Million on Mars
Million on Mars is a privately held company headquartered in Austin, TX, that develops an MMO open sandbox city-building game set on Mars. The game allows players to claim and manage real Mars terrain land plots, build settlements, craft items through intricate crafting chains, trade in a player-driven marketplace, and level up professions such as Aerospace, Life Science, Robotics, and Fabrication. The company integrates AI-enhanced gameplay and blockchain technology to ensure secure land ownership and asset control, supporting NFTs on Solana, WAX, and Polygon blockchains. Founded in 2020, Million on Mars aims to create a captivating simulation that combines engineering, science, and economics, engaging players in a citizen science experiment to build an economically viable society on Mars. The team has extensive experience in online software and gaming, with leadership roles in products generating billions in revenue.
Million on Mars
Million on Mars is a privately held company headquartered in Austin, TX, that develops an MMO open sandbox city-building game set on Mars. The game allows players to claim and manage real Mars terrain land plots, build settlements, craft items through intricate crafting chains, trade in a player-driven marketplace, and level up professions such as Aerospace, Life Science, Robotics, and Fabrication. The company integrates AI-enhanced gameplay and blockchain technology to ensure secure land ownership and asset control, supporting NFTs on Solana, WAX, and Polygon blockchains. Founded in 2020, Million on Mars aims to create a captivating simulation that combines engineering, science, and economics, engaging players in a citizen science experiment to build an economically viable society on Mars. The team has extensive experience in online software and gaming, with leadership roles in products generating billions in revenue.
TL;DR
Product: MMO open-sandbox city-building game set on Mars with player-owned land plots
Tech: Integrates AI-enhanced gameplay and blockchain (NFTs on Solana, WAX, Polygon)
Headquarters: Austin, Texas
Founders / Leadership: Erik Bethke (CEO), Joel Boutros (Co-founder / Backend Architect), Keri Waters (Executive Chairman & Founder)
Team size: 14 employees
Seed stage; total funding reported $3,500,000 (last funding date 2023-01-11)
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Games / virtual worlds; digital ownership and player-driven economies.
Founded
2020
Industry
Video games
Tech Stack
Funding Track Record
$3500000.00
Crunchbase lists Seed as last round and names Great South Gate and Widus Partners as lead investors; investor listings also include Solana. Some details on external profiles are obfuscated.