Andreessen Horowitz (A16z) 正在推出一只新基金，专门投资于游戏和元宇宙行业。新的 6 亿美元基金由专用现金池和旨在在博彩垂直领域内进行收购的新内部结构组成。
该基金旨在建立游戏行业的未来，旨在支持各个领域的许多企业和计划，例如游戏工作室、游戏与消费者的交叉点以及基础设施。
Games Fund One 是该基金的名称，这些基金将投资于三个主要领域：游戏工作室、促进玩家社区的消费者应用程序（例如 Discord）和游戏基础设施提供商。
花旗估计，到 2030 年，元宇宙经济的整体市值将达到 130 亿美元（RaillyNews）。
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Games Fund One 是该公司的第一只专注于游戏行业的基金。新资金的注入将使 Andreessen Horowitz 能够扩大其在价值超过 3000 亿美元的全球视频游戏业务中的影响力。
“从长远来看，我们相信游戏基础设施和技术将成为元宇宙的重要组成部分，”A16z 说。
“随着游戏扩展到虚拟世界和在线服务，对创建优秀游戏所需的工具和服务的需求正在飙升，”A16z 补充道。
该基金的支持者包括各种游戏行业专业人士，包括 King、Roblox、Discord、Twitch、暴雪、Riot Games 和 Zynga 的联合创始人。
游戏垂直领域的建立与其另一个赌注 Facebook（现为 Meta）大声吹嘘游戏与元宇宙相关的前景。
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游戏行业巨头为 Metaverse 的努力贡献了大量资金。流行的 Fortnite 游戏 Epic Games 的开发商上个月从索尼和乐高筹集了 20 亿美元，用于创建一个元宇宙。
A16z 团队强调了 Minecraft 等游戏产生的数十亿美元收入，并以开放世界游戏为例，该游戏保持了一个更像社交网络的长期活跃社区。
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霍洛维茨押注于 Web 3、快游戏和 VR/AR 等即将到来的技术。所有这一切都加强了它的信念，即游戏需要专门的关注，不仅是在投入资金方面，而且在与游戏业务本身一样独特和创新的运营专业知识方面。
几方已经对元宇宙概念进行了大量投资，花旗估计，到 2030 年，元宇宙经济的整体市场可能达到 130 亿美元，吸引超过 50 亿人。
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