PlayEmber is a successful mobile game studio with a rapidly growing ( and ventured backed) Web3 team. The team have a wealth of knowledge on making profitable hit games and building some of the largest AdTech companies. PlayEmber core pillars and focuses: 1. infrastructure and tooling 2. content - mobile games, web3 games and IP games 3. creator economies 4. game distribution and publishing Our focus is to make all games more rewarding and more fun - we're going to do it with the best bits of Web3! We announced our pre seed fundraise lead by Shima Capital to power our web3 division. Joining the PlayEmber family are: Big Brain Holdings, Huobi Ventures, Warburg Serres, Lyrik Ventures and Hyperithm.
Location: United Kingdom, England, Folkestone and Hythe District
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2021
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | FOMO Ventu... | fomo.ventu... |
| - | HTX Ventur... | htx.com |
| - | Lyrik Vent... | lyrik.vent... |
| - | Hyperithm | hyperithm.... |
| - | Lyrik Vent... | move.capit... |
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| 23.01.2026 | ZBD: $40 Million Series C Raised To Expand Lightning-Powered Payments And Rewards Inside Video Games | ZBD, a payments company focused on enabling real-money transactions inside games and consumer apps, said it has secured $40 million in Series C financing commitments led by Blockstream Capital Partners (BCP). The company positions itself as... |
| 22.01.2026 | ZBD Raises $40M in Series C Funding | ZBD, a Hoboken, NJ-based provider of a payments solutions empowering real-money transactions for games and apps, raised $40M in Series C funding. The round was led by Blockstream Capital Partners. the company intends to use the funds to exp... |