I co-founded Mini Monkey Mafia, an NFT collection that sold out within 3 hours.

Mini Monkey Mafia

Mini Monkey Mafia

5,000 uniquely generated monkeys sold on the ETH blockchain.

5,000 uniquely generated monkeys sold on the ETH blockchain.

Role

UX Design, UI Design, Illustration, Prototyping

UX/UI Design, Illustration

Tools

Figma, Adobe Illustrator

Team

Christine Gu, Alex Wolfe

Year

2021-2022

My cofounder and I successfully took advantage of a hype cycle in finance.

My cofounder and I successfully took advantage of a hype cycle in finance.

Mini Monkey Mafia was created amidst the ever-growing popularity around decentralized finance in 2021.

Mini Monkey Mafia was created amidst the ever-growing popularity around decentralized finance in 2021.

We organically built a community of over 25,000 members across all social media platforms and used our reach to expand the collection.

Our aim with the NFT collection was to test whether our team could create something both compelling and viral enough to achieve significant outreach. Our success surpassed these goals, leading to the expansion of the collection into new ventures.

Within hours of launching, we generated over half a million dollars in profits.

Mini Monkey Mafia sold out within 3 hours of launching. This granted our team adequate funding to explore various opportunities and endeavors. On the creative end, I spearheaded baby monkey mafia, scavenger monkeys, and mutant monkey mafia.

15+ partnerships successfully secured, expanding our collection's influence.

As our collection gained traction, we were given the opportunity to work with, and collaborate with over 15+ companies and organizations for partnerships, contests, and prizes. Artistically this resulted in a series of unique, 1/1 monkeys.