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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. We now have, in our minds, the three best funds that focus on gaming and web3.

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

TechCrunch

The funding is being led by local investors Melesio and Sanden, with participation from Investinor, Concentric and SNÖ Ventures, who backed Memory.ai If the first wave of smartphone communications and the apps that are run on smartphone devices — social, gaming, productivity, media, information, etc. previously.

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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

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.