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Scott Rupp

Founding General Partner at BITKRAFT Ventures

Denver, Colorado

Investor
VC

Invests in

Locations:

Denver, Colorado

  • Min Investment:

    $2,000,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $3,500,000.00

Skills

Private Equity
Monetization
Analytics
Venture Capital
Investment Banking
Strategic Partnerships
Start-ups
Start-up Ventures
Lean Startup
Strategic Consulting
Mobile Marketing
Social Business
Business Strategy
Strategy
MMO
Business Development
Emerging Markets
Management
Entrepreneurship
Digital Strategy

Education

Investments

Carbonated

Seed

Total Funding: $20M

Jabali

Seed

Total Funding: $5M

Bazooka Tango

Seed

Total Funding: $8M

Luda

Seed

Total Funding: $7M

Infinite Canvas

Series Unknown

Total Funding: $9M

Bebopbee

Seed

Total Funding: $6M

Ready

Series A

Total Funding: $130M

Burn Ghost Games

Seed

Total Funding: $3M

Playable Worlds

Seed

Total Funding: $38M

Joyride Games

Seed

Total Funding: $14M

Work Experience

BITKRAFT Ventures

2018

  • Founding General Partner

    2018

    BITKRAFT is the global early-stage investment platform for gaming, esports, and interactive media.

Icebox 2.0 LLC

2001

  • Co-founder, Managing Director

    2001

    The first premium original animation creator for the web working with world-class TV & film writing talent

Modern Times Group MTG AB

2016 - 2022

  • Senior Advisor, USA

    2019 - 2022

  • Managing Director USA, MTGx

    2016 - 2019

    MTG is a strategic and operational investment holding company in esports and gaming entertainment. Assets include ESL, DreamHack, Innogames, Kongregate and several VC holdings across games & esports. Born in Sweden, the shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (‘MTGA’ and ‘MTGB’)

Kongregate

2017 - 2022

  • Board Member

    2017 - 2022

    Premier mobile & PC games publisher

Digital Artists Entertainment

2011 - 2016

  • CEO

    2011 - 2016

    Digital Artists operates the Ignition platform, the only mobile content concierge built for the unusually influential

Gazillion Entertainment

2008 - 2011

  • SVP, Corporate Development

    2008 - 2011

McKinsey & Company

2005 - 2008

  • Media & Entertainment Practice

    2005 - 2008

Deutsche Bank (formerly Alex. Brown)

1995 - 1999

  • Media & Entertainment Equity Research (previously investment banking)

    1995 - 1999

The Carlyle Group

1997 - 1998

  • ::

    1997 - 1998

    Private equity investing