Company description
Gickup is a game changing group video chat platform where people can play games, meet friends, watch players and have fun.
First, real, social
M – Massively
M – Multiplayer
O – Online
V – Video
C – Chat
G – Gaming platform
Similar to other social MMOs like Turntable.fm, users can have a lean back or lean forward experience based on their role eg, player or audience.
Dead simple API to create MMO video chat games for indie developers or large media companies.
Private demo upon request.
Team
Michael Mikikian, Co-founder and CEO
Goldman Sachs, CSFB, Jefferies, Co-founder 1stoplighting.com generating nearly $10M in sales
LinkedIn profile URL: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/michael-mikikian/0/220/604
Brian Fudge, Co-founder and CTO
DivX, Qualcomm, Code Brilliant, Level 2 Realty
LinkedIn profile URL: http://www.linkedin.com/in/bfudge
Anthony Wentzel, Software Architect
Meteor Games LLC, Filmatix Productions, EITC Productions, Inc, BAE Systems
LinkedIn profile URL: http://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonywentzel
Business model
TV commercial ads before (pre-roll), during (interstitial / commercial break between rounds) and after each game (post-roll)
Competitive advantage
We believe:
1) this is a huge market opportunity transforming the way TV / video and games are consumed online,
2) we have an unfair advantage being in LA since we are actively meeting with large media companies anxious to get into the interactive space especially with our strategic partner, Propulsion Games, and
3) we are cloud based (AWS) and utilize a p2p mesh network for audience distribution.