MIAMI, FL--(Marketwired - May 2, 2017) - Eight Dragons Co. (
"Eight Dragons is pleased to announce our strategic partnership with Rokk3r Labs through this equity position," said Una Taylor, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eight Dragons. "Our mission is to build a full-stack, exponential entrepreneurial ecosystem for founders and Rokk3r Labs has established itself over these last five years as a leader in helping founders realize their visions, both practically and profitably. Our partnership provides us with access to a top-flight cobuilder and aligns our interests as we work to help founders innovate and create value."
Rokk3r Labs was founded in 2012, with the goal of applying a rigorous methodology to company building, making it a highly repeatable process to mitigate risks and achieve greater operational efficiency. The company looks to create value by leveraging the ever-increasing global connectivity and convergence of exponential technologies. Today, with 40 companies in its portfolio, Rokk3r Labs has established itself a world-class venture builder through its proprietary 'cobuild' approach to company building.
Added Nabyl Charania, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Rokk3r Labs, "Eight Dragons and Rokk3r Labs will chart a course for the future of global entrepreneurship, investment and innovation. I am thrilled that our proprietary 'Idea-to-Exit' model will be the foundation for company building in this new partnership."
Terms of the investment were not disclosed.
Eight Dragons, which launched operations in 2017, is a publicly traded firm that is committed to providing founders with a full-stack, exponential entrepreneurial ecosystem. Other companies within the Eight Dragons ecosystem include DreamFu Ventures, a venture builder that uses its network of mentors and angel investors to help shape ideas, develop entrepreneurs, and invest in startup companies, and World Cup of Sales, a product-market fit and sales platform geared towards start-up companies and product launches.
About Rokk3r Labs
Rokk3r Labs is a venture builder and the world's first 'cobuilding' platform for entrepreneurs, corporations and investors to create exponential startups. As a partner, Rokk3r Labs increases value, mitigates risk and helps to remain at the edge of innovation. With a focus on leveraging exponential technologies (e.g., the blockchain, artificial intelligence, and Internet of Things) and implementing innovative methods of raising capital, Rokk3r Labs is harnessing the global collective genius to cobuild companies that change the world. Currently, Rokk3r Labs' portfolio includes 40+ companies. Visit www.rokk3rlabs.com .
About Eight Dragons
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