Astrocade AI Nabs $12 Million Seed

<p align&equals;"left"><strong>SAN FRANCISCO<&sol;strong> &&num;8212&semi; AI-powered social gaming platform&comma; Astrocade AI&comma; has scored &dollar;12 million in seed funding from AME Cloud Ventures&comma; NVIDIA Ventures&comma; Venture Reality Fund&comma; and gaming and technology executives Eric Schmidt&comma; Niccolo De Masi&comma; John Riccitiello&comma; David Baszucki&comma; Jerry Yang&comma; Mike Abbott&comma; and more&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Founded by CEO Amir Sadeghian&comma; PhD&comma; Stanford’s AI Lab&comma; CTO Ali Sadeghian&comma; PhD&comma; ex Google Research&comma; and Fei-Fei Li&comma; Co-Director of Stanford’s Human-Centered AI Institute&comma; Astrocade is an entirely new form of interactive engagement never before accessible to casual gamers&period; The Astrocade platform makes it possible for the next generation of creators to express their creativity in a form that audiences don&&num;8217&semi;t just consume&comma; but interact with—even inhabit—for the first time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;My brother and I moved around a lot as kids&comma; from country to country&comma; and we always found each new place filled with excitement&comma; new adventures&comma; and new people&period; These experiences enriched and changed us for the better&comma; and became the inspiration for Astrocade&comma;” said Amir S&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We wanted to make it possible for people to build and share their dream interactive worlds&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Using generative AI&comma; Astrocade&&num;8217&semi;s platform allows gamers to create their own games using text-to-image prompts and load them to the community for others to play&period; Whether you want your game to be filled with marshmallows or battle&comma; Astrocade can build it in moments&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Just as TikTok has inspired billions of people to become video creators&comma; Astrocade AI aims to empower billions of people to become game creators&period; Using the company’s proprietary Artificial Gaming Intelligence™&comma; players use natural language to create and modify games while playing them and share the game with a single tap to fellow creators and followers&period; Astrocade AI features include narrative&comma; audio&comma; 2D and 3D art&comma; NPCs&comma; and game mechanics&period; They&&num;8217&semi;re currently in closed alpha&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Astrocade AI founding team shares a visionary blend of technical expertise&comma; creative prowess&comma; and unwavering dedication that speaks volumes to their potential&comma;” said Niccolo De Masi&comma; Chairman at Futurum Group and Chairman of the Board at Glu Mobile&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Their innovative approach prioritizes user engagement and experience&comma; paving the way for a new era of immersive gaming experiences that will captivate audiences worldwide&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;