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BLOCKCHAIN CAPTIAL
From Physical to Digital: The Role of Spatial Labs in the future of NFTs
Why we're excited about Spatial Labs and Iddris Sandus' vision for the wearable internet, a combination of physical goods with digital provenance.

ESSENCE
This Black-Owned Startup Is Poised To Be The Next Unicorn
Founded by 25-year-old Iddris Sandu, Spatial Labs is committed to converging the digital and physical worlds to transform the consumer experience.

COINDESK
Web3 Infrastructure Startup Spatial Labs Raises $10M
Blockchain Capital led the seed funding round, and a firm co-founded by Jay-Z contributed.

AFROTECH
25-Year-Old Iddris Sandu Closes $10M Seed Funding Round For Tech Incubator Spatial Labs
In less than a year since launching its debut product, Spatial Labs — a technology infrastructure company — has announced another feat.

DECRYPT
Backed by Jay-Z, Web3 Hardware Startup Spatial Labs Raises $10 Million
Founder Iddris Sandu opens up about his crypto hardware play and brainstorming with his ‘big brother’ celebrity investor.

FORBES
Celebrity Backed Web3 Outfit Secures $10M Seed Funding For Fashion Centric Tech
This brings the company's total funding to over $14 million — making its 25 year-old founder Iddris Sandu the first Black founder under 30 to raise a double-digit million seed round.

TECHCRUNCH
Spatial Labs, a web3 infrastructure and hardware company, closes $10M seed round
The round was led by Blockchain Capital with participation from Marcy Venture Partners, the firm co-founded by Jay-Z.

THE BLOCK
Web3 infrastructure firm Spatial Labs raises $10 million in 'first' for Black founder
Spatial Labs, a web3 infrastructure firm founded by Iddris Sandu, has raised $10 million in a seed funding round.

VENTUREBEAT
Spatial Labs raises $10M to grow Web3 enabled consumer goods
Spatial Labs (sLABS) has raised $10M in seed funding to expand its Web3 enabled wearables and its secondary marketplace LNQ.

WWD
Spatial Labs on Its Milestone $10M Seed
Spatial Labs' Iddris Sandu talks to WWD about his blockbuster seed round, fundraising as a young, Black founder and where he wants to take the blockchain next.

VOGUE BUSINESS
The Vogue Business Web3 and metaverse live stream
The latest fashion and beauty news in Web3 and the metaverse, only for Vogue Business Members.

BLACK ENTERPRISE
Spatial Labs Secures $10M in Seed Funding Led by Blockchain Capital
Spatial Labs, the leading infrastructure company powering new technologies to redefine the consumer experience for the next generation, announced today a $10 million seed funding round led by Blockchain Capital, a leading venture firm in the blockchain industry.

BLOOMBERG
Putting Chips in Hoodies and Clogs to Unlock Value for Buyers and Sellers
Spatial Labs wants to build an ecosystem to track the performance of clothing and deliver new services.

FUTUREVVORLD
Iddris Sandu and Spatial Labs Launch “Wearable Internet” Clothes With Blockchain Abilities
Each LNQ Hardwear piece features an embedded chip that houses a digital ledger, sharing its origin info, material make up, real-time value and more.

VOGUE BUSINESS
Fashion’s next NFT play: Twinning digital NFTs to physical items
A spate of recent partnerships are illustrating how NFTs can more closely integrate with physical goods.

BILLBOARD
Clothing on the Blockchain: Iddris Sandu Is Bringing the Culture to the Metaverse With Jay-Z’s Support
The LNQ founder has developed clothing that connects to the blockchain, linking the physical and digital worlds.

WWD
Pantone Teams Up With Spatial Labs in Strategic Partnership
The union is just the start with other discussions and iterations planned.