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Rise of Fearless Secures $1M Funding from Epic Edges to Scale African Gaming
Rise of Fearless secures US$1 million in funding from Epic Edges to scale its African-owned mobile game.
Key points
- Epic Edges Capital provided US$1 million in funding via a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE).
- The game has surpassed 15,000 downloads on the Apple App Store and Google Play.
- Its largest player communities are in Nigeria, Ethiopia and South Africa.
Why it matters. The funding is intended to help address structural challenges facing African gaming companies, including access to reliable technology, servers and cross-border payment infrastructure.
Rise of Fearless, an African-owned battle royale mobile game, has secured US$1 million from advisory firm Epic Edges Capital through a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE). The funds will go toward talent, technology and marketing, and bring experienced international developers and gaming executives into the team. The free-to-play game, launched in 2025, has passed 15,000 downloads, with its largest communities in Nigeria, Ethiopia and South Africa.
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Rise of Fearless Secures $1M Funding from Epic Edges to Scale African Gaming
Rise of Fearless , the African-owned battle royale mobile game inspired by African history and culture, has secured US$1 million in funding from advisory firm Epic Edges Capital . The capital injection, structured as a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE), will support Rise of Fearless’s next phase of growth, with investment in talent, technology, infrastructure, marketing, and community-building to strengthen the game and expand its audience beyond its existing markets. The investment will also bring experienced international developers and gaming executives into the team as the company scales. Launched in 2025, Rise of Fearless is built around an African perspective on the battle royale genre, drawing narrative inspiration from Ethiopia’s historic 1896 victory at the Battle of Adwa. Its characters, environments, hairstyles and attire are intentionally designed to reflect African identities and experiences, offering players an alternative to the Western-centric narratives and visual tropes that have traditionally dominated mainstream gaming. Rise of Fearless is being built as an African-owned gaming IP with global ambitions. Rooted in African history and culture, the original universe is designed to reach international audiences while retaining African creative and commercial ownership. The free-to-play mobile game on the Apple App Store and Google Play has surpassed 15,0.
Rise of Fearless secures $1 million to build a gaming franchise
Rise of Fearless, the African-owned battle royale mobile game, has raised $1 million from Epic Edges Capital, a Dubai-based investment firm, through a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE), to expand its audience and build a commercially sustainable gaming franchise. The fresh capital will fund game development, infrastructure, marketing, and community-building, while bringing experienced international gaming executives and developers into the project. The investment comes amid growing investor interest in Africa’s gaming industry, fuelled by an expanding player base and demand for locally developed games. Africa’s gaming market is projected to generate $1.98 billion in revenue in 2026, according to a report by gaming tech startup Carry1st and research firm Newzoo. Mobile gaming is expected to account for nearly 82% of that revenue. Launched in 2025 , Rise of Fearless is a free-to-play battle royale game based on Ethiopia’s 1896 Battle of Adwa , where players can choose avatars and weapons and compete in a peer-to-peer survival match. The game, available on Google Play Store and the App Store, has recorded over 15,000 total downloads, according to its founder, Kanessa Muluneh. She said the investment marks a shift from experimenting with a gaming product to building a business capable of competing internationally. “Launching a game is really not the hardest part,” she told .