Klang Games raises $41M to build Seed virtual world with AI beings
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Klang Games has raised $41 million in funding to develop Seed, its player-built online universe. The company also announced Electronic Arts veteran Isabelle Henriques has joined as co-CEO.
Berlin, Germany-based Klang Games wants to push the limits of massively multiplayer online (MMO) games with Seed, which will be a persistent, large-scale world where players shape their destinies and share the experience with AI-driven virtual humans.
The online space colony game is using Improbable’s SpatialOS platform, which provides the infrastructure that allows small development teams to create massive simulations. The game takes place in the future, but it doesn’t have fantasies like The Force. Instead, it is more realistic.
The plan for Seed is to be a continuous, persistent simulation where players are supposed to colonize an alien planet through collaboration, conflict, and player-to-player interaction. Using unique gameplay based on managing multiple characters in real time, characters live on after the player has logged off, allowing the world of Seed to be a living, breathing entity.
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Animoca Brands and Kingsway Capital led the round, with participation from Anthos, Novator, Supercell, Roosh, AngelHub, and New Life Ventures. Klang Games has now raised nearly $80 million to date.
“This is a really big achievement for us. And we’re super proud and happy to get this level of trust from
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