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Revel raises $7.8M to become the Instagram and Robinhood of NFT platforms

TechCrunch

Revel , an NFT or “social collectibles” platform, raised $7.8 One way to describe Revel is a cross between Instagram and Robinhood, wrapped in social game economics,” Sideman said. Instagram is known as a social media platform while Robinhood is known as an investing and trading platform.

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The Last Gameboard raises $4M to ship its digital tabletop gaming platform

TechCrunch

” 8 investors discuss social gaming’s biggest opportunities. Mehta noted that the pandemic nearly cooked the company by derailing their funding, which was originally supposed to come through around this time last year when everything went pear-shaped.

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Role’s video role-playing platform makes a $2.75M charm attempt on the burgeoning tabletop world

TechCrunch

Some platforms, like Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds , have seized on this opportunity to provide online video collaboration platforms for playing games like D&D, strategy titles, and many others of the general tabletop type. “The game lives in the minds of the people, a shared social experience.

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15 Business Leaders Share Their Experiences and Insights on Getting Through COVID-19

StartupNation

By placing an importance on building relationships, there is an opportunity to partner with major players now — many of whom likely might not have collaborated with you during a different economic climate. The months and years ahead are ripe for partnerships: the unreachable is now reachable.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 2

Both Sides of the Table

It’s sort of Jack FM meets Total Request Live meets UCG/Social Gaming (at least in the future). Quirky - Platform facilitating collaborative design of consumer products through an online community. I especially like Jelli , which is user power radio. 10 million in Series B Menlo Ventures , Steamboat.

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African gaming startup Carry1st raises $27M from Bitkraft Ventures and a16z

TechCrunch

Since its launch in 2018, Carry1st, a publisher of social games and interactive content across Africa, has raised funding from investors such as Google via its Africa Investment Fund and Avenir Growth Capital.

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