IN Games

Venture Capital in Video Games


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Spike and Andy are joined by Jackson Vaughan, Managing Partner at Konvoy Ventures (@konvoyventures), Luke Alvarez, Founding Managing Partner of Hiro Capital (@hirocapital), and Craig Fletcher (@wizzouk), Founder of Multiplay and Venture Partner at Ascension Ventures.

The group talks about why gaming has been underfunded so far (11:00) even though some of the biggest IP franchises are based on video games (22:00), how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the VC environment (31:00), why venture capital seems hard to approach (39:00), and finally share their thoughts on how game studios should raise capital (45:00).

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IN GamesBy Spike Laurie and Andy Payne