Jennifer Yan

Video Game Funding for the Future

Venture Capitalists. Mergers & acquisitions. Crowdsourcing. Publishers.  So many options, and each coming with its own sets of pros, cons and headaches.  These days there really are a surplus of options, but which is the best course for your company?  Meet and chat with a panel of funding experts who have seen it all and put their money where their� gaming system of choice is.  In this candid conversation amongst peers, hear their war stories, near misses and catastrophic failures.  But don’t fear– there will be plenty of stories about a couple happy coincidences and big, million dollar pay-outs too!

Bio:

Jennifer Yan is co-founder and General Partner of Transcend Ventures, a newly formed early stage VC fund with a focus on digital media and entertainment technology based in San Francisco.  The fund has invested in companies such as Cloud9, Manticore Games and Plexchat.  Jennifer was previously a Partner with Steamboat Ventures Asia, a digital media focused venture fund affiliated with Disney, based in Shanghai.  Jennifer led investments in YY (Nasdaq:YY), Youxigu (acquired by Tencent) and FunPlus.  She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.