For our first investor survey of the year, Lucas Matney interviewed eight VCs who invest in massively multiplayer online games to discuss 2021 trends and opportunities: - Hope Cochran, Madrona Venture Group
- Daniel Li, Madrona Venture Group
- Niko Bonatsos, General Catalyst
- Ethan Kurzweil, Bessemer Venture Partners
- Sakib Dadi, Bessemer Venture Partners
- Jacob Mullins, Shasta Ventures
- Alice Lloyd George, Rogue
- Gigi Levy-Weiss, NFX
Having moved far beyond shooters and sims, platforms like Twitch, Discord and Fortnite are “where culture is created,” said Daniel Li of Madrona. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez uses Twitch to explain policy positions, major musicians regularly perform in-game concerts on Fortnite, and in-game purchases generated tens of billions last year. “Gaming is a unique combination of science and art, left and right brain,” said Gigi Levy-Weiss of NFX. “It's never just science (i.e., software and data), which is why many investors find it hard.” On Thursday, we’ll run our second VC survey of 2021: Mike Butcher polled several investors who focus on Lisbon about its growing status as the city “gears up to be a European tech tiger.” I hope your 2021 is off to a great start; thanks very much for reading Extra Crunch! Walter Thompson Senior Editor, TechCrunch @yourprotagonist Read more |
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