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Bee Cave Games Raises $1.4 M Seed Funding

By TechTaffy Desk

Bee Cave Games, a company founded by former Zynga, Electronic Arts, and Blizzard Entertainment veterans, has raised $1.4 million in a seed investment round from employees,  private investors and Glu Mobile.

The company has released a private beta of its social game Blackjack Casino  in Facebook, with mobile and tablet versions also being developed.

Bee Cave Games was founded in 2012, and is based out of Austin, Texas.

[Image courtesy: Bee Cave Games]

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