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EPAL, INC.
Gaming companion marketplace (E-PAL) plus Balance.fun Web3 experience infrastructure for game publishers.
Stage
series a
Status
private
Coverage
full
Why EPAL, INC. is interesting
E-PAL built a 4M+ user companion platform, then layered Balance.fun — AI-powered Web3 infra bridging 150+ games — on $30M total funding from a16z and Galaxy Interactive.
Key facts
- Funding (Sep 2024): ~$30M total with a16z and Galaxy Interactive as leads (Business Wire)
- Platform: 4.2M users and 450,000 active companions per company announcement (2024)
- Balance.fun partnered with 80+ Web3 game companies (Business Wire)
- Co-investors not in VCT directory: Animoca, K5, Aptos Labs, Galaxy Interactive
Investors in our directory
Funds linked from EPAL, INC.'s profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.
Industries
Media & Entertainment Crypto & Web3
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Related funding articles
Venture Capital Tracker pieces that cover EPAL, INC.'s financing or category context.
FAQs about EPAL, INC.
Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.
E-PAL runs a gaming companion marketplace and Balance.fun, a Web3 experience infrastructure platform for game publishers integrating AI and blockchain.
Andreessen Horowitz (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) co-led funding alongside Galaxy Interactive; Animoca, K5, and Aptos Labs also participated but are not in our fund directory.
E-PAL reported $30M in total funding as of September 2024 (Business Wire).
It bridges Web2 companion-marketplace demand with Web3 onboarding infrastructure — one of few platforms spanning both segments at scale.
No — E-PAL remains a private company.
Last updated: 2026-07-24