Summary
TLDR: Web3 gaming startups, other than Axie Infinity, are receiving consistent investment. Carbonated raised $11 million for NFT-enabled shooter game, MetaCene raised $10 million for MMO game, Blockus raised $4 million for blockchain features, and Eclipse raised $50 million for modular blockchain. Other firms like Polyhedra, D2X, Clique, and UXLink also secured significant funding rounds.
Key Points
1. Gaming studio Carbonated announced $11 million in funding this week alongside the early access playtest of its NFT-enabled mobile shooter game MadWorld. The round was led by South Korean gaming firm Com2uS.
2. The developers of the massively multiplayer online game MetaCene announced a $10 million Series A round with participation from The Spartan Group, Animoca Ventures and others. This follows on $5 million in seed funding MetaCene raised in July 2023.
3. On the infrastructure side, Blockus raised a $4 million pre-seed for a service helping game developers add blockchain-enabled features. Blockus participated in a16z’s crypto startup accelerator, though the VC did not apparently participate in the round.