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

TechCrunch

As the company’s CEO and co-founder Shail Mehta explained in a TC Early Stage pitch-off earlier this year, The Last Gameboard is a 16-inch square touchscreen device with a custom OS and a sophisticated method of tracking game pieces and hand movements. ” 8 investors discuss social gaming’s biggest opportunities.

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Memory.ai, the startup behind time-tracking app Timely, raises $14M to build more AI-based productivity apps

TechCrunch

They can variously cover any kind of collaboration management software ranging from Asana and Jira through to Slack and Notion; or software that makes doing an existing work task more efficient than you did it before (e.g. previously. has built and is building. .

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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

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Jerry DiMaso , CEO and co-founder, Knarr Analytics . “In 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. Steve Houle , inventor and founder, Parkit360 .

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 2

Both Sides of the Table

On the founder’s side it’s about taking money off of the table and / or having strategic reserves for big acquisitions. It’s sort of Jack FM meets Total Request Live meets UCG/Social Gaming (at least in the future). That said, the founder is Stewart Butterfield , who co-founded Flickr.

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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. South African music artiste Nasty C (far left); Carry1st co-founder and COO Lucy Hoffman (far right).

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