Tiv, a payments platform dedicated to the gaming community, launched from stealth mode and announced the close of a $3.5 million series seed round of venture capital funding led by 4490 Ventures. Additional participants in the round include Silverton Partners and multiple angel investors.

Tiv is a payments platform built with the gaming community at the core. Through proprietary technology, including machine learning capabilities, Tiv rewards gamers when they pay and when they play, making it the first and only payments product that gives its users rewards for both purchases and gaming activity.