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EPAL, INC. funding, valuation and investors
Gaming companion marketplace (E-PAL) plus Balance.fun Web3 game infrastructure.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Funding
~$30M · September 2024
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
Not publicly disclosed
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
series a · Los Angeles, California
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Andreessen Horowitz
Overview
E-PAL operates a marketplace connecting gamers with companions and coaches, and launched Balance.fun — an AI and blockchain platform helping Web2 and Web3 game studios onboard players. Raised ~$30M total funding in September 2024 with a16z and Galaxy Interactive as leads. Platform reported 4.2M users and 450,000 active companions in 2024; Balance.fun partnered with 80+ Web3 game companies.
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.
Product & use cases
E-PAL marketplace for gaming companions/coaches plus Balance.fun Web3 infrastructure layer for game publishers — player onboarding, AI, and blockchain integration.
- Hiring gaming companions and coaches for multiplayer games
- Web3 game publisher player onboarding via Balance.fun
- Cross-game identity and asset infrastructure for studios
Key facts
- Funding (Sep 2024): ~$30M total with a16z and Galaxy Interactive as leads (Business Wire)
- 4.2M users and 450,000 active companions (2024)
- Balance.fun partnered with 80+ Web3 game companies
Funding history (newest first)
Funding
2024-09 ~$30MInvestors in our directory
Funds linked from EPAL, INC.'s profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.
Competitive landscape
Edge: Existing 4M+ user companion marketplace provides distribution for Balance.fun game publisher tools.
Gaming companion marketplaces exist in Asia but E-PAL targets global audience. Balance.fun bets Web3 game publishers need onboarding infrastructure — crowded space with uncertain crypto gaming adoption.
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Fiverr gaming adjacent
General freelance; less gaming-native.
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Discord communities incumbent
Free community companions; no marketplace.
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Immutable adjacent
Web3 gaming infrastructure; different focus.
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Beam adjacent
Gaming blockchain infrastructure.
Notable stories
- E-PAL evolved from gaming companion marketplace into Web3 game infrastructure via Balance.fun — betting companion community translates to publisher tooling distribution (Business Wire, 2024).
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