Neogames Finland organizes the 6th edition of Get Funded!, a half day of talks about business and development funding instruments available for local game developers in Finland. The event is supported by Taru Tech and hosted by our partner A Grid at their Espoo premises.
On the beginning of the day, experts from funding bodies and other organizations will be presenting about funding options and later on the day we will have panel about private funding.
PROGRAM:
12:00 Doors open & coffee
Welcome words: KooPee Hiltunen, Director of Neogames
Partner and host introductions;
- Leigh Ewin, Community Manager at A Grid
- Alfonso Ortiz Palma Junco CCO of Taru Tech, a gaming tech startup located at A Grid,
Financial support and funding:
- Business Finland for game companies / Kari Korhonen, Senior Adviser Business Finland
- Creative Europe MEDIA: EU Funding For Video Games & Immersive Content Development / Liisa Sauri, Head of Media Desk
- EIT Culture & Creativity: How to collaborate with and support gaming industry in EU / Sami Jääskeläinen, Senior Ecosystem & Business Manager, Regional Hub North
- IGDA Finland Grant / Sean Samborski, Begüm Dogan & JJ Häll, IGDA Finland
14:00–14:20 Coffee break & networking
- Panel: Best advices when rising private money for the first time (Elina Arponen Quicksave Interactive, Jere Partanen Sisu Game Ventures)
16:00 The event ends
Contact details:
Suvi Latva
Chief Business Advisor / Neogames Finland
suvi.latva@neogames.fi
ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS:
A Grid is a startup community and a center for growth companies on the Aalto University campus, opened in 2018. A Grid is operated by Aalto University Campus & Real Estate and offers office space for startups and partners, while also serving as a vibrant space for entrepreneurial expertise, services and events.
Taru Tech uses AI to playtest your games 20-100x faster and cheaper than traditional methods. Our highly-efficient, custom AI models simulate human-like behaviour and diverse playstyles, delivering critical player insights in minutes, not weeks.
Neogames is a membership based, non-profit association for the game industry. Our mission is to coordinate and support the growth and development of the Finnish Game Industry and its ecosystem. We bring together all the players from different sectors of the game industry and promote their shared interests.
