Echo Chess maker Echo Chunk raises $1.4 million in pre-seed round with a "passion" for AI
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The AI startup has already launched its first game, Echo ChessAI startup Echo Chunk, creator of Echo Chess, has raised $1.4 million in a pre-seed funding round from investors across the tech and games industries.Top investors included Andreessen Horowitz through its early-stage accelerator a16z Speedrun, Zynga founder and chairman Mark Pincus, Opendoor founder and CEO Eric Wu, and Roblox head of generative AI Stef Corazza.Further participation came from ArenaNet founder and former Blizzard VP Patrick Wyatt, Snapser CEO AJ Apte, South Park Commons, and others.The pre-seed investment came after Echo Chunks first game, Echo Chess, gained a reported "wildfire popularity" with puzzle gamers and mainstream audiences.Its a puzzle title designed around daily play, with chess-inspired puzzles requiring players to navigate obstacles and claim all opposing pieces on a board. Echo Chess Blitz Mode also features procedurally generated roguelike levels, enabling endless play through the power of AI. These amazing partners immediately understood our passion for AIs role in the co-creation process of the future," said Echo Chunk founder and CEO Sami Ramly. "Theyve done so really quickly with a very small team, and have already built a passionate community of players and speedrunners with fresh content every day. "Former Zen Match devs recently raised $3 million in a pre-seed funding round for Grand Games, another new studio leveraging AI tech.