Roboto Games, a new game studio aiming to bridge Web2 experience and accessible Web3 in-game elements, has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by noted venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), which launched its first game-focused fund in May with a <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/05/18/a16z-launches-first-gaming-fund-with-600m-commitment/">$600 million commitment</a>. The round shows that funding continues to trickle into crypto sectors despite the global bear market and the recent implosion of crypto exchange FTX and its<a href="https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/11/28/ftx-fallout-continues-as-crypto-lender-blockfi-declares-bankruptcy/"> continuing aftermath</a>.

I want to thank everyone who participated in this round. $10m is a lot of fucking money. We’re going to put it to good use and build something really big.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is rolling out Helios, a Rust-based Ethereum light client the company developed with the aim to provide fully trustless access to the Ethereum blockchain.

The program aimed to bring together researchers and practitioners to showcase and discuss the most recent developments in blockchain and web3.