On June 8, HyperPlay — a Web3-native game launcher — said it closed its Series A funding round after raising $12 million from investors, including co-leaders Griffin Gaming Partners and Bitkraft Ventures.
Other investors include MetaMask’s parent company ConsenSys, Ethereal Ventures, Delphi, Game7, Mirana Ventures and Monoceros Ventures.
HyperPlay, which was established in November 2022 by MetaMask and Game7 DAO, says its platform tackles the Web3 gaming interoperability challenge “head-on,” providing interoperability for Web3 gaming, and allowing developers to work without being bound by centralized entities like Apple, Google and Steam.
The platform says it aims to enable interoperability across all Web3 games through a wallet overlay on top of games that allows players to carry their MetaMask wallet inside native or browser-based games. HyperPlay’s game store currently offers over 33 Web3 titles, the company said.
“Since announcing HyperPlay in November of last year, we’ve been focused on building a platform that empowers both developers and users to effortlessly navigate the Web3 gaming realm,” said JacobC.eth, founder of HyperPlay.
The platform touts itself as serving both developers and users alike, and says its “developer…
