INVEST IN GAMEFLIP TODAY!
Digital Marketplace for Gamers
$872,584.42 Raised
Reasons to Invest
- STRONG TRACTION: Gameflip has already raised $10 million from Silicon Valley VCs and has facilitated lifetime sales of over $160M (GMV) from our community of more than 6 million gamers.
- RIGHT MARKET TIMING: The global games market is projected to grow to a staggering $204B by 2023, with 77% of that revenue coming from in-game digital items.*
- EXPERIENCED TEAM: The Gameflip team previously built and sold their games publishing business, Aeria Games, and has partnered with Marvel and Ubisoft to develop multiple top mobile games.
Overview
We are Changing Gaming
Gameflip is a leading marketplace powered by advanced technology that ensures simple, safe transactions for all things digital. Gameflip offers gamers the ability to “flip” their gaming items and assets. We’ve already achieved sales on our platform of $160M+ to date, with $10M raised from Silicon Valley VCs, and over 6 million users and are already working with emerging technologies like blockchain and Web3 gaming.
By 2023, sales of digital in-game items are expected to make up 77% of yearly revenue for the $204B gaming industry. Our technology has been optimized for the last 7 years and is positioned to address this billion-dollar market opportunity.
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Validated by an industry shift towards an open, player-owned gaming ecosystem, our team has continued developing the capabilities of the Gameflip platform. Our unique, in-house commerce infrastructure already accommodates transactions for digital gaming items and assets.
The Problem
Gamers Spend Billions of Dollars in Today’s Games But Own Nothing
Today, gamers purchase billions of dollars worth of digital gaming items, while earning even more items by investing countless hours playing their favorite games.
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Due to the technology limitations of current games, the value of these digital items are locked within the associated games and only a tiny percentage can be traded or resold amongst gamers. Because of this, many will lose the vast majority of their investment as soon as they stop playing a game.
Gameflip has provided a solution for gamers to transact their digital goods since their launch in 2015, bringing millions of gamers together to buy, sell, and trade these digital items.
Looking to the future, Gameflip’s technology is forward-compatible, whether it’s blockchain or AI, the platform was built to be extensible with these emerging technologies. Gameflip believes that commercial blockchain technology can be integral to player-owned economies in the future of the gaming industry. Clear ownership, verifiable authenticity, and ease of transferability will provide valuable and equitable benefits to the entire ecosystem.
The Market
Gameflip was Built for the Future of Gaming
The $175B global games market is undergoing a massive evolution. Key players within the gaming industry such as EA, Ubisoft, and Square Enix have announced major recent strategies and investments into blockchain-based games. The free-to-play model has become a lucrative strategy for many game publishers, as an expected 77% of yearly revenues will come from digital in-game items by 2023.
Investments into blockchain game development have grown exponentially, with $2.5B invested in Q1 of 2022 along with hundreds of millions more from blockchain technology companies such as Binance, Solana, and Polygon. As such, the blockchain-based gaming market is forecasted to grow at a breakneck pace from $1.5B in 2021 to an incredible $50B by 2025.
The GAMEFLIP Solution
An Ecommerce Platform to Power the Growth of the Gaming Industry
Gameflip has launched a cutting-edge marketplace platform that enables gamers to buy and sell digital assets including in-game items, gaming assets, collectibles and games through simple, safe transactions. While current digital asset marketplaces have complex transactions and security challenges, Gameflip is a proven commerce solution that provides an intuitive checkout flow with built-in consumer protection for mainstream users.
Gameflip employs a marketplace business model, generating revenue from both buyers and sellers for each completed transaction on its platform. Revenue is generated from buyer purchase fees, seller sales commission and seller cashout fees.
Looking forward, as a compliment to their proven marketplace solution for traditional video gaming items, Gameflip will power the growth of the gaming industry by delivering a full suite of blockchain-based products and services to enable gamers, creators, brands, and developers to connect, safely conduct commerce, and mutually share the benefits.
As gaming evolves, Gameflip is poised to stay at the forefront of any emerging technology.
Our Traction
Over 6 Million Users Strong & More Than $160M in Sales (GMV) Facilitated
Even with limited tradability of digital items in games today Gameflip has seen extraordinary success to date. We have facilitated more than $160 million in lifetime sales (GMV), with $25.8 million in 2022 alone. Our community consists of more than 6 million registered users, who have created over 40 million listings. Meanwhile, the Gameflip app has received a combined 3 million downloads across the Apple and Android stores.
But most notably, we’ve been validated by product experts and investors. We’ve already raised over $10 million from Silicon Valley VCs including Bullpen Capital, GoAhead Ventures, PlayNext, and LightBank.
Why Invest
Join Our Quest to Craft the Future of Gaming
Our flexible marketplace provides gamers a safe, secure ecosystem to trade and sell their digital assets, and with an easy-to-use platform. Gameflip was built to stay ahead of emerging technologies like blockchain-based gaming, and we are securing partnerships with game developers and publishers.
Currently in development, our white label B2B commerce solution will include developer-friendly API access to features such as account management, digital wallets, payment, security, fraud detection systems, financial compliance, and marketplace functionality.
Join our journey towards transparent digital ownership and help us create the future of gaming. Invest in Gameflip today!
ABOUT
HEADQUARTERS
55 S. Market Street
San Jose, CA 95113
WEBSITE
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Gameflip is a leading marketplace powered by advanced technology that ensures simple, safe transactions for all things digital – offering gamers the ability to “flip” their gaming items and assets. With sales on our platform of $160M+ to date, $10M raised from Silicon Valley VCs, we are changing gaming and aim to power digital commerce for the evolving gaming industry.
TEAM
JT Nguyen
Co-founder, CEO & Director
Prior to Gameflip, JT served as COO of Aeria Games, a global publisher and developer of free-to-play games, where he led the effort to grow the business to over 300 global employees and $120M+ in yearly revenue.
JT obtained his MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, his MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and his BS in Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Terry Ngo
Co-founder and CTO
Prior to Gameflip, Terry served as CTO and co-founder of Aeria Games, a global publisher free-to-play games, where he led the effort to build the publishing platform and scaled it to support over 40 million global gamers.
Terry obtained his MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, his BS in Computer Engineering and BS in Mathematics from Southern Methodist University.
Udayan Sharma
Director of Marketing
Prior to Gameflip, Udayan was in the digital free-to-play gaming space as Director of Marketing at Aeria Games.
Udayan holds an MBA from Purdue University, Krannert School of Management and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Oregon State University.
Matheus Arnellas
Head of Operations
Matheus served in production, marketing and operations roles at companies such as Electronic Arts, Aeria Games and PlayNext.
Matheus holds an MBA from FIPE São Paulo and a bachelor's degree in Marketing & Advertising from PUC Campinas - Brazil.
Bryan Talbot
Head of Engineering
Prior to Gameflip, Bryan was the platform architect at Aeria Games where he designed and oversaw the implementation of the global publishing platform.
Bryan earned a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of California at San Diego (UCSD).
Nitay Souza
Operations Manager
Lan Hoang
Chairman of the Board
Phil Brady
Board Member
TERMS
Gameflip
Overview
PRICE PER SHARE
$0.50
DEADLINE
May 16, 2023
VALUATION
$34.78M
AMOUNT RAISED
$872,584.42
Breakdown
MIN INVESTMENT
$250
MAX INVESTMENT
$1,235,000
MIN NUMBER OF SHARES OFFERED
20,000
OFFERING TYPE
Equity
ASSET TYPE
COMMON
SHARES OFFERED
Non-voting Common Stock
MAX NUMBER OF SHARES OFFERED
2,470,000
Maximum Number of Shares Offered subject to adjustment for bonus shares
Company | : | IJJI, Inc. |
Corporate Address | : | 55 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113 |
Offering Minimum | : | $10,000.00 |
Offering Maximum | : | $1,235,000.00 |
Minimum Investment Amount(per investor) | : | $250.00 |
Terms
Offering Type | : | Equity |
Security Name | : | Non-voting Common Stock |
Minimum Number of Shares Offered | : | 20,000 |
Maximum Number of Shares Offered | : | 2,470,000 |
Price per Share | : | $0.50 |
Pre-Money Valuation | : | $34,781,546.50 |
*Maximum number of shares offered subject to adjustment for bonus shares. See Bonus info below.
Investment Incentives and Bonuses*
Time-Based Investment Incentives
Super Early Bird
Invest within the first 72 hours and receive 10% bonus shares.
Early Bird
Invest within the first two weeks and receive 5% bonus shares.
Amount-Based Investment Incentives
$500+ | Apprentice
Invest $500+ and receive 2% bonus shares + $25 in *Gameflip Credits.
$1,000+ | Journeyman
Invest $1,000+ and receive 4% bonus shares + $50 in *Gameflip Credits.
$2,500+ | Adept
Invest $2,500+ and receive 6% bonus shares + $125 in *Gameflip Credits.
$5,000+ | Expert
Invest $5,000+ and receive 8% bonus shares + $250 in *Gameflip Credits.
$10,000+ | Master
Invest $10,000+ and receive 10% bonus shares + $500 in *Gameflip Credits.
$20,000+ | Champion
Invest $20,000+ and receive 10% bonus shares, $1000 in *Gameflip Credits, and **Conference call with CEO.
NOTES
- *Gameflip Credits to be issued 60 days after the closing of the crowdfunding campaign and expire 30 days after they are issued
- **Conference call with CEO to be scheduled within 60 days after the closing of the crowdfunding campaign and runs for 30 minutes
*All perks occur when the offering is completed.
The 10% for StartEngine OWNer’s Bonus
IJJI, Inc. (DBA Gameflip) will offer 10% additional bonus shares for all investments that are committed by investors that are eligible for the StartEngine Crowdfunding Inc. OWNer's bonus.
This means eligible StartEngine shareholders will receive a 10% bonus for any shares they purchase in this offering. For example, if you buy 100 shares of Non-Voting Common Stock at $0.50/share, you will receive 110 shares of Non-Voting Common Stock, meaning you'll own 110 shares for $50. Fractional shares will not be distributed and share bonuses will be determined by rounding down to the nearest whole share.
This 10% Bonus is only valid during the investors eligibility period. Investors eligible for this bonus will also have priority if they are on a waitlist to invest and the company surpasses its maximum funding goal. They will have the first opportunity to invest should room in the offering become available if prior investments are cancelled or fail.
Investors will receive the highest single bonus they are eligible for among the bonuses based on the amount invested and time of offering elapsed (if any). Eligible investors will also receive the Owner’s Bonus in addition to the aforementioned bonus.
Irregular Use of Proceeds
The Company will not incur any irregular use of proceeds.
NEW UPDATES
03.23.23
Market Insight: How AI Will Revolutionize the Gaming Industry
The video games industry has always been an early adopter of innovative technologies driven by the constant demand from the 3 billion global gamers for more interactive experiences and entertainment.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) offers substantial benefits for gaming including:
Generating game content at a massive scale with different artistic styles faster and cheaper
Enhancing visuals to make games look and feel more natural and realistic
Detecting and minimizing cheating in competitive games
Fully automating the play testing of complex games
AI will accelerate the growth of the gaming industry by reducing costs to develop AAA titles and drastically increasing the engagement and fun factor for gamers. Gameflip is well positioned to capture this growth given our experience innovating with emerging technologies including AI and blockchain.
If you’re as excited about the explosive growth of the gaming industry as we are, consider joining us!
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03.22.23
Meet us at the Game Developers Conference!
Our team will be attending the GDC conference this week in San Francisco. GDC delivers five days of expert-led education on key game development topics, as well as several special features throughout the week. This is one of the video game industry's biggest conferences and includes great opportunities for both learning and networking.
If you plan to attend and would like an opportunity to chat with the Gameflip team, please let us know in the comments section here on StartEngine and we’ll keep you posted with more details!
Hope to see you there!
ALL UPDATES
03.16.23
Gameflip Surpasses Yet Another Major Sales (GMV) Milestone of $160M!
Since the start of our crowdfunding campaign, the Gameflip platform has continued to generate substantial sales (GMV) of $25.8M and revenue of $3.09M in 2022. We’re truly grateful for the support of both the StartEngine investor community as well as the Gameflip gamer community!
Total lifetime sales (GMV) that has been safely facilitated by our marketplace just surpassed $160M driven by the 59M+ listings from our community of 6 million gamers!
If you’re interested in joining our journey, consider investing!
03.07.23
Campaign Extension | Reminder to Reconfirm your Investment Today!
We’re overjoyed to announce that we’ve passed the $800k mark on our equity crowdfunding campaign and continue to gather strong interest! We feel fortunate to be able to extend our campaign thanks to all of your support!
We recently had a material amendment where we extended our campaign, updated our financials, and refreshed our page. This kind of amendment requires anyone who is not an official investor to reconfirm their investment. If you fall into this group, you should have received an email to reconfirm your investment. You can also reconfirm through your Investor Portfolio. If you are were unable to reconfirm your investment, do not worry. You can simply invest again in the campaign!
If you have any questions about your investment status, you can reach out to the StartEngine Investor Team at contact@startengine.com.
Thank you for your support!
03.01.23
Gameflip attending Game Developers Conference!
Our team will be attending this year’s GDC conference from March 20th - 24th in San Francisco. GDC delivers five days of expert-led education on key game development topics, as well as several special features throughout the week. This is one of the video game industry's biggest conferences and includes great opportunities for both learning and networking.
If you plan to attend and would like an opportunity to chat with the Gameflip team, please let us know in the comments section here on StartEngine and we’ll keep you posted with more details.
Hope to see you there!
02.23.23
Gameflip Surpasses 500 Investors!
Once again we’d like to take the opportunity to thank our fans and supporters here on StartEngine. We’re proud to announce that our equity crowdfunding has just surpassed 500 backers and 3000 followers!
We’re encouraged by all of the excited investors and fans of our platform. As we continue to expand our offerings and secure more partnerships with Web3 gaming developers, we’re motivated by all of our investors that are eager to join us at the forefront of the evolving gaming industry.
Are you excited about the progress we’re making? Join us on our journey! Invest today.
02.08.23
Gaming sees record year for deals with $127B in value in 2022!
In 2022 there were 324 acquisitions in the gaming industry, with 58 public market deals worth $13.5 billion and over 900 private investments worth $11.1 billion.
M&A deal value grew to $102.3 billion in 2022, a 3x increase in value over 2021. PC/console was again the most active segment (83 deals) for M&A, matched by platform/tools deals (83) and followed by mobile deals (75). These staggering numbers are led by Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision and Take-Two’s acquisition of Zynga, as well as financing for Epic Games.
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Gameflip is poised to take advantage of this highly active and growing gaming market. If you’re interested in the future of gaming, consider investing!
02.02.23
$700k Milestone Smashed!
We’re overjoyed to announce that we’ve just passed the $700k mark on our equity crowdfunding campaign! Thank you all very much for your support.
As the gaming industry continues to grow, Gameflip was built to take advantage of the evolution to blockchain-based gaming. Our mission has always been to enable true ownership of digital gaming items, and with major gaming companies still investing millions into the ecosystem, Gameflip is poised to be at the forefront of this industry evolution by providing the tools to power commerce for developers and publishers.
Are you excited about the progress we’re making? Join us on our journey! Invest today.
01.26.23
Gaming Industry Growing to $225B by 2025!
The global gaming industry is growing year over year, and by 2025, the experts at Newzoo are estimating the market will reach $225.7B with over 3.5 Billion Gamers!
Despite inflation rates and more interest in outdoor activities in a post-lockdown world, the gaming industry has remained strong, boosting the market engagement and industry revenue overall.
Thanks to a number of monetization options (including free-to-play with microtransactions, subscription-based games, and premium full-priced content), the gaming industry is more resilient during recession times. Gamers can choose to spend more up-front for AAA titles or pay in smaller increments over time depending on their available disposable income, giving the gaming industry an edge over other recreational activities.
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If you’re as excited about the explosive growth of the gaming industry as we are, consider joining us!
01.18.23
Your Feedback is Valued, Please Complete a 1 Minute Survey!
We’re so grateful for the support we’ve received on the StartEngine platform so far and would like to continue our incredible momentum as long as we can.
We’ve created a very brief survey for our followers here on StartEngine that will help us identify some points of improvement on our campaign. This four question, multiple-choice survey can be completed under a minute and would help us immensely.
If you have 60 seconds to spare, please follow this link to our Google Form. We appreciate all of your feedback!
01.12.23
Our Web3 Toolkit is Live and Powering the Game Changer Digital Asset Marketplace!
Further leveraging our full suite of features with the Gameflip Web3 Developer Toolkit, our strategic partner, Game Changer, just launched their digital asset marketplace. This marketplace allows users to buy and sell items from their award-winning Web3 game, BCF23.
This is another huge win for us at Gameflip. Our toolkit is being used to its full potential by a fully released mobile game, further advancing our goal of becoming the commerce engine to power the next evolution of the gaming industry.
Check out the Game Changer digital asset marketplace here. If you’re excited about our growth, please consider investing!
01.10.23
Gameflip Shatters Yet Another Record in December!
Gameflip’s end-of-year traction is always strong, but we smashed yet another record in December 2022 and we’re excited to share the details with you!
We hit a new record for total monthly buyers with a total of 21,667 users making a purchase in December. Not only that, we had a NEW monthly buyers record of 4,403 users which generated a total of $2.38M GMV on the Gameflip platform!
We’re starting this new year off with strong momentum and look forward to building on that as we push into 2023.
Are you excited about what 2023 will bring for Gameflip? Join us on our journey! Invest today.
Stack Owner's Bonus & Rewards!
Members get an extra 10% shares in addition to rewards below!
REWARDS
$250
StartEngine Owner’s Bonus
This offering is eligible for the StartEngine Owner’s 10% Bonus program. For details on this program, please see the Offering Summary section below.
$500
Apprentice
Invest $500+ and receive 2% bonus shares + $25 in *Gameflip Credits.
$1,000
Journeyman
Invest $1,000+ and receive 4% bonus shares + $50 in *Gameflip Credits.
$2,500
Adept
Invest $2,500+ and receive 6% bonus shares + $125 in *Gameflip Credits.
$5,000
Expert
Invest $5,000+ and receive 8% bonus shares + $250 in *Gameflip Credits.
$10,000
Master
Invest $10,000+ and receive 10% bonus shares + $500 in *Gameflip Credits.
$20,000
Champion
Invest $20,000+ and receive 10% bonus shares, $1000 in *Gameflip Credits, and **Conference call with CEO.
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