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PHȲND

2001 W. Main Street, Stamford, CT, 06902, United States

Overview

PHȲND offers a subscription-free, advertising‑sponsored cloud gaming experience for smart TVs and connected devices, with tools for discovery, play, and social features. The platform includes analytics and marketing tools to help studios and publishers engage and retain large TV-based audiences. PHȲND’s business model emphasizes ad and sponsorship revenue to make high-quality gaming accessible without hardware or subscription fees. The company plans a 2025 beta launch and will use new funding to continue product development. The announcement cites a large addressable market—more than 500 million smart TVs capable of supporting a cloud gaming app have shipped in the past five years—and a projected 38% CAGR for the cloud gaming market from 2024–2032 (Fortune Business Insights). Co-founder André Swanston, who previously built Tru Optik and led it to a nine‑figure acquisition, is steering the company; U.S. players can sign up for the beta waitlist at phynd.games.

Total raised
$10M
Funding rounds
1
Latest round
Seed
Latest activity
Feb 2025

Industries

  • Business Development
  • Gaming
  • Media and Entertainment
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Recent funding

  1. Seed

    Feb 2025

    $10M

Team

  • Andre Swanston

    Founder, Chairman and CEO

    LinkedIn
  • Melissa Kihara

    Chief Product Officer

    LinkedIn