DARK STAR
Hiro Capital’s Dark Star event returns. Aimed at game studio founders who are thinking about raising money in 2024. The event brings together experienced investors, industry experts, and successful game studio founders to share their knowledge and insights on the fundraising process.
Hear from Hiro Capital’s Co-Founding Partner Sir Ian Livingstone, the Hiro Capital team and some of Hiro Capital’s successful founders.
Discover how:
To position your studio for a successful fundraising
Investors will view you and your studio
Current market conditions are impacting the fundraising landscape
The Hiro Capital team will be joined by:
Jan Joeckel, founder and CEO of Keen Games to talk about the leap from working with games publishers to becoming self published and launching Enshrouded
Andy Gore, founder and CEO of Soccerverse to talk about raising £2.5m from Hiro Capital and other investors, his expectations and reality
Brian Johnson, co-founder of Loric games to talk about his experience launching his studio with VC funding and the difference between pitching publishers and investors
As always, there will be time for you to ask your questions to the Hiro team and founders on the challenges and opportunities that you face
Click here to register.
INVESTORS IN THE FUTURE
Hiro Capital invests in innovators in Games, Esports, Digital Sports, Creative AI Platforms, Spatial Computing and Metaverse technologies.
We believe that Games, Sports and Spatial technologies will be at the heart of next generation human societies. For us, play is deep.
We are battle-scarred entrepreneurs who have founded games, sports and technology disruptors worth billions of dollars. We have led startups to IPOs in London and New York. We are gamers and sports nerds. We love gameplay, stories, IP and deep tech.
Hiro Capital is named for the hero you become when you play a game or sport; the hero you are, when you found and build a company; and because we are inspired by Hiro Protagonist, lead character in Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash, a hacker gamer swordsman who codes the Metaverse and saves the world against the odds.
We Believe That Games, Sports and Spatial Computing technologies will be a central pillar of life in the mid 21st century. We invest In the innovators who are building that future.
BUILDING THE METAVERSE OF TOMORROW
OUR INVESTMENTS
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WE MAKE GAMES BY WEAVING TRUST, CREATIVITY, AND EMPATHY INTO EVERYTHING WE DOSalt Lake City, USSeries A - 2023 -
Telltale Games helped pioneer episodic narrative games. Now, working with a team of talented industry veterans, we honor that tradition while pushing the boundaries of interactive storytellingLos Angeles, USSeries A - 2023 -
Soccerverse is a massive multiplayer online soccer management game with one huge persistent evergreen game worldLeeds, UKSeed - 2023 -
Lamina1 is a Blockchain optimized for the open metaverse providing communities with infrastructure to build an immersive internetSeattle, USSeed - 2023 -
Playbook is the #1 creator economy platform for talent in the fitness & athletic industryNew York, USSeries A - 2022 -
Loric Games is built by a passion for immersive storytelling and cooperative gamesVirginia, USSeed - 2022 -
Atom Switch, Inc. is an independent game developer founded on our biggest guiding principle – make great gamesChicago, USSeed - 2022 -
Unsigned is a talent management and innovation business. We exist to build long-term, meaningful careers with our talent, and help brands connect with peopleLondon, UKSeed - 2022 -
Incredibuild is a supercomputing SaaS platform which enables Game developers to accelerate software developmentTel Aviv, IsraelSeries B - 2022 -
Carv is the first wearable dedicated to skiing that speaks to you as you ski, serving as a digital ski coachLondon, UKSeries A - 2022 -
Team Liquid is a gaming organization that runs a professional gaming team and agency specialized in building news and community websitesSanta Monica, USSeries B - 2022 -
Machinations is a browser-based platform to design, prototype and handoff game systemsLuxembourgSeries A - 2022 -
Firestoke is a publisher of indie PC and Console games. Our titles aim to spark joy, surprise and delight in a global audience of playersEdinburgh, ScotlandSeed - 2022 -
Skybound Entertainment is a multiplatform content company that works closely with creators and their intellectual properties, extending their stories to further platforms including comics, television, film, tabletop and video games, books, digital content, events, and beyondLos Angeles, USSeries B - 2022 -
Frameplay is an Intrinsic advertising platform for video games. Frameplay offers a transparent, self-serve, gamer first experience that encourages creativity whilst delivering sophisticated data and analytics to both advertisers and developersSan Francisco, USSeries A - 2021 -
DreamCraft is a platform that allows anyone to create, publish and monetize games without coding.San Francisco, USSeries A - 2021 -
Keen Games is one of Germany's best established developers of console games with more than 18 years of experience in the industryFrankfurt, GermanySeries B - 2021 -
Loco is India's leading live game streaming platform made in India for the Indian gaming communityMumbai, IndiaSeed - 2021 -
Twin Suns Corp is a new world-class global video game studio developing action games for console and PC.Seattle, USSeed - 2021 -
FRVR is post app store game company. FRVR develops and publishes a growing catalogue of uncomplicated, immediately engaging HTML5 games that work across all platforms. FRVR specialises in low intent, high quality games.LISBON, PORTUGALSeries B - 2021 -
PlayerData is in the business of developing hardware and software to enable athletes to collect and analyse data.Edinburgh, ScotlandSeries A - 2021 -
Stockholm, SwedenSnowprint Studios is a collective of games industry veterans from the likes of King, DICE, Rovio, Unity, Zynga and elsewhere that is creating a new mid-core games category that brings together the old and the new, while tapping their combined skills to deliver well crafted mechanics, aesthetics, characters and more.Series B - 2021 -
Happy Volcano has a team of skilled game designers, artists and developers. We’re based in Leuven, Belgium and collaborate with the best talent across the world to create awesome video games.Leuven, BelgiumSeries A - 2021 -
Merging video games and real-world sports, Zwift operates a gamified fitness platform which transforms solo indoor cycling into dynamic social sports adventuresLong Beach, USSeries C - 2020 -
Lightfox Games is a mobile game developer based in Seattle, Washington. We aim to make the best multiplayer games that connect and inspire the next generation of mobile playersSeattle, USSeed - 2020 -
Captivated by the continuing advancements of virtual reality, Polyarc's founders found it impossible to ignore such energizing and momentous creative possibilities. After leaving Bungie in 2015, they struck out on their own, seizing the unmistakable opportunity to make an impact on the future of game developmentSeattle, USSeries B - 2020 -
FITXR builds immersive exercise and fitness VR games, like BOXVR. Playable on Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR, HTC Vive and Windows Mixed RealityLondon, UKSeries A - 2020 -
NURVV, maker of the NURVV Run insoles and coaching app that helps runners run faster and reduce injury riskLondon, UKSeries A - 2020 -
London, UKFlavourworks is a revolutionary games studio which fuses the intensity of filmed content using real actors with the deep interactivity of narrative video games, creating a brand new genre at the intersection of Movies and GamesSeries A - 2019 -
LIV creates technology to share Virtual Reality experiences. It's on a mission to empower VR to live streamers to grow and play with their audiences in real-time, turning passive spectators into active participantsPrague, Czech RepublicSeries A - 2019 -
EDGEGAP LEVERAGES EDGE COMPUTING THAT PERMITS LOWER LATENCY BY REDUCING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SERVERS AND END USERSMontreal, CanadaSERIES A - 2019
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WE MAKE GAMES BY WEAVING TRUST, CREATIVITY, AND EMPATHY INTO EVERYTHING WE DOSalt Lake City, USSeries A - 2023 -
Telltale Games helped pioneer episodic narrative games. Now, working with a team of talented industry veterans, we honor that tradition while pushing the boundaries of interactive storytellingLos Angeles, USSeries A - 2023 -
Soccerverse is a massive multiplayer online soccer management game with one huge persistent evergreen game worldLeeds, UKSeed - 2023 -
Lamina1 is a Blockchain optimized for the open metaverse providing communities with infrastructure to build an immersive internetSeattle, USSeed - 2023 -
Playbook is the #1 creator economy platform for talent in the fitness & athletic industryNew York, USSeries A - 2022 -
Loric Games is built by a passion for immersive storytelling and cooperative gamesVirginia, USSeed - 2022 -
Atom Switch, Inc. is an independent game developer founded on our biggest guiding principle – make great gamesChicago, USSeed - 2022 -
Unsigned is a talent management and innovation business. We exist to build long-term, meaningful careers with our talent, and help brands connect with peopleLondon, UKSeed - 2022 -
Incredibuild is a supercomputing SaaS platform which enables Game developers to accelerate software developmentTel Aviv, IsraelSeries B - 2022 -
Carv is the first wearable dedicated to skiing that speaks to you as you ski, serving as a digital ski coachLondon, UKSeries A - 2022 -
Team Liquid is a gaming organization that runs a professional gaming team and agency specialized in building news and community websitesSanta Monica, USSeries B - 2022 -
Machinations is a browser-based platform to design, prototype and handoff game systemsLuxembourgSeries A - 2022 -
Firestoke is a publisher of indie PC and Console games. Our titles aim to spark joy, surprise and delight in a global audience of playersEdinburgh, ScotlandSeed - 2022 -
Skybound Entertainment is a multiplatform content company that works closely with creators and their intellectual properties, extending their stories to further platforms including comics, television, film, tabletop and video games, books, digital content, events, and beyondLos Angeles, USSeries B - 2022 -
Frameplay is an Intrinsic advertising platform for video games. Frameplay offers a transparent, self-serve, gamer first experience that encourages creativity whilst delivering sophisticated data and analytics to both advertisers and developersSan Francisco, USSeries A - 2021 -
DreamCraft is a platform that allows anyone to create, publish and monetize games without coding.San Francisco, USSeries A - 2021 -
Keen Games is one of Germany's best established developers of console games with more than 18 years of experience in the industryFrankfurt, GermanySeries B - 2021 -
Loco is India's leading live game streaming platform made in India for the Indian gaming communityMumbai, IndiaSeed - 2021 -
Twin Suns Corp is a new world-class global video game studio developing action games for console and PC.Seattle, USSeed - 2021 -
FRVR is post app store game company. FRVR develops and publishes a growing catalogue of uncomplicated, immediately engaging HTML5 games that work across all platforms. FRVR specialises in low intent, high quality games.LISBON, PORTUGALSeries B - 2021 -
PlayerData is in the business of developing hardware and software to enable athletes to collect and analyse data.Edinburgh, ScotlandSeries A - 2021 -
Stockholm, SwedenSnowprint Studios is a collective of games industry veterans for the everyday mobile gamer developers of Legend of Solgard.Series B - 2021 -
Happy Volcano has a team of skilled game designers, artists and developers. We’re based in Leuven, Belgium and collaborate with the best talent across the world to create awesome video games.Leuven, BelgiumSeries A - 2021 -
Merging video games and real-world sports, Zwift operates a gamified fitness platform which transforms solo indoor cycling into dynamic social sports adventuresLong Beach, USSeries C - 2020 -
Lightfox Games is a mobile game developer based in Seattle, Washington. We aim to make the best multiplayer games that connect and inspire the next generation of mobile playersSeattle, USSeed - 2020 -
Captivated by the continuing advancements of virtual reality, Polyarc's founders found it impossible to ignore such energizing and momentous creative possibilities. After leaving Bungie in 2015, they struck out on their own, seizing the unmistakable opportunity to make an impact on the future of game developmentSeattle, USSeries B - 2020 -
FITXR builds immersive exercise and fitness VR games, like BOXVR. Playable on Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR, HTC Vive and Windows Mixed RealityLondon, UKSeries A - 2020 -
NURVV, maker of the NURVV Run insoles and coaching app that helps runners run faster and reduce injury riskLondon, UKSeries A - 2020 -
London, UKFlavourworks is a revolutionary games studio which fuses the intensity of filmed content using real actors with the deep interactivity of narrative video games, creating a brand new genre at the intersection of Movies and GamesSeries A - 2019 -
LIV creates technology to share Virtual Reality experiences. It's on a mission to empower VR to live streamers to grow and play with their audiences in real-time, turning passive spectators into active participantsPrague, Czech RepublicSeries A - 2019 -
EDGEGAP LEVERAGES EDGE COMPUTING THAT PERMITS LOWER LATENCY BY REDUCING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SERVERS AND END USERSMontreal, CanadaSERIES A - 2019
WORKING WITH US
HIRO’S IN THE NEWS
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London-based Hiro Capital led the round with participation from Makers Fund, Krafton, and Sony Innovation...October 20, 2023
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The acquisition of Snowprint is closely aligned with the M&A-driven element of MTG’s growth strategy...October 5, 2023
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This Series A round will go towards funding The Expanse series, The Wolf Among Us...February 16, 2023
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This project is an innovative massively multiplayer online soccer management sim that is set in...February 12, 2023
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Chicago-based studio Atom Switch has raised $3.4 million from Hiro Capital and 1Up Ventures. The investment...September 5, 2022
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While many commentators have pointed to sentiment and (some) data to suggest macro economic conditions...August 15, 2022
