Breshna.io empowers users to create, share, and monetize their own educational video games with no code and at lightning speed; think Canva for video games.
Mariam Nusrat - Breshna
The Breshnaverse
The Breshna team is now building Breshnaverse, a carnival-themed metaverse, where users will be able to display their own video games. The team is backed by investors including Paris Hilton's 11:11 Media, Blockchain Founders Fund, Alpha Sigma Capital, Formless Capital, TechMeetsTrader, and TABLE management.
Future Now with Dr. Ayesha
Our CEO, Dr. Ayesha Khanna, had a conversation with Mariam, discussing the potential implications of Web 3.0 and the Metaverse.
The interview provides exciting insights into Mariam's journey, vision, and future goals. Mariam has a lot of advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, especially women.
Aiming to Empower 100 million People
The Seed round was made up of an initial $1.3m raise, led by 11 Tribes Ventures and Blockchain Founders Fund (BFF), with participation from Zell Capital, Realist Ventures, Formless Capital and Mask Network, and a more recent, Web3-focused Seed+ round of $1m, consisting of key strategic investors including Bill Ackman, BFF, 11 Tribes, Argo’s Quest and industry leaders as angels.
Gaming Revolution for International Development (GRID) has raised $2.3m in Seed funding to empower the next 100 million people to create, share and monetize their own video games through the no-code game-maker platform Breshna.io.
Achievements and Ranking
In January 18, 2022, GRID was selected from a global applicant pool of 750+ companiesto The Elite 200, the acclaimed list of semifinalists in The GSV Cup — the world’s largest pitch competition for EdTech startups run by female-led, multi-stage venture capital firm GSV Ventures. Companies selected to The Elite 200 represent the top pre-seed and seed stage startups in digital learning across the “Pre-K to Gray” space.
The GSV Cup
Prepare4VC’s Top 21 Startups of 2021
The Prepare 4 VC: Top 21 of ‘21 Showcase is a global initiative recognizing the Top 21 Pre-SEED + SEED stage startups growing + progressing inside The Startup Oasis community powered by Prepare 4 VC. The startups + founders recognized in this initiative are showcased as “startups to watch in 2022 & beyond” due to the enormous strides you’ve made with your ventures. GRID was one of these 21 companies to receive the spotlight for many years to come.
Breshna has gained significant traction since its launch. It has been able to garner explosive user growth with over 4000 total registered game creators. Here are a few snippets from Breshna’s recent year-in-review 2022 highlights.
Milestones
As of April 13, 2022, the platform has garnered 14k+ website visits and 1725 registered game makers who have created 5189 video games without any marketing spend. Over the past 5 months, the platform has seen global expansion, with users from more than 84 countries.
What’s Next?
After closing out 2022 with strong results, here is what users can expect from Breshna in 2023.
