Untamed Planet raises $24.3M for nature-oriented NFT games

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Untamed Planet has raised $24.3 million to make 3D immersive nature games that make use of metaverse concepts and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Animoca Brands led the investment, and it will support the development of the game Untamed Metaverse along with Animoca’s subsidiary Nway.

Animoca Brands is a big supporter of the metaverse and NFT games with more than 200 blockchain-related investments. Untamed Planet is a game company started in 2020 with a mission to protect the wild.

As part of the partnership, Untamed Planet and Animoca Brands will develop and publish Untamed Metaverse, an upcoming game to benefit nature conservation efforts.

Previously, Untamed Planet received seed funding from Afterpay cofounder Nick Molnar. The new funding will support the development of Untamed Metaverse, an immersive metaverse experience in partnership with Animoca Brands and its subsidiary Nway.

Untamed Metaverse is a 3D immersive experience in which players will be able to explore a digital twin of the world’s most amazing wild landscapes, participate in quests, collect NFT assets, and form communities passionate about protecting Nature, all of which will directly benefit nature conservation efforts in the real world.

Untamed Planet said it is digitizing the world’s wildlife ecosystems and creating fun, nature-based experiences through which engagement in the digital world directly benefits conservation in the real world. The company uses Web3 technology to build sustainable sources of donations for Nature while providing play-to-earn and play-to-protect opportunities for Untamed Planet community members.

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