Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 18, 2010
To see the video of This Week in VC click on this link. We spent the first 45 minutes or so talking about industry trends (in this order): The history and background of True Ventures, one of my favorite early-stage VC’s (and the one with whom Om is a venture partner). Competitors: Playdom , Social Gaming Network.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 1, 2009
In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. There are now signs the VC market has gathered pace meaning it’s a great time to be fund raising.
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TechCrunch
MAY 11, 2021
.” The full list of partners right now includes Dire Wolf Digital, Nomad Games, Auroch Digital, Restoration Games, Steve Jackson Games, Knights of Unity, Skyship Studios, EncounterPlus, PlannarAlly and Sugar Gamers, as well as individual creators and developers. Image Credits: The Last Gameboard.
TechCrunch
MAY 4, 2021
CRE Ventures led that round , but this time, the company, which has offices in Cape Town and New York, brought in a blue-chip group of investors spanning gaming, media and fintech. VC firm Konvoy Ventures led the Series A round. The company started as a game studio, developing and launching its own mobile games.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 15, 2010
It’s sort of Jack FM meets Total Request Live meets UCG/Social Gaming (at least in the future). Tiny Speck Online gaming start-up. I found this investment strange since normally VC’s hate to bet on gaming companies. In my mind, not a typical VC investment. OTHER STUFF.
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 8, 2021
I’ve seen some founders — as a VC, this is gonna sound self-serving me saying this — but I’ve seen some founders that raise way too little capital in their pre-seed round or their seed round. Don’t be afraid to just go for the teeth of the dragon, so to speak,” said Berdichevsky, who led the development of the Tesla Roadster’s battery pack.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 3, 2009
Facebook Apps, iPhone Apps, Social Games and now The Real-time Web (finally a new, sexier buzzword to replace Web 2.0. That died with waterfall software development. Do you really want to spent $100k building a product to discover through Customer Development that the market is too small? Do so at your peril.
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