Blast is the first savings tool made exclusively for today’s gaming generation! Play your favorite games with Game-Based Savings™ and start saving money towards a personalized savings Goal.
Location: United States, North Carolina, Pittsboro
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $12M
Founded date: 2017
Investors 4
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Core Innov... | corevc.com... |
| - | GREAT OAKS... | greatoaksv... |
| - | Great Oaks... | great-oaks... |
| - | University... | ugrowthfun... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 18.07.2018 | Seed | $7M | - |
| 12.03.2018 | Seed | $5M | GREAT OAKS... |
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| 30.04.2025 | Chipiron raises $17M to launch portable MRI | French deeptech Chipiron has raised $17M in a Series A round to complete the development of its compact and lower-cost MRI system. The round was led by Blast, with additional participation from the EIC Fund, iXcore, and support from France2... |
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| 18.07.2018 | Blast Raises Additional $7M in Seed Funding | Blast, a Newport Beach, Calif.-based platform for people to micro-save and earn money while playing games, raised an additional $7m in seed funding. Backers included new investors Tony Robbins, CreditEase, and RX3. The company, which announ... |
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| 17.07.2018 | Acorns co-founder nabs another $5 million for Blast, a startup that saves while you game | “It just started as a grand experiment,” says Walter Cruttenden, the serial fintech entrepreneur, of his latest foray into the world of low finance. “Let’s see if we can reach people through games.” Cruttenden, the founder of Roth Capital P... |
| 17.07.2018 | Blast bumps seed round to $12 million to help gamers save money | Blast lets gamers save a little bit of money every time they hit an achievement in a game like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. And that simple idea for “micro savings” has enabled the company to raised $12 million in funding. The Newport ... |
| 17.07.2018 | Blast bumps seed round to $12 million to help gamers save money | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Blast lets gamers save a little bit of money every time they hit an achievement in a game like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. And th... |
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