We want to allow talent to focus on creating entertaining content that builds a community around their character and others as we expand.

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

Gaming requires significant upfront investment, similar to film and television, and we need to build a strong creative foundation to compete with pure gaming companies.

I'm Jay Rosenkrantz, co-founder and CEO of Figments, and we're building the next version of WWE for esports by creating brand new virtual characters with fictional storylines who compete in popular video games.

When forming new game teams, we look for individuals who can achieve a lot with very few resources, embodying the entrepreneurial spirit.

Despite early growth, we faced challenges in fundraising, pitching to 150 investors, with most rejecting us due to the perceived unsexiness of our content-focused approach.

We're Multiverse, a startup that participated in Y Combinator's W20 program, focusing on creating next-generation tabletop RPGs that blend elements of Dungeons and Dragons and Roblox into a visual online experience.

Not every gaming startup is an entertainment company; platforms like Twitch focus on user-generated content rather than creating their own, highlighting the diversity in the gaming industry.

When we started Speedrun, we aimed to support talented game developers who have great ideas but lack the knowledge to operate a venture-backed startup.