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Studio Created by Words With Friends Co‑Founder Raises $46M for Web3 Battle Arena Game

by | Jun 14, 2022
McKinney-based Playful Studios and its Wildcard Alliance subsidiary—led by Words With Friends co-founder Paul Bettner—raised the funding for Wildcard, which combines arena-style battles with a collectible card game. “With Wildcard, we're focused on fun first, building a next-generation 'spectator sport' to welcome the entire community of competitors, collectors, sponsors, and fans to play together," Better says.
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McKinney’s Playful Studios Adds to its Gaming War Chest with a $23M Round
by | Sep 3, 2019
Playful Studios raised its new round in a nontraditional way—via a network of global supporters who helped spread the word about its offering.
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Follow the Money: $1M Grant for Luminant Battery Project, Playful Nets $5M, NTT Data Makes Acquisition
by | Nov 1, 2018
From BoodsKapper to Ulterra Drilling and CyrusOne to Thursby Software Systems, here are some of the deals made by investors and companies with ties to North Texas.
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McKinney Game Developer Playful Corp. Raises $5M in Venture Round
by | Oct 30, 2018
The most recent funding round brings Playful’s total capital raised to $30 million for the 6-year-old company.
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