Dan B

Dan B.

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Los Angeles, United States

Investment Range

₹2,241,036 - ₹8,964,147

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person Angel Investor
public United States

Professional background

With over 20 years of experience building teams and leading projects in games and entertainment - foremost in the Call of Duty franchise - I bring to the table a deep well of knowledge in all aspects of the games business with a particular focus on development, creative direction, team building, restructuring, production, and marketing - soup to nuts bringing an idea to life and connecting it with the world. I am currently very active in the gaming startup investment community as an angel investor, Board Member, and Venture Partner.

NOTE: I am only investing in video game content creators and overlapping businesses, so please contact only for investments in that sector. Thank you!

Areas of Expertise

Start-up Ventures, Early Stage Investment, Venture Capital

Companies

Hello Giant Entertainment
Hello Giant Entertainment
https://www.hellogiant.com/ Founder

Hello Giant is a next-gen game publisher & studio founded by proven AAA industry leaders from the Call of Duty series, the Avatar films, Blizzard cinematics, & acclaimed TV blockbuster IP like Stranger Things & Westworld. With over 100 years of combined experience building multi-billion-dollar franchises, the leadership team merges cinematic storytelling with interactive depth to create worlds engineered for cultural impact & commercial scale. Leveraging unmatched development expertise, cutting-edge go-to-market strategies, top-tier partnerships formed over decades of network-building, & a proprietary set of AI analytics tools, Hello Giant is redefining how games are built, launched, & transformed into global entertainment franchises.

Proleague.gg
Proleague.gg
https://proleague.gg/ Advisor

A NEXT-GEN ESPORTS PLATFORM

1047 Games
1047 Games
https://www.splitgate.com/ Advisor

Creators of Splitgate and Splitgate 2.

Psychedelic Games
Psychedelic Games
https://www.goldentides.gg/ Advisor

Welcome to Psychedelic Games Studio, home to a worldwide team of 50+ dedicated developers crafting the immersive universe of Golden Tides.

Clout Kitchen
Clout Kitchen
https://www.cloutkitchen.com/ Investor

The Virality Distribution Engine for brands and creators. Let's cook together. Cooking 200M+ views across viral content for your favorite brands and creators.

ScoreSpace
ScoreSpace
https://scorespace.net/ Investor

ScoreSpace is a monthly game publisher fueled by gamejams and building at the frontier of new platforms like Discord and Reddit.

Creator Games
Creator Games
https://www.creatorgames.io/ Investor

Building the next generation of hits on Roblox. Strategy Help brands define their goals and success metrics and develop strategies for achieving them. Curation Match brands to developers who are best suited to deliver on the brand’s strategy. Product Management Keep brands updated on progress while minimizing distractions for developers and ensuring they meet deliverables.

Refactor Games
Refactor Games
https://www.refactorgames.com/ Investor

Building the future of sports video games.

HydraTac
HydraTac
https://www.hydratac.com/ Investor

Misfits Attic
Misfits Attic
https://misfitsattic.com/ Investor

Independent video game studio behind Duskers, Below the Crown & A Virus Named TOM.

Uthana
Uthana
https://uthana.com/ Investor

The fastest way to bring your characters to life Generative AI for 3D character animation >_ Create motion from text, video, or real-time inputs. >_ Instantly apply to any character, output anywhere. >_ Works for animators, developers, and studios.

lil Snack
lil Snack
https://www.lilsnack.co/v2 Investor

Cookin' Up Fresh Daily Games We're building a fun, low-lift way to boost daily engagement and sharpen minds — one bite-sized game at a time.

Windwalk Games
Windwalk Games
http://windwalk.games/ Investor

We believe that the best games are built alongside their communities. Studios who empower their die-hard fans will win, and those who do not, will lose. This represents a generational shift in game discovery and monetization and we are building the tech, tools and our own games to take full advantage of it.

Legion Studio
Legion Studio
https://www.legionstudio.dev/ Investor

The official developers behind Covenant, A first-person action adventure RPG, set in a dark fantasy world. Greater things are coming...

Empty Vessel
Empty Vessel
https://www.emptyvessel.io/ Investor

emptyvessel is a team of industry veterans who specialize in the immersive shooter space. We believe that with Creative Independence, Comes Greatness. We have assembled an inclusive and diverse team that have been empowered to be creative no matter their discipline because our innovation is fueled by our people. Our studio is an emptyvessel being filled by our creators and, soon, a gaming community who will help craft the new horizon of gaming. Welcome! We hope you enjoy our band of Defects.

Interests

Industries

Software

Software

Media

Media

Technology

Technology

Entertainment & Leisure

Entertainment & Leisure

Products & Inventions

Products & Inventions

Sales & Marketing

Sales & Marketing

Stages

Pre-Startup/R&D MVP/Finished Product Achieving Sales Breaking Even Profitable Other

Sectors

Video games Media & Entertainment Consumer marketing Social media Comic books

Location

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Countries

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