NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 21, 2026--
GEICO today announced a new partnership with five-time WNBA All-Star, two-time Olympic gold medalist, Minnesota Lynx forward and Unrivaled Co-Founder, Napheesa Collier.
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Building upon existing WNBA and athlete partnerships, GEICO is teaming up with Collier as part of its growing investment in women's basketball. The announcement follows GEICO's recent partnership with the Minnesota Lynx, further deepening the company's commitment to the sport at both the team and individual level.
The partnership will spotlight the everyday moments behind Collier's life as an athlete, entrepreneur and mom, giving fans a closer look at who she is beyond the game.
"We've said from the beginning that we don't want to just put our logo on women's basketball. We want to help tell the stories that deserve to be told," said Arianna Orpello, GEICO's Chief Marketing Officer. "Phee is one of the most accomplished players in the game, but she's also a founder, a mom and someone helping shape where the sport goes next. What makes her such a natural partner for GEICO is the people around her, the community she's built and the impact she has far beyond the court. That's what we're excited to be part of."
"It means so much to have GEICO show up for both the Lynx and me," said Collier. "This game has never been about one person. It's always been about the people who help you get there. My family, my teammates and the community that's supported me throughout my career are a huge part of my story. I'm excited to partner with a brand that understands that and wants to tell those stories alongside me."
The partnership will come to life across social content, community activations, and appearances throughout the 2026 WNBA playoffs, offseason and Unrivaled season three — carrying fans into the moments they rarely get to see.
GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company), the third-largest auto insurer in the U.S., was founded in 1936 and insures vehicles in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. GEICO, a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, constantly strives to make lives better by protecting people against unexpected events while saving them money and providing an outstanding customer experience. Along with personal auto insurance, commercial auto and personal umbrella coverages are also available. Homeowners, renters, condo, flood, identity theft, term life, and more coverages are written through non-affiliated insurance companies and are secured through the GEICO Insurance Agency, LLC. Visit GEICO.com for a quote or to learn more.
GEICO announced a new partnership with five-time WNBA All-Star, two-time Olympic gold medalist, Minnesota Lynx forward and Unrivaled Co-Founder, Napheesa Collier.
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 21, 2026--
W4 Games, the company building enterprise technology and support for the open-source Godot Engine, announced it has raised $18 million in Series B funding to expand its international team by 50%, accelerate development of its enterprise offering, and support growing demand from enterprise developers using Godot. The new funding round has been led by Tencent, with support from other investors including OSS Capital, Lux Capital, Naval Ravikant and Tobias Lutke’s family office.
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W4 Games has also signed a multi-year strategic partnership with Tencent to help the company scale its business, and the Godot ecosystem in Asia. The Series B funding brings W4 Games' total funding raised to date to $33 million.
The collaboration marks a significant milestone for the growing open-source video game development ecosystem. Known for its flexibility and permissive licensing, Godot Engine has emerged as a leading open-source alternative to proprietary video game engines, supported by a rapidly expanding global developer community.
W4 Games was founded by core Godot developers and contributors to help bring Godot Engine to the enterprise market, providing tools, support, and services that enable studios of all sizes to build and ship video games with the engine.
Godot has seen significant growth over the past five years. According to SteamDB, the number of Godot video games published on Steam grew by more than 50% year-on-year in both 2024 and 2025. Analysis of Gamalytic data by W4 Games also indicates that the number of Godot video games generating more than $1 million in annual sales has risen from two to more than 50 in the last three years. Popular Game Jam events such as Global Game Jam and GMTK Game Jam also point to a generational shift towards Godot, whose share of submitted video games has grown from 10% to 50% since 2022.
Under the agreement, W4 Games and Tencent will also work together to expand the reach of Godot Engine among enterprises, video game studios and developers in Asia. The partnership will support the development and adoption of W4 technologies through the region. This will include go-to-market initiatives, localization, ecosystem support, advocacy and market development.
“This collaboration with Tencent marks an important next step for W4 Games as we expand globally and bring Godot to more studios and developers,” said Nicola Farronato, Co-CEO of W4 Games. “With Tencent as both a strategic partner and an investor, we have an opportunity to accelerate the adoption of enterprise-ready Godot technologies, particularly in Asia, while continuing to strengthen the open-source ecosystem that sits at the heart of everything we do.”
“Over the past few years, Godot has emerged as one of the world’s fastest-growing game engine technologies, with W4 Games at the forefront of its adoption by major studios and enterprises. We’re excited to work with Tencent to build on the momentum and further establish Godot Engine as a leading platform for companies creating the next generation of video games,” says Juan Linietsky, Godot Engine creator and W4 Games founder.
W4 Games expects its contribution to the Godot Engine project to continue growing alongside its enterprise business. Wherever possible, improvements developed through its work with enterprise customers are contributed upstream to Godot, enabling advances developed for individual studios to benefit the wider developer community.
About W4 Games
W4 Games is the leading enterprise partner for Godot Engine, providing commercial tools, cloud services, and professional support to help game studios build and ship games with the open-source Godot Engine. The engine itself is MIT-licensed and developed by a worldwide community, stewarded by the independent non-profit Godot Foundation. Founded by core contributors to the Godot project, W4 Games is dedicated to growing the Godot enterprise ecosystem while constantly improving the free and open source engine for the global developer community. W4 Games is also a research and development powerhouse in game engine technologies. Thanks to this unique essence the company is entertaining business collaborations with top game developers and tech giants.
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