FRVR raises $3 million from Accel for HTML5 cross-platform games

FRVR has made its name as a publisher of lightweight HTML5 games such as Basketball FRVR, which has been played more than 5.6 billion times. And now it has raised $3 million in a round of funding led by Accel Partners.The Malta-based game publisher will use the money to expand its games to new markets and platforms and continue its team growth. FRVR creates games for both chat and “post-app store” platforms like Facebook Messenger.Besides Accel, other investors include Makers Fund and angel investors, along games industry luminaries Paul Heydon and David Helgason, the founder of Unity.