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Griffin is one of the worlds leading venture funds focused exclusively on gaming, with $1.5 billion under management — investing at the intersection of content, social platforms, and software infrastructure. We are founder-friendly, deeply committed to our industry, and bring decades of combined investment, advisory, and operational expertise. Griffin was founded by Peter Levin, Nick Tuosto, and Phil Sanderson. For more information on Griffin and its investments, visit www.griffingp.com.

In a world of complexity and rapid change, standard operating procedures fall short. Companies today need more than guidance—they need elite, specialized operators who swiftly assess, adapt, and execute with precision. That’s who we are. People who don’t know us call us consultants. Our clients—and we—know we’re something else. We’re a collective of agile problem solvers, uniquely experienced. Most of us have started companies. All of us have scaled many. We’re builders, investors, and operators by trade. Few of us have spent time in traditional consultancies. Now is the time for fresh thinking. And doing. We thrive when the stakes are high and the problems are thorny—when business renewal is mission-critical for survival and success. With a start-up ethos rooted in discipline, innovation, and rapid execution, we take on challenges that seem insurmountable. We don’t just diagnose issues; we get our hands dirty, finding creative, actionable solutions that drive real results. Our success lies in tackling the unexpected, solving the unsolvable, and delivering impact where others falter. After all, we’re here to build business opportunities—not PowerPoints. Think of us as co-pilots. Our clients do, which is why all of them are references. Our lean, elite structure is deliberate. It allows us to move faster, think smarter, and execute with precision. We don’t need endless layers of hierarchy or cumbersome processes to get results. We operate with urgency, bringing a nimble and efficient approach to even the most complex projects. Whether it’s a targeted mission or a full-scale transformation, we’re the strategic strike team you can rely on to get the job done. Mach49. Agents of Change.

Griffin is one of the worlds leading venture funds focused exclusively on gaming, with $1.5 billion under management — investing at the intersection of content, social platforms, and software infrastructure. We are founder-friendly, deeply committed to our industry, and bring decades of combined investment, advisory, and operational expertise. Griffin was founded by Peter Levin, Nick Tuosto, and Phil Sanderson. For more information on Griffin and its investments, visit www.griffingp.com.

In a world of complexity and rapid change, standard operating procedures fall short. Companies today need more than guidance—they need elite, specialized operators who swiftly assess, adapt, and execute with precision. That’s who we are. People who don’t know us call us consultants. Our clients—and we—know we’re something else. We’re a collective of agile problem solvers, uniquely experienced. Most of us have started companies. All of us have scaled many. We’re builders, investors, and operators by trade. Few of us have spent time in traditional consultancies. Now is the time for fresh thinking. And doing. We thrive when the stakes are high and the problems are thorny—when business renewal is mission-critical for survival and success. With a start-up ethos rooted in discipline, innovation, and rapid execution, we take on challenges that seem insurmountable. We don’t just diagnose issues; we get our hands dirty, finding creative, actionable solutions that drive real results. Our success lies in tackling the unexpected, solving the unsolvable, and delivering impact where others falter. After all, we’re here to build business opportunities—not PowerPoints. Think of us as co-pilots. Our clients do, which is why all of them are references. Our lean, elite structure is deliberate. It allows us to move faster, think smarter, and execute with precision. We don’t need endless layers of hierarchy or cumbersome processes to get results. We operate with urgency, bringing a nimble and efficient approach to even the most complex projects. Whether it’s a targeted mission or a full-scale transformation, we’re the strategic strike team you can rely on to get the job done. Mach49. Agents of Change.

Apex Fintech Solutions is a fintech powerhouse enabling seamless access, frictionless investing, and investor education for all. Apex’s suite of scalable solutions fuel innovation and evolution for hundreds of today’s market leaders, challengers, change makers, and visionaries. The Company’s digital ecosystem creates an environment where clients with big ideas are empowered to change the world. Apex works to ensure its partners succeed on the frontlines of the industry via bespoke custody & clearing, advisory, institutional, digital assets, and SaaS solutions through its Apex Clearing™, Apex Advisor Solutions™, Apex CODA Markets™, and Apex Silver™ brands. For more information, visit apexfintechsolutions.com. Disclaimers: https://go.apexclearing.com/social-media-terms-and-conditions

Were In The Business Of What Ought To Be The business of doing, creating, and building the world the way we see fit. We seek out the transformational opportunity, making it better, more useful, more valuable. At PEAK6, we activate what is into what ought to be through world-class technology, operational excellence and purposeful design. Headquartered in the Chicago Board of Trade Building, PEAK6 is not your typical investment firm. While trading got us our start and still powers our center, we quickly realized that our vision was to embrace and empower today’s consumer through technology, simplifying processes, improving performance and creating new wealth.

Forum Ventures is the leading early-stage fund, program and community for B2B SaaS startups. Founded in 2014 as Acceleprise, we’re on a mission to make the B2B SaaS journey easier, more accessible and successful for early-stage founders, through funding, high touch programming, corporate perks and introductions, and an active SaaS community. Forum For Founders, our pre-seed program, provides founders with $100k in funding and 15 intense weeks of talks, events, mentorship and 1:1 guidance focused on go to market and fundraising. Forum Seed, our seed fund, backs exceptional SaaS startups at the seed-stage both from within and outside of our pre-seed program. With over 400 portfolio companies, Forum founders have gone on to raise ~$1B in follow-on funding from NEA, Andreessen Horowitz, Uncork Capital, 8VC, Founders Fund, Menlo Ventures, Canaan, Bowery Capital, Susa Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, SV Angel, True Ventures and many more. Learn more at www.forumvc.com Looking for more founder-focused advice? Subscribe to The Midnight Text -- a bi-weekly newsletter that provides honest answers to the unspoken questions that keep founders awake at (mid)night. https://midnighttext.substack.com/