Cricket Star Manager Completes Strategic Investment Round with Leading Blockchain VCs
We are thrilled to announce that Cricket Star Manager (CSM) has completed its strategic investment round — $2M raised in conjunction with prominent VCs and founders in the Crypto space, including Black Edge Capital, Genesis Block Ventures (GBV), Ethernal Labs, Banter Capital, Spark Digital Capital, Solidity Ventures and a star team of Angel investors.
Closing this strategic investment round means that we can now take the next step towards the completion of the development of the first-ever play-to-earn cricket manager game to rival the most successful sports manager games. We will be announcing more news on our public sale date and structure in the coming days via Telegram and Twitter, so stay tuned!
Putting a new spin on the Play-to-Earn metaverse
Cricket Star Manager is a fully-featured sports management simulator, built on the Unity engine.
As a player in Cricket Star Manager, you create your cricket team, starting in the lowest leagues alongside other beginners and just like in the real world, climb the divisions to compete for the highest title in your country. If you are successful in conquering your country, you can fight to be the number one cricket team in the world and enjoy all the spoils that come along with being the number one Cricket Star Manager!
The Cricket Start Manager team is already in talks with some of the biggest cricket stars in the world and we can’t wait to provide additional details on the upcoming superstars that will be part of the Cricket Star Manager family.
To ensure we meet our high expectations of delivering a smashing hit, we have tapped into the knowledge and experience of the best and brightest in the crypto and gaming space. Below you can read about our partners and investors who will support us in our journey:
Black Edge Capital
Founded in 2017, Black Edge Capital is one of the most renowned investment funds in the space, specializing in blockchain infrastructure, defi darlings, and NFT projects. Their investment portfolio includes Ethernity, SuperFarm, Splinterlands, Project Seed, MonkeyBall, and Mines of Dalarnia from a total of over 75 investments.
Genesis Block Ventures (GBV)
Genesis Block Ventures’ most recent acquisition, OMG, demonstrates their commitment to supporting blockchain infrastructure and the overall crypto ecosystem. Their investment portfolio also includes ChainGuardians, WilderWorld, SuperFarm, Ethernity, and DaoMaker.
Ethernal Labs
Ethernal Labs is the venture fund behind Ethernity, the world’s first authenticated & licensed NFT platform. Ethernity leverages the technology of DeFi and merges it with NFTs to create an exclusive pipeline of rare and collectible content from prominent figures and well-established digital artists. Recent sports and entertainment stars to team up with Ethernity include Lionel Messi, Tony Hawk, Bruce Lee, and Manny Pacquiao.
Banter Capital
Banter Capital identifies and supports new crypto protocols that will change the world. It serves as the venture capital arm of Crypto Banter — the crypto social news platform led by CNBC’s Ran Neuner.
Spark Digital Capital
Spark Digital Capital is an innovative VC with strong connections to the Chinese market. Spark’s investment portfolio includes SuperFarm, Exceedme, Ethernity, Star Atlas, GameFi, and Seascape, to name just a few.
Solidity Ventures
Solidity Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in DeFi primitives and key infrastructure for layer-1 blockchain platforms. Recent investments in 2021 include Sidus Heroes, ENVOY Network, SuperFarm, DefiLand, and Don-Key.
Vorto Gaming
The mission of Vorto Gaming is to provide an open and transparent economy, where the opportunity to monetise your input is an opportunity for all. Vorto Gaming created their first play-to-earn game called Hash Rush, which won the best innovation award in the most significant European gaming event Gamescom, with its innovative play-to-earn mechanics. Vorto Network allows game studios to quickly onboard their games to WEB3 and provide players with a seamless blockchain experience.
Paribus Ventures
Paribus Ventures welcomes the innovation of blockchain, making it a point to assist the emerging enterprises behind it. They support visionaries and innovators and bring original ideas about where the future is heading. Paribus is an OG Ethereum ICO contributor and one of the major backers behind Coin98, crypto’s first cross-chain compatible wallet.
Maven Capital
Maven Capital prides itself on market trend research, identifying innovative cryptocurrency projects revolutionizing the blockchain space. Investing early and confidently, Maven Capital provides support with all-inclusive, high-value items of need throughout the journey to the finish line. Maven’s portfolio matches its vision and values and includes a multitude of blockchain areas, including NFTs, gaming, and virtual/augmented reality. Recent investments include Kalao, Solice, and Sidus.
Stakely.vc
Stakely.vc invests in what will define the future and is constantly on the lookout for new projects to support and define the best possible Blockchain-related environments. Heavily involved in the industry since 2013, Stakely.vc has provided social, technical, and economic support to some of the largest initiatives in crypto, such as SuperFarm, DaoMaker, Ethernity, Solana, and Fantom.
Prometeus Labs
The team at Prometeus Labs comes from a variety of fields and industries, united under the idea of decentralized and censorship-free communication. Their mission is to empower people to express themselves and exchange/share data across any borders and limitations, by using public blockchain technologies to establish a decentralized and censorship-resistant framework. Their partners and clients include the teams behind Fantom, Ankr, Polygon, Tron, and Binance Smart Chain.
Oddiyana Ventures
Oddiyana Ventures is an investment firm focused on funding innovation in the decentralization movement, Defi, NFT, and web3 application, that are building game-changing business models in the crypto space. Recent ventures include Shoefy, CryptoVsZombie, and Monsta Infinite.
Summary
Our strategic investors, angel investors, and advisors will do their best to support us and our exciting project, but ultimately it’s the community that will make CSM a game-changer for the Play-to-earn gaming market. Stay tuned for a lot of exciting initiatives where you can help us tell the story about CSM and share the experience with tons of new friends.
About Cricket Star Manager (CSM)
The Cricket Star Manager team is composed of both gaming and blockchain industry veterans, including the founders of Gold Town Games. By tapping into the experience and success of their previous title, World Hockey Manager, with over two million downloads and over 100 million matches played, our team is creating a play-to-earn game that will target a huge, overlooked niche and a massive fan base while giving our users not just a great gaming experience, but also the ability to earn real rewards for playing.
Built on the fastest-growing ecosystem in crypto — the decentralized Solana blockchain, and the most complete gaming engine in Unity — you will be able to develop your player and team and play-to-earn, or simply play for fun.
Learn more about Cricket Star Manager here:
Official Links for Cricket Star Manager
Website: https://www.cricketstarmanager.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CricketStarMngr
Telegram Group: https://t.me/cricketstarmanager
Telegram ANN: https://t.me/csm_ann
Discord: https://discord.gg/RzPhVSGgd8
