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Metasports Interactive: Capital Raising
Metasports Interactive raised $20M from Metica to support growth of cricket game Hitwicket and boost marketing/user acquisition
Source: YourStory (India)
The leadership read
Fresh capital usually broadens gaming leadership bench strength — scale, go-to-market and operational depth — rather than any single appointment.
Market context: MitchelLake's Talent Market Index sits at 111.1 (Hot), up 5.2 on the prior month; Asia hiring signal is running rising (+3.7pts).
Metasports Interactive: 1 signal in the last 90 days — in line with the Gaming median of 1 across 4 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow.
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