San Francisco, United States, California, September 17, 2024, Chainwire
Forge, the leading community-driven gaming marketing and player engagement platform, is excited to reveal its new roster of strategic investors, which includes leading gaming protocols Ava Labs and Sui Foundation. The new investors join just in time as Forge reaches a significant milestone of over 1 million registered users. This achievement marks a major step forward in Forge’s mission to revolutionize the way games not only connect with their players, but also reward them.
Since launching less than a year ago, Forge has rapidly grown into a vibrant ecosystem where players can earn rewards by playing new games and joining their communities, creating a symbiotic environment where players and developers benefit. Surpassing the 1 million user mark is a testament to the platform’s appeal to both players and developers as it continues to transform the landscape of game distribution and community engagement.
“Reaching 1 million users in our first year is an incredible milestone for Forge and we couldn’t be more excited about the road ahead,” said Kun Gao, co-founder and CEO of Forge. “Our platform is designed to enable game developers to leverage the power of community to reach and reward players, and this milestone proves we’re on the right track. We’re doubling down on our commitment to helping our partners build thriving gaming communities.”
New investors join the Forge mission
Forge is proud to welcome new angel and strategic investors who share its vision of transforming gaming marketing. In addition to Ava Labs and Sui Foundation, this strategic round is joined by Chris Wang, founder of ThunderCore protocol, Dingaling, James Zhang of Crypto Art House, Shan of Project Godjira, and advisory firm AP Collective. These strategic investors join a growing list supporting Forge’s continued growth and innovation, including EVG, Formless, Hashkey, LiquidX, Polygon, and angel investors CH Kim (KRAFTON), Gabby Dizon (YGG), Kevin Lin (Metatheory/Twitch), Matt Liu (Origin Protocol), Michael Tong (Xterio), Ralf Reichart (ESL), Ray Chan (9gag/Memeland), Sebastien Borget (The Sandbox), Steve Chen (Youtube), Teck Chia (BinanceX/f.actor).
“It’s been a pleasure working with the Forge team. As Ava Labs focuses on ecosystem growth and user acquisition across our entire gaming portfolio and ecosystem, Forge has proven to be a valuable partner,” said Parker Heath, Head of Gaming at Ava Labs. “Their product and team are equally impressive and we plan to continue working with them to make web3 games great.”
“Forge’s engagement platform brings significant value to our roster of Sui-based games,” said Jameel Khalfan, Director of Ecosystem Development at Sui Foundation. “As we expand our partnership with Forge as investors, we look forward to accelerating the growth of the Sui gaming community and the overall web3-based gaming ecosystem.”
Over 60 gaming partners and growing
In addition to this user milestone, Forge is proud to partner with over 60 games that have leveraged the platform to grow their communities. From indie developers to established studios, these partners have used Forge’s innovative tools to power over 25 million in-game and community interactions.
“Our partners are the key to Forge’s success,” added Gao. “We’ve seen incredible results in games on our platform, with millions of actions completed by players who are more engaged with the communities they’re a part of. We look forward to welcoming more partners as we continue to grow.”
Founded by gaming pioneer Dennis “Thresh” Fong, Crunchyroll founder Kun Gao, and Cyence founder George Ng, Forge originated as a project within GGWP, an AI-powered game moderation platform the team launched in 2020. Forge’s mission is to make user acquisition and community engagement accessible and effective for all developers, freeing them up to focus on building amazing games.
About Forge
Forge is a leading game marketing platform dedicated to helping developers grow their communities and drive engagement in their games. Launched in 2023, Forge gives game developers powerful, no-code tools to build customizable loyalty programs that turn players into passionate advocates and active participants. Forge’s mission is to make user acquisition and community engagement accessible and effective for all developers, allowing them to focus on creating amazing games. With a vibrant community of over 1 million users, Forge empowers developers to build lasting relationships with their players, fostering a new era of creativity and innovation in the gaming industry. Both game developers and players can sign up at forge.gg to begin their journey.
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