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Virtually Human Studio
Virtually Human Studio (VHS) is a Web3 gaming studio building blockchain-based digital sports and entertainment products. Its flagship product, ZED Champions, is a skill-based digital horse racing game built on the BASE blockchain where players own, breed, and race NFT racehorses, complemented by ZED Picks, a companion mobile app for predicting race outcomes. The studio previously created ZED RUN, one of the first blockchain-based games, and has secured Series A funding from a16z, TCG, Red Beard Ventures and Greylock, with brand partnerships including Budweiser, NASCAR, Netflix and Atari.
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Launched in 2019, Virtually Human Studio's flagship game ZED RUN was one of the first blockchain-based games, catapulting the studio to worldwide attention and securing Series A funding from a16z, TCG, Red Beard Ventures and Greylock, along with sponsorships from Budweiser, NASCAR, Netflix and Atari. The studio describes itself as building the future of virtual sport through player-driven entertainment, using emerging technologies in gaming, sports, and mixed reality to bridge physical and virtual worlds. Its current products include ZED Champions, a skill-based digital horse racing platform built on the BASE blockchain where users can own, breed, race and earn with statistically unique NFT thoroughbreds via smart contracts, and ZED Picks, a free-to-play mobile sweepstakes app that lets spectators predict race outcomes for real rewards. The company targets Web3 gaming players and digital sports enthusiasts, and is led by a team with backgrounds spanning King, Take-Two, AppLovin, and Web3 gaming.Grant Funding
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$20M