GameFounders is giving six startups a big boost today.
Launched in July, the organization is Europe’s first business accelerator devoted to gaming. Juhan Parts, the minister of economic affairs of Estonia, is opening the first season, which includes six teams of 20 people. They have moved to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, for a three-month regimen of mentoring, networking, and developing.
“The difference for GameFounders is that the accelerator is dealing only with games and gamification,” cofounder Kadri Ugand told us. “All mentors will understand all startups — they speak the same language and know the business. In regular accelerators, a lot of mentors are not from the right sector and can only be useful for some of the teams. With us, the mentors are used much more efficiently, and it is more fun for (them) since all the startups are down their alley.”
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