Welcome to Nordic Game, Europe’s leading games conference and the only event in the world with a dedicated focus on the entire Nordic industry.
Update: Nearly 100 companies from the Nordic region and across the globe applied for a chance to pitch to over 20 game VC funds at this month’s summit. After an intensive selection process, twelve finalists have been chosen – read the full story here.
The Games Capital Summit returns to Nordic Game 2023 – a rare opportunity for venture-ready companies to connect directly with VCs actively investing and seeking opportunities in the games sector. The Games Capital Summit takes a hands-on approach, with a focus on mentoring.
Games Capital Summit this May
Hosted by games funding expert Jason Della Rocca, the Games Capital Summit enables entrepreneurs to pitch their studio and connect with potential investors.
Confirmed investors (updated 2 May) include:
1Up Ventures
Acequia Capital
Behold Ventures
BitKraft Ventures
Dreamcraft
Galaxy Interactive
GameTech Ventures
Hiro Capital
London Venture Partners
Makers Fund
MGVC
miniFund
Node Ventures
Nordic Game Ventures
Obsidian Black
Octopus Ventures
PixCapital
Play Ventures
Sisu Game Ventures
SNÖ Ventures
The Games Fund
Equity focus
The Games Capital Summit focuses on equity funding, which means that the investors are interested in funding companies directly in exchange for shares in your business. This event is NOT the right venue for those mainly seeking project funding or that need a game publisher. Alternatives for project financing and meeting publishers are the Developer Showcase and MeetToMatch during NG23 Spring.
Format and logistics
The Games Capital Summit takes place on Tuesday, 23 May as a day-zero activity of Nordic Game 2023 (NG23 Spring, 23-26 May). The action starts during lunch, with the afternoon full of pitches, feedback and mentoring sessions, and closing with a VIP cocktail mixer, joining up with the Nordic Game executive event participants.
Each company selected to participate will pitch in front of the room of investors, receiving questions and feedback. Once each batch of companies have pitched, they will be paired up with different investors for round-robin style 20-minute meeting/mentoring sessions.
11:45-12:30 – Investors lunch and warm up
12:30-14:15 – Batch 1 pitches, feedback and mentoring sessions
14:30-16:15 – Batch 2 pitches, feedback and mentoring sessions
16:30-18:00 – Batch 3 pitches, feedback and mentoring sessions
18:00-20:00 – Investors + Execs VIP cocktail and buffet mingle
Note: All Games Capital Summit activities are on an invite-only basis – details below.
Eligibility and submissions
Entrepreneurs seeking funding for their company based on an opportunity in the game sector (i.e. game, tech, service, platform, etc.) are welcome to apply to the Games Capital Summit at NG23 Spring via our online application form.
Update: Nearly 100 companies from the Nordic region and across the globe applied for a chance to pitch to over 20 game VC funds at this month’s summit. After an intensive selection process, twelve finalists have been chosen – read the full story here.
Note: There is no cost to apply. Submissions are filtered and prioritised based on the awesomeness of the opportunity and suitability for venture funding. Only those companies selected are invited to pitch and participate in the Games Capital Summit. Only 12 companies will be selected to participate.
Selected companies are also given two complimentary passes to the Nordic Game 2023 (NG23 Spring) conference. Extras like MeetToMatch and Discovery Showcase upgrades are purchased separately.
In the run-up to this May’s event, which has broken records for investor participation, Nordic Game chatted with games funding expert and Games Capital Summit host Jason Della Rocca. Read the full interview right here.
The Games Capital Summit is hosted by Nordic Game Ventures
Welcome to Nordic Game!
About the Nordic Game conference
Nordic Game is the leading games conference in Europe, and 2023 will mark its twenty-third and twenty-fourth editions with our return to Malmö, Sweden and online as well as to Helsinki, Finland.
Gathering thousands of industry professionals in the spring and autumn each year, Nordic Game is the one and only “home turf” meeting place for the highly successful game developers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
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