KaraStar
Play-to-earn metaverse game with NFT pet battles
About KaraStar
KaraStar is a metaverse Play-to-Earn (P2E) game developed by KaraStar Technology PTE. LTD, a Singapore-based company. It operates on the BNB Chain and combines social interaction with online gaming, allowing players to earn cryptocurrency. The development team includes engineers from Zynga and ROBLOX, blockchain experts, and financial actuaries. The CEO, known as Dustin, previously served as a Project Manager for Apple in the Asia-Pacific region. Kate Kryvonos, the COO, has over five years of experience in blockchain marketing, including with projects like NEM.io Foundation. The CTO, Kumar, has a background as a product manager and developer for gaming companies like Zynga and Electronic Arts (EA).
The game's economic model is built on a dual-token system: KARA and UMY. KARA serves as the governance token, allowing holders to vote on the ecosystem's development through a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO). UMY is the in-game utility token, earned by players through gameplay and used for activities like breeding and evolving their in-game pets, called Karas. To begin playing, users need to acquire at least three Kara NFTs. The core gameplay involves these NFT pets, which players can breed, evolve, and battle. The game features two primary modes: Player-versus-Environment (PVE), where players explore dungeons and fight monsters to earn UMY, and Player-versus-Player (PVP), which includes competitive arena battles and tournaments. The business model relies on the in-game economy, where the project takes fees from transactions like trading pets on the marketplace to fund development and reward creators. KaraStar aims to create a sustainable virtual world where players can be financially empowered through their contributions to the game's ecosystem.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 1993
- Headquarters
- Kokomo, United States
- Employees
- 6
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 53.4/100
- Industry
- Gaming
- Sub-industry
- Console & PC Gaming
- Sector
- Consumer Services, Hard Tech
- Technology
- Blockchain
- Client focus
- b2c
- Links
- Website
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Dec 2021 | $10M | $40M | IDG Capital | ↗ |
| EARLY VC✓Equity / VC | Dec 2021 | $0 | — | KuCoin | ↗ |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for KaraStar is 410 monthly website visits, up 36.7% over the last three months. KaraStar's team grew 0% over the past year.
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IDG Capital
KuCoin
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