Date Created: December 10, 2022
OpenSea Interesting Key Facts
- David Finzer, one of the co-founders and CEO of OpenSea, also co-founded Claimdog, a personal finance app that provides money reclamation service.
- In 2015, Claimdog was acquired by Credit Karma for an undisclosed amount.
- OpenSea is founded by David Finzer and Alex Atallah on December 20, 2017.
- In 2021, David Finzer was ranked 19th on “NFTy 50” by Forbes and considered one of the most influential individuals in the NFT scene.
- In 2022, collections outside the top 10 racked in 80% of the year’s earnings from creator fees.
- In January 2022, OpenSeas suffered a bug where users can buy more than $1 million worth of NFTs on discount. The company then refunded a total of 750 ETH or $1.8 million to creators.
- On January 27 2022, OpenSeas tried to limit the number of NFTs created using the free minting tool. The decision was immediately reversed due to user backlash. The company then admitted that 80% of the NFTs created with the free minting tool were plagiarized or spam.
- Creators on OpenSeas has earned over $1 billion from creator fees.
Source: Fortune, OpenSea Blog, Forbes, Engadget, Forbes
OpenSea Company Overview (About)
At a glance:
Key stat |
Key Info |
Launch date |
December 20, 2017 |
Based in: |
105 East 24th St., New York, U.S.A. |
Founders: |
David Finzer (CEO) |
Alex Atallah |
|
Business type |
Private |
Industry |
NFT Marketplace |
Valuation |
$13.3 billion (January 2022) |
Number of employees |
832 (as per Linkedin) |
Acquisitions |
gem.xyz |
Dharma Labs |
|
Atomic Bazaar |
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Website: |
https://opensea.io/ |
Sources: CB Insights, TechCrunch, Art News, Linkedin, OpenSea
What is Devin Finzer’s net worth?
As of December 2022, Devin Finzer has a net worth of $1.3 billion.
Source: Forbes
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