BITKRAFT AI & Gaming Chicago Investor Reception
BITKRAFT cordially invites you to a festive evening & lively discussion on why now is an opportune time to be investing in early stage gaming & AI companies. Several portfolio company founders will showcase their businesses. Topics will include:
*Why this and why now? Gaming's long-term tailwinds (demographics, technology & business model changes), double digit annual growth this century and numerous near-term catalysts (AI, human capital flows, cross-play gaming, evolving dynamics of mobile / cloud, the return of consolidation, and Apple's spatial computing ambitions)
*AI & Gaming: Amidst the current AI renaissance, why gaming is the ideal industry to monetize opportunities in AI and a great way for LPs to access early stage AI exposure
*AI & Baseball: The impact of AI on America's greatest game — baseball, with commentary from a guest from the Chicago Cubs
Presenting Founders Include:
*Dennis Fong, 5x founder with $1B in exits, currently leading GGWP, a technology company using AI to solve toxicity in gaming. Dennis is also the world champion gamer known as "Thresh" and has been called the "Michael Jordan of video games" by the Wall Street Journal
*Vijay Sundaram, former AI gaming lead at Google Research and founder of Luda, a company that democratizes AI through play by enabling anyone to create, train, and launch their own AI agents through a sandbox experience
*Vatsal Bhardwaj, former GM at Amazon Web Services, leading gaming, 3D, and edge applications, and founder of Jabali, an AI native game engine company. Exec roles at Meta, Microsoft, Zynga and more — Vatsal helped create products used by billions and that have generated billions of equity value.
Special Chicago Local Guest Speaker:
* Chase Carpenter, The Chicago Cubs' Senior Director of Strategy & Analytics, who will share insights into how teams playing America's greatest game can embrace AI to drive business results, competitiveness and fan experience.
Preliminary Agenda
5:00 – 5:30 Drinks and Mingle
5:30 – 5:45 Opening Remarks by BITKRAFT founding GP Scott Rupp
5:45– 6:45 Meet the Portfolio Companies – Several of BITKRAFT’s most exciting company founders will present.*
6:45 - 7:00 How AI might impact America's greatest game — baseball
7:00 – 7:30 Light bites and Networking
* Some will also represent co-investment opportunities
About BITKRAFT
BITKRAFT is the leading institutional investment platform for gaming, interactive media & immersive technology, with a focus on Seed & Series A market leadership. The three founders possess an unparalleled 70+ years of combined industry expertise. Founded in 2016, the firm now manages ~$850 million with over 100 portfolio companies across its five funds.
