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According to VentureBeat.com, a total of around $600.5 million was raised by game startups in 2009, which will result in more job openings in 2010 and continued innovation in the lucrative game industry. Join the MIT Enterprise Forum’s New England Games SIG (NE Games SIG) and the New England Venture Capital Association (NEVCA) for an evening of networking and education surrounding this topic.
A panel of game industry veterans (Jim Crowley of Turbine, Nabeel Hyatt of Conduit Labs, and Rob Seaver of Vivox) and their venture capitalist counterparts (Alex Finkelstein of Spark Capital, Dayna Grayson of North Bridge Venture Partners, and Austin Westerling of Charles River Ventures), will discuss the current state of the game industry from the perspectives of both entrepreneurs and VCs.
Wade Roush of Xconomy.com will moderate our panel, helping to answer a number of questions for attendees, such as:
· Who are the key players (companies and VCs) in the Boston area and how is Massachusetts unique for this particular industry?
· Over the past year there were a series of waves of game investments. Where are we in that cycle and what is the outlook for 2010?
· Are there differences between working with West Coast vs East Coast VCs when you are located on the East Coast?
· In this economy, what does it take to “make the deal” from both a company and VC perspective? What can new companies do to stand-out in 2010 and what are VCs looking for?
After the panel, network with your peers, have refreshments and visit with some of the area’s top companies in the games space, including VC-backed Turbine and Vivox, as well as Blue Fang Games, iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations, and Fire Hose Games, and see demos of their latest projects.

5:30 – 6:30 – Registration, Networking, Company Demos
6:30 – 7:30 – Panel
7:30 – 9:00 – Additional Networking, Company Demos

Event Sponsored By:

Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, PC
Black Screen Studios
Invest Northern Ireland

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