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Play Cubed — Pre-Round
Funded Fund: StoryHouse Fund I  ·  SH Check: $150K  ·  Valuation: $6.9M  ·  Closed: 2023-06-13
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One-Liner & Thesis

Play Cubed provides a suite of services called Wolfsbane that detect deepfake AI threats and prevent unauthorized AI cloning. We tailor our services to match the unique requirements of each client, having worked on a wide range of projects from startups to large enterprises and multi-billion dollar brands.

Q3 2025: Currently fundraising SH committed $150K, via StoryHouse Fund I, at a $6.9M valuation, in a $835K round, alongside HMC Inc.

Deal Box

Round Size
$835K
Valuation / Cap
$6.9M
Co-Investors
HMC Inc
SH Check
$150K
Fund
StoryHouse Fund I
Funding Round
Pre-Round
SH Investment Date
2023-06-13

Company Snapshot

Sector
Digital Entertainment, AI
Location
LA, California
Headcount
4
Year Founded
2023-05-01
Total Raised
$1.8M
Website
playcubed.io
Status
Private

Founders

Noah Edelman
Noah Edelman at Play Cubed.
Fazri Zubair
Fazri Zubair at Play Cubed.
Randy Saaf
Serial entrepreneur and software builder behind Play³, focused on delivering AI-integrated software solutions across startups and large enterprises.
Octavio Herrera
Technical co-founder of Play³, applying a physics background to architecting complex software and AI systems for high-performance client applications.

Latest Meeting Notes

2023-12-02 — Call

RAW NOTES: \- First LOI signed for Pete the Cat (they have the Garfield movie coming out); Alcon \- In all of their conversations with entertainment businesses, many of these customers see the looming threat of AI (see the AI generated images; they know music is next) \- There was a paper that was...

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2023-12-02 — Call

RAW NOTES: \- Reference call with Josh Jones, June 2023 \- Had fun playing around with the app and had a nice conversation with Josh \- Given the stage I want to focus most of this conversation on yourself and the team \- Who’s working on this company right now? How large is the team? \- \- How did...

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2023-07-26 — Call

RAW NOTES: \- Summary \- Raised $575K; making good progress on a handful of brand deals \- Would like $800K to feel a bit safer \- 2 years of runway with $575K; only issue is that to get one of the brand deals done, they may have to pay $25K-$100K (though it doesn't cost them to get LOIs \- Next...

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Reference Calls

2023-12-02: Reference involving Randy Saaf. RAW NOTES: \- Reference call with Josh Jones, June 2023 \- Had fun playing around with the app and had a nice conversation with Josh \- Given the stage I want to focus most of this conversation on yourself and the team \...