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Venture Capital News: ForeVR Games Inks $10M Series A Round

2022-10-27
LOS ANGELES, CA, ForeVR Games, the leader in casual virtual reality (VR) gaming founded by Zynga, EA, and Glu veterans, today announced a $10 million Series A funding round.
The financing will be used to expand its portfolio of connected family-friendly titles and solidify its role as the 'Wii Sports of VR'. The announcement comes on the heels of its release of ForeVR Cornhole last month, the third game in its growing library of fun-for-all experiences.

The Series A round, led by Lobby Capital with participation from existing investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners and Galaxy Interactive, brings ForeVR's total funding to date to $18.5M. Since launching in July 2020, ForeVR has attracted notable angel investments from Mark Pincus, founder of Zynga, and Emmett Shear and Justin Kan, founders of Twitch.

Founded by CEO Marcus Segal and CCO Mike Doom in July 2020, ForeVR Games is a global gaming company dedicated to making immersive games and experiences playable by people of all ages and abilities. The 44-strong team at ForeVR is creating category leading games that bring VR to the masses with next level social play, offering entertainment for everyone. ForeVR's debut game, ForeVR Bowl, is one of CNET's best Quest 2 games and one of Meta's Best of Quest 2021 in the Family Games and Social Experiences categories.
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