u2019 $3.5M raise is a separate deal, or part of their divestment plan.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_80415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80415\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-80415 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orange-cap-games-raise-2-game-studio.webp\" alt=\"Orange Cap Games Raise - Game Studio\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-80415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-80415 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orange-cap-games-raise-2-game-studio.webp\" alt=\"Orange Cap Games Raise - Game Studio\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orange-cap-games-raise-2-game-studio.webp 800w, https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orange-cap-games-raise-2-game-studio-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orange-cap-games-raise-2-game-studio-768x430.webp 768w, https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orange-cap-games-raise-2-game-studio-370x207.webp 370w, https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orange-cap-games-raise-2-game-studio-760x426.webp 760w, https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orange-cap-games-raise-2-game-studio-270x152.webp 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/noscript> Source: Orange Cap Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\">\n<h2><strong>What will these funds be used for?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Orange Cap Games have stated that these funds will help them to \u201cbring IP to life while growing the Vibes TCG &amp; Moonbirds products and ecosystems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Further details have yet to be shared, though given that the announcement comes shortly after their acquisition of the Moonbirds IP \u2013 with a similarly short timespan observed between the announcement of their September 2024 raise and the reveal of the Vibes TCG \u2013 we can speculate that these funds will play a key role in their plans for the Moonbirds brand.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Pan, partner at 1kx \u2013 the investment firm which led this $3.5M round \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pet3rpan_\/status\/1932121141021380864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated that<\/a> \u201cWe continue to believe that the world\u2019s biggest IP to emerge over the next decade will have their roots in crypto, and believe that onchain primitives will enable new forms of IP to flourish in ways never seen before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe it is still incredibly early in this design space, and that very few operators have been capable of cracking the code on this category. We believe that Orange Cap Games has that potential.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/orange-cap-games-raise-3-5m-moonbirds-vibes-tcg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web3 game studio Orange Cap Games has announced a $3.5M USD raise, with these funds set to fuel the growth of their Pudgy Penguins Vibes TCG and the recently-purchased Moonbirds IP. Led by Web3 investment firm 1kx and Yuga Labs, the move signals continued support of the Moonbirds brand by the Yuga Labs team post-sale, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nftplazas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/orange-cap-games-raise-social.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21653"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21653\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}