Hashed, Makers Fund Co-Lead $3.2 Million Round for TCG Collector Platform Chance

Suehyeon Lee

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Global Web3 venture capital firms Hashed and Makers Fund said they participated as co-lead investors in a $3.2 million funding round for TCG collector platform Chance.
Chance said it combines card trading, collection sharing and community features in a single application, focusing on addressing the lack of a post-collection experience.
Chance said it is showing early growth, surpassing $100,000 in daily transaction volume within two weeks of its open beta launch and recording 500,000 cumulative Instagram content views.

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Global Web3 venture capital firm Hashed said on May 4 that it participated in a funding round for trading card game collector platform Chance.

The round totaled $3.2 million, with Hashed and Makers Fund joining as co-lead investors. Arbitrum Gaming Ventures, Gam3Girl Ventures and Digital Elm also participated.

Chance is an integrated platform for TCG collectors that combines card trading, collection sharing and community features in a single app. Beyond transactions, it incorporates social features including group chats and games, with a focus on enhancing the collector experience.

The company said the biggest issue in the TCG market is not trading functionality itself, but the lack of engagement after a purchase or collection is made. It said it is focusing on strengthening connections among collectors and building community.

Chance was founded by Chief Executive Officer Park Hyun-jun, with Arvin Dabiri, who ran the Pokemon TCG trading brand GoatedPullz, joining as co-founder.

The service is also showing early traction. Chance surpassed $100,000 in daily transaction volume within two weeks of its open beta launch, and its Instagram content has drawn more than 500,000 cumulative views since November last year.

Park said interviews with more than 200 content creators, institutional players, collectors and streamers revealed a clear gap in the market. Collectors need more than a marketplace, he said. They need a space where collecting leads to connection.

Hashed Chief Executive Officer Kim Seo-jun said TCGs and collectibles are being redefined most rapidly in Asia as a cultural asset class. In this market, he said, the winner will ultimately be determined by who loves the space most sincerely.

The Chance team is not simply building a platform for collectors, Kim added. It is building a platform that could only have been created by collectors themselves. In a market where authenticity is a competitive advantage, that passion is the deepest moat latecomers will struggle to match.