Carry1st raises $20M from A16z and Google for mobile games in Africa Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 19, 2022 5 min Carry1st has raised $20 million in funding from marquee investors for its mobile game publishing platform targeted at unlocking demand in the African market.... Continue Reading 5 min
Virtuix’s Jan Goetgeluk sees big things for virtual reality in wake of Oculus VR funding (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 23, 2013 7 min The enthusiasm for the Oculus VR could spread to a larger ecosystem of peripherals. Continue Reading 7 min
Oculus VR’s Brendan Iribe on raising $75M and building the next-generation consumer virtual reality (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 14, 2013 13 min Oculus VR CEO explains why Marc Andreessen's firm led a $75M round on the promise of a new consumer prototype for virtual reality goggles. Continue Reading 13 min
Oculus VR raises $75M round led by web browser inventor Marc Andreessen's VC firm to launch virtual-reality goggles Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 13, 2013 3 min Oculus VR will use the money to fund the commercial launch of its virtual reality gaming goggles. Continue Reading 3 min
No longer a clone house, Developer TinyCo raises $20M for free-to-play mobile games (updated) Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 14, 2013 2 min The investment in mobile gaming firm from Pinnacle Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz shows growing momentum for the category. Continue Reading 2 min