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gm. So this may sound wild, but hear us out: "Work-and-Play-to-Earn". If you're bullish on this, check out the best opportunities to level up your #gaming career careers.playventures.vc #JobAlert

Since the start, @PlayVentures has this unique term that we include in our term sheet: the 2 year vesting cliff. Many founders get surprised by it. The 2 year cliff is the ultimate Founders Insurance and protects YOU from your co-founder. Why we insist on it: 1/ The brutal truth: we estimate that 15%+ of startups have founder breakups AFTER year 1. 2/ The danger zone for early founder breakups is Month 9-18. The cliff approaches, runway starts looking short, tension peaks 3/ Departing founder walks away with big chunk of equity even though company value is built in the years after 4/ Cap table dynamics, fundraising prospects for those who stay to build are weakened Most founders think they're different. "We'd never break up!", "We've worked together before, it'll be fine." But hope isn't a strategy. Contracts are. Even if you don’t raise from Play, sign a 2 year cliff. A cofounder who plans to stick around won’t fight you on it. Protect yourself before you wreck yourself. Full breakdown on @DeconFun with real founder stories: deconstructoroffun.com/blog/2025/7/7/…

That's a wrap on Play Summit 2025! 2 days of big brain energy talking and learning about gaming, UA, TikTok, fundraising, founder journeys, AI 🌏 25 nationalities, 120+ attendees including founders, co-investors, fund investors, and ecosystem partners joined us 🇸🇬 Dined with the view of the iconic Marina Bay Sands and at Lau Pa Sat (130 year old Victorian hawker centre with 6 Michelin stalls) 🍦 Ice cream and humidity break in church before diving into TikTok strategies Big thanks to all the wonderful speakers who joined us to share alpha: @eve_halimi, @Anamlakhani_ from @alineainvest_ , Phillip Black, @matejlancaric , @willharbin, @saisrinivas, @MundiKlang, Burak Demir, @cocolitron Play Summit 2026, here we come! (Location TBD 👀)

We're thrilled to join @Arya_fyi's $8.5M Series A alongside Ibex Investors and @patronfund, and to see the team help couples across the U.S. succeed in the ultimate co-op game: their relationships and intimacy. techfundingnews.com/ai-meets-love-…

Big congrats to team Appcharge for the Series A milestone! techcrunch.com/2024/11/25/app…

1/ Tallyup is building crypto’s killer mainstream game. It is the first and only viable P2E model. It unlocks crypto & earning to every human with a phone. Here's how it works:

Big congrats to @SocialFirst_ on their new funding round led by @Crowbrry! We're counting down the days until the end of the year and the early access launch of the team's social sandbox MMO 📅 😍 🎮 pocketgamer.biz/social-first-b…

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It's out! 👉 AI contest #7 by @clairesilver - "Back to School" - with $20k in prizes!🏆 Links & info below, with suggested workflows and AI tools... including ❤️‍🔥 #Scenario - the easiest way to train custom AI models in your browser. so... WE'RE GIVING AWAY 100k CREDITS 👇👇

🚨 Today, we're excited to launch the Scenario #UPSCALER! Elevate your AI creations up to 10k resolution. 🚀 Built for unmatched #CreativeControl & guided workflows. 💰 It starts at just $15/mo - web and #API. ⚙️ Here's how it works and everything you need to know. 👇

So proud of our (no longer secret) UEFN team @thelegitgamesco for smashing into the top 20 on Fortnite. We've been quietly shipping a map a week since November last year and learning the platform. It's a testament to their AMAZING work and infra we've built as a studio.

👀 Hot on the heels of a fresh $8m funding round, @PlayVentures portfolio company KEK Entertainment announces @armorattack – a tactical multiplayer vehicle shooter for mobile & PC youtu.be/PaA6i-nKK2c

Big congrats to the @tallyup team for going live globally. Let's go! 🎉🚀

@tallyup Congrats for the launch team @tallyup ! 🚀

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! 🎉🌎🚀 After 3+ years of careful testing and development, TallyUP is finally ready for a global audience and is officially now available in 152 new countries (177 total) around the world! 🔥 This is big deal for several reasons… 1/

Play Ventures - The World's Biggest Little Gaming VC. We launched 4.5 years ago to change how gaming VC funding works. Today, we share Fund I's performance numbers of $40m. With 20 more active companies, quite exciting to see how these numbers evolve. @playventures/play-ventures-announces-fund-i-performance-a7a33d0df042" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@playventures/…

@freedomgamesgg is on a mission to help indies bring unique games to life, and we are thrilled to join them on that journey🕹❤️

If you're heading to Slush, make sure to check out the #MatchXR2022 event by @HelsinkiXR . Details👇

This is something to get excited about: @makeagames is building the UGC-driven multiplayer experiences of the future 👀

Proud to be part of @incrmntal's game-changing journey and service!

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