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title: "Verse8 has raised $5 million in seed funding, co-led by Story Foundation and NEXPACE."
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/280541120.md"
description: "Verse8, an AI-powered game creation platform, has raised $5 million in seed funding, co-led by Story Foundation and NEXPACE. The funds will enhance Verse8's AI system, improve creator onboarding, and expand its publishing infrastructure. Founded by JC Kim and Kevin Lee, Verse8 enables creators to make playable multiplayer games quickly using natural language prompts. Since its launch in July 2024, it has gained over 3.5 million monthly active users and 5,000 active creators, producing 25,000 games."
datetime: "2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z"
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# Verse8 has raised $5 million in seed funding, co-led by Story Foundation and NEXPACE.

According to an official announcement, AI-powered game creation platform Verse8 has completed a $5 million seed funding round. The round was co-led by Story Foundation, NEXPACE (Nexon's Web3 division), Neowiz, MARBLEX (Netmarble's Web3 division), Solarium Labs, and NEXUS, with other investors from the gaming, media, and technology sectors. The new funds will be used to advance Verse8's core AI system, expand creator onboarding and incentive programs, and expand its publishing and distribution infrastructure. Founded by JC Kim and Kevin Lee, Verse8 allows creators to generate fully playable multiplayer games in minutes using natural language prompts, without writing code, installing engines, or assembling large production teams. Since its launch in July 2024, Verse8 has accumulated over 3.5 million monthly active users and boasts over 5,000 active creators, generating 25,000 games.

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