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Supersocial Secures $5.2 Million In Seed Funding From A Vanguard Of Investors Including Initial Capital, Griffin Gaming Partners, Warner Music Group, Lightshed Ventures And Time Ventures

Sep 29, 2021•almost 4 years ago

Amount Raised

$5.2 Million

Round Type

seed

Columbus

Description

Developer and publisher Supersocial has raised $5.2 million dollars in seed funding to build iconic metaverse experiences. The company started its journey by creating games and experiences for the Roblox platform, inspiring people to collaborate, socialize and express themselves through play, as it looks to the future of virtual worlds and interactive experiences. Supersocial was founded by serial entrepreneurs Yonatan Raz-Fridman “Yon” (CEO) and Pedro Romi (CFO), who previously founded successful, venture-backed consumer technology and Internet companies Kano and Retroca respectively, joined by co-founders Luiza Justus (Creative Director) and Tatiana Wlasek (VP Marketing & People Experience).

Company Information

Company

Supersocial

Location

Columbus, Mississippi, United States

About

Supersocial is a developer and publisher of experiences for the metaverse, focused initially on creating iconic games for the Roblox platform. As part of Supersocial Labs the company also recruits and employs aspiring Roblox developers to create thrilling experiences in rapid development cycles and provides capital, operating expertise, and infrastructure to bring their unique concepts to life. Founded by serial entrepreneurs Yonatan Raz-Fridman “Yon" (CEO) and Pedro Romi (CFO), the company counts Initial Capital, Griffin Gaming Partners, Warner Music Group, Marc Benioff's TIME Ventures, LightShed Ventures, Powerhouse Capital, and Aream & Co. as investors in its vision. Supersocial is setting out to build the Nintendo of the metaverse age with products that make a lasting impact on fans. To achieve this ambition, Supersocial brought on industry leaders from companies such as Nintendo (Chris Campbell, Principal Designer), Big Fish Games (Peter Yiap, Technical Director), and Dreamworks (Cara Khan, Art Director), who bring with them a stellar track record across game design, engineering, and art. In an effort to create the world's most talent-centric metaverse company, these leaders empower and support a wider team of determined professionals from the game industry as well as veteran Roblox creators.