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The NFL and the NFL Players Association have partnered with mobile app developer Nifty Games to create a new head-to-head NFL-themed game for smartphones. The game, NFL Clash, is expected to launch later this year.

Nifty Games also announced that it has raised $12 million in a Series A financing round. The round was led by March Capital Partners and included participation from Vulcan Capital, Courtside Ventures, Transcend Fund, Century Game and OneTeam Ventures, which is an investment vehicle owned by the NFLPA, MLBPA, MLSPA, USWNTPA and WNBPA. Axiomatic Gaming and Defy Partners both contributed to Nifty’s $3 million seed round in 2018, and also participated in the Series A.

The venture capital firms backing Nifty Games have strong ties to high-profile sports team owners and executives. Vulcan Capital was founded by Paul Allen, the late owner of the Seattle Seahawks. Courtside Ventures is backed by Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, while investors in Axiomatic Gaming include Michael Jordan, Golden State Warriors owner Peter Guber, and Washington Wizards owner Ted Leonsis.

With NFL Clash, users will be able to quickly find head-to-head opponents to compete on the digital gridiron. EA Sports’ Madden franchise has long been the only football video game with rights to NFL player likeness, but that is beginning to change. Nifty Games’ deal with the NFL and the NFLPA comes a month after the NFL partnered with Take-Two Interactive, which publishes the popular NBA 2K franchise.

Commenting on the funding, Nifty Games CEO Jon Middleton wrote, ““We’re grateful to have the continued support of our prestigious investors, and welcome a new round of investment partners from the worlds of sports, gaming, and technology. The Series A funding gives us the capital to continue to build great games and recruit top talent…

Seattle-based Vulcan Capital made two investments this week, backing computer vision startup AI.Reverie and mobile game developer Nifty Games.

• Vulcan led a $5.6 million round in New York-based AI.Reverie, which generates synthetic data to train algorithms. The company serves government clients and Fortune 500 companies across various use cases including weapons detection, airport simulation, cashierless shopping, delivery bots, and more. Vulcan Capital’s YB Choi joined the company’s board.

Nifty Games is aiming to reshape the mobile gaming strategies of national sports leagues, partnering with associations like the NFL and NBA to publish officially licensed titles that the startup hopes can take better advantage of mobile gaming trends.

The Bay Area games publisher announced Wednesday that they had recently closed a $12 million Series A round of fundraising led by March Capital Partners.  Defy Partners, aXiomatic Gaming, Vulcan Capital, Courtside Ventures, Transcend Fun

Middleton said in an interview with GamesBeat that NFL Clash is an innovative take on mobile football games, offering fans a new way to play head-to-head football game in just minutes. With mobile-first game design, NFL Clash lets people play wherever they are. Nifty Games is focused on delivering NFL fans fast, yet deep gameplay…