Looking to become the video-based social network of the gaming world, Medal.tv raises $9 million

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
When Medal.tv first launched on the scene, the company was an upstart trying to be the social network for the gaming generation.Since its
debut in February, the clipping and messaging service for gamers has amassed 5 million total users with hundreds of thousands of daily
active users
And now it has a $9 million new investment from firms, led by Horizons Ventures, the venture capital fund established by Hong Kong
current generation
an investor with Horizons Ventures .Medal sees potential both in its social network and in the ability for game developers to use the
benefit from shareable games as a result
chief executive Pim de Witte
gaming, perhaps built on top of short-form content, partially as a result of gaming publishers trying to build their own isolated gaming
consumers to share their virtual experiences will become increasingly common