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Akoha hits $1.9 million high score
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by Warren Frey
on Mon, April 28, 2008 7:49 AM
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Akoha, a Montreal-based startup currently toiling away at a "new type of multiplayer online/offline social game." has secured $1.9 million in funding from angel investors. Founded by Austin Hill and Alex Eberts, the minds behind Zero-Knowledge Systems, the game is scheduled for a fall release, and though details are sketchy, will be an amalgam of MMOs and reality-based gaming, along with a dash of social networking. Investors included, David Chamandy, the co-founder of Lavalife, film producer Jake Eberts, whose resume includes Chariots of Fire and Ghandi, and Ron Dembo, the founder of Zerofootprint.net.
- Company:
- Akoha
- Website:
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http://www.akoha.com
- Location:
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Montréal,
Québec,
Canada
In just a decade the Internet’s advances have made the world a better place. At Akoha, we want to take that a step further. With six billion...
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