Gaming's next wave isn't just about playing; it's about acquiring. 10 of the largest acquisitions happened in the last 3 years, so I predict 2025 will see M&A moves making large shifts in gaming. Here's why: 1. Entertainment giants (Netflix, Disney+, Prime) will realize gaming

Astro Bot winning 2024 GOTY hits close to home. While this is obviously huge news for the industry, it strikes an emotional cord for me. Every evening after dinner, I find my son completely lost in Astro Bot's world. His eyes light up as he guides the little robot on

The first 100 days after an acquisition can make or break a deal, but not for the reasons most founders think. The small wins in the first post-merger integration days determine if your deal succeeds or implodes. Why? 👇 Because momentum is psychological currency. When an

Only 6 web3 gaming exits in 2023-2024... but 20+ acquisition targets are still waiting. web3 gaming M&A has been remarkably quiet despite the investment hype during the bull. I would have expected more buzz than a sluggish 6 acquisitions (with only 2 actually fully disclosing

Many believe social gaming is dead, but Discord's 200M monthly active users prove otherwise. Activities, Discord's new gaming platform could rival Facebook's historic 30M daily active gaming users peak. Here's why this time is different: Unlike Facebook, Snap, or TikTok,

How much do founders make upon selling their business? Short answer: "It depends." But here's what the data shows: - 92% of tech exits happen below $200M - 90% below $100M. Media loves covering unicorn IPOs and billion-dollar acquisitions, but most successful founders face a

PMF in gaming looks nothing like what you see in SaaS. While Figma took 5 years to find it, gaming companies often know within months if they have a hit or a miss. User engagement either explodes immediately or doesn't. Players don't "gradually" fall in love with games like

On the surface, I have: - Raised +$40M from renowned VC firms - Sold a company - Bought several companies - Mainstage Speaker at WebSummit Been a Venture Partner at VC But behind the scenes, I've been rejected over 1,000 times: - By Investors - By potential customers - By

Big Tech's playbook: Buy the competition. Apple's playbook: Buy the building blocks. Apple doesn't care about flashy acquisitions. They care about building foundational capabilities that eventually become key to their core. Some of their moves worth mentioning: - Acquired

Gaming in 2025 prediction: Al will enable solo devs to create $100M hits and 2-person teams to build AAA games. Here are the major shifts coming to gaming this year: 1. We're already seeing early signs of "micro-studios" leveraging tools like Midjourney and GPT-4 for asset

Recently saw this viral post on my feed. And I agree fundraising pitch decks should bring Clarity, Relevance, and Conciseness to the conversation. Otherwise, it's just fluff. Some questions your pitch deck should *also* answer if you're raising for a gaming company 👇 1. How

Gaming founders, check this out 👇 A16Z GAMES is hosting the new cohort of Speedrun in SF. Speedrun is an early-stage accelerator for startups at the intersection of Tech and Games. The program is a complete curriculum on topics that define the category these days, so make sure

Gaming founders: raising VC in 2025? Here's what you need to prove: 1. Clear path to organic user acquisition without relying solely on paid channels. I'd prioritize a strategy for cross-platform virality through social networks and content platforms, paired with metrics that

Gaming's next billion players won't need a console or PC. They'll just need a link. Here's why click-to-play is about to disrupt everything we know about gaming 👇 Flash games already enable click-to-play experiences that match the quality of native apps. ➡ Among Us reached

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Fundraising for your startup in 2025? Make the most out of ChatGPT and these tools I've written about how you should always do your research BEFORE reaching out to potential investors. Well, "Fundraising GPT will save you hundreds of hours of research to build your ideal