Paige Finn DohertyFounding Partner, Behind Genius · Founding Partner at Behind Genius Ventures

which gaming companies has BGV General Partner Paige Doherty invested in recently?

1 Apr 2023 · 1 min

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In this segment, the speaker outlines two recent portfolio companies of BGV that General Partner Paige Doherty has backed. The first, Caveron, is a connected rowing machine based in Toronto that incorporates habit‑forming psychology and game‑design elements to keep users motivated. Its founder, Andy, is highlighted as an impressive martial artist. Caveron was the fund’s first Canadian investment, prompting an accidental but pivotal update to the fund’s documentation to allow future Canadian deals. The second company, The Last Gameboard, is described as the only social gaming console that supports concurrent play with physical game pieces, immersive visuals and audio, and worldwide multiplayer. The fund was attracted to this venture largely because of the founder Shail’s compelling personal story. Both investments illustrate BGV’s focus on innovative, experience‑driven products and the importance of founder narratives in their decision‑making.

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Caveron. They're a connected rowing machine that uses habit-forming psychology and game design to keep you motivated and excited. The founder, Andy, is an incredible martial artist. He's based in Toronto. It was the first Canadian company that we've invested in, which was kind of an accident. And then I had to update our fund documentation so that we could invest in Canadian companies, and now we invest in Canadian companies. That's kind of like a fun fact on how one of our shifts in investment strategy as the, as the fund got built out. And the Gameboard is another one. It's the only social gaming console where you host concurrent play, use physical game pieces, and you can enjoy immersive game visuals and audio and play with other players worldwide. One of the things that really drew our fund to investing in Shail's company, The Last Gameboard, was her story.