INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The best parts of gaming are the jokes and trash talk with friends
Whether it was four-player Goldeneye or linking up PCs for Quake battles in the basement, the social element keeps video games exciting
Bunch wants to bring the laughter back to mobile gaming by letting you sync up with friends and video chat while you play
game sessions.Bunch is like Discord for mobile, and the chance to challenge that gaming social network unicorn has attracted a $3.8 million
The cash will go to adding features like meeting new people to game with or sharing replays, plus ramping up user acquisition and developer
venture partner at 500 Startups after co-founding and selling two adtech companies: Manifest Commerce to Rakuten, and Boostable to Metric
But before he got into startups, he co-founded a gaming magazine called Aftercala in Turkey at age 12, editing writers twice his age because
Atli teamed up with Google senior mobile developer Jason Liang and a senior developer from startups like MUSE and Mox named Jordan Howlett
The team raised a $500,000 pre-seed round and launched its app in March
Bunch overlays group voice or video chat on the screen so you can strategize or satirize with up to eight pals
first, but Atli thinks they could sell expression tools like emotes, voice and video filters, and more
Growing large will require beating Discord at its own game
The social giant now has over 130 million users across PCs, consoles and mobile
easy as possible could win it a mainstream audience seduced by Fortnite, HQ Trivia and other phenomena.Research increasingly shows that
online experiences can be isolating, and gaming is a big culprit
Hours spent playing alone can leave you feeling more exhausted than fulfilled
