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Social gaming platform Rec Room scores $20 million Series C

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Social gaming platform Rec Room has scored some new funding as it aims to bring its once VR-centric world to every major gaming platform out there. The platform has been around for years serving as a social hub and gaming platform for virtual reality users. They’ve raised just shy of $50 million to date.

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Makers Fund-backed virtual social app MEW woos comic fans in the US

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Raven Gao didn’t set up virtual social platform MEW to ride the metaverse wave. He began working on MEW in mid-2019 with a Tencent veteran because he wanted to build a virtual safe haven for socially awkward introverts like himself. In 2021, when “metaverse” became all the rage in both the U.S.

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Remembering the startups we lost in 2021

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When we penned the intro for this piece last year , little did we know that — in many ways — we’d still be deep in it by the time 2021’s feature rolled around. 2021 also largely lacked the kind of blockbuster crashes we saw last year, courtesy of names like Quibi and Essential. Abundant Robotics (2016-2021).

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What to expect tomorrow at TC Sessions: Justice 2021

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TC Sessions: Justice 2021 — a day-long virtual symposium — begins tomorrow, March 3, and we’re here to highlight just a few of the powerful people, presentations and fireside chats you won’t want to miss. You’ll hear from top experts, leading voices and social justice warriors — from the tech industry and beyond.

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There are only a few spots left in Startup Alley at TC Disrupt 2021

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We have only a few spots left to exhibit in Startup Alley at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 (September 21-23). Every exhibiting startup gets a virtual booth where you can post a company video and links to your website and social media accounts. Hopin, the virtual platform, lets you get creative — and interactive.

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Goama lets developers integrate a social gaming platform into their apps

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Goama (also known as Go Games) lets developers quickly integrate social games into their apps. The event is over, but Goama’s virtual booth is still up. The startup, which recently took part in SOSV’s accelerator program, presented last week during CES at the Taiwan Tech Arena pavilion.

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TC Sessions: Justice 2021 is happening now — join the conversation

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TC Sessions: Justice 2021 features an impressive agenda packed with interactive presentations, breakout sessions and panel discussions with some of the tech world’s brightest innovators, leaders and worker-activists. We’re got an incredibly deep bench of talented experts and visionaries ready to take the virtual stage.

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