labworks, a London, UK-based gaming startup, raised £500k in funding.
The round was led by RLC Ventures, with participation from gaming and media angel investors.
The company intends to use the funds to launch its “Netflix for voice games” subscription service.
Founded in 2016 and led by CEO Tom Hewitson and COO Fiona Morgan, labworks creates viral voice-activated games for Amazon and Google devices.
Their current portfolio boasts seven titles in six languages, including Trivia Hero, Would you rather?, True or False, Star Commander, The Daily Quiz, Mental Samurai, and The Fake News Game, which have been played over 5 million times via in-home devices across the world.
The company is now working to turn their portfolio of Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant games into a voice game subscription service, which will allow players to access an integrated library of labworks games and premium content for a fixed monthly cost.
FinSMEs
03/03/2020