Acid Labs raises $8M to build viral Web3 games on social chat platforms

Acid Labs has raised $8 million in funding for its instantly playable Web3 games on social messaging platforms. The company’s mission is to build viral instant games where people already connect. The studio already has a breakout hit in Boinkers.io, which has 11.5 million monthly players on Telegram. The company says that shows the massive potential of chat-integrated gaming. A16z Speedrun and NFX led the round, with participation from Fusion VC, and top gaming executives. Jonn Weinberg is the CEO of Acid Labs. He is a serial entrepreneur focused on gaming. Over the last decade he founded and led multiple companies that raked millions in revenues and entertained millions of gamers worldwide, the company said. With more games on the way, Acid Labs is doubling down on creating seamless, social-first gaming experiences. The flagship game, Boinkers.io, is a social parody game on Telegram—packed with meme culture, absurd humor, and chaotic fun, the company said. I’m not sure what the ga ... Read full article.