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October 11, 2021

Fantasy startup investing game Visionrare: What went wrong?

Just one day after launching, the platform had to stop trading NFT ‘shares’ in startups.


Amy Lewin

3 min read

On Wednesday last week, a new fantasy startup investing game launched, Visionrare.

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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