How a Black game studio founder is navigating the VC system in Poland

Venture capitalists often use a system known as accelerators to invest in very early business startups. The idea is to fund those companies in exchange for providing an environment where they can quickly grow. Game developer Epoch Media is in one of these programs: ReaktorX in Poland. On this week’s episode of How Games Make Money, I talked to Epoch cofounder Jeffery Thompson, Jr. about how the accelerator works. Thompson also speaks about operating a company as a Black American in the venture-capitalist system.

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