World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen's Fantasy Chess startup has raised $3 million in pre-seed funding. The startup aims to connect top players with the game's fanbase and has garnered support from prominent investors like Coatue, Milner, and Thiel.
Fantasy Chess founder Magnus Carlsen and CEO Mats André Kristiansen have powerful backers to push a new fantasy and streaming startup in chess. https://t.co/uefm1WRV4N
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen’s company raises $3M pre-seed funding https://t.co/zkvfzreq2F via @ArcticStartup @Fantasy__Chess @sno_vc #Funding #nordicmade #Norway #norwaychess #startups #PaaS #SaaS #ChessCommunity #Trending https://t.co/S3kEN5X3Jz
TIL Magnus Carlsen (#1 chess player since 2011) liked the US sitcom The League about Fantasy Football (NFL) so he took up Fantasy Football (Premier League) and ALSO became #1 in the world there. He raised $3M for a fantasy chess startup from Coatue, Milner, Thiel https://t.co/SXOoqtKeKu
World Champ Magnus Carlsen’s Fantasy Chess Startup Raises $3 Million https://t.co/kCRvD83HIm
How many moves could you last in a chess game with @MagnusCarlsen? I lived that dream (and nightmare), then we talked about his latest startup effort, Fantasy Chess, which is looking to launch ways to connect top players to the game’s growing fanbase. https://t.co/I2U8TNTuJk https://t.co/gTAYYD0VHp
New Magnus Carlsen Fantasy Chess start-up https://t.co/IbDkTg0LVF
World Champ Magnus Carlsen’s Fantasy Chess Startup Raises $3 Million Norway-based Fantasy Chess has raised pre-seed funding without a product from investors SNÖ Ventures, Coatue and funds led by billionaires Yuri Milner and Peter Thiel. https://t.co/8n89XPRORD by @alexrkonrad https://t.co/DX6u0KdE2r
We are delighted to share that we have led a $3M pre-seed round in @Fantasy__Chess (co-founded by @MagnusCarlsen and Mats André Kristiansen), joined by Coatue, Peter Thiel, Yuri Milner and others. Read more about it here: https://t.co/nHJOxlnUE3
World chess champion Magnus Carlsen has raised $3 million for his new startup, Fantasy Chess. Carlsen politely destroyed me in a quick match, then we talked about the fantasy and content opportunities in the growing game, for @forbes. https://t.co/I2U8TNSWTM
World Champ Magnus Carlsen’s Fantasy Chess Startup Raises $3 Million https://t.co/doULmr0MDD
Excited to announce our $3.2M seed round led by @FundersClub! On-prem LLM, here we go! https://t.co/QwnIECTJTM