Board Raises $20M Series A for Face-to-Face Gaming Console
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Board, a company based in New York City that builds a face-to-face tabletop game console and creator platform, has raised $20 million in a Series A round. The financing was led by Union Square Ventures.
The round drew a long list of participants, including Adjacent, BoxGroup, Coalition Operators, First Round Capital, Josh Duyan, Kevin Twohy, Lerer Hippeau, IRL Ventures, Metrodora Ventures, Nabeel Hyatt, Patron, SV Angel, Twelve Below, and Haystack, along with angel investors such as Biz Stone, Elan Lee, and Tim Ferriss. As part of the deal, Michael Mignano, a partner at Union Square Ventures, joined the company’s board.
Board plans to use the capital to speed up its move from a hardware gaming console into an open creator ecosystem. The money will also support the upcoming launch of its Board Studio creation software and help the company scale its internal development teams.
The company was founded by Brynn Putnam, who previously founded Mirror. Board describes its work as building a category it calls together tech, technology meant to bring people together in person.