TechStorm, a Singapore-based media community for esports, gaming and Web3 enthusiasts, announced Friday a new partnership with metaverse startup launchpad Original Startups Collective (OSC), aimed at growing diverse metaverse entrepreneurial communities across the region.

Through this collaboration, the two organizations will bring their collective resources, expertise, community connections and integrated virtual experiences to the vibrant OSC metaverse environment, TechStorm said in a statement.

OSC is a borderless metaverse startup launchpad founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, with the goal of aggregating myriad talent in the digital space, including prolific start-up owners, investors and ecosystem developers, under a vibrant Web 3.0 platform community.

“I’m thrilled that TechStorm will be partnering with OSC to create larger brand opportunities for prospective community members looking to enter the Metaverse. This collaboration will unlock experiential opportunities for TechStorm’s pan-regional community of 90 million esports and tech enthusiasts, leveraging OSC’s range of extended reality experiences,

“As Southeast Asia’s leading esports and tech media organization, we are proud to pioneer the move to synergise with a “metaverse-ready” business and foster a future-forward “metaverse-generation,” said Debbie Lee, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of TechStorm.

As the metaverse evolves, it is reshaping how people meet, play, work and interact in a virtual, 3D world, giving users and businesses endless avenues for porting real-world assets and services.

“OSC is excited about this partnership with TechStorm, which will bring collective value to our combined communities. As a truly borderless and immersive Metaverse launchpad, our collaboration seeks to create a shared experience and culture for our members. The goal is to accelerate our common vision of driving a new Web 3.0 movement that empowers members in their quest for entrepreneurship and talent engagement in a hyper-real alternative virtual world,” said Edmas Neo, Head of OSC Founding Council.

TechStorm is Asia’s largest 24/7 media distribution platform that celebrates the region’s rising stars in esports, gaming and tech innovations; made available across 26 countries, showcasing a compelling line-up of the exclusive entertainment targeting mass, esports spectator audience, millennials, GenZs and young families.

The 24/7 network’s meteoric rise across Asia now reaches 90 million esports, gaming and tech enthusiasts from more than 100 platforms in 11 markets in Asia. Its Asian original content is readily distributed to 96 million mobile handset users in 26 countries.

The company is backed by blue-chip, high profile venture capital groups and founded by prominent industry business leaders in media and technology with more than 30 years of extensive domain expertise and business operations. It is owned and operated by TechTV Network Pte Ltd with its international headquarters in Singapore.

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