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

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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. a16z, Avenir and Google back South African mobile games publisher Carry1st in $20M round. 1 downloaded game in the U.S.

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Epic Games to shut down Houseparty in October, including the video chat ‘Fortnite Mode’ feature

TechCrunch

Last year, Epic Games integrated Houseparty with Fortnite, initially to allow gamers to see live feeds from friends while gaming, then later adding support to livestream gameplay directly into Houseparty. 8 investors discuss social gaming’s biggest opportunities.

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

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What do you need to do to support them, so that they can continue working during uncertain times? Nick Quain , VP, venture development, Invest Ottawa . “Go Take proper measures to keep employees safe and offer support where you can. During tough times, you have to really narrow down and focus on what is important.