MEDFORD, Ore — A local woman is making history after raising more than one million dollars in venture funds, for her gaming company launched two years ago.
Jessica Murrey is the CEO and co-founder of Wicked Saints Studios in Medford. The business, which was launched in 2020, creates games with a focus on “behavioral technology.”
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The project that received the funding is called “World Reborn.” Murrey said it’s the world’s first adventure activism game and is intended to empower the younger generation through common ground activism. The app will also allow users to focus on their mental health and other healthy practices.
“It’s about how to attack the problem and not the person,” Murrey said. “On the app, young people can pick a mission to do in real life, that will help them change the community for the better.”
Although the road to get to the funding has been challenging, Murrey sees the milestone as inspiration to the next generation of female business pioneers.
“You think about the young women that will follow and so I do think there’s that extra pressure,” Murrey said. “So we knew we had to knock this out the park.
“Not only for others to look at us to see that we did it and its possible, but also pave the way so that is also becomes a normal thing.”
Murrey says she plans to do a soft launch of the game in late summer. Their website can be found here: Wicked Saints Studios
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