The first gaming L2 infrastructure to launch on Solana, Sonic, has recently raised $12 million in a Series A funding round led by BITKRAFT, with contributions from Galaxy Interactive, Big Brain Holdings, and others. Mirror World Labs, a GameFi infrastructure company with over two years of experience, is the creator of Sonic.
This new funding will be used to expand the Sonic protocol, which is Solana’s initial atomic SVM layer-2 specifically designed for gaming. The protocol offers the fastest on-chain gaming experience and features integrated tools like a sandbox environment, adaptable data types, and customizable gaming components, tailored for game development and execution on Solana.
Through Sonic grants and acceleration programs, developers will be encouraged to join the Solana gaming ecosystem and integrate existing game producers and developers with the Sonic SVM and HyperGrid Framework. The HyperGrid enables developers to effortlessly incorporate additional virtual machines and game engines into the Solana environment, serving as the grid deployment toolkit for launching new SVM environments and creating individual spaces connected to the Solana blockchain for each game launched.
Solana has become the most user-friendly blockchain due to its easy onboarding process and high adoption rate, largely driven by the growth of memecoins. Despite this, Solana gaming has not seen the same success, making Sonic’s technological stack even more crucial. Developers can now support GameFi projects and narratives, as well as other initiatives seeking a platform on Solana, by deploying their own high-speed SVM chain.
CEO and Founder of Sonic, Chris Zhu, commented:
Principal at BITKRAFT, Justin Swart, added:
This $12 million funding round adds to the total funds raised, which now amount to $16 million, including a $4 million seed round in early 2022. Mirror World Labs has concentrated on developing the Solana gaming infrastructure, focusing on aspects like player and developer onboarding, as well as technical optimizations to ensure smooth game operations.
