A number of Gaikai investors have pumped a further $10 million (£7m) into the ambitious cloud-based game streaming service.
The series B funding comes from TriplePoint Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners, Benchmark Capital and an unnamed partner.
Rustic Canyon Partners’ Nate Redmond has joined Gaikai’s board as part of the latest investment round.
Gaikai is one of the two big hopes for cloud-based gaming in the industry today. Due to launch in North America “soon”, it aims to let users play the latest games via the internet at any time, through multiple devices and platforms. Its chief rival, OnLive, is due to launch in the US this summer.
"We're proud to have Nate Redmond join the board, given his firm's deep experience funding companies in the videogame space, and to have Benchmark, our Series A investor, participate in this new round,” said Gaikai CEO David Perry. “We're equally excited to have the backing of TriplePoint, who have financed large internet infrastructure build-outs at Facebook and YouTube. With this new financial support, the team at Gaikai is poised to deliver an amazing service to our customers.”
Gaikai said that it’s set to announce other strategic industry investments and partnerships soon.