Art Basel 2024 - End of Year Recap

One year ago, we accomplished our most significant event yet at Art Basel Miami 2023. We met Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) and gave him our first phygital product collaboration with Uniqly & our friend ARTZ (founder at Reject Dreams). We had brunch with Trinidad James and got the opportunity to showcase our new product demo at the time- which he loved! At the event we sponsored, Soul Verse Miami 2023, we delivered our panel on franchising your creativity into a global brand and presented our new products, which was featured in UPROXX (a major player in pop culture media).

This year, we outdid ourselves at Art Basel 2024. We tapped in with Nolcha Shows, Pudgy Penguins, Rug Radio, and more at the following events:

• Nolcha Shows’ Immersive Adventure at Art Basel
• Pengu Party @ Art Basel Miami ($PENGU Launch Party)
• Builders Recovery Brunch Presented by Abstract (hosts include Rug Radio & Pudgy Penguins)
• Penguin Paradise Presented by Pudgy Penguins
• BitBasel Miami Beach 2024 at the Sagamore Hotel

We were joined at BitBasel by friend of NPC Labs, TokenPanda, whose painting The Queen was showcased at the event and sold for a considerable amount. We were glad to contribute to his success and play a part in bringing him to Art Basel for the first time.

We also visited the legendary sneaker and luxury shop YankeeKicks in downtown Miami, which has hosted global superstars such as Jake Paul and Vinicius Jr. We’re glad to be the latest guests to receive a special invitation and take a tour of their exclusive vaults where the rarest items in streetwear culture, art, and fashion are held - including contributions by artists ranging from sculptor Ignacio Gana Duval to fashion legend Virgil Abloh, one of our heroes.

To cap off the week, we attended a private event at LIV Miami where we made contact with Lil Wayne, Jamie Foxx, and Busta Rhymes live. Fabolous and DJ Stevie J were also bringing the energy and good vibes that evening. [See below for the content recap]

2024 End of the Year Recap

Each December, we reflect on the progress we’ve made over the year. This time last year, NPC Labs had only shipped less than 100 units across our catalog. This year, we’ve moved over 12,500 units. See below for our highlights:

• Processing over 2,000 products per month, with a total of $700K+ GMV and $250K+ revenue in 2024 (12.5K+ products delivered to over 5M+ community members)
• Backed by an investor network including crypto attorneys, AI entrepreneurs, and FG Management (federal contractor and courier services/warehousing in multiple US states)
• Customer pipeline grew with notable companies such as Transient Labs, Nolcha Shows, and Atrium.art (artists from Netflix, Marvel, Pixar, and more)
• Launched the Official Merch Store of Quack and Lola ? ??-?, for Atrium's MeetQuack: https://shop.meetquack.com
• Launched Seneca’s first print claim for her Perils of Sese collection.
• Launched Gabe Weis’ first print claim for his NFC Lisbon drop.
• New partners added as frequent collaborators, including: Mintangible; Geeq; Nolcha Shows; Magnetiq; Keyspace; Uniqly.io; Infinfty; IYK.app; Illust.space; Proof of Vibes; Berify.io; TokenX; EdgeIn.io; Sub7 Security; VRYNT; AMLOK; AVATIST; AIPB Inc.
• Special Invitation and participants in multiple events including ETH Denver, NFT NYC 2024 (Heroes of the Diaspora), The Freedom Festival, Consensus, BTC Nashville, BTC Futurist in Toronto, Nolcha Shows’ Summer Rooftop Series (recap), Token2049, Elevate Toronto, Black Blockchain Summit, Zaochella, Art Basel 2024, and more.
• Collaborated with the Base team for Onchain Summer featuring an incredible roster of artists —> see full recap
• Launched Base’s first dedicated phygital redemption portal with Playground: base.npclabs.xyz?
• Awarded Community Grant by Coinbase, which we leveraged for our South Africa to New York event (recap video)
• Accepted as an advisee to WAGMI Ventures
• Featured in press within NFTEvening, Launchy.app (2x), Cointelegraph, Benzinga, and more.
• Highlighted by international YouTubers in China, with a combined following of over 1M subscribers.
• Reached over 25M impressions and 800,000 followers across all our social platforms.

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-- Bayo

CEO | NPC Labs