SuperDuperSecret Co. has successfully raised over $1 million in pre-seed funding to create modern versions of classic games like chess, incorporating elements of a ten-player battle royale.

Investors included Round 13 Digital Asset Fund, Merit Circle, Polygon, Solana, Overwolf, Big Brain Holdings, LD Capital, and angel investors such as Sebastien Borget, Gabby Dizon, and Cristian Manea.

The company’s first launch title, Royale Chess, is a ten-player battle royale chess game and marks the first of many games across their meta-game platform. Co-founder and CEO Jazzlyn O’Reilly has become the first Latina founder to raise $1 million in venture capital funding in the gaming industry. The company is a blockchain game company and focuses on creating games with frictionless UX that incorporate optional Web3 elements.