The European Games Accelerator enable video games studios to become more professional, develop and finance ambitious international projects and support their growth strategy as a company
The program targets the studio’s specific needs in term of business and management for video games studios and explores different ways to finance, develop and release a video game on the market.
Our Acceleration program is a 6 months yearly program (March – August) dedicated to the success of selected Indie studios in Europe.
The programme is composed of:
-personalized mentoring on business topics,
-one on-site and one online workshops with international video game industry experts
-Several webinars with international experts and companies
-One final pitching/networking event.
The goal is to bring expertise on every business aspect of video games development: financing, marketing, business models, publishing and investment. The program is supported by public partners. That makes the program free for the eligible studios.
Our European Games Accelerator will:
Boost your games on the Market
Define the best market strategy and USP for your video games
Explore new financing and business models for your video games
Train yourself and pitch to publishers, investors and financiers
Define a long-term strategy and vision for your studio:
Develop your studio branding
Explore new financing model and scale up your studio
Gather experts, investors and publishers to support your projects.
Be part of a network of mentors and indie studios and gain more experience
Apply between 1st January and 1st March each year with your projects and studios!
Contact Nicolas Etienne, our acceleration manager : nicolas@spielfabrique.eu
Send your pitch deck and your motivations to participate in the acceleration programme!
We will contact you for a short interview to get to know your team and projects better.
You are:
a European studio with a video games prototype in pipeline
based in one of our Country partners
March:
– Online Kick-off meeting – define your mentoring roadmap
– 2 days Workshop in one of our country partners – meet experts and studios to get feedbacks on your projects
April-June: Webinars on publishing, financing, marketing and communication strategies
May: Meetings with your mentor
June : Online Workshop – meet experts and studios to get feedbacks on your projects
July: Meeting with your mentor
August : networking and pitching event with publishers, financiers and investors.
After the program: stay in our studio and mentors community and participate in our webinars on publishing, financing, marketing and communication strategies
SpielFabrique was founded in September 2016. Since then, we have completed several accelerator cycles with the support of an international jury consisting of educators, publishers, and independent and AAA studios. We are looking for studios distinguished by high-quality projects as well as international and economic ambitions for long-term successful corporate development.
The program focuses on aspects such as growth management, strategy optimization, market positioning, communication strategy, and public and private financing.
To date, we have successfully supported 36 companies.
The online coaching is tailored to the needs of the respective team based on face-to-face meetings with country and industry experts. The three-hour personal interviews allow the coach to determine the specific needs of the team and to develop a suitable media offering for the project. Subsequently, a follow-up interview is held and the next steps are prepared jointly.
Content of online coaching and face-to-face coaching
European implementation of the product – Particular characteristics of the European market – Adaptation of the marketing strategy to Europe – Communication in Europe – Cultural aspects – Co-publishing with European publishers – Public and private financing and investment opportunities – Monthly webinars with video game industry experts
