Kyber Knight’s $120M fund will invest in tech startups and games
Kyber Knight Capital launched a $120 million venture capital fund earlier this summer, and the firm said that games are part of its investment...
How the game investors at Signia Venture Partners have steered into VR
Rick Thompson has made a lot of good investments over time which have generated around $6 billion in returns, roughly speaking. He is knowledgeable...
VR VCs examine the gap between expectations and reality
Waves of virtual reality and augmented reality startups have their funding. Venture capitalists invested $1.7 billion in the AR/VR sector in the 12 months ended...
GamesBeat 2016 panel: Will the VR VCs make it rain?
I’m delighted to announce our newest panel for AR/VR Day at GamesBeat 2016. We have a panel of active investors who are looking at deals for augmented reality and virtual reality games. You can register for the event here. Check out the new agenda here.
Introducing the GamesBeat 2016 developer contest
We’re happy to announce the GamesBeat 2016 developer contest. We’re going to pick five developers who will demo their games at our annual GamesBeat conference,...
The DeanBeat: How to make VR survive long enough to become a boom
Nobody questions the viability of Microsoft’s Xbox business anymore. The company generates billions of dollars a year and healthy profits in the video game business....
GamesBeat Summit will examine what investors seek from game startups
We’re happy to be adding four new speakers on our Deals roundtable on game investments for the second annual GamesBeat Summit 2016, an event that’s set for...
VCs favor putting their money into esports and virtual reality
Many venture capitalists are shy about investing in games. And for the first nine months of 2015, game investments were down about 35 percent from...
Gambling and fantasy are the ‘biggest esports investment opportunities’
SAN FRANCISCO — Esports is a growing market that’s marching toward $1 billion in revenue, but some of the top investors in the space...
Our latest slate of speakers for GamesBeat 2015
The latest speakers will deliver unique perspectives on what's happening in gaming.