VC Cafe

JULY 21, 2022

billion is attributed to the pending Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard Besides Activision Blizzard, the big deals included Take-Two’s purchase of Zynga, Sony’s acquisition of Bungie, and the ESL and FaceIt acquisition by Savvy Games Group Mobile was the most active segment with 47 deals.

Forecast 190

Forecast IP Mobile Acquisition 190

VC Cafe

AUGUST 29, 2022

Check out the list of derivate IP from the BAYC collection below. The IP universe of BAYC (Source: Animoca Brands/ FORJ Research). million (partly thanks to their acquisition of RTFKT), followed by Dolce & Gabbana at $25.7 The top 15 strategic investors in gaming. Bored Ape M&Ms. Final thoughts.

IP 187

IP Strategic Investors Vertical Early Stage 187

View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2017

When there are many waves of innovation (AI/ML, voice, IoT, genomics, autonomous vehicles, blockchain, etc) propagating across many industries, it’s natural for corporations to use strategic investment as one way to harness that innovation for their own purposes. 4) Are these investment partners for the long haul?

Strategic Investors 120

Strategic Investors Post-Money Valuation Seed Stage Cofounder 120

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

The importance of the conference is that it assembles most of the top privately held early-to-mid-stage technology companies in the country (and some globally) as well as most VC’s, growth equity funds and corporate development departments from large industry players looking at technology acquisitions. This is often in the 5-7% range.

IPO 242

IPO Venture Capital Private Placement Cofounder 242