Alina Nilsson

Respond.io is an AI-powered platform that helps businesses maximize leads and enable sales over chat. By leveraging every conversation as an opportunity for business growth, the platform empowers over 10,000 brands across the globe to seize those opportunities faster. In 2022, respond.io raised $7 million in Series A funding, led by Headline Asia with participation from AltaIR Capital, Smart Partnership Capital, Sterling Oak Group and Calendula Ventures. From its headquarters in Malaysia, respond.io continues to innovate and advance the future of customer conversations.

Game Informer is a veteran of publishing that continues to shape the video game industry by expanding perspectives and providing in-depth knowledge and insight into the games market through the latest video game news, previews, and reviews as well as exclusive coverage and gameplay of upcoming games and systems.

Plug and Play is a global innovation platform founded in Silicon Valley in 2006. We connect the people and organizations that drive technology forward, and turn those connections into real business outcomes. We run accelerator programs, facilitate corporate-startup pilots, invest in early-stage companies, and help governments and institutions build innovation ecosystems. Our network includes corporations, startups, investors, universities, and mentors across more than 20 industries and 60 locations worldwide. Since inception, weve accelerated thousands of startups and invested in over 2,500 companies. Our portfolio includes PayPal, Dropbox, LendingClub, Honey, and N26. Industries we work in: Advanced Manufacturing · Aerospace & Defense · Agtech · Animal Health · Brand & Retail · Crypto & Digital Assets · Deeptech · Energy · Enterprise & AI · Fintech · Food & Beverage · Health · Insurtech · Lifetech · Maritime · Media & Advertising · Medtech · Mobility & Physical AI · New Materials & Packaging · Real Estate & Construction · Semiconductors · Smart Cities · Sportstech · Supply Chain · Sustainability · Travel & Hospitality Where we operate: Americas: Silicon Valley · New York · Los Angeles · Washington D.C. · Detroit · Seattle · São Paulo · Alberta Europe: London · Munich · Stuttgart · Paris · Amsterdam · Barcelona · Madrid · Milan · Turin · Gothenburg · Vienna · Istanbul · Antwerp · Vilnius · Tirana · Yerevan · Tbilisi · Limassol · Tashkent Middle East & Africa: Riyadh · Abu Dhabi · Cairo Asia-Pacific: Tokyo · Osaka · Kyoto · Singapore · Seoul · Shanghai · Beijing · Shenzhen · Jakarta · Kuala Lumpur · Phnom Penh · GIFT City

Gamegroove Capital, launched in 2019 by serial entrepreneurs and game development veterans turned investors, is an early stage venture capital fund with the focus on early stage investments in the gaming, AI, web3 and occasionally other tech. We follow on in funding rounds, and our portfolio companies have successfully raised capital from such investors as Republic Capital, CoinFund, Avalanche’s Blizzard Fund, Morningstar Ventures. Also, we invest alongside world-class game developers and publishers like Activision Blizzard and Animoca Brands, top-tier game-focused VC funds such as Griffin Gaming Partners, and notable angel investors like Justin Kan (co-founder of Twitch). Based across Europe & US.

Respond.io is an AI-powered platform that helps businesses maximize leads and enable sales over chat. By leveraging every conversation as an opportunity for business growth, the platform empowers over 10,000 brands across the globe to seize those opportunities faster. In 2022, respond.io raised $7 million in Series A funding, led by Headline Asia with participation from AltaIR Capital, Smart Partnership Capital, Sterling Oak Group and Calendula Ventures. From its headquarters in Malaysia, respond.io continues to innovate and advance the future of customer conversations.

Since 2010 we have been organising events on a different scale — from regular meetups and large conferences to fully operating them online; creating education programmes for entrepreneurs and senior management; running startup accelerators, pitch competitions and helping startups go global. Work in the tech space or need an innovative solution? you can trust us with your ideas.