SDG Lab is funding social discovery startups.

Social Discovery Group launches $20M venture fund to invest in social discovery startups

Social Discovery Group said it is starting SDG Lab, a $20 million corporate venture fund that will invest in social discovery startups.

The mission is to transform virtual intimacy into the new normal. Led by Alex Kudos, former CMO of Social Discovery Group, SDG Lab is more than just an investor—it is a hands-on partner for entrepreneurs building innovative social discovery and connection technologies.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.