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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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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. We look forward to supporting Mathias and the team in this exciting new chapter.”.

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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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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. ” Key takeaways.

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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.