Heroic Story Gets $6 Million To Create A Web3 Tabletop RPG World
The funding round was led by Upfront Ventures with participation from Multicoin Capital and Polygon Technology.
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Web3 game protocol Heroic Story has raised $6 million in a seed round led by Upfront Ventures with participation from Multicoin Capital and Polygon Technology, the company announced on Nov. 17.
The funds will be used to hire talent, market the live beta, and develop on-chain technology for a massively multiplayer role-playing game (RPG) world, the company told Cointelegraph. This round brings Heroic Story's total funding to $7.4 million.
Other investors included strategic angels, such as a16z Games Fund One founding investor Jonathan Lai, Team Liquid CEO Steve Arhancet and Quantstamp CEO Richard Ma, alongside Miramax film director Wolfgang Hammer and screenwriting duo Ryan and Kaz Firpo, who are cousins and co-writers of Marvel's Eternals.
"We fell in love with Heroic Story's vision as they create authentic online RPG experiences for a broad global audience passionate about the tabletop RPG genre," said Mark Suster, Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures.< /p>
Previous investors in the gaming company include Transcend Fund, Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin, Kabam co-founder Holly Liu, and Thirdweb CEO Furqan Rydhan.
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Founded in 2019 at Y Combinator, the company offers multiplayer versions of popular tabletop role-playing games, or TTRPGs, combining storytelling and technology into immersive experiences for players.
“The intersection of storytelling and technology has been the theme of my career, from my early years as a leading online poker professional and entrepreneur, to designing and building the 'one of the first adventure games for mainstream VR,' said Jay Rosenkrantz, CEO of Heroic Story, adding that 'intelligent platforms powered by contracts will transform games, storytelling and community building ".
The company's first game franchise, Legends of Fortunata, was released in 2021 with an immersive gaming experience that the company says "eliminates the pain points of traditional online tabletop games, without the stress of planning and with an exciting virtual rewards system designed...
The funding round was led by Upfront Ventures with participation from Multicoin Capital and Polygon Technology.
New
Web3 game protocol Heroic Story has raised $6 million in a seed round led by Upfront Ventures with participation from Multicoin Capital and Polygon Technology, the company announced on Nov. 17.
The funds will be used to hire talent, market the live beta, and develop on-chain technology for a massively multiplayer role-playing game (RPG) world, the company told Cointelegraph. This round brings Heroic Story's total funding to $7.4 million.
Other investors included strategic angels, such as a16z Games Fund One founding investor Jonathan Lai, Team Liquid CEO Steve Arhancet and Quantstamp CEO Richard Ma, alongside Miramax film director Wolfgang Hammer and screenwriting duo Ryan and Kaz Firpo, who are cousins and co-writers of Marvel's Eternals.
"We fell in love with Heroic Story's vision as they create authentic online RPG experiences for a broad global audience passionate about the tabletop RPG genre," said Mark Suster, Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures.< /p>
Previous investors in the gaming company include Transcend Fund, Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin, Kabam co-founder Holly Liu, and Thirdweb CEO Furqan Rydhan.
Related: AAA Video Game Companies Will Look Like Peanuts As GameFi Evolves – Skale CEO
Founded in 2019 at Y Combinator, the company offers multiplayer versions of popular tabletop role-playing games, or TTRPGs, combining storytelling and technology into immersive experiences for players.
“The intersection of storytelling and technology has been the theme of my career, from my early years as a leading online poker professional and entrepreneur, to designing and building the 'one of the first adventure games for mainstream VR,' said Jay Rosenkrantz, CEO of Heroic Story, adding that 'intelligent platforms powered by contracts will transform games, storytelling and community building ".
The company's first game franchise, Legends of Fortunata, was released in 2021 with an immersive gaming experience that the company says "eliminates the pain points of traditional online tabletop games, without the stress of planning and with an exciting virtual rewards system designed...
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