BITKRAFT Ventures

🌉 Looking forward to our Summit in San Francisco next month! 🤔 If you’re curious about what actually happens when all these industry leaders get in one room, take a look at last year’s highlights (spoiler alert: some pretty cool stuff): https://lnkd.in/eBKDbVmW #BITKRAFTSummit24

The Venue app just upped the ante. Congrats to our partners at Superbloom for this exciting event!

We're #hiring a Head of M&A to join our team!

😍 We love to see it: Two of our portfolio companies, Scriptic and Series Entertainment, were featured in Naavik's recent article on the rise of microdramas, spotlighting them as innovators on the forefront of AI-driven interactive storytelling and narrative content. Congrats to these AI trailblazers for turning heads! https://lnkd.in/eqAb2Fru

🤝 What an incredible partnership! This Batman soundboard is a perfect example of how our friends at Voicemod are pushing the boundaries of immersive audio experiences. Partnering with Warner Bros. Discovery to bring these iconic lines to life is a huge win for gamers, streamers, and fans alike. Keep up the fantastic work in redefining the audio landscape Voicemod! 🔊🦇

Carlos G. Pereira recently wrapped up Jeremy Kagan Business of Gaming course at Cornell Tech, giving students a deep dive into gaming from an investor’s point of view. He highlighted the cutting-edge trends that have us at BITKRAFT Ventures buzzing and what’s shaping the gaming industry of tomorrow. Helping the next generation of founders and investors level up is a key part of what we do. We’re pumped to see leading colleges offer gaming-related curriculum and training the industry's future pioneers.

🙌 Big congratulations to Superbloom on the U.S. launch of their mobile interior design game, Venue! We are proud to support this innovative, female-led studio as they bring their vision of lifestyle gaming to life. 🛋 Venue offers players a unique, creative space to design, collaborate, and grow as interior designers—all while harnessing the power of community through social gameplay. 🍾 To celebrate the launch, Superbloom has teamed up with 🎵The Chainsmokers🎵 for a special in-game event starting on September 12, 2024, where players can design some of the duo’s favorite spaces! 💬 Founding GP Scott Rupp: "The BITKRAFT Ventures team believes in a future where all types of gamers interact in new ways with digital worlds. With Venue, Superbloom is aiming to deliver cutting-edge design to an audience historically underserved by the rest of the games landscape, and we couldn’t be prouder to be a part of that mission.”    😎 We’re excited to see what’s next for co-founders Emily Yim and Kseniya (Ksusha) Zito, as well as the entire Superbloom team, as they continue to bring cutting-edge, community-driven experiences to gamers and design enthusiasts. Ready to download? 👇 Link in comment below! (See disclosures: https://lnkd.in/e_2SJEVy)

Headed to Singapore 🇸🇬 for TOKEN2049 in a couple of weeks? Make sure to catch our very own Carlos G. Pereira as he takes the stage to dive into the future and reality of Web3 gaming 🎮 ⛓. See you there!

🌟 Exciting news: Our friends at PLAYBRAIN have entered a new partnership with Riot Games! Starting in 2025, PLAYBRAIN will take on the roles of both League of Legends Japan League Tournament Operator and Japanese International Broadcast Partner for the new APAC League. 🎮🇯🇵 This is a monumental achievement for PLAYBRAIN, and we couldn’t be prouder to support them as they continue to drive the growth of esports in Japan and across the Asia-Pacific region. Congratulations to the entire PLAYBRAIN team and to Riot Games on this incredible milestone! Explore the full story here: https://lnkd.in/eYCfB9Mj

At BITKRAFT, we’re proud to back visionary founders like David Amor, whose journey through the gaming industry is nothing short of inspiring. From his early days at EA to co-founding Relentless, and now leading the charge with Playmint, David has consistently sought to push the boundaries of what’s possible in gaming. Playmint is pioneering a bold vision for decentralized gaming, creating platforms where digital worlds are governed by their inhabitants. This approach has the potential to reshape the gaming landscape, and we’re excited to see how Playmint’s ongoing project, Downstream, continues to innovate. David’s story is a powerful reminder of the resilience and relentless passion required to succeed in this ever-evolving industry. His experiences, from seizing transformative opportunities to navigating the highs and lows of startup life, resonate deeply with our commitment to supporting the future of gaming. Here’s to shaping tomorrow’s gaming landscape together! Read more: https://lnkd.in/gkMhTKxt