Aglet Grows User Base To Over 3.5 Million
In an interview with VentureBeat, Founder Ryan Mullins announced that Aglet has surpassed 3.5 million monthly active users. The company, which runs a metaverse for "sneakerheads", has seen impressive growth of 200% in player sessions since launching NFTs in May,...
Anzu expands partnership with Microsoft Azure
Anzu will make its SaaS in-game ad solution available on Azure for developers and advertisers. Read more about the partnership here.
Metaverse Fashion Companies Seeing Funding and Partnership Growth
Investors and brands are betting on startups bringing fashion into the metaverse. “In 2017 or 2018, you often heard about engineers and developers leaving big companies to start blockchain companies, but since the pandemic, the cultural leaders brought NFTs to a place...
C2X Announces $25M Round led by Animoca Brands, FTX Ventures and Jump Crypto
We are excited to participate in C2X's $25M round led by FTX Ventures, Jump Crypto and Animoca Brands and held via a private token sale. C2X is an end-to-end platform for blockchain games. Read more about C2X and the deal here.
GOAL General Partner Ned Sherman on the Booming Indian Gaming Market (via Forbes India)
The gaming and esports in India is seeing tremendous growth, with more investments in last year than the previous five years combined. With an investment in Rooter, India's biggest esports community, GOAL was recently interviewed by Forbes India: Ned Sherman, general...
Aglet Announces Funding Round Led By Galaxy Interactive and Amazon Alexa Fund
Aglet closes a new round of funding for its location-based gamified commerce platform. The round was led by Galaxy Interactive and Amazon Alex, with particpation from GOAL Ventures and JDS Crypto. Read more here.
Talespin Closes $20M Series C Round
Talespin, an immersive learning platform for workforce development, announces its $20M Series C Round led by SEEK Investments and Allomer Capital, with participation from GOAL Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, Accenture Ventures and others. Read more about the deal here.
Rooter Raises $25M Series A To Become Next Twitch in India
GOAL Ventures is excited to announce its investment in Indian game streaming company Rooter. The Series A round is led by Lightbox, March Gaming and Duane Park Ventures. Read about the deal here.
4D Factory’s Neon Raises $10.5M For Blockchain Game
Neon, a portfolio company of 4D Factory, raised $10.5M in a round led by Griffin Gaming Partners to build Shrapnel, a blockchain-based FPS game. Read more about the raise here.
Anzu Announces Milestone Partnership with Roblox
Anzu has partnered with Roblox in a major deal to make its in-game advertising solution available to Roblox creators. Read more about the partnership from VentureBeat here.