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United States · Lightforge Games
Lightforge Games is a remote video game studio founded in 2020 by veterans from Blizzard and Epic Games.
Funding reportedLast round: Series A
About Lightforge Games
Lightforge Games is a remote video game studio founded in 2020 by veterans from Blizzard and Epic Games.
The company focuses on developing a new genre of cross-platform, collaborative storytelling role-playing games (CSRPGs) that blend the creative aspects of tabletop games with the engaging visuals of modern MMOs. The studio is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, and employs around 35 people. The primary product is designed to create an interactive experience where players and a Game Master collaborate to build stories, locations, and quests together. This approach aims to replicate the in-person tabletop RPG experience for a broader digital audience, appealing to RPG enthusiasts and tabletop gamers. Lightforge has raised $20 million in funding, with a mission to change how the world plays RPGs by fostering a culture of empathy, honesty, and growth.
What company datasets say Lightforge Games raised
Funding, as reported
Founders and team
From the SEC filings it signed: 5 on the team.
- Daniel HertzkaExecutive Officer, Promoteri
- Glenn RaneExecutive Officer, Promoteri
- Marcus HutchesonExecutive Officer, Director, Promoteri
- Matthew SchembariExecutive Officer, Director, Promoteri
- Nathan FairbanksExecutive Officer, Promoteri
On the board, as filediSam Englebardt
On a portfolio page
Investors who name them
Each firm lists Lightforge Games on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.
The company, in detail
What they build
Known for
long-term studio visionuser experienceconsumersproject managementunity engineplayer storytelling toolsinformation technology & servicesgame artremote studiogame art pipelinesunreal engine 5productivityopen salary policygame designentertainmentindustry awards
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- Sector
- Computer games
- Industry code
- NAICS 5121, 513210, SIC 7375, 7372
- Region
- North Carolina
- Revenue
- $4.7M a year, as listed
- Full record
- Every detail in the company directory
Computer games in United States
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