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Building Loftia: Cozy, Connected Gaming for a New Generation of Players

In a digital landscape saturated with fast-paced, competitive experiences, Loftia offers something refreshingly different: a cozy, social, and environmentally hopeful world, built for and with its community.

Qloud Games, the indie studio behind Loftia, is a fully-remote team headquartered in Australia but globally distributed across the US, Brazil, Belgium, Malaysia, and beyond. Founded in 2022, the studio has grown into one of the most exciting new voices in social gaming, and GFR Fund is proud to be among its earliest investors.

 

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Building on TikTok: How Startups Balance Growth, Content, and Community

TikTok has quickly become one of the most powerful growth engines for startups. But scaling effectively on the platform...

Building Loftia: Cozy, Connected Gaming for a New Generation of Players

In a digital landscape saturated with fast-paced, competitive experiences, Loftia offers something refreshingly...

Announcing Gamescom 2025 Office Hours: Empowering AI- and Community-Driven Innovation

We're excited to announce our Gamescom 2025 Office Hour, which will take place in Cologne, Germany! As part of our...

Q2 2025 Venture Market: Fewer Deals, Bigger Bets, and a Hard Tech Surge

Venture capital funding held strong in Q2 2025, crossing the $90B mark for the third straight quarter. While the number...

Case Study: Why Pokémon TCG Pocket’s Model Is a Global Hit

Why should game designers care about Pokémon TCG Pocket?

In the Age of AI: Rethinking Human-Centered Media

In a world where scrolling never stops and AI-generated content floods our feeds, it’s getting harder to tell what’s...

Inside the Mind of a Gaming VC: A Conversation with Teppei Tsutsui of GFR Fund

If you’re a game founder trying to raise your first institutional round, you’ve probably been told to “build...

How We Built a Scout Program to Back Founders from Day Zero

Let’s rewind to a familiar conversation in early-stage venture:

Q&A with Youngrok Kim: Building LP-GP Relationships That Go Beyond Capital

In the world of venture capital, some of the most impactful work happens not on the frontlines of deal-making but at...