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Kadri Ugand's Blog

 

Kadri Ugand, Co-founder of GameFounders, the first gaming startup accelerator in Europe.

GameFounders is a startup accelerator and pre-seed fund working exclusively with game studios. Established in 2012, GameFounders started its operations in a hub in Europe, Estonia and in 2015 expanded with opening a hub in Malaysia to cover Asia. GameFounders selects its portfolio studios from a global pool, so far applications have been sent in from 75 countries. The best 10 teams move to the GameFounders hub for 3 months and go through a mentoring program giving them a boost to build their business. The teams will also have access to a wide array of partnership deals, small investment and a network of mentors. 

Applications for GameFounders are open until December 20 at gamefounders.com/apply

 

 

Member Blogs

Participate in a big F2P survey!
Posted by Kadri Ugand on Thu, 01 Jun 2017 10:41:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Indie, Business/Marketing, Business/Marketing, Business/Marketing, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Business/Marketing, Indie
Calling all mobile game developers! Please fill in the survey to help us understand how F2P works for you and what are the main tricks and pains related to it. It takes 15 minutes and you will get the summary.

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The most important thing is not to die- the story of IMGNATION Studios
Posted by Kadri Ugand on Fri, 13 May 2016 01:45:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Indie, Business/Marketing, Business/Marketing, Business/Marketing, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Business/Marketing, Indie
IMGNATION Studios is a game studio from Brazil developing VR titles. Their journey began already in 2007 and by today they are working with the biggest names in the industry. This is their story.

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Trust your gut when raising money
Posted by Kadri Ugand on Thu, 05 May 2016 01:22:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Indie, Business/Marketing, Business/Marketing, Business/Marketing, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Business/Marketing, Indie
How to choose investors, what to be careful of and how to keep your eyes open. Tips and tricks of fundraising.

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Publishers are not necessarily evil!
Posted by Kadri Ugand on Mon, 02 May 2016 08:44:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Indie, Business/Marketing, Business/Marketing, Business/Marketing, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Business/Marketing, Indie
There are many publishers operating in the games space today. So who are these mysterious creatures, what goes on inside their heads and how to approach them?

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Self-publishing myths and realities, well more myths
Posted by Kadri Ugand on Thu, 28 Apr 2016 10:30:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Indie, Business/Marketing, Business/Marketing, Business/Marketing, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Business/Marketing, Indie
Many studios decide to self publish in the hopes of larger revenues or as a result of failed publisher pitching. the tasks of publishers are marketing and user acquisition only, it should be enough to hire a marketing person? Nope.

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5 ways to find team members
Posted by Kadri Ugand on Tue, 19 Jan 2016 01:02:00 EST in Business/Marketing, Indie, Business/Marketing, Business/Marketing, Business/Marketing, Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Business/Marketing, Indie
Developing a game can be done alone, but scaling a business requires a team. What are the tips and tricks to find people that not only have the relevant skill sets, but also fit your team's culture.

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5 differences between publisher and investor deals
[Blog - 12/03/2015 - 01:05]

Thanks for the comment, Kevin, ...

Thanks for the comment, Kevin, I am glad my thoughts helped. r n r nRaising is hard and prepping your studio for the deal is vital. Not sure how far along you are, but maybe GameFounders can help here Write me at [email protected] and we can chat more.