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Official GamesBeat After-Party

Sign up now to receive an invitation to the official GamesBeat 2014 after-party. GamesBeat 2014 is less than a week away. YetiZen, inMobi, Startapp and GamesBeat are pleased to announce a co-hosted VIP after-party where gaming executives can mingle at the Ferrari Showcase room on September 16. After the GamesBeat reception ends, the party will continue. Yetizen has pulled together the event for game industry executives power mingling with industry insiders and thought leaders, surrounded by exotic supercars.

Guests will arrive via limo bus and enter on a red carpet, with photographers on hand to snap their photos. Live jazz will be performed by the legendary Bay Area orchestral composer Robby Elfman in celebration of the pre-release of his upcoming album.

Ram’s Gate a local vineyard known for its award-winning Pinot Noir, will be hosting a wine tasting. The executive mingle will take place on the gorgeous Ferrari showcase property in Marin, overlooking the stunning bay. Next year’s Ferrari lineup will be on display, and guests will be allowed to take photos with these new 2015 models. Limo buses will wait to ferry guests to and from the conference just outside of the Parc 55 Wyndham hotel.

To attend this incredible event, be sure to request an invite here!

Innovation Showdown

Now in it’s sixth year, the GamesBeat “Who’s Got Game” Innovation Showdown is back! We’re looking for companies – from young startups to more established players – with the freshest ideas and most disruptive technologies in gaming.

This year your opportunity to showcase your product/service in front of 600+ business and gaming execs, leaders, venture capitalists, investors, and press.

Finalists will have five minutes to showcase their innovative gaming technologies live at GamesBeat. Our team of judges – made up of gaming industry experts and venture capitalists will provide feedback on the products/services presented and determine the winner based on the following criteria: freshness, innovation, and potential for business success. Judges include:

• Eric Goldberg, Managing Director, Crossover Technologies
• Michael Chang, Managing Director, Mavent Partners
• Ann Burkett, Venture Partner, F50 Venture
• Sana Choudary, CEO, YetiZen

The Showdown winners will be announced onstage at GamesBeat and will receive GamesBeat/VentureBeat coverage, introductions to investors and/or relevant potential customers in our network, and other prizes to be announced.

Finalists include:

Chobolabs — Chobolabs is bringing competitive shooters to mobile, the largest gaming platform ever. Comprised of serial entrepreneurs, gaming veterans, and former pro-gamers, the Chobolabs team has previously worked on mobile games that went on to gross more than $100M in revenue. Investors include Innovation Endeavors, Maurice Werdegar, XG Ventures, and others.

GameLock revolutionizes retailing by enabling gamers to lock-in a guaranteed resale when they buy, and pay only the spread between purchase and resale price. GameLock lowers the cost of gaming, and eliminates the hassle, effort and uncertainly of reselling; and with GameLock, publishers participate and profit in the secondary market.

 Hellogamers — Hellogamers is a marketplace that connects gamers with sponsors and provides tools to manage sponsorships from beginning to end. It gives every gamer the opportunity to be discovered and make a living through gaming while giving brands access to one of the most engaged consumer audiences in the world.

IntuGine — IntuGine Technologies presents you Nimble, a tiny and flexible ring shaped device designed to magically transform 15 ft in front of the computer into a highly accurate interactive space (sub-mm accuracy within 1 m and sub-cm within 5 m). Just plug in our USB sensor in the computer, get the nimble in your finger and leave the rest on our software. The product comes with three nimble rings, a USB sensor and a software.

Nudge — LIVE OPS solution for Mobile Games. Nudge enables you to track CORE users in real-time and recognize opportunities on the spot to engage them instantly and maximize LTV through continuous optimization. Boost CORE users by creating special quests and giving rewards. Hack Monetization with personalized offers and flash sales.

PlayFab — PlayFab provides comprehensive cloud-based tools and services for building and managing live “games-as-services” – virtually all games, nowadays. PlayFab addresses the needs of all developers, from small indies to big publishers, allowing them to focus on creating great games – rather than reinventing the technology needed to succeed in today’s crowded market.

The Tap Lab — The Tap Lab, creator of Tiny Tycoons and Bigfoot Hunter, is a mobile gaming studio based in Cambridge, MA. The studio creates location-based as well as augmented and virtual reality games that take full advantage of the mobile platform, bringing entirely new experiences to players.

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The Nest

Enter the GamesBeat Nest, a brand new space at GamesBeat that spotlights a select number of emerging companies that are truly disrupting gaming.

Companies in the the Nest get:

• a space to demo and mingle with 600+ business and gaming execs, other leaders & venture capitalists, investors, and press
• a chance to compete on the main GamesBeat stage in the Who’s Got Game Innovation Showdown (Throughout the first day and a half, attendees will vote on their favorite Nest company, and the winner will be invited to compete in the Showdown at the end of day 2)
• a custom onsite video interview to run on VentureBeat.com
• on-site signage and branding on the event website

Criteria:

• companies must be under 10M in funding
• companies must have a product/service that is in the market
• companies must be approved by the GamesBeat content team

Interested? We’ve got a very limited number of spaces available at a steeply discounted sponsorship rate. Email sponsors@venturebeat.com for full information.

Contact

For general event information, please contact events@venturebeat.com and reference “GamesBeat”

For sponsorship information, please contact sponsors@venturebeat.com and reference “GamesBeat”

If you are interested in volunteering, please email volunteer@venturebeat.com and reference “GamesBeat”

To apply to speak at GamesBeat, please fill out the form here.