game companies as an investment 4.9.2012

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Presentation given at game seminar 4.9.2012 at OAMK. Talks about investors different business models and their wants when looking at game companies as investment target.

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Game companies as an investment

BUTTERFLY VENTURESWho we are, and what we do

The TeamPartners

Matti Kanninenmanaging partner

Juho Riskupartner, co-founder

Antti Kosunenpartner, co-founder,

and Board member

Board of Directors

Jukka MäkinenChairman of the Board

Jari PasanenMember of the Board

Idea

15‐90 k€ 200‐400 k€ 1‐2 M€ xx M€

Unqualified Qualified pre‐seed/seed Qualified expansion

Accelerating

StartUp

Financing

Financed – Exit

”TechStars” Go fast forward 

or fail fastScoutingScouting

Basics Preparation Proof of concept

Scope of main interest

OperationalizationOperationalization

Scale‐up

Σ < 500 k€ Σ < 2.5 M€

Investing from pre‐seed to follow‐up

First time Investment

Follow up InvestmentFollow up Investment

Follow

Exit

What early stage investors look for in a gaming companies?

Innovation, creativity.

Great gaming experiences.

All the investors are not the same.

EXIT VS. CASH FLOWTwo models for venture financing

Expectations

10 * Valuation

Exit driven model

Company

Investor• Money• Expertise

Valuation

Cash flow

Investor• Money• Expertise

Exit

Cash from stock sale

Exit driven startup

• Has a very large market potential– Most of the potential not realized in a form of positive cash flow at the exit

• Is easily scalable, usually globally– Smart customer acquisition logic built into business model is a plus

• Has strong IPRs or a business model that accumulates value over time– Customer retention can be clearly articulated

• Money• Expertise

Cash flow driven model

Company

• IPRs (value)

Product launch

x% cash flow = 10 * money investedInvestor

Product x

1‐x% cash flow

End of life

Cash flow driven product

• Requires less capital over life cycle, can accept more market behavior related risk

• Has well defined, easy to understand product and clear simple business model

• Has short time to market – Straight forward development, no technology related risk

• Generates large positive cash flow fast– Has short sales cycle– Are usually consumer market products

Most game companies fall into “cash flow model” ‐category

How to choose the right model

Exit driven model• The grand vision is large 

enough to fill the purpose of the company alone

• IPRs are patents or accumulated during longer period of use (information)

• Founders ready to sell the company or IPO is a realistic option

Cash flow driven model• Company is based on idea 

of multiple products• IPRs are mostly creative 

content based and different in each product

• Founders like to keep the options open for future

• Successful product can be used as a future reference

Venture capital is expensive.

THE RIGHT KIND OF STARTUPWhat we’re looking for and why

Positive black swans.

Scale of opportunity.

Customer acquisition.

Customer retention.

Startups where in addition to money we can add value.

Investment criteria

• Needs to have or plan to have some operations in the Oulu region

• It’s scalable• There’s global demand and market• Driven by one of the market trends• IPRs are involved• There’s the Team

We like to get involved early on, preferably well before you need the 

money.

Here’s the front line, lets rock!