TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

Head of content Lee Allentuck suggested that the last couple years (including the pandemic) have started to change game developers’ and publishers’ minds about the readiness of the industry for what’s next. “They see the digital crossover is going to happen — people are playing online board games now.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2021

Vaughan will also join the company’s board. 6 investors on 2021’s mobile gaming trends and opportunities. Africa’s gaming industry has lacked innovation in times past. “ We think social games and payments is the best first step to doing so, but we have very large ambitions.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

As a nation we know the benefits of encouraging entrepreneurship across backgrounds: Entrepreneurs create jobs, spark innovation and allow us to maintain our position as the most competitive nation on the planet. I began to realize that venture capital is a bit of a social game — and I was about to play it for two years.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2021

Amy Chang, who sold her business intelligence startup Accompany to Cisco, is joining Pragma’s board of directors. Meanwhile, the broader platform is currently in private beta testing with studios including One More Game (started by started by Pat Wyatt, one of Blizzard’s first employees) and Mitchell’s Mountain Top Studios.

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