Mantle Ecosystem Fund invests $5 million to support six SocialFi and gaming projects including MetaCene

Mantle EcoFund was established in July 2023 through a Mantle Governance vote and is one of the largest ecosystem funds of its kind, with a catalytic capital pool of $200 million and operated by Mirana Ventures. Since March 2024, Mantle EcoFund has invested $5 million to promote SocialFi and gaming innovation on Mantle Network. The new funds have been invested in new DApps, as follows: -MetaCene is building the next generation blockchain MMOPRG home for players; -Blade Games is an on-chain gaming infrastructure provider, building a modular ZK on-chain game engine; -Co-Museum is a community-driven cultural collective dedicated to pioneering public artwork ownership; -Fingerlabs is the Web3 subsidiary of Korean digital marketing company FSN, connecting content, creators and consumers in Web3; -L3E7 is a game development company that develops a cyberpunk virtual world that reflects the geographical nodes of the earth itself; -DreamOS is a Web3 native operating system that simplifies the crypto user experience. (Crypto Reporter)