



GREAT INDOORS. MEET GREAT OUTDOORS.
What
Featuring talent from down the street and around the world, Game Invest West will bring together startups and their founding teams with the investors, publishers, licensing partners and corporate funds that are looking to move into this exciting and unique industry.
When
October 23rd & 24th, 2024
Why
Right now, the global game industry is entering what will be a rocket-powered rebuilding phase… and some of the best new prospects will be founded here in the Western Canada. Game Invest West is the first major investment conference specifically focused on the game industry in this region.
Speakers
Where
The Game Invest West summit is taking place as part of this year’s Banff Venture Forum. This epic new event will go down in an equally epic setting: the amazing mountains of Banff, Alberta.
Accommodation will be at the industry-acclaimed Banff Centre. Nestled on the side of Tunnel Mountain and just five minutes from downtown, the Banff Centre hotel features newly renovated rooms and (truly) breathtaking vistas.
How
To find out more, send us your information and we’ll get you the details. Spaces at the conference will be limited, but if you belong there we will bend over backwards to make it happen.
In collaboration with the Federal and Provincial Governments, the Scaffold Institute is working to double the number of game studios in Alberta, building a new, dynamic industry. The profiles of our studios span the following:
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Established Studios
On the main stage, the top four companies from the Scaffold venture acceleration studio will pitch to a panel of industry experts in front of an audience of dozens of leading Western Canadian investors.
These pitches will take place at the Banff Centre at 1:15 pm MST on October 23rd. The following Scaffold Institute members are scheduled to pitch:

Praetorian Studios

VR Cave

Studio Monsoon

Thousand Hour Games
Other Sessions
Licensing Pitch Panel
Be there as some of the leading consumer brands hear pitches from game studios helping them connect with digital audiences.
Alternate Financing Workshop
Does Kickstarter and other crowdfunding platforms work as a financing solution for the game industry? Find out at the spinout session.
Corporate Speed-Dating
You can’t be investible unless you lock in that value at the earliest stage. Connect with our partners and build relationships.
Networking Arcade
See the best games being launched by the best studios in Alberta in a throwback retro arcade environment.
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