Line Next obtains funding from Peter Thiel-linked investors

South Korean Web3 and blockchain-focused venture launched by Line in 2021

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Line says the investment in Line Next is the largest funding round in the Asian blockchain Web3 industry this year. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)

MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR., DealStreetAsia

CEBU, Philippines -- Line Next, a Web3 and blockchain-focused venture launched by Line in 2021, has announced raising $140 million from a consortium of investors led by private equity firm Crescendo Equity Partners.

The venture is comprised of two units, with Korea-based Line Next Corp. focusing on non-fungible token (NFT) strategy and planning and U.S.-based Line Next Inc. working on developing and operating an NFT platform business.

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