Anichess, a progressive chess-based online strategy game developed in partnership with Chess.com and five-time world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, raised US$1.8M in funding.
The round was led by Sfermion and Amber Group, with participation from Fenbushi Capital, Aspen Digital, SNZ Capital, and others.
The company intends to use the capital for game development, marketing initiatives, and team expansion.
Anichess is a subsidiary of Animoca Brands focused on developing and advancing decentralized chess through its spell-chess gameplay. It is a free-to-play game that combines the core values of traditional chess with an additional layer of strategy provided by new features that include an innovative spell mechanic and special challenges.
In January 2024, Anichess launched its player-versus-environment (PvE) daily chess puzzles, and has since secured over 1,000,000 registered players while maintaining an active user base of 150,000 daily active users who have collectively solved over 50 million chess puzzles.
FinSMEs
25/04/2024