Independent Game Funding

Here's a recent interview that I gave NotesOnGameDev.net describing the need to focus on investing in the game development "ecosystem".



On Game Career Guide's forums, Beth Dillon commented on one of the needs in the industry- lot's of independent developers are looking for funding:

So I've had a lot of people ask about how to get funding as an independent developer. I'm starting to seek more information about this, and it turns out there's a new investment firm from one of THQ's own: Shiraz Akmal. He's now Managing Director of GCube Ventures, which says it offers funding for everything from development to publishing to distribution and then some. Just an interesting thought. They refer to it as the "gaming ecosystem."

You can see more at, of course, Game Development Ecosystem.

- Beth

Video Game Investment Firm - GCube Ventures

Many, many months in the making... and an industry first -- my new firm GCube Ventures is 100% focused on investing in all ideas and companies that fuel the growth of the game industry worldwide -- investing in all aspects of the "global gaming ecosystem".

GCube is the first investment firm to focus solely on the global game industry, one of the fastest-growing markets. GCube injects capital into its portfolio companies, and also provides value-added resources and strategic ongoing guidance -- acting as a “growth-engine” for promising companies. GCube provides its portfolio companies with an end-to-end business platform, which includes best-in-class human capital, cutting-edge business intelligence, industry-leading expertise, and a strong global co-investor network.