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Metaverse Magna raises $3.2M at a $30M valuation to build Africa’s largest gaming DAO

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In a statement, MVM said the funding will expand its efforts to build “Africa’s largest gaming DAO and provide gamers with access to world-class opportunities.”. Nestcoin raises $6.45M pre-seed to accelerate crypto and web3 adoption in Africa and frontier markets.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: VCs rate pitch decks, IPO analysis, Techstars’ expansion plans

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This year, investors pumped a record amount of venture capital into the world’s startups: In Q2 2021, VCs invested $156 billion, upping that to $158 billion in Q3. I think Nick did a wonderful job of setting the tone for the type of social platform Rec Room wanted to be from the start,” said Zhan. Image Credits: Rec Room.

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From Agency to Enterprise Software: The Evolution of Buddy Media

This is going to be BIG.

The company reaches more than 8 million internet users each month through some of the top applications on Facebook and other social networks. In addition to operating its own applications, Buddy Media helps large media companies and marketers develop, build, manage, and promote social media applications.

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

Both Sides of the Table

Social currency. WoW and social gaming addiction. With StackOverflow, Joel raised money through venture capital. If they could raise money and go from 3 to 30 people, they could accelerate their ability to create communities. There are a bunch of incentives: Desire to help people by sharing knowledge (Yelp).