{"id":292735,"date":"2021-11-02T17:45:26","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T22:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/?p=292735"},"modified":"2021-11-02T17:39:07","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T22:39:07","slug":"moonrise-fund-indie-studio-backing-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/moonrise-fund-indie-studio-backing-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Moonrise Fund reveals the first three game studios it’s backing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virtuoso Neomedia, Future Club, and Perfect Garbage will all receive support from the fund<\/h2>

In January, Glitch founder Evva Karr announced the Moonrise Fund<\/a>\u2014a new early-stage equity fund that would back people, not projects<\/a>. Today, Moonrise revealed the three studios<\/a> it will be backing with its fund, exhibiting a diverse and exciting group of talent that’s getting a boost.<\/p>

First up is Virtuoso Neomedia, a studio that has three different projects in the works, all in different genres. The pair of brothers leading it are working on futuristic sports game\u00a0Raddminton<\/em>, as well as Killer Auto<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Zodiac XX<\/em>.<\/p>

You might recognize\u00a0Future Club as the co-op studio made up of former Lab Zero employees<\/a>. The team is still working on development of\u00a0Skullgirls<\/em>, as well as a secret unannounced project. In an interview with IGN<\/a> about the Moonrise Fund, Future Club CEO Francesca Esquenazi teases that it’s an original IP that’s narrative-focused.<\/p>

Earlier this year we announced\ud83c\udf19Moonrise <\/p>

Today, you get to meet the three starter studios backed by our prototype fund for early stage game companies https:\/\/t.co\/6LAQfrGpqR<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/KnIuzUJNtf<\/a><\/p>

— GLITCH (@heyglitch) November 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>