Future Trash Secures $5M Funding from TIRTA and General Catalyst to Develop Original IP in Fortnite
09/30/24, 5:03 PM
Location
beverly hillsMoney
$5 million
Industry
information technology
Type
partnership
Future Trash, a multidisciplinary creative studio, has secured $5M in venture capital funding from TIRTA and General Catalyst. The funding will be used to develop Future Trash's flagship original IP, FOAD, using Fortnite's Unreal Editor (UEFN) tools and ecosystem to create a User-Generated-Content (UGC) native video game franchise.
Company Info
Location
144 s beverly drive
beverly hills, california, united states
Additional Info
Founded in 2022, Future Trash is a multidisciplinary game development studio creating original IP on UGC platforms. Future Trash’s debut and flagship IP is FOAD, a variety of competitive party games in Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) anchored around anthropomorphic explosive characters. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Future Trash launched their first FOAD game in June 2023. FOAD games have been recognized by Epic, the creator community, The Game Awards, and players globally as the most innovative experiences on the platform. Crossing 20M unique players and over 1B minutes of playtime, FOAD is among the first original IP to sprout from Fortnite Creative 2.0.