The shift to remote operations has proven effective for Y Combinator, making it easier to interview and fund companies globally, which may continue post-pandemic.

Raising a large funding round in 2021 allowed us to rapidly expand our engineering team and replatform our data backend, enabling us to shift towards becoming an analytics business.

Starting as a remote company helped us develop cultural habits that make remote work successful, such as effective communication and documentation.

After Y Combinator, we raised a Series A and had to adapt our processes as we hired more people, which is an ongoing challenge as we grow. Building a distributed team wasn't intentional at first; it was a necessity to find engineers, which led to organic growth and advantages like hiring from anywhere in the world.

We have about three years into our gaming effort, aiming to be the most creative gaming studio that produces games everyone wants to play.

We raised our Series A after initially facing many rejections, but ultimately secured $3-4 million from various investors.

When COVID-19 hit, we adapted by transitioning to remote work, which unexpectedly allowed us to collaborate with talent from around the world, not just those in the Los Angeles area.

We're a small, early-stage startup focused on launching more characters and storytelling, aiming to create a new media entertainment company for fans of games and esports.

Despite facing a down round during our Series C funding, we continued to grow the business and raise additional capital, demonstrating resilience in a competitive market.