Voldex announces new funding round for its user-generated content

Voldex introduced at present that it’s holding a new round of funding. The developer, which creates content for Minecraft and Roblox, plans to make use of the cash to work on new video games and assist their present ones.

Andreesen Horowitz (a16z) led the new Series A round, with earlier buyers Dune Ventures, Makers Fund and POW Interactive additionally collaborating. The round additionally attracted new funding from Lalotte Ventures. In addition, a16z’s basic accomplice Andrew Chen joined the Voldex board of administrators.

The studio at the moment holds high honors with a few of Roblox’s hottest user-generated content. These embrace Driving Empire, ZO Samurai, Base Battles, Encounters and Cursed Islands. Voldex additionally operates the Minecraft server OneBlockMC. According to Voldex, its video games have over 1 million each day lively customers.

Alexandre Singer, Voldex’s CEO, mentioned in a press release, “The funding will allow us to continue to build out our team. In addition, the funding will support our existing games and allow us to acquire impressive UGC games from today’s best and brightest game creators, helping to unlock each one’s potential by developing awesome new features and updates that are organic to the IP.”

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