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Cinder has raised $41M in Series B funding led by Radical Ventures to enhance its trust and safety platform using AI.

PRIVATEMay 13, 20263 months ago

Amount Raised

$41 Million

Round Type

Series B

Salt Lake CitySoftwareMobileGaming

Investors

Neuberger’s Outpost VenturesPsp GrowthM12Y CombinatorAccelRadical Ventures

Description

Cinder, a trust and safety platform that deploys AI agents to help companies detect and respond to digital abuse, fraud, and manipulation, has raised $41M in Series B funding. The round was led by Radical Ventures, with participation from Accel, Y Combinator, M12, PSP Growth, and Neuberger’s Outpost Ventures. Founded by Glen Wise and Philip Brennan in 2022, Cinder has now raised a total of $55M in reported equity funding. This funding will be used to improve their platform's capabilities.

Company Information

Company

Cinder

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

About

Cinder is an immersive and visually stunning MMO that's home to a deeply engaged social community whose members will be able to design, generate, and own the tokenized content they create. About Cinder Cinder is a blockchain-native gaming metaverse created by the game industry veterans who formed Cinder Studios, Inc. in 2022 after operating it as a division of WildWorks, Inc., the parent company founded and operated by the team since 2003.

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Series B companies typically work for 15-20 months before raising new capital
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Series B companies are expected to scale rapidly and expand market reach
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VC-backed companies spend 89% more on sales and 100% more on marketing than bootstrapped peers
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