Agenda

With the industry in flux, founding studios is harder than ever. From the rapidly changing funding landscape, to studio closures, to new tech and tooling, to new player patterns of Gen A growing up on Roblox and Fortnite it's hard to know how to succeed. Join our rockstar panel of game studio founders who beat the odds to raise a combined total of over $40 Million to date. From navigating investor pitches (and "push back") to building investor trust and overcome knee-jerk reactions to balancing creative vision with business realities, these microtalks and panel offers candid stories and practical strategies for turning bold ideas into thriving studios. We will hear hard-earned lessons from the game studio founders, successes as well as failures. Whether you're an aspiring founder or an established game developer looking to scale, this conversation will arm you with the inspiration and tactics to secure capital and bring your studio to life.