{"id":2560,"date":"2020-11-20T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gamesround.com\/blog\/?p=2560"},"modified":"2020-11-20T02:05:47","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T09:05:47","slug":"queens-gaming-collective-raises-1-5m-in-seed-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gamesround.com\/blog\/queens-gaming-collective-raises-1-5m-in-seed-funding","title":{"rendered":"Queens Gaming Collective raises $1.5m in seed funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the seed funding secured, Queens Gaming Collective has officially announced its launch, represented by 18 content creators, players and streamers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Gaming is a lifestyle, and Queens is a global movement built for and led by diverse women dedicated to radical representation, economic inclusion, and collaboration over competition.<\/p><cite>Alisa Jacobs, co-Founder and CEO of Queens Gaming Collective<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new female-led gaming lifestyle company Queens Gaming Collective is focused on promotion of diversity in an industry which has been traditionally male-dominated. 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