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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.”. Emerging markets, including Africa, account for 30% of this number; platforms like MVM see games as one way to introduce these millions of users to web3.

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a16z, Avenir and Google back South African mobile games publisher Carry1st in $20M round

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Carry1st , a South African publisher of social games and interactive content across Africa, has raised a $20 million Series A extension led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Carry1st said it provides a full-stack publishing solution, handling user acquisition, live operations, community management and monetization for its partners. “We

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

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. “They see the digital crossover is going to happen — people are playing online board games now. If you can be part of that new trend at the very beginning, it gives you a big opportunity,” he said. ” 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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I’ve had the opportunity to help business owners strategize their plans using PR as a tool to help navigate through difficult times with clarity. The opportunity is there, you just need to find it. Working in public relations has allowed me to see businesses in a different light. Don’t try to fight it.

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Role’s video role-playing platform makes a $2.75M charm attempt on the burgeoning tabletop world

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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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Equal access to capital and entrepreneurship is the final civil rights movement

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They saw me as an American that could bring them business opportunities and that was it, I felt that I was judged more on the merits of the value that I could bring than I would in the U.S. — Spurred by opportunities, I started a successful import and export business in China, and after a few years I had over 30 employees.

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Infinite Canvas raises $2.8M for a metaverse creator group modeled after esports teams

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Ten different people would probably define the metaverse in 10 different ways, but it’s generally used as shorthand for the web of emerging virtual spaces full of personalized avatars, games and digital goods that are already shaping our world.