| type |
entity_type |
name |
domain |
secondary_domains |
status |
founded |
headquarters |
key_people |
website |
tracked_by |
created |
key_metrics |
| entity |
company |
Claynosaurz Inc. |
entertainment |
|
active |
~2023 |
Unknown |
| Nicholas Cabana (Creator) |
|
Unknown |
clay |
2026-03-11 |
| social_views |
series_episodes |
production_partner |
animation_studio |
| Nearly 1B |
39 x 7-minute |
Mediawan Kids & Family |
Method Animation |
|
Claynosaurz Inc.
Claynosaurz is a Solana NFT collection that evolved into a community-owned IP brand, now producing a 39-episode animated series in partnership with Mediawan Kids & Family. Creator Nicholas Cabana assembled a creative team from Illumination, DreamWorks, Sony, Disney, and Ubisoft to develop four dinosaur friends on a mysterious island. The project represents the first digital collectible brand expanded into a TV series, using NFT sales to monetize early and fund character development before traditional content production.
Timeline
- ~2023 — Claynosaurz NFT collection launched on Solana
- 2025-06-01 — Mediawan Kids & Family partnership announced for 39 x 7-minute animated series produced by Method Animation, YouTube-first distribution
- 2025-06-01 — Community generated nearly 1B social views before production investment
- 2025-06-01 — IMDB listing created (tt37155700)
Relationship to KB
Claynosaurz is the first test case for community-owned-IP-attracts-studio-quality-creative-talent-when-paired-with-professional-production-budgets and youtube-first-distribution-for-major-studio-coproductions-signals-platform-primacy-over-traditional-broadcast-windowing. The project validates progressive validation through community building reduces development risk by proving audience demand before production investment by proving audience demand (1B views) before Mediawan's production investment.