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Games for a Living

gfal.com ↗ ·Barcelona ·Seed

Games for a Living (GFAL) is a Barcelona-based Web3 gaming studio building an "Ownership GaaS" model, publishing blockchain-integrated titles (including the RPG Elemental Raiders and the Diamond Jewels match-3 game) with player-owned assets, an NFT/item marketplace, and the $GFAL token. Founded in 2021 by veterans of King, Activision Blizzard, and EA; closed a $3.2M seed round in April 2024 backed by Supercell and others, adding to $4.4M raised via its 2023 token sale.

Founded
2021
Founders
7
News
0
Rounds
2
Investors
8
SectorsGaming, Web3, Blockchain, NFT Start-up MapMedia & Gaming › Web3 & blockchain gaming

Profile updated 30 Jul 2026

Founders

Carlos Blanco
Co-Founder
Christian Gascons
COO & Co-Founder
Ernest Sánchez
Co-Founder
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Javier León
Art Director & Co-Founder
Manel Sort
CEO & Co-Founder
Marc Tormo
CCO & Co-Founder
Trip Hawkins
Chief Strategy Officer & Co-Founder

Global models 5

Animoca Brands
Hong Kong · www.animocabrands.com ↗
Diversified Web3/blockchain gaming company built around NFT-based games, digital ownership, and token economies, the same core thesis as GFAL.
$880MComparable
Dapper Labs
Canada · www.dapperlabs.com ↗
Blockchain gaming studio (CryptoKitties, NBA Top Shot) built on player-owned, tradable in-game NFT assets, closely matching GFAL's ownership-marketplace model.
$666MComparable
Mythical Games
United States · www.mythicalgames.com ↗
Game studio and platform enabling player ownership and trading of in-game NFT items, directly comparable to GFAL's marketplace-driven titles.
$317MComparable
Immutable
Australia · www.immutable.com ↗
Blockchain gaming platform and publisher focused on NFT ownership and trading infrastructure for game assets, same Web3-gaming-as-a-service approach.
$277MComparable
Sky Mavis
Vietnam · skymavis.com ↗
Creator of Axie Infinity, a play-and-earn game with a player-owned asset marketplace and token economy, the archetype GFAL's model follows.
$152MComparable

Investors 8

BCNBCNLVC
Investor
Bonduc Bioscience SL
Investor Spain
Bonsai Partners
bonsai.vc
Investor Spain
David Fernandez (Sandsoft)
Investor Spain
Heinrich Zetlmayer
Investor Switzerland
Inveready
www.inveready.com
Investor Spain
Mitch Lasky
Investor United States
Supercell
supercell.com ↗
Investor Finland

Funding rounds 2

Seed · $3.2M
Barcelona-based video game developer and publisher GFAL closed a $3.2M seed round with Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen's firm Supercell, former…
2024-04-29
Pre-seed · €1.2M
Games for a Living (G4AL), a blockchain gaming studio launched by venture builder Nuclio and co-founded by former King Barcelona executive M…
2022-02-15

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