VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Victory Sq. Applied sciences Inc. (“Victory Sq.”) (CSE:VST) (OTC:VSQTF) (FWB:6F6) Portfolio Firm, GameOn Leisure Applied sciences. (“GameOn” or” or the “Firm“) the chief in offering customers, broadcasters, sportsbooks and companions with interactive, social experiences round sports activities, TV and dwell occasions, is happy to announce J Moses because the Chairman of its Board of Administrators.
The Board of Administrators contains GameOn Leisure Applied sciences CEO Matt Bailey, J Moses (chairman) and Shafin Diamond Tejani, CEO of Victory Sq. Applied sciences.
Vahid Shababi, Chief Progress Officer of Victory Sq. Applied sciences, will function an Advisor to the corporate; extra Advisors can be introduced at a later date.
Moses, a revered sport trade veteran who helmed BMG Video games, which printed the unique Grand Theft Auto, has served as a Director at Take-Two Interactive since 2007. He additionally serves on the Board of ReadyUp, an esports platform, and as an Advisor for Simulmedia, PrizePaymentsPro and the sports activities wagering platform Guess.Works, which was lately acquired by Ballys. From 1998 to 2009, Moses was the founder/CEO of UGO Networks, a web-based writer delivering info and leisure for avid gamers which was acquired by Hearst. Moses, who advises most of the world’s largest leisure platforms, is serving as an Govt Producer for a scripted esports present for the CW Community.
“I’ve been within the leisure, sports activities, video games, tech, and sports activities wagering companies for 40 years and I’ve by no means been extra excited concerning the alternatives at hand. All of those companies are converging and GameOn is completely positioned to take full benefit of this confluence,” Moses mentioned. “GameOn Leisure Applied sciences’ easy and accessible apps not solely additional viewers and viewer engagement from the consolation of the house, but additionally empower content material suppliers to evolve their content material into interactive and social experiences with ease. GameOn is actually a game-changer.”
A serial entrepreneur and investor, Tejani based Victory Sq. Applied sciences in 2016. Victory Sq. is a enterprise builder that builds start-ups within the internet, cellular, gaming and movie areas with a particular give attention to funding socially accountable firms, worldwide start-ups and feminine founders. Its portfolio consists of 23 world firms utilizing AI, VR/AR and blockchain to disrupt fintech, insurance coverage, well being and gaming.
Shababi, who joined Victory Sq. in 2018, is an modern and client-driven gross sales and advertising chief with a 15-year file of feat creating and executing strategic gross sales and advertising initiatives, promoting, and advertising.
GameOn Leisure Applied sciences additionally boasts leaders from EA Sports activities, Intuit, Dapper Labs, Scopely, and the Brooklyn Nets. Santiago Jaramillo, Vice President of Product, spent 10 years constructing the EA Sports activities’ FIFA franchise and has labored on initiatives together with NBA Prime Shot.
“As we enter the following chapter of our evolution with companions at Victory Sq., I’m extra excited than ever about the way forward for GameOn Leisure Applied sciences not solely with the chance at hand, however with the excellent women and men who will be a part of us on this journey,” CEO Matt Bailey mentioned. “We’re lucky to collaborate with folks of various experiences and views, and I’m proud to say that greater than two-thirds of our staff, Advisors and Administrators are girls or minorities. This breadth of backgrounds will profit us as we proceed to develop in 2021 and past.”
Based in 2018, GameOn Leisure Applied sciences empowers sports activities and leisure content material suppliers with the world’s easiest and most accessible gamification platform. Whether or not it’s supporting TV networks, OTT platforms, sportsbooks or leagues, GameOn helps companions flip their content material—the whole lot from sports activities to actuality TV—into interactive and social experiences through cellular and TV apps.
After finishing the Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator, powered by Techstars in 2018, GameOn secured distribution rights into Comcast properties and bars, and works with white-label companions together with NBCUniversal, Bravo and The Actual Housewives.
GameOn was purchased by V2 Video games Inc, a portfolio firm of Vancouver-based video and cellular sport ventures agency Victory Sq. Applied sciences in December 2020. Following the asset buy, the corporate was renamed GameOn Leisure Applied sciences. It’s anticipated to checklist its widespread shares on the Canadian Securities Alternate (CSE) in Q1 of 2021.
About GameOn Leisure Applied sciences
GameOn Entertainment Technologies is the main expertise firm offering customers, broadcasters, sportsbooks, venues and model companions with interactive, social experiences round sports activities, tv and dwell occasions. After finishing the Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator, powered by Techstars, and launching in 2018, GameOn landed distribution rights into Comcast properties. GameOn additionally works with white-label companions together with NBCUniversal, Bravo and The Actual Housewives. V2 Video games Inc. completed the asset buy of GameOn in December 2020.
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On behalf of the board,
Shafin Diamond Tejani
Chief Govt Officer
Victory Sq. Applied sciences
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ABOUT VICTORY SQUARE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Victory Sq. (VST) builds, acquires and invests in promising startups, then supplies the senior management and assets wanted to fast-track progress. The outcome: speedy scale-up and monetization, with a strong observe file of private and non-private exits.
VST’s candy spot is the cutting-edge tech that is shaping the 4th Industrial Revolution. Our portfolio consists of 20 world firms utilizing AI, VR/AR and blockchain to disrupt sectors as various as fintech, insurance coverage, well being and gaming.
What we do otherwise for startups
VST is not simply one other investor. With actual pores and skin within the sport, we’re dedicated to making sure every firm in our portfolio succeeds. Our secret sauce begins with deciding on startups which have actual options, not simply concepts. We pair you with senior expertise in product, engineering, buyer acquisition and extra. Then we allow you to do what you do greatest — construct, innovate and disrupt. In 24-36 months, you will scale and be able to monetize.
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VST is a publicly-traded firm headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, and listed on the Canadian Securities Alternate (VST), Frankfurt Alternate (6F6) and the OTCQX (VSQTF).
For traders, we provide early-stage entry to the following unicorns earlier than they’re unicorns. Our portfolio represents a uniquely liquid and safe approach for traders to get entry to the newest cutting-edge applied sciences. As a result of we give attention to market-ready options that scale shortly, we’re in a position to present sturdy and steady returns whereas additionally tapping into rising world tendencies with huge upsides. For extra info, please go to www.victorysquare.com.
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