Nikolas Sargeant
CROSS THE AGES (CTA), a multimedia gaming ecosystem, announced on Wednesday, May 15th, that it has raised $3.5 million in an equity funding round led by Animoca Brands.
In a press release shared with Cryptowisser, CTA said the funding round saw additional investments from Sebastien Borget of The Sandbox and Nicolas Jeuffrain of Tenergie.
The team added that this funding round builds upon $15 million raised from investors, with a total of $23.5M raised to date.
CTA also announced the listing of the ecosystem’s Token Generation Event (TGE) on major cryptocurrency exchanges including Bybit, KuCoin, GATE and MEXC.
CROSS THE AGES will use the funds to accelerate its many growth initiatives and build out its universe and ecosystem. Since the release of its virtual trading card game in March 2023, CROSS THE AGES has garnered over 400k downloads and 148k monthly active users.
While commenting on this latest development, Sami Chlagou, CEO and Co-founder of CROSS THE AGES, said,
“We are thrilled to welcome Animoca Brands as the lead investor in our first equity round. This collaboration signifies a shared commitment and a vote of confidence for CTA’s gaming universe to expand the IP amongst Animoca brands ecosystems and partners.”
Yat Siu, the executive chairman and co-founder of Animoca Brands also added that,
“Blockchain gaming is an important movement that is bringing true digital ownership to the masses. Cross The Ages perfectly embodies the values of this movement, enabling users to live experiences in a virtual environment solidly founded upon personal ownership.”
CROSS THE AGES has been around since 2020 and is a transmedia intellectual property (IP) where futuristic fantasy meets sci-fi epic narrative. Its experiential ecosystem blends the virtual and real worlds, encompassing books, comics, gaming, esports, animation, collectibles, and an underlying gaming investment model to promote the transition to renewable energy in the real world. CTA already boasts partnerships with industry leaders like Ubisoft and Square Enix.
