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Transcend Portfolio Spotlight: Brain Jar Games 🪩 Genre-defying game studio creating bold and vibrant games that players feel compelled to share, founded by industry AAA veterans Will Cook, Rohan Knuckey, and Krys H Kozlowski 🏆 65 career game awards across multiple billion dollar franchises including Call of Duty, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age ◾ Transcend. co-led the oversubscribed $6.7M Seed with Menlo Ventures accompanied by a standout syndicate of executives from gaming (Blizzard, Activision, Sony, Riot, Oculus, Netflix, Zynga), music (Harmonix, Octone Records), and live streaming (CohhCarnage, Sacriel) 📌 Learn More: ➤ Pre-Alpha, 1.5M+ TikTok views: https://lnkd.in/d-JuTkxv ➤ VentureBeat: https://lnkd.in/dBDsvW4x ➤ GameDeveloper: https://lnkd.in/dVDHyK4f ➤ Transcend: https://lnkd.in/dsY-kqGx

Kicking off GDC with a bang hosting our Transcend. x J.P. Morgan CXO Connect today, gathering an incredible group of gaming leaders, founders, and industry pioneers. Special thanks to our sponsors Bain & Company, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Sequoia, and Microsoft for making this possible. Gian Piero Sammartano, Saurabh Sonparote, Anders Christofferson, Tom Rowland, Jonathan Chan 🔜 GDC, Christopher Paniewski, Matt Hentschel, Warren (Won) Cho

🚀 Elevate Your Career In the Games Industry 🎮 Are you passionate about gaming and ready for your next career move? Explore a world of opportunities across the Transcend portfolio, offering roles in diverse disciplines and levels of seniority around the globe 🌍 Apply directly below! 🌳 Gardens Interactive | Game Communities Built Around Lasting Friendships 🌳 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dURhg4fy 📖 Heroic Story | Empowering Creators With Advanced Technology 📖  🔗https://lnkd.in/eADks8xQ 🏆 Ruckus Games | The Player Is Our Hero 💀 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eygjGf6B ✨ thatgamecompany | Timeless Entertainment Inspiring Human Connection ✨ 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eaS3V_9q 👾 Live Aware Labs | AI Powered Insights Platform 👾 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d8ZX2Xbi 🐺 Kratos Gamer Network | Community-First Gaming Network 🐺 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eekw2mDj ♾️ Polygon Labs | The Most Adopted Scaling Technology ♾️ 🔗https://lnkd.in/ejRMZ4uv ♠️ Poker Skill | Game Night For Digital Natives ♠️ 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ezFAU9am #innovation #startups #venturecapital

The entire Transcend team is traveling to San Francisco for the annual Game Developers Conference next week. It is shaping up to be a action-packed event and we look forward to connecting with founders, investors, and industry leaders. See you soon! #GDC2025 #gaming #venturecapital

Transcend. Portfolio Spotlight: Cosmic Lounge 🪐 Mobile puzzle gaming veterans pioneering a new approach to the $42B category by leveraging proprietary AI tools and techniques to transform the way games are created and scaled 👨🚀 With decades of experience designing, developing, and operating top grossing and award winning puzzle games, Cosmic Lounge was founded by Tomi Huttula 🔜 GDC Huttula, Tommi Kiviniemi, Peter Tokoi, Simo Rajamäki, Mika Karkinen and Johannes Päivinen 💫 Selected by an all-star industry panel from over 1300 nominees to be honored as one of The 25 Most Innovative Gaming and Media Startups for 2025 at the Game Changers 2024 Awards ◾ Oversubscribed 2023 Seed round led by Transcend. 📌 Learn More: ➤ Google App Summit 2024: https://lnkd.in/dJbB94Ww ➤ Forbes:  https://lnkd.in/dRZCjGXN ➤ Top Finnish Startups to Watch 2024: https://lnkd.in/dwPYVk25

Transcend. Managing Director Andrew Sheppard will return to Pocket Gamer Connects in San Francisco this month to discuss gaming M&A and financing in 2025 & beyond. 📅 Date: March 17 - 18, 2025 📍 Location: San Francisco, USA 🌐 https://lnkd.in/dVC_8tUz #gaming #startups #innovation #venturecapital #M&A

🔥 Ignite Your Career in Gaming 🎮 From coding to marketing and beyond, there are roles at a variety of experience levels around the world at the innovative companies backed by Transcend. Our teams are looking for passion and talent to help shape the next generation of gaming. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, take this opportunity to get to know the companies that are transforming the gaming landscape and apply directly below! ✨ thatgamecompany | Timeless Entertainment Inspiring Human Connection ✨ 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d7BxUpNb 🌳 Gardens Interactive | Game Communities Built Around Lasting Friendships 🌳 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dZqZpHu5 🏆 Ruckus Games | The Player Is Our Hero 💀 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dXKX3Vay 👾 LIVE AWARE | AI Powered Insights Platform 👾 🔗 https://lnkd.in/deuatU_7 🐺 Kratos Gamer Network | Community-First Gaming Network 🐺 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dtipguAa 📖 Heroic Story | Empowering Creators With Advanced Technology 📖  🔗https://lnkd.in/dSSijmkC ♠️ Poker Skill | Game Night For Digital Natives ♠️ 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dQZEju3P ♾️ Polygon Labs | The Most Adopted Scaling Technology ♾️ 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dcBn2PS8 #innovation #startups #venturecapital

Transcend. continues to transcend as one of the most active early stage gaming investors in InvestGame's 2024 annual report. What really energizes me is this: 100% of our new deals are leads. We proudly welcomed Eggscape Entertainment Inc, Brain Jar Games, Midsummer Studios, dotplay and LIVE AWARE to our portfolio, led by exceptional founding teams. We are not shying away from franchise builders, backing visionaries who are creating future play paradigms and novel ways to engage and reach audiences. Since joining Transcend 3 years ago, it's been an incredible journey being part of our growth and last year demonstrates our conviction. We now have over 30 portfolio companies, have seen two of our lead investments (Gardens Interactive, Ruckus Games) raise outstanding Series A's, and we continue to refine our hands-on approach as a trusted partner. Our investment strategy is intentionally focused: we partner with a select number of founders each year, enabling us to provide meaningful support beyond capital. We remain singularly committed to interactive entertainment, backed by strategic LPs, advisors and industry veterans from leading gaming and technology companies. Our mission is to back the boldest founders in this space. 2025 will be no different.🎮 See the report here: https://lnkd.in/eA4QpKyK

Transcend Portfolio Spotlight: Eggscape Entertainment Inc.   🥚 Named one of The World’s Top 50 Most Innovative Companies, Eggscape is bringing social gaming to mixed reality   🏆 22 awards from prestigious bodies including 2025 Game Changers, Sundance Institute, SXSW, The Webby Awards, and many more collaborating with Edward Norton and Colin Farrell   🌎 441M+ YouTube views directing and producing Lil Dicky’s Earth climate awareness animated music video ◾Founded by German Heller, Brandon Maseda, Federico Heller, and Jorge Tereso, Eggscape’s $4.25M Seed round in February 2024 was led by Transcend.

🔥 Ignite Your Career in Gaming 🎮 From coding to marketing and beyond, there are roles at a variety of experience levels around the world at the innovative companies backed by Transcend. Our teams are looking for passion and talent to help shape the next generation of gaming. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, take this opportunity to get to know the companies that are transforming the gaming landscape and apply directly below! ✨ thatgamecompany | Timeless Entertainment Inspiring Human Connection ✨ 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dgwx_jdT 🌳 Gardens Interactive | Game Communities Built Around Lasting Friendships 🌳 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d6f_knax 🏆 Ruckus Games | The Player Is Our Hero 💀 🔗 https://lnkd.in/da_bPPWH 👾 Live Aware Labs | AI Powered Insights Platform 👾 🔗 https://lnkd.in/de7FACAz 📖 Heroic Story | Empowering Creators With Advanced Technology 📖  🔗 https://lnkd.in/gMgtz2KB ♠️ Poker Skill | Game Night For Digital Natives ♠️ 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dPSuA_iU ♾️ Polygon Labs | The Most Adopted Scaling Technology ♾️ 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dc-PxV5w #innovation #startups #venturecapital