Totally onchain recreation developer Curio has raised $5.7 million in a funding spherical co-led by its unique lead investor Bain Capital Crypto, and SevenX Ventures. OKX Ventures additionally participated. With $2.9 million raised in 2023, this takes Curio’s complete funding to $8.6 million.
Based in 2022, Curio has beforehand launched 4X technique recreation demo Treaty. At the side of the latest funding information, the staff has launched season 1 of its flagship wagering technique recreation Duper. Driving on the present rise of web3 wagering video games, “poker for web3” Duper provides social team-play, the place 5 gamers interact in 40 minute high-stakes matches. The sport is browser-based and deployed totally onchain.
“Whereas most crypto video games try and imitate present video video games, we regarded in one other route at traditional board video games and card video games which are easy, infinitely re-playable, and combine stakes with the sport meaningfully, as a part of the core recreation design. Due to this distinctive kind issue, Duper is extremely accessible,” commented Curio co-founder Kevin Zhang.
“We’ve labored with the Curio staff since inception and proceed to be impressed with their imaginative and prescient for a way subsequent technology video games can leverage blockchain parts,” stated Bain Capital Crypto associate Stephan Cohen.
“By specializing in emergent social dynamics and skill-based wagering, Curio combines the most effective components of traditional video games like Poker and Mahjong with the immersive nature of video video games.”
Uncover extra and begin taking part in Duper by visiting the sport’s web site.
