Categories Posted inin Technology Gaming’s future, as viewed by the $6 billion-dollar man (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 15, 2014 9 min Signia Venture Partners' Rick Thompson talks about the future of games. Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Business Western mobile gaming is 'years behind China' Posted byby Jeff Grubb September 15, 2014 2 min Rick Thompson of Signia Venture Partners says Western gaming can capture Chinese-level success by focusing on fun. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business The DeanBeat: Will Neuro Games become the next revolution of the game business? Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 16, 2014 8 min The category has a lot of hype, but it is diverse, and more startups are emerging. Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Technology Here’s more must-see speakers for GamesBeat 2014: Total World Domination Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 5, 2014 4 min Speakers from SGN, Signia, IDG Ventures, and Lionsgate will join our Sept. 15-16 game conference. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business How a seasoned venture capitalist at IDG Ventures views game investments (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 16, 2014 16 min IDG Ventures' Phil Sanderson has quietly become one of the most successful venture capitalists backing games. Continue Reading 16 min
Categories Posted inin Business Signia Venture Partners forming $100M fund for mobile, gaming, ed-tech startups Posted byby GamesBeat June 4, 2013 2 min Signia Venture Partners is raising a $100 million fund. It was formed by Playdom Inc founder Rick Thompson-- who sold his company to Disney for $763.2 million in 2010-- and fellow tech industry veterans Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Signia Venture Partners’ Rick Thompson delivers the über-investor’s take on mobile gaming investments (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 14, 2013 6 min Signia Venture Partners VC is on the lookout for hot mobile game trends. Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business How Rick Thompson became the über investor for gaming (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 18, 2013 13 min The co-founder of Playdom is funding game companies; he thinks Zynga's chief executive ought to give up his supervoting rights. Continue Reading 13 min