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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.