Candy Digital is a digital collectibles and fan experience platform that creates officially licensed NFTs and digital assets for major sports leagues, entertainment properties, and media brands. The company designs premium digital collectibles connecting fans to their passions in sports, entertainment, and culture through blockchain-based assets.
Candy Digital has been acquired
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Founded
2021
Employees
11–50
Total Funding
$138.45M
2 rounds
Latest Valuation
$1.5B
Oct 21, 2021
Former Sotheby's CEO Tad Smith and his family acquired Candy Digital, with Smith taking over as CEO and assuming the MLB and DC Comics digital licences.
New family ownership is relaunching candy.io and migrating collectibles to Solana.
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Total raised $138.45M across 2 rounds
Last updated 09-29-2026
Tad Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Matt Novogratz
Co-Founder
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