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Ex-Base Team Scores $21M with Pantera, Makers & Hashed to Level Up Onchain Gaming

NPC Labs sets sights on bringing 3 billion gamers onchain and expanding blockchain use cases

NPC Labs announces a US$18 million Seed Round led by Pantera Capital, totaling $21 million including Pre-Seed funding. The round also includes notable investors Makers Fund, Hashed, Collab+Currency, Sfermion, Mirana Ventures, Bitscale Capital, and Mantle EcoFund. NPC Labs aims to accelerate the onboarding and development of gaming onchain as a core contributor to B3.fun, a groundbreaking horizontally-scaled gaming ecosystem built on Coinbase’s L2 network, Base.

Founded by Base’s former business and ecosystem development team, NPC Labs is poised to supercharge gaming on Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN)’s L2 network, accelerating Base’s ambitious mission to bring a billion users onchain and restoring economic freedom for game creators and enthusiasts.

About NPC Labs

Founded by Base’s former core team, NPC Labs is poised to supercharge gaming on Coinbase’s L2 network. NPC Labs is a core contributor to B3.fun, a groundbreaking horizontally-scaled gaming ecosystem built on Base. Passionate about the Base ecosystem, NPC Labs is helping scale the network for the next generation of onchain gamers. We envision the future of onchain gaming as a seamless, open ecosystem that shifts the paradigm of ownership & incentives for the gaming ecosystem. Learn more about NPC Labs at https://npclabs.org/.

About B3.fun

B3.fun, governed by the Player1 Foundation, is a groundbreaking horizontally-scaled gaming ecosystem built on Base, Coinbase’s L2 network. Designed for seamless and scalable gaming experiences, B3 supports a variety of EVM chains and offers unrivaled infrastructure for game developers. Learn more at https://basement.fun. Follow B3’s latest developments on X (Twitter), Tumblr, and Warpcast.

Developers can head to https://docs.b3.fun/ and learn more about building games onchain.

About Pantera Capital

Pantera Capital is the first institutional investment firm focused exclusively on bitcoin, other digital currencies, and companies in the blockchain tech ecosystem. Pantera launched the first cryptocurrency fund in the United States when bitcoin was at $65/BTC in 2013. The firm subsequently launched the first exclusively blockchain venture fund. In 2017, Pantera was the first firm to offer an early-stage token fund. Pantera manages $6bn across three strategies – passive, hedge, and venture.

ContactGaby Huigaby@labcreo.com

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