Starting a New Game Studio | 3 CEOs Who Raised Millions Talk Funding!

Host: 

• Joe Kim, Deconstructor of Fun Podcast Host, Managing Partner of GameMakers, and CEO of LILA Games.

We are joined by the founders and CEOs of 3 recently funded game studios:  

1. Antti Hattara, CEO of StarBerry  ($1.3M led by Play Ventures)    

2. Emily Greer, CEO of Double Loop ($2.5M led by London Venture Partners)   

3. Travis Boatman, CEO of Carbonated ($8.5M led by Andreessen Horowitz)    

Today we’ll be talking about what it takes to start a games studio and also how to get funding for your studio. 

So more specifically we’ll talk about:      

1. What is the current environment for starting a games studio?
2. What are the key opportunities to pursue?
3. What does the funding environment look like?
4. What are challenges? 
5. Advice for new founders?