Bloodaxe Studios has secured pre-seed backing via the FounderCatalyst platform to fund its slate of original genre films.
"Bloodaxe Studios completed their funding round using the FounderCatalyst platform, all for a fixed fee of £1,495. A very exciting phase of growth lies ahead."
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Fuel Ventures led the pre-seed round, which included participation from several prominent creators and strategists.
"The Creator Economy has grown at extraordinary speed, but the infrastructure hasn't kept up. Creators are forced to patch together multiple tools that don't speak to each other. Deaku changes that. We're building the connected workspace that creators and teams actually need – one system that understands their strategy, their data and their workflow."
The Cornwall games studio will use the new capital to expand FireHawk FPV onto additional platforms and develop multiplayer capabilities.
"We’re incredibly proud of what our small team has achieved over the past two years. FireHawk FPV has demonstrated clear commercial potential and opened doors to major new markets. This follow‑on support from FSE enables us to accelerate development, expand our team with essential expertise, and pursue both gaming and B2B opportunities with confidence. We’re excited for the next phase of growth."
The funding round was led by Artesian with participation from a family office and angel investors.
"Two years ago, we set out with one mission: to challenge the social networking industry and build something that gets people off their phones and back into real life."
The funding round includes participation from Betaworks, F4 Fund, Next Wave via Flybridge, 7pc ventures, and Digital Catapult.
"Producing engaging, high-quality content is a necessity for solo creators and small businesses – but they are already stretched thin and juggling multiple business demands. Content creation tools are fragmented, and users producing social media content for the first time struggle with steep learning curves for both mirrorless camera operation and editing software. With a radical new interface that leverages AI, we’re bringing assistive content editing capabilities directly into our camera system and aim to dramatically lower barriers to entry."