1/ excited to share we’ve raised A16Z GAMES FUND TWO - our 2nd $600M fund investing in the best early-stage founders in games! this brings our @a16zGames AUM to >$1.2B 🔥
we believe games will play a pivotal role in defining how we socialize, play, & work over the next century
after many months of cross-country flights, zoom calls, and late night deck revisions... whew... I'm glad to finally be able to share what I've been up to for the past bit:
yes, that's right--
A16Z GAMES FUND TWO 😎
I'm super proud of the team for putting this all together. Huge team effort. This is an all-new, next generation fund that is dedicated to the intersection of TECH x GAMES. It's equally sized to our debut fund that we raised in 2022, and we are excited to invest this new fund across many stages and sectors, from inception to Series A/B.
And from AI/infra, web3 games, VR/AR, 3D tooling, gamified apps, game studios, and much more. The fund targets a $300B+ industry that has spawned incredible companies over the past decade, and it's great to be able to build!
Our friends over @evaverse are introducing their newest Pet Collection to compete in the Cosmic Cup!🏆
The YGG turle squad is ready to take control of the racetrack and dominate in these short, frantic, and skill-based circuits! LETS GO!🔥🏁
#WeAreYGG
https://t.co/P28eZt4C73
I'm incredibly proud of the @battlebound team for releasing the Cosmic Cup game mode today!
With it comes a brand new collection of playable companions called Purrtles that we're giving to players for free!
https://t.co/4CDaAJqUaF
MetaMask and @HyperPlayGaming have been working together to bring MetaMask to every desktop game.
HyperPlay will be a new web3-native game launcher that aggregates the @EpicGames store and @GOGcom to inject MetaMask into every game launched through these stores.
I had a blast chatting with @takeit_eazzy on all things web3 gaming this week on the Metacast.
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