ValorCon LLC

Video Game conventions are huge successes in Boston & Seattle. ValorCon upgrades their business model for much larger, under-served markets.

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Media and Entertainment
  • Location Chicago, IL, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded October 2013
  • Employees 3
  • Website valorcon.com

Company Summary

200,000 video gamers currently pay over $13 Million each year to attend gaming expos in Boston, Seattle, and San Antonio, but "expo-style" events are failing to reach the majority of this market.

ValorCon is a series of annual gaming conventions designed to overcome the growth barriers faced by current gaming events, reach large, untapped market segments, and create a powerfully compelling and satisfying experience found nowhere else.

Team

  • Thomas has brought two previous startups to moderate profitability (Uberclok and The Dolphin and Whale Career Guide.) Having learned the value of building the right team, relentless execution, and having a sustainable competitive advantage, he is committed to filling this sizable unfilled need in the video game convention industry, both for its profitability and its potential to help the video game industry continue to evolve.

  • Tim has done technical direction and show design in the trade show and convention industry for over 20 years. His expertise covers design, contracts, fire codes, budgeting, safety and security, vendor selection, crowd control, and insurance. He has managed teams of up to 400 laborers and skilled workers at dozens of trade shows, including the Consumer Electronics Show, where he and his team are responsible for all of CES' rigging.

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