Sonic, the pioneering L2 infrastructure for gaming on Solana, has recently closed a $12 million Series A funding round led by BITKRAFT, with contributions from Galaxy Interactive, Big Brain Holdings, and others. Developed by Mirror World Labs, a GameFi infrastructure company with over two years of experience, Sonic aims to revolutionize the gaming experience on Solana.
The newly acquired funds will be utilized to expand the Sonic protocol, Solana’s first atomic SVM layer-2 solution tailored for gaming. This cutting-edge protocol offers the fastest on-chain gaming experience and includes essential tools like a sandbox environment, customizable gaming primitives, and extendable data types specifically designed for game development and execution on Solana.
Through Sonic grants and acceleration programs, the platform aims to attract new developers to the Solana gaming ecosystem while facilitating the integration of existing game creators and developers with the Sonic SVM and HyperGrid Framework. With HyperGrid, developers can seamlessly incorporate additional virtual machines and game engines into the Solana environment, serving as the grid deployment kit for launching new SVM environments linked to the Solana blockchain.
Solana has emerged as one of the most user-friendly blockchains, thanks to its streamlined onboarding process and growing popularity, driven in part by the rise of meme coins. However, the success of Solana in the gaming sector has been limited, which is where Sonic’s advanced technological stack comes into play. Developers can now support GameFi projects, storylines, and other initiatives seeking a home on Solana by deploying their own high-speed SVM chain.
CEO and Founder of Sonic, Chris Zhu, expressed his enthusiasm for the future of gaming on Solana, while Justin Swart, Principal at BITKRAFT, praised the platform’s innovative approach to gaming infrastructure. The $12 million raised in this latest funding round adds to the $16 million total funding, which includes a $4 million seed round earlier in 2022. Mirror World Labs remains dedicated to enhancing the Solana gaming ecosystem, focusing on aspects like player onboarding, developer support, and technical solutions to ensure seamless gaming experiences.
