TWIG #125: Mr. Beast VC Fund, IronSource SPAC, 2K Tiger Woods, Discord $10B+, NYT Games Biz ft. Dean Takahashi from GamesBeat

Welcome to TWIG #125!

Today we cover:

#1. MrBeast’s management company, Night Media, has a new venture fund that’s backed by creators

#2 2k Sports Acqures HB Studios, signs PGA Tour 2k deal with Tiger Woods

#3. Thoma Bravo SPAC Agrees to Take IronSource Public

#4. Facing Post-Trump Slowdown, New York Times Eyes $100 Billion Games Market

#5. Discord exploring sale that could be worth more than $10 billion

LINKS:

#1. AdTech + Game Studios | The big DANGER from Applovin and Zynga

#2. Consumer Insights In Gaming

Guest:

- Dean Takahashi, Lead Writer VentureBeat & GamesBeat

Hosts:

- Miska Katkoff (@m_katkoff)

- Joe Kim (@jokim1)

- Eric Kress (@ekress)

- Adam Telfer (@adamwtelfer)

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