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Irish Gaming Startup WarDucks Obtains €3.3 Million Funding

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March 22, 2019

Niji Narayan

Irish Gaming Startup WarDucks Obtains €3.3 Million Funding

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WarDucks, a Dublin-based augmented reality (AR) gaming startup, has raised a funding worth €3.3 million from EQT Ventures, which offered the funding with participation from Suir Valley Ventures and other investors. The startup will develop a location-based mobile AR game using the funds.

Nikki Lannen, who had worked in Facebook’s gaming department, founded WarDucks. He has added an excellent team comprising Doug Kaufman, the game designer behind Civilisation II and Frontierville, John Romero, pioneer of the first person shooter (FPS). The company has already developed some niche games for the segment.

EQT Ventures mentioned in a press release that WarDucks was first discovered by Motherbrain, the company’s AI-powered deal sourcing platform.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.