Gladwyne Partners Invests in Anshe Chung Studios

Anshe Chung Studios, which produces digital content and services for virtual worlds like Second Life, IMVU and others, has secured of funding from New York investment firm Gladwyne Partners, reports 3pointD.com. Gladwyne was an early investor in The Electric Sheep and also participated in Sheep's February 2007 $7 million round that included CBS.  Anshe is preparing to launch a virtual financial market, financial products and a set of services that are going to allow direct capital flow and investment across virtual world boundaries, we reported in May. Guntram Graef, Co-Founder, Anshe Chung Studios, Ltd., China will be speaking on the "Virtual Currency / Virtual Business = Big Business" panel at the Virtual Worlds Conference in Oct. in San Jose. Gladwyne executives will be attending the conference as well.  VirtualWorldsNews.com noticed Sheep and Anshe executives mingling closely at the recent Second Life Community Convention in Chicago.