Guillaume Ferrero

Most businesses go from Real to Virtual. But reconnecting the virtual world to the real world is definitely not common. But it makes sense. That is why Cross The Ages is innovating in the entertainment space with the concept of ReVerse and real world assets RWA.

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I sat down with Emmanuel de Maistre, CEO of Scenario, to talk about gen AI and web3 gaming—with some UGC for good measure—for Sequence XP. TLDR: we talked about the entire future of gaming. https://lnkd.in/dkzhVct2 We covered a lot of territory but especially: - How will gen AI help developers? - How will gen AI reward gamers? - How will gen AI accelerate creators? We talked about how web3 is vital for reigning in and accelerating this future, in a world in which anyone can create anything based on anything, provenience is crucial (web3 is the only trustable way to track that) and sharing upside is crucial (web3 allows for easy royalty sharing and participation). Dive in!

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🛤️🔗 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝟑 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 🔗🛤️ In the Web3 space, projects with ambitious roadmaps are common and generate a lot of excitement among the community and investors 🚀✨ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗽𝘀: - Attract investors 🚀 - Motivate the community 💪 - Create positive expectations 📈 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝘁: - Disappointment among investors and community 😞 - Loss of trust in the project 😰 - Negative impact on the project's reputation 📉 It's crucial to find a balance between ambition and realism. Projects should be transparent about challenges and regularly update their progress. What do you think? Do you prefer ambitious roadmaps even with the risk of not meeting them, or more realistic and achievable goals? 💬

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🚀 Are we going to know Gaming True ownership and interoperability as players? 🚀 The answer is 𝗔𝗕𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗬 ! 🌟 I had the incredible opportunity to explore this question during an panel discussion at the #BGACryptoSquare during EthCC ! 🎮🚀 Blockchain Game Alliance & Cryptosquare. 🔗 As a lifelong card collector, the idea of true ownership in the digital world excites me beyond measure. 😁 Owning, trading, and using digital assets across different platforms just like our cherished physical card collections! With Piergiacomo, ILYA FEDOTOV & Lucie Acquaviva we discussed the unique challenges in promoting Web3 games, such as educating audiences about blockchain and addressing skepticism. Strategies like Cross The Ages collaborations with NFT artist WLOP and Ubisoft, (Watch Dogs License) have created exclusive in-game assets, attracting both art enthusiasts and gamers. The future of gaming is here, more immersive and engaging than ever! As someone who has always loved collecting and trading, I'm thrilled to see this vision come to life in the digital realm. We are building the future ! 💥🎉 #Web3Gaming #Blockchain #CommunityEngagement #FutureOfGaming #CryptoGaming #Innovation

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The latest movers in mobile here:

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⚽️ Today I learned from Nathan K. that Real Madrid and French national team player Aurélien Tchouaméni has created a new interview series called "The Bridge." It's clearly inspired by LeBron James' "The Shop," where LeBron and Maverick Carter host debates and frank group discussions with celebrities while sitting in barbershop chairs. That series started on HBO in 2018 and now continues on YouTube. "The Bridge" is essentially Tchouaméni's own interview show, a group discussion with leading public figures. Episode 1 came out four months ago and features a one and a half hour group discussion on life with Thierry Henry, Francis Ngannou, Khatia Buniatishvili & Steven Bartlett. The show is produced by Excellence Sports Nation (ESN), who represent Tchouaméni and other athletes. I can't tell whether this is meant to be just content marketing for the agency but there's huge potential to turn this show into IP the same way that "The Shop" has grown and commercialized. Seeing Tchouaméni take on an ambitious media content project is fantastic. As a professional athlete, you're in constant need of diversifying your career and Tchouaméni doesn't have the luxury of endless brand deal offers like a Ronaldo or Messi. This unique content helps Tchouaméni build his own personal brand and a lot of positive comments on the first video indicate that he's winning over new fans, myself included! Tchouaméni is a fantastic player but you wouldn't really categorize him as one of the best or most famous athletes in the world. What I've seen from this show is that Tchouaméni has more humour, charisma, and boldness than many other players more famous than him. If Tchouaméni and ESN want to take this further, they could build and commercialize "The Bridge" into a real big content format. This content would be attractive for brands looking to connect with football fans, young audiences, and diaspora groups around the world. This kind of long form strategic content is a much more powerful way for influencers and athletes to connect with audiences rather than one-off endorsements or blithely putting their names on products. Tchouaméni isn't just being paid to read off lines but he's essentially a co-creator and co-producer that guides the content with his own personal touch. This content opportunity exists for all types of athletes and influencers who have deep connections to culture. I expect to see many many more examples of talent building their own strategic long form content that authentically captures the attention of young audiences. #media #content #entertainment #sports #interviews #football #soccer #marketing https://lnkd.in/e6pUH2wR

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We were on stage today at Advertising Week europe !! Gaming is a media : safe, compliant with market standard in formats, measurements & tracking. This is how brands have to approach Gaming to Maximize impact of their campaign in the most engaging media. Gameloft for brands #gameloft #gameloftforbrands #advertisingweek #combo #ingameadvertising

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I am thrilled to announce that we have raised €3M from Bpifrance, LeanSquare, and business angels. This second fundraising round allows us to establish Bridge.audio as the audio cloud for the music industry, powered by a responsible descriptive AI that serves rights holders and all music industry stakeholders. The precision of our descriptive AI allows for improved music “discoverability”, as they say in Quebec. This means that rights holders can facilitate the discovery of their works and that buyers and influencers can more easily discover tracks and talents. There are numerous applications for each step of the process: from artistic directors to venue programmers, including music supervisors and other professionals looking for music for audiovisual projects. In this latter segment, Bridge.audio is at the forefront, having launched our own dedicated marketplace in-house last January: the Sync Hub. The Sync Hub allows rights holders (labels, publishers, artists...) to make their music accessible to professionals working in audiovisual industries. They can find the ideal track for their film, series, advertisement, or video game through natural language searches. For instance “a French track about a breakup sung by a little-known female singer, blending pop and electro, and that is graceful and intimate.” Bridge.audio has received numerous award:  Grand Prize at the I-Lab competition, Innovation Prize from the Centre national de la musique, Innovation Competition, Product of the Day on Product Hunt… And since our launch two years ago, we already have more than 30,000 users worldwide. 🤜💙🤛 Thank you all for your trust and support: clients, users, investors and our amazing team. Guillaume Simonaire, Juliette Fournier le ray, Nicolas Parpex, Bertrand Joiret, Xavier Péters, Gérôme Vanherf François Hennessy, Karima Benelhadj Nicolas Trichet Sébastien Saunier IFCIC Jean-Philippe Thiellay Romain Laleix Maxime Thibault Philippe Tilly Ana Villa Louis Chauvin Marie Béraud Delphine Chatard Karine Cheltiel Romain Dégez Olivier Mourain Geoffrey Benitsa Olivier Heckmann Louis Escudé Francois LAXALT - PMM Guru Alexis MONIER Francois DELUMEAU Beau de Loménie (BDL-IP) Caroline Chopinaud Mathilde Neu Emmanuel Touboul We are proud to build alongside you, a tool that meets the challenges of the music industry for the decades to come. Music Tech France, Music Tech Europe #Musictech #Fundraising #MusicIndustry #Innovation #EthicalAI

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#fundingalert 💼Company: Presti 💰Funding: $3.5 Million ⚡Round: Seed 👥Investors: Partech, Thibaud Elziere, Maxime Brousse, Abou Laraki, Rémi Lemonnier, and Julien Hirth. Presti is the #1 solution for high-quality product photos. Their mission is to transform the way companies create and utilize their product imagery. They bring a new way to stage your products at scale using AI. If you are a furniture company, it is time to use Presti. Presti is renowned as the leading AI platform for generating high-quality product photos. Boris Golden, Nabil Toumi, Damir Babacic, Hamza Bennis, Abdellah Lamrani Alaoui, Saad Bencherif   Read more - https://lnkd.in/gepbEKDi To share your startup story write us on - contact@startuprise.co.uk #Presti #AI #Highqualityproducts #fundraising #funding #startup #news

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May 13 2024 - 10 Notable Articles To Read Article: French AI Startup Taking On Silicon Valley Is Set to Stuff Its War Chest Takeaway: Mistral AI is on the verge of securing $600M in funding, nearly 3x valuation to $6B, with investors such as General Catalyst and Lightspeed participating. Source: The Wall Street Journal Link: https://lnkd.in/dQRkCC63 Article: The Saks, Neiman Marcus Group Megadeal Is Getting Close, Sources Said Takeaway: Reports suggest that Reliance Retail and Zalando are part of a $3B deal aimed at consolidating Saks and Neiman Marcus under a single entity. Source: WWD Link: https://lnkd.in/dFmbsYaw Article: Bain Pursues Takeover of Education-Software Provider Takeaway: Bain Capital's acquisition might assess PowerSchool at approximately $6B, factoring debt. Source: The Wall Street Journal Link: https://lnkd.in/dd_k9gpM Article: Investcorp closes $570M fund for cybersecurity and fintech Takeaway: This fundraising effort builds on the achievements of their earlier $400M fund, while their total assets under management worldwide already stand at $52B. Source: Tech.eu Link: https://lnkd.in/dUHbeBTv Article: Alphabet Inc. Progressing in Talks to Buy HubSpot, Sources Say Takeaway: This prospective agreement could be one of the largest acquisitions of the year. Source: Bloomberg Link: https://lnkd.in/dBVZ7TX4 Article: The Fastest Growing Category of Venture Investment in 2024 Takeaway: The AI investing initiative is projected to reach $80B in 2024, marking a 2.6x increase from 2023, with $18.3B invested in the first four months of the year alone. Source: Tomasz Tunguz Link: https://lnkd.in/d4hUJ6TG Article: Todd Boehly’s investment house in advanced talks to buy private credit firm Takeaway: Eldridge Industries is pursuing the acquisition of Hayfin Capital Management LLP in a deal valued at over €1B. Source: Financial Times Link: https://lnkd.in/dkh66B3P Article: Mubadala’s $3B Fortress Investment Group deal clears crucial US regulatory hurdle Takeaway: The foreign investment committee has granted approval for the sale following concessions regarding data and day-to-day control, enabling the $300B assets under management fund to proceed with the agreement. Source: Financial Times Link: https://lnkd.in/drAi7cZH Article: UBS Mulls Bonus for Investment Bankers Who Lure Rich Clients Takeaway: UBS Group AG is contemplating implementing a reward program for investment bankers who direct clients to the company's wealth management division, mirroring an incentive scheme akin to what Credit Suisse provided to its dealmakers. Source: Bloomberg News Link: https://lnkd.in/dy3bt4zm Article: Bill Gates weighs in on new €1B German fund to back capital-intensive climate tech Takeaway: Europe’s first fund to focus primarily on solving the first-of-a-kind (FOAK) financing gap Source: Sifted Link: https://lnkd.in/ddKPYpWP #news #business #research

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I'm sorry to hear of 26 redundancies at BeReal. post their acquisition by Voodoo, as reported by BeReal.'s COO Romain Salzman https://lnkd.in/eTtDtagd Romain has already called out each of these individuals in his note by name. To all individuals affected, please make use of the support available across our three platforms. To our community, please help these gamers: Eng Lead: Murph Finnicum (Head of Eng), Raphael Colleau (Mobile Lead) iOS: Oliver Pearmain, Mišo Lubarda, Dimitri Dupuis-Latour, Raluca Toadere, Chris Echanique, Summer J., Fernando Cervantes Android: Gustavo de Santos Garcia, Alejandro Mezcua Back-end, Features: Amritpal Kallu, Joey L., Anthony Z. Back-end, Infra&Platform: MongMong Barbara P., Nicolas TIBI QA: Karl S., Denis G., Vlad G. Product: David Kaufman, Trevor Denton, Brooke White Data: Catherine Zhou Customer Operations, Trust&Safety: Bryan F., Jenny S. Branding, Marketing, Growth: David Pfluger, Martina Mach di Palmstein I won't pretend there are easy solutions but our community's only goal is to make things a little easier for as many people as possible. We have a ton of data showing that, for all candidates, your chances of finding a games role double (from 5 to 10%) over 12 months if you regularly use all our resources versus not. Home 1 - 🔗 AMIRSATVAT.COM: Our main hub provides 18 resources to assist you in finding work, featuring a fully updated design. Home 2 - 🔗 Discord: Join us at discord.gg/amirsatvat, our live extension of community resources. With over 4,300 members, we are currently in an open-join phase. Home 3 - 🔗 LinkedIn: Our community here includes over 90,000 members, with 1-3 daily posts offering support and career assistance in the games industry. How the Broader Community Can Help: - Spread the Word: Reshares and comments on this post amplify the visibility of these resources. - Offer Support: Utilize the 16 ways listed on AMIRSATVAT.COM under "How You Can Help" to assist, or simply lend an ear or advice on our Discord server. - Join Our Movement: Volunteer with us at AMIRSATVAT.COM to support our colleagues in the games industry. Our network has facilitated over 2,100 jobs and 39,000 coaching conversations to date, the largest impact of any games organization on earth, and has been visited by millions of gamers lifetime.

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Mobile game publishing visionary Philippe L. of TapNation discusses his web3 plans Sequence. Specifically, Philippe talks about how he'll leverage Sequence to level up retention, open new revenue streams, and focus on community, especially for their flagship casual and hypercasual games. TapNation will be doing this in two major web2 titles that have been launched and are played at scale every day. This means, h8ers, that there will be even further proof of how, with the right technology: 1) The player never needs to know what's on-chain and the user experience won't be disrupted 2) Metrics like retention and ARPU improve when web3 is leveraged for new mechanics 3) Casual gamers, who aren't hyper vigilante against web3 innovation like core gamers, can enjoy the benefits of what the blockchain can bring without vitriol In short, our work with TapNation and Arbitrum is going to show the benefits of this technology to every web2 developer on the planet. Let's rock and roll. Check out the full interview with Jon Jordan here: https://lnkd.in/gFhHEBbj

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🎉 Today is special for me because (i) it's my birthday 🎂, and (ii) we're officially launching Nocturne Games! 🚀 ✨ My friend and co-founder Arnaud Aubry and I embarked on a new chapter a few months ago alongside our fantastic Partners, Bobby Wertheim, and Jason Della Rocca, all driven by our shared passion for gaming and entrepreneurship. And we’ve already had a front-row seat for some seismic shifts reshaping the gaming industry. 🎮 Gaming, a $185B market, outpaces movies, on-demand video, and music combined, engaging nearly half the global population every month. 🎨 Indie gaming, propelled by AI, cheap game engines, digital distribution, and community-led marketing, democratizes success. The potential is immense, with 2023 seeing four indie titles among the top ten earners. ✌️ But there are some big challenges to take on. The studio-publisher relationship often suffers from unbalanced revenue shares, opaque terms, and IP conflicts, stifling creativity. Equity models falter with premium games, lacking clear exits and necessitating tangible publishing support. The gaming landscape needs innovative models that respect the unique dynamics of indie game development. 🎯 At Nocturne, we invest in unique, replayable games through revenue sharing. We provide capital and self-publishing support to indie studios, prioritizing fairness and community-validation strategies. We aim to transform promising concepts into blockbuster hits, offering up to €1.5M per game for a share of the game's revenue. 📝 Since January, we've received around 700 game submissions, in no small part thanks to our amazing Game Scout, Magdalena Buss 🔜 Mad Games Show, reflecting the vibrant creativity in the indie game community. We're in due diligence with 4 of these games and are about to sign our first title. We aim to invest in one new game monthly, quickly bringing fresh titles to gamers worldwide. 💡 In addition to the bright future of indie gaming, I’m also a big believer in building in public, so after this initial quiet period, I’m eager to start showing people what Nocturne is all about. 📘 You can start finding out more in our first article in the comments below (thanks, LinkedIn algorithm!). This piece begins an exciting series where the Nocturne team and I will share our journey, insights, and progress. 🙏 I’d like to extend my heartfelt thanks to Joël Schillio, Caroline Raimbault, and the entire Alasta team for their incredible work on our brand identity and website! A special shoutout to Jean de La Rochebrochard, Nicolas Essayan, and Fabrice Grinda for being early believers, along with over 50 investors, including Yoann Lopez, Paul Guillemin, Alexandre Berriche, Marie Brayer, Pierre Mugnier, Francescu Santoni, Nicolas Steegmann, Virgile Raingeard, and Guillaume Moubeche. And, of course, my deepest gratitude to Francois Masciopinto for his unwavering support, kindness, and dedication since day one. 📸 Team picture by the fabulous Corentin Grange

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🌿I'm thrilled to announce that We Love Green, France's leading eco-friendly music festival, has chosen Shotgun as its exclusive ticketing partner! I couldn't be more proud to support this initiative from one of Newfund’s portco companies since 2017. Created by Tristan Le Corre, Lucas Gerard and Romain Dugier at a time when traditional ticketing systems were in decline, Shotgun fills a crucial gap: finding a new way to be immersed in music events. What sets the app apart however is its interactive design: by incorporating features that allow any user to create events on its platform, it provides an efficient solution for fans and organizations alike. In just a few clicks, users can buy and resell tickets, and share events with their friends. It's a real game changer in the entertainment industry. Shotgun's personalized event recommendations ensure that every experience is unique, whether you're a fan of jazz, pop or electro beats. By using Shotgun's ticketing platform, We Love Green not only streamlines the ticketing process, but also reduces paper waste and carbon footprint. 🌍 As a committed VC firm, we are proud to witness and contribute to innovative solutions in the music industry that prioritize the health of our planet, even in a small way. Click here to download Shotgun 💚 : https://lnkd.in/eA6i5_Hb #WeLoveGreen #Shotgun #Sustainability #EcoFriendlyEvents #InvestingInChange

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There a fewer and fewer public companies.  They were +8000 in the US in 1996 and are now only 4642.  That’s down 43%. How did this happened? You can explain this in many ways :  The regulation makes it increasingly difficult for a company to IPO VC & PE have be on the rise for the last decade Acquisitions are also on the rise. To give you a snapshot : 870 publics companies were acquired by one of the magnificient seven (google, apple, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Tesla and Nvidia) And what’s the consequence? More and more companies, facing difficulties by IPO are drawn to VC & PE were there are more and more investors. Even though the private market lack transparency and available data, VC and PE firms have been working on tools to obtain data in ordre to make better investment décision. It’s the case for Earlybird or EQT Ventures. And also a lot of start-ups that are now working to create tools to help VC in their decision making process. So now the question is : will private markets one day have a sufficient data level for investors to make as informed decision as they would in public markets ? On my side I truly believe that in the upcoming years, we'll see the first quants VC. If you want to read some more : https://lnkd.in/eKFZuyeE

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The last part of this 6-part series on how to model a P&L, translated into French and published on Frenchweb. https://lnkd.in/eWHYamDD

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