Chance Studios has raised $3.2 million in funding co-led by Makers Fund and Hashed, with participation from Arbitrum Gaming Ventures, Gam3Girl Ventures, and Digital Elm, to build what it describes as a superapp purpose-built for trading card game collectors. The TCG market has grown into a multi-billion-dollar category, but Chance’s founders argue that the biggest unmet need for collectors is not authenticity, liquidity, or a fragmented buying experience — it’s finding enjoyment and community after the point of purchase. Chance is designed to be the first platform built by TCG natives for TCG collectors, combining instant liquidity, transparent transactions, and a vibrant social layer in a single integrated experience.
The company was founded by Jun Park, who brings extensive experience across frontier technology and TCG, alongside Arvin Dabiri, whose brand GoatedPullz has established him as a trusted name in the Pokémon TCG community over the past five years for buying, selling, and vending. The broader founding team is composed entirely of people deeply rooted in TCG culture and community, a factor the company’s investors say is central to its authenticity and competitive advantage. The round brings together a coalition of top-tier consumer, gaming, and technology investors at a time when selective funding environments have made it increasingly difficult for early-stage companies to attract capital of this quality.
Within just two weeks of launching its open beta, Chance recorded trading volume that exceeded all internal projections, including over $100,000 in volume in a single day. That early momentum builds on organic social growth, with the company’s original content generating over 500,000 views on Instagram since launching in November. Chance says its platform allows collectors to find top cards, trade instantly, and enjoy a community of like-minded enthusiasts through group chats, shared games, and more — turning the act of collecting into an ongoing, connected experience rather than a series of isolated transactions.
Chance’s investors describe the TCG and collectibles market as one of the fastest-evolving cultural asset classes, particularly in Asia, and argue that the winners in this space will be those who love the world most authentically. Simon Kim of Hashed noted that authenticity is the real edge in a market where fast-followers cannot easily replicate what a founder-native team builds. More information about Chance can be found at Chance.live and on the company’s Instagram.
KEY QUOTES:
“After interviewing more than 200 content creators, institutional players, families, collectors, and streamers, many of whom are close friends, we saw a clear and urgent gap in the market. Collectors need more than a marketplace. They need a home where collecting leads to connecting. And that’s exactly what Chance is building.”
Jun Park, Founder and CEO, Chance
