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Revolutionary Partnership in Web3 Entertainment Ecosystem

Strategic Insights

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On the sidelines of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, Goldfinch Holdings (UK) and the Digital Genesis Fund (Luxembourg) announced a groundbreaking multi-year collaboration aimed at reshaping the future of media production through a joint financing partnership within the Web3 entertainment ecosystem. This partnership will be powered by a USD $20 million fund injection led by the Digital Genesis SICAV RAIF Fund, with matched capital from Goldfinch International. The collaboration will be guided by Justin Deimen, Managing Partner of Goldfinch International, and Phil McKenzie, COO of Goldfinch Holdings. This revolutionary partnership will be announced during the TechCannes Industry event at the Cannes Film Market on 17th May.

Key Takeaways:

  • Goldfinch Holdings (UK) and the Digital Genesis Fund (Luxembourg) have formed a multi-year collaboration to reshape the future of media production in the Web3 entertainment ecosystem through a joint financing partnership.
  • The partnership will be powered by a USD $20 million fund injection led by the Digital Genesis SICAV RAIF Fund, with matched capital from Goldfinch International.
  • The companies will collaborate on strategic acquisitions and growth capital to support the development of the Web3 entertainment ecosystem.
  • Patrice Poujol, a Strategic Advisor with Lumiere, a tokenized crowdfunding platform backed by Animoca Brands, Brinc, Rolling Stone, and RS Productions, will join the partnership.
  • Lumiere will be the partnership's first investment acquisition and a key building block of the new ecosystem.
  • The partnership will include The Squad, a next-generation Web3-native production studio built on the Film3 business model.
  • MILC (Media Industry Licensing Content), a company focusing on the blockchain and metaverse space, will expand into becoming a B2B and B2C-ready experiential production environment.
  • Hendrik Hey, Managing Director & Co-Founder of the Digital Genesis Fund, believes that this partnership represents a turning point in the history of storytelling, where the canvas is infinite and the possibilities are endless.

Statistics:

  • USD $20 million: The amount of the fund injection led by the Digital Genesis SICAV RAIF Fund.
  • 3: The number of dimensions in the Web3 metaverse, where visual media is no longer locked inside a screen but breathes, responds, and surrounds us.
  • 25: The number of years Hendrik Hey has been involved in media and content, having founded European media company Welt der Wunder.
  • 2: The number of days the Indonesia Creative Investment Forum will last, co-hosted by Goldfinch Indonesia and featuring the launch of Lumiere and The Squad.
  • Indonesia: The country where the Indonesia Creative Investment Forum will take place, marking the first international activation calendar of investments and partnership deals.

Sources:

  • Goldfinch Holdings (UK)
  • Digital Genesis Fund (Luxembourg)
  • Digital Genesis SICAV RAIF Fund
  • Goldfinch International
  • Lumiere
  • Animoca Brands
  • Brinc
  • Rolling Stone
  • RS Productions
  • Welt der Wunder
  • European media company
  • IonPowerGrid.com
  • CloseUpMedia.com

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