Ajuna Network Completes Luna Launchpad Accelerator Program and Prepares to Finalize Second Funding Round
- Launchpad Luna, the virtual accelerator program run by Brinc in collaboration with Animoca Brands, enabled Ajuna Network — a decentralized gaming platform that fully integrates blockchain-based assets — to refine its business model and messaging.
Zurich, Switzerland / June 2022 — Ajuna Network, a decentralized ecosystem for gamers and creators, successfully completed the Luna Launchpad Accelerator Program and is focused on closing its second-round funding raise.
Launchpad Luna is a virtual accelerator program for Web3 startups in the blockchain and NFT space. Launched in mid-2021, it is run by Brinc, the leading global venture accelerator founded on a sustainability mandate, in partnership with Animoca Brands, the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the metaverse.
Ajuna Network is a platform and software development kit that makes it easy for developers to integrate blockchain-based assets and NFTs into games created with the Unity and Unreal engines. The Launchpad Luna program focused on refining Ajuna’s business model and developing succinct messaging for a range of stakeholders such as game developers, studios, potential partners, investors, and gamers. The program also broadened Ajuna’s network and outreach — and has resulted in a number of new contacts and expressions of interest from both venture capital investors and game studios.
Nicholas Douzinas, Ajuna Network’s Head of Business Development, said: “Decentralized gaming is rapidly growing right now in terms of active players, token volumes, and media coverage. The Launchpad Luna Accelerator helped us to grow our network of contacts and develop a clear game plan on how to make the most of these opportunities. We sincerely thank Brinc and Animoca Brands for making everything possible.”
Manav Gupta, founder, and CEO of Brinc said: “Ajuna Networks is building a unique platform that empowers developers and creatives to build blockchain games. Brinc believes in the power of the creator economy and how web3 will allow for a more inclusive and equitable digital economy and Ajuna Network is working hard to make this a reality.”
Ajuna Network is now focused on expanding the technical functionality of its core platform, securing a Kusama parachain slot, and promoting the network’s launch title, DOTMog. To support this growth strategy, it is working to close the second funding round. This will follow on from a US$2 million seed round led by Asian venture capital firm Fundamental Labs, alongside OKEx Blockdream Ventures, Signum Capital, and Animoca Brands.
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About Ajuna Network
Ajuna Network is a Switzerland-based decentralized gaming platform bringing blockchain gaming into the mainstream by integrating GameFi functionality with the world’s leading development engines, Unreal and Unity. Built on Substrate, Ajuna leverages the full potential of the Polkadot ecosystem to provide developers with a modular toolbox to easily add fully-featured GameFi functionalities to their games. Ajuna’s ultimate goal is to create real value for both gamers and developers by providing a fully interoperable decentralized ecosystem for games and virtual goods.
