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Nov 2024
Meeple Corp is a video game studio transforming analogue play for the digital world. Adapting award-winning board games into major digital platforms, our first game Kingdomino, from the world-renowned author Bruno Cathala will be released in 2025.
Investor
Oct 2024
Bandit Island is a team of veteran game developers, creating games for players to play together. Bandits are here to lead the way, inspire each other and grow together to create rich compelling worlds to play in.
Investor
Jun 2024
We are part of a new breed of Small Tech Companies.
Small Tech yet Big Aspirations. AI tools, machine-learning and automation are at the very essence of our operation. These tools enable us to continually challenge the status quo. We’re re-thinking marketing, we’re re-considering ‘the organisation’ and we’re re-imagining games and apps.
Were a small team... so everyone has to wear multiple hats. We all get stuck in and, where possible, we get the not-so-fun bits completed by our AI friends. Especially accounts.
In just a few short months, we’ve built some incredible systems & capabilities to automate & scale content production through AI. With these systems now in place, we’re now testing these systems on the ‘quiz’ category.
Half Moon was founded in early 2023 by Pieter Kooyman, an experienced games executive. We are backed by some of the highest profile angels you can imagine (Miniclip, Space Ape, Tripledot, Fumb Games, Playsimple, Mopub, etc.).
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May 2024
Brainspark Games is a multi-award winning EdTech Gaming studio, building AI powered FREE, culturally inclusive, educational mobile games aligned with the UK national curriculum for 7-13yos.
We condense 12 weeks term time learning into a few hours of fun, fast gameplay!
We are pioneering neurogames technology and building GCSE games.
Traction
• March ’23: Awarded Innovate UK ‘Inclusive Innovation Award
• Feb ’23: Awarded Innovate UK ‘MindsetXR grant
• Dec ’22: Awarded Smart grant for ‘Creator Spark
• Mar ’22-23: Winner Innovate UK ‘Women In Innovation Award’
• Oct 21: Awarded Innovate UK grant for ‘Audience of the Future’ for climate game
• 70k downloads
• Aug 21: Released History MVP featuring Tudors in the Apple & Google Play Stores
2021/22 Accolades
• Feb ’23: featured in HolonIQ’s ‘Europe’s EdTech 200’, Advanced Tech category
• Jan ’23: Shortlisted for AWEXR Climate Education Challenge Prize, USA
• Dec ’22: Semi-finalist for 2023 GSV Cup, Elite 200, USA
• Sept ’22: Finalist ‘Barclays Entrepreneur of the Year - Games Award’
• July ’22: Guest Exhibitor at Festival of Education
• June ’22: Speaker ‘London Tech Week
• May ’22: Speaker World EdTech Forum
• April 22: Selected for UKie Barclays ‘Demo Day’ & ‘Barclays Games Frenzy
• April 22: Speaker ASU+GSV Summit ‘Future of Learning: Metaverse, Web3 & Educational Mobile Games
• Feb 22: Nominated for ‘Best Social Impact’ Unity Award
• Feb 22: Semi-finalist for 2022 GSV Cup, Elite 200
• Nov 21: 4 x awards at DevelopHer Awards
• Nov 21: Top 30 Global Winners of ‘EdTech Creator Challenge’ by GSV & Unity
• Sept 21: Creative Industries ‘100 Ones To Watch 2021’
• July 21: featured in UK Tech News as 1 of London’s most diverse tech startups
• June 21: Listed as ‘Inspiring EdTech Female Founder’ by Super Charger ventures
Investor
Nov 2023
NumberEight is a global leader in privacy-first data solutions. Our ID-less technology specializes in transforming untapped signals into actionable audience insights with advanced AI to power omnichannel curation and targeting.
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Feb 2023
Founded in 2021, Zibra AI is a Ukrainian deep-tech company that builds AI-powered solutions for VFX and 3D creation for gaming, TV, filming, and beyond.
Our suite of tools allows you to seamlessly incorporate high-quality, real-time VFX and OpenVDB effects into any engine, democratizing the creative process and making it much more efficient.
Prefer to focus on your core business needs? We offer custom creative services and drive innovation through dedicated R&D efforts.
Entrust your project to us.
Composed of passionate gaming enthusiasts and seasoned experts in 3D programming, VFX creation and physics, our team draws on years of experience from leading gaming and tech companies and will manage your project with precision, ensuring you get exactly what you need.
Investor
Oct 2022
Curating games and managing chaos. We’re a games label for talented development studios to publish extraordinary games with a community-focused approach.
Led by a team with decades of experience driving commercial and critical success in games and entertainment; sometimes zealous, always hardworking, launching our first games in 2023.
We’re hiring. We’re signing. Come join us!
Investor
Aug 2022
From now on Wanyoo UK will be known as SideQuest.
The overall rebranding looks to establish Sidequest as a universal brand. With Wanyoo being founded in 1998 and originating in China, the brand is only recognised in certain regions of the world. However, with SideQuest’s mission to become a more internationally recognised organisation the company has unveiled a new logo, slogan, website and app.
Utilising the phrase “Play your way”, SideQuest will still retain what made Wanyoo unique, which was by providing a source of healthy and joyful entertainment.
Investor
Aug 2022
Methodical Games is a newly formed studio built around a fundamental set of ideals; a lean talented team, direct cross-discipline collaboration, quick iteration, and developer-driven processes. Our goal is to foster a haven for developers to push the bounds of their craft and collaborate directly with other creative minds. As our name suggests, we pride ourselves on a detail oriented approach to game development with a focus on meticulously crafted gameplay. You might even call it an obsession. We’re seeking passionate individuals from all walks of life to join us in building something great.
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Apr 2022
Game developers charting new ground in the simulation space. Our first title Firehawk, is a true physics FPV drone simulator that adds combat to the mix to make a first of its kind trainer. 98% positive reviews on Steam!
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Meeple Corp is a video game studio transforming analogue play for the digital world. Adapting award-winning board games into major digital platforms, our first game Kingdomino, from the world-renowned author Bruno Cathala will be released in 2025.
Investor
Oct 2024
Bandit Island is a team of veteran game developers, creating games for players to play together. Bandits are here to lead the way, inspire each other and grow together to create rich compelling worlds to play in.
Investor
Jun 2024
We are part of a new breed of Small Tech Companies.
Small Tech yet Big Aspirations. AI tools, machine-learning and automation are at the very essence of our operation. These tools enable us to continually challenge the status quo. We’re re-thinking marketing, we’re re-considering ‘the organisation’ and we’re re-imagining games and apps.
Were a small team... so everyone has to wear multiple hats. We all get stuck in and, where possible, we get the not-so-fun bits completed by our AI friends. Especially accounts.
In just a few short months, we’ve built some incredible systems & capabilities to automate & scale content production through AI. With these systems now in place, we’re now testing these systems on the ‘quiz’ category.
Half Moon was founded in early 2023 by Pieter Kooyman, an experienced games executive. We are backed by some of the highest profile angels you can imagine (Miniclip, Space Ape, Tripledot, Fumb Games, Playsimple, Mopub, etc.).
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