Phynd will offer subscription-free, ad-supported cloud gaming on smart TVs.
Phynd will offer subscription-free, ad-supported cloud gaming on smart TVs.
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Phynd raises $10M for subscription-free smart TV cloud gaming platform

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Phynd has raised $10 million for its subscription-free smart TV cloud gaming platform. And it comes from an entrepreneur with an interesting pedigree.

Cofounded by tech and media innovator André Swanston, Stamford, Connecticut-based Phynd (pronounced “find”) is poised to make high-quality gaming universally accessible by offering a free-to-play experience on smart TVs and other connected devices.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.