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A bit of context…
There are 1.8 billion gamers in the world today -
The co-operative and competitive gaming scene is growing 2X for the last 4
years with prize pools in excess of $59 million
• Match Making is ineffective
• More games being released annually impacts community development
• Multiple platforms further segment communities
What is TreyBro
We extract data from the top gaming platforms
This data is used to match you with the best gamers
Our funding journey
October 2014 It was a bit….. Christmas 2014 – Eureka! January 2015 – We quit!
Money apparently doesn’t
grow on trees…..
Went on the funding searchEveryone was really really friendly…
SEBIC to the rescue!
The Serious Stuff
Introductions to HBAN
Great for small seed round
It’s slow
Really slow
The legal aspects are very taxing
Michael, Aidan, Rosemary, Cormac and co. drive the processes very
effectively
Investors come in all shapes and sizes…
Looking back it all seems so simple but it’s a very stressful process in reality
What I wish I knew
1. Seed capital scheme
2. De Minimus grants (LEO Vs EI)
3. Big Mistakes are a very important part of the process
4. Money is just a tool – treat it that way
5. You can’t do everything effectively – get help
6. Share holder agreements are critical
7. There are a million events to steal your time / make great new
contacts…..
8. VCs don’t want to talk to you (yet)
Questions?

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Trebro, its funding journey

  • 1.
  • 2. A bit of context… There are 1.8 billion gamers in the world today - The co-operative and competitive gaming scene is growing 2X for the last 4 years with prize pools in excess of $59 million • Match Making is ineffective • More games being released annually impacts community development • Multiple platforms further segment communities
  • 3. What is TreyBro We extract data from the top gaming platforms This data is used to match you with the best gamers
  • 4. Our funding journey October 2014 It was a bit….. Christmas 2014 – Eureka! January 2015 – We quit! Money apparently doesn’t grow on trees….. Went on the funding searchEveryone was really really friendly…
  • 5. SEBIC to the rescue!
  • 6. The Serious Stuff Introductions to HBAN Great for small seed round It’s slow Really slow The legal aspects are very taxing Michael, Aidan, Rosemary, Cormac and co. drive the processes very effectively Investors come in all shapes and sizes… Looking back it all seems so simple but it’s a very stressful process in reality
  • 7. What I wish I knew 1. Seed capital scheme 2. De Minimus grants (LEO Vs EI) 3. Big Mistakes are a very important part of the process 4. Money is just a tool – treat it that way 5. You can’t do everything effectively – get help 6. Share holder agreements are critical 7. There are a million events to steal your time / make great new contacts….. 8. VCs don’t want to talk to you (yet)