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The Wildcard Alliance

110 E Davis St, McKinney, Texas, 75069, United States

Overview

The Wildcard Alliance is a newly formed subsidiary of Playful Studios focused on developing Wildcard, a hybrid multiplayer title that blends MOBA, real-time strategy, and collectible card-game elements into a spectator-first experience. The game leverages Web3 technologies to enable competitors, collectors, sponsors, and fans to connect, interact, and transact directly. The studio is led by co-founders Paul and Katy Drake Bettner and staffed with game industry veterans and storytellers from major media franchises. Wildcard will be powered by Polygon for Ethereum scaling and for its focus on reducing crypto's carbon footprint. The company emphasizes fun and accessibility over purely financial mechanics as it aims to onboard a broad audience to Web3 gaming. The Wildcard Alliance has financial backing following a recent $46M Series A.

Total raised
$46M
Funding rounds
1
Latest round
Series A
Latest activity
Jun 2022

Industries

  • Console Games
  • Digital Entertainment
  • Gaming
  • Media and Entertainment
  • Online Games
  • PC Games
  • Video Games
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Recent funding

  1. Series A

    Jun 2022

    $46M

Team