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Virtual horse- racing game Zed Run raises $20 million

Virtually Human Studio (VHS) – the start-up behind digital horse racing service Zed Run – has raised $20 million through Series A funding from Red Beard Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz venture capital companies.

Zed Run lets users buy, sell and breed their own stable of racehorses as well as compete with other players. Digital horses are implemented as NFTs which are allowed to change with time. This means that all victories/ losses, ancestors and offspring are recorded, while the classic NFT architecture ensures unique ownership. Users can win real money both by winning the races and selling their racehorses to each other.

Zed Run made news after selling $30 million worth of NFTs since its launch in 2019. One player sold his stable of racehorses for $252,000 while another made 125K off a single stallion. You can see the available horses here.

In a statement, the company mentions recent collaborations it had with Atari, Stella Artois and The Preakness. Just a few days before the announced investment, an auction of 20 exclusive racehorse skin NFTs featuring classic Atari games was concluded, bringing $410k profit.

The company plans to expand its game economy by allowing players to own race tracks, create and sell accessory designs and more. The fresh investment will help hire new developers and accelerate VHS growth as a whole.

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Oliver Knight

Londoner ‘Ollie’ graduated from Birmingham City University with a journalism degree in 2016. He combines his writing with his love of crypto and blockchain here at Coin Rivet, saying “It disrupts well-established institutions (banks) while giving an avenue to the less fortunate to achieve financial freedom.” Like all true Londoners, his pet hate is… “People standing on the left-hand side of the escalators on the Tube!”.

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