Greenville, SC, May 30, 2013 –(PR.com)– Gamemaster announced today that it has been selected to present its first app, Questalot, at SVForum’s Launch: Silicon Valley 2013 (www.launchsiliconvalley.org), which is a high visibility platform for emerging technology companies to springboard their products and services into the market. The event, to be held June 4 at Microsoft’s Mountain View, CA Campus, is designed to uncover and showcase products and services from the most exciting of the newest startups in information technology, mobility, digital media, next generation internet, life sciences and clean technology.
The program (www.launchsiliconvalley.org/agenda) will start at 8:30 a.m., when Ray Kurzweil, author, inventor, futurist, and Director of Engineering at Google, will give his views on “Innovations in Innovation,” followed by Guy Kawasaki on how to build insanely successful startups, discussions on the changing role of venture capital and updates from several Launch: Silicon Valley alumni companies. The afternoon will be given over to the 30 presenting companies, when each one will have the opportunity to present their products and field questions from the audience and a panel of VCs and Angels. Wrapping up the day, Dr. Mike North of Discovery Channel’s “Prototype This!” will deliver the closing keynote, after which awards will be given for the “Most Likely to Succeed” in each of the six presenting categories. Presenters will be available to showcase their companies and products in the exhibition hall, which is open for networking, deal making, and interviews between presentations.
“We are so excited to be announcing our game, Questalot, at such a prestigious event right in the center of this innovation hotbed!” – Matt Fisher, Co-Founder, Gamemaster
The event will kick off with the Pre-Launch: Silicon Valley 2013 Press Briefing introducing the finalists to the media for their stories, and Pre- Event Party on the evening of June 3, in which presenting startup teams will have the opportunity to network with some of Silicon Valley‘s most influential executives and deal makers.
“We are excited to have innovative startups like Gamemaster present at this year’s Launch: Silicon Valley product launch,” said Chris Gill, President of SVForum Board of Directors. “Beyond the competition, Gamemaster will have the opportunity to network with some of Silicon Valley‘s most influential executives and deal makers as a way to build critical relationships that support their path forward.”
About Gamemaster:
Now in its first year of operation, Gamemaster is pursuing new and exciting ways to “gamify” life. Although this is not a new concept, the co-founders feel they have the upper hand with many years of experience in the entertainment industry. Co-Founder JDew is a live performer. He has performed in front of more than 3.5 million people between being the emcee for local sports teams and in his one-man black history show, One Voice. The other co-Founder, Matt Fisher, also has several years experience entertaining audiences. He is a filmmaker and has directed many award wining short films, documentaries, and commercials. This dynamic duo is taking its combined skills of live crowd interaction, polished visuals and media integration into the exciting world of mobile gaming with its first app, Questalot. For more information, follow them @gamemasterinc on twitter.
About Launch: Silicon Valley
In its 8th year, Launch: Silicon Valley is now firmly established as the premier product launch platform for technology startups. The event, co-presented by SVForum, Garage Technology Ventures and Microsoft, provides the next generation of emerging technology companies with the opportunity to pitch their products to and network with an audience of Silicon Valley’s top VCs, Angels, corporate business development executives, prospective customers and partners, bloggers and media.
Launch: Silicon Valley is co-presented by SVForum, early stage venture capital firm Garage Technology Ventures and Microsoft, which will host the event at the Microsoft Silicon Valley campus in Mountain View. Additional sponsors include Accenture, Cooley LLP, Silicon Beat, IBM, Bridge Bank, Callidus Cloud, CitizenTekk, Deloitte, Global Media Strategy communications LLC, Halosys Technologies, Hummer Winblad, Life Science Angels, the Band of Angels, Nephoscale, Sand Hill Angels, the Angels Forum, The Kauffman Fellows Program and VentureDeal.