Jun Li

Ty Taylor

Michael Agustin

Pavan Katepalli 

Bilgem Cakir

Jon Kimmich

Seattle Indies Founders Club

Seattle Indies is non-profit organization dedicated to fostering a vibrant andinclusivecommunity of independent game developers in the greater Puget Sound area.

Seattle Indies

Founders Club is for new, current, and aspiring founders of game studios in the greater Seattle area to connect and learn from each other.

thinkspace SEATTLE

Join us during Seattle Tech Week for the next installment of the Seattle Indies Founders Club at ThinkSpace Seattle's beautiful location on Lake Union.We will feature a panel of games industry founders focused on managing and reducing development costs with scrappy game development methodology and touching on fundraising in challenging times.We will also be raffling off passes to <a href="https://seattleslice.org" title="https://seattleslice.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">SLICE</a> and offering a discount on tickets for any who attend this event. This will be the final Founders Club meetup before SLICE so come prepared with your questions about how to maximize your experience at the conference.Thanks to <a href="https://thinkspace.com/" title="https://thinkspace.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ThinkSpace Seattle</a> for generously providing their event space to host this event.Thanks to our sponsor <a href="https://accelbyte.io/solution?&amp;utm_source=events&amp;utm_medium=social_&amp;utm_campaign=seattleindies" title="https://accelbyte.io/solution?&amp;utm_source=events&amp;utm_medium=social_&amp;utm_campaign=seattleindies" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Accelbyte</a>.Panelists:Hosted by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-kimmich-7094501/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-kimmich-7094501/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jon Kimmich</a>, Founder, <a href="http://www.softwareilluminati.com/" title="http://www.softwareilluminati.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Software Illuminati</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/junaili-lie-09b941/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/junaili-lie-09b941/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jun Lie</a>, Founder, <a href="https://accelbyte.io/" title="https://accelbyte.io/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Accelbyte</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ty-taylor-41393b116/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ty-taylor-41393b116/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ty Taylor</a>, Founder, <a href="https://www.qag.io/" title="https://www.qag.io/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Quantum Astrophysicists Guild</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelagustin/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelagustin/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Michael Agustin</a>, CEO &amp; Co-Founder, <a href="https://www.curie.co/" title="https://www.curie.co/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Curie</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/pavankat/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/pavankat/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Pavan Katepalli</a>, Founder &amp; CEO, <a href="https://yomigames.gg/" title="https://yomigames.gg/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Yomi Games</a>/<a href="https://manami.ai/" title="https://manami.ai/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Manami</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bilgemcakir/" title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bilgemcakir/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bilgem Cakir</a>, Co-Founder/CTO/CFO, <a href="https://x.com/claytoken_games?lang=en" title="https://x.com/claytoken_games?lang=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Clay Token Games</a>Seattle is the home to over 200 game studios, each with inspiring, insightful, and experienced founders excited to share their stories, wisdom, and knowledge gained from years of starting and running a successful business in the industry.Whether you are an experienced founder with decades of experience, a new founder just getting started, or an aspiring founder looking for some insight and guidance on the process this event is for you!***AccelByte is a game backend platform that supports cross-platform, storage, monetization, social, matchmaking, and more. We know there is no such thing as 'one size fits all' so our platform is extensible, customizable, and scalable. AccelByte has been battle-tested, with proven deployments of live titles that support millions of players, meaning you can focus on building your game with complete peace of mind. AccelByte’s talent has decades of experience building and shipping some of the largest game and distribution platforms in the world. We are founded by industry veterans who have engineered online systems for some of the largest game and distribution platforms in the world—including Fortnite, Epic Store, Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and EA Origin.With AccelByte, studios can start testing the core game loop without having to invest in a large backend engineering team and can rapidly deploy without a LiveOps team.***Seattle Indies strives to be an inclusive and welcoming community for everyone. 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